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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1919
Page
2
Major Tomasell a of Bagdad Florida arrives in New York with a 16 year old donkey named Nassau captured from the Germans on the Somme. The animal is credited with being a perfect gas alarm and is said to have saved many lives when his hee haws aroused the sleeping troops.
Brest May 20 The George Washington which carried President Wilson on his transatlantic journeys entered the inner port of Brest today awaiting his orders. It marked the return of the president to France as part of ongoing naval movements between the United States and Europe.
The 90th Division, Texas and Oklahoma national guardsmen with New England replacements, began moving from the occupation zone toward Brest to sail home. Heavy equipment is being ferried to Antwerp for shipment. German material of no military value is being sold to the Germans. French authorities plan to take over the Coblenz bridgehead, timing depending on the peace treaty.
A mayoral committee will study naming streets and public places for Boston war heroes who died in service. City Council orders to honor boys who “went west” were vetoed to ensure fair recognition for all heroes. The panel includes judges, council members, military officers, and civic leaders led by Judge A. K. Cohen.
The Pops programme lists Act II Carmen La Gazza Ladra A Polite Pas Fantasia A Masked Ball La Gitanilla Minuet Boccherini Sextet Lucia di Lammermoor Scheherazade Scenes Pittoresques Air de Ballet Fete Boheme Intermezzo The Jewels of the Madonna Waltz Cagliostro Naughty Marietta selections by Wolf-Ferrari Strauss and others.
Boston automotive dealers rallied at the Hotel Lenox, giving 10000 to the Salvation Army Home Service Fund. John H H Johnson chaired, Chester I Campbell was secretary. General Cole and Captain Lamataire praised Salvation Army work in France and urged subscriptions. The $10000 nucleus will be credited to the Boston Automobile Dealers' Association as returns come in.
Government homing pigeons that serve as coast defense cores in New England will be sold to the public immediately. Colonel Hartman, chief signal officer of the Northeastern Department, announced the move yesterday.
The House of Whispers by William Johnston, author of Limpy, is highlighted as one of the best mystery stories of the year in the Boston Post Sunday Magazine.
Ottawa reports the Prince of Wales will visit Canada in August to attend the opening ceremonies of the new Parliament buildings. He is also expected to visit the United States during the trip.
London officials announce General Pershing cannot depart France for his London visit owing to unsettled German intent on peace terms and the current military situation. The postponement is viewed as prudent until the German treaty is signed.
Washington May 29 announcement from the British embassy states that Great Britain has issued general licenses permitting the free import of 175 articles of commerce into England. Prohibition is imposed on certain potash salts and saccharine forms and mixtures entering the United Kingdom.
Allan Croke testifies in Superior Criminal Court that he did not know the car he drove had struck John McNamara in Chelsea. McNamara was hit while waiting for a streetcar at Medford and Chelsea streets at 12:45 AM on April 8. Croke, with George Williams, picked up two girls on Tremont Street and drove off. he said the car worked poorly and was abandoned on Beach Street. He denied possessing or drinking whiskey.
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