Soldiers Write Home After Death Announcements
Reported dead soldiers Edward P. Downs and James St Clark sent letters home after being listed as dead overseas. A War Department telegram said Downs died October 26, with letters arriving November 9 and 14. Mrs. Rabeth Clark learned her son James Clark died in a base hospital in France.
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War Department
Downs
Washington
Down
Long Will Lad
Onco
Rabeth Clark
Madison Avenue
James Sr. Clark
France
Jobn Preumoniz
Stratford Soldier Wins Captaincy In Last Battle
Stratford, Dec. 14 Special Captain Reginal Beardsley Idelacour led his 63rd regiment company in the final battles before armistice. He rose to captain, later serving on German soil. A farewell letter to his mother described the day of the end, with cannon, bonfires, star shells, and a pause before the dawn. Delacour, wounded by shrapnel, returned to his unit and fought in the last battles. He is 32, a descendant of Stratford founders, and a son of the Revolution on his mother's side.
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Stratford
Reginal Beardsley Idelacour
63Rd
Sedan
King
Delacour
Hartford Bank Teller Amid Embezzlement Charge
Hartford December 11 Mer rick If Chapin assistant cashier and paying teller of the Phoenix National bank was arrested on embezzlement charges totaling 44000. He appeared before US Commissioner Richard F Carroll and was held on 5000 bond for February term. The case stems from an affidavit by Daniel Mulloney that Chapin misappropriated funds while overseeing large payrolls and currency movements at the Phoenix bank.
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Hartford
Merrick IF
Chapin
Phoenix National Bank
United States
Richard F. Carroll
United States District Court
Daniel Oy Mulldvey
Boston Federal Reserve District
Mulloney
Carroll
United States District
Allan IX, Smith
Edward JJ. Myers
Regan
Martford
Warrenton Avenue
American National Bank
American Bank
The
Phoenix
Consolidated Bank
Jean P. Broadhurst
Atr
Phoenix Bank
Mie Phoenix
T Hartford
Tse
Washington
Maa
Policeman Waits for Man He’s Sent to Arrest
John Rehn, of 300 Johnson Street, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Edward V. Cassidy on a warrant obtained by his wife for non support. He disappeared after learning he was sought but returned to the address and was released on a $150 bond to appear in City Court this morning.
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John Rehn
Johnson Street
Sergt
Edward V. Cassidy
Sergeant Cassidy
Fragmentary Inquirer clipping on renunciation and armistice terms
A damaged Philadelphia Inquirer fragment notes the Crown Prince crying while renouncing, German envoys sobbing at armistice terms, and a harsh view of German leaders. Vague quotes imply national distress and condemnation of officials after defeat.
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Germany
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Picking winners and the Kaiser as a picker
The Hartford Courant says President Carranza of Mexico is a shrewd old man for staying in power, but a failure as a picker of winners. The commentary questions his ability to choose successful allies or outcomes.
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Carranza
Kaisery
Mexico
Hartford ' Courant
Public Comment Sought on Bridgeport Trolley Fare Rise
Bridgeport trolley firm invites public input on planned fare increases with options like mileage zone flat-rate and transfer charges. Company cites short-haul revenue and warns drastic rises may deter long-distance riders, while stressing public partnership in reaching a mutually agreeable solution. Committee members to disband December 24.
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New Haven
Public Service Corporation
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