Murman Railway Carves Three Track Route From Petrograd to Kola
Torchlit construction across Arctic winter forged Russia’s Murman Railway spanning 930 miles from Kola to Petrograd. Three tracks support heavy export from mountains while prisoners and forced labor faced harsh conditions. Despite setbacks, the line carries 200 carloads daily as work persisted. A separate Omaha wheat elevator fire caused $200,000 loss, suspected incendiary.
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Petrograd
Murmar
Kola Bay
Russia
Kola
Omaha
Maney Milling Co
Registration Day Questions Shown On Card For June 5
Connecticut prepares for nationwide registration of men aged twenty-one to thirty. Registrars will record answers on cards. penalties await noncompliance. Governor Holcomb and librarian Godard have provided complete military census lists by town to aid local officials. Men should study questions in advance for prompt replies.
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America
Wilson
Connecticut
Marcus H. Holcomb
George 8. Godard
Fourth Regiment Home Guard Ready For Duty
Orders issued for the Fourth Regiment Home Guard to prepare for interior guard duty and learn general orders. Some companies have drilled. uniforms received. bayonets issued to Companies H and I. Ambulance unit attached to the Home Guard expected to arrive today. Publicized general orders require memorization and repeat when called.
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Home Guard
Saa ‘Ambulance
H. G
Bridgeport
American Red Cross
Oer
Home Guard officers to report for sentinel instructions in Bridgeport
Officers in the Home Guard will report this week to Major Henry Beebe, commander of National Guard forces in Bridgeport, to receive instruction in the latest sentinel movements and guarding of government property.
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Home Guard
Henry Beebe
National Guard
Bridgeport
Belgium Holds Front Steady Against Odds
The Belgian army, with six infantry and two cavalry divisions, holds a roughly 18 mile line with about four men per yard. Despite losing factories and raw materials, War Minister De Broqueville built up Belgian artillery munitions on French soil, enabling shot for shot defense and aiding Allied forces amid German trial attacks.
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Alies
Belgium
Charleroi
Antwerp
de Broqueville
France
Theser
Krupp
Germany
Liege
Farmer Ad Generates Crowd for Stratford Cottage Sale
Crowds flocked to Stratford last Saturday to attend Loewith & Company sale of modern bungalow cottages on Woodlawn Avenue. The representative says the Farmer advertising medium drew the buyers and predicts the season’s most successful home sale run.
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Stratford
Loewith & Company
Woodlawn Avenue
S. Loewith & Company
Women Sought Access as Parliament Edits Gallery Grille
London May 29 The House of Commons may remove the grille that blocks the women s gallery The change follows debate condemning the grille as medieval and discreditable In earlier years women entered freely and crowded the chamber until seats were seized prompting a fifty year exclusion This move aims to restore access while preserving order.
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London
House of Commons
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