Kiwanians Back Plan for Municipal Bathing Pools
Kiwanis club members at a Stratfield luncheon unanimously endorsed public school swimming pools. Professors and doctors including Moore and Adams praised pools as beneficial, urging schools to provide safe facilities with trained instructors. City officials and Park board president Hames also voiced support as Waterbury eyes action through the Board of Recreation.
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Kiwanis Club
Moore
Stratfield
Standard Telegram
Waterbury
Wawance
James ©. Moore
Adams
F. J. Adams
Park Board
William H. Sandland
Board of Recreation
Wisser
Stratford Civil War Veteran Dies at 79
Lieut. William Otis Brown, Civil War veteran, died in Stratford yesterday in his 79th year. He lived at 2092 Elm street with the Wheeler family for about 20 years and will be buried from that residence at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon. His wife Imogene Brown, a noted singer, died years ago. Surviving are an aged sister in New York. He previously lived in New York and Buffalo.
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William Otis Brown
Stratford
Caroline B. Wheeler
Academy T1
Wheeler
Elm Street
Lieut. Brown
Imogene Brown
New York
Newwork
Frown
New York City
Buffalo
N. Y
Fractured Skull After Auto Crash In Bridgeport
John Elershezitz a seven year old of 785 Ogden Street is in Bridgeport hospital with a fractured skull after being struck by an automobile driven by Murray Kaplan of 692 East Main Street. Kaplan was arrested on a $1000 bond after reporting the accident at the Second precinct station. Witnesses said the two boys darted into the street and Elershezitz jumped in front of the car. Kaplan said he slowed the car and honked to warn them. The injured boy was expected to recover.
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John Elershezitz
Ogden Street
Bridgeport
Murray Kaplan
East Main Street
Kaplan
Second Precinct
Dlershezitz
Read Em Now for Its Save Your Last Chance Date
A playful note marks September 19, 1919 as a rare calendar convergence. It notes Friday, warns of trolley mishaps and stairs, and hints at luck with a five dollar find. It cites August 18, 1818 and February 20, 2029 as the only other appearances, urging timely action.
New York City Employes Prepare Central Council for AFL
A proposal to form a central council uniting about 100000 city workers and affiliating with the American Federation of Labor was approved at a meeting of executives from 15 unions. The plan includes charter efforts for unorganized groups and will be sent back to member unions for action.
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New York
New York City
American Federation of Labor
Uniformed Firemen's Union
Police Benevolent, Association
Teachers’ Union
Union of
American Federation
A. F
Lake Sees Vast Possibilities In New Radiophone
Captain Simon Lake predicts future wars will feature submerged submarines guided by radiophone links with airships and dirigibles, expanding reach and stealth. Experiments off New London showed a submerged N-6 coordinating with a hydroplane 2,000 feet up, signaling naval potential and commerce value.
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Simon Lake
Milford
New London
Captain Lake
United States Naval Electrical Engineers
Navy Department
Wishers Island
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Day Compares U S Constitution Debates to League Fees
Dir Willian Horace Day, pastor of United church, spoke at Constitution Day exercises last night at the high school. He said early framers faced opposition similar to today’s critics of the League of Nations while noting that common people supported both efforts, as bells rang and crowds cheered at the signing.
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Dir Willian Horace Day
The
United Church
League of Nations
Last Battalion Runner Marries Widow of Bride’s Mother
PORT CHESTER, Sept. 18 Vito DeAndrea, once a severely wounded runner with Colonel Whittlesley’s Last Battalion, married Grace Bruglar yesterday. He learned afterward that his father, a widow, had wed Grace Bruglar’s mother two days earlier. Both older spouses had died in the autumn influenza outbreak.
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Port Chester
Vito DeAndraa
Whittlesley
Grace Bruglar
DaAndrea
D Annunzio Still Commands Fiume Amid Accord
From Rome and Paris reports confirm Gabriele D Annunzio still holds Fiume with his irregular forces while Italian and Allied leaders seek a definite solution. Badoglio warns time limit for return to armistice zone nears. D Annunzio proclaims the annexation of Fiume to Italy as crowds back him. Paris notes naval and military cordons and efforts to starve the city into surrender, with plans to destroy if hold fails.
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Associated Press
Rome
Iime
Gabriele D’ Annunzio
Badoglio
Alessaggero
David Lloyd-George
M. Clemenceau
Signor Tittoni
Fiume
Wilson
Victor Hugo
France
Milton
England
Lincoln
America
Wiume
Italy
Gabriele D’annunzio
Hig
Tiume
Senor Cies
Paris
Oklahoma Congressman Thompson Dies En Route Home
Martinsburg W Va Sept 18 Congressman J B Thompson of Oklahoma died of heart trouble on a train hour from Washington He was 62 and had eight years in Congress He was accompanied by his son Lieutenant J B Thompson and survived by his widow and two sons The body will be sent to his home in Pauls Valley Oklahoma tomorrow
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W. Va
J. B. Thompson
Oklahoma
Washington
Camp Funston
Paul's Valley
Oflo
Representatives
J. J. Thompson, Jc
James M. Thompson
Thompson
Dawes Declines Industrial Board Appointment
Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes of Central Trust Co. informs President Wilson he cannot serve on the planned industrial conference in Washington. Dawes recently returned from two years in France and has turned to banking duties.
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Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
The
Central Trust Co
Wilson
Washington
Dawes
France
Treaty Approval Good Business Says President in California
President Wilson urged San Francisco business leaders that approving the peace treaty is a sound business move not only for peace but for American influence and markets. He warned against League of Nations membership as isolating the U S and urged forward participation in world settlement through arbitration and covenant provisions. He argued that those who do not look forward are of no use to the country and emphasized America’s leadership role if war was avoided and the world cooperated.
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San Francisco
Wilson
League of ‘Nations
United States
Making
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Germany
Flo
Congress
America
Whleon
Firemen Battle Blaze On Harbor Launch At Stratford Bridge
Thousands watched as sailors from the destroyer Colhoun and city firemen fought a blaze on a 26 foot motor launch moored on the eastern side of Stratford Avenue bridge. The canvas hull and outer works were destroyed after a carburetor backfire started the fire. A sailor jumped in to save a swimmer who fell from the dock, and traffic was held up for over an hour while hoses and engines blocked the bridge.
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Stratford Avenue
Clocis
Colhoun
Batklira
Food Prices Fall. Clothing Costs Remain High
Reports from twelve states to the department of justice show food prices down ten to fifteen percent since the fair price committee began work. Wholesale prices have declined two to five percent in four states, while clothing prices have seen virtually no reductions.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Tlma
Fair Price Committee
Nation’s Welcome to Pershing Ends in Warm Applause
In the House a simple yet dignified scene marked General John J. Pershing’s reception as Congress and 42 million Americans extended thanks to him and the army. Senator Cummins led the greeting, praising troops and comrades fallen in France as Pershing spoke with modesty about the nation’s sustaining courage and sacrifices.
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John J. Pershing
Congress
Army
Navy
Pershing
Cummins
Senate
Gillett
France
Nalilon Ag
Applanke
Tragic double murder suicide in Groton
In Groton on September 1 George Fish of Noank killed his wife Mrs Nita Fish and their four year old daughter Prances before hanging himself. Mrs Fish's colleague Mrs Tish and Miss Trono Sayers rushed toward the door as a shot struck Mrs Fish. The events occurred after the couple had separated and the man appeared at the judge of probate’s office. The motive is believed to be mental distress.
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Groton
Nita Fish
Hero
George Fish
Noank
Fish
Walter Bardick
Missing Delivery Notice for Post Newspapers
If you fail to receive your Standard Telegram Evening Post or Sunday Post or don’t get your paper on time, call Barnum 6100 at the Circulation Department of Post Publishing CQ.
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Evening Post
Sunday Post
Post Publishing
Labor leaders tout eager walkout after steel strike meeting
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers voted to affirm the Washington strike call for Monday, with 24 unions set to walk out. President Wilson pressed to defer, Gompers consulted, and plans moved to mobilize, fund, and coordinate across 24 unions and steel plants nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
National Committee For Organizing Iron and Steel Workers
Washington
National Committee
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago
United States Steal Corporation
Major Steel Strike Plea Declines Delay. Warns Unyielding
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the steel workers national committee releasing a letter to President Wilson with eleven reasons to refuse postponement of the September 22 strike. The missive traces the movement for workers’ conditions, cites unrest since 1918, and laments delaying as surrender while urging a conference. The note, sent via Samuel Gompers, ends with continued resolve for immediate action and a continuation of labor pressure.
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Steel Workers National Committee
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
Vinius
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