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Local Thursday Sarasota issue lists editor Mrs V S Wilson and office details with association membership and subscription rates including one dollar fifty and two dollars.
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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
Sarasota Times marks twenty years of growth
The Sarasota Times reflects on its 20th year and recalls Sarasota in 1899 a fishing village with no paved streets or sidewalks. It credits Harry L. Higel and John Savarese for推动 a steamer service to Tampa and recalls the Mistletoe and Bra dentown trips as major daily life events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota
Harry L. Higel
John Savarese
Tampa
Bradentown
Congress Passes No Action on Cotton Prices
The piece notes Congress sees no need to regulate cotton goods now, yet prices have jumped 400 to 600 percent. Families struggle to clothe themselves while the Red Cross pays the higher costs for materials to make garments and surgical dressings to ease suffering. The Miami Metropolis calls such profiteering nearly criminal and equates those inflating prices to the Hun who fires on the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Red Cross
Miami
Registration for Enemy Aliens Among Women Ordered
All women who are enemy aliens must register between June 17 and 26 at post offices in towns under 5 000. Enemy aliens include German born women 14 or older who have not become citizens, and US born women who married Germans. Photographs and fingerprints required. failure to register carries heavy penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Army protests over liquor in soldiers homes undercut discipline
Army officials object to serving liquor to soldiers in private homes though laws ban public sale. An officer at a northern camp laments the practice, done in good faith but risking soldiers’ discomfort and trouble. Chas W Fairbanks died at his Indianapolis home June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Fairbanks
United States
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Republican Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Graduates Face Life Beyond High School in Plant City
The Plant City Courier devotes almost its entire June 4 issue to the class of nineteen exercises. It notes graduates face serious post school life amid wartime concerns with air raid drills in New York City and heightened security. It urges readers not to overreact to minor community notices like watermelon raffles or car raffles for the Red Cross as Uncle Sam controls mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant City
New York City
Red Cross
Sam
Local Opinion Opposes Lotteries and Bolita
The Leesburg Commercial reports continuing opposition to lotteries and bolita, even when raised as a way to aid the Red Cross. The stance reflects a persistent stance against gambling schemes in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Leesburg
German Uboat Commander Could Lose Post for Humane Treatment
A German Uboat commander who raided the New England coast faces possible dismissal for showing humane treatment to the crews and passengers of the ships he destroyed. He faces censure despite actions deemed considerate under wartime sea warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Unspeakable Hun rhetoric cited in wartime speech
A New York speech by Oscar Strauss links German cruelty to Prussian leaders and Kaiser Wilhelm with quotes urging violence and conquest. The compilation includes sayings from Goethes era through 1916, endorsing domination, brutal war aims, and the Kaiser’s self‑image as divine instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Strauss
Turkey
New York
Germany
Goethe
Heine
Vierordt
Kaiser Wilhelm
Tannenberg
von der Goltz
General von Kries
Attila
Kaiser
China
Lusitania
Pastor Baumgarten
von Moltke
von Gottberg
O. A. H. Schmidt
Presbyterian Church Services Next Sunday
The Presbyterian church schedules morning and evening services next Sunday. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m, Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Everyone is invited to worship. C W Latham, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
C. W. Latham
Latham to Preach in New Pearce Sunday
Mr Latham will preach in New Pearce Sunday at 4 00 p m bringing a brief religious service to the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latham
New Pearce
Baptist Church To Hear Rev Burt Atchison Next Sunday
East Coast of Florida pastor Rev Burt Atchison will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday June 9. Members considering calling a pastor are urged to attend at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Sunday school begins 10 45 a.m. B Y P U meets at 8 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Atchison
Florida
Baptist Church
Methodist Church Sunday Services Notice
Preaching at the Methodist church Sunday at 11 a m and 8 a m. Cordial invitation to all. W B Tresca, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Tresca
Pledge Cards Left For Red Cross War Fund Collection
Subscribers are reminded that pledge cards for deferred payments to the 2nd Red Cross War Fund have been placed at the Sarasota Bank for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Red Cross War Fund
Sarasota Bank
Bay County Crops Flourish as Livestock Thrive
Residents report strong crop health across Bay County with herds of livestock free from cicaaca pests. Officials note favorable conditions supporting farm yields and rural incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay County
Espionage Act Amendments Intensify War Time Offenses
The United States tightens penalties under new Espionage Act amendments covering false reports disloyal language and actions that hinder war efforts. It empowers reports to officials, up to 10 000 dollar fines and twenty years in prison, plus automatic dismissal for federal employees. Section 4 grants Postmaster General authority to detain or return misaddressed mail marked undeliverable under the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Army
Reverend W B Tresca Assigned to Sarasota Church
Rev W B Tresca, newly appointed to fill the Sarasota Methodist church vacancy after Rev I W Longacre left for YMCA service, arrived in Sarasota on Tuesday and set Sunday services before returning to Palmetto with his family. A native of the county, he has 25 years in the Florida conference and has served in many cities. His son serves in France, and his eldest daughter recently married an officer. The family plans to move to Sarasota once conditions permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Tresca
Sarasota
Florida
France
Palmetto
Mr. Tresca
Whitaker
Special Prayer Services Held Across Sarasota Churches
President Wilson called a day of fasting and prayer observed in Sarasota with union services at the Presbyterian church led by Rev. Latham and additional services at the Episcopal Catholic and Baptist churches. The day featured patriotic sermons, a Navy Secretary Daniels quote on prayer, and a poignant homefront poem read at the morning service reminding troops abroad that they are remembered in prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Sarasota
Presbyterian Church
Latham
Episcopal Church
J. S. Wallis
America
Baptist Church
Myers
Tampa
Daniels
Navy
Florida Red Cross over-subscribes across counties
Southern division reports 90 percent of chapters over target with total 5 794 308 raised. Florida lists numerous counties and towns with for example Jacksonville 160 000 and Lake City 1 900 while areas like Daytona Beach and Gainesville show strong subscriptions, suggesting further final tallies to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Willis J. Milner, Jr
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Mori Rey
Clay
Green Cove
Clearwater
Columbia Co
DeFuniak
Eastern Polk Co
Winter Haven
East Volusia Co
Day- Los Mooi
Eau Gallie
Fort Meade
Fort Myers
Cadsden Co
Quincy
Hamilton Co
Jasper
Jackson Co
Jacksonville
Lafayette Co
Mayo
Lake Co
Groveland
Lakeland
Manatee River
Bradentown
Alachua
Gainesville
Bradford Co
Starke
Brevard Co
Cocoa
Brooksville
Cedar Key
Central
Inverness
Marion Co
Ocala
Monticello
Mulberry
New Smyrna
Vranas
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Dade City
Pensacola
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Punta Gorda
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Palatka
St. Johns Co
St. Augustine
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Se Petersburg
Santa Rosa Co
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Suwannee Co
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