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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1918
Page
4
The document outlines permit rules for construction projects under federal state and municipal authority and lists various building types and cost thresholds. It also notes modifications to industrial curtailments for 1918 affecting agriculture equipment and consumer goods, and mentions local community updates including a patriotic program, travel notes, and flu cases with no recent deaths.
Influenza reduces production as Tafldenga cited as chief factor for a weekly bituminous coal output of 1,215,000 tons a drop of 300,000 or 2.7 percent from the prior week. Anthracite held at 1,714,000 net tons, unchanged from the prior week, marking a 339,000 ton year over year decline.
A community Thanksgiving dinner will be held at the M. E church Navy on the 28th with broad invitation to all to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Bring a full basket. Rev. Jordan and wife were welcome guests at services last Sunday. The Patriotic programme at the school house in Dist No 3 was a success and enjoyed by all.
Final returns of the recent elections show Republicans gain four states and suffrage two, with Republicans elected twenty one governors while Democrats hold nine. Senate stands 49 Republicans to 47 Democrats. House 209 Republicans, 193 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Prohibitionist, 1 Socialist. States note dry status and suffrage results with several states voting yes and others no or doubtful. Republicans won numerous governor races including Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Idaho Iowa Kansas Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Wisconsin and Wyoming. Democrats carried Alabama Arkansas Georgia Nevada New York Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee.
The United States Government appropriated funds to extend agricultural education across states. Weed County will host the Weed County Agriculture School with short one to three week courses near boys’ homes, starting at Branch Bent Haven in December, with more sessions planned in other county areas based on demand.
A wartime editorial urges Marshfield and Wood County to plan now for returning soldiers. It weighs the risk of waiting until after the war when jobs may be lost to older workers, women, or machines and urges proactive action to provide livelihoods for veterans and ensure a structured postwar effort.
The Federal Fuel Administrator for Wisconsin cancels orders 165 and 201 on lightless nights, ordering no wasteful lighting in streets parks or public places and no extravagant interior lighting. If violated, revocation will be immediate and previous orders reinstated. County administrators are to enforce and report wasteful light use.
Pittsville Record reports Corporal Harry Palmer of Company 4, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division, First American Army died in France after actions near Chateau Thie ry and Tose. Born 1898 in Carthage Missouri he enlisted early and served with several units including the 48nd Les Terribles. His family in Nebraska received the War Department notice. Palmer had written of twenty engagements with no injuries before his death.
The faculty at the University of Wisconsin confirms five hours per week of military drill for all able-bodied men not in the SA TIG, including army physical training, during the current year. About 400 men excluded from the SA TIG due to age or fitness remain subject to these regulations.
The War Department announces an extension of the mailing deadline for overseas Christmas parcels from November 20 to November 30 inclusive due to delays in locating and distributing parcel labels for American Expeditionary Forces. A Red Cross coupon system will allow nearest US relatives to obtain a label if abroad mail is not received, effective November 21, with Red Cross and standard cartons available while supplies last.
Wisconsin physicists Prof. Max Mason E M Ferry and J R Roebuck developed a submarine detecting device used on destroyers and submarine chasers to thwart German U boats. After trials at Lake Mendota and Naval Experiment Station New London it was adopted for government vessels. The effort involved university and European work with ongoing secrecy about the mechanism. A separate train wreck incident near Abbotsford killed brakeman Tom Cone of Stevens Point and injured another crewman.
Land listing offering 60 acres partly improved with log house and barn in Washturn County. Terms include half cash and balance on time, or trade for a suitable city property. Described as a viable investment for the right party.
A fatal wreck occurred Thursday evening on the Soo railroad near the Weel al Grama when an extra freight train collided head on with freight 143. The conductor A. L. Rice and engineer J. B. McCabe left Abbotsford shortly before seven. An extra freight with Thomas Matthews as conductor followed northbound at 5:80.
Lumbermen from across the United States will meet in Chicago on November 22 to discuss readjustment problems affecting the industry. Judge Parker, head of the War Industries Board priorities division, will address the gathering, with other government officials in attendance to seek methods for returning the lumber trade to normalcy without disruptive unrest. A large Wisconsin and Michigan timber manufacturers delegation will participate, and the Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers Association will hold a separate meeting on Thursday in Chicago.
A telegram from W N Fitzgerald of the U S Fuel Administration in Washington warns state organizations and local committees to maintain structure as production may fall this winter. It stresses shared responsibility and promises further detail by mail to dealers.
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