U S Won't Deny Ports to U Boats
The Cameronia received wireless word off Nantucket of a German submarine nearby as 670 passengers were warned with life belts and lifeboats ready. The liner altered course hugging the coast near Navesink after entering the three mile limit, while nearby British cruisers guarded New York. The Greek steamship Patris reported she had arrived from Mediterranean ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameronia
Nantucket
X Lands Navesink
Patris
New York
New York Harbor
Trans-Atlantia
Pireaus
Bywick
Rotterdam
Belgier
Marseilles
Lincolnshire
Havre
Aegues Georgies
Genoa
Lancaster
London
Delta
Amsterdam
Buffalo
Hull
Meuse
Bordeaux
Verdi
Liverpeest
European
Boston
United Fruit Company
Sparta
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Tanlac touted by New Haven man as cure all
John F. Halpin of 242 Greenwich Avenue credits Tanlac with curing malaria, restoring energy and appetite, and improving sleep and digestion after trying other medicines. The Tanlac man tours pharmacies explaining usage and expected results. A submarine sighting near Nantucket and shipping disruptions follow in a separate naval report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Halpin
New Haven
Greenwich Avenue
Faskett, Bishop & Co
Tanlac
Mr. Halpin
Taniac
M. Ohhincoff
Ere
Main
Cascarets Sell Twenty Million Boxes Per Year
Advertising blurb touts Cascarets as a nightly laxative cleansing liver and bowels to prevent bilious spells headaches and bad days. Claims include waking clear headed tongue clean breath bright mood and a mild safe product for children when needed. Available at drug stores nationwide.
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Cascarets
Bridgeport Lawyer Weds Miss Bartholomew in Quiet Ceremony
James A. Turner lawyer and Bridgeport activist married Miss Bessie M Bartholomew former head of Bridgeport Hospital Training School for Nurses in the Church of the Transfiguration known as The Little Church Around the Corner. They depart for a Cuban honeymoon then plan a home on Iranistan Avenue.
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James A. Turner
Iranistan Avenue
Bessie M. Bartholomew
Bridgeport Hospital
J. Henry Rora‘back
Republican State Central Committee
New York City
Church of the Transfiguration
Bridgeport
Cuba
Turner
Mr. Turner
Miss Bartholomew
Fairfield County Bar Association
Fourth District
Republican Club
Indies
Martinique
St. Kitts
Antigua
Bartholomew
Department of Health
Florence A. Sherman
Cummings Campaign Draws Warm Reception in Tolland County
William Finley of Rockville, veteran bugler and first Connecticut volunteer in the Spanish-American War, joined the Cummings tour through Tolland County. He struggled with his bugle after pulling cotton gloves from the bell, while crowds gathered in small towns for meetings praising President Wilson’s policies and pledging support. The campaign visit featured large crowds, bracing autumn air, and scenic countryside as the party traveled with several autos.
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Edge
Wilson
William Finley
Rockville
Tolland County
Connecticut
Mr. Cummings
First Day Speeches Highlight Cummings Campaign
Mr. Cummings drew a strong welcome in Tolland county during his first day of campaigning. In West Stafford he praised neutrality and cited Washington and Wilson as models, arguing no force or seduction could derail the nation from its peaceful course. In Somers he critiqued old political diplomacy as outdated and urged open, frank campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cummings
Tolland County
Cummings
West Stafford
Washington
England
France
Woodrow Wilson
Somers
Mark Hanna
Wilderbs Super Tonic Restorative Promises Family Health
A vintage advertisement touts Wilderbs full extract as a remedy for summer debility and nervous exhaustion. It claims improved vigor after colds, malaria, and kidney or bladder issues, with testimonials from H A Buttrick and T Jackson praising rapid, broad benefits for the body and energy levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Buttrick
Buttrick
Connecticut Avenue
Golden Medical Discovery Fame
Campaign rhetoric and death within Connecticut notices
A political column condemns the Hughes campaign as confusing and asks voters to seek enlightenment by presenting facts to the electorate. It argues the Republican campaign relies on false pretenses and a polyglot split, warning that Hughes’s election would disrupt public life and foreign policy. Also obituaries note David Gordon of Hazardville, longtime Shoddy Manufactory president, died after a long illness at 76, survived by widow and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Republican Party
Wilson
America
Taft
David Gordon
Hazardville
Conn
Gordon Growthers
New England
Assawaga Co
Glasgow
Scotland
Andrew Gordon
Obituary notices and funeral announcements gathered locally
Obituaries listed include Hulda Laursen Brown of 248 Davenport Street with surviving daughter Anna and Laursen relatives. Hannah Barrows’s funeral from H. A. Remington parlors with burial at Lakeview cemetery. Clarissa J. Witherell of 1725 Main Street interred at Henry E. Bishop chapel, burial at Lakeview. Margaret Mooney wife of James Mooney buried after requiem high mass at Sacred Heart church, with bearers named. Mary McNamara widow of John McNamara honored at Sacred Heart church and St. Michael's cemetery with multiple clergymen assisting.
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Hulda Laursen Brow
Hulda Laursen Brown
Hans Laursen
Davenport Street
Brown
Anna
Emily
Laura
Alvina Laursen
Christopher
Halda Laursen
Hannah Barrows
Hannah
George Barrows
Nichols Street
H. A. Remington
East Main Stret
Robert C. Steinhoff
Berean Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Clarissa J. Witherell
Main Street
Henry E. Bishop
Everett A. Burnes
Washington Park M. EB
Margaret Mooney
Margaret
James Mooney
Broad Street
Michael J. Gannon
Sacred Heart Church
Thomas J. Mooney
Daniel Mooney
Charles McCarrick
James Bain
Hugh Hoepfner
St. Augustine's Cemetery
Mary McNamara
Mary
John McNamara
Lewis Street
Matthew Judge
Richard BW. Moore
William Blake
Fairfield
John Ryan
Waterbury
Otto Baumeister
New Milford
Theresa O’brien
William Chew
St. Michael's Cemetery
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Aera
Madras
The
Lee Bros. Furniture Co
Main St
Arch
U. S
J. A. Turner
Little Church
Round Corner
Tolland Co
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph CO
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