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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1918
Page
5
A New York dispatch reports an anticipated government probe into the fake peace rumor that spread nationwide. Authorities accuse several newspapers of ignoring official denials after 2 p.m. and note the faulty reporting risked public confusion and mistrust.
Major Thomas L. Walsh will address the Citizenship Class under the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association at 585 Boylston Street at noon today. His talk centers on Principles of the Democratic Party.
The casualty lists are lower today at 981, the smallest in a week. The drop may be brief as results of Yankee drives are expected to appear, with Corp. Mitchell Brenan of 1738 State St New Haven Conn listed in the 102d Infantry.
A compiled roll lists soldiers wounded in action with undetermined degree and others missing in action. The entries include names and street addresses from multiple states and cities plus two listed as returned to duty.
Fragmentary OCR notes list casualty states including Died of accident, Wounded, Degree undetermined, Slightly wounded and Prisoner status. Contains garbled phrases and mixed languages, no clear event or identity names.
Casualty list features multiple soldiers from New England and nearby states with statuses ranging from killed in action to slightly wounded. Names include H H Hunton Portland Maine and O B Collen Orange Massachusetts, with units cited such as Co A 108th MG Bn and H Company Mist Inf. Additional entries note deaths from accident or disease and various home towns across New England.
A compiled roster lists names and addresses of service members in various divisions. Entries cover locations in Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island and Maine with units including Inf 30th 66th FA and Sig Corps. Several individuals are marked as severely wounded.
In Vineyard Haven an elderly widow of Captain Nelson A. Robbins dies after a reported surrender of Germany. The 64 year old woman died last night, with heart trouble suspected as the cause amid the celebrations and later denials.
A despatch from Munich reports the Wittelsbach dynasty ousted. The decree passed during a Diet Palace sitting in Bavaria ends the historic rule and shifts power away from the Bavarian royal line.
Revolts are spreading rapidly across Germany as a fleet reportedly falls into rebel hands. The developing situation signals a widening challenge to authorities and potential shifts in control of key assets.
Reports from Copenhagen relay a wide German mutiny as Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven fall to sailors’ councils. Schleswig towns like Sonderburg rise, red flags fly, and marines gain influence while prisoners are freed. The Bremen revolt spans two hours, and Oldenburg airfield is seized. Blankenstein joins the uprising as transport links with Hamburg are cut. A Copenhagen despatch notes a peaceful seizure with broad support for democratic reform and an eight hour day. A Munich cable cites a large Socialist rally calling Kaiser abdication and a democratic republic while urging reform without a general strike.
More than 400 uniformed men attended Military Night at the Majestic Theatre to see Maytime. Proceeds support the comforts and accessories fund raised by Headquarters Troop Detachment at Camp Devens, part of the 12th Division, aiming for overseas deployment. Officers present included Colonel and Mrs. C. B. Lott and Colonel and Mrs. Roth and daughter. Captain Clarence MacNeill commanded the detachment.
United States Senator elect Walsh received a telegram from President Wilson yesterday offering hearty congratulations and noting the result as remarkable. The message underscores high presidential regard for Walsh’s electoral victory.
Dudley Field Malone former collector of the port of New York has been commissioned a lieutenant and assigned to the overseas transport service, announced tonight from New York.
Andrew Curran 61 of Fulton street was critically injured when a car owned and driven by William Rogers of Providence struck him as he returned from work. Rogers was arrested for auto law violations and released on bail. Police believe grief over Curran's death led Mrs. Bessie Gerry 32 of Glendale street Revere to commit gas asphyxiation yesterday.
United Press issued a clarification of how its report of the armistice signing reached readers. The dispatch credits Admiral Wilson in Brest with the original announcement, notes conflicting Howard messages, and states the premature report was a error for which the agency bore no blame.
The annual Christmas Bazaar of the St Vincent's Orphan Guild will be held in the church hall with homemade goods, crafts, and baked items for parishioners and community shoppers. Proceeds support orphaned children and Guild activities.
A reader letter from John E. Gillis argues soldiers in France deserve more fatherly greetings. The author imagines a welcome home with bands, cheers, and a Gaelic blessing meaning One Hundred Thousand Welcomes, reflecting wartime sentiment and family pride.
Greater Boston housewives will face higher bread costs as bakers call for an extra cent wholesale on a pound loaf to cover losses from revised food administration rules. A 10-cent loaf may pass to 12 cents at the consumer while profits drop below the 10 percent standard.
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