Yale's Plan for Civil War Memorial Decried
New York December 4 Yale University faced sharp rebuke at a Delmonico dinner from the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion for proposing a monument honoring graduates who died in the Civil War without distinguishing between Union and Confederate dead. The resolution decrying the plan passed after heated debate as veterans argued treason could not be equated with patriotism.
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Yale University
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Delmonico's
Andersonville
Thomas H. Hubbard
New Haven
Eli
Hon
United States of America
University
Union
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States
Newtown Social and Business Notes From December
General Manager Fields and Superintendent John J Lyons of the Car Spring Rubber Company of Jersey City stopped for luncheon at the Sandy Hook hotel en route to Hartford. Lyons, a Newtown native, is a rubber industry figure of national repute. Local residents report various visits, events, and small-town happenings including weddings, student moves to Cornell, college guests, and a marriage license issued to Peter Slater and Jessie May Pettit.
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Fields
John J. Lyons
Car Spring Rubber Company
Jersey City
N. J
Concern
Sandy Hook
Hartford
Lyons
Harry Morgan
Sherif
Stephen B. Hayes
Upper Stepney
E. J. Hall
Cornell University
M. Columba
Catherine
Convent of Mercy
Danbury
Frank Johnson
Trinity College
C. B. Johnson
Pitaschler
Peter Slater
Jessie May Pettit
Brookfield
Marshall S. Oud
Bridgeport
John M_ Otis
Dowling Improves After New Haven Hospital Operation
P. J. Dowling who recently underwent an operation in a New Haven hospital is reported as steadily improving and from reports received in Bridgeport from his physicians his relatives and friends here look for his recovery.
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P. J. Dowling
New Haven
Bridgeport
Rheumatism Home Cure Offered by Sufferer Mark H Jackson
A Syracuse New Jersey man, Mark H. Jackson, claims to have cured his muscular and inflammatory rheumatism after years of illness. He offers a free trial by mail, asking only for a name and address, with a paid option if satisfied. He asserts multiple others were helped and urges immediate action.
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Mark H. Jackson
Gurney Ridg
Syracuse
N. J
Jackson
Becker Soon to Know Fate in Death or New Trial
Albany New York December 2 Charles Becker former New York City police lieutenant convicted in the Rosenthal murder appeal now before the Court of Appeals. His wife traveled to Albany to hear the arguments as Becker faces possible electric chair or a new trial decision.
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Albany
N. Y
Charles Becker
New York City
Rosenthal
Court of Appeals
Montessori Method Founder Seeks Funds at White House Visit
Dr Maria Montessori arrives in New York aboard the Cincinnati and visits Washington as guest of President Wilson to promote a Rome laboratory school for child psychology and development. She urges a ten year funding plan via lecture tours, outlining the method that emphasizes self directed learning, sense based discovery, and disciplined freedom. Rhode Island adopts the program in state schools within a year.
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Rome
Maria Montessori
Cincinnati
Washington
Wilson
Montessori
Rhode Island
Fire Devours Ten Tons of Hay in Fairfield District
Ten tons of hay owned by Joseph Kotch in the Holland Hill area were destroyed by a fire that started at 12:50 yesterday. Fairfield firefighters saved about 20 tons more from a nearby stack and farm buildings. Wet blankets slowed the spread, while a six mile, rapid response by William McGarry and the Fairfield team aided containment. The cause and loss totals are still under investigation. A separate notice invites delegates to a Fairfield Congregational Association meeting on December 9 with devotional and business sessions and addresses by church leaders.
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Joseph Kotch
Holland Hill
Fairfield Fire Department
Fairfield Congregational Association
Fairfield Congregational Church
Fairfield East Association
Fairfield West Association
Fairfield Southwest Conference
Connecticut
Fairfield East Association Notes Local Guests and Transit Changes
A, T. Stelle reports on social visits by Miss May Blake and Miss Ruth Perry, and entertainment for Mr. and Mrs. James Tanner and the Smiths. Charles Kane resumes factory duties after illness. The Connecticut Company announces December 7 schedule changes for Bridgeport Fairfield cars with 10 minute headways during peak times and 20 minute service at other hours.
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Newtown
Spring Street
James Tanner
New York
Thomas Smith
Ruth Perry
Southport
Bridgeport
Charles Kane
Broad Street
U. M. C. Company
Connecticut
Bridgeport- Fairfield
Pickett
Fairfield
Turn of the Tide Play Benefit in Monroe
Mrs Bertha Sutherland boards with John Hinckley after starting duties at Birdsleys Plain school. Miss Genevieve Wykoff returns from Millstone. Mr and Mrs Albert Weller of Shelton visit the Prevosts. The Turn of the Tide will be staged at the Monroe town hall Monday evening December 15 with a cast including Alex Sinclair and several Beardsleys for Harmony.
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Bertha Sutherland
Birdsey’s Plain School
Brontlay
John Hinckley
Genevieve Wykoff
Millstone
N.oo
Albert Weller
Shelton
Alfred Prevost
Town Hall
Monroe
Alex Sinclair
Edwards S. Beardsley
Charles Lacey
Stanley Joyce
Louis B. Beardsley
Louis Twist
Albert Burt
Henry Sherman
Geneva Beardsley
Herbert Joyte
Edith Curtiss
Harmony
Sulpholac Removes Dandraff Ad for scalp remedy
Sulpholac removes dandraff and stops itching restoring scalp to a natural healthy state. It uses a scientific formula with skin benefactors and germ destroyer and is alcohol free. Physicians prescribe it. 50c jars and free samples available from Hudson & Co. New York.
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Hudson & Co., Inc
West 36Th St
New York
Grange Pupils At Cutlers Farm School Keep Perfect Attendance
At the Cutlers Farm school, 43 pupils achieved perfect attendance in November. Mrs. Elizabeth Beardsley, after visiting her daughter Mrs. David Nichols in Shelton, has returned home.
Cardinal Luigi Oregna di Santo Brefano in Rome Ill with Pneumonia
Rome reports Cardinal Luigi Oregna di Santo Brefano, dean of the Sacred College and the last surviving cardinal created by Pope Pius IX, seriously ill with pneumonia. The Pope’s private secretary Mgr Bressan was sent to inquire and deliver the Apostolic benediction.
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Luigi Oregna di Santo Brefano
Sacred College
Pius IX
Vatican
Mgr. Bressan
Spugs Elects President's Daughter Leader at Mass Meeting
Washington December 4 Margaret Wilson, eldest daughter of the President, was chosen chairman at a mass meeting of more than a thousand women. The gathering supported the Society for the Pre.
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Washington, D. C
Mias
Margaret Wilson
Useless Giving Meeting Led by Civic Federation Leaders
A meeting was held under the local branch of the National Civic Federation. It was presided over by Mrs Archibald Maphine and Mrs August Belmont as they pushed forward the movement in New York City.
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The
National Civic Federation
Archibald Maphine
August Belmont
Offer
New York City
Enely
Compensation blanks at town clerk's office
Town clerk announces issuance and distribution of Workmen's Compensation forms and related bulletins required by employers to comply with the law. Additional forms and notices will be released as needed from Orange New Jersey in December.
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Town Glear
Raise Poultry With Free Booklets Amid Egg Costs
A bundled civic appeal offers four coupons for free booklets on poultry raising sent via Representative Jeremiah Donovan in Washington. The aim is to help working families reduce egg prices by encouraging home farming, though the text hints at scarce supplies and limited distribution.
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Jeremiah Donovan
Connecticut
Washington, D. C
Bridgeport Farmer
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