Flu Cases Surge Across Cities and States Decline
Reports from New Haven Waterbury and Boston show hundreds of new influenza cases daily with pneumonia deaths varying. In New York City influenza cases reached 5589 with 67 influenza deaths and 118 pneumonia deaths. Kansas notes 778 new influenza cases raising statewide total.
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Health Department
Pneumon
Koehler
United States
Clyne
Wartpord
Jan
State Department of Health
To- Sclay
Waterbury
Piles
Haven
New London
Boston
Ssboston
Fan
Tmber
New York
Savero
Ogsf
D. m
New Haven
Weather Bureau
Wea
Atlanta
Atlantic
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hertford
Hatterassac
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Nantucket
New Orleans
Norfolk
Northfield
Wit
Pittsburgh
Portland
Louis Veer
St. Paul
Wee
Washington
Labor Party Delegates Oppose Nationalists in Ireland
Belfast January 25 The official report of the parliamentary Labor party delegation examining conditions in Ireland declines an alliance with the Nationalist party. It states Nationalists urging Irish supporters to back Britain vote Labor candidates shows the Nationalists believe only the Labor party will deliver justice for Ireland. Delegation members include Arthur Henderson William Adamson John R. Clynes W T Wilson John A Parkinson and WT Smith.
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Belfast
Ireland
Labor Party
Ireand
Britain
Lauber
W. T. Wilson
John A. Parkinson
Asquith criticises coalition government in Paisley speech
London Jan 25 Former premier Herbert H Asquith addressed a Paisley Scotland political meeting last night criticizing the coalition as an experiment and adventure and calling for a reduction of national expenditure He recently accepted the Paisley Liberals invitation to stand for the House of Commons A noisy audience pressed him with questions and he said he would wait for a suitable office if offered by Lloyd George
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
Palsey
Scotland
Asquith
House of Commons
Lloyd-George
Mrr
Soviet envoy lists 944 US firms want trade with Russia
Ludwig C A K Martens, the Soviet ambassador to the United States, submitted a list to the Senate foreign relations subcommittee showing 944 American firms across 37 states expressing a desire to trade with Soviet Russia. The firms span major manufacturers from Packard and Ford to Western Electric and Bethlehem Motors, with contracts already in progress for many.
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Telis Senate
U. S
Russia
Senate
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
Washington
United States
Senate Foreign Relations
Martens
Martens Ast
America
Nortons
Soviet
Packard Motor Company
Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company
Gadwhy Packing Company
Morris and Company
Swift and Company
Wilson and Company
Washburn- Crosby Company
Bordens Condensed Milk Sales Company
Western Electric Company
Pittsburgh Steel Company
National Lead Company
Dennison Mig. Company
Ta- Qiang Refining Company
American
North Dakota GOP lauds support for Wood and Lowden
North Dakota Republicans at a state convention condemned the current administration as wasteful and extravagant. They endorsed General Leonard Wood and Governor Frank Lowden of Illinois as potential standard bearers and opposed socialism, communism, and I WWism while Senator McCumber urged higher productivity to curb living costs.
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Bismarck
OD. Dan
North Dakota
Leonard Wood
FC. Lowden
Ilinois
Warren G. Hardin
Ohio
I. W. Wism
McCumber
No mandate offered for Armenia, officials say
The Hague January 28 Officials told the Associated Press that no mandate for Armenia had been discussed with them and they consider it highly unlikely such a mandate would be accepted if offered.
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the Hague
Associated Press
Armenia
G C P to Sell Bonds at One Dollar Each
The New Jersey Republican meeting in Trenton endorses a plan for a 1000000 bond issue to be subscribed by voters at one dollar per bond to aid the campaign. The conference approves a funds collection drive allocated to national, state, and county committees. Leonard Wood is the only presidential candidate named.
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Trenton
New Jersey
M. Stokes
Cgoneil Leonard Wood
Four Children Die In Canton Fire Tragedy
In Canton, four children of Mr and Mrs Jack Splish perished in a house fire that also left the mother seriously burned. The blaze destroyed their home near Snn 28.
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Canton
Jack Splish
Revives World's Greatest Mystery Says Royal Astronomer
Sir Frank Dyson, the British Astronomer Royal, columns on Sigor Marconi's announcement reviving a major mystery of interplanetary communication. He questions if our age will see contact with other planets and notes Hertzian waves may be possible, but offers no further speculation.
