Hindenburg Rumor Of Escape On Dutch Steamer
May 14 report that General von Hindenburg is alive sparked Allied concern at General Jochs HQ. A captured Prussian Guard member denied death rumors, saying Hindenburg fled toward the United States aboard a Dutch steamer to attend a Bridgeport event, a tale that unsettled plans for a German offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Joch
Prioner
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
United States
Bridgeport
Poli
Scouts' Red Cross Sale nets eighty dollars in Stratford
Stratford May 23 Special The Boy Scouts held a lawn sale to raise money for the Red Cross. About 80 dollars was earned from cakes candy ice cream and other items. The committee included Whitehead Shanahan Hart Stevenson Smith and Filmore.
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Stratford
Walter Wheeler
Red Cross
Boy Scouts of
Whitehead
Shanahan
Herbert Hart
Donald Stevenson
Arthur Smith
Robert Filmore
John Richardson
Christ Church
Elsie Wheeler
Helen Fallett
Margaret Beach
Elsha Silliman
Catherine ‘Wood
Smith's College
Company Says Hammers Were Not Warranted
During a Stratford trial over a lost $75,000 Remington Arms contract Gaynor Manufacturing countered with a $100,000 claim, asserting Niles Bement Pond of New York did not warrant hammers sold through William A. McDonald. An official testified the firm did not authorize the warranty, while the suit seeks $500 damages for unpaid purchase price. The trial extended beyond yesterday afternoon.
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Niles. Bement
Pond Comany
New York
Gaynor Manufacturing Company
Stratford
Remington Arms Company
Niles
Bement
Pond Company
William A. McDonald
Gaynor Company
Obituary notices from multiple local funerals
A block of obituary notices reports services from 200 Pembroke Street and other addresses. Ellen B Cassidy’s funeral at Mary’s Church featured a solemn high mass and a large delegation from G A R and Star of Charity groups with named pallbearers. Other notices cover funerals for Hannah Stevens, Frances Holroyd, Dr. James Wright, Mrs Tuli W Fagen, and others, with details on churches, cemeteries, and officiants.
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Ellen BP
Cassidy
Ellen B. Cassidy
Pembroke Street
Matthew Traynor
Fir Mary's Church
Thomas P. Mulcahy
Jeremiah McAuliffe
Newtown
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Star of Charity
Shepherds
Linden Avenna
Stratford
Myr
Heardstey
Union Cemetery
Holroyd
Jo. Holraye
Joseph Holroyd
Long Beach
Calfornia
James J. Wright
James Wright
Wrawley and
Wilmot
State Street
Tas ‘Howe, Jr
G. A. TR
Mountain Grave Cemetery
Julian We Wix
Tuli W. Fagen
Ledg. Carrot
St. Augustine's Church
da They
Wayward Op Trayes
John Suingham
Dennis Edelos
Joan Fitzgerald
Howard Sullivan
Joseph Coughlin
Jee Cumningham
Bt Michel's Cemetery
Pcr
Dispensary for War Victims Near Lafayette Home
American women of the American Fund for French Wounded will establish a new children’s dispensary near Lafayette birthplace, joining five others in France. The facility, named Lafayette, will aid up to 500 child victims of war with care from American doctors and nurses, as part of ongoing relief efforts endorsed by the French government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Fund For French
Ilaelie
Paris
Benjamin C. Lathrop
France
Lafayette
Ned Gross
Widow of Congressman Hill Dies in Norwalk
Mrs Mary Ellen Mossman Hill widow of Congressman E J Hill died at her Norwalk home 40 West Avenue Norwalk She leaves three daughters Clara M Till Helena Hill Weed Elsie Hill and three grandchildren Eleanor Weed Walter H Weed Jr Mary Weed She was active in Norwalk civic church and D A R The funeral is set for 2 30 PM Saturday at her home with representatives of ANA attending
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Mary Ellen Mossman Hill
E. J. Hill
Avenue
Norwalk
Clara M. Till
Helena Hill Weedend
Elsie Hill
Anc
Fleanor’ Weed
Mary Weed
Hill
Furnished Morphine to Soldiers Gets 3 Years
In Hartford on May 23 Judge Edwin N. Thomas sentenced several offenders. George Ki walski received a year and a day in a federal penitentiary for disloyal utterances. George Moni of Norwich got three years for furnishing morphine to sailors. E Kingsbury of New Britain, a post office clerk, was fined 100 dollars and costs for opening letters and abusing the franking privilege. Harold Walters and Francis Dionne were sent to the Washington training schools for boys for placing ties on railroad tracks at Mansfield.
