Reichstag debates defeat and U boat warfare boast
Amsterdam dispatch summarizes General Von Wirsberg and Admiral Von Hintze explaining military setbacks on the western front and Bolshevik ambiguity. Von Wirsberg defends German retreat as due to weak positions and weapon losses. Hintze accuses Entente plots and cites Bolshevik war stance. Von Payer defends Bucharest and Brest Litovsk treaties amid Baltic questions. Internal German turmoil highlighted as Chancellor Von Hertling seeks Socialist support.
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Reichstag
Hoa
Berlin
St. Mihiel
von Wiisberg
Admiral von Hintze
von Hintze
Entente
America
Brueninghaus
German Navy Department
Reich- Ring
Navy
Vics
von Payer
Stuttgart
Bucharest
Brest-Litovsk
Baltic
Courland
Livonia
Esthania
Herr von Payer
Germany
Archbishop Folin Dies at 80 After Illness in St. Paul
Archbishop Folin of the St. Paul diocese died at age 80 after a long illness. He requested burial in Calgary cemetery rather than the cathedral crypt. Funeral plans call for the body to lie in state at the cathedral Monday with funeral services Wednesday morning.
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ST. Taul
Minn
Archhbishop Folin
St. Paul
Calgary
St. Paul Cathedral
Ireland
Norwalk Sailor Dies at Great Lakes Influenza Outbreak
Norwalk reports the first sailor casualty from Spanish influenza at Great Lakes Naval Training Base. Stephen Cifatte, a candidate in naval aviation, died in the base hospital after leaving home two months earlier. Parents Mr and Mrs Ielix Cifatte are shocked by the loss after a letter said he was in good health.
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Norwalk
Stephen Cifatte
Naval Aviation School
Great Lakes
Cifatte
Ielix Cifatte
Man Held for Mayhem After Quiet Argument at Factory
Guerriera Tgmagio of 124 Loexington Avenue arrested after a late afternoon melee at Remington Arms plant. He allegedly bit Ferbert Butcher of Polo 716 Walnut Beach, was booked at Second Precinct, bailed $3,200 by friends.
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Guerriera Tgmagio
Loexington Avenue
Precinut
Ferbert Butcher
Polo
Walnut Beach
Remington Arms
Military to Run Railways Amid British Strike
London reports the British government ordered military help to run railways during a strike that halts 20,000 to 40,000 workers. Defense of the Realm Act warnings promise immediate arrest for any attempt to disrupt train operations carrying troops or war materiel.
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London
Som
Tttseen
Ems
Ormidwaxmern
Ark Cardin Dh Hoa
Lin Howse
Aed
Carditf
Ennanty
Yureday
Women and Men Called to Meet in Bridgeport
Women and Men Called to Meet in Bridgeport will feature speakers Prominent Red Cross worker in Russia before upheaval Seat Cassell survivor of the British Black Watch now with the Emergency Fleet, and Joseph Sullivan pastor of a Chicopee church. Music by Wheeler and Wilson band and Liber Y chorus. Meeting starts promptly at 7 o clock. All Minute Women and census workers urged to attend.
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Beleium
Cassells
Imergency
Fleet Corparmilion
Teo
Joseph Sullivan
Chicopea
Mas
Bridgeport
Ordnance Ollica
Wso
Ele
Springfield
Mass
Wheeler and Wilson Band
Liber Y Chorus
Sr. Grannis
Il. Willard Sleck
Mintte
Sued
Nickel Theft at Railroad Stations Across Region
Thieves have been stealing nickels from coin boxes attached to lavatory doors at railroad stations from Stamford to New London. The practice has become highly profitable for the culprits. Special agents of the New Haven read have uncovered the thefts but have not yet located the perpetrators.
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Stamford
New London
New Haven
Troece Victim Necovening in auto accident
Prani Barta five year old son of Patrolman Frank J. Barta rests at home after a morning fall from an automobile driven by Dominick Steuten on a street. Cesare was arrested then released as investigators found no involvement. Dr Joseph Kesson treated the boy for slight facial lacerations.
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Prani Isarta
Frank J. Barta
Dominick Steuten
Cesare
Man Injured by Electric Wire in Elevator Shaft
A 31 year old man from Shelton was severely burned after contacting an electric wire in an elevator shaft at a Massachusetts bakery. He received first aid from Dr Joxsenkh J. Keeran at Pimergency hospital and was later returned home.
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Shelton Etreal
Point of M Massachusetts
Tonic Avenue
Joxsenkh J. Keeran
Pimergency Hospital
Akery
Disaster on Macedonian and French Fronts Broad Allied Advances
British and French troops press toward St Quentin as Haig and Debeney expand incursions in France while Macedonian fronts see Italians Serbians Greeks and British driving Bulgarians and Germans back. Allenby’s forces seize prisoners and guns as Ottoman resistance weakens. News reports note evacuations discussions and fresh enemy counterattacks with heavy German losses.
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Turkey
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France
Haig
Debeney
Nes
Venter
Istotit
Wis
Albania
Selency
Gricourt
Chemin Des Pames
Chemin Des Dames
Laon
Lorraine Front
Berlin
Germany
T He Ad
Melty
Government to Fight Epidemic in Army Camps
influenza toll climbs across camps with Devens and Dix reporting hundreds of new cases while pneumonia adds deaths at Devens. Newport sailors tally 13 deaths and 64 new cases as civilian schools close. Army totals near 30,000 cases with 154 deaths in camps.
