Amusements at CEUM THEATRE in Norwalk tale unfolds
A dramatic Norwalk stage piece centers on Humdrum Brown a bank cashier and would be reforming man whose ambitions clash with bank president Carlos and the scheming Violette Le Tourneau. When a bank heist unfolds Humdrum moves to the city pursuing new business life and possibility.
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P Norwalk
Mr. Thail
Norwalk Bank
Nor- S
Carlos Er
Violette le Tourneau
Violette
Ik Bank
Hum drum action returns to tense ties with Tