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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1916

Page

11

Mexico Plans to Rebuild Her Lost Industries

Taurez Mexico Oct 18 Mexico plans to rebuild revolution shattered industries after peace. Factory shops mills and stores burned or wrecked will be rebuilt. Pacific Coast cement firm eyeing a 1 009 000 cement plant in Jaurez near shale beds to supply 211 points inland. Carranza officials back border plant to reduce transport costs and boost employment while easing labor shortages.

Taurez Mexico Republic Andres Garcia Geeral Carranza Francisco Gonzales Juarez Jaures James Mountains American Cement Company United States

French Plan For After War Guests

Parks, Oct. 18. French hotel men plan to shelter American battlefield visitors as soon as the war zone opens. Portable sections will house travelers on the Marne front with Grenoble and Meaux groups coordinating hotels and tours. Signposts, illustrated guides, and visitor bureaus will aid tours of the seven days of fighting with maps and heroism notes.

Meaux Mapa Marin Odmmene

Forest Service studies boost paper from Western woods

Washington October 18 Relief from critical newsprint shortage seen as feasible after Forest Service Laboratory studies show better grades can be made from Western timber. Chips dried and shipped to mills may ease supply if favorable freight rates with railroads secure experimental loads. Wisconsin alone reports a market for over 360000 cords annually. Fire destroys four story brick building of William Gulden at Union Bank.

Washington Forest Service Ilchin Ata National William Gulden Union Bne NM. 1

Same Old Crowd Runs Republican Party Says Hunt

Henry T. Hunt former Cincinnati mayor and secretary of the Wilson Business Men's National League in New York says business leaders nationwide view the Republican party as run by the same old crowd. He notes distrust of Hughes and praise for Wilson era policies, praising tariff science and a tariff commission over Payne-Aldrich style uncertainty.

New York Henry T. Hunt Cincinnati Ohio Wilson Business Men's National League Madison Avenue New York City United States Republican Party Hunt Hughes Taft Wilson Michigan Great Middle West Tariff Commission

Railroad heads expose fallacy of tariff talk

Fort Wayne Indiana October 18 An additional railroad president counters Republican campaign claims that a Democratic tariff harms business. He argues prosperity began before the war and notes the Wabash line is thriving as a year of strong performance, crediting loyal employees.

Fort Wayne Ind Wilson Lovett Union Pacific Underwood Kearney United States

Chicago Leads Nation With 808,728 Qualified Voters

Chicago reports the largest registration of voters in the country with 808,728 on the books, including 504,467 men and 304,261 women. The surge in women registering surpasses expectations, and Illinois is projected to exceed 1.9 million total voters for the presidential election.

Chicago New York Illinois

Avis the progressive leader exposes GOP parepredness fallacy

Avis argues that Hughes and Roosevelt mislead the public about preparedness. He cites Navy and Army growth under Wilson versus earlier Republican administrations, highlighting increased enlistments, yard hires, pay, and defense orders. He notes Wilson's expansion of reserves, training camps, and expenditures totaling $635.8 million, urging voters to see Republican criticisms as political maneuvering.

Charles Evans Hughes Hughes Mr. Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Roosevelt Taft Wilson United States Naval Academy Navy Navy Yard Ttal Democratic Party McKinley Congress Repubican Navy Branch Defense Itihateinn Ips Universal Republican Press Tures Tilman Senate Gallinger Curtis Durant Lippitt Lodge Penrose Smoot Weeks Mr. Wilson Wall Street United States National Guard Army

Why Hair Falls Out Dandruff Causes Feverish Scalp

A brief product pitch claims dandruff irritates the scalp and weakens hair roots causing shedding. It touts Danderine as a 25 cent remedy to stop hair loss and remove dandruff after several applications.

California Syrup of Figs for child relief

A magazine style ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It claims gentle cleansing of stomach liver and bowels without griping and warns to buy only the genuine product from California Fig Syrup Company.

California California, Fig Syrup Company

War-time Plant Growth and Naval Expansion Report

The piece notes rapid munition plant growth nationwide, private capital overcoming challenges to produce weapons for potential war. It cites Wilson era naval buildup, listing planned ships and submarines through 1919, and mentions public debate over preparedness. Also reports Odd Fellows officers and business papers convention.

Wilson Lusitania

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