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Sir Frank Dyson
British Astronomer Royal
Universal Service
Senate in Final Move on PENG Reservations
Bi partisan negotiations over armament reservations stalled as Democrats press to strike key Monroe Doctrine and article ten exemptions. Republicans maintain firm stance, risking collapse of talks before a Senate open debate. Senator Hitchcock hints at delaying any fresh moves for ten days or two weeks.
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League
Congress
United States
Naewon
Senate
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Cartloads of flowers for Kaiser's birthday
In Amerongen Holland on January 28 staff at the Amerongen telegraph office was increased to handle the flood of telegrams of congratulation for former Emperor William. Two large carloads of flowers were delivered at Bentinck castle where he resides. The queen's commissioner for Utrecht district visited the castle. the celebration inside was quiet.
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Androngen
Holland
Amerongen
William
Germany
Bentinick Castle
Utrecht
South Carolina Rejects Woman Suffrage Amendment
The South Carolina Senate defeated a resolution to ratify the woman suffrage amendment and adopted a resolution rejecting it by 30 to 4. The House had already approved a rejection, 68 to 0, marking the state’s firm stance against ratification.
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Volumbia
S. C
South Carolina
Senate
House
Osler Warns of Hard Times From Excessive Spending
Sir Edmund Osler, president of the Dominion Bank and brother of the late Sir William Osler, warned in Toronto that hard times loom if lavish spending continues. He said English investors will pull funds from Canada and no help will come from Great Britain until the exchange situation improves.
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Toronto
Edmund Osler
Dominion Bank
William Osler
Canada
Great Britain
B'elyn Women Refuse Shorter Work Hours
New York January 28 women employed in Manhattan borough president Curran's departments refused to accept shorter hours saying there must be no discrimination between men and women workers. Curran offered to let them leave half an hour earlier to avoid rush hour crowds.
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New York
Borough of Manhattan
Curran
Weather Watch for Southern New England and Florida
Fair and colder Thursday with a slight warmup Friday across Southern New England. High pressure dominates tonight with a crest over the lake region. Atlantic states see snow and rain from northeast winds. Florida and north upper lake remain locally unsettled, but Thursday and Friday east of the Mississippi stay fair.
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New England
Lake Region
Atlantia
Florida
North Upper Lake
Mississippi River
United States Economic Position Exposed by War Findings
Secretary Lansing told the Senate the United States emerged from the war in an economic preponderance coveted by Germany. He urged reorganizing the State Department to better promote foreign trade, unify diplomacy and commerce, and improve information gathering. He proposed closer consular ties and elevating certain diplomats to ministerial rank to secure qualified personnel.
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United States
Germany
Washington
Lansing
Senate
State Department
Mr. Lansing
Department of State
Thorugh
Obituary Notices From Stratford Obituaries
Obituary notices report deaths and funeral details for Sadie Wrangen and Mary Wiena along with multiple funeral services across Stratford. The stream lists interments, family survivors, home addresses, and church rites, naming St Michael's Montan Grove Lakeview and Holy Rosary among others.
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Sadie E Wrangen
Sadie Dizabath Wrausen
Gus V. Wrangen
Tancock, Avenue
Mountan Grove Cemetery
Mary Wiehn
Mary Angel
Henry “Wiena
Lind‘Jey Street
Sha
Henry
Anna Mooney Ness
Calfornia
Strest
Stratford
Rav
Michael J O'Connor
St. James’ Church
John Lavery
John
Dennis Barnes
Patrick Reardon
Thomas Grifin
Michael McFadden
St. Michael's Cemetery
Nicholas Ferrara
St. Vincents’ Hospital
Joseph
Rose Mangini
Mullins, Scott and Redgals
Golden Hill Street
Holy Rosary Italian Church
Margaret J. Lewis
Margaret Isham Lewis
Stratford Avenue
William Et. Day
United Congregational Church
Burin
Lakeview
Henry d. Scheltinger
Henry J. Schallinger
Julius
W. Horn
Wheeler Avenue
Herman G. Wiemer
German Reformed Church
Jacob
Michael Scheltinger
Michael Broadberk
Park Cemetery
John A. Rudine
Ford
Terry Pina
Washington, D. C
John A. Swanson
Andrew L.lawson
Carl Lawson
Migs Helen
Rudine
Sivanson
Charles O. Stratford
E. Z. Rudine
Dover
N. Jah
Hrio Rudine
Bloomfield
N. Tslaurv
Eric Rudine
N. Ij
Buriel
Wiliam H. Knight
Francis and
Maude Knight
Oak Grove Cemetery
Mill Plain
Waterbury
Jonas
Helen E. St John
Elen EH
St John
Famoly
Arctic Errest
John St John
Arthur
Chicago
Benjamin Edwood
BH. D. Kimberly
Gordon Linvard
Ara St. John
Furvive
Martin
$300 Bonus Urged for War Veterans
A bill introduced in the House by Rep Luther W Mott would grant a $300 bonus to every officer enlisted man nurse and field clerk who served at least two months in World War I The measure also proposes a one half of one percent sales tax to fund the payments with certificates of indebtedness issued by the treasury and repaid as tax receipts allow The additional pay is estimated under $2 5 billion and sales tax could raise about $1 25 billion annually
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Universal Service
Washington
Germany
House
Luther W. Mott
New York
Mott
Ways and Means Committee
Bil
Treasury Department
Old Trees Removed From Washington Park Heights
Park officials cut down twelve of the oldest trees in Washington Park to prevent danger of falling branches. The 150 to 250 year old trees had stood in the park for generations and were felled to protect visitors.
