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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1918
Page
4
President Harry L. Corbett of the Wish Handlers Union says no strike is planned at the South Boston fish pier. He notes the union has not demanded a vacation or broad pay rise, only a sliding scale tied to costs, with about 300 members making 95 percent of workers.
Paris reports confirm cabinet plan to promote General Edouard de Castelnau to marshal of France. Born 181, he served since the Franco-Prussian War and earned the nickname Savior of Nancy after his iron division's victory. His age and sacrifices mark a distinguished career.
City of Laconia names Neille Chamberlain residuary legatee under her will. The Perley L. and Elleh M. Putnam Free Lecture Fund is established in memory of her parents. Other bequests include 50 dollars for the cemetery, 1000 dollars to the Home for the Aged and the District Nursing Association, and her late home furnishings to serve as a clubhouse for the Concord Woman's Club. The total estate amount is not stated.
At Camp Devens on November 25 the 6th Regiment of infantry won rifle and platoon contests, leading other division infantry units by a comfortable margin. Col Almond Palmerter’s command appeared likely to win the meet unless a reversal in form occurred.
In a cold dawn competition the 36th Infantry won first place with 40 points, while the combined regiments posted scores including 2031-3 for the 36th and 1691-8 for the 74th. A crowd of soldiers, civilians, and dignitaries watched trench mortars and machine guns, then a busy afternoon session with pontoon bridges and a three ringlike field of drills.
John Craig the Boston actor man arrives in Boston with his wife after a long absence in France. The report notes Yonretdsji also traveled with the couple returning from overseas.
Mr. Craig recounts his company of actors performing in improvised theatres within artillery range. They traveled by automobile and presented roadside shows, even a bombed theatre witnessed by German aviators. Ivy Troutman Wilfred Young Teresa Dale Grace Louise Anderson Graham Velsey George Kinnear and Robert Taber aided Mrs. Craig, who stayed in France near their son serving in the French army.
John R. Erseman resigns as president of the Providence Gas Company. Charles H. Manchester, currently vice president and treasurer, will succeed him on January 1. Freeman will oversee surveys in China for modernizing the Grand Canal, a project he began years ago.
An advertisement touts Orlex powder for home use to turn gray hair black brown or light brown. It claims easy mixing with water, non rubbing or sticking, and a guaranteed purity without silver lead zinc sulfur mercury or aniline. The box includes a $100 gold bond. It states the product makes a gray haired person look twenty years younger.
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