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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1918
Page
2
The Evening Current announces its governance by L Perry as editor and manager, outlines second class matter status since April 16 1917, and lists Carlsbad New Mexico as the post office of publication. It states daily publication with Sundays excepted and AP news use rights.
Effective July 1 2918 seven companies including Adams Express Northern Express Wells Fargo Express will be taken over and conducted in the name of American Railway Express Company. The Wells Fargo branch in Carinbad has served the area for years and the new firm is hoped to continue good service.
By Marian Bonsall Davis the piece reflects on the resilience of homeless refugees in Paris after the war, noting small artifacts that connect them to home and the enduring human spirit. It credits the French Red Cross with aiding refugees by coordinating shelter and cooperation with the French government, including a five million franc grant.
In wartime Paris gendarmes and police pooled funds to house refugees. The Secours de Guerre, led by Monsieur Petter, ran a shelter at the former seminary near Place Saint Sulpice, feeding and housing 1,800 to 5,000 daily. Many refugees later absorbed into local communities. Over 129,000 were crowded into Paris attics with 25 cents daily rents.
War department officials uncovered a 1776 Harford County Maryland document listing fifteen residents who refused to sign a declaration of independence. Names include Benjamin T. Hargrove William Whiton Benjamin Harboard Thomas Gilbert Thomas Weat Philip Cummins John Ward Jour Clerk Ephraim Arnold Idaee Penrose. Reasons cite religious principles misunderstanding or opposition to Congress.
Fragment describes Benjamin Fisetwood refusing to sign and choosing a voyage by vessel. Samuel Gailion warns signing may trap him, while Richard Spencer cites illiteracy and refuses to sign any document. The text hints at dispute over a plan requiring signatures and a journey by sea.
Mrs William Hale of a Polk County farm near Daveoln Wisconsin sent 28 hospital shirts to the Red Cross room a month ago and promises no more this season due to heavy farm work. The county committee notes the shift to wartime volunteerism but laments ongoing efforts.
Paroled bank robber Thomas Carrigan alias Thomas Hogan marries Pearl Morrie of Topeka Kan. Rev Father J P Males officiates at Jefferson City penitentiary moments after parole. The couple plans to live somewhere in Kansas. Carrigan was convicted of a $1800 Phillipsburg bank robbery in 1914.
Legal blanks of all kinds are on hand at the Current office for readers to complete notices filings and notices. The page lists forms and templates for official proclamations and legal declarations.
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