Soviet Forces Capture Towns Near Polish Front
Soviet troops swinging south of the Pripet marsh country reportedly captured several towns along the Slutch river as Polish forces held a 250 mile front. Olevsk, Litichev, Deraznia, and Litichev faced heavy Bolshevik attacks with infantry and cavalry, but Polish counterattacks inflicted heavy losses and repelled advances.
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Warsaw
Pri- Bet
Mozir
Pinsk
Slutch
Olevsk
Rovno
Deraznia
Litichev
Stratford Notes from Local Lodge and Services
Stratford community notices report Oromoque Lodge hosting a short meeting and planning a Derby trip with a 7 20 special car. Also, Oronoqus lodge candidates to receive third degree at Ousa tonée lodge Monday. Palm Sunday and Holy Week services listed for Christ church and local Methodist church. a chimney fire on Main Street caused minor excitement with prompt damage-free suppression. local professionals update fees April 1. real estate listing for 8 room house at 5 000. verse by Danske Dandridge appears among items.
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Oromoque Lodes
Derby
Oronoqus Lodge
Ousatonée Lodge
Discharge Recommended for Kilnard Shoe Patent Dealer
Referee Keogh recommends discharging Frank Kilnard who ran a Fairfield avenue business selling a patented tire shoe. The claim disputes that people lack brains as they study hard to avoid work.
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Keogh
Frank Kilnard
Fairfield Avenue
New Sensation Rivaling Seeley Dinner Sparks Transit Fight
A New York scandal over Willard Dempsey fight pictures shown at the International Sporting Club dinner in the Hotel Commodore violates Interstate motion picture transport law. The Toledo event staged Thursday night contradicted Section 10146, risking a $1000 fine and up to one year imprisonment.
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New York
Willard_Dempsey
Commodore
International Sporting Club
United States
Toledo
Ohio
Seeley
Obituary notices and funeral details for several residents
Obituaries and funeral notices record the deaths of Ethel Lena Gary and Jennie H. Scoville, with service details and burial plans. Frank O. Wortman, Samuel Martine, and Laura M. Potter also have forthcoming funerals or recent burial information. The notes list survivors, addresses, and burial places including Mountain Grove cemetery and Union cemetery Stratford. The obituary section closes with a Leap Year quip about presidential candidates and sins.
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Ethel Gary
Ethel Lena
W. H. Gary
West Manfeld
Gary
Elizabeth A. Green
Frank H. Gary
Laura €. Gary
Annie Hertz
Otis
Leonard Green
August G. Baker
Park Cemetery
Jennie H. Scoville
Julius Scoville
Head Memorial Chapel
John G. Sadner
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Frank O. Wortman
Norman Street
Donald B. MacQueen
First Baptist Church
Mountain Grove
Wortman
Eaton,Cole & Burnham
Crane Company
Leonard Wortman
Augustus F. Wortman
Brooklyn
George F Brad Street
Cit
American Eagle Disappearing Threat Warned By Museum
The American Museum of Natural History warns that more than half to three quarters of the bald eagle has been sacrificed. Hunters in Alaska kill eagles for a territorial bounty, with over 5,606 slain in months near the Alaskan peninsula. The museum argues the bird preys on rodents harming crops and calls many tales of its destructiveness fiction. It urges federal protection, noting the wild pigeon was wiped out by indiscriminate shooting.
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New York
United States
American Museum of Natural History
Alaska
Alaskan
Museum
Delaware Votes Next Wednesday in Woman Suffrage Push
Delaware legislators near vote on ratification as campaigns intensify in Wilmington Philadelphia and Washington with suffragists wearing yellow and purple and opponents red roses. If rejected Delaware shifts focus to Connecticut Vermont North Carolina and Louisiana while hope rides on securing ratification in time for national primaries. Building permits totaling 206783 were approved at the Building Commissioners meeting amid talk of a new east side school and noting the Times as a paper.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Lttle
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Washington
Connecticut
Vermont
North Carolina
Louisiana
North Carolina Assembly
Judy
the Times
Hollister Avenue
Government Too Slow In Acting In Times Of Crisis
The piece argues that government delays in decisive action harm the nation and hinder global stability. It cites the peace treaty and League of Nations as examples, warns of potential bolshevist revolutions, and argues for amending the two thirds ratification rule to allow majority rule. It urges prompt, clear decisions in national policy.
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League of Nations
United States
Germany
Shooting Scenes for Captain Swift in Desert Set
Williams finishes Cap tain Swift under director Chester Bennett. Scenes shot in the Mojave Desert and near San Diego, California.
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Desert
Harle Williams
Captain Swift
Chester Bennett
Mojave Desert
San Diego
Shaveteria A New Service For Hawaiian Troops
Honolulu March 27 The Knights of Columbus introduce a shaveteria at Casey in their service men’s club for soldiers sailors and marines who stay overnight. Secretary Louis A Bagley installs razors and grooming supplies as up to sixty uniformed guests queue to shave before mirrors, a popular service among the order’s offerings.
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Honolulu
Knights of Columbus
Hawaiian Islands
Louis A. Bagley
Casey
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Devon
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Dwig
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Bridgeport Hospital
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Long Hill
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Charles W. Potter
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