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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
4
A brief listing notes a sale at 209 Main St and nearby stores at 188 Main St 552 Main St 72 Main St. The item emphasizes the sale event and locations without further details.
Weather report from Mt Higby covers 24 hours to noon with high 80, low 52, mean 56, barometer 29.78, rain water 26 feet 2 inches and wind calm clear. Miscellaneous items note Allied unity with Wilson plan for Russia, ongoing war days counts, economic talk on taxes, corn diet, reciprocity at home, and housing rents tight. Reports various weather anomalies and political commentary as the war drags on.
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The remark argues individuals must decide their own class and separates this from open saloon policy. It speculates that even if the public rejects prohibition on sober second thought, the law’s survival would be in doubt.
Boston Evening Transcript reflects on Nicholas II as a child who loved home life, his 1905 coronation tragedy, and a reign marked by weakness. It argues he failed to seize the chance for a constitutional throne, entangled in Rasputin influence, leading to catastrophe and revolution. The piece questions whether the Bolsheviks killed him or spared him, viewing his fate as a somber consequence of his nature and circumstances.
The New York Sun discusses Simon Lake’s call for a fleet of underwater cargo carriers to sustain European forces and civilians. It notes government reliance on surface ships and naval measures, while acknowledging U boats remain a threat though reduced and controllable by current defenses and determined crews.
A critic claims the Massachusetts state guard camp deprives the state of 90000 working days. The piece argues the absence does not reduce labor since guardsmen would likely take vacations anyway. It defends patriotism and notes the camp serves a broader purpose beyond immediate labor needs.
Washington reports say the Turkish foreign minister failed to explain the sacking of the American hospital and the occupation of the American consulate at Tabriz. Swedish dispatches show three formal demands were sent and Turkish replies delayed. State Department notes Turkish troops were involved but will await a reply before action.
Authorities seek Elder Krause a South Milwaukee farmhand and probationer linked to the Hille farm murders near Waukesha Wisconsin. The victims William Hille Hulda Hille and Ernest Fentz were found dead amid five shot horses and a neighbor note for $30 tied to alleged protection against exposure. Police suspect Fentz may have attempted to extort money claiming disloyalty of German descent. Krause is alleged to have posed as an official and letters from another Hille sister accuse him of serious misdeeds.
Federal agents sweep public places in Chicago to identify draft men who are slackers or unregistered aliens. Over five thousand detained and examined, with 109000 questioned citywide since yesterday. One escapee shot. others held until identity and status are resolved. Drive to continue into next week or indefinitely.
Official despatches report tremendous frost damage across Brazil on July 12. Unseasonal freezing in Sao Paulo ruined young coffee plantations and halved output from old crops through 1921. Most sugar cane, castor bean, and fruit plantations are destroyed.
Stamford reports the body of 16 year old Leo Duffy missing since June 26 after a canoe accident was identified in Bridgeport by his family. Identification came from teeth and a marker naming his drowned brother Howard Duffy. Duffy belonged to a prominent local family.
Yesterday's results include Eastern League Worcester 4 Hartford 1 Providence 6 Waterbury 7 Bridgeport 9 New Haven 2 New London 3 Springfield 0. National League Cincinnati 7 Brooklyn 3 Pittsburgh 5 New York 4 Chicago 4 3 Boston 3 2 Philadelphia 5 St Louis 2. American League Cleveland 1 New York 0 Boston 4 Chicago 0 Philadelphia 8 St Louis. International League Syracuse 2 Toronto 0 Rochester 1 Buffalo 0 Newark Baltimore Iain. Three games scheduled today with Worcester at Hartford and others listed.
Julius Pirnitzer, president of the Transatlantic Trust Co., and three other officers, were arrested as dangerous enemy aliens and are held pending interment notice. The bank was taken over by the alien Property Custodian A Mitchel Palmer weeks ago and reorganized since, with arrests linked to justice department investigations rather than the government takeover.
Between July 8 and 10 British naval airmen dropped eight tons of bombs on German docks and wharves destroying a George machine, with all planes returning safely. German planes attacked Dunkirk July 7 night but caused no material damage. British and Greek airmen struck Kuleli Burgas damaging the bridge and railway station on the Maritza river near Adrianople.
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