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Washington Park
Park
Whiskey flavored cigars seized in Philadelphia case
Two men, Pasquale Blanco and Dominic Blanco, father and son small cigar makers, were held for court by a United States commissioner after admitting they made whiskey flavored cigars. They were arrested a week earlier in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
United States
Pasquale
Dominic Blanco
Sunzsado
Federal Reserve blamed for high cost of living
Cleveland O Jan 25 The high cost of living owes its existence in part to the federal Reserve Board, Dr Harvey W Wiley pure food expert declared today before the thirteenth annual convention of the National Canners Association. He urged gradual withdrawal of inflated currency and the establishment of food as the standard of value instead of gold, insisting the prewar standard will never return.
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Cleveland, O
Federal Reserve Board
Harvey W. Wiley
Natigal Canners Association
Wiley
Contractors Face Suit Over Viaduct Damages
The case, filed yesterday in superior court by Walker D. Hines representing the Northern Pacific and H Rail Road Co, names Leary & Co of New York. Damages of 3000 are claimed for alleged excavation work that weakened the viaduct foundations on Railroad avenue, forcing 32361.28 in repairs.
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Walker D. Hines
Leary & Co
New York
Railroad Avenue
Rapaira
Reconstruction of St. Lawrence canal urged in Canada
A Canadian Deep Waterway association session urged the government to build a canal to match Welland navigation facilities with water power development. The proposal emphasizes improving northern waterways to boost commerce and hydro power.
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Winnipecg
Man
St. Lawrence River
Welland Canal
Board halts sale of seized ships by Shipping Board
The Shipping Board paused bids on a fleet including the Leviathan and other vessels such as the Amphion Freedom Phillippines Levanthan Agamemnon Von Steuben George Washington Martha Washington Nansemond Mount Vernon. Twelve tenders were received by January 20, with one bid for the entire group. Chairman Payne declined to comment on the board’s action.
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Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
Baker
War Department Bey
Hines
Transportation Service
Bomb Thrown at Minister Sirry Pasha Car
In Cairo a bomb exploded today aimed at a motor car carrying Ismail Sirry pasha the minister of public works. He was unharmed. In Coblenz the American command tightens emigration limits due to housing congestion. Civil population rises to about 45 000.
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Catro
Ismail Sirry Pasha
Coblenz
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Health
Fae Cee. Thermos Bottle Company
Colgate and Company
the Palm Olive Company
Certainted Products Corporation
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American Tobacco Company
Bauseh and Lamb Optical Company
American Trading Company
Gaston Wiggins and Wigmore Int
Case Threshing Machine Company
Dear and Company
American Potash Company
W. L. Douglas Shoe Company
Bethlehams Motors Corporation
Case Plow Works
Ford Motor Company
Paige Detroit Motor Car Company
American Motors Inc
Westinghouse Electric and
Mx. Company
Hoe
I. Wit
Ladies of
Bridgeport
Traveler Shoe Stores
Main Street
Cor
State St
Stratfield Hotel
G. C. P. Lavish
Sigpor Marconi
Peng
Kaiser
Haudie
Dadily Almanac
Middlebrook Almanac
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St. Lawrence
Belmont
Hemsprad
August Belmont
Oo. Olson
Summerfield M
BOARD
Cairo
Assissin
Qod
Althea
Waterbury, Conn
Ocal Distributors
Miner, Read & Tullock
Rockwell & Co
Lied Tura
LUXE
G. Harvey Schultz
Schultz
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
N. Y
Fritz & Hawley
Fritz& Hawley
ST Eport
Haver
West End
C. C. Donahue
NOBLE
Care of Union Specialty Co
Hurd Avenue
American Hardware Stores
Foorfield Avenue
Middle Street
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