Old Brookfield Resident Dies Amid Christmas News
Special to The Farmer Newtown reports the death of Daniel Higgins, aged 85, an elderly Brookfield resident who died at his daughter Afra McDonald’s home. He leaves a son John Higgins of New Milford and two daughters Miss Bary of Brookfield and Mrs. J. Kirby of Sandy Hook. Born in Ireland, he lived in Brookfield over fifty years and attended St Rose’s Church. The obituary notes his illness as blood poisoning and references a Christmas church event and other local notices including a hospital injury and community happenings.
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Newtown
Daniel Higgins
Brookfield
Afra. McDonald
John Higgins
New Miford
Miss Bary
Kirby
Sandy Hook
Ireland
St. Rote's
St. Rose's Church
John Kelly
Wnderstaker
E.W. Troy
Sandy Crook
St. Marty's
Waterbury
Star
Congregational Church
T. J. Lee
Peck and Son
Peck
Bridgeport
B.C. Keane
E Chapman
Bridgepore Au
New Jersey
Curtis P. Morris
Levi C. Morris
Catherine Lester
Easton
Mary Lynch
Woodbury
Helen Keane
Bill Patrick "Cavanaugh
the Glen
Southbury
EB. Waite
New York
Howick Lodge
Didgingtown
the &J. Rose Parochial
Warren
New Britain
J Wentesch
Callahan
Pohtatuck
oHusatonic
War era notes on shells, relief scams and spies
A mixed wartime notes item recounts Lieut Denys Cooke of the Black Watch suffering shell shock after a near miss, then recalls a circular asking for small donations and a London inquiry by Scotland Yard into it. It also praises American Red Cross nurses in Pau, notes bets on Italy and Germany, and reports Irish Canadians joining the war effort amid other dispatches from London and Rotterdam.
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London
Denys Cooke
Black Watch
Gordon Highlanders
Cooke
Hlias
Havre
Scotland Yard
American Relief Committee
American Committee
Tea For Men In Trenches In London December 24
Wartime dispatch notes tea supply to both French and German troops in trenches. Tea is easier to brew, quenches thirst longer, and stays warm, possibly turning both nations into tea users after the war. It speculates English habits on return, linking absinthe and cigarettes to earlier campaigns.
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London
France
Germany
Algeria
Egypt
British schooner Adonis arrives from Nova Scotia
The 316 ton British schooner Adonis, Captain W S Melennan, from Gold River Nova Scotia with spruce lumber and lath for AW Burritt Lumber Co entered the port and docked. No casualties were reported despite heavy weather and a clean bill of health was surrendered to the port officer. The planned Finland cruise to South America under Fidelity Trust Co Baltimore has been abandoned.
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Adonis
W. S. Melennan
Gold River
N. S
Burritt Lumber Company
Finland
South America
Fidelity Trust.Co
Baltimore
Musterole the cure all for aches and pains ad
An authentic Musterole advertisement touts the ointment as a safe mustard paste substitute that relieves sore throats lumbago neuralgia bronchitis and rheumatic pains without blistering. It claims doctors and nurses recommend it and offers 25c 50c and 2 50 hospital sizes from the Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.
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Musterole ‘Company
Cleveland
Ohio
1081 British Officers Die
London reports the weekly casualty list from December 9 to 15 showing 23 officers killed and one wounded across about 60 regiments. No officers reported missing. total officer casualties to date: killed 1,081 wounded 2,162 missing 1. The tally covers all branches of service.
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Associated Press
London
Russian Statesman Says He Is For War
Rome reports circulated that Count Sergius Witte, a Russian statesman, led a pacifist party. He telegraphed from the Russian capital denying the claim and declaring that while he deplored the war, discussion is futile and Russia must seek a decisive victory as the war progresses.
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Rome
Sergius Witte
Russia
Christmas Forger Active in Chicago
Police track a so called Christmas forger who swindled Chicago merchants after obtaining $22,000 in Boston New York and Philadelphia last Christmas. The operator known as A Traverse a Montress Canada contractor used letters of credit varying from 1000 to 10000 dollars and targeted jewelry houses, defrauding four of about 4000 dollars while others cashed worthless drafts for 100 to 500 dollars. Private detectives say the scam runs only during the holiday shopping season with a new field each year.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
A. Traverse
Montress
Canada
Traverse
President Wilson Prepares Christmas Party for Grand-Niece
Washington reports President Wilson plans Christmas Day at the White House with a large family gathering for his grand-niece Annis Cothras. Officials closed departments at noon for the holidays as Senate and House members travel to partake in festive observances.
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Washington
Guyerun
Wee Reed
R Gress
Wh House
Supreme Court
Wilson
Hombie
House
Senate
White House
Annis Cothras
Philadelphia
Wecause
Capitol
Ecerani
Barbed Wire Orders Swamp Mills Here
Pittsburgh December 24 demand from belligerent nations of Europe for barbed wire and plain wire rose to fever pitch in this district. Offers totaling about 125000 tons, with 25000 tons of special design wire, have been placed by large customers of the Limperi Bank of Germany cut its discount rate to 1 percent.
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Pittsburgh
Burope
Tony
Ue Wiry
Apsun
Limperi+! Bank of Germany
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William’. Burke
Lynn
Mass
Cyrus
Sals
Cyrus Pharmacy
Fairfeld
Best Land
Wm. Ae
Burstford Avenue
American Red Cross
Mra. Brown
Rose Evans
Lloyd's Techargies
Italy
GeriSeuny
Austria
Wickey
Great Britain
Norway
Rotterdam
Ottawa
Montreal
Rangers
C. J. Doherty
Borden
United Irish League of America
John Redmann
Udine
Pateras
Signor Santoro
Vienna
Budapest
Stantinople
Generalissims
Dec
Lloyds
Nova Scotia
Ouch
E. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
F “Union
Lyford Brothers Bus
East Side
West Ena
Underwyood
F. H. Mullins
Cor
Main & State Sts
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