Knights of Columbus buy club house in New Haven
Special to the farmer New Haven May 24 Knights of Columbus purchase No 1220 Chapel street a fine property known as the Leete estate for a club house at about 40000 with adjacent grounds for gymnasium and athletic needs The new home will serve as a Catholic center for New Haven members to move from Church street to the Leete property as soon as practicable Details of the purchase to be announced at the upcoming annual officers election.
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New Haven
Knights of Columbus
Chapel Street
Leete
Memb
Knights
Church Street
Kingsbury Nominated Vice President of Waterways Group
Special to The Farmer Middletown May 24 F H Kingsbury of Bridgeport was chosen one of the vice presidents at the annual meeting of the Connecticut Deeper Waterways association here yesterday. Delegates from New Haven Middletown and a Massachusetts delegation attended by steamboat and train. Connecticut river shad dinner served as talks on improving Connecticut waterways were given and officers elected include President Frank H Johnson New Britain and view presidents Major Samuel Russell Jr Middletown Mayor E G Rogers New London Henry B Sargent New Haven secretary treasurer Charles H Nichols New Haven.
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Middletown
F. H. Kingsbury
Bridgeport
Connecticut Deeper Waterways Association
New Haven
Massachusetts Association
Connecticut
Frank H. Johnson
New Britain
Samuel Russell, Jr
E. G. Rogers
New London
Henry B. Sargent
Charles H. Nichols
Civic Division Parade of Memorial Day May 30
Notices warn city officials of a civic division in the Memorial Day parade on May 30. Officials meet at city hall at 2 PM with Mayor Wilson as marshal. They wear dark clothes white gloves boutonnieres and carry small American flags supplied before start. A Remington Guards company of about 100 former U.S. servicemen will lead the militia band of 276 and march behind the militia.
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City Hall
Wilson
Remington
United States
Children Cough Remedy Promoted At Local Drugstores
An old advertisement promotes Leonerdis creosoted cough syrup for children and adults. It claims to soothe coughs from colds grippe croup and bronchitis and notes availability at Hindle's Drug Stores and other downtown locations for 25 cents.
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Hindle
Stratford Brings Discipline Shakeup and School Transfer
Stratford May 24. Special Policeman Mallory will be dropped from the force for conduct unbecoming an officer after a saloon altercation in which he insulted and punched Dutch Hanford. A 13 year old pupil George Saley faces truancy charges and transfer to Center School under probation. Frank Babosa's case for alleged molestation of Miss Susan Bennetto is continued for more evidence. A break in at Andrew Graham’s King Street home netted $5. A church charity sale is planned at the town hall by the Child Welfare club chair Mrs. William Richardson.
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Stratford
William E. Mallory
Broadbridge Avenue
First
Hanford
Hollister Heights
Mallory
Edward Manschester
Lally
George Saley
North Main Street
Nichols Avenue
George
Ernest C. Carpenter
Howard M. Curtis
Curtis
The
Connecticut Reformatory
William B. Kelsey
Center School
Kelsey
Carpenter
Frank Babosa
Stratford Avenue
Susan Bennetto
Edward Bennetto
Broad Street
Ivan L. Morehouse
Babosa
Child Welfare Club
William Richardson
Turk Held for Assault in Worcester Case
Kamile Hansen, a Turk, was arraigned in New Britain on charges of assault with intent to kill Omar Mardot, an Armenian, after pleading guilty to the May 11 incident. The case was continued to June 1 in bonds of 1000 pending Mardot’s recovery. Police also report a break in at 1606 Main Street, where jewelry worth 205.50 was stolen from Mrs. Sammel Corso’s home. A sneake thief with a skeleton key is being sought for punishment.
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New Britain
Kamile Hansen
Worcester
Mass
Focal Court
Omar Mardot
Mardot
Sammel Corso
Main Street
Weather Forecast for New Haven and Regional Disturbances
May forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday in New Haven with partly cloudy skies in Connecticut. Winds are gentle to moderate from the south as distant disturbances influence Atlantic City and Virginia. central Utah disturbance brings high winds with little precipitation while temperatures rise in central and eastern districts. Sun and tide times noted. a separate item reports a Japanese firm loan of 2,000,000 yen to China tied to Hunan iron mines.
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New Haven
Connecticut
South Carolina
Atlantic City
N. J
Virginia
Utah
China
Hunan
Daniels Accepts Fiske Statement In Wilson Letter
New York May 24. President Wilson confirms Admiral Fiske told him he presented a 1914 letter to Secretary Daniels. The dispute concerns whether Daniels read or recalled the Fiske letter on naval war readiness. Wilson accepts Fiske’s account as to memory and filing, noting accountability for cabinet records.
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New York
C. S. Thompson
The
American Defense Society
Wilson
Bradley A. Fiske
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Daniels
Fiske
Senate
Thompson
White House
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
W. Wilson
Jee Thompson
United States Senate
Operaons
Navy Department
President and Mrs Wilson attend Grayson wedding in New York
President and Mrs Wilson left Washington for New York to attend the wedding of Dr Cary T Grayson naval aide and physician to the President, Jana Mise Alice Gertrude Gordon, with Secretary and Mrs McAdoo and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. They brought a White House wedding cake and will return tonight.
