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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
2
The speaker argues that Americans will self organize after the war and resist heavy guidance. He notes wartime agencies are being dissolved as industry returns to peacetime use, while some controls on food, shipping, and prices remain temporarily to support demobilization and overseas needs. See next edition for full text.
Local notes report visits and moves among residents. Emma Garfield visits sister in Sugar Grove while Clair Putnam dies in the west. Families shifting homes include John Nygren to Jamestown and Wrights returning to their farm. Schools closed for Thanksgiving. Rebekahs held a social. M E church installs electric lighting. gatherings at the Wimner home.
After influenza, physicians recommend Bio-feren as a tonic to restore energy endurance and brain function. The ad claims the formula includes lecithin iron and gentian to aid appetite and vigor, with dosage guidance of seven tablets daily and a money back promise if not satisfied.
The Russell column records Thanksgiving church services in the M E church with special music and Rev Pardee addressing the congregation. It notes visits by Mrs George Tregea and others, a Christmas program committee, Armenian relief collections, and a WWI letter from a servicemember in France with family notes and requests.
The Times will send a strong Washington bureau contingent to cover the peace conference. John Edwin Nevin will head the staff aboard the George Washington with President Wilson, reporting daily on developments. Additional Times writers Newton C. Parke John McHugh Stuart Henry G. Wales Delt M. Edwards and Bert Ford will file from the envoy negotiations. Readers are urged to subscribe for daily home delivery during the President’s absence.
The illustration shows Secretary McAdoo’s aim to finance rehabilitation for wounded veterans through Liberty Bonds. It highlights artificial limbs, vocational training, and modern prosthetics to enable veterans to work and contribute to society, funded by the federal bond drive and future issues.
Six U S ships will carry the homes of counties from the Fourth Federal District. The counties Henry Ashland Vinton Franklin Ohio McCreary Kentucky and Trancock West Virginia earned the honor by leading the drive. Mrs Frank K Martin of Columbus Miss Dorothy Weir of Weirton W Va and Miss Myrtle Campbell of Pine Knot Ky were chosen as sponsors by three committees.
London December 2 Admiral Sims commander of all American naval forces in European waters is in and may not be able to reply to the new message that will go out to Rome for President Wilson. Sims was reported to have had a near escape from pneumonia.
A brief reminder urges readers to receive their paper by 7 11 p m and ensure delivery at their address. The note emphasizes timely receipt and adherence to the distribution schedule.
The switch from war to peace shapes public sentiment with Liberty Bonds widely distributed. About 29 percent of the population holds these bonds, seen as the best investment and a hopeful sign for the United States’ financial future.
Snowfalls expected near Lake Erie as a cold front moves through and overnight low temperatures drop. Cloudy skies linger with light accumulations possible and flurries may drift into Tuesday morning.
Twenty cases of flu reported by the Board of Health mark ongoing illness, while a Warren man speculates Teddy Roosevelt plans a trip to Europe to convey a Kaiser message. The community also notes the illness and resignation of Ly man D. Wilson, aged 86, a Civil War veteran and longtime Grand Jury constable. Chief Haag vows to curb reckless speeding. Library theatre showings are canceled for Tuesday as Miss King’s Three Arts Company cannot perform. A lighthearted exchange highlights a New York meet up joke.
The Warren and Jamestown Street Railway Company has filed with the Upstate Public Service Commission in Albany its answer to the fare-rate complaint. The company seeks dismissal and argues interstate rates are set by the Interstate Commerce Commission, denying discrimination and citing zone based 20 cent per mile basis. It asserts a 10 cent Jamestown to Stillwater fare, justification for higher costs, and that suburban increases outrun local wage gains. It notes 56 ride books available for $9 and reports not earning a fair return for two years, requesting administrative action.
A Birmingham Age-Herald report notes the Kaiser asks after the crown prince and learns he is in the palace courtyard, playfully kicked by a groom as relaxation in trying times.
An old notice urges subscribers to ensure delivery of Xbour paper by 7.00 p.m. and warns that failure to deliver will be addressed.
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