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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1918
Page
2
An engineers report urges yearly replacement of coastal fortifications to keep pace with modern warfare. It calls for stronger overhead cover, faster fire in ammunition, expanded magazine space, rail mounted portable mounts for large guns, and adoption of new fire handling in seacoast defense.
Boris Litvinoff, ex Bolshevik envoy, arrives in Stockholm to discuss peace terms with the Allies. He favors concessions except on Russia internal affairs and proposes a moratorium on some debt payments and concessions tied to mining and gold, citing peasant opposition to the regime. Official records cite high executions and lack of unified authority.
Washington reports release of three casualty lists with 636 names, detailing killed in action, died of wounds, disease, accident, and wounded in varying degrees. Connecticut entries include sergeants Braden and Grace, privates Foley, Birmingham, Fitzsimmons, Johnson, McLaughlin, and others, with totals for deaths, wounded, and missing across sections.
A damaged fragment describes a mail in offer with instructions to send a slip and an ID, promising a monetary return. It references a 5c postage and asks for name and address, but lacks complete details. The readable parts suggest a consumer promo circulated in a small ad block.
Washington dec 3 war and peace appropriations running into billions of dollars continue to occupy national financial legislation. A house sub committee prunes appropriations while another tackles estimates totaling 7443415838 for 1919 20. Naval and military programs loom as Congress nears a three month session with heavy reconstruction tasks ahead.
New York December 3 Fifteen year old Dorell F Angell of Lake Forest Illinois stands to inherit the Gates fortune estimated over twenty million dollars executors say the will not yet probated. Brother Edward J Baker of St Charles Illinois gains a life interest in one half of the residuary estate and 500000 outright. Miss Angell to receive income until 21 then full income and staged principal notes at ages 30 35 and 40 with remaining principal at 40. Mrs Gates formerly resided at Port Arthur Texas.
Springfield, Mass. night operator Charlies T. Harder felt run down, could not sleep, and had no ambition until Vinci. The ad cites beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates as the building blocks for strength and blood. Woodward Drug Co Hartman Drug Co Middletown and other druggists advertise Saxol Salve with a money back guarantee.
Miss Amy Gile of Claremont N H is in a coma after receiving a black hand letter warning of abduction It says a mysterious man holds her in thrall during trance episodes forcing singing walking and answering questions Neighbors report a stranger near the Gile home and police investigate the case including Mrs Daisy Gile and her daughter.
Suffering fruit a tives testimonial and prices. Local merchants brace for dull winter with lamping ferry houses. George Jarvis wins sixth in five mile cross country. East Hampton bell factory rush for slesh bells before snow. A B Scranton cuts shoe prices. Universalist society buys Eddie E Davis property for January 1. Real estate sales noted. Analogy quip on Carranza and Paderewski for presidency.
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