Back In Civil Life Veterans Registered At City Hall
Overseas service men lined city hall with notices of enlistment and discharge. Pvt Frederick A Lenk of Webster Avenue and Corporal Thomas H Smith of 222 South Avenue, both listed with their units. Cook James Megar of 8 Main Street and Pvt Manuel Correy of 968 North Washington Avenue among others registered for domestic service. Corp William Descheneaux of 1 Chester Street listed with the Signal Corps at Selfridge Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Lenk
Webster ‘Avenue
Thomas H. Smith
South Avenue
8Th Co
Air ‘Service
Cook James Megar
Main Street
28Th Engineers
Meuse
Argonnea
Manuel Correy
North Washington Avenue
Camp Devens
Fred Altieri
Trallett Street
Med
Dept
Hosp
New York
William Descheneaux
Chester Street
Signal Corps
Selfridge Field
Mich
Bryan and Hobson to tour Connecticut for prohibition drive
Hartford June 18 William Jennings Bryan and Richmond Pearson Hobson will visit Connecticut in the fall as speakers for the Connecticut Temperance Union advocating strict enforcement of the federal prohibition amendment. Bryan will stay a week and Hobson a month to press the campaign.
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Hartford
William Jennings Bryan
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Connecticut
Connecticut Temperance Union
Bryan
Award of Captain's Island ownership to Louis Lucas
Judge H J Curtis of the Superior Court awards ownership of Captain's Island near Greenwich to Louis Lucas in an adverse possession ruling. The property valued about 10 000, with 1894 assessment 10, possession for years, no ouster action, mortgage holder Frederick A Hubbard holds redemption rights.
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Captain's Island
Greenwich
H. J. Curtis
Louis Lucas
Wren Ferris
Istand
Tfrelinghuysen Ferris
Curtis
Ferris
Lucas
Frederick A. Hubbard
Hall School Block Party Postponed By Weather
Inclement weather forces the Hall school block party to be postponed from last night. P V Gahan of the recreation board announced the event will be held some night next week under their auspices.
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Hall School
P. V. Gahan
Recreation Board
Germans Seek to Recapture Dye Markets
Washington July 15 Former German dyestuff agents seek to re establish their American markets and defeat government control of dye imports the House ways and means committee was told today by Francis B Garvan a deputy custodian questioning Mr Garvan regarding the Chemical Foundation Inc Representative Moore Republican Pennsylvania asked if he considered it proper that he should hold the offices of assistant attorney general alien property custodian and president of the foundation Mr Garvan said that if Mr Moore would suggest anything incompatible in his holding the offices he would resign from either or all three
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Francis * BP
Garvin
Garvan
Chemical Foundation
Ing
Moore
Republic Pennsylvania
Foundation
French Officer Killed Near Berlin Sparks Diplomatic Demand
A French officer died near Berlin at the French Embassy during guard duty. Paris reports France will seek reparation. Berlin dispatch says Hanis Von Haimhausen called on the Spanish ambassador to express regret and pledged punishment for the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ta Liberte
Berlin
Hanis von Haimhausen
Canning Demonstrations At State Street Food Hut
At 2.80 o'clock this afternoon Miss Green will give demonstrations in canning green peas jellies jams and marmalades at the food hut on State street. Attendees were welcomed and yesterday’s rain did not deter a good turnout as home dyeing tips were also shown and solved attendees' questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Miss Green
Engineers on Northeastern railway strike cripples system
London July 16 and engineers on the Northeastern railway system went on strike today severely crippling operations. Signalmen joined, spreading to other employees amid opposition to a company reorganization and eye test plans. The Northeastern system serves Yorkshire and Durham in northeastern England.
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London
Compa
Yille
England
Yorkshire
Durham
Southport Women to Present Play at Victory Hall
Southport July 16 Special The King Daughters of the M B E Church will present the play The Sewing Circle Meets with Mrs. Martin on July 25 at 8 o'clock in Victory Hall. The feast features Mrs. Charles B. Bulkley Mrs. Frederick M. Rascoe Mrs. Rob Perry Mrs. Samuel S Jennings Mrs. Mendel Perry Mrs. Frederick E. Northrop Mrs. FH S Hull Mrs. Stuart R. Pinkham Mrs. W A Bulkley Mrs. Samuel S Jennings and Mrs Frank Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart R. Pinkham
Samuel S. Jennings
Frank &. Lane
Dutch Recognize Swiss Right on Rhine Navigation
Berne July 16 The Dutch government has sent formal recognition of Switzerland’s right to navigate the Rhine with all privileges of navigation under the Rhine rules set by the peace with Germany. Switzerland will send seven Rhine commissioners, the same as Holland, to oversee the navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Switzerland
Switszerland
Rhine
Germany
Rhine Commission
Holland
Radicals Rebuffed by Keswick Miners Conference
Keswick England July 16 The miners federation executive refused to authorize a strike without a member ballot. The decision defeats direct action advocates who wanted a strike on national issues such as nationalization of coal mines. A strike had been suggested for early August by radical members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keswick
England
Conference of the Miners’ Federation
Miss Taylor Hosts Beach Party at Southport
Miss Martha Taylor, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Taylor of Southport, will be the hostess Saturday evening at a beach party. The event is announced as a social gathering for local residents with plans for games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Taylor
Southport
Martha
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Navy
U. S
United Dept
Tina
William J. Bryan Will
Royal Society
Tnehrderdage
Mantler
Baby Shop
Pe Garvin
Stadian
Dragoons
Stires
City Food Hut
the Electric Shop
Sterling
Aeolian Vocalion and
THE
Talking Machine
M. Sonnenberg Piano Co
Broad Street Street
Travis’ “Hollum” and
Bridgeport Bread CO
THOR
the United Huminating Co
Barnum
Lehigh
Patrick McGee
Kings Daughters of
M. BE. Church
Sewing Circle
Miners Federation
Kelly-Springfield
High Street
College Street
New Haven
Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
C. F. Seaberg
Fairfield Ave
Noble
SAMP
Bridgeport’ Hydraulic Co
Fairfield 1405
Nongatuck
Union St
New England ‘Steamship Lines
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