War Boom in Connecticut Factories Expands
The Hartford Courant reports munitions orders flood Hartford plants turning out guns shrapnel and fuzes for Europe. Colt Pratt Whitney Hartford Machine Screw and National Machine expand to meet demand, with new buildings and overtime. Bridgeport New Haven and Waterbury also see major factory expansions and profit from war orders.
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Hartford Courant
Hartford
Europe
Colt
Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Benet-Mercier
Great Britain
Montreal
Springfield
Colt Company
Pratt & Whitney Company
Niles-Bement-Pond Company
Republic of China
Remington, Arms U. M. C. Company
Bridgeport
Hartford Machine Screw Company
DuPont Powder
National Machine Company
Express
DuPont Powder Company
Delaware
New Jersey
DuPont
New Haven
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
Winchester
Connecticut
United States
American Locomotive Company
Providence
R. I
Remington Arms U. M. C
Horrific Massacres Reported in 1815 Bridgeport and St Louis
Dispatches recount an 1815 barbarous spree in Bartelon a Spanish city and a St Louis raid where native assailants and French troops clashed, with hundreds killed or wounded. Separate notes describe an impostor named Brother Day linked to the Franciscan Brothers, who sought donations using false ties to Archbishop Corrigan and City Clerk Mullins. Nearby, a Bridgeport training school plans a two hour program led by staff including Miss Olmstead and Miss Brown, with classrooms under multiple teachers and schedules from 2 to 4 pm.
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Franciscan Missionary Brothers
Frederick c. Mullins
Bridgeport
Patrick Cashman
Water Street
Corrigan
Mather McGuire
Atea
Fred Mullins
John Day
Day
Mullins
Franciscan Order of Christian Brothers
New York
Glerk
The
Christian Brothers
John C. Ford
Clark and Wilson Continue Hat Shop in City
Daly sold his establishment in this city and will focus on business in New York. Henry L. Clark and F. E. Wilson have purchased stock and will operate the shop at the old stand under the firm name Clark and Wilson.
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Qianki
Selis
Clark
Daly
New York
Henry L. Clark
F. E. Wilson
Clark and Wilson
Fenian Brotherhood lecture slated in Franklin Hall
Wm. Delancey of Hartford will lecture Friday evening May 26 in Franklin Hall on Triad Nationality and the Fenian movement. Delancey promises a strong appeal to his countrymen about British wrongs in Ireland. Also noted: Tomlinson Minor Co. new carriage factory finishing room showing a bronche and a new buggy style. Mrs. Pucsey of Southport robbed of 115 dollars from a pocketbook. thief entered another room, escaped with money, no arrest yet.
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Wm. Delancey
Hartford
Franklin Hall
Delaney
Tomlinson, Minor &Co
Pucsusy
Southport
Acorns Triumph in Second City League Contest
Twenty years ago the Acorns beat St. Loysius 13 to 5 at Athletic Park in a game watched by about 200 spectators. Dore struck out 12 for Acorns on 17 hits off Howe, while the Acorns' 13 runs came with strong hitting. Bridgeport players shone in the Eastern League with Shannon delivering a five-for-five performance and six RBIs, and Rogers stealing three bases for Providence. Dan Donahue suffered a crushed toe at work on the Consolidated road, and a Spaniel named Gerry was treated after a bite incident. An impostor in clerical attire was arrested in Long Island City after attempting to sell prayer books.
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Acorns
Athletic Park
St. Rloysius
Acorn
Dore
Howe
Bridgeports
Shannon
Lush
Rochester
Rogers
Providence
McDonalds
Tolor
Long Island City
Father John McGuire
St Mary's Church
Pinero at Sixty Sees War Inspiring Arts
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero born in London sixty years ago today. He began as an actor at nineteen in Edinburgh earning five dollars weekly. He later wrote plays, quitting acting in 1881. He believes the war will inspire artists and purify culture, forecasting renewed vigor in arts worldwide and citing the American Civil War as a prior catalyst.
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Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
London
Queen Victoria
Theatre Royal
Edinburgh
Pinero
Globe Theatre
Xes
Arthur
East
Gifts and jewelry sale spotlight at Buschler’s store
Advert announces M. J. Buschler reliable jeweler at 4 Fairfield avenue offering wedding, birth, anniversary, and graduation gifts with top quality diamonds watches and jewelry at fair prices. Readership is urged to visit for complete satisfaction and trusted service. Also notes Chicago employment agencies predict 16000 to 18000 men needed for harvest field work next month.
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M. J. Buschler
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
Chicago
Gifts for All Occasions Store Offers Diamonds and Jewelry
Gift buying guidance emphasizes visiting our store for weddings birthdays anniversaries and graduations. The ad touts diamonds watches and high grade jewelry with honest pricing and promised complete customer satisfaction from first-time shoppers.
Addams to Vienna as Peace Delegates Reach Audience
Miss Jane Addams and Wo men's Peace Conference delegates head to Vienna after meeting Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg in Berlin, who expressed sympathy for their peace aims. The group plans an audience with Emperor Francis Joseph, while other items note Italian and German wartime actions and reactions across Europe.
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Onus Addams
Vienna
Amsterdam
Jane Addams
Women’s Peace Conference
Hague
Movement For Peace
von Bethman-Hollweg
Berlin
Francis Joseph
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Poignar
Thei Luimeot
ST. Louis
Cote Sans Dessien
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Cote Bans Dessein
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Mississippi
Nhe
E. G.olmstead
Miss Brown
Miss Noonan
Ogden
Miss Hughes
Dan Donahue
Daniel Donahue
Consolidated Road
Consolidated
Edward Freyler
Gerry
H. KR. Parrott
M. J. Buechler the
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the Sun
Foreign Legion
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Trentino
Meran
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War
Marine
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Brest
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Republic
MacDonald
Bordeaux
Bloomfield, N. J
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John Neville Biggs
Ier
Army
Hayes
Water ST
Burroughs
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
WM. Burgess
Cutter Bldg
Conn
W. J. Bryan
Clover Cliff Vermont
Clover Cliff
Meat Department
East Main ST
Halligan Millinery
Broad Street
the People’s Dairy
State Street
Geo
A. Robertson
John F. Fay
Fairfield
GEO. B. Clark & CO
Crawford Ranges
Hotel Vendig
Filbert Sts
Philadelphia
Sarmes
Restaura
Pinaud
S.lilag
Parfumerie
Pinaud Department
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