Czecho Slovak Drive Seeks U S Campaign Gifts
On the first day of the Czecho Slovak fundraising drive in the United States subscriptions reached 2184 with a grand total of 7548 reported by sam captains at a noonday luncheon in the Stratfield ballroom. Campaign Manager George Green feels elated as over 100 workers attend and J G H Mira of New York outlines the movement. A 615 pm luncheon is scheduled as the ballroom is booked for a Chamber of Commerce event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Stratfeld
George Greenpan
New York
Chamber of Commerce
iEvery
B. B. Lewis
Boston Ave
Nue
sThose
tAreher C. Wheeler
William B. Wheeler
Katherine_Jaras
Bishop White
William Vv. Dee
Egbert Marah
Minute Women
Bridge‘port
H.W. Fleck
Splashes Paint On Patrolman Lands in Lockup
Patrolman John Curran of the Third precinct fights an unruly shoplifter, while William Pauski of 867 Quarry Street is held for breach of peace. Pauski allegedly hid a large white paint bottle at Blue Ribbon Body, 1720 Fairfield Avenue, and was detained after being seen leaving for lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Curran
Third Precinct
William Pauski
Quarry St
Blue Ribbon Body Company
Wairfield Avenue
Pauski
Grand Juror Assaulted in Newtown Court
In Newtown on September 17 a Grand Juror Faivrick Gallon faced a courtroom disturbance as Isadore Block, brother of Hyman Black, assaulted the juror during the case against Hyman Black over unpaid personal taxes. Black, once of Bridgeport, had his bond posted at 100 dollars after a court decision. Isadore Block was later to appear in court while Black faced further proceedings. Deputy Beers had earlier arrested Hyman Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newtown
Faivrick ?Gallon
Hymen Brock
Bridgeport
Ock
Isadore
Morris Beers
Hebrew Orphan Asylum Campaign Plans Fund Drive
A meeting of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum committee will be held on Court street next Tuesday to appoint a fund drive team and outline plans for a campaign to support Jewish children in the state. The organization has secured a charter with first members named. The list includes Mrs. Rose Carmen, Mrs. Rabinovits, Mrs. Danenberg, Mrs. Hattie Frudenhiem, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Court Street
Bok
Hebrew Orphan Asylumn
Rose Carmen
Rabinovits
Danenberg
Hattie Frudenhiem
Stark
Frances Stadler
Ida Goldberg
Rose Goldberg
Moilit Slosberg
Rose Mather
Olock Risisky
Anna Kline
Ida Krentzman
Isalael Whitman
Harry Whitman
Goldie Rosensky
Ida Spurn
Fannie Spaner
Jennie Skelinsky
Rebecca Postel
Ethel Karpilow
Gussie Reich
Bess Leiff
Dprah Boas
sIfard Hart
Ray Horn
Mollie Goldberg
Tannie Pickmian
Mooney
Sarah Sherman
Sarah Rosenberg
Dora Levine
Germans Prepare Further Retreats Ahead of Allies
British forces pushed into German positions along a 2000 yard front on the Menin road near Ypres, driving enemy troops 500 yards. Pershing reports continued artillery and air activity in the St Mihiel sector with patrols in contact and prisoners taken.
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London
France
Associated Press
Ypres
Menin Road
Mar- Hooge
Ploegsteert
Pershing
Washington
St. Mihiel
American Expeditionary Forces
St. Mihiet
Vosges
Vinol Run Down People Need Vinol Injects Strength
Texarkana Texas ad touts Vinol as a restorative tonic for run down nervous men and women. It features beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates. An endorsement from Mrs Emme Britt claims renewed strength and relief from nervousness enabling proper work and caring for her chickens.
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Vinci
Detroit
Mich
John F. Watson
Texarkana
Texas
Emme Britt
Reinstatement Demands Rise in Bridgeport War Labor Crisis
War Labor Board rules strikers regain recognition and delegates to be elected from shops under the Bidlitz award. Bridgeport plants receive orders to reinstate workers after widespread layoffs while government prospects for munitions orders grow, sparking disputes over women’s roles and machine assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Kidlitz
Bridgeport
Winter
Itds
Liberty Ordinanes Company
Weeney Tool Company
Widlife
Union Metallic Cartridge Company Ylant
Liberty Ordnance *Company
T. S. Hugs
Liberty Ordnance Compiany
Unt
Liles
Hugo
Feeney Tool Works
Labor Union
Jarvis Williimns
Alpheus Winter
A. Johnson
Department M
United
25 Soldiers Dead In Troop Train Crash Near Marshfield
Springfield, Mo. reports twenty five soldiers killed and thirty injured in a head on crash between a troop train and a St. Louis San Francisco freight train one mile east of Marshfield. The wounded were moved to a rear coach for first aid until a relief train arrived from Springfield. A guard was placed around the wreck and access restricted. The dead and injured were being rushed to Springfield on the relief train due around 12:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
St. Louis
San Francisco
Marshfield
Trapped workers die in factory fire disasters
A deadly blaze in a factory on the second and third floors trapped nearly a hundred workers, many leaping from windows or fleeing via a fire escape. A single survivor on the cloak room window sill died, as flames, smoke, and a defective wire caused rapid spread. Sailors and soldiers attempted rescues but were driven back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Goerdes
Thea
States Bureau of Employment
Ordnance Department
U. S. Bureau of Employment
Stab Wouts After Indiscreet Remark Sparks Fight
After a disputed remark about Murray's wife, Harry Herman of 84 Courtland Street was stabbed 17 times in the scalp and sent to Emergency Hospital for treatment. Murray of 88 Courtland Street was arrested nearby by patrol officers Stowe and O'Neil. Herman later said Murray attacked him with a weapon after the remark. Dr Frank J. Gavias treated the head wound with 17 stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Herman
Courtland Street
Charles Murray
Courtland
Street
Stowe
O'Neil
Herman
Police and Charities
Murray
Frank JB. Gavias
Musicians' School Call for Fourth Regiment Buglers
All buglers of the Fourth regiment Connecticut State Guard are asked to report at the State armory tonight at 8 Velock to form a bugle corps. The officer commanding desires every musician present for the first meeting since drills resumed.
