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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1918
Page
16
The former Kaiser stored vast quantities of meat, eggs, tea, coffee, chocolate, and staples in white tiled rooms, a cache worth hundreds of thousands of marks. While claiming concern for the people, Wilhelm shed crocodile tears over hardships as others faced hunger.
The writer denounces rumors that Republican leaders plan to send a political observer to the Versailles peace conference to report back to party bosses. It calls the idea insulting to press, statesmen, and any Republican council member and argues against appointing such an observer.
The article notes a patriotic shift by industries and retailers who limited labor use and transport during wartime. With wartime conservation goals easing, Director Clarkson announces a move toward normal peace conditions. Shoppers are urged to cooperate amid a unique national celebration of giving and receiving.
The American Forestry Association backs planting Victory trees as a fitting memorial to fallen soldiers. Boston officials debated a plan for Victory Oak plaques and a park system memorial, with Park Superintendent Shea approving the idea for a boat forest park to honor heroes.
The Boston Post notes a proposal from July that drew wide support across communities. Officials and residents express optimism about probable benefits and potential implementation steps, highlighting civic progress and public engagement.
The central committee on capital issues announced that bonds and notes raised by states municipalities and towns will be approved when economically necessary. The move aims to resume essential public works such as schools hospitals highways sewerage and water works to aid employment and postwar readjustment.
A Washington caucus of Republican Senators passed a resolution urging Congress to exercise its normal constitutional powers, including reconstruction legislation. The piece argues Congress sets the powers and that recent presidential actions were granted by Congress within constitutional limits.
The Post Office Department plans to reuse surplus army trucks with discharged soldiers as drivers. The War Department is asked to release seven trucks and four men for a 115 mile star route between Helper and Vernal Utah. Current costs are 78000 dollars a year, and the plan could halve expenses by using ex soldiers at four dollars a day. More trucks and crews are expected as demobilization continues.
The Boston reception marks the homecoming of General Clarence R Edwards who is appointed to command the Department of the Northeast succeeding General Crozier. He is praised for sincerity, discipline balanced with approachability, and valued by both military and civilian friends. The War Department welcomed his return to the post he filled previously.
Theodore N. Vail accepts Postmaster General Burleson’s invitation to advise on unifying telephone telegraph and cable under government control. The move signals expert guidance for a major public service consolidation and benefits to government and people.
Captain Frank W. Cavanaugh known as the Cav of old football days is seriously wounded in the face and head but on the high road to recovery and will return in as good form as possible. Dartmouth and many others hope for his full return.
The piece honors Cav for enlisting early in the war and rising to captain of Battery E, 102d Field Artillery. It notes his prolific writing to his son, his reputation as a football coach, and his regarded military service shaping his enduring character.
Belgium's King Albert enters Brussels amid cheers for defending the nation and delaying the German advance. In London King George is hailed by wounded soldiers as a monarch who walks among his people, sharing their gratitude and best wishes.
Ex President William H Taft offered a high public post described as National Commissioner with duties to arbitrate disputes between the two major baseball leagues. The author notes the prestige and significance, comparing it to Versailles-era diplomacy, while acknowledging its limited impact on nations yet pressuring the national game’s future.
A humorous exchange quotes N Newkirk of Consolidated Post-Hole Co seeking 12 to 24 post-holes to prop an airplane for winter. Willie Bite replies with mock pricing offering 0 cents each for two posts, suggesting absurd packaging and airage ideas.
The Observant Citizen columnist recalls the Portland steamer's mysterious end twenty years past and weighs other Boston enigmas. He notes Herman Langsam’s wartime hospital stay and praises reporters present as Department of Justice agents. A Roxbury anecdote contrasts old and new transit, and housewives share carrot marmalade as a cheaper orange substitute.
Birthday feature notes William Cowper born November 20 1731 in Hertfordshire England. It recalls early critical reactions to his poetry praises a epoch making second book and his life as a clergyman's son, family tragedy, romance with Theodora, mental illness episodes, famed letter writing, and death in 1800.
Letters discuss Cambridge origins naming Newtown in memory of Harvard College and ask how to ease a burned finger pain. They also cover usage of per in English and request listing of public offices held by F Fitzgerald including Boston mayoralty and state senate.
The feature on Mainz describes a historic city on the Rhine east of Luxembourg, with a four and a half mile riverside esplanade and views of the Taunus mountains and Rheingau. It notes Mainz as an ancient settlement, with Charlemagne connections, Gutenberg, and its changing rulers through the French and Swedish occupations, up to 1797 when ceded to France. Tomorrow’s picture previews Oberwesel and Schonburg Castle.
Aunt Gratia 40, tired of dances, goes with Wilma to a supper dance. She is swept into a romance with Stephen C., a New York jeweler. A short engagement leads to marriage and a brilliant solitaire, ending with Gratia winning love on the last lap.
Officials note the eight coldest November 26 readings in Boston history with 12 degrees in 1873 and 13 degrees in 1880. The warmest on this date reached 67 degrees in 1895. No rain or snow has fallen in Boston on this date in ten years.
Poetically notes rising prices after war, with satirical lines about prunes tea succotash bacon and other goods. It questions if costs will fall with peace and mocks merchants for using excuses to raise prices while rulers smile through the burden.
Charles Franklin Jones of Boston urges readers to stop endless fault finding about government officials. He argues that criticizing either yes or no outcomes harms American spirit and urges praise for officials’ work, claiming they have done well or better than average citizens.
A new Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs begins in next week's Boston Post Sunday Magazine drawing broad reader interest as the famed jungle hero returns to the serial pages.
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