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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1918
Page
5
London reports a sobering mood as peace nears and a Tory-Dominant shift looms. Lloyd George faces united Labour resistance and Orange-leaning Bonar Law policy, with Liberal reformers split over Ireland and home rule in a looming general election.
Lloyd George, buoyant with confidence, expects a decisive mandate from upcoming elections to unite parties and policies. Labor leaders describe him as defiant and truculent, while internal intrigues unfold behind the scenes. Bonar Law admits ignorance of his chief’s mind, signaling growing aloofness within the coalition.
An advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel and liver stimulant that purifies the blood and improves bad breath. It claims the product is a purely vegetable mix with olive oil, sold for 25 cents per box and available at all druggists.
Memorial services for Major Harold W. Estey of the 101st Engineers who died in France of pneumonia were held yesterday at the First Church in Boston with readings from Scripture by Rev Palfrey Perkins and a eulogy by Dr Charles B Park. Last military honors included taps.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Whittlesey, famed for the Lost Battalion stance, arrived at his Pittsfield home today and attended church with family. He is slated to join a Father Mathew Association dinner tomorrow night with Senator-elect David I. Walsh as guest speaker.
A wartime appeals drive urges donations to the United War Work Fund with repeated calls to give as both privilege and duty, emphasizing community duty during the conflict.
President Wilson issued a proclamation designating Thursday November 28 as Thanksgiving Day. He praised complete victory and the coming of a new era in which justice replaces force and jealous intrigue among nations, urging gratitude and rejoicing for peace and future promises.
President Wilson proclaims November 28 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. He celebrates peace as a triumph of right, praises the Allied war effort, and prays for divine guidance and forgiveness while urging national unity and renewal of duty. The proclamation is signed in Washington with Secretary Lansing's seal.
At the Tremont Temple memorial for Mrs. Geral dine Louise Trotter a letter to President Wilson was drafted urging equal rights for the colored race. Eulogies highlighted her work for the Boston Literary and Historical Association The Guardian equal rights organizations and prisoners among her efforts.
Jamestown Rhode Island postwoman Amy M. Nelson began covering a new five mile leg of the R F D route yesterday adding Lover's Lane to the winter route. The expansion comes as the island route network already stretched across Jamestown.
Former Representative Edwin A. Bayley proposes a Lexington memorial to six local World War I dead. He favors the town battle green beside the Minutemen monument as the site for the new tribute to democracy’s six fallen soldiers.
Harry Conners a 32 year old single resident of Linden street was struck and killed by a west bound New Haven railroad train near Plain street as he walked along the tracks and did not hear the locomotive until it was too late.
The American Red Cross clothing drive for destitute Belgians and northern France resumes under the Boston Metropolitan Chapter. It opens November 2 and seeks warm garments. Eliot T. Putnam leads the campaign with Frederick Winsor assisting from the first drive. Headquarters will be announced soon.
Word reached Lexington from Mr and Mrs Willard C Hill of 624 Massachusetts Avenue that their son Stanley Hill who volunteered for ambulance service in France in May 1917 and died of wounds from a bursting shell while driving at night has been awarded the Medaille Militaire the highest honor the French army can bestow on an enlisted man.
London reports that Holland has improved with unrest not fully ended. The Queen rode in an open carriage amid cheers. Previous dispatches described soldiers guarding public buildings in The Hague and cavalry patrolling streets, with revolutionary demonstrations in Amsterdam diminishing.
About 1500 Italians from Watertown's east side paraded through the streets to celebrate victory. They displayed banners of allied countries and bands played national anthems.
A call to support soldiers overseas through the United War Work Fund urges public contributions. The message emphasizes comfort and protection for servicemen and asks readers to give generously.
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