News

Harvard Quietly Resolves Anti-Palestinian Discrimination Complaint With Ed. Department

News

Following Dining Hall Crowds, Harvard College Won’t Say Whether It Tracked Wintersession Move-Ins

News

Harvard Outsources Program to Identify Descendants of Those Enslaved by University Affiliates, Lays Off Internal Staff

News

Harvard Medical School Cancels Class Session With Gazan Patients, Calling It One-Sided

News

Garber Privately Tells Faculty That Harvard Must Rethink Messaging After GOP Victory

Wall Newssheet Gets Scoop On Hun Armistice, Upset

NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED

Theatre-goers leaving the Cambridge Summer theatre Saturday night found a considerable crowd gathered around the board fence on the opposite side of Brattle Square. Pushing their way to the center, the more curious found nailed to the wall a copy of the Boston Globe with the screaming headline: "Germans Sign Armistice; Socialist Revolution in Full Swing."

On closer observation, the paper showed a November 11, 1918 date-line, and faint yellowing around the edges. By Sunday morning it had disappeared, removed by the same ghostly hand that first tacked it up.

Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.

Tags