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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1918
Page
6
In Central Court yesterday John Girande was ordered to furnish $200 bail as a witness in a robbery case to be tried later. He appeared unshaven in working clothes, presenting a hardship image while the police admitted they knew little about the star witness.
In a tense scene a man named John slips under a coattail and retrieves a grimy fistful of cash. He produces a roll worth $200 to Clerk Lord, drawing shocked stares, then calmly returns to work as onlookers watch the green package.
Representatives of America's leading automobile industries met in Cleveland for a two day session of the National Association of Automobile Show Managers. They predicted postwar prosperity and a flourishing industry for manufacturers and dealers in the next few years.
The United States government gains strong support for President Wilson's points as allied powers accept them with a single reservation. Provisional outlines for the peace congress are being prepared based on his program.
Colonel House arrived amid mixed European reactions to the Wilson framework. Some statesmen welcomed the ideals but urged caution on practical settlement details. Allies praised American leverage yet believed Europe should lead final arrangements while US aims remained nonmaterial and ideals-driven.
The Post Santa and his staff pursue steady work through Christmas to bring yuletide cheer to thousands of children. Appeals flood Santa’s headquarters after the 1918 campaign announcement, as readers’ generosity fuels the Santa figure acting as their agent for happiness.
The Post Santa fund urges readers to donate promptly as wartime shortages cost more this year. Messages from supporters and a running balance show funds and interest from last year, with recipients including Bruce Gordon and Cambridge residents.
Washington November 25 by a strict party vote the Senate finance committee recommended that the yield from the 1920 revenue bill be limited to 4 000 000 000 dollars. Ten Democratic members supported McAdoo’s figure and were opposed by seven Republicans.
The Senate Finance Committee voted nine to eight against Senator Gore to keep the 1919 tax measure at 6 billion for 1920 and use a 2 billion surplus to cover government obligations. Republicans fear 1920 tax limits and say the fight may move to the Senate floor. Work on the 1919 tax schedule nears completion with a 6 billion target and amendments on war excess profits and corporate taxation.
Brockton High overwhelmed Whitman High 35 to 0 in Brockton. standout players Joccey Heath and Alger led Brockton’s attack while Whitman relied mainly on B Jones as its sole contributor.
From Samara to Nikolsk near Vladivostok a train carrying 2100 Bolshevik prisoners and refugees faced starvation and disease. About 1321 survivors arrived, a six week trek across Siberia from the Ural mountains to the Pacific coast, under Czecho-Slovak troop escort.
Survivors reached Nikolsk in 40 cars after a perilous voyage. The train carried no provisions or sanitary equipment. Of 779 missing, some were shot escaping the train.
The description notes mass deaths from disease hunger exposure as Czecho-Slovak forces moved inmates from Samara jails onto trains with Bolshevik prisoners. The American Red Cross rushed doctors to Nikolsk where 500 survivors are housed in an improvised hospital. 30 typhus cases and 100 other patients are cared for by Russian authorities and Americans.
Tarzan the ape-man of Edgar Rice Burroughs will be followed through a new jungle adventure series starting next week in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
The Parliament of Western Australia passed a motion protesting the restoration of Germanys Pacific island possessions. The South Australian Assembly urged dominions to gain direct representation at the peace conference to solve their economic problems.
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