Weather notes and mixed war era commentary in Middletown item
Weather from Mt Higby shows 93 high 66 low with barometer 29.07 and 22 ft 9 inches of wind and clear. The piece cites Bolsheviks in Russia, rising milk prices, and American war coverage. mentions ship losses, prohibition debates, agricultural reports, rail concerns, and fuel regulations. It references local politics, candidates for 34th senatorial district, and wartime retail coal restrictions.
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Mt. Higby
Court Strives for Balanced Sentencing in Fruit Theft Case
The judge imposed a moderate sentence, acknowledging community sentiment and victim protection. Though criticism of the ruling is limited, some locals felt a harsher penalty used for minor thefts of fruit trees and melon patches would have been understandable. A reprimand and injunction could have sufficed.
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Middletown
Draft Age Change Proposed to Expand Military Service
The New York World reports Secretary Baker's recommendation to raise the draft age to 45 and lower the enlistment age to 18. The plan aims to preserve an unmarried, childless pool for combat and essential war industries, warning opponents threaten army strength and future enlistment trends.
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New York World
War Department
Congress
Baker
Army
Navy
Lord Reading's US role valued for wartime duty
The text praises Lord Reading as British High Commissioner to the United States, noting his great tact and distinction. It argues his departure would complicate diplomatic and war efforts, emphasizing his intuitive grasp of American people and the unreplaceable value of his Washington service.
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New York World
Lord Reading
England
United States
Washington
Germany’s entry war sparks calls for diplomacy and friendship
Misha Appelbaum argues that Germany must acknowledge the world’s friendship as its vital need. He cites James M. Beck on diplomacy ending wars, and urges negotiations that curb Germany’s brutal military power while ensuring regional neighbors are not oppressed.
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Germany
James M. Beck
Brotherhood of Nations
Misha Appelbaum
Cause For Thanks
A fragment from Harper's Megazine describes T meeting a weary optimist after a railway accident. A passerby offered help, someone named Suesa aided the injured man as he recovered, showing gratitude for the kindness extended during the ordeal. The text hints at injury to the leg and a grateful reaction.
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Harper's
Suesa
Dairy Cattle Plus Western Canada Make Fat Purses
An editorial urges expanding cheese production in Western Canada to offset import gaps and rising meat costs. It highlights Europe’s use of cheese, Canada’s ideal climate for dairy, Manitoba and Alberta’s rising cheese output, strong butter grades, and the role of dairying associations and rail transport in farmer profits. It positions Canada as a prime cheese region with affordable dairy stock and government farms for new entrants.
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Western
Canada
H.C. L
Europe
Corse
Manitoba
Alberta
Western Canada
War death rates rise and fall across American conflicts
A diagram from the General Star shows battle and disease deaths per 1 000 per year in Mexican Civil Spanish American and present wars. Mexican war disease deaths far exceed battlefield deaths. Civil War battle deaths rise while disease drops. Spanish American war shifts to more disease deaths. present war shows parity with battle deaths and far lower totals than Civil War. Bristol workers receive ten percent wage increase. about three hundred affected.
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General Star
Bristol
N. L. Birge & Sons Co
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