War Department names 17 Americans killed in action list
A wartime roster lists 73 names divided by cause of death and status. It includes Lieut. Henry L. Eddy of New Britain Connecticut and Pvt. Joseph H. Regan of Pittsburg Pennsylvania among the killed in action. Also shown are wounded, missing in action, prisoners of war, and those who died of disease or in accidents, with numerous hometowns across the Northeast and Midwest. The count features 17 killed in action, 32 severely wounded, and several reported missing or captured, spanning units and locales from New Haven to Providence and beyond.
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Urday
Rubartson
Atolane
Diaeuae
Toe G. Trees
Pittsburg
Frank Ennis
Valley Falls
Thomas Payne
Dayton
Joseph Ciechowski
Rockville
Albert Hewatt
Stafford Springs
Conn
Lawson FE
Hower
Frackville
Warren P. Mummert
Pembroke
Walter S. Stewart
Lake
Rheuma promise relief for rheumatism ad claims
Sufferers urged to try Rheuma from Crown Co with money back if not quick relief. Ad touts a physician prescribed formula, non narcotic and harmless, claiming joint swelling relief within days and mood improvement within a week. Four ounce bottle advertised as two weeks supply at low cost.
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E. A. Crown & Co
Exposed to Serious Diseases Warns of Iron Deficiency
A damaged ad warns readers they face serious diseases when blood is timpare iron deficient and weak. It recommends Hood's Sarsaparilia before eating, Pept fron after eating, and Maude Pille at night, sold by all druggists.
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Maude
All
Adv
Soldiers Missing In Action List Drafted From Various States
A long list of service members from New Haven Boston Bristol Hartford and other locations noted as previously reported killed in action now listed as missing in action. The names include George J. Collver Ernest de Martino Antolan Gregnon Louis J. Goldman George L. Hawley William R. Hier William Hooke Lewis R. Lenhart Lloyd W. Litchfield John J. Milan Arnold D Umba and Clarence I. Massey.
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George J. Collver
New Haven
Sonn
Ernest de Martino
Boston
Antolan Gregnon
Manchausen Avenue
Bristol
Coun
Howard M. Garton
Pawtucket
Frank Gillespie
Dorchester
Mass
Louis J. Goldman
Philadelphia
George L. Hawley
Hartford
Conn
William R. Hier
William Hooke
Brooklyn
N.Y
Lewis R. Lenhart
Somerfield
Lloyd W. Litchfield
Needham
Danville
Frank Sutcliffe
Yair Haven
Masa
Arnold D. Umba
Lincoln Street
Middletown
Clarence I. Massey
Columbus
Americans Food Increase Declares War Guaranty
Secretary Houston, addressing the Town Bankers Association in Dubuque, calls growing American food stocks a guaranty of wartime success and urges bankers to support labor and harvest efforts to prevent shortages. He notes 1917 crop increases, livestock gains, and warns there can be no faltering or turning back.
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Dubuque
Une
Secretary of Agriculture
Honaton
Houston
Hamat
Peace riots in Germany spread across major cities
London reports from Stockholm say peace demonstrations took place in Berlin Hamburg and Cologne with several workers killed and many arrested. Police and troops dispersed crowds as authorities tried to quell unrest during the censored dispatch from Boekelm.
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London
Stockholm
Eld Regentry
Berlin
Hamburg
Col
Sage
Morning Post
Boekelm
Danish protest at Parliament over bread and butter
Danish workers and supporters marched to the Parliament building in Copenhagen demanding more bread and butter. A deputation met the home secretary who said it was impossible to grant a greater allowance of butter. The action began around 2 oclock with protest lines forming outside the building.
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Copenhagen
Home Secretary
Fourth Liberty Loan Plans Revealed by Treasury
Washington announces tentative plans for the fourth Liberty loan. The issue aims for at least 0 billion dollars with a 4 percent interest rate. Campaigns to begin early in October. Bond denominations to match those of the third loan.
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Washington
Treasury
John Brown's House Burns In West Torrington Fire
The West Torrington home where abolitionist John Brown was born, owned by the John Brown association, was destroyed by a blaze yesterday in Torrington Connecticut.
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West Torrington
Conn
Torrington
John Brown
John Brown Association
Tibbetts Family News from Nashua Maine and New Haven
Mr and Mrs R Tibbetts have returned from Nashua New England while Mr and Mrs Rokes visited Maine. The Tibbetts managed the restaurant during their absence. Cecil Tibbetts has found work in New Haven Connecticut.
