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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
5
James J. Storrow, federal fuel administrator for New England, argues that closing stores for an hour at noon would waste fuel rather than save it. He says shortening the end of the day is more effective, avoids a noon transportation peak, and banks fires for next morning.
A satirical, travelogue style mock journey through wartime Europe. The narrator skewers German leaders and events from Metz to Verdun, Potsdam, and Brest-Litovsk, using playful train imagery and grandiose titles. It lampoons Wilhelm II, Petain, and Trotzky while noting grand costs and educational value of the voyage.
Lieutenant Charles Raymond Blake of Westerly Rhode Island attached to the Aviation Signal Corps earned the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery near Lasigny France on August 9. While flying with observer Second Lieutenant Zarle W Porter they faced five German planes. the observer was wounded but helped shoot down one foe. Blake guided the plane back to Allied lines.
In New York, Henry D. Tudor and Ormsby McHarg are targeted in a Supreme Court suit by Attorney General Merton Ic. Lewis. They are accused of unauthorized disbursements from Commonwealth Finance Corporation including a 1917 salary of 5500 to McHarg and other improper expenditures.
In Danbury the Rundle and Miss Brown married after a courtship said to have relied on Western Union and postal services. The groom, a white-haired horseman once active in breeding, is noted for his stallion Quartermaster renowned at Madison Square shows.
Harry H. Williams of Brockton was nominated by Governor McCall and confirmed to fill the vacancy created by Councillor David L. Parker’s death in New Bedford. Williams, a Republican candidate for the district, faced no opposition.
Washington Oct 25 A seven day ration for American soldiers held prisoners in Germany has been prepared by the Quartermaster Corps. The Red Cross will distribute the food in Denmark and Switzerland with weekly deliveries to camps and special packages of delicacies for invalids.
New England Regional Milk Commission announces milk prices for Greater Boston residents from November 8 to 16. Pint and quart deliveries cost 14 cents, store purchases 9 cents. dissent by Commissioner J Frank O Hare cited sworn cost statements. Boston district covers Boston and numerous surrounding towns including Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, Brookline, and Malden.
Edward W. Jenkins of Melrose was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction for assaulting his 10 year old stepson James M. Pascal on August 10. The Malden District Court case was brought by agents of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children after Jenkins pleaded guilty. He had been in Vermont and returned to take his wife and family there.
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