City appoints new board and committee members in mayor’s list
Mayor Wilson announced Saturday evening the reshuffling of key city posts. Ty Daniel J. Clifford, Jacob Borstelman, and Frank D. Armstrong are new members of the Board of Apportionment and Taxation, succeeding Lynch, Anderson, and Armstrong. The zoning committee includes A. M. Wooster, C. S. Canfield, W. T. Hincks, and others. The full roster lists numerous changes across charter, planning, public works, and health bodies, with term years specified for several appointees.
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Daniel J. Clifford
Robert J. Lynch
Wilson
Jacob Borstelman
P. P. Anderson
Frank D. Armstrong
Charles D. Armstrong
A. M. Wooster
C. S. Canfield
W. T. Hincks
Frank D. Anderson
John Cassidy
Nicholas Ho
D. D
City Planning Committee
Les Axman
Spruce Meaton
Kar M. Marsh
Bernard Kent
Ree M. Hames
Walter B. Ir
Board of
William E. Burnham
Iiliam E.burnham
Fanns Borstelman
Percy Anderson
Carel H. Armstrong
Robert Lynch
Great Naval Demonstration Planned for Danish West Indies Takeover
State and navy officials consider a grand naval demonstration to mark the American acquisition of the Danish West Indies. The Atlantic fleet led by the Pennsylvania and Admiral Mayo would head to St Thomas for a ceremonial reception. Copenhagen signals approval of the sale with dispatch expected in two weeks for Secretary Lansing to sign.
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Mark
Danish West Indies
Navy Department
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Mayo
Thomas
Brun
Denmark
State Department
Christian
Copenhagen
Lansing
Guantanamo
Cuba
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Haiti
San Domingo
St. Thomas
Second Preparedness Camp For Girls Opens Next April
Washington reports the second encampment of the National Service School for women will open at Chevy Chase on April 16, lasting about six weeks under the Mary League’s women’s section. Six courses of 20 days each are planned with military drill Red Cross wireless and signal work. About 1500 applications are said to have been received.
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Washington
National Service School
Chevy Chase
Woman's Section
Mary League
New Year Entertainment At Young Men's Hebrew Association
Several hundred guests attended the New Year’s entertainment hosted by the Young Men’s Hebrew Association at the club rooms 187 State Street. Visitors came from New York Jersey City Brooklyn Boston and Philadelphia. The program offered a pleasant evening of entertainment.
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Young Men's Hebrew Association
State Street
New York
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Tiz Foot Relief Ad Brightens Tired Feet
An old ad promotes a 25 cent box of Tiz to ease tired aching feet. It claims painless relief from swelling, soreness, and burning, easing coin and bunion discomfort and removing shoe tightness.
New Year Festivities at Brooklawn Club Planned Events
Social and personal notes describe New Year activities at Brooklawn Country Club including a 1 PM breakfast, New Year dinner dance, and a large guest list led by Waldo C. Bryant. The Strat field hosts bridal parties, a wedding planned for Jan 10, and several society events featuring Miss Edith Riker, Miss Alice Pierce, and Howell Gardiner Leavitt.
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Brooklawn Country Club
Waldo C. Bryant
Clinton Barnum Seeley
Clinton
Edith Riker
Fairfield
Members of Congress Get Suffrage Cards
On New Year's Day each representative and senator received a postcard from the National American Woman Suffrage Association with a verse urging support for the federal amendment. Suffragists gathered at the association’s new national headquarters. The State Department received a note from Turkey in reply to President Wilson’s peace message.
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Congress
Association
Turkey
Wilson
State Department
Red Cross Nurse Delivers Holiday Mail to European Soldiers
A Russian Red Cross nurse carries holiday mail to soldiers in European armies. The picture portrays her as a welcome figure sending greetings from home during the festive season, lifting spirits amid long separations.
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Red Cross
Ussian Red Cross
George H Howison Aged Educator Dies at 82
Berkeley obituary notes George Holmes Howison president emeritus of UC philosophy died at his home aged 82. The scholar and his wife recently donated 70000 to the University of California to support the Howison Foundation dedicated to funding new philosophers.
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Berkeley
Cal
George Holmes Howison
University of California
Howison
Lydia Hart Dies At 96 In Durham Obit
Wallingford Jan 1 report notes Mrs Lydia Hart died at age 96 in Durham where her descendants reside It marks the sixth anniversary of her birth observed locally The item also references railroads and poorhouse reservations in a satirical aside about net receipts for the past year.
