Centenary tribute marks Dr Hall born in 1816
Congregationalists of England and America honor the memory of Dr Christopher Newman Hall on the centenary of his birth. The London preacher known for Union support in the Civil War and for fostering US England ties died in 1902 at Surrey Chapel Blackfriars Road. He wrote devotional works and built Lincoln Tower in memory of Lincoln.
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England
America
Christopher Newman Hall
Atlantic
Hall
Maidstone
Eng
Highbury College
Hull
Seaport
London
Surrey Chapel
Blackfriars Road
Rowland Hill
Union
United States
Ocean
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Tower
Sesident
Prizes of War Arrive for Relief Exhibition
The French line steamship Lafayette arrived from Bordeaux with 50 tons of war equipment including aeroplanes cannons and other gear valued at 200000 dollars. The equipment, mostly booty from Germany, is lent to an exhibition next month to raise funds for relief efforts. Marquis of Polignac oversaw the shipment.
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New York
LaFayette
Bordeaux
The
Entente
Marquis of Polignac
Roosevelt Campaign Tone Shifts as Ford Gains in Primaries
The piece notes Roosevelt lost support in Michigan Nebraska and Oregon while Henry Ford rises, praised as a pacifist and labor ally. Ford’s Detroit speech boosts his standing and questions Roosevelts bid as Ford’s industrial impact and wage-earning base are highlighted amid Republican jockeying.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Michigan
Henry Ford
Nebraska
Ford
Great West
Oregon
Hughes
Oyster Bay
Detroit
President Wilson Outlines American Viewpoint at National Press Club
The Times praises Wilson’s informal address to the National Press Club in Washington as clear and in step with American sentiment. The Tribune agrees the president accurately expressed contemporary opinion, while some doubt the stance yet acknowledge its growing influence when he speaks.
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Wilson
National Press Club
Washington
Press of
New York
the Times
Monday King
United States
the Tribune
The
Tribune
Mra
Hartford Post Sees Tariff Issue Dying With Commission Move
The Hartford Post argues tariff sidelining itself through a tariff commission and White House urging quick action. It warns Republicans cannot weaponize the tariff without creating straw man targets and may face voters disillusionment or a focus on anti Wilsonism in the next campaign.
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Hartford Post
Congress
Coess
Republican Party
Annual Post Office Report Shows Broad Gains Across Departments
The year ending March 31 1916 shows a big rise in most post office sectors including domestic money orders and savings accounts. International money orders rose slightly while overall receipts increased by 85969.99 and operations expanded with new wagon stations and 3500 square feet of space. Staff grew by eight clerks six carriers and 31 auxiliary workers.
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East Side
West End
Stratford
Memorial Day Parade Chief of Staff Named
William M. Barnum appoints Major Louis J. Herrmann Reserve C N G as Chief of Staff in General Order No 1 dated Bridgeport Conn May 19 1916. Barnum named Grand Marshal and motorcycle officer Harold Beardsworth is home with rheumatism.
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Major Herrmann
Marshal Barnum
William M. Barnum
Louis J. Herrmann
C. N.G
Barnum
Bridgeport
Conn
L. J. Herrman
William M. Barnim
Harold Beardsworth
Nichols Street
Dr. Schurman Sees Far East Menace On His 62nd Birthday
Jacob Gould Schurman Cornell University president since 1892 marks sixty-two with warnings on Japan and Far East rivalries. He argues the United States must build a larger army and navy to counter possible dangers amid world tensions and a Pacific race between white and yellow civilizations.
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Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Canada
Freetown
Prince Edward Island
New York
Sage of
Ithaca
University of London
Edinburgh
Paris
Berlin
Gottingen
Old Heidelberg
Acadia College
Nova Scotia
Dalhousie College
Cornell
Sage
Adams
White
United States
Atack
America
Japan
Far East
Schurman
China
Pacific
Australia
North
South
Tappan Brothers Founders of First American Mercantile Agency
The Tappan brothers Lewis and Arthur established America’s first mercantile agency in 1837. Arthur, born May 22, 1786 in Northampton, helped found the American Tract Society Oberlin College and the American Anti Slavery Society. He began in Montreal before the War of 1812.
