Thousands Arrive From Brest to New York Harbor
Nearly 6,472 troops aboard Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and Santa Talens from Brest and Bordeaux reach New York. Included are 33d Division, 25th engineers, 4001st telegraph battalion, and 39th infantry units. Casuals, nurses, and officers travel with contingents bound for Camps Devens Grant Sherman and others as New England formations provide staff and support.
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New York
25Th Engineers
Fess Company
Candeasuils
Brest
Robert L.bulard
Herman Hall
Santa Talens
New
405Th Telegraph Battalion
Camp Grant
Tist
114Th
100Th Division
10Th
99Th
1105Th
78Th Division
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York State
39Th Infantry
Dix
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Sherman
Upton
Dodge
Travis
Custer
Devens
Taylor
Fort Oglethorpe
Jennie Lind Piano Sold To Junk Dealer
The piano used by Jennie Lind on her grand concert tour and built for her by P. T. Barnum in 1850 for $5,000 has been sold by a Middletown second hand store to a New Haven junkman. Allyn M. Colegrove of Middletown bought it for $1,000 when the Crystal Palace burned in 1857 and kept it at home for over 40 years.
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Jennie Juvid
P. T. Barnum
Middletown
New Haven
Allyn M. Colegrove
Crystal Palace
Colegtove
City Auditor Seeks Bids for 1.7 Million in Municipal Bonds
City Auditor Keating announced bids are sought on municipal improvement bonds totaling 1,700,000. A committee of the mayor city treasurer and city auditor will receive bids at City Hall until June 16 at 2 PM and will open them to decide the sale. Judge Miller named Timothy J Murphy guardian for four minors Thomas F Murphy Julia M Murphy Timothy J Murphy and Katherine V Murphy heirs of Captain Jeremiah E Murphy killed in France.
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Keating
Pather
Miller
Timothy J. Murphy
Julia M. Murphy
Katherine V. Murphy
Thomas F. Murphy
Jeremiah E. Murphy
France
Reservoirs Overflow After Ten Days of Rain
Continued rains have filled all Bridgeport Hydraulic Company reservoirs to capacity, aggregating 54,000,000,000 gallons and ensuring adequate summer supply. Water is running over spillways as weather sagas promise steady flow for Bridgeport users.
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Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Bridgeport
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