Orphans in Nazareth learn carpentry at Near East aid center
Armenian orphan boys in Nazareth are taught carpentry at a Near East Relief orphanage. Major Weston detailed Armenian famine horrors and the aid effort, noting 7 000 children under care in the Caucasus and Cyra, with boys building the Woodrow Wilson Memorial orphanage. The Near East appeal and Legion drives are discussed.
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Nazareth
Palestine
Jesus
G Hh. Weston
Near East Relief
Kiwania Club
Stratfield Hotel
Esterday
Hire & Humber
Weston
Armenia
Turkey
Cyra
Mediterranean Sea
Woodrow Wilson
Edward L. Kelly
The
American Legion
Legion
Civic Center
State Health Warns on Water Supply and Drains
Connecticut State Department of Health issues warning to monitor water supplies and drainage after epidemics tied to impure water. In Everett Wash an outbreak of diarrhea spread as a mill laid a main pipe to a hydrant near railroad tracks. Franklin No J reports 114 typhoid fever cases and 18 deaths linked to cross connected pipes drawing river water for fire protection.
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Connecticut State Department of Health
Everett Wash
Franklin
Champion Wood Cutting Test At Devil's Hop Yard
Haddam Connecticut residents plan a wood chopping contest at Devil's Hop Yard State Park on May 24 to crown the state champion. Speakers include Lt Governor Hyam Bingham and John Fay Middlesex County Agent. demonstrations cover forestry uses, park services, and timber management with lunch and a guided tour of local sites.
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Haddam
Connecticut
Ind
State Forestry Association
Middlesex Farm
Hyam Bingham
John Tf Fay
Middlesex
Lucius F. Robinson
State Park and Forestry Commission
Austin Y. Hawes
John H Fay
Coal Leaders Urge Accurate News for Public on Coal Industry
At the National Coal Association annual convention in Cincinnati on May 15 speakers urged coordinated efforts among retailers wholesalers and producers to provide the public with accurate information about coal. They cited the need to reduce misunderstandings and stressed the role of fixed distribution relationships and the expanding use of coal for electricity in growing urban centers.
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Cincinnati
National Coal Association
Samuel EB. Crowell
National Retail Coal Merchants
John Sen Nahin
New York City
Federal
Melvilla E Stone
New Yok City
Associated Press
George If Cushing
Washington
Edlcoaid Publiscly
M. Crowell
Mr. Crowell
Cushing
Urge Attorney General Over U S Comptroller
Washington May 15. Becre! James Hoover Wallace and Dav's urge the House Judiciary Committee to consider legislation granting the attorney general authority to arbitrate disputes over government fund disbursement between executive departments and the comptroller general. The move follows months of friction and hinges on Rep. Dallinger's bill of Massachusetts.
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Washington
James Hoover
Wallace
Dav's
House Judiciary
Dallinger
Massachusetts
Dacey Honored at Foresters Meeting
John F Wace of Bridgeport was elected grand lecturer for Connecticut at the 24th annual Foresters of America state convention held in Odd Fellows hall Namwalk. Delegates selected Waterbury as next year’s convention site and officers elected include Joseph Fitzgerald Ansonia grand chief ranger William W Dunleavy Waterbury grand sub chief ranger J Walsh Meriden grand treasurer Thomas O Laughlin Naugatuck grand secretary HH A Congdon Norwich grand recording secretary Andrew J Welch senior woodward.
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John F Wace
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Foresters of
Norwich
Andrew J. Welch
Woodward
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Amazon
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Keiser
Canton Georgettles
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