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Connecticut State Guard
State Armory
102nd Not Home Says War Dept
The War Department states no units or parts of units will be returned to the United States until victory. Only wounded sick and convalescent men will be sent home for rest and environment. The 102nd Regiment remains a live, virile fighting force and there is no need to bring it home. The 109th Infantry consists of the former first and second infantry regiments of the Connecticut National Guard.
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United States
General Staff
102Nd
War Department
109Nd Infantry
Connecticut National Guard
Double Birthdays Bring Merry Celebration
A double birthday party honored Mrs. Henry Mitchell and Mrs. Joseph Schultz at 1114 Park Avenue. The home was decorated, games and music filled the evening, with a bountiful supper and gifts for the two hostesses. Attending were numerous local ladies, sharing best wishes for many happy returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mitchell
Joseph Schultz
Park Avenue
Mitchell
Alfred Hallock
Minnie’ Eckle
O' Joseph, Cohen
Jacob'‘Stoehr
Car] Henkels
Bossert
W. Meyers
Max Kollner
Margaret French
Charles Hubert
Gus Loehn
Emilia Hummell
J. Rumford
M. French
Frank T
Personal Jottings of Local Social Visits Unique Names
Mr and Mrs Charles Tiveleigh of 126 Vine street entertained Mr and Mrs Merton Tiveleigh and Miss M Benson from Watertown NY for three days. Earl Spencer stationed at Pelham Bay was guest of Miss Charlotta Thompson over the weekend. Henry Schnetman of Madison Avenue Charles Axman of Lagan Street and W O'Reilly of North Avenue went to Ball's Pond Danbury yesterday fishing. Miss Florence Hawley of 260 Clark Street plans to leave tomorrow for Putney for a week's vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tiveleigh
Vine Street
Merton Tiveleigh
M. Benson
Watertown
N. Y
Earl Spencer
Pelham Bay
Charlotta Thompson
Henry Schnetman
Madison Avenue
Charles Axman
Lagan Street
W. O'Reilly
North Avenue
Ball's Pond
Danbury
Florence Hawley
Clark Street
Putney
German peace terms rebuked by allied leaders in united front
US lawmakers and allied diplomats reject Austrian offers and demand full withdrawal from occupied lands before peace talks. Key figures, including Senator McCumber and Senator Thomas, endorse a firm rebuke to Central powers and press adherence to President Wilson’s principles and Congress statements.
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McCumber
North Dakota
Thomas
Colorado
Fess
Ohio
Republican Congressional Committee
America
Balfour
Washington
Great Britain
Perces
Austria
Wilson
France
Belgium
Italy
Russia
Siberia
Brest-Litovak
Germany
Ukrainia
Serbia
Lansing
United States
Mount Vernon
Congress
Bolsheviki Intensify Desperate Effort to Throttle Opposition
A neutral country dispatch to the state department reveals brutal Bolshevik actions in central Russia since May. Thousands shot without trial, Uritsky’s assassination cited, hundreds held for execution, widespread home searches, overcrowded prisons, and suppression of non Bolshevik newspapers as executions continue daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Russia
Bolsheviks
Bolshevikl
Moses Uritsky
Lenine
Uvitsky
Moscow
Uritsky
Cardinal Farley Dies After Long Illness at Summer Home
Cardinal Farley succumbed to hypostatic pneumonia at his summer home after weeks of critical condition. He had previous heart trouble and diabetes, with a recent general breakdown preceding pneumonia. The funeral is set for Tuesday at St Patrick's Cathedral, with service details and cortege route through Mamaroneck to New York. A Pope message reportedly brought him great pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
New York
Roosevelt
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Mamaroneck
Influenza Death Toll and Medical Updates Across Cities
Influenza claims 70 more deaths as the epidemic shows signs of abating at the Second Naval District in Newport. 197 new district cases and 150 civilian cases in Newport reported. Rear Admiral Joseph Oman notes improvement and suggests the height of the epidemic has passed. New York City board of health orders rapid reporting of influenza and pneumonia cases to prevent a widespread outbreak. Boston reports many cases and fears rail-borne spread. In Jersey City a soldier on leave from Camp Dix among cases. quarantine measures cited. Total registrations rise to 25,994 with late entries across Draft Boards 6 and 2.
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Second Naval District
Newport
Joseph - Oman
Second District
New York
Board of Health
Boston
Copeland
Dri Copeland
Navy
Jersey
City
Tix
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U.S. Pat
Bayer Company, Inc
Hudson
St. Lou
Jarvis Williams
National War Labor Board
Frank P. Walsh
Russell
Tidhitz
Fourth Regiment
War Dept
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