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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1918

Page

4

Weather report for Haven June forecast and regional notes

Weather report notes fair, slightly cooler tonight and Friday for Haven and vicinity. Connecticut area partly cloudy with moderate west winds. Storm central over Ontario moved toward Brunswick, caused minor shows in Lake region and North Atlantic coast. Pleas ather morning and east districts cooler. temperatures rise above normal between ty mountains and the Missis ons. cool nights and sunny days expected with favorable conditions.

Haven Connecticut Ontario Brunswick Lake North Atlantic Rocky Inlains Ty Mountains Missisons Atlanta Atlantic City Block Boston Cincinnati Denver Hartford Jacksonville Kansas City Yanket New Haven New Orleans New

Mt Higby Weather Report and Odd Dredges of News

Mt Higby noon readings show 73 high 47 low 60 average with 58 moon, 29.32 barometer, 26 feet 9 inches rain, north wind and cloudy skies. The rest is a garbled mix of political and wartime items about shortages, ships, drink laws, railroads, and thrift stamps, with unclear connections or dates.

Mt. Higby

War era reflections and transport industry shifts

The passage reflects wartime anxieties and policy shifts discussing government control of railroads, potential fare boosts from Interstate Commerce Commission orders, looming U boat threats, expected troop deployments to France, air raid sirens for New York, and concerns for merchants, bankers, and barkeeps as prohibition looms, with a tone of public caution and national resolve.

Interstate Commerce Commission

Milk surplus sparks price focus and reduced use nationwide

A milk surplus is reported in many areas while prices drive behavior as people buy less milk, a trend seen with everyday staples like potatoes. In New Jersey a hotel keeper with a German name was briefly detained for wiring mishaps but released with an apology after a mistaken hurry-line arrest.

New Jersey

Citizens urged to watch for enemy designs

It is the duty of every citizen especially those employed on government work to keep eyes peeled and ears open for clues of enemy designs. Do not delay making your complaint. This is the time when no trifling should be indulged in.

Virginia Real Prohibition Hands Down Harsh Punishments

The piece argues Virginia enforces prohibition by punishing residents for liquor possession. It frames this as the true form of prohibition and criticizes the idea that voting for prohibition can coexist with widespread liquor. It suggests education will lead people to oppose unequal enforcement.

Virginia

The People to Boss the Job

Detroit News argues the proposed city charter introduces recall to oust public officers, shifting government toward citizen oversight. It emphasizes immediate accountability, with the mayor appointing many officers and the people gaining power to fire officials mid term for better cooperation and public service.

Detroit News Detroit

Too Much Stretched Out

A Christian Science Monitor note highlights an alert American reader who observed repeated use of the word meanwhile in war preps discussions from Washington. The piece argues this usage signals a broader editorial stance and urges clearer, more direct language to reflect urgency and specifics.

Christian Science Monitor Washington

Blue Devils Arrive at Camp Devens for Welcome Day

At Camp Devens Mass on June 13 the Blue Devils of France arrived and were greeted with questions about their activities. French interpreters assisted as officers dined and the visitors prepared to depart for Boston later in the day. Major George M. Peek was named to a board replacing Lt Colonel Romyn as division inspector. Sergeant Joseph L. Campbell received a commission as first lieutenant in the sanitary corps and moved to another unit. Second Lieut. Robert Deming, the division athletic officer and ex Yale football star, was promoted to first lieutenant.

Mass Blue Devils France Boston George M. Peek 76Th Division

Liberty Bond Verse Drive Seeks Poems for Fourth Campaign

Liberty Loan Committee of New England invites verses for the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. Poems should be simple, lyrical, and patriotic, not exceeding four stanzas of four lines or two stanzas of eight lines. Submissions may blend religious or secular themes and must be sent to John K. Allen, chairman, 30 Kilby Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Liberty Loan Committee Berry Loan Committee of New England John K. Allen Liberty Loan Committee of Kilby Street Boston Massachusetts

Wooden Ships Power Upped In 1918 Navy Plan

The Emergency Fleet News reports 400 wooden ships planned for 1917 and a third of 1918 tonnage from wood, with at least 200 more ships next year totaling about 1,000,000 tons. Seventy shipyards operate now and expansion by 50 to 100 percent is urged as workers push wooden shipbuilding toward competitiveness despite standardization challenges.

Boston Transcript James H. Collins United States

Injured Balloon Accident Alter Boston Tour Car

George W. Church son of John H Church of Boston was injured six weeks ago in a balloon accident and left Warner Ohio for Boston in the special car used by opera singer Geraldine Farrar. He is in a plaster cast with a broken back after the incident.

Warner Ohio George W. Church John H. Church Boston Cier Geraldine Farrar Church

Dr Alexander Lam Elected AMA President In Chicago

In Chicago on June 13 Dr Alexander Lam of New York was elected president of the American Medical Association at the convention. The event marks a notable leadership choice for the association as it continues its annual meeting and professional matters.

Medical Association Chicago Alexander Lam New York American Medical Association Sub-treasury

Dangers of Castiveness and Auto-Intoxication

A distorted fragment warns of dangers from constipation and auto intoxication. It cites symptoms such as headache lassitude irritability blues sallowness and blotch and notes long term effects like piles and nervous pressure. The text reflects a historic medical advisory tone.

British Nurse Decorated By King George

Miss Nora Fitzpatrick British Red Cross nurse decorated by King George for services during the recent Irish uprising. A sister of Miss Fitzpatrick was also decorated by the king.

King George Nora Fitzpatrick Red Cross Miss Fitzpatrick

A Soldier's Chances in War Time

Allen Alberts outlines wartime mortality and recovery odds. He states soldiers have 98 chances to recover from wounds, two chances to die, and 29 chances to an overall one chance. One in 500 to lose a limb, five extra years of life from physical training, and better care at the front. Disease in war is lower than in civil life, with ten to fifteen deaths from disease per bullets in other wars.

Allen Alberts Tury

Old Age a Crime Kidney Health Appeal

An ad warns that early aging signs signal kidneys failing to remove poisons. It urges prompt relief with GOLD MEDAL H kidney and bladder remedy, imported from Haarlem Holland, and sold by druggists in three box sizes. Do not take substitutes.

Haarlem Holland

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