Weather Report and scattered notes from the era
A weather ledger notes rain tonight and slightly warmer conditions in places west and south winds. Forecasts show heavy thunder storms in some districts and freezing inland near Canada. Temperatures logged across multiple cities vary from the forties to sixties with many clouds and rain. Separate items touch on public matters, politics, and industry commentary, reflecting mixed daily briefing in a regional paper.
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Ohio
Mississippi River
Atlantic City
Block Island
Chicago
Detroit
Ford
Jacksonville
Nantucket
New
New York
Norfolk
Pitts
Portland
Washington
Stock market opens with steel leads and gains
New York April 16 stock market opened with renewed momentum as steel common again rose with large buy orders pushing price to 1001 2. Westinghouse moved up one point to 487 8, while Baldwin Locomotive gained 7 8 to 941 4 but surrendered the early rise within the first 15 minutes.
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New York
Westinghouse
Baldwin
St Aloysius Notes Highlight Easter Ball Plans
The St Aloysius T A B society met with large attendance as County Director Frank G Ford urged cooperation with new officers in a year aiming to be the best in the society’s 25 year temperance history. An Easter Monday ball is planned with Ford’s six piece banjo orchestra, special decorations, and strong advance ticket sales.
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St. Aloysius’ T. A. B. Society
Frank G. Ford
Ford
McLaughlin Frames Civil War as Property Rights Debate
In a Wesleyan chapel lecture Dr. McLaughlin argued the North South conflict centered on property rights with the South claiming rule over property and labor, citing Calhoun. He traced abolitionist influence, praised the war's democratic outcome, and assessed the 13th through 15th amendments while urging gradual reforms in industry through cooperation and representative management. He warned against class warfare and noted factors delaying social legislation, previewing his final talk on democracy. The program also noted medicinal notes, Lydia E Pinkham's remedy, and a Grand Theatre bill featuring Alice Joyce in The Lion and the Mouse and Jack Sherrill in Once To Every Man.
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Wesleyan Chapel
McLaughlin
Calhoun
America
North
Garrison
Summer
Phillips
Prof
England
Big Bill
Grand Theatre
Alice Joyce
the Lion and the Mouse
Jack Sherrill
Mable Withee
Adv
Return of American Carrier Pigeons From Europe War Zone
New York reports the arrival of the first U S carrier pigeons from the Europe war zone. They served in Meuse Argonne carrying messages when wire communication failed. One pigeon Cher Ami carried messages for Major Whittlesey in the Argonne forest and had a leg shot off yet delivered. Captain John L Carney plans to seek a Distinguished Service Cross for Cher Ami. The transport Calamares brings 2273 members of the 91st and Wild West divisions home.
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New York
Europe War Zone
Meuse-Argonne
Ohioan
158Th Infantry
115Th
Whittlesey
Argonne Forest
Grand Pre
John L. Carney
Pittsburgh
Army Pigeons
Calamares
91St
Wild West Division
Cow sets Pennsylvania milk record in seven day test
Raywood Joyce Korndyke, a purebred Holstein in Pittsburg, Pa, is named the champion milk cow of Pennsylvania. In a seven day test the cow produced 607.5 pounds of milk, yielding 39.13 pounds of butter.
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Pittsburg
Raywood Joyce Korndyke
Pennsylvania
Woman seeks warm room then travels to La Harpe
A woman, staying briefly at The Blackstone after failing to find space at the YWCA, spent a night there with three heat calls. She paid $5.50 for the room, skipped breakfast, took lunch, and boarded the first train to La Harpe.
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Blackstone
la Harpe
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York State
Wilson
Baker
George of
Great Britain
of Commons
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Sluso
Legisla
Thompson
Italy
Fine
New England
Helcomb
Conhave
Wil
Kaiser
Ok &É
Amer Tel & Tel
Am Smelter
Am Loco
Balt & Ohio
Peitshem Steel B
Butte & Sup
Col Fuel
Céo
Erie
Erie Ist
Interboro
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Miami C
Norfolk & West
NYNH
Press St Car
People’s Gas
Repub
Chic RI & Pac
Sou
St Paul
UN Pac
Utah Copper
U §S Steel
Steel
Stock Market
ST. Aloysius
Says
Lydia E. Pinkham
Susi Hs
the Childs
Hartman Drug Co
France
America Oal 48 CO. Trov
Wrubel
Comfort Avenue
Ous
The
Connecticut Power Co
Main St
Middletown Division
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