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Hoboken
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Cumyluce
Virginia
Logan
Texas
Sevier
South Carolina
Syracuse
N. C
Funston
Kansas
Gordon
Georgia
Holinos
Humphrey
Jackson
Lewis
Washington
Meade
Maryland
Pike
Arkansas
Taylor
Kentucky
Upton
Camp 39
Newport
R. L
Second Naval District
Navy
Naval Hospital
Tag Day Funds Boost Bridgeport Schools
Bridgeport public schools raised 447. total in a first student tag day driven by the Board of Education with Maplewood leading at 50.40 and Lincoln second at 81.23. Jefferson and Min were among other schools contributing roughly 15 each. Pennies totaling about 105 highlighted wide participation.
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Bridgeport
John
Wynkoop
Board of Education
Maplewood
Lincal School
Marmin
Jefferson
5 192 Women in Days Canvass Spark Local Mobilization
Report on a large scale women's volunteer effort in Bridge Park to boost wartime production. Notable instances include Mrs Daniel Hopkins and Mrs KK Kramer expressing willingness to work full time in factories. Sperry and Sanford urge clear daily reports and house-to-house canvassing to compensate for incomplete voter lists.
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Frank B. Wickett
Daniel Hopkins
Wong
KK. Kramer
Sui
Jtabert Toothill
Individua
Mra. Ile No Sperry
Charles G. Sanford
Cammaign
Cerriuo
Sperry Weathy
Sentleman
Womian
Sperry
Gog
E.mte
N. Sperry
W. T. Hineles
William Grippin
Tourth
Roscoe Bassick
Abyrifth
William Webster
Mighth
Andrew Cooper
Elma Havens
Willian Griffith
Tleventh
James McGovarn
Bert . Bavers
Genanil
Elderly Man Found Wandering in Shelton
Charles Price 72 of 198 Jewett Avenue was missing from home for days. Police and relatives searched Shelton city streets and found him wandering late Tuesday night. Relatives took the elderly man home after locating him.
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Charles Price
Jewett Avenue
Shelton
Mr. Price
Hanic
Boston Intensifies Fight On Influenza
Boston intensifies efforts as influenza spreads through New England. The council funds relief and an emergency health committee coordinates closures of theatres and public gatherings. Police anti-spitting drive begins. teachers may volunteer as nurses. health officials urge wage of safety measures amid rising deaths and cases across Boston, Massachusetts, and Camp Devens reports.
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Women's Health Committee
Council of National Defense
State Health Committee
Influenza Reported in Norwalk District
Norwalk report notes 17 influenza cases in the Vair Grounds area amid Spanish flu epidemic. Miss Elizabeth Wroan begins examination duties as local health officers plan inspections in Slocum Morris and Davis streets with treatment guidance for families.
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Nonrwalk
Norwalk
Elizabeth Wroan
Nuss
Vair Grounds
Cite
Slocum
Morris and
Davis
Wynn
Not W A Delaney Denies Involvement In Case
William A Delaney a salesman living at 14a2 North Avenue told reporters he is not the man in a story about another William Delaney who received a three month jail sentence after pleading to filing false statements on his questionnaire before Judge EE. 8S. Thomas. The man at 14a2 North Avenue says he has been mistaken for Delaney at least three times.
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Rankard
Germany
Bardad Ag
Nice
von Horsting
von Jierting
Wilson
von Hertling
Baltimore
Brest-Litevsk
Principias
Washington
Bridgeport
Alpheus Winter
National War Labor Board
Vion Metallc Carkrridpa Company
Winter
Cartridge Company
Awnard
Mildred Ziedler
Samuel Lavit
Meditation and
W. A. Delaney
William A. Delaney
North Avenue
Frank A. Healey
Main Street
William Delaney
Thomas
Voted
Stattes District Court
Belancey
Delaney
Milford Man Held for Driving Team Recklessly
Charles Waske, of Milford, was arrested in Waterstrait parley on a charge of driving his team recklessly while under the influence. Police found 122 in bills on him. Arrested again, Daniel Gallivan, 25 Cherry Street, with a prior record, was taken to the Hillside home for the day.
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Charles Waske
Milford
Waterstrait Parley
Waske
Daniel Gallivan
Iehone
Cherry Street
Tong
Rd of Public Charities
Sloan's Liniment Quick Pain Relief Ad
Stop the pain with Sloan's Liniment advertised for rheumatic pain neuralgia sprains bruises backache and general body pain. It claims fast relief penetrating warmth and minimal staining with direct topical application and urges readers to buy a generous size from their druggist today.
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Sloan
Tessa
Wounded Man Injures Hand Cleaning Revolver at Station
Isaaki Vinssia of 431 Water street, a waterman for Adams Express, suffered a bullet wound while attempting to clear an .82 caliber revolver in the watchman's office at the railroad station shortly after 9 PM. Dr. Burns treated him at the emergency hospital before transferring him to St. Vincent's hospital, where the bullet was removed. An accompanying remark notes a pronunciation debate about Metz.
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Isaaki Vinssia
Water Street
Adams Jixpress Company
St. Vincent's Hospital
Burns
Enari
Dr. Burns
The Young Mothers Nursery Class Helps Care for Babies
The Young Mothers Nursery Class of The People’s Home Journal offers no charge guidance on baby care and nursery hygiene. Mothers receive monthly letters, submit a baby report, and get answers, food formulas, diet lists, and leaflets. To join with a baby under seven months, write to Marianna Wheeler at The People’s Home Journal, 76 Lafayette Street, New York City, for Blank No 1 with a stamped return envelope. The October issue is available at newsdealers for 10 cents.
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People's Home Journal
Marianna Wheeler
Lafayette Street
New York City
People’s Home Journal
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