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Wallingford
Lydia Hart
Durham
Celebration heralds 1917 with citywide events
As 1916 closes, factory and boat whistles and church bells mark the midnight transition. Watch night services fill churches while clubs and hotels host celebrations. The Stratfield, Fairfield cabaret, and Atlantic cabaret promise features and music, with the Bridgeport club orchestra playing from 4 p m to after midnight. Dinner and tours are planned at several venues, and the Pequonnock Yacht club stages a Thursday evening celebration.
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Columbia Yacht Club
Park City
Stratfield
Fairfield
Carr’s
Algonquin
Sea Ride Club
Brooklawn Club
Pequonnock Yacht Club
Italian Steamship Legana Damaged and Lost Captain
Queenstown reports the Italian steamship Legana was badly damaged in a fog collision off Cork harbor and has sunk. The crew were brought ashore except for the captain and one seaman who were drowned.
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Queenstown
Legana
Cork Harbor
Woodchipper Hangs Self in Harwinton Barn
Albert F. Crawford aged 40 a wood chopper in Harwinton Connecticut hanged himself in his barn last night no reason given his wife and his brother Edward of Bristol survive according to local reports funeral arrangements pending officials said.
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Harwinton, Conn
Albert F. Crawford
Edward
Bristol
City Clerk Names Aides to New Appointments
City Clerk J. A. H. Robinson reappointed James P. Kelly as assistant clerk at 1500 dollars and Clarence O. Lister as stenographer at 1500 dollars.
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J. A. H. Robinson
James P. Kelly
Clarence O. Lister
Pood Leads To Death In Apoplexy Case At 12% Willard Street
Antonia Sandillo aged 55 died Saturday night from an apoplexy induced by strangulation over a mouthful of food. He died before city ambulance could be summoned. Classified Want Ads: One Cent a Word.
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Antonia Sandillo
Willard Street
City Ambulance Corps
Miss Dorothy Strang Lauder Weds Lewis F Cobb in City Church
Miss Dorothy Strang Lauder daughter of Mr and Mrs S W Gledhill of 58 Sherwood avenue and Mr Lewis Franklin Cobb son of Mr and Mrs John Allen Cobb of Colorado avenue were married at 7 pm today at the First Methodist Episcopal church by Rev George M Brown. The ceremony featured attendants including Mrs Oscar Keppler matron of honor and ushers Beeton Pullman Lauder Claire Ellston J Pullman Porter and others, with Judge John Stephenson Pullman giving the bride away. A program of nuptial music preceded the entry of the bride and the couple left for a wedding trip, destination kept secret. The couple will reside in New Haven. the groom is with Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Both families are noted local residents.
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Dorothy Strang Lauder
S. W. Gledhill
Sherwood Avenue
Lewis Franklin Cobb
John Allen Cobb
Colorado Avenue
First Methodist Episcopal Church
George M. Brown
Lauder
Oscar Keppler
St. Albans
N. Y
Evelyn Pullman
John Buckingham
Fairfield
Eleanor Mayens
George Cowles Brown
William E. Davenport
Florence Legere Hayes
Miss Lauder
Mr. Cobb
Chantilly
Killarney
Bridgeport High School
Cobb
Yale Scientific School
Alpha Sigma Pi
Winchester Repeating Arms, Co
New Haven
Pittsburgh Employees Retired on Pensions
Pittsburgh workers retired today on life pensions after at least 20 years of city service. Some served over 40 years and three of the retirees are women. Pensions are funded by a 2 percent levy on wages and salaries of all city employees.
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Pittsburgh
Dr King Hosts New England Employees at Georgian Hotel
Dr King, famed for painless methods and low prices, entertained over 100 employees at the Georgian Hotel in Boston. He spoke on making high class dentistry affordable and defended his newspaper advertising as the fastest way to reach the public. Other doctors lauded advances in dentistry and praised his methods. The event included remarks from three medical men. A trolley collision on 138th Street injured three. Spain sent a note to Germany over naval actions. A fire in Winnemucca destroyed business district buildings valued at $25,000. L Vogelstein & Co filed articles of incorporation in New York with $500,000 capital. Marquis de Villalobosbar left for Madrid after visiting Berlin.
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New England
Georgian Hotel
Boston
King
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