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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1918
Page
4
A fragment notes a Middletown girl involved in a matter at a local folio event. Details are incomplete, with unreadable portions obscuring the outcome, dates, or participants.
Mt Higby weather report shows 24 hours ending noon with high 88, low 66, temperature 77 at 12 noon, barometer 24 feet 10 inches, precipitation .20. War and tax discussions mingle with drafts, troop movements, and political warnings as public interest shifts to coal supply, autos, tobacco tax, and upcoming campaigns amid a headline filled with varied reflections.
The Chicago Tribune excerpt warns that peace brings widespread social discontent as wartime workers face job loss and suspended wages. It cautions against revolutionary tensions and radicalism spreading from Russia, predicting possible violent contest in the United States and elsewhere if provisions fail to avert economic upheaval.
The article notes German withdrawals after crossing the Ancre and Avre rivers near Amiens, with maps marking fronts. It critiques focus on coal saving over production, urging increased coal output, inspecting furnaces, and boosting power plant fuel efficiency to avert shortages.
The text argues that liberalism supports the country's great good by directing the power of a large organization toward stability. It contends the social equilibrium is steadied while a liberal program affecting labor and industry is devised to endure the difficult first period of peace.
A 1912 executive order defined the flag's arrangement as six rows of eight with each star linked to its state by ratification order. Delaware starts at star 1 in the upper left. Arizona is star 48 in the lower right, followed by a full state-by-state listing.
The piece argues for civil service principles in census hiring, opposing a bill that would create 100 000 political appointments. George T Keyes of the Civil Service Reform League warns the bill lets appointing powers place friends in office, recalling Roosevelt's 1909 veto for lacking civil service principles.
The Apache scouts praised by General Pershing for their Maine service are not new to action. They descend from scouts who served under Chief Geronimo in earlier campaigns and gained practical experience chasing Villa and Mexican raiders, reinforcing their seasoned role in the expeditionary effort.
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The Portland Press reports a board of education finding that about 300,000 Massachusetts residents cannot speak English, with more unable to read or write it. The piece notes similar patterns in New England manufacturing areas, predicting higher non English use outside Maine and Vermont. It highlights the gap between bread winners and their children’s education, praising the children’s rapid English progress while urging language learning for adults.
A young wife asks to cash a check and is told she must indorse it The clerk advises signing on the back to inform her husband who is away He returns with the indorsement Your loving wife Sophia His Choice A pastor named Bangs resigns claiming he would rather fight Germans than his congregation Toronto Telegram
Maromas August 6. Rev Mr Gilbert must leave town next Sunday so the planned school gathering is canceled.
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