This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1919
Page
20
Belgium’s King Albert and Queen Elisabeth visit Boston for Harvard honors and a university reception. Harvard President Lowell extols Belgium’s resilience as the King receives the degree of Doctor of Laws, amid a huge student turnout and a rare campus spectacle.
King Albert showed clear fatigue as he sat in the private car Boston shortly before 7 30 last night. Queen Elizabeth, though slight, maintained good spirits and stood with the royal family on the observation platform as the train pulled toward Niagara Falls.
King Albert and his retinue depart Boston with government officials and newspaper men for Niagara Falls and Buffalo. The planned Midwest visits were cancelled and the special will go directly to the Pacific coast. They will return from San Francisco and resume the original itinerary.
The King praised Boston residents for their cordiality and vigor and expressed interest in meeting President Eliot again. He recalled visiting Harvard in 1898 as crown prince and was deeply touched by the kindness shown by the people, especially women and children.
E S Mansfield long serving Belgian consul in Boston is made honorary consul for life by King Albert in a decree dated Sept 5 1919. The change follows his resignation and succession by Reddington Fiske. Mansfield already held Belgian honors from Leopold II and was honored by Belgium's crown.
Philip McMillan of Detroit, brother in law of Larz Anderson, dies prompting the Andersons to leave for Detroit and withdraw plans for the King and Queen to visit the Brookline home and share tea with Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. McMillan led Packard Motor Company as president and was Ilsie Anderson’s husband.
Fiume reports legions of local girls entice Italian soldiers to desert and join Gabriele D Annunzio’s occupation forces. Girls ride hidden in motor trucks along circuitous routes to avoid Carabineer patrols and spread word among troops. Entire battalions, including Bersaglieri and machine gunners, have defected through this covert effort.
Veteran Bill Nye of the Federal Secret Service led protective duties for a royal party yesterday. A South Station guard challenged Nye and halted his access to a car before a lieutenant allowed Nye to pass, Nye asserting he was in charge of the party.
Camera crews eager for pictures in Harvard yard were ruthlessly ousted after entering. University officials ordered no photographs. The automobile carrying the movie and still operators was not allowed to depart, and the men had a merry time finding it.
Richard Washburn Child, a popular writer, has an entertaining story titled He Was the Ninth in the upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Cardinal Mercier traveled to and from the cathedral and stayed in Boston riding in Cardinal O Connell's Pierce Arrow limousine. The car drew much comment from crowds as the cardinal and the King and Queen entered the church.
A list of obituaries and funeral notices dated Oct 4–7 from Roxbury Brookline Dorchester Jamaica Plain Somerville and surrounding towns. Entries include Bornstein Bowditch Brown Driscoll Fox Glover Hickey Jenkins Lyons Mackin McCarthy McDonald McDonough Murray O Donnell Payne Pompay Ryan Schubert Toohey Walker Warren with exact residence funeral times and burial or mass details.
A requiem mass for James Francis Dick Mosher marks his first anniversary of death in the Argonne Forest France on Oct 7 1918. The service at Sacred Heart Church East Boston on Tuesday Oct 7 at 730 am honors him with family prayers.
In loving memory entries for Mary G Kenney John F Golden Private William J Lynch Josephine M Conway and Laura A Hurley note death dates Oct 6 7 1918 with first anniversary masses planned at St Francis de Sales Charlestown South Boston and the Church of the Assumption East Boston. Families express sorrow and prayers.
In loving memory of Henry A Reichner U S N who died October 6 1918. Gone but not forgotten by his parents and brother. In sad and loving memory of Lewis FE Cross who died October 6 1917. Gone but not forgotten by his wife sisters and brothers.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.