Fire destroys fifteen autos in Ansonia blaze
In Ansonia Conn on August 12 a fire at Fosdick's Garage on Central Street gutted a bakery owned by John Wanekt and damaged two touring cars owned by local residents. Total loss around 20000 with 9000 on the site mobiles. The fire spread from the bakery to the brick garage and nearby structures as gasoline touched off risk to surrounding property. FIRE department and residents reported alarms and rapid response.
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Zawacki
Fosdick
Expos
Sons of the Gasoline
New York Militia Officer Under Cloud
Albany Aug 22 Charges have been preferred against Lieutenant Colonel Ransom H. Gillett commanding officer of the 105th Infantry N Y N G with demand that he be relieved of command and Lieutenant Colonel W R Wright named to investigate Adjutant General T Leslie Mircaid said the charges brought by Jeter T Carey of Albany president of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers arise from disorders at Corinth where a strike at International Paper Co continues Carey alleges Gillett who is counsel for the company named state property by having subordinate officers in uniform at the Troy armory serving as employment agents to obtain strike breakers for the company Gillett denied the charges and welcomed an investigation.
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Albany
Ransom HH. Gillett
105Th Infantry
W. ‘R Wright
T. Leslie Mwircaid
Jeter T. Carey
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Corinth
International Paper Company
Carey
Gillett
Troy
Copany
Cillett
Earth Observed Passing Through Comet Tail Near Heidelberg
On August 12 Koenigstuhl Observatory announced a fall of a bright celestial body seen near the sun on August 7. Observers report it brighter than Venus, located three degrees east and one degree south of the sun. Five witnesses noted the object, with German reports suggesting it may be the comet’s nucleus.
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Heidelberg
Koenigstuhl Observatory
W. Campbell
Libratory
Tose
California
Venus
Germany
Hungary urged to accept U. S. peace terms
Budapest August 12 Unreserved acceptance of cert teeth of the peace resolution passed by the United States Congress had been asked of the Hungarian national assembly by M Banffy Minister of Foreign Affairs In submitting the American peace resolution the foreign minister asked the assembly to authorize the government to open negotiations lacking separate peace with the United States.
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Budapest
United States Congress
Hungarian National Assembly
M. Banffy
National Assembly
United States
Cuban Prisoners May Be Used For Street Work
Havana Aug. 12 Inmates of state prisons will be used by the department of public works to keep streets sanitary if the street cleaning strike continues. The cleaners walked out Wednesday night after demands for unpaid back wages had not been met.
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Havana
Department of Public Works
Demania
Greeks Fail to Find Arms on Turkish Ship
The Turkish steamer Gui Dermal sailing from New York July 23 was halted and searched by a Greek warship at Panderma on the Marmora sea. Officials reported the cargo contained only foodstuffs bound for the Near East.
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Athens
Gui Dermal
New York
Panderma
Sea of Marmora
Near East
Fashion Sale Slashes Prices On Regualr Tricolette Fabrics
In black, navy, and brown the regular items priced at 49.50 and 55.00 are reduced to 39.50. Second floor offers this sale, location noted as seven.
Coach Hammocks Price Reductions Across Standards
Storewide sale highlights discounts on Hammocks and standards. Regular prices listed at 15 to 30 dollars with marked reductions. Standards show previous prices of 6.75 and 9.00, now 5.75 and 7.50. Promotional tone emphasizes substantial savings.
Bed Spreads and Lawns Sale Notes
Specials in bed spreads feature Latin finish spreads with hemmed ends. Regular price five fifty reduced to four seventy five. Crochet spreads with scalloped ends and cut corners offered at four dollars and twenty five cents for selected sizes. On display on third floor. White lawns with plain collars $1.50. Lace trimmed white lawns belted at waist two dollars. Crossbar materials trimmed with lace sale price two fifty. Sizes 38 to 46. Colored lawns in blue pink lavender black white 75 cents to two dollars. Second floor sale area.
Bargain Sale on Children Rompers and Household Goods
Plain colored rompers for ages 2 to 6 and striped ginghams offered. Electric irons with nickel finish and detachable plug priced at 5.35. Gas stoves with asbestos lining and glass door selling 4.95 and 5.85. Copper nickel kettle 2.45. Troning tables ironing boards and frames, parlor brooms, and foldier clothes racks featured with 1.00 price points.
Clearance Prices on Kids Socks and Home Goods
Various washable kids socks and fancy toppers reduced from 50 59 cents to 39 cents per pair. Boys sport stockings in black brown and khaki on sale for 1.00 per pair when three pairs are bought. Also listed are pudding molds tin pans cedar oil mops wax oil furniture polish liquid veneer map polish and galvanized pails with sale prices. Basement and main floor promotions note McCall subscriptions and a pattern counter on the third floor.
Danes deny request from ex Emperor
Washington Aug 12 Paoligh er reports that former Emperor Charles of Austria Hungary had asked permission to leave Switzerland for Denmark, prompted the Danish legation to announce that no such request had reached the Danish government.
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Washington
New Haven Fire Official James Grant Dies at 67
New Haven Aug 12 James Grant 7 for 22 years superintendent of the fire alarm telegraph system in New Haven died today He was retired in 1919 A new portable rat proof corn crib of woven wire and concrete is offered in ten sections and easy to erect
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New Haven
James ‘Grant
Jn Eagy
Corsets and lace front back option sale event
Corsets with button in front and lace at back offered in sizes 22 to 26. Regular 1.25 special 0.85 with additional 0.89 pricing on similar patterns. Corset section highlights four patterns using Valenciennes and Venise lace with broad vestee and wide collar. Also neckwear and small gift articles on sale including pigskin pieces and leather goods, plus bill folds and cases. Main floor.
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Savings and Foreign Exchange
First National Bank
First National
Ansonia
Hungary
Secong Fleer
Children’s Rompers
Children’s Shop
McCall
Pattern
Maxfield Parrish
New England
Wallace Nutting
Fred Thompson
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