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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1919

Page

2

More Fish in Diet Urged by Cooking Demonstrator

Mrs Evelene Spencer, fish cookery demonstrator for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, told Roxbury audiences that meat eaters suffer rheumatic and digestive ills while urging more affordable fish in meals. She highlighted fish roe as nutritious and cost effective, noting haddock and mackerel roe are cheaper than shad roe, with eggs costing more locally.

Evelene Spencer United States Bureau of Fisheries School of Practical Arts Roxbury

Presbyterians Postpone Equality Action in Ulster Referal

St Louis may 23 action on resolutions to grant women full equality in church affairs was postponed until 1929 at the closing session of the Presbyterian assembly. The assembly referred the proposition to a committee. A resolution urging annual church allocations for paid newspaper advertising was adopted. It also urged American peace commissioners to give equal Ulster consideration in Irish question planning.

ST. Louis Presbyterian Genial Assembly Ulster

Loyalty as the secret of strength cited by Rev. Minot Simons

The Rev. Minot Simons urged loyalty to family, state, and church in a closing Unitarian anniversary week meeting at Second Church on Beacon Street. He recently left the First Unitarian Church of Cleveland to head the church extension department, stressing that integrity forged in youth leads to lasting character and warns that moral health suffers without loyal bonds.

Minot Simons Young People’s Religious Union Beacon Street Simons First Unitarian Church Cleveland Department of Church Extension

Loyalty, Duty, and Church Strength in Nation at War

A speaker extols loyalty as essential to national demoralization and wartime dedication. Citizens should subordinate personal ambition to state welfare, even risking life. The church gains power from loyal followers, who are contrasted with detached worshipers seeking entertainment. The loyal perform essential work.

Certificates for Distinguished Service Cross Winners

Winners of the Distinguished Service Cross will receive certificates signed by General John C. Pershing. The buff parchment certs are 18 by 14 inches, bordered with names of battles and engagements of American Expeditionary Forces. A central certification notes the act earning the decoration, with a gas mask, helmet, pistol, and holster shown below.

John C. Pershing

Carpenters vote to strike Monday in Boston mills

Union carpenters in Boston and vicinity voted at a large meeting on 30 Hanover Street to strike Monday morning. Reported that three or four mills have signed the union wage schedule and workers in those mills will stay at work. About 1700 union mill carpenters are in the city, with perhaps 100 to 150 remaining at work if not striking.

Boston Hanover Street

Germans Busy on Replies At Foreign Ministers Session

Paris May 23 The council of foreign ministers had an extended and varied program for today. Questions included restitution of Belgian archives stolen by the Germans military situation in Silesia Baltic commissions on the Banat of Temesvar and Ruthenian status in Hungary.

Paris Associated Press Council of Foreign Ministers Silesia Banat of Temesvar Hungary

German Printing Delay Forces Five Day Reading Window

The German military train bound for Versailles carrying a printing outfit was delayed by an accident, delaying the German observations on the peace treaty. These observations are expected to form a book as large as the treaty and will require about five days to read and digest. The Germans aim to complete printing within the new time limit. The International Aeronautic Federation urged rapid restoration of free aerial navigation under government control. German peace delegates split into two groups, with one led by Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau returning to Versailles and the other staying at Spa briefly.

Versailles International Aeronautic Federation Spa Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau

Reward for Missing Boy in West Dighton

In West Dighton on May 23 the state police offered a 300 dollar reward for clues to the April 12 disappearance of four year old Russell Everett Smith from his Providence turnpike home yard. Neighbors reported a car seen near the back road, but searches of woods and a pond failed. Russell is child of Mr and Mrs Clarence A Smith, with a four month old daughter. His mother suspects her former husband, divorced in 198 and last heard to work in a New Haven munition factory, but police found no proof.

West Dighton Russell Everett Smith Providence Turnpike Russell Clarence A. Smith New Haven Conn Ada Louise Russell Foxboro Miss Morton Waltham

Posthumous Croix de Guerre For Lt Putnam

Lieut David H Putnam of Newton awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm posthumously for actions above the St Mihiel front. The American Ace of Aces was killed in action on September 12.

David H. Putnam Newton St. Mihiel Front

Transport Finland Due Here May 3

Washington May 23 Expected transport arrivals announced today include the Finland due in Boston May 31 with 148th Infantry detachments of 319th Infantry fifth mobile ordnance repair shop 116th mobile veterinary section and 46 casual officers

Washington Finland Boston 319Th Infantry Fifth Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop

German Pleas Controverted in Allied Note on War Burdens

Paris May 23 The Allied and associated council rebukes Germany for attempting to downplay responsibility for war damages. It insists Germany bears a share of losses caused by its acts, notes shipping and coal penalties, and argues the broader economic disaster requires universal suffering rather than leniency.

Paris Germany Allied and Associated Council France Europe

Suffrage Amendment Effort Blocked by Senator Underwood

Washington May 23 The move to put the woman suffrage constitutional amendment on the calendar bypassing the committee failed in the Senate due to Senator Underwood of Alabama opposing the measure.

Washington Senate Woman Suffrage Committee Underwood Alabama

Bombing attempt at Costa Rica legation reported

United States State Department reports an attempt to demolish the American legation at San Jose, Costa Rica, with a bomb on Monday night. Authorities said the device exploded without causing major damage or casualties and investigations are underway.

Washington San Jose Costa Rica State Department

Attempted bombing of Costa Rica legation described

The bomb placed near the entrance to the legation reception room exploded with minor damage and no injuries. The State Department ordered an investigation while noting four days of cutoff from the American consulate in Costa Rica. Officials attribute the communication halt to the Costa Rica censor as U S Costa Rica relations remain severed since General Tinoco's rise.

Legation State Department Benjamin T. Chase Costa Rica United States Tinoco

Memorial services at Fenway Park for war dead

A Boston ceremony at Fenway Park tomorrow will honor Army Navy and Marine Corps members who died in service. Major Peters chairs with former Everett mayor H Houstis Newton as permanent chair. Major Gasper G. Bacon directs the American Legion. Over 1000 Legion members and 1000 Spanish War Veterans join a 2:30 pm parade from Commonwealth Avenue to Fenway Park. The event features 3000 voices in a choirs and performances by Billy Sundays Tabernacle Choir, with readings and prayers by local pastors.

Fenway Park Army, Navy Marine Corps United States Major Peters H. Houstis Newton Everett Boston United Spanish War Veterans American Legion Brighton Allston Cambridge Gasper G. Bacon Legion Edward H. Eldridge 16Th Regiment State Guard Commonwealth Avenue Hereford Street Brookline Avenue Jersey Street Warren W. Adams J. Ralph Magee St. Mark’s Church Brookline Edward A. Elliott Harvard Street Church Willis P. Odell Edwin H. Hughes Charles R

Reception to New Gamma Delta Officers in Boston University

Newly elected officers for the Gamma Delta at Boston University are named for 1919 1920. Dorothy Truitt of Brookline is president with Mona Prendergast Leominster as vice president and Ursula Cronin Manchester N H as secretary. Angelina Funai Marlboro is treasurer Gladys Fall Medford is senior executive Helen Murphy Winthrop is junior representative Frances Laughrea is sophomore representative. Retiring officers Mary Rowan Cambridge is president Helen Crowe Cambridge vice president Mona Prendergast is secretary Adelina Cox Dorchester is treasurer.

Gama Delta Boston University Dorothy Truitt Brookline Mona Prendergast Leominster Ursula Cronin Manchester N. H Angelina Funai Marlboro Gladys Fall Medford

Stromboli Volcano Erupts Violently Off Sicily Coast

The Stromboli volcano on the island near Sicily erupted violently last night. Reports indicate multiple victims and ongoing danger as authorities assess damage and search for survivors.

Rome Stromboli Sicily

Adamson's Balsam Ad Warns Against Cold

A compact advertisement warns readers not to trifle with a cold and claims Adamson's Balsam will cure it, emphasizing urgency and remedy in a period newspaper tone.

Adamson

Peptiron Showers Energy With Iron Tonic Tablets

Advertisement extols Peptiron as a spring remedy for nerves digestion and excretion. The chocolate coated tablets claim to strengthen nerves improve color boost vitality and blood richness while relieving exhaustion increasing appetite and promoting restful sleep.

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