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America
Lewis
Arthur Tappan
Northampton
Mass
Montreal
Pioneer Mercantile Agency
American Tract Society
Oberlin College
Lane Theological Society
American Anti-Slavery Society
Lewis Tappan
Tappan
New York Journal of Commerce
Europe
Remington Foremen Hear Talk on The War in the Air
Tomorrow's Remington Foremen's club meeting features Ladies' Night with a formal dinner replaced by a musical program. Speaker G. Douglas Wardhop discusses The War in the Air followed by dancing. Event at Barracks and High street club rooms with refreshments.
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Remington Foremen’s Club
G. Douglas Wardhop
Wagner and War Theories Link Music to German Aggression
The piece notes the 103rd anniversary of composer Wilhelm Richard Wagner and cites Ernest Ansermet alleging Wagner helped incite war in Germany. It argues music, especially Wagner and Strauss, can inflame militarism, while other nations also feel music’s wartime influence, fueling valor and warlike spirit.
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Wilhelm Richard Wagner
Wagner
Ernest Ansermet
Diaghili
Teutons
Strauss
Mars
Irish Title Bearer Taaffe Fights for Austria on Western Front
Count Taaffe, twelfth Viscount Taaffee and Baron Ballymotte, also Count in Austria, served as captain of the Austrian First Dragoon on the western front at the war's start. Born May 22, 1872 in Vienna, he hails from a family with Irish honors yet long Austrian ties. The Taaffe estate lies in Bohemia with Ellischau Castle housing royal portraits.
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Roger Casement
Britain
Henry Taaffe
Taaffee
Vienna
Viscount Taaffe
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Csaky von Kereszthszegh
Taaffes
Francis Joseph
General Arthur Georgei Dies at 98 in Exile Era
London reports the death of General Arthur Georgei aged 98 at Buud apest. He led the Hungarian army as commander during the 1848 war of liberation and was noted as a chemist. His career included depictions as dictator and later retirement after Russian involvement.
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London
Buudapest
Arthur Georgei
Amsterdam
Georgei
Georges
Kossuth
Russia
Austria
New Haven Laborers Strike Dispersed by Police
About five laborers laying railroad tracks on River Street struck today and marched toward trolley track workers to urge quitting. Police dispersed the demonstrators after trolley men paused work. laborers' demands are not known.
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New Haven
River Street
Orpet Murder Trial Sees Slow Jury Selection
Waukegan Illinois May 22 the second week of Will H Orpet University of Wisconsin student charged with Marian Lambert murder opens with resumed juror questioning Four hundred veniremen have been questioned and only four jurors selected
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Waukegan
Ill
Will H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Lambert
Daylight saving time advances clocks in Norway
A daylight saving plan forces clocks forward by one hour in Norway. In Oklahoma Bryant County, Kemp town is struck by a tornado causing 15 to 20 deaths and many injuries.
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Norway
Kemp
Bryan County
Okla
Equal Suffrage County Convention Set for June in New Haven
The county convention of the Equal Suffrage party will be held June 10 at the Lawn club on Whitney Avenue New Haven. Delegates from 26 towns will report. Mrs Hepburn and Mrs Carlos M Stoddard will attend. A luncheon follows at 1 pm and an afternoon musical program.
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Equal Suffrage Party
New Haven
Whitney Avenue
Equal Franchise League of
Hepburn
Schoninger
Carlos M. Stoddard
Taft
Picker Returns to Duties After Hospital Treatment
Rev. Thomas J. Picker, assistant at St. Patrick's church, has returned to duties after stomach trouble treatment at St. Vincinta hospital in New York. Prof. Erle Metchinkoff of the Pasteur Institute, long ill with heart trouble, worsened suddenly last night and doctors have given up hope of saving his life.
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Thomas J. Picker
St. Patrick's Church
St. Vincinta Hospital
New York City
Paris
Erle Metchinkoff
Pasteur Institute
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Howland Dry Goods Co.,Main and Cannon Sts
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Grafonoa Co
State St . Piduette Piano Co
Cannon ™- Sonnenberg Piano Co
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