Club in Honor of World War Dead in New York
New York hosts a memorial club house planned for living officers with a roster of over 4,500 commissioned officers who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War I. Rear Admiral Fiske leads the effort to compile the most authentic list and invites relatives to submit records at 261 Madison Avenue as the building will house a memorial court and archives while serving as a rallying center for patriotic activity.
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New York
National Memorial Club
New York City
Bradley A. Fiskes
American Expeditionary Force
Washington
Fiske
Madison Avenue
Shusteregor
Vaice
War Veteran Robert H Stewart Dies at Bridgeport Hospital
Robert H Stewart 26 of Post road Fairfield former member of the 102nd ambulance company and veteran of major American battles died in Bridgeport hospital after being gassed in action in France. Born Waterbury he lived here most of his life and worked seven years for Cranco as assistant paymaster. He served with D club and was active in United States Volunteer corps Yankee Division American Legion VFW and Masons Scottish Historical Society. He is survived by his parents Mrs. and Mr James Stewart Waterbury and brother William Chicago. Funeral planned in Waterbury with D club members attending.
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Robert H. Stewart
Post Road
Fairfield
102Nd Ambulance Company
Bridgeport
Stewart
France
102Nd Anulance Company
England
Avere Chemin ‘Des
Scoottish Historical Society
Yankee Division
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James Stewart
Waterbury
William
Chicago
D" Club
Public Information From Central Bureau
Washington announces a new information service by the United States bureau of efficiency to share government activity details with the public. It explains the service grows from an investigation into duplication of work and will guide inquiries on topics from ancient man to modern agriculture education and commerce.
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Washington
General Publc
Information Service
United States Bureau of Efficiency
Bureau
Congress
Bureau of Efficiency, Information, Secon
Aia
Gold Coast Negroes Get Rich on Cocoa
London reports a cocoa boom in the Gold Coast West Africa where over 200 natives now own automobiles and hundreds more await deliveries. European style houses up to 50000 dollars appear, wartime profits on cocoa reached 599 per ton and postwar prices rose to 390. Many coastal towns host native shippers and even women act as brokers in the get rich craze.
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London
Gold Coast
West Africa
Secondee
Accra
So Says him October 18 fashion note
A fragmented fashion teaser promotes Stein and Bloch clothing with hints of youth and mixing with others, inviting readers to feel young and stylish this October.
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Stein, Bloch
Missing High School Boy George Resketo
George Resketo, a tall blue eyed high school student, left home at 7 00 Wednesday morning to run an errand for his mother from 77 Ridgy Avenue. Relatives and neighbors search but no trace found. only money noted was a two dollar bill and he had little clothing. His parents invite any information and request his safe return.
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George Resketo
Ridgy Avenue
Hig
Thea House
Fire damages stock at New England Auto Wrecking Co
A fire likely started by an incendiary badly damaged stock at the New England Auto Wrecking Company located at 2 Benham Avenue late Saturday night. The blaze confined to the rear of the building, causing an estimated $2,500 in damage despite brisk burning.
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New England Auto Wrecking Company
Benham
Defender of Liege Dies of Pneumonia
Brussels Oct 17 General Leman aged 68 defender of Liege against the German advance early in the war died in Liege today from pneumonia He was governor of Liege at the outbreak of the war His defense of the city delayed the German drive and held up their advance for several days He was wounded and captured Aug 22 1914 He was released December 1917 due to ill health and escaped to France via Switzerland
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Brussels
Leman
Liege
Belgium
Marne
Germany
France
Switzerland
Arraignment Set For Embezzlement Charge Against Papp
Tulius Papp, 23, of 772 Lindley Street, to be arraigned in city court on embezzlement charges after arrest Saturday. Sergeant Frank Holbrook reported the investigation into missing funds from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Papp was held in $2,500 bond as authorities allege he manipulated accounts to conceal missing sums.
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Tulius Papp
Lindley Street
Metropolitan Life Tuesurance Company
Saurday
Frank Holbrooken
C. B. Beatty
We National Security Company of
New York
Papp
Russian Delegates Ordered Out Of Germany
Russian Soviet delegates to the Independent Socialist conference in Pal le are ordered by the German government to leave Germany. They face deportation under Prussian authority and will be under close police surveillance, barred from communication with friends.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Zinovieff
M. Tuosovky
Independent Socialist Conference
Palle
Inter
Lid On Paris Gambling Puts End To Nightly Action
Paris moves to end gambling, shutting down most houses across districts. Police swept the boulevards, closing palaces and billiard rooms famed for faro, bank craps, poker, baccarat and dice. American‑run bars linked to prohibition era betting face bans as thousands wager daily on games run by professionals.
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Paris
Cantil
Faro
Bank Ighs
Europe
America
Hars
Recruiting Staff for Air Service Here
A recruiting staff for the air service under Captain Thomas E. Griffith arrived in the city from New Haven on a tour spanning much of the east. The party travels in two ambulances with a First Division unit and a heavy staff transport, totaling 17 men including Clerk Roy B. O’Roke and Privates such as Leo J. Moffitt, Frank Make, James J. Vokes, Elmer A. Hopewell, among others, quartered at local hotels with the army recruiting station on Main Street as headquarters.
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Air Service
Thomas E. Griffith
Baturdiy
New Haven
A. G Pan Ambulance
Okard
Griffith
Eld
Roy B. O'Roke
Joseph B. Faust
Museo
Leo J. Moffitt
Frank Make
James J. Vokes
Elmer A. Hopewell
Tred M. Walker
Robert
LZ. &. Army Recruiting Station
Main Street
Divorce epidemic hits Pomerania after war
Berlin reports a surge of divorces in Pomerania with numbers in the last six months up 600 percent from prewar levels. Wives blame lazy husbands who refuse to work and support families.
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Berlin
Pomerania
Italian inventor claims atmospheric electricity can power world
Rome reports Gustave Veniner and Signor Lentner unveil a simple 36 foot aluminum collector and transformer to draw electric current from the atmosphere. The method aims to replace costly power plants and water power, addressing coal shortages plaguing Italy amid a miner strike in England.
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Rome
Gustave Veniner
Signor Lentner
Great numbers of Jews head to America from Europe
Berlin reports a mass Jewish emigration via Danzig Hamburg and Bremen with thousands daily passing through Antwerp to French ports. Danzig has built barracks and facilities for arrivals including administration buildings and a temporary synagogue as families seek passage to the United States.
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Berlin
Danzig
Hamburg
Bremen
United States
Antwerp
Lo Passporta
Tageblatt Aera
Outakirtsy
Amimerica
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Wank
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Giaik S
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FE Bridgeport — Cornain
New England
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