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Washington
Ellen O Connor Spears Obituary At Home After Short Illness
Ellen O Connor Spears wife of John Spears died yesterday afternoon at her home 3651 Main Street following a brief illness. She belonged to Woodmien circle and is survived by her husband five children two brothers five sisters and her father Edward O Connor of Ireland. Bobby Hammond drove an Empire car into New York City Hall from San Francisco in six days eleven hours and sixty two minutes. Take Horsford s Acid Phosphate There is nothing better for nausea insomnia sick headache or acid stomach.
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Ellen O. Spears
Ellen O’connor
John Spears
Main Street
Maria O'Connor
Edward O'Connor
Ireland
Bobby Hammond
Empire
New York City Hall
San Francisco
Horsford
Restoration of Serbia Assured Before Peace Says Landless Regent
Athens May 24 Prince Alexander of Serbia regent to King Peter’s landless kingdom told an AP representative that allies assured no settlement without restoration of Serbia. He praised American aid to civilians and noted Serbs ready to engage invaders, trusting allies and God to reclaim their homeland.
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Serbia
Athens
Alexander of
Peter
Associated Press
Albania
Edward Ryan
Belgrade
Arms Foremen Entertain at Ladies Night
A large crowd attended the first open meeting of the Emington Arms & Ammunition Co. club in the Barracks room for a Ladies Night featuring an illustrated lecture on the War in the Air by G. Douglas Wardrop. The program included performances by the Columbia quartet, Whistling soloists, vocal and violin numbers, and a dancing session after a strong emphasis on preparedness in air warfare. The absence of John Galvin was noted due to a cold. The event concluded with a toast to club leadership and officers headed by H. E. Wells as president.
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Emington Arms & Ammunition Co
Veac i Club
G. Douglas Wardrop
New York
Aerial Age
Wardrop
Roosevelt
Aero Club of America
American Society of Aeronautic Engineers
United States
Wright Brothers
Collumbus
Ohio
America
Columbia
Messrs
Pigott, Fisher, Parker and Hawk
Victor S. Wrenn
Napoleon
Frieda Pearson
Mr. Pigott
Columbia Quartet
Remington
Harrigan
Frank Braithwaite
H. A. Hannum
John Galvin
S. Fisher
J. Emendorfer
BE. W. Carpentier
Capt. C. C. Sheppard
W. C. Marshall
George Hopkins
L. W. Wilson
Harry Wilkinson
F. H. Gilchrist
W. B. Ferguson
W. E. Sandalls
J. B. Welch
H. E. Wells
C. A. MacGill
J. S. Cutter
Miss Poland Dental Nurse Discharged After Hospital Stay
Miss Katherine Poland a dental hygienist of 185 Lewis Street has recovered from a blood poisoning infection contracted while cleansing a child’s teeth in a public school. She was treated at St. Vincent's hospital since February and was discharged to her home on Sunday.
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Katherine Poland
Lewis Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Miss Theodora Miller to Wed William Eisenman in June
Miss Theodora Miller cashier at Bridgeport Public Market will wed William Eisenman in June. She was guest of honor at a reception and novelty shower hosted by Miss Grace L. Ward on Brooks Street Monday evening. Pink and white decorations, gifts showered on the bride to be. Guests included many local young women and several married hosts.
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Theodora Miller
Bridgeport
William Eisenman
Grace L. Ward
Brooks Street
Miss Miller
Winifred O'Neil
Tillie Lund
Elizabeth Smith
Elizabeth Browne
Mary French
Emily Sheridan
Marie Sheridan
Pearl Melville
Elizabeth Ward
W. F. Crigal
H. ©. Chelinsky
M. J. Bowen
J. Macaleese
Automatic Strikers Meet at Cannon Street
Machinery workers from Automatic Machine Co meet at 27 Cannon Street but take no action. They await overtures from company officials.
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The
Automatic Machine Co
Cannon Street
Brief News Notes From a Local Paper
Foreign entrants to Guadsbouys must carry passports issued by French consuls at departure ports. Striking silk mill workers in Allen town Emaus Walnutport Sistington and Catasaqua PA returned to work after wage increases. Colonel Roosevelt was cheered in Washington as a character witness for C C Glover on perjury charges. Cumberland Presbyterian church in Birmingham AL urged revivals. John Redden a Wale West Virginia merchant murdered in bed. body hacked and house set afire. Duke of Connaught arrived in Rome from the front to visit the Austra‑Indian sector. Walter Lewandowski confessed to the murder of his mother in Brooklyn. Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word.
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Allen~ Town
Emaus
Walnutport
Sistington
Catasaqua
Roosevelt
Washington
C. C. Glover
Riggs National Bank
John Redden
Wale
Warden
W. Va
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Almanac
Fiske Statement
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Connors
J. W. Connors Co
Elm Street
Aeronautical Expert
Smith-Murray Co
Smith -Murray CO
House OF Fairchild
House OF Fatrchild
Holmes & Edwards
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Arcade Corner
Poland
Guadsbouys
General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Ala
Duke of Connaught
King Georgs
Rome
Walter Lewandowski
Brooklyn
Frances. Dowiedowski
Coney Island
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