Improvement in Trolley Service Is Now Forecast
The Connecticut company and its employees settled wage issues, allowing plans to hire many new workers and improve service. Officials anticipate attracting talent from other industries as open air positions offer pay from 4 to 40? an hour and good weekly earnings. High fair treatment and satisfactory working conditions are promised, with a push to fill schedules after prior shortages in the city.
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Connecticut
Olley Company
Mereby
Smany
mMpany
Connect!t Company
Term to discontinue died from other causes term
Washington June 2 Secretary Baker considers changing the term died from other causes in army casualty lists to avoid anguish for relatives of soldiers who died honorably. The War department notes the phrase has included deaths from accidents suicides and homicides and plans a more descriptive label while not publishing names of self inflicted deaths or executions. Officials aim to resume former schedules for shorter casualty reporting intervals.
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Washington
Baker
War Department
Russia News: Krasnoff Accused by Tchitcherin Betrayal
Moscow reports show Bolshevik foreign minister Tchitcherin denouncing General Krasnoff as a traitor to Russia for seeking foreign aid and leading a self-styled dictatorship among the Don Cossacks. Kiev papers say Krasnoff aims to restore prewar laws while allying with Austria and opposing the Prussian state.
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Moscow
Tchitcherin
Aleph Joffre
Germany
Krasnow
Exe
Ixerensky
Star
Ton Cossack
Vehucharin
Ixransoff
Ukraine
Skoropadski
Russia
Kiev
Krasnoff
Austria-imagary
Ron
Red Guards
Don
Rome Reports Moderate Action of Artillery
An official statement from the Italian war office reports moderate artillery activity along the front. Italian posts repulsed enemy patrols in Val Arsa Croce di San Francisco east of the Irren gal valley and in front of San Donnal Piave. A Cavazne cherina raid yielded a few prisoners. Allied squadrons flew actively dropping five tons of bombs on enemy aviation camps. five hostile planes were shot down and another destroyed on the left bank of the Piave.
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Rome
Ttalian War Office
Val ‘Arsa
Croce di San Francisco
Irrengal Valley
San Donnal Piave
Cavaznecherina
Viave River
Mineola Field Bars Hearst Papers and Treat Returns Home
Hearst newspapers were barred at Mineola Field No 2 after the camp dealer refused to handle them. Camp officers and locals note the action as a wartime stand against Hearst papers. Lieutenant Howard Treat returns home from France to act as artillery instructor and receives special mention from General Pershing.
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Milford
Howard B. Tréat
Arthur Treat
Orange
Conn
France
Treat
General Pershing
New Jersey
Tire
Injured man sues for 2000 dollars in auto collision
Alfred Gritman sues Daniel Ragall for 2000 dollars after a August 1917 Oak Street crash. Gritman, a passenger in Loretta Kiely's car, claims Ragall's car failed to yield and Ragall Jr. drove negligently, causing a broken collarbone and six weeks of disability, plus medical and lost business costs.
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Oak Street
Alfred Gritman
Daniel Ragall
Common Pleas Court
Gritman
Loretta, Kiely
North Avenue
Ragall
Daniel Ragall, Jr
Damages Paid to Plaga Project Participants
Jacob Huber Caroline Itoh and the L M Hopking estate received checks totaling 153 158 32 Saturday for damages in the plaga project. Checks are sent out regularly and the damage cases should clear on the aviation field if Britain would not. Hearst camp officers refused to issue a pass for a Hearst news agent to the flying field after initial resistance by camp guards. A group of Hearst agents then arrived, arguing for passage and pleading, but the officers stood firm. Reports say Hearst newspapers at Camp Mills have not been warned yet and a new engagement at Mills had dropped.
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Mineola
L. I
Hearst
Mineola Aviation Field No
Aviation
The
New York American
Journal
United States
California
New York
New Jersey
Montclair
N. J
Wilson
United States Ensign 8
Scharff
United States Navy
Broadway
Mineola Aviation Aid
Bernard Britain
Camp Newsdealer
Long Island Newsdealers’ Association
Colt
Raaso Oh
Haarat Panel
Hong Island
Britain
Enamap
Hearst Neptee
New York Americans
Jacob Huber
Caroline Iitoh
L. M. Hopking
Plaga
Wearst
Camp Mills
Milla
Tots Weighed At City Health Stations As Campaign Opens
About 140 children under five were weighed measured and rated at Bridgeport health stations on Cannon Street and at Waltersville Longfellow Columbus Garfield and Lincoln schools. Dr Leroy Wilkes oversaw the effort and will supervise weekly weighings to identify any abnormal growth and arrange care through the Hall home clinic run by Dr Galvin for families unable to secure a physician.
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Bridgeport
Waltersville
Longfellow
Columbus
Garfield
Lincoln
Leroy Wilkes
Clinc
Galvin
Returns Home to Find Wife Dead by Gas Action
NORWALK June 2 James Bryant returned home from New York to find gas escaping from his wife's room. He broke in and found her dead with all jets open. A note to him suggests she took her own life due to ill health.
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Norwalk
James ¥. Bryant
West Main Street
New York
Bryant
Pink Pills Claim Cure for Headache and Nervous Debility
An advertisement asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills relieve faintness dizziness and chronic headaches in women. Customer Mrs Joseph Vandergrift of West Grove Pa recounts long illness and partial relief after using the pills, praised as nourishing to nerves and blood. Promotion notes free reference books and mail order options with prices.
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Joseph Vandergrift
West Grove
Dr. Williams
Dr Williams Machhine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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