Weather updates and scattered storms across regions
May 29 report notes fair tonight with partly cloudy skies and modest temperatures in the vicinity. Rocky Mountains conditions show recent changes with rains in Oklahoma and North Carolina. south remains unsettled over the Mississippi Valley. Temperatures run above normal in northern areas while Miles City Montana hit 98 and Willis W. D. reached 96.
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Grvernment Weaather Fesport
New i
Medicut
Condit
Rocky Mountains
Issippi Valley
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Miles City
Mont
Fted
Willis W. D
Atlantic City
Block Island
Cleear
Chicago
Detroit
Jacksonville
Judy
Nantucket
New 470
New York
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Washington
Mt Higby Weather Report for the Day
Weather data from Mt Higby reports a 24 hour period with a high of 81, a low of 50, and a mean near 81. Barometer 29.07 inches, wind from the north, visibility clear, with a height reading of 27 feet 4 inches.
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MT. Higby
Memorial Day Proclamation and civic notes
Washington May 29 A lengthy Memorial Day proclamation from President Wilson emphasizes liberty and the sacrifice of soldiers in the great war, urging observance and reflection on unity and freedom. The piece also touches on homefront events, welcomes home celebrations, local vendor chatter, prices, and veterans from the Civil War amid parade preparations and community remarks.
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Washington
Press- Wilson
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Inskintty and Prohibition Notes Across Sates
Fragmentary civic and social items touch on heredity rumors, prohibition moves in ten midwestern states, Sweden granting women full suffrage, looming U S Senate action on women voting rights, and varied public mood. References to local streets, banks, mosquitoes, telegraph wires, and naval aviation trivia appear in irregular jottings.
Salvation Army Drive in Middletown Seeks $1700 More
Victory Week ends with Middletown urged to reach a $5500 quota for the Salvation Army in the national drive totaling $13 million. Local support fell short, with $1700 still needed before the extended Friday deadline as other towns meet their goals. The piece recalls the Army’s war effort and calls residents to contribute.
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Middletown
Salvation Army
France
German in Churches Sparks Indiana Church Language Debate
The Indiana General Assembly banned German in schools but not in churches. A southern Indiana clergyman recalls being forced from a church for refusing German sermons. After the armistice, supporters pressed for German use, cutting his salary due to lack of funds. Some German-born Americans fear renewed conflict as war sentiments linger.
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Indianapolis
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana
Germany
United States
The Day of the Penny
The penny has become essential under the new tax law, replacing nuisance status as coins are widely used. Coppers are plentiful as prices rise to six cents and mints in Denver and Philadelphia work overtime producing cents.
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Detroit Free Press
Picayune
Denver
Philadelphia
Connecticut assignments and trade marks list 1919
A long list of patent assignees and designs dated May 5th and May 13th 1919 includes inventors and assignees such as Benjamin M DesJ West Hartford to J T Underwood New York for typewriter attachments Carl M Dombrowsky Norwich cultivating plow Fred S English New London ink device for flat bed printing William L Gumprecht Hartford to Underwood for combined typewriting and computing machine Willliam F Helmond Hartford to Underwood for typewriter machine John J Maline New Haven door latch and others with entries for latches, locks, switches, engines, calcs, and trade marks for H Lead Works Russell Mfg Co and more, listing inventors and assignors across Connecticut towns and New York connections.
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Benjamin M. . Desjardins
West Hartford
J. T. Underwood
Brooklyn
N. Y
Benjamin M. Desj
Underwood Typewriter Com
New York
Norwich
Fred S. English
New London
William L. Gumprecht
Hartford
Underwood Computing Machine Company
Willliam F. Helmond
Underwood Typewriter Company
John J. Maline
New Haven
William J. Newton
Harvey Hubbell, Incorporated
Bridgeport
Charles F. Raymond
Sargent & Company
Ira H. Spencer
Spencer Turbine Company
Henry J. Stuart
Robert N. Bassett Company, Incorporated
Shelton
Earle H. Wheaton
Charles R. Johnson
Charles O. Mathews
Milford
Charles H. S
East Haven
John F. Cavanaugh
Connecticut Telephone & Electric. Co., Inc
Meriden
Connecticut Telephone & Electic Co., Inc
Paul F. Farum
Russell Manufacturing Co
Middletown
Joseph BH. Anderson
Coscob
John T
B. G. Austin
Austin Organ Co
Joseph O. Cadieux
Connecticut Telephone & Electric Company, Inc
William J. Gagnon
Bead Chain Manufacturing Company
Celestin Guilmart
Goshen
Sluice
Emery G. la Voie
Greenwich
Aeroplane
Carl F.schnuck
Farrel Foundry & Machine Co
Ansonia
John H. Shaw
Sargent
Concert Tax Elevates Conductors Worth and Demand
A New York Sun piece argues war and tax pressures push orchestra conductors to unprecedented salaries and selectivity. It notes postwar system shifts from Dutch and Italian leaders to less eminent hires, making orchestral concerts costlier and riskier for promoters while rewarding the conductor as a highly profitable, potent figure.
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New York Sun
United States
A Kiss Amiss
A fragile cartoon vignette in Cartoons Magazine shows a man soliciting a kiss, a woman pausing before replying that kissing may go to the head and she cannot consent.
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Cartoons Magazine
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Kansas
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New Britain
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Lample
H Lead Works, Inc
Hazardville
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Gaston
United Tea Importers’ Co
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Boston Blues
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Rockport
John Moore
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J. F. Nixon
Arnold's
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Gingham
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