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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1918
Page
9
Mayor Edward E. Willard failed in Chelsea primaries for the 10th time as David Lourie and Melvin B. Breath advanced. Ballots totaled over 3600 with Lourie 1259 votes, Breath 1207, and Willard 1109 in the nomination race.
Successful aldermen at large are Alexander Leslie Joseph Tyrrell Frederick Hagan and William Levy. Ward 1 nominees Hugh McLaughlin William Fitzpatrick Ward 1 Tucker Innes. In other wards no aldermanic or school committee contests occurred. City election is on December 10.
Eldridge was renominated without contest in Somerville while four wards faced close races. Ward 2 saw James J. Comfort win the Republican alderman at large nomination over William E. Musgrave, Ward 3 elected George A. Berry and William F. Abbott for the two ward spots, Ward 4 favored Walter L. Snow over Arthur M. Richardson by one vote, and Ward 6 elected John E. Locatelli with Almon F. Heald defeating Fred M. Jackson by nine votes.
The Navy Department announced the army transport Ophir was destroyed by fire in the harbor at Gibraltar with two crew members dead. The Ophir carrying army supplies was en route to Marseilles when the blaze began at sea.
General Diaz Italy's commander in chief and General Badoglio chief of staff were welcomed by an immense crowd in Rome. Premier Orlando cabinet members and legislators greeted them at the station and along the route.
Paris dispatch says two hundred people died in a blast at Wahn, southeast of Cologne, Germany, with reports confirming the large casualty toll.
Judge William Ludden of Saugus said he would hold Police Court at his Cliftondale home if the Bay State street railway abolishes the Boston Saugus line. He notes many rely on the line to reach the Town Hall.
Paris November 19 General Petain chief of the general staff and later commander in chief of French armies was named marshal of France by a cabinet meeting chaired by President Poincare. He is 62 and leads the Tenth Army into Metz.
A Telegraaf report from Amsterdam claims the former German crown prince was bombed at his palace in Holland, where he is interned. The Associated Press correspondent in Amsterdam denies the report.
Returning German soldiers rioted in Copenhagen on November 19 as they moved home from the front. They looted shops and farms in Baden and Württemberg while the peasantry organized patrols to safeguard property.
Paris reports the German government will publish Kaiser William II’s abdication decree. The document seeks to justify the war by Germany’s isolation and ends with the emperor renouncing the throne to let his people choose a government best suited to honor and interest.
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies discussed making November 11 a world holiday to honor the restoration of peoples rights. Abel Lefevre proposed creating this fete to mark the rights of peoples, while July 14 would remain the celebration of the rights of man.
A Prague despatch reports the Czecho-Slovak national assembly in its first session ratified Professor TomMasaryk as president and named Dr Karl Kramarz premier. Franz Tomaseh, ex Reichrat member, chosen president of the national assembly.
Victoria receives a note that Pershing, described as a noble Back Bay cat of aristocratic lineage, has entered her affections. The piece emphasizes his esteemed ancestry spanning three generations, a point highlighted as particularly notable in Back Bay society.
The cat Pershing, famed as the Beau Brummel of Beacon Street, is described as the handsomest cat in Suffolk county. His glossy fur is said to come from a diet of cream and chicken and tidbits of fish, with a refined air and elegant manner.
It seems Victoria may be thrilled by Pershing’s visit as she has not met him yet. Rumors place a cat named Foch possibly calling today as well. Hindenburg, knocked down Monday, is reluctant to reappear and stays in a foul mood.
A noted authority links kidney and bladder weakness to uric acid. It cites burning irritation and nighttime urination, then recommends Jad Salts or Rad Salts as safe, inexpensive cures to neutralize urine acids and restore normal bladder function.
Advertisement touts bisulated magnesia as a cure for indigestion. It claims ordinary remedies fail and promises immediate acid neutralization after meals, reducing gas heartburn and bloating with powder or tablet forms from druggists.
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