Address Change Notice For Middletown Newspaper Subscriptions
Notice states subscription address changes must be received by the newspaper by 2:40 a.m. on the publication day to take effect. It notes that discontinuations or changes cannot be made after the stated time and directs readers to mail to the Middletown Conn post office. The evening press will continue to be sold at Main Street book store locations.
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Weather Forecast for New Haven Area
New Haven forecast indicates fair tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. High pressure over the lake region brings pleasant conditions east of the Mississippi. a southeastward-moving disturbance remains over New Mexico and Utah. Temperatures largely below normal in central and western districts, with increasing clouds and slowly rising temps Thursday.
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New Haven
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Boston
Denver
Hartford
Nantucket
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Pittsburg
Ortland
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Washington
Mt Higby Weather and Dispatches on Reform and War
Mt Higby weather report for 24 hours ending at noon shows a maximum 36, minimum 14, mean 25 with 12 noon wind from the northwest and clear conditions. The rest of the text discusses Allied war aims, Prohibition referenda, political reform, price trends, and oil speculation, reflecting debate over population opinions, court politics, and military retirements.
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Mt. Higby
Burdened tax outlook and commission concerns rise
The article laments growing burdens on the people and a drift toward a commission system over the past decade. It notes tax rates across the state running above two percent with promises of increases, arguing the per cent idea is the real reckoning rather than millage.
A Nation Sounds Alarm On Alien Sedition Voices
The writer argues it took long to confront anti government cries, contending the country’s global advantages should have prompted earlier action against sedition. They urge firm measures, insisting the nation’s opportunities demand decisive response to seditious elements.
Children or Hogs in War Wheat Policy
Detroit News argues over government grain policy postwar, weighing who benefits from wheat stockpiles. It questions whether paternalistic distribution will raise loaf sizes and reduce prices for families or favor hog farmers and keep costs high for consumers. The piece critiques subsidies and calls for broad access to food.
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Detroit News
Labor unions urged to repeal War-Time Prohibition Act
The New York World reports unions should focus on repealing the War Time Prohibition Law before June 30 rather than a general strike. It calls the act a statutory lie, urges lawful action, and says repeal would restore beer and work without harming industries or the innocent.
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New York World
Anti-Saloon League
League
United States
Treasury’s war finance plea and looming victory loan
Secretary Carter Glass outlined wartime expenditures and receipts through January 21, 1918, noting $26.62 billion in outlays since March 1917, $6.12 billion in revenue, and $18.0 billion from liberty loans. A $631 million gap is to be covered by treasury certificates, with a victory loan near $5 billion to fund these obligations. Congress must back the plan, balancing incentives and deadlines as wartime needs persist.
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New York World
Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass
House Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Congress
Glass
Star Foretold Vision Sparks Midwestern Doubt
February 1919 Minneapolis Journal humorously notes a famed star prophecy and a munitions plant worker coping with noise. The poem references a radiant star seen as a future omen and a playful office anecdote contrasts quiet vs hustle at work and a Bridge party.
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Rhine
Minneapolis Journal
Taft Speech Irony Amid War Language and Golf Anecdote
In an wartime address William Howard Taft laments the Hun’s horror while using a golf anecdote about a clergyman whose temper flares at his caddie. The misquoted tale underscores restraint amid provocation, reflecting era tension and public reaction.
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William Howard Taft
Middletown to Meet Goldenrods in Saturday Showdown
Middletown faces a tough test against Winsted’s fast Goldenrods at the local Y M C A Saturday night. The Middletown lineup features Ahern and Shultz at forward with Hahn Salmonson and McConochie at guard while the Goldenrods rely on Carroll Hayes Adame Grown Gaghen and Manchester. Referee Nig Magnano returns to officiate a likely fast, hard fought battle.
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Middletown
Waterbury Y. M
Fritz Salmonson
Carroll
Hayes
Adame
Haked
Gaghen
Manchester
Dan Ahern
Shultz
Hahn
Salmonson
McConochie
Spear
Goldenrods
Magnano
Leonard Promoter Bets $10,000 for Tendler-Welling Bout
New York reports Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion, returning from California to active fight plans as promoters in New Jersey and Pennsylvania target big attractions. Dave Mackay of Newark offers $10,000 to match the Tendler-Welling winner before May 1, while Eastern states gear up for boxing’s return. In bowling news, Franklin Co. defeats Conn. Power Co. three straight at Aetna alleys. high scores include Hoffman 275 and Goff 289. The Middletown team to bowl New Britain All Stars at Aetna on Feb 20.
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Pennsylvania
Dave Maclay
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Leonard
Lew Tendler
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Joe Welling
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Goff
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Cone
WANG
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