Cartridges Seized on a Farm Near Putnam
Hartford April 11. A detachment from I Company Willimantic CT National Guard raided the Kempf farm near Putnam and seized 10 000 rounds of government ammunition. Federal investigators led by U S District Attorney Raymond G Lincoln are scouring the area.
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Hartford
Conn
I, Company of
Willimantic
Connecticut National Guard
Christopher Kempf
Putnam
United States
Raymond G. Lincoln
Hartford Troops Seize Ammunition on Kempf Farm
Western Connecticut farming districts show signs of disloyalty amid a night raid led by Lieutenant J B Fullerton. Troops seized ammunition hidden under stairs in a Kempf farm barn. No rifles found. Kempf claims the cartridges came from his New York City son in law Selig, tied to Jacob Ruppert, as partial payment for work. Kempf says the son brought hunting parties to Connecticut.
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Hartford
J. B. Fullerton
Kempf
Joseph Kempf
New York City
Connecticut
Selig
New York
Jacob Ruppert
Putnam
Pomfret
Railroads Get Troop Orders
New York April 11 Additional instructions to railroads nationwide to expedite troop movements were sent by the American Railway Association's national defence committee. Representatives will coordinate with the army quartermaster on movements, loading, and entraining, and report equipment status and congestion risks to ensure smooth troop train operations.
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New York
Special Committee On National Defence
American Railway Association
Department Quartermaster
The
Army
Association
Central Bureau
Man Tries Twice to Jump into Charles River
Frank McAvoy aged 27 of 96 Pearl Street Cambridge made two delirious attempts to plunge into the Charles River from Harvard Bridge yesterday. He was stopped on the Cambridge side by Tech students and on the Boston side by two police officers before being taken to City Hospital.
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Frank McAvoy
Pearl Street
Cambridge
Charles River
Harvard Bridge
City Hospital
McAvoy
Tech
Boston
Lawson Murder Case Seeks Freeing After Error Confession
Attorney General Leslie E. Hubbard filed a confession of error in the 1914 murder conviction of John R. Lawson former district president and international board member of the United Mine Workers of America. The filing urges Lawson be freed after life sentence and bond pending Supreme Court appeal. Archibald B Roosevelt seeks Waiver of five day marriage law for his nuptials to Grace Lockwood so the ceremony can occur Saturday. Roosevelt travels to Springfield to file marriage intent under Massachusetts law.
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Denver
Col
Leslie E. Hubbard
John R. Lawson
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
Lawson
Supreme Court
Archibald B. Roosevelt
Grace Lockwood
Bay State Road
Roosevelt
Officers Reserve Corps
Massachusetts
Springfield
New England Shoe Wholesalers Endorse War Leadership
At a patriotic meeting held yesterday at Young's Hotel the New England Shoe Wholesalers' Association adopted a resolution pledging full support to the President and Congress and to the Public Safety Committees of the New England states in maintaining the nation's honor and the principles of humanity in the present war.
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New England Shoe Wholesalers’ Association
Young’s Hotel
Congress
New England States
United States
New Hampshire Day Bill Passed by Senate
Concord N H April 1 A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating beverages for beverage purposes was passed by the State Senate 14 to 0 If approved by the Governor the law will take effect May 1 1918 The House had already approved the measure and a Senate amendment designed to send it back was defeated
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New Hampshire
Concord
N. H
Senate
House
Tweed Topcoats Priced From Ireland Woven To America
Prices listed for coats: brown and white and black and white tweed topcoats with satin yoke and sleeves at 18 and 20 dollars. Donegal tweed topcoats hand woven in Ireland but made in America priced at 30 dollars. coats described as loose fitting swanky.
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Donegal
Ireland
America
Thexton & Wright
England
Munson
Tweed Suits From America Priced From Fifteen to Thirty
A catalog of men’s tweed suits priced in dollars from fifteen to thirty. Gray and white tweeds start at fifteen, with blues and nubs of color in higher ranges. Styles include six distinct tweeds, light grays, browns, greens, and Scotch and Irish weaves, all made in America with some foreign fabrics.
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America
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Velvet
the Supreme
Close
George Close
Broadway
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Archie
Rosevelt
Liggett Myws
Tobocco
Braves Giants
Soldiers-Sailors Fund
Filene’s
Summer
Hawley Streets
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