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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1919
Page
10
Soldiers of the 101st Infantry arrived at East Armory for a mass meeting yesterday afternoon to find no provision for using the building. Colonel Sullivan could not be located to authorize the gathering, risking an immediate disbandment.
An impromptu assembly on the armory steps led by Captain David Brickley with 21 members. Creed volunteered for scouting, committee plans, and a Tuesday night gathering at B Company rooms to organize a representative meeting and address the regiment’s unity, fund handling, and opposition to radicalism.
Franklin New Hampshire May 11. The 300 employees of the International Paper Mills were notified that their demand for a 15 percent wage increase had been granted. Workers had threatened to strike.
An advertisement promotes Dr True's Elixir as a family laxative and worm expeller. It claims to treat worms in children with symptoms such as stomach issues and pale skin and notes a testimonial from Mrs Anselme of Sanford Maine praising the product for her daughter Gertrude. It asserts the elixir is safe for children and adults and urges start of use.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston announces a free lecture. Details on date time and speaker are not provided in the readable text.
Washington woman Evelene Spencer, known as the Fish Evangelist and connected with the Department of Commerce Bureau of Fisheries, says Boston housewives and Greater Boston housekeepers miscook or dislike fish and fail to learn better ways, hindering eating more fish.
Mrs Spencer known as the Fish Evangelist arrives in Boston with H L Kelly to stage lectures and demonstrations on How to prepare and serve fish. Boston housewives face opposition as she vows to launch a fish eating campaign and back to home cooking for returning soldiers.
Coast guard cutter Ossipee, sent from Boston to investigate a naval seaplane wreckage, reported 400 miles east of Provincetown and put in tonight. The lost plane was returning to Chatham after a Boston flight in April. No survivors or bodies were observed ashore nor could crews confirm wreckage or aviator remains.
General Pershing commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces arrived in Coblenz on Saturday for what may be his final official visit to the occupation zone. He planned to confer with Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett on final withdrawal plans for American forces, following a decisive decision made in Rome three weeks earlier.
Mr and Mrs Joseph A Gledhill of 11 Buena Vista Park Cambridge marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a morning family reunion and afternoon reception. Eighteen relatives attended dinner. They have four children seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Walter their youngest son born on their 10th anniversary shared the day. Walter L Gledhill lives in Providence Arthur R Gledhill is in California Mrs William F Atwood resides in Cambridge and Mrs Edward Hudnall in Weymouth.
Investigators say evidence is at hand and will arrive with a person or persons believed in Barre. A man and woman linked to Mrs. Broadwell’s death are expected from Boston, with details tying Grace Grimes to the case. new theory suggests an automobile ride and possible strangulation near Wheelock garden.
A regional split emerges over unity in the armed forces with New England and Western states demanding equal treatment for Black soldiers, while the South contends that Negroes should form a separate organization, and New England vows to oppose this stance to the limit.
Major Henry G. Lindsley served as chairman of the American Legion caucus at a gathering in St. Louis, directing proceedings and outlining key agenda items for the organization.
Bay State delegates returning from St Louis caucus decided to invite representatives from every city and town in Massachusetts to organize the Massachusetts Department of the American Legion. The meeting will be called within two weeks by Chairman T F J Herbert and will be held in Worcester or another central city.
Paris editorials deride the German protests as a paper guerrilla war and the initial arm of the dispute. They agree the Germans will likely sign under pressure, but only to avoid further claims, while warned that closer Anglo French American unity is the safeguard.
The first Massachusetts department convention is set for September. All posts statewide will be organized at once and delegates elected to the national convention in Minneapolis in November. Next week’s meeting will be an organizing session with reports from St Louis delegates and plans for a state recruiting drive. Massachusetts and New England are viewed as leaders for the November convention, with potential friction from Southern states over Negro membership.
Dr. F. M. Edwards advertised for 17 years treating many women with liver and bowel complaints using a home remedy called Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. Marketed as a safe substitute for calomel, sold in 10c and 25c boxes by all druggists, promise to restore color and energy by cleansing the liver and bowels.
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