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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
7
Personal notices include births and parentage details for families in Lem and Somerset Street, plus updates on residents traveling to Jacksonville and Marietta for visits and care. Mentioned are Mr and Mrs Me New York, Mr Charley A. Miles, and Mrs Schneider, with references to Camp Gordon and Camp Blackjeck.
Fragmentary notes describe wartime pressures on railroads and potential shifts in ownership. References mention three years, a state sensation, and possible political maneuvering around future control. The garbled text hints at names like MaAdoo and discussions of economic leverage amid the war impact.
War Department debates whether to return German prisoners to American camps and keep them in German territory as England and France have done. Discussions note risks of shipping to Turkey and seek alignment with Allied treaties while considering enforcement and working arrangements.
Former State Senator Everett Colby returned from Europe with a sober view of war conditions. He praised Allied resolve and urged American sacrifice, saying Britain and France will press to a finish while the United States must supply troops, ships, and food. He described military and civilian hardship, noted American ingenuity in war effort, and urged citizens to write letters to soldiers and support continued mobilization.
War upkets sources of sugar discuss the sugar situation and plan emergency measures. The prompt references Bart D. Dabat and Sugar Refining Co. The United States aims to stabilize prices while supply from sugar cane and beet remains abundant in some ports though sugar drawdown and refinement costs vary.
The excerpt discusses time and value, noting a tent period of great supply and distribution of sugar. It mentions 250 pounds, three cases, and funds or barrels, concluding with Mr. Rabet and the American Sugar Company refining and distributing one third of all sugar in the United States.
At Monday’s common council meeting a resolution to halt further time extension for Bender’s work on the Madison Avenue widening was approved after street committee findings. Petitioners on Spripe Street asked to have their thoroughfare renamed Union Street, while license was granted to Robert Murray for part of an employment agency.
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