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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
7
Advertises Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. Claims long history since 1696 and government charter in the Netherlands. Urges daily use three to four capsules until pain ends, with money-back guarantee if not satisfied.
The Northeastern Department made public records detailing every battle raid gas attack and engagement involving the 26th Division from the Chemin des Dames advance to the armistice signing. The disclosure marks the first release of these material.
Northeastern Department records detail Aisne-Marne St Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne actions for 102d Infantry and attached units. Notes cover reliefs, combatant roles, detachments, French regiments and brigades, Croix de Guerre decorations, and operations at Marcheville Rinville Bois d Ormont Belleu Bois Carrefour la Croix Antoine and other Meuse battles with unit details.
In the House of Commons Mr Curdy, food controller secretary, said no food had yet been sent to Germany except to Allied occupied areas. Food would wait until Germany met preliminaries on shipping and finance. About 45 000 tons of foodstuffs had arrived in German Austria with supplies at Rotterdam in anticipation.
Mrs Rose Lewis was convicted in Central Court of larceny from multiple department stores and sentenced to one year in the house of correction. She had traveled from Philadelphia six weeks earlier to marry John J Lewis, a marine, and the couple resided on Pinckney street. Detectives linked six handbag thefts to her as $1000 worth of gowns and suits were found in their room.
Three inmates held at the State hospital for mental observation were reported to have sawn through iron bars and escaped from their cells in Concord. The escapees were William Tiffany of Watertown Massachusetts serving time for assault with intent to kill Lester Hall of Cleveland Ohio and Fred Davis of New Bedford Massachusetts sentenced for breaking and entering. It is believed one escapee cut his way out and freed the others. How they obtained the keys remains unclear.
Women of the Roslindale district are to attend a spring meeting of the Florence Street School Mothers' Association at the school hall tomorrow afternoon. The feature is a gardening talk by P. J. Lynch, whose last year's address on the subject was highly regarded. The meeting begins at 3 o'clock.
Somers Conn March 24 George Luce dies aged 101 years and one month after living here all his life He was married twice and his wives and two children had died earlier A month before his death he walked two miles to a relative to take a car for Agawan where he contracted a cold that caused his death.
At Camp Devens, 16 year old Joseph Duchesne of Lowell is acquitted of desertion and fraudulent enlistment but will spend two more years in service. He will be assigned to depot brigade duty while awaiting discharge, after fleeing May 26, 1917 to enlist as 18. The camp’s land cost is noted as $300,000 with $11,800,000 in buildings.
The report covers a recruit sent to Del Rio Texas then Lowell, later enlisting in a Canadian regiment and training near London for eight months before armistice ended service. It notes a deserter case dismissed by Major General McCain, a separate five year sentence reduced to two and a half years for Private Cruiser Hurtt, and a one year disciplinary barracks sentence for Private Charles Rusko. It also describes improved communication for relatives at the camp with daily updated telephone lists and placards detailing nearest phones.
Springfield March 24 The Adjutant General refused to sanction a parade of the 104th Infantry in Springfield prompting Chairman J C Allen of the 100 member citizens committee to abandon the plan. The regiment was mainly Western Massachusetts men and the parade would delay demobilization.
The Senate yesterday passed to be engrossed the bill providing an appropriation of $300,000 to be expended under the direction of the Governor and council for the reception to the 26th Division and for incidental expenses. The measure was amended to take effect upon passage.
Somerville will hold a reception for returned soldier boys on July 4. Mayor Eldridge appointed a special committee to arrange the program, including former Mayor Z E Cliff Representative Charles Underhill and Aldermen Donnelly Webster Heald and Rice.
Advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets as removing the cause of colds grip and influenza. It features the single product name and a price of 30 cents with E W Groves signature on the box.
Paris march 24 The Russian Soviet government announced efforts to push railway construction and improve transportation links. Officials indicated plans to accelerate railway development to support wartime mobilization and economic relief for affected regions.
A February 6 semi-official Moscow bulletin, received here, discusses granting large timber concessions in northern Russia to Eduard Hannevig, a Norwegian, and other promoters on condition they construct railways. The proposal envisions several thousand miles of lines.
Copenhagen dispatch reports Thomas Masaryk has resigned as President of Czecho-Slovakia. Masaryk, elected October 20, 1918, while in the United States, was inaugurated in Prague December 22.
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