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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1919
Page
4
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New Haven and vicinity expect light rain today and tonight with Sunday fair skies. Connecticut sees rain or snow this afternoon and tonight, with Sunday fair, west winds shifting to west-northwest tonight. Disturbances over upper Michigan and the Carolinas bring cloudy rainy eastern weather. milder conditions elsewhere east of the Rockies. Coastal high wind warnings are displayed. Observed temps include New Haven 36 with rain, Hartford 32 rain, New York 40 cloudy.
Weather report from Mt Higby station ends at noon with a 42 degree high and 23 degree low. The column comments on Bolsheviks, coal prices, Mrs Lebaudy, soldiers, peace talks, prohibition, Mooney supporters, and political infighting with sharp remarks from Senator Williams and others.
A fragmentary report notes concerns over shrinking personal liberty as legislative actions expand state power. The text questions drift toward increased control and the need for mechanisms to cope with new authority amid evolving governance.
A critical voice warns that state management erodes local autonomy as state police expand and motor vehicle regulations threaten local authority. The piece laments higher costs, increased regulation, and the shift of power from towns to Hartford, urging residents to resist centralized control.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co is bankrupt due to conditions beyond the Flower era. The fault lies with city partnerships, regulation, and public indifference to fares. Regulation must bear credit and welfare for public services, or public ownership by default follows.
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes a court ruling trims the La Follette seaman's act, allowing sailors to claim pay only while in American ports and blocking shipboard contract breaks. It argues this curbs misuse of American law to evade contracts but warns against expanding national rights at international expense.
An epidemic of spotted typhus fever in Bulgaria is blamed on soap and underclothing scarcity. The piece argues that improved hygiene, aided by cheap cotton, has greatly advanced public health by making personal cleanliness attainable.
Old Saybrook reports discharge of William G. Lamay from St. Raphael’s Hospital after a month with influenza and pneumonia. Funeral services for Elisha Y. Clark, with burial in Riverview Cemetery, await arrival of Lieutenant Henry Clark from overseas. Victory Girls’ supper at town hall declared a financial success with ample attendance.
Mrs J B Spencer visits Boston daughter Mrs C E Harding. James Grote joins C J Bates and Son. Chester Grange elects Master Frank Sypher and officers including Elizabeth Smith as lecturer and Margaret Goken as secretary. State Guards drill reports new Kraig rifles and re designation to Co H. Illness notes for Gladys Butler and H Z Doane. Surprise visit for Marion Goken. Baptist services Sunday with themes The Appeal of the Gospel and The Rivers of Abana and Pharpar.
Richard W. Brockway of East Haddam and Miss Florence Thrall of Middlesex were married Wednesday. Miss Thrall once worked in Higganum and attended the Congregational church. Local notices mention visits, church services, and war era items including the return of a sextant loaned for the duration of the war.
Miss Clara Mildred Fleet and Leroy 8 Dudley were married Tuesday evening at the Congregational parsonage. Services will be held in the Congregational church at the usual hour on Sunday. The town hall program Monday night features Americas Answer, a wartime showcase.
The Buffalo Enquirer notes that the shifting fortunes of Jackson Harrison Leeice and Grant could spur General Pershing toward politics while the fates of Scott McClellan and Hancock loom as countervailing influences in the broader political landscape.
Chicago born Miss Millicent Martin an American telephone operator in Coblenz becomes the first Yankee girl to dance with the Prince of Wales at a Coblenz Officers Club dance. A Roanoke College graduate, she serves as assistant to the chief of the Army of Occupation exchange in Coblenz. She praises the Prince as democratic and likable, noting many of the girls developed a crush on him.
Kansas politics center on wheat policy as farmers count on guaranteed prices. With a strong Republican showing last November and a veto on a price bill, Kansas faces potential gains of about 400 million dollars from this year’s winter wheat if spring weather stays average. Democratic control would bear the cost of government commitment to a $2.20 Chicago price, shaping campaign implications for the next fall election.
A testimonial from Alexander Munro of R.R. No. 1 Lorne Ontario describes three years bedridden by rheumatism. After trying many doctors and remedies, he reports improvement with Fruit-a-tives liver tablets, now able to walk two miles and perform light chores. Sold at 50c a box, six for $2.50, or 25c trial size by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg NY.
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