25 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1918
Page
1
In early returns from 1160 of 1191 precincts Governor nominee Richard H Long holds a narrow lead over Colonel Gaston by 2547 votes. Boston’s vote shaped by outside support tallies Gaston with 12,111 to Barrys 9854 and Long 8326.
A proclamation announced after a conference urging citizens to combat influenza. It calls on schools to close and the public to take care and help stamp out the epidemic. Public health officials urge hygiene measures and community cooperation to limit spread.
Boston health officials reported 1 death yesterday from influenza and 28 from pneumonia, a light increase from the day before as authorities mobilize medical and nursing personnel across the Commonwealth to confront the Spanish flu epidemic. Continued on Page 16 Third Col.
Allied forces push through Macedonia and Palestine driving Bulgarians, Germans, and Turks toward collapse as Entente troops tighten around St. Quentin in France and near the Hindenburg line. The fighting grows more intense with each advance.
In St Paul on September 24 the condition of Archbishop John Ireland remained serious. At 7 p m. doctors reported no change and continued use of oxygen and stimulants to sustain him through the night.
New York report states six billion dollars is the minimum expected subscription for the Fourth Liberty Loan. The note outlines national public support as the drive begins with official projections and campaign planning across the United States.
Post Staff Correspondent Charles S. Mellen, former New Haven railroad president, told the Probate Court in Pittsfield that his wife Katherine L. Mellen blocked his eye during a dispute. The testimony was reported from the Sept. 24 proceedings with further details continued on Page 4.
The text notes a World War I era drive of Allied forces in the western war zone begun in 1914. It recalls a 1917 airship raid along Yorkshire injuring three, and a German raid on London that killed seven and wounded 26, with two raiders shot down at sea near Holland.
The first Americans killed in action in North Russia were laid to rest tonight in a newly consecrated cemetery within a glade of a nearby wood. The field headquarters report the fallen soldiers as mourned by their comrades and local officials.
The excerpt records times and temperatures with scattered figures and notes on averages. It lists several time stamps and numbers, including a yesterday average of 58 and last year's 50, with stray references to Maes San and mid values. The fragment appears to be a partial weather or spa report without full context.
Forecast for Boston district and New England calls for fair skies with little temperature change through Wednesday and Thursday. Winds along the north and middle Atlantic coasts will be gentle to moderate from the north, turning to the northeast Wednesday night.
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