Weather Report and notices fragment
Weather report with mixed fragments describes showers tonight, warmer and fair conditions later, and winds from the south to southwest. It lists temperatures across several cities with cloudiness and some references to disturbances and high pressure. includes a dated May 7 forecast and a note on a publication notice discontinuing on the day of publication.
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Texas
Rocky
New England
St. Lawrence
South Dakota
Dakota
Atlantic City
Block Island
Chicago
Denver
Hartford
Nantucket
Jack
New Haven
New York
Noray
Pittsburg
Washington
Victory Bond urged as dry law debates linger
A fragmented report notes few days remain for Victory Bond while liquor interests doubt the dry law operability. References to deficits, railroad pay demands, and wartime issues mix with memorials and political calls. Delegates plan to send treaty copies to Weimar and local protests progress as May congressional session nears.
Fragmented Cuba Prohibition Debate Affects U.S. View
The text discusses Cuba gaining influence and the need for prohibition laws to protect the country, noting how conditions abroad and unrest in Europe impact American perspectives. It argues for self-reliance, postwar adjustment, and questions about Christianity’s role amid ongoing changes.
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Cuba
United States
Free Fm
Europe
Death of the trolley bill signals public service lessons
The editorial condemns the Connecticut company for seeking to abandon non paying lines and urges fare reductions to five cents to win back riders. It endorses a state trade school in Middletown, arguing the city should train local youths domestically to keep skilled workers.
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Connecticut
Massachusetts
Connecticut Company
Public Utilities Commission
Public Service
Senator Bowers
Traction Company
Middletown
State Board of Education
Spirit Return and the Return of Crookes and Lodge
A Catholic Transcript piece argues spirit return is possible only if a dead person can justify passage to the living. It cites St Luke and Abraham and Lazarus to claim the celestial and earthly Jerusalems lack a fixed passable link. It concludes physicians would ignore witnesses and Crookes would not return even then.
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Oliver Lodge
William Crookes
Celestial Field
Land of Comfort
St. Luke
Abraham
Lazarus
Jerusalem
Moses
Girlhood Grievance in Ohio State Journal
A brief note reflecting on the burden felt by a girl reaching adolescence as her parents fail to recognize she is no longer a child and desires independence. The piece underscores generational tension and the transition from childhood to adulthood.
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Ohio State Journal
Iron in their blood: call for reconstruction era leaders
The statement urges men and women to embody steadfast resolve during reconstruction days. It emphasizes the need for leaders who possess true grit and resilience, metaphorically described as having iron in their blood, to guide communities through postwar rebuilding.
Victory Bond Appeal to Bring American Boys Home
An artist’s call urges Americans to buy Victory Bonds to fund bringing home stranded U S boys left overseas after government funding shortfalls. The appeal emphasizes loyal citizens must lend dollars by May 10 and promises Uncle Sam will act with sufficient support.
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Sam
Burleson Quits Over Government Wire Control Debate
The Springfield Republican laments Postmaster General Burleson’s resignation stance as a sign government ownership of telegraph and telephone networks would fail under his leadership. It argues he accelerates privatization, critiques his wartime control, and predicts future wage demands and strikes, urging his complete exit from the policy. The Kansas City Journal item follows, noting a Chicago mayoral candidate from a wife’s perspective and a humorous line about “trimmed” hat etiquette.
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Springfield Republican
Burleson
Congress
Caesar
Wilson
Gompers
United States
Public Utility Commissions
New England
Kansas City Journal
Chicago
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Mt. Higby
Germany
Hev
Department of Justice
Weimar
Dempsey
Toledo
Lusitania
T Wilson
State Trade School
France
Boston Transcript
Massa
Creamery
Russell Bros
F. M. Edwards
Peetiit
Ondolars
America
Behint & Collar CO
Troy
Werubel’s
Wrubel
Crubel
Nemo
Evening Press
California
Trevithichy’s
United Tea
Middletown Silver CO
Lyman Payne
Washington Street
Leonard & Herrmann
Main Street
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