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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1921
Page
1
Arlington prepares for a monumental funeral to honor an unidentified hero. President and high officials will march behind the casket in a national procession from the Capitol. Allied leaders including the Generalissimo are expected to join a grand pageant showing the country’s reverence for the fallen soldier.
The Unknown Soldier will be laid to rest with the nation mourning and the Commander in Chief and top military officials in attendance. Eminent allied war heroes and former presidents will also attend the funeral if health allows. A two minute period of silence will honor the dead across the country.
A mother waits at dusk for Bill who never returns. A window light and a whispered prayer signal hope as news arrives of an Unknown Soldier from Berne honored in Arlington. She bows in tears and hears a call to liberty and peace through a humble youth.
Four Harvard rowing crews were pitched into the icy Charles River Basin near the Union Boat Club after a race from Harvard Bridge. They swam to safety and were picked up by nearby boats. Bright fair weather and seasonable temperatures were forecast to continue today and tonight.
New York November 10 Geraldine Farrar has filed for divorce from Lou Tellegen actor and former protege of Sarah Bernhardt. She names numerous correspondents across practically every state, as lawyers for both sides met in Justice Guy's chambers for a preliminary skirmish.
To honor the President's proclamation a period of silent prayer will be observed. Telephone service will be suspended today for two minutes after 12 noon while operators stand at their switchboards in silence.
Three years after the 1am signing of the armistice that ended the war Marshal Foch's words Cease firing are recalled for Armistice Day. The general helped free major nations from war frenzy and saved many American lives by enabling Allied efforts.
Boston and New England join the nation in a tribute to the dead and a prayerful thanks for the armistice ending World War I. Bells toll and flags rise to half staff as churches fill with prayers for victory and peace.
A mysterious blaze broke out in the battery room of the U S Submarine L-6 about a mile off San Pedro California. Ten sailors were overcome and carried from the hull as the vessel rode on the surface. Tugboats aided the craft as crew members returned below to operate machinery before succumbing to fumes.
Telephone and street car service will suspend at noon for two minutes. Operators will leave switchboards and stand in silent prayer. Motormen and conductors on all street railways will stop their cars wherever they are. Passengers will stand and all will join in silent prayer for two minutes.
The item lists a 4 57 time beacon and today’s anniversaries mentioning Walsh sinator born and events from 1914 including the capture of Dixmude and armistice terms terminating fighting at 6 am our time. It notes memorials in Paris and London for unknown soldiers and references British parliamentary passage of Irish Home Rule a year ago.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for Friday fair and cold winds fresh west. Northern New England will be cloudy with snow Saturday and colder. Southern New England fair Friday and Saturday, colder. Great Lakes disturbance moving northeast. unsettled weather and snow flurries expected Friday from Great Lakes to Maine, with fair conditions east of the Mississippi.
Brockton November 10 Judge C C King refused to find James C McLean of Lawrence street guilty of keeping and exposing liquor for sale and ordered his discharge based on the United States Court finding in Louis A Shaw case.
Judge King notes that having a still in a barn does not prove manufacturing for sale. He cites wealthy local households aided by wives in moonshine production and doubts evidence of sale, suggesting some prominent citizens may also hide stills and consume the liquor.
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