Evening Press subscription terms and policy notes
Special wire notice outlines subscription terms for The Penny Press edition in Middletown Connecticut. It states payment required before service continues, discontinuation options, and address change procedures with notices to cease ads by the day of publication. The paper notes second class mail status and sale locations.
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PENNY
Midletown
Conn
Jonal
United
Middletown
Mt Higby Weather and War Era Reflections
Weather at Mt Higby reports 73 max 44 min mean 58.5. Noon 60, barometer 29.82, water 96 feet 7 inches, wind north and cloudy. The piece then surveys suffrage Prohibition, wartime politics, social tensions, and warnings about German drives, sugar rations, and government actions on strikes and sedition. It mentions former Secretary Root, Kaiser, and a jail-oriented mood amid wartime strain.
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Mt. Higby
Bolshevik Leaders Flee as Russia Crisis Deepens
The report claims Lenine and Trotzky, premier and foreign minister, have fled amid a Bolshevik upheaval. Their itinerant rule is noted for rapid moves and escapes, with speculation they may later return to New York’s East Side. Their tenure allegedly featured hurried meals and quick lodging in various palaces.
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Lenine
Trotzky
Russia
New York
Duty Stark and Naked in Tax Debate at Congress
President Wilson urged Congress to act on a new war revenue law this summer to fund the war effort. He warned against excuses and said taxes must be placed on those who can most afford to bear the burden. The piece notes past delays and the need to adjust 1918 activities to support war preparations.
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Wilson
Congress
Treasury
Red Man's Part in War Effort Highlighted by Indians
Boston Herald piece notes about 5,000 Indians in active service including many in the navy, with large enrollments in Indian schools aiding the war effort through Red Cross, and a stance against independent Indian army units while urging service alongside white soldiers in the trenches.
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Boston Herald
Passamaquoddy
Germany
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Tecumseh
Logan
Black Hawk
Keokuk
France
Red Cross
Fair Play for Negroes on Railroads
The director-general of railroads ordered equal pay for Negro and white workers for the same work. The action, noted as a significant economic justice, comes from an official born and trained in the South. The public attention to this fact is unlikely to escape notice.
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Springfield Republican
South
Forty Four New Ships Added In May War Drive
The shipping board reports May output of forty four fully equipped ships totaling 263,571 tons deadweight. Since January 1 the year’s total reaches 1,112,897 tons. Twelve Japanese ships adding 60,000 tons reached Pacific ports and will soon head to the Atlantic. The United States nears Britain as the world’s leading shipbuilder with 3,000,000 tons expected this year and up to 8,000,000 tons next year. American labor and industrial leaders are credited for sustaining wartime production amid muckraking. The tonnage aims to support 2,000,000 workers abroad and deliver ships for general use, underscoring the war’s win in American yards.
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New York Globe
Shipping Board
Japan
Pacific
Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
Adjourning politics and war aims in 1918
The Springfield Republic article notes President Wilson’s claim that politics are adjourned clashes with calls for a Republican majority in Congress. It cites editorials from the Brooklyn Standard Union and the Boston Herald arguing party control would affect war policy and postwar peace. It urges voters to choose candidates who support the president’s war aims and a lasting peace.
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Springfield Republican
Wilson
Congress
Brooklyn Standard Union
Boston Herald
Herald
House of Congress
Stars and Stripes voice of American fighting spirit
The Stars and Stripes, official A E F newspaper produced in Paris, embodies a brash, humorous American voice. It champions the underdog, delivering a spirited stance against tradition while rallying readers to support courageous causes.
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Stars and Stripes
New York Globe
United States
The
Rue’ Des Italians
Paris
France
America
Stars and Stripes: Rallying Wartime Spirit for Soldiers
A vivid exhortation praises the Stars and Stripes weekly paper for soldiers, noting its eight pages of news editorials jokes features cartoons and sports. It argues subscribing boosts morale and sustains resolve in the fight.
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Stars and Stripes
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