Democrats nominate state ticket for Connecticut race
Convention names Thomas Spellacy for governor and Charles Lockwood for lieutenant governor. Clarrison Hewitt chosen for attorney general. Article notes Spellacy and party figures face Marcus Holcomb, with some potential for cross-appeal and mixed reactions across the state. Leaders sought but failed to recruit prominent candidates, leaving a “very good” ticket.
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Thomas JT. Spellacy
United States
Connecticut
Mr. Spellacy
Hartford
Charles D. Lockwood
Stamford
Homer S. Cummings
Lockwood
General Assembly
Clarrison Hewitt
New Haven
Corporation Counsel
New Maven
Democratic Party
Washington
Wilson
Holcomb
Watch Returns After Ten Years Lost Case
A gold watch lost in May 1998 is returned to its owner Mrs. Hubbell of North Alain Street after a doorstep contact and a note from a deceased Irish woman who had kept it for years. The case, tied to a pocketbook, lacks clues on how the watch changed hands or the money found with it.
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Wis
Walter Oa
Ruhbell
North
Alain Strech
Hubbell
Gridgeport
Mig
Ireland
Rmpark
New York
Ifola
Joseph Santone
Albert Ni- Nicola
Stavala
Honeyspot Road
Nichols
Norwalk
Paradise Green
Tyridgeport Housing Company
Stratford
First Selectman
James Lally
Hartford
Congregational Church
Little Neck Creek
South Main Street
Teally
AML
Boy Scouts
Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church
A. J. Lewis
Floyd
Louie Herrman
Jed Woodford
Edward Benedict
Russell T. Pee Tie
Stratfordigh School
Savin Stock
Warnhim Ox
Coltage de Clifford
Silver Beach
Milford
Knitting Club
A LINE O' CHEER rain by John Kendrick Bangs
Poem celebrates rain as a cleansing gift that lifts the mind and makes fields green. The speaker finds joy in rainy days and praises the patter of rain as bringing renewal and cheer.
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John Kendrick
Morning notes from a wartime breakfast table
A lively, fragmentary column reflects wartime anxieties and home front chatter. It pokes fun at shortages and rationing, praises patriotic displays, and cites figures like Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller Jr. as it muses on June's passing, censorship, and the absurdities of daily life during the war.
Incomparable American Navy and Army Reach Milestone
The article lauds the U S Navy for transporting one million troops to France with no naval losses and praises Secretary Daniels and the administration. It notes over 900000 troops overseas, near one million within a week, and highlights British convoy protection and German spy concerns. It calls the effort an incomparable achievement by an incomparable navy.
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Wilson
War Office
France
Tuscania
Josephus Daniels
War Department
Germany
von Virpitz
Navy
Connecticut Democrats Endorse Wilson War Platform
The Democratic platform praises President Wilson and pledges support for his administration as it fights for democracy. It firmly backs the federal woman suffrage amendment and commits legislative candidates to backing it. It favors voter submission on the prohibition amendment and aligns Candidate Spellacy with the party’s stance.
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Wilson
Connecticut
General Assembly
Fnv
Spellacy
Debate on Prohibition And Woman Suffrage In Congress
The writer argues Congress wastes time on prohibition and woman suffrage during wartime. They contend shipbuilding and war issues deserve focus while declaring votes for women inevitable and urging immediate passage backed by states. The piece questions expert psychology and avoidance of decisive action on suffrage.
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Congress
Possible Salvation Blamed on Governor Holcemh and War Record
The writer argues Republicans face a crisis if not for Governor Holcemh and his war record. The platform is described as reactionary and dodging prohibition and woman suffrage. Support hinges on Governor Trelcamb’s candidacy, with internal party splits noted and praise for Diosemus and alignment with a Democratic administration at Washington.
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Holcemh
Trelcamb
Taitr
Pap
Dioseums
Washinton
Union City Life in Desertion Case Highlights Village Tensions
The record shows Vi heth Mine deserting her husband and living apart after their marriage on June s HMOT. She allegedly visited Union City evenings and left four times to go there before final separation. Taidpepert testified about a $440 savings deposit and exchange of harsh words on the street, while the divorce on the grounds of desertion was granted.
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Tuque
Canyon City
Wien
Etique
Union Tire
Pigeons to be Used in France By Signal Corps
Washington June 27 The Signal corps seeks homing pigeons from American breeders for use in France. The Agriculture Department lists and studies training methods at its experimental farm. Congress makes it a crime to shoot homing pigeons. Pigeon stations and a Boston recruiting office exist. Pigeons prove reliable when telephone lines fail.
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Washington
Signal Corps
France
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Boston
Barraga
Watson
Liv Ainen
Man tells wife he has no further use for her in divorce claim
Soren Sorensen ur, a former gestiain street wholesale merchant, told his wife Mary Sorensen ur that she should leave as he had no earthly use for her. She testified in Superior Court seeking a divorce on desertion after a separation began on Brooks street. The dispute, blamed on Sorensen ur’s alleged fondness for women, led to their short marriage and his current residence in Waterbury.
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Soren Sarensen- Ur
Wes
Mary Sorensen-iur
Superior Court
Win
Brooks Streeas
Sopursen- Wora
Lyn Ox
Savenseytur
Waterbury
War Bureau Aid To Community Forum Reported
The War Bureau plans to deliver aid at a Sunday gathering at the United Church. Travel Lathe, president of Trinity College, will speak on wartime issues. The visit is billed as a direct forum for war questions. The event includes participation from the United Church and the Minute Women's chorus.
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War Bureau
Tavel A. Lathe
Trinity College
Atiseuss
Germans Hate Kaiserism as Americans Say, Fre dde rick Foretold Disaster
Frederick the Great, emperor of Germany, predicted that William the First would bring disaster if placed on the throne. In a war garden scene the 65 year old Mrs. Redwinkle claimed that many Germans hate Kaiserism as much as Americans, citing past emperors who preferred younger sons. The discussion was to start at 7:15 on Eliot at Broad and John streets, then likely move to United Church.
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Frederick the Great
Germany
William
Emil von Booth
Anna Redwinkle
Myrtle Avenue
Germar
Americas
Frederick
Sehwinkle
Frederick IV
Heny
William O
German Empire
Lielot
Broad
John Alrects
United Churchy
Burglarized William Street Homes Reported
Reports were made to the police yesterday that three William Street homes were entered Wednesday night. Entrances were through windows jimmied open. Complainants were I. Kebbard of 31 William Street, C. Shimer of 603 West High Street, and Julius Branner of William Street. In Shimer’s home a gold watch, diamond ring, and $5 in change were taken. Branner’s home lost a $50 Liberty bond. Hebbard residence had sold watches, lavalieres, gold pencils and rings taken. Police investigate, expect arrests soon.
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Willia Street
I. Kebbard
Sit Willa Street
Tt. C. Shimer
Hi Street
Julius Branner
William Street
Shimer
Branne
Hebbbard
Guilanes
Political Gossip and Primary Law Tensions Ahead
Democratic and Republican nominations are settled, with youth voter turnout uncertain due to training and registration. Massachusetts Governor Samuel W. McCall seeks a U.S. Senate seat and appears likely to win. A major Republican meeting in New York next Saturday could feature a clash among Lewis Roosevelt Barnes Wadsworth versus Whitman Glynn factions over alleged primary law violations.
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Republican State Committee
New York
Lewis-Roosevelt-Barnes-Wadsworth
Whitman-Glynn
Yermon
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