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R. Tibbetts
Nashua
N.el
Clairvoyant fined and given leave to vacate Brattleboro
In Brattleboro municipal court Prof J B Harrington pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretense. A fine of 10 was imposed and he agreed to stop the practice and leave town. He was arrested after allegedly deceiving a woman, promising to foreclose on estate property for $1400. The case involved a Brattle woman identified as Jane Doe. Meanwhile a wedding in Bellows Falls ended with illness as the bride and groom were affected after breakfast, and the bride named Mrs. Kennedy remained in a critical condition.
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Brattleboro
J. BR. Harrington
Fred B. Pier
Windham County
Frank E. Barber
Robert C. Hacon
Harrington
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Fred Cressy
Brattle
Jane Doe
Brattleboro Trust Company
Slee Ber
Pol
Liquor Sellers Convicted in St Johnsbury Raid
In Hardwick on June 20 a large number of witnesses are summoned to the county court at St Johnsbury for the trial of individuals arrested during a big raid for selling liquor illegally. Under direction of State's Attorney Campbell and Attorney General Barber, nine county deputies took the suspects to St Johnsbury and most secured bail. Names include G C Bianchi and wife, Bianchi's mother, Mrs Gagatti, Mrs Gugetti, Mrs Predella, Mrs Mike Travers, G Galli and wife, Van Paz and wife, E Maffioli, Josephine Gheller, and Mrs Enrico Caleagai. Some defendants pleaded guilty. Mrs Bianchi's mother was not yet sentenced. Milton Pottle, a Morgan detective, provided key evidence after months of work across several town locations.
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Mra. Gagatti
Mra. Guigetti
Predella
Mra
Mike Travers
G. Galli
van Paz
E. Maffioli
Josephine Gheller
Enrico Caleagai
Bianchi
Senate passes huge pension bill in five minutes
Washington June 20 reports indicate the canal general pension bill carrying 220000000 was approved by the Senate in five minutes. The measure would add 250000 men to the army and is the largest pension act in government history. Preliminary dispatches say more than two million may be reclassified for immediate military duty due to Crowder orders.
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Senate
Washington
Crowders
Stockyards Under License Ordered by Proclamation
Washington DC June 20 President Wilan orders all stock yards in the United States placed under federal license. Licenses must be obtained from the food administration by July 25. License required for commission men order buyers traders and scalp ers handling livestock in or related to stock yards. Penalties apply for noncompliance.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Wilann
Food Administration
Thore
Chicago
Philadelphia
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Charles 3. Brand
Department of Justice
Barre Man Testifies Doan's Kidney Pills Help Back Lameness
A Barre blacksmith, A. W. Donaghy of 7 Merchant Street, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieve lameness in the back and kidney discharge issues. He claims Doan's are the only medicine that helps him, noting the pill's price of 60 cents and availability at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. manufacturer.
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Arre
A. W. Donaghy
Merchant Street
Doan
Miss Alberta Key Found Dead in Jackson Park
The 19 year old Miss Alberta Key, a local bank employee, was found dead in a Jackson park bushes on Tuesday. Police suspect death by own action through poisoning. Miss Key is the daughter of Francis Scott Key, author of The Star Spangled Banner.
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Chicago
Alberta Key
Jackson Park
Key
Francis Tt Key
Very Effective Hair Removal Method Promoted in Ad
A small advertisement touts a delatone treatment to remove facial hair at low cost. Apply powder with water to the hairy area for two to three minutes, rub off, wash the skin, and hair supposedly vanishes with no harm. Buyers urged to ensure they purchase real delatone.
Verdict Ordered in Hampden Railroad Suit
Chief Justice John Aiken directed the jury to return a verdict for Hampden Railroad against Boston & Maine for nearly 4000 dollars over failure to ratify and fence Hampden road. The judge stressed he was not influenced by fraud questions. The case, tried since May 27, involved prominent railroad witnesses and may appeal on law points.
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Springfield
Mase
John Aiken
Supreme Court
Hampden Railroad Corporation
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hampden Road
Aiken
Jn Tw
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Shell Lake
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Fred B. Jenkins
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Harry T. Brooking
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Antonio Grassi
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Edward A. Tenbrook
Mans
Edward Shoults
Alexandria
Edward Lowery
Princeton
Jian Diaz
Colonia
Spain
Percy Borgin
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N. A
Percy E. Cobb
Attleboro
William Hill
Rocheprot
Robert A. Murray, Jr
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Oliver J. Kendall
Naperville
George C. Freeland
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Harold W. Tucker
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Jack Bathgate
Orange
Thomas F. Barry
Harold A. Bergman
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Arthur F. Jones
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South Deerfield
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John J. Milan
South Boston
Victor Guaranty
Iowa Bankers’ Association
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Bellows Falls
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Dorwid
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Francis J. Kennedy
Helen A
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
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Jeweler
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Saxon
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South Main Street
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Manchester
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A. M. Flanders
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