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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
4
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March forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Friday, with fair weather in Connecticut. Strong northeast winds, high pressure along the northern border, and low pressure along the gulf and south Atlantic coasts. Temperatures vary, with low readings in the northwest and readings around the mid to high 40s in several cities noted as cloudy or clear.
Weather at Mt Higby for the 24 hours to noon shows a high of 51, low of 32, mean 41.5, 12 meter 50, barometer 30.01, precipitation .26. Wind north, sky cloudy. Across town, censorship thoughts creep into local events while the season opener nears. Federal and state policy chatter ranges from Hoover’s food outlook to brewers seeking injunctions, with miners, taxes, and inflation in the mix. The piece also notes Connecticut peach prospects, a sleeping sickness outbreak, and general political talk about Senate progress and the League of Nations.
The World reports on war peace terms limiting the council to naval powers and an army of 100,000, with the supreme council restricted to overseeing limited military capability. The article outlines how the treaty curbs militarism and seeks a constrained defense posture.
The piece argues that conscription cemented grand armies from Prussia to Europe, and its disappearance would enable peace by removing burdens from war. It notes Britain and the United States never had peacetime conscription, while wartime drafts aided victory. It calls for global disarmament starting with Germany.
Washington reports a string of new air mail records. Pilot D H Dehart flew from New York to Washington in two hours fourteen minutes despite varying altitudes to dodge winds and precipitation. E H Lee delivered mail in two hours eight minutes from New York to Washington. Leon H Smith reached Washington in two hours seven minutes, Ira O Biffle logged two hours seven minutes, and E V Gardner flew Washington to New York in two hours five minutes.
Marine veteran Sergeant Robert F. Guthrie recalls a Bel leau Wood encounter where an explosive machine gun bullet struck him under the chin and exploded as he coughed and spat it out. He arrived at Quantico with about four hundred battle scarred Marines of the Fifth and Sixth regiments, many wearing medals.
Washington reports 154,060 round bales and 51,389 Sea Island bales for 1918 with an average bale weight of 505.7 pounds. Equivalent 500 pound bales place 1918 at 12,022,601 compared with 11,302,375 in 1917, with 177,121 bales remaining to be ginned.
Boston March 20 United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell debated the draft covenant of the League of Nations before about 3000 attendees at Symphony Hall Straw ballots were taken as opinions clashed The debate focused on whether the covenant, if amended, would promote peace and whether Lodge would draft and send his amendments to Paris Lodge defended the idea of a union of nations while criticizing Wilson for not presenting senate approved amendments The gathering reflected a nation still undecided on the covenant with strong applause for both speakers Venizelos is noted in the closing remarks.
J N Tohill of Lottie Hotel Evansville Indiana writes that weeks of constant muscle pains and rheumatism relief came after trying Foley Kidney Pills. He reports almost immediate relief and notes benefits for backache stiff joints and sore muscles. Sold everywhere.
Mrs Hudson Marshbank reports two years of severe dyspepsia with pain after eating and bitter reflux. She credits Fruit-A-Tives tablets, a fruit juice remedy, with improving her condition after doctors failed. Sold 50c box, six for $2.50, trial 25c, from Fruit-A-Tives Limited Ogdensburg NY or dealers.
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