Big rush to join army from 1845 draft drive
Connecticut recruiting reports a surge of volunteers driven by news of French victories and a proposed universal draft. From the start of the year 1,815 volunteers, with branches in medical, cavalry, aviation, infantry and more, were sent to Fort Slocum for enlistment amid towns like New Haven Bridgeport and Hartford contributing large numbers.
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W. A. Mercer
Connecticut
France
United States Army
Mercer
Medical Department
Cavalry
Aviation
Field Artillery
Engineers
Infantry
Quartermaster Corps
Coast Artillery
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Tank Corps
Bridgeport
New Haven
Hartford
Waterbury
New London
New Britain
Meriden
Manchester
Norwich
Norwalk
Ansonia
Bristol
Torrington
Orange
Milford
Wallingford
Naugatuck
East Hartford
Middledown
Vernon
Fort Slocum
John Crapie
George Co. Sander
Pasquale Follotii
Charles D. Peterson
Rainbow Infantry
Michael Shendeszki
Tony Dutuk
William H. Coon
Mystic Engineers
Orazio Gamble
Harold ¥. Bidwell
Bloomfield
Eugene J. Sullivan
David W. Matchett
South Manchester
James E. McGann, Jr
Signal
James E. McCarthy
Gerald €. Tompkins
New York Kiddies Arrive for Their Country Vacation
Newtown Aug 7 Spe et al about 10 expected guests from New York arrived Monday for a two week country vacation. Home visit aims to Americanize children. some volunteers missed quotas but may join next group. Local Red Cross and church social activities noted with donations and thanks.
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Newtown
Spe
New York
Cravener
Ret Cross
Congregational Church
A. d H. Patterson
Danbury
J. Corbitt
Ark City
Ana Lovell
E. McAuliff
Bridgeport
Charles Donlon
Sandy Hook
Navy
John Mahoney
Harris Wire Mill
Sandy Stook
Mary, Harrigan
Sandy
Pearl Canfield
Boulevard
D. Af
Miss Canfield
Beacon
N. Y
Hermaneaman
Eorge Neers
Ard Corner
Rield Beach
Edmund Miler
Harvey
Gilbert
Spalding Bathing Suit Promises Comfort and Speed
A playful ad copy invites readers to enjoy muggy days with Spalding bathing suits. The pitch emphasizes a fit that is close for speed yet loose for comfort, encouraging immediate purchase to be ready for water activities.
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Spalding
Bethel Boy Sees France Ice Cream Myth, War Letters
Vincent Howley, now a sergeant with American forces in Tours France, sends a lively letter home describing bivouac life, improvised beds, and Fourth of July celebrations. He notes rough wooden bunk beds, sleeping under blankets, and a comical digression about French ice cream and pastries.
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Bethel
Vincent
Howley
France
Tours
Commissariat
Seventy Appear to Enlist in Army with Ineligible Numbers
About 70 applicants visited the recruiting station on Paifeld avenue seeking army information. Most lacked birth certificates or proof of age, making many ineligible for exams. A few passed preliminary checks and were sent away for age issues. Joseph M. Ziegler, age unknown, an hatter, enlisted in the cavalry while Ernest Toppitner, 19, a clerk of 236 Whitney avenue, joined the hospital corps.
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Army
Paifeld Avenue
General Crowder
Navy
Arn
National Army
Regular Army
Joseph M. Ziegler
Au Hatter
Stapusy
The
Calvary
Ernest Toppitner
Whitney Avenue
Hospital Corps
Britain to Act with A. 5 for Materials Market
London reports Earl Crunan of Hedlleston told the House of Lords imperial preference not yet discussed by the imperial war cabinet. He said Britain would act in concert with allies and Blates to control global material supplies after the war. A general agreement among nations was urged, while no final Dominion discussions were planned yet.
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London
Earl Crunan
Hedlleston
House of Lords
Imperial War Cabinet
British Empire
United States
Marl Cruzon
Josa
Reverend Rose Aids Removal of Viereck Books in Bridgeport
Rev. W. W. Rose helped remove Viereck’s pro-German books from Bridgeport Public Library after reporting their presence to librarian Henry M. Sanborn. A similar move occurred in New York where the New York Public Library held eleven Viereck titles. The report notes Viereck’s extremist poetry, his education, and various local names and places as context for the controversy.
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Bridgeport
Geore Sylvaster Viereck
Henry M. Sanborn
Jev. Willi. Wallice Rase
Universittist
New York
New York Tribune
New York Public Library
America
Pie
College of the City
Agere
Late Casualty Lists Include Three Conn. Men
War department released two casualty lists listing 143 names. Killed in action include Lieutenant Henry P. Reynolds of Bridgeport and Privates Joseph Demikat Rockville Conn Manuel Perry Fall River Mass and Sigmund Renkunas. Others dead of accident and causes include Private Harry J. Posner Worcester Mass. Wounded severely include Lieutenants George C. Scott and James Perry Thurber plus Corporal Hermogene Joyal. Several other listed wounded and missing from Connecticut Massachusetts and Rhode Island towns.
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Washington
War Department
Henry P. Reynolds
Bridge
Mass
Joseph Demikat
Rockville
Conn
Manuel Perry
Fall
Manuel 8. Cordero
Fall River
Homer Vigent
Sunnyside Avenue
Waterbury
W. H. Allien
Boston
Willie W. Beaugrand
South Ashhburmham
Joseph N. Robarge
Lowell
Czecho Slovaks In Right Cause Declared By Lloyd George
London reports Lloyd George stated in the house that Czecho Slovaks seek only to aid the allies at the front and to quiet unrest. He blamed the Bolshevik government for Czech hostility and defended the League of Nations while warning peace requires firm terms, referencing Vladivostok and postwar peace negotiations.
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London
House of Ninies
Tremier Lloyd-George
Vladivostok
Lloyd-George
League of Nations
Fie
Horse Dash Traps Rider After Wagon Crash
Qsear Socker, 22, of 258 Deacon street, was thrown from a wagon near the American British Manufacture plant on Crescent avenue. He is in Bridgeport hospital with injuries as Attachers caused the wagon to dash to the sidewalk and strike a telephone pole. passenger Socker was driven there by B. C. Porter of Myrtle avenue who happened to be nearby.
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Qsear Socker
Deacon Street
Bridgeport
Crescent Avenue
Bockel
8. C. Porter
Myrtle Avenue
One Pound of Candy to Customer Suggestion
A proposal from the federal Mood administration encourages offering one pound of candy to customers to conserve sugar supply. Reales and COTEAILOIS are urged to support the measure to reduce sugar use.
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Reales and
Coteailois
Yale Swimming Instructor Dead at Yale University
Yale university confirms the death of longtime swimming instructor Max Beruwartz after a lingering illness. He previously served as an assistant instructor in the Yale gymnasium and was a prominent figure in Yale athletics for many years.
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Yale
Nravy Otlavien
Max Beruwartz
Yale University
Yale Gymnasium
Apples cooked on trees in northern Virginia
In Winchester Virginia during August a heat wave is blamed for fruit damage with apples seemingly cooking on trees in the region's orchards. State Fuel Administrator Byrd shows fruit from his orchard where the sun drives the thermometer high and other growers warn of possible rainfall threats, while other crops wilt.
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Winchester
Vin
Virginia
Byrd
McKenna Boy Reports Mustard Gas Wound From Front
Private Philip M McKenna, 24, son of Mr and Mrs John McKenna of 642 Norman Street, writes from Base Hospital No 34 that he was gassed and suffered minor burns while serving in France since March 26. He reassures his family he expects to be up and ready for action soon after hospitalization. He trained at Paris Island then Quantico before deployment to France.
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John McKenna
Norman Street
Philip M McKenna
Base Hospital No
McKenna
France
Paris Island
South Carolina
Quantico
Storm damages historic relics in Boston church and hotel
A heavy storm in Boston hit Beacon Street tearing the Second Church steeple and damaging two granite blocks. A weather vane from 1721 was hurled to the street. At the Westminster Hotel roof garden a large canvas awning collapsed, scattering guests and overturned china as valuables were left behind. The damage is estimated at $20,000. Lightning, hail, and high winds lasted about ten minutes.
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Boston
Second Church
Unitarian
Beacon Street
Westminister
Copley Square
China
Duke Kahalamoku Sets 125 Yard World Record
New York Aug 7 Duke Kehalamoku Hawaii swim star established a world record for 125 yards by finishing in 1 minute 24 6 seconds at Brighton Beach defeating Leo Geibla of the New York Athletic Club The former mark was 1 minute 16 1 6 seconds
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New York
Duke Kehalamoku
Leo Geibla
New York Athletic Club
Brighton Beach
Made In Bridgeport gains claim as top local product
A Bridgeport feature declares a local item as positively the best Made In Bridgeport, presenting proof and confident endorsement. The piece champions regional craftsmanship and suggests strong community pride in the product.
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Bridgeport
Draft age plan spans 18 to 46 in wartime shift
Report outlines Gen March rule change while Yeowoman Slisbers, who enlisted in the navy July 30, passes exams in New York and prepares for assignment at a Derby naval plant. Frontline plans hint at mobilizing to defeat Germany as U S forces grow, with draft age extended to 46 under wartime period.
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March
Shipping Board Calls for New Merchant Engineers
The Shipping board in Boston issued an urgent call for first and second engineers to serve on new ships departing New England ports. The announcement asks for those needed for immediate service and also for a large pool available for sea service in the coming weeks.
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Boston
New England
Shipping Board
1500 More Colored Men Arrive at Camp Devens
AYER MASS August 7 The arrival of 1500 Negroes at Camp Devens today completed a total of 5005 drafted men ordered to the cantonment In the physical examination of 580 of these men so were rejected a percentage about the same as that reported from the examination of 15000 white men sent here under the last draft order Enraged creditor Nine hag enough of mob untirfs these stairs every day to collect this bill Cool debtor Well I have a bit of good news for you Tomorrow I move down to the basement
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Ayer
Mass
Camp Devens
Boston Transcript
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