Christie Wilson Wedding Presented Tonight at Park Street Church
Frances Booth daughter of Mr and Mrs Lynn W Wilson will wed Kenneth Davidson Christie at Park Street Congregational Church at 6 30 this evening. Due to war activity relatives are mostly on the way to the front and the ceremony is simple with Palm and bay decoration. The bridal party includes maid of honor Helen Clark with bridesmaids Winifred LaVoy Cadwell and Alice Althea Shaw. After the ceremony there will be a reception at 585 Wil limb e street. The couple, graduates of Bridgeport High, will reside on Park Avenue after a wedding trip.
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Frances Booth
Lynn W. Wilson
Kenneth Davidson Christie
Park Street Congregational Church
Clifford Walton Shaw
Mexican
Co. E. Fourth Engineers
United States
France
Robert C. Kiloh
West Orange
N. J
Clayton Stevens
Dubois
Pierre
Evening Star
Wagner
Miller
Elsie
Wely
Mr. Stevens
Love
Helen Clark
Winifred LaVoy Cadwell
Glen Ridge
Alice Althea Shaw
West Haven
Troth Pai
Miss Cadwell
Miss Shaw
Curtis A. Wilson
Donald C. Root
T. Edward Shaw
William 8. Kiloh
N.J
Daniel I) McNamara
Edwin G. Gaynor
Stratford
Willime Street
Elizabeth Pond Coggleshail Peckham
Milford
Retail Clerks Back 6 P.M. Store Closing Push
About 200 retail clerks of both sexes met in Carpenters' hall to urge a general six o'clock closing of stores. Rev. George R. Brown spoke for the pastors endorsing the idea. Lynn W. Wilson urged ending Saturday night shopping as a bad habit, noting merchants in other cities curb it. The Retail Clerks' association gained several new recruits.
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Carpenters’ Hall
George R. Brown
Lynn W. Wilson
Retail Clerks’ Association
President intervenes to settle prohibition dispute over food bill
The president pushes for immediate passage of a vital food control bill while avoiding judgment on prohibition. The rewritten bill would ban strong liquors, permit commandeering existing stock, and regulate beer and wine under wartime needs. Prohibition advocates fear delays, but the nation ponders whether to abandon historic habits as war and grain supply shape drink policy.
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Piu Fiedal
Sen
Lloyd George Flags War Aims For Allies And Turko Armenian Relief
George speaks on war aims and peace terms. He says democracy and a broader alliance are needed, stressing the fight is against the Prussian military machine, not Germans alone. He calls for driving Turkey from influence over Armenians and Christians, notes submarine strategies, and warns on rationing and trade restrictions while voiced optimism rises with U.S. entry.
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Lord George
Europe
Asia
Lloyd George
United States
Admiral Fiské Advocates Air Torpedo Strike on German Bases
Retired Admiral Bradley A Fiské argues for an air and torpedo plane attack against German naval and U boat bases. He criticizes military officials for conventional thinking and urges wider experimental use of airplanes as a naval weapon, likening the submarine’s eventual acceptance to potential aviation advances.
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Bradley A. Fiské
Atack
Germany
Simon Lake
Inquest Opens Over Murdered Woman in Brookline
Brookline Mass June 20 The inquest into Mrs Paulino Keyes death opened yesterday and continued today Witnesses include George H Keyes real estate operator and husband of the deceased found shot in her apartment June 19 Harriet A Varmney is held on a charge connected to the case She has declined to discuss it Stockholm Fine W Lack of raw materials and soda shortages force glass makers to limit output and fear further curtailment.
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Brookline
Mass
Infm
Paulino
George H. Keyes
Harriet A. Varmney
Mra
Swedish Glass Industry Faces Import Conditions
The Swedish glass industry, over 200 years old, is a major sector employing about 6,000 people with an annual output near 3.5 million dollars. More than a third of this production is exported, depending on import policy changes in the coming months.
England broadens commerce in language policy drive
Liverpool reporters say national convention of commercial travelers approves deepening foreign language knowledge and serving foreign customers. They condemn the take it or leave it approach that has benefited German rivals and urge a shift toward broader customer catering.
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Liverpool
Eng
United Kingdom
Beheadings linked to English law and colonial founders
The piece recalls dated beheadings of Archibald Campbell Duke of Argyle in 1685 and James Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, who died in 1785. It notes Britain’s long history of lawfulness, mentions the 1815 treaty between the United States and Algiers ending tribute payments and freeing American prisoners.
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England
Archibald Campbell
Duke of
Argyl
Edinburgh
James Oglethorpe
Gorgia
Georgia
Savannah
Algiers
Tobacco Controller Appointed in England to Regulate Supplies
Lopson reports in June 88 that the government adds a tobacco controller to a growing list of seven authorities overseeing shipping drink food coal mines railways potatoes and tobacco. The aim is to regulate prices and ensure full army supplies with likely consumer rationing forthcoming as all national stocks are under controller control.
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Lopson
Canada Celebrates Fiftieth Birthday Of Confederation
A century ago Canada marked fifty years since confederation united Ontario Quebec New Brunswick and Nova Scotia under a British Empire frame. Leaders Macdonald Tupper and McGee shaped the birth while sacrifices by two statesmen allowed broader representation and harmony among diverse communities. Canada now stands at a new height of power and influence.
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Canada
Europe
England
United States
Confederation
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Sir John A. Macdonald
Charles Tupper
D’arcy’ McGee
Easstern
Tests for Prison Attendants Set by State Civil Service
The state civil service commission will hold tests Friday July 13 1917 at 2 o clock in Room 172 Capitol to fill eligible lists for state prison attendants appointments. Both married and single men are wanted entering salaries are 65 dollars a month or 50 dollars plus room board and laundry. United States citizens aged 23 to 40, at least five feet nine inches tall and 170 pounds, are desired. A slight variation will not debare anyone. Harry Sackett a Bridgeport grocer filed for bankruptcy Liabilities exceed assets by 742 dollars.
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State Civil Service Commission
Capitol
United States
Fragmented Schedule Fragments From Undated Page
An OCR fragment shows multiple day names and times broken by symbols. It lists Monday to Friday entries with times like 7:20, 9:30, and prices such as 80 and 10. A Saturday marker appears without further context.
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Fairfield Ave
Palmer
Grocer Bankrupt
Harry Sackett
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