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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1919
Page
13
A historic note laments higher costs as linen collars and soft drinks climb five cents, with readers recalling past bargains. It contrasts wartime or Prohibition era taxes on alcohol with the new 5 cent per glass soft drink increase, framing summer wear and thirst as everyday frictions.
A man named Kneiler who admitted being a Russian Jew fired two pistol shots today from the Elysee Palace residence of President Poincare. He claimed the attack was to protest Allied intervention in Russia as guards watched. Bullets hit the veranda but caused no injury.
Advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for dull appearance and bilious look by cleansing the liver and bowels. Claims 90 percent of sickness from inactive bowels and liver with a gentle, vegetable formula. Odtr provides olive colored pills priced 10c to 25c per box.
A series of first person narratives from members of a New England division recounting actual World War experiences. The Post states these stories will continue daily in the Daily and Sunday editions.
A soldier recounts emergency evacuations after shelling near Chateau Thierry and Caulmeres, the torpedo strike on the Mount Vernon, and a perilous return voyage aboard the Leviathan. He recalls Chaplain Hopkins, crew courage, and a near-miss at Mandres during the Battle of Seicheprey.
Washington March 5 The geographic board changed California’s postal abbreviation from Cal to Calif to avoid confusion with Colorado at the request of the Post Office Department and the change takes effect immediately in official use.
A famed coach dog named Jack escapes a new home and ends up back at the Animal Rescue League. Captain James P. Sullivan tried to rehome the hound but Jack barked his way back, resisting confinement and prompting dog and police to relocate him to the Rescue Mission.
The Rev Dr John Robertson a Scotch evangelist from City Temple Glasgow begins a five year world tour with a revival at Ruggles Street Baptist Church. Services at 9 a.m 2 30 p m and 7 45 p m run Friday to Monday with choir songs and solos.
Three suits have been entered in Suffolk Superior Court following the molasses tank disaster on Commercial Street. Arthur J. Lennon, as administrator for James Lennon’s estate with eight orphaned children, seeks $12,000 from United States Industrial Alcohol Company. Charles Whitney, a minor, seeks $10,000 for injuries from engulfment in the sticky flood. Horace S. Lowell of Lexington seeks $2,000 for goods damaged while transported on Commercial Street when caught in the flood.
The novena of grace at the Church of the Immaculate Conception features sermons by Rev. John J. Geoghan S J as Rev. John P. Meagher S J has gone to Washington. The text lists feast days for next week and notes multiple church events including a three week mission at St Joseph's Church led by Dominican Fathers and various retreats and catechetics sessions. The roundup also profiles several World War I veterans from Boston area units with action near Verdun and St Remy including Private Benjamin Yakovitz and Corporal Earl J. Martin among others, detailing their wounds and feats.
Secretary Daniels said Congress failure to pass the emergency deficiency bill creates a serious naval crisis. The $5,000,000 for the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery is critical to avoid postponing key operations, and he has convened a heads council to decide next steps. He doubts authority to redirect surplus funds.
Max Borriello of Meriden treks from New Haven to announce plans to enter a monastery likely in Italy. Wounded at Chateau Thierry and cited for gallantry, he described the battle as a hell. Drafted last year, he served with the 7th Infantry and trained at Camp Upton.
War Department list places Benjamin Yakovitz of 83 Bellingham Street Chelsea among 18 New England men awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary bravery at Verdun last October as the Yan kee Division led the assault.
An advertising pitch touts Tiz as the cure for tired puffed-up feet with pain from corns callouses and bunions. It claims feet feel remarkably fresh and sore proof after use and offers a 25 cent box to end foot torture for a year.
A series of World War I battlefield commendations recount actions near Mery Bois de Bouge Le Charmel Verdun Haumont and other sites. Officers and sergeants including George H. MacElligott Douglas B. Baker William T. Hanley David F. Jardine John J. Dooley Edward W. Blanchette and Maurice W. Howe displayed leadership under fire carrying messages repairing lines rescuing comrades and leading assaults.
Madame Jules Siegfried president of the National Council of Women of France writes to Premier Clemenceau urging the peace conference to intervene to protect Russian women aged 18 to 23 from Bolshevik socialization and its alleged suffering and shame. The Union of Russian Women in Switzerland sends a telegram with the same appeal.
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