Fractured Skull Fates Farmer At Work In Field
Charles Curtis, 76, a well known Stepney farmer, lies in critical condition at Bridgeport hospital after a farm accident yesterday afternoon. Family says his cultivator horse tangled, and in trying to control it he may have been struck on the head. He walked to the farmhouse and collapsed. Dr. E W Smith ordered his removal to hospital.
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Charles Curtis
Stepney
Bridgesport Hospital
Curtis
E. W. Smith
Bridgeport
Germans Lose Heavily In Raids On British Front
German raiders along the British front suffer costly failures near Morlancourt Hinges and Nieppe forest as British troops repulse attacks and take prisoners. Unceasing artillery duels continue with infantry largely inactive. London reports 398 German machines downed by May communications plus 120 more damaged or driven down.
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France
Associated Press
the Aisne
Gray Coats
Morlancourt
Hinges
Nieppe Forest
London
Misona stomach relief pill advertised in old ad
An old advertisement promotes Misona as a medicine for indigestion belching heaviness and nervous distress. It claims Mi-o-na cures stomach misery within days and offers a large box of tablets for 0 cents at leading druggists.
Camping goods and the Abercrombie line
Urhis year more than ever a vacation should be a rest. It should be rest up and build up and where can this be done more easily than in camping. Camping has no draw backs now, equipment makes it a pleasure. We have the Abercrombie line of camping supplies and completely outfitted in this way you'll sure ly enjoy your camping.
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Abercrombie
American Hardware Stores Incorporated Fairfield ANG and Middie St
American Hardware Stores Incorporated Fairfield ANG and Middie St.
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American Hardware Stores
Fairfield Ang
Middie St
Nutley Ends Hearst Paper Burning Effort Quietly
Nutley residents failed to buy or burn any New York American papers after Hearst agents left town. Local battalion members, led by James Vreeland and T H Ritchie, argued the siege ended quickly as old timers sold non Hearst papers while Hearst agents did not return. Lieutenant Claude W Boynton of Company D cited plans to protect local dealers at the Erie station if Hearst agents resume activity.
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Nutley
N. Oa
Nutley Using
Nation
Franklin Avenue Erie
New York American
Hearst
New York
James Vreeland
T. H. Ritchie
Hearst's
Nutley Battalion
Claude W. Boynton
Neutley
FR. § Parsons
Company D
Erie Railroad
Erie Station
New York Dimmed Lights Aimed at Airraid Defense
New York reduced street lighting to 25 percent of normal on the main arteries spanning the East River tonight in a safety measure against possible German air raids. This marked the third "lightless night" since U boats reached nearby waters.
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New York
Impromptu clash at Main Street eatery ends in chaos
Ted Veury a restaurant staffer at 1034 Main Street sparked an odd outburst injuring a patron in a clash over a German language newspaper. The scene included a brash Kaiser caricature and a spilled coffee accident that earned a night off for Beard.
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Ted Veury
Main Street
Ted
Beard
Buckley Woman Still Unconscious After Stratford Avenue Collision
Mrs Bridget Buckley remains unconscious following injuries from a trolley accident on Stratford Avenue Wednesday evening. Emergency Hospital reports her condition improved slightly but little hope is entertained for recovery.
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Bridget Buckley
Stratford Avenue
Olsen's Case Continued In Scofield Avenue Theft
Gus Olsen of Scofield Avenue, suspected by police of stealing chromobile robes he was guarding, had his case continued until Saturday. He was brought to court yesterday morning, but no one claimed the articles and they remain held by the No Vice at the detective headquarters.
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Gus Olsen
Scofield Avenue
International Film Service
New York
Mickey
Clearcat Vroane
WTEC
Dune
Phe
Vrese
Americin Infantry
Speed Home Rule for Ireland Says Viscount Bryce
Viscount Bryce, former British ambassador at Washington, endorses Mrs. Max Green’s appeal for unity between England and Ireland. He urges haste in passing a suitable home rule bill and calls Ireland to show support for Britain and allies in the war against German tyranny, while urging mutual understanding between the peoples of Ireland and England.
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London
Viscount Bryce
Washington
Max Green
John EB. Redmond
England
Ireland
Britain
America
Italy
France
Germany
Sinn
Americans' Loss Light In French Battle Area
AP dispatch from Chateau Thierry reports that American forces fighting Germans killed a large number of enemy troops and sustained very light casualties.
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France
Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
FUR COMPANY AND ORIMS STOCK EXPANDED
The Reliable Jour company of Bridgeport raises its cash stock from 10000 to 14000 dollars. The Norwalk Foundry and a chine company organized with a capitalization of 34000 dollars.
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FUR Company
ORIMS
Reliable Jour Company
Bridgeport
Norwalk Foundry and Achine Company
Local Fighting Report From Locretin Area by French Troops
An official British communication reports local fighting near Locretin with hostile sticks repelled by French troops this evening in the Kemmnnel district. The dispatch notes clashes in the neighborhood and highlights engagement details in the region.
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Lonton Bulges
London
Aneh
Locretin
Arrive in England for Cross workers from the United States
In London on June, a group of Cross workers from various regions arrived en route to France Italy and Switzerland. Among the arrivals were Arthur Hawes Spr iont and Miss Elizabeth Hoyt of Boston, Ned of Be
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England
London
United States
France
Yankee Machine Guns Help Colonial Forces Save Bridge
General Pershing reports American machine gun units at Chateau Thierry reinforced the defense, repelled a German bridge attack, and held the town as bombarde detachment operations and smoke shells hindered German progress. American infantry aided by artillery and tanks secured the western suburbs and maintained control of key bridge approaches.
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Bridge
Thierry
Washington
Tyne GA
Pershing
War Department
Tulion
Chateau Thierry
Marte
Fins Bridge
Thes Sale
Tin Ate
Wigan
Prenna Connor Lawing
American tanker Pratt arrives after mine damage
The American tanker Herbert L. Pratt, damaged by a mine off the Delaware Capes, reached Philadelphia and began unloading, with a diver reporting pumping and the bow rising. 3,000 to 10,600 barrels of oil were pumped from damaged compartments as fighting raged nearby with American troops advancing and German divisions reported in retreat.
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Herbert L. Pratt
Delaware Capes
British Captain Fires on U-Boat Near Atlantic Port
A British steamer captain reported exchanging fire with a submarine about forty miles off the Delaware Capes. The submarine ordered the ship to halt, but the captain refused and opened fire. the U-boat responded with shots, and the crew believes they hit the submarine.
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Atlantic
Dune 4
Delaware Capes
Service Cross for Eleven Americans in Cambrai Action
Eleven Americans receive the Distinguished Service Cross including three railroad engineers noted for aiding in repelling a November 30 Cambrai sector attack near Gauzeau court. The awards reflect valor shown by members of the American Army in France during World War I.
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Cambrai
France
Associated Press
Gauzeaucourt
Auto Crash Kills Horse in Milk Wagon Collision
Early this morning a milk wagon and a auto collided at the Garner of Bone Thumb and Main Streets. One occupant was badly injured and a horse had to be killed. Ambulance from Emergency Hospital arrived. accident occurred about 2.14 o'clock.
Camperdown’s third URL mystery lingers in Shipston
Earl Camperdown Bies Tondon, identified as Camperdown, reportedly lived at Shipston-on-Histour. The text notes a birth in 1941 in the United States and references a third URL of Camperdown with unclear meaning.
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Tondon
Camperdown
Shipston-on-Histour
US 41
McAdoo Plans to Get $8 Billion by New Taxation
In Newark and northern New Jersey streetcar strikes disrupt transit as union talks and a new wage scale unfold. Public Service officers, drivers, and conductors face intensified labor actions, with police on duty in affected cities. Washington proposes raising $8 billion in new taxes, including high war profits taxes and luxury levies, to fund postwar expenses.
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McAdoo
Newark
New Jersey
Public Service Company
Brotherhood of Street Railway and Railroad Workers of
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Paterson
Passaic
Jersey City
Haoboken
Thomas N. McCarter
Joxtra
Washington
Hest
Kitchin
Retary
Indurtey
Nue
Deserter from Camp Lee Shot at Aberdeen Grounds
Leonard Price a 24 year old Churchville Maryland man and deserter from Camp Lee was shot and killed by Lieutenant Sharp while attempting to escape from the guard house area at the Aberdeen ordnance proving grounds. His family was well known in Maryland.
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Havre PE Grace
Leonard Price
Churchville
Camp Lee
Sharp
Ordnance Preving
Aberdeen
Piica
Maryland
Air Raid on Paris Kills One in Night Barrage
German aircraft bombed the Paris district in a heavy defensive barrage last night. One person is reported dead and several wounded. Material damage occurred before the all clear sounded at 2:20 a.m. Friday.
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Paris
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June Taylor Bowler
Roteert F. Bowler
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Roger Gilman
Cambridge
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Jaeger
Gront
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Toorsly
Virginia Capes
Earl Camperdown Bies
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Hone
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Fairfield Avenue
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United Dlumini Company
Bridgeport Savings Bank Incorporated
Corner Main & State Sts
the Kaiser
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