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Hartford
United States District Court
Edwin N. Thomas
George Kiwalski
Federal
Atlanta
George Moni
Norwich
E. Kingsbury
New Britain
Harold Walters
Francis Dionne
Mansfield
Washington Training Schools
Elliott Tells of Plans for Disaster Relief
J Edward Elliott secretary of the Tridgenart War bureau spoke at Park Street Congregational church last night before the Young Men's league. He outlined wartime relief work by the bureau Minute Women and re-Net committees and the war garden bureau. An officer election for the league named Clark T Lane president Max Waterman vice president Paul Wasster secretary Milton Bassett treasurer.
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J. Edward Elliott
Tridgenart War Bureau
Park Street Congregational Church
Young Men's League
Mr. Isbiett
War Bureau
War Garden Bureau
Clark T. Lane
Max Waterman
Paul Wasster
Milton I3assett
BR Or
Dismissal Is Honor of WW W To Service Men
CHICAGO May 23 Instead of adding a new star to a service flag when a member enlists the military service the 1 WW W expels its members who join the colors Documentary evidence introduced by the government shows that at least nine WW W members have been expelled for one listing in the United States army or in the service of her allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
WW. W
Tf. W. W
United States Army
War Film on Program of Sunday Patriotic Revue
G A TR veterans will be honored at a patriotic event at the Park Theatre Sunday night to raise funds for the Red Cross. A three reel film chronicle “Connecticut at War” will headline a night of speeches on Red Cross work, voices and choral singing and other entertainments. Guy Wedlind of the Puritan Film Company directs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrotia
Park Iheatre
Red Cross
Connecticut
Guy Wedlind
Puritan Filme Company
Nineteen Draft Evaders Taken to Camp Devens
Nineteen men accused of evading the draft were brought to Camp Devens with agents of the Department of Justice after hearings before federal commissioners. Some claimed exemptions, while one said he was an American by birth but would fight for the United States if drafted.
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Camp Devens
Devens
Department of Justice
Tim
Midnight Theatre Revue Aids Red Cross Fund
Bridgeport hosts a midnight theatre revue featuring 10 acts from city theatres and out of town stars. S. Poli donates the venue as Red Cross workers, Minute Women and newspaper staff fill the crowd for a free, all proceeds event.
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Poli
Red Cross
Ben
Bridgeport
Irene Comer
Byra F
Donning
Hisle Comer
Dan McNamara
Musicians’ Union
Stage Hands’ Union
Catre
Appraisers Named in Sarah L ae Estate
Probate Judge Paul Tae Miller names Max Z. Buechler and Robert G. Defrorest as appraisers for the estate of Sarah L ae, whose holdings are noted as valued in the court filing. The order assigns appraisal duties and outlines the estate's scope and required reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Z. Buechler
Robert G. Defrorest
Paul Tae “Miller
Sarah Lae
Broken Dishes on Floor Wife Dead in West Haven
New Haven May 23 Coroner detained 45 year old F Westover as inquiry proceeds into the death of his wife in their West Haven home. The husband said he found his wife dead in a chair on his return about midnight broken dishes on the kitchen floor. No outward marks indicated the cause of death.
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New Haven
Harold F. Westover
Mix
West Haven
Direct Hit by Airplane Sinks Enemy Destroyer
LONDON May 23 An enemy destroyer has been sunk in the neighborhood of Zeebrugge by a direct hit from an airplane, the admiralty announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zeebrugge
Admiralty
Wendell's Ambition Pills Advertisement Claims Quick Nerve Boost
The ad touts Wendell's Ambition Pills as a fast nerve tonic that restores vigor and vitality to tired, despondent people. Sold for fifty cents with refund promises if unsatisfied, available at Hindle and Hartigan Pharmacies and various dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell
Hindle Pharmacies
Hartigan Pharmacies
Eae Ec
Remarkable Phosphate Claim Draws Fat From Thin People
A New York advertisement touts organic phosphate from Peloux as a "nerve food" that converts into body tissue, claims to fatten thin individuals, boost strength and vigor, and improve mood. It urges readers to weigh themselves, compare before and after, and press for genuine bitrophosphate tablets available widely.
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New York
Mrof
Peloux
Oan
New Marmoehire Medical Society
Hunan
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el Emaares
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Arbuckle Firm
Pelouz
Smith-Murray Co
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