03 Mar 1919
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1919
Page
1
London dispatches report the possible collapse of the German government. Officials have gathered in Berlin to confer with the workmen's council and a manifesto has been issued. All correspondents describe the situation as grave.
Berlin faces a crucial 48 hours as the Greater Berlin Soviets push a resolution protesting the abolition of soldiers and workers councils and urging a nationwide struggle for existence. A national Soviet congress is demanded for March 18 amid warnings to the Scheidemann cabinet and sharp editorials in Vorwaerts.
President Wilson told a delegation from the American Jewish Congress that allied nations with full American backing were united on war aims and postwar settlement as of March in Washington.
Virginius J. Mayo a wealthy former New Haven manufacturer was arrested in New York on a bigamy charge filed by Mrs. Wilhelmina L. Mayo. The case links to 1915 events including the death of Mayo’s stenographer Lillian Cook and prior breaches of promise actions in New Haven.
In Paris on March 2 the peace conference enters its eighth week with working commissions pushing to finish projects for consideration. Wilson George and Orlando return as French commissioners urge prompt action to complete the peace treaty and integrate the League of Nations plan.
The French foreign minister M. Pichon signals amendments to the plan for a revision that would not threaten league integrity. He may propose changes to an international force while the conference weighs removing ambiguities that could affect the Monroe doctrine secession from the league and the use of force. The American delegates may consider further steps.
A Fall River reader lauds his sister for wartime service. She sent three sons and a daughter to serve, one son killed, and she knitted seven sweaters and 20 pairs of socks for soldiers. He asks for public recognition of her patriotism.
In Dublin Parliament the call goes out for Plunkett as the advocate of Home Rule while warnings surface that rival religious factions must stop clashing, amid debates over Ireland's constitutional future.
Sir Horace Plunkett urged home rule within the British empire at a large Irish Fellowship Club luncheon in Chicago. Sinn Fein supporters attended in strong numbers, though he opposed their immediate path to Irish freedom. The gathering showcased notable Irish factions present under a restrained, preparatory tone.
Louis Raphel was fatally wounded when three masked men forced entry at 9 Center Street in Peabody and opened fire after a demands for money were refused. Steve Thomas was wounded in the head but survived. police report cash over 2500 remained unsecured as the trio fled.
Massachusetts General Hospital unit arrives in New York with 69 nurses and 25 surgeons who served under fire in the 26th and other U.S. divisions. They share dangers faced and duty fulfilled.
The Sixty-fifth Congress ends its term with the Victory Loan bill approved by the Senate after a night session. Both chambers planned steady work until adjournment, with the House disposing of the hospital bill conference report and the Senate honoring deceased members.
Sixty nine World War I nurses from Base Hospital No. 6 of the Massachusetts General Hospital unit arrived in New York after twenty months of service. The group, wearing blue uniforms with gold stripes, shares stories of front line duties with the 26th Division in battles at Seicheprey Argonne St Mihiel Verdun and other combats.
Passage of the loan bill without a record vote and in the exact form from the House marks the future path of legislation and assures President Wilson need not alter his plan to defer.
State governors and major city mayors arrive in Washington to attend a White House conference on business and labor conditions. President Wilson opens the meeting with an address, with sessions through Wednesday. John Hays Hammond and Secretary of Labor Wilson are among speakers urging state municipal federal cooperation to prevent unemployment and stabilize labor.
Today's reminders include Alexander Graham Bells birth date and a 1917 confession by German Foreign Secretary Zimmerman about a Mexico Japan plot. A year ago, Sweden protested German occupation of Finland, while German forces claimed large Russian gains.
Fair conditions expected in northern New England on Monday with unsettled Tuesday's likely rain. Southern New England and eastern New York face cloudy Monday and Tuesday with probable rain and moderate temperatures. Winds along coastal areas trend gentle to moderate northeast.
The brief notes show weather figures with average temperature yesterday at 36 and 6-24 and the previous year at 88 20-24, alongside scattered numeric entries and unclear codes from the Thompson's Spa record. No clear events or named people beyond the spa reference.
Expert cracksmen visited the building at 179 Portland street between Saturday evening and Sunday noon. They blew open two safes in the S. F. Petts Company wholesale liquor area and the Purity Confectionery section on the upper floors. They escaped with $1150 and a Liberty bond.
Police and detectives traced a determined burglary at the Petts confectionery offices on Portland Street. Experts drilled safes and used nitro to enter, netting $1000 in the ground floor loot and $150 plus a Liberty bond on the second floor. Investigators noted no fire escapes and suggested false keys and coordinated entry via 265 Friena Street. Captain Dailey and Inspector Gustafson led the probe, with Bertillon records aiding fingerprints.
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