Encouraging Reports on U S Aviation Program
Washington reports progress on the American aviation program after a conference led by Secretary Baker. Manufacturers from army airplane firms described varied pacing but shared enthusiasm and confidence in results. Major General Squier Colonel Deeds and Air Craft Production Board Chair Coffin attended the discussion. No expansion plan was announced and no shortage of aircraft with General Pershing's forces confirmed.
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Washington
Army
Baker
Squier
Offcer
Deeds
Assis
Coffin
Aircraft Production Board
General Pershing
Calls Congress Barnacle on the Ship of State
Washington February 26 Representative Fulter Independent of Massachusetts resigns from the interior department expenditures committee. He denounces the House committees as inefficient and expensive barnacles that attach to a ship of state and claims no excuse for existing.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Fulter
Massachusetts
Committee
Interior Department
House
Easton Grange Old Fashioned Dance and Events
Easton February 26 notices list an old fashioned dance at Grange hall with music by TE Silliman and H W Osborn after a regular Grange meeting with readings by Mrs Jennings and Miss Ruman and a patriotic song program. War rally the same week features speakers from Bridgeport and New Haven.
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Grange Hall
Tiberty Chorus
Easton
John
A. Cornel
Bridgeport
Charles BM. Williamen
New Haven
Willard S. Gillette
New York
Red Cross
Frederick I. Silliman
War Saving Stamp Committee
Samuel
Turney
Henry W. Osborn
Walls Davis
Wakeman
Wheeler
J. B. Hill
Robert W. Marsh
Clifford W. Gillette
Samuel B. Turney
Nichols Girls' Club Whist Party Planned in Assembly Hall
Nichols February 25 Special The Nichols Girls' Club will hold a whist party in the Assembly hall on Wednesday evening proceeds to aid the Red Cross Mrs Eliza Peck died at her Derby home Sunday her remains to be brought here for interment Tuesday in the local cemetery she was mother of Professor John Peck of Derby who died two years ago and daughter of Prosper Nichols with relatives in this place. The Presiding Elder led the fourth quarterly conference of the Meth odist church trustees and pastor Sunday evening and conducted services.
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W. 8. Mills
Methodist Church
Philp Connell
George S. Weston
John Connell
Wilton
Charles W. Murray
Norwalk
St. Matthew's
St. Joe's Hill
Lynnekers
Beresford
Steel
Mark Twain
Cartin
Curtin
Mia
William Olmstead
Cannondale
Olmstead
Mary Olm
Stead
Elmer Jackson
Hurlburt Street
Reuben Olmstead
Oberlin College
Hollister
James Smith
Smith
Alaska
Fairbanks
Jane Raymond
South Wilton
Bald Hill Methodist Church
George Thomson
New York
H. G. Thomson
Washington
St. Matthew’s Church
Harrison
Charles A. Marks
George F. Gilbert
Arthur Canterbury
Gilbert
Red Cross
Edwin Canterbury
Josiah Gilbert
Belden Hill
T. B. Wickwire
Tokeneke
Eleanor Allen
R. W. Keeler
Ladies’ Aid Society
Cannondale Methodist Church
Wilton War Rally and Community Losses Reported
Wilton US town notes a sparsely attended war rally at the Town House on February 21 with speakers Miss Eisie Tieman and Judge Vammany and a thrift stamp appeal by George W. Ogden. The same bulletin records the death of Mrs. Ann Connell of Hurlbutt Street from pneumonia and funeral rites at St Matthew's, plus several obituaries, porch visits, and church notices from Cannondale and Westport.
Two Americans of German Descent Enlist in British Army
William and Alfred Triefenbach, two Americans of German descent who worked in the St. Louis Locomobile branch, have enlisted in the British army and now serve with the 12th Battalion Heavy Artillery. The Locomobile service flag shows 336 stars, about 20 percent of its workforce.
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William and
Alfred Triefenbach
St. Louis
Locomobile Company
12Th Battalion Heavy Artillery
Conspiracy to Kill Former Chinese Premier Found
Authorities uncover a plot to assassinate General Tuan Chi-fui, former Chinese premier and now war commissioner. Several arrests made, including three Japanese nationals, as the case unfolds in Peking on a Wednesday in February.
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Peking
Tuan Chi-fui
American Embassy Stays in Petrograd Amid Uncertain Developments
The American embassy will remain in Petrograd pending developments. Other ambassadors in the city have not decided their course of action yet.
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Petrograd
Statement of united resolve against imperialists
A pledge of steadfast partnership among governments and peoples against imperialists. The speakers affirm shared interests and a common purpose, declaring willingness to fight and remain united until all covenants and arrangements are realized.
Wartime Books and Humorous Works on Sale
A Bridgeport vendor offers titles on World War I and satire. Includes Under Four Flags for France by George Clark Musgrave with illustrations. Camp Devens book tied to local readers. Long Live the Kaiser humor collection. How much do you owe the Government. Capital Stock Tax and other tax topics. Prices range from 50 cents to $4.00.
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France
George Clark Musgrave
Belgium
Scarves and Needle Weave Canvas Designs Featured
Art section highlights coarse needle weave fabrics for scarves and centers with an Egyptian motif scarab design and lotus side motif. Prices list scarves 765 cts and centers 50 cts to 35 cts. white centers with floral patterns include a rose design. Also announced are luncheon sets and napkins with various sizes and prices, displayed on main and third floors.
Oil Heaters Arrive as Cold Weather Persists
A new shipment of high grade oil heaters with heavy steel tanks, five quart capacity, has arrived. The equipment is welcomed as continued cold weather persists.
Brass Nickel Plated Brush Holders and Shaving Stand
An advertisement lists bathroom items: heavy brass nickel plated toothbrush holders with a glass disc for five brushes priced at 25 cents. Also offered are brass nickel plated shaving brush holders that keep the brush upright, priced at 25 cents, located in a basement.
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United States
Nichols Girls’ Club
Security
Miandell’s
Main St
Conn
The
J. A. King Dentists
CHED
Chantilly
Buddy
Jack Turner
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Buddy Baldwin
London
Devens
Cts
Don Marquis
J.A. Waldron
Walt Mason
Robert Montgomery
Main
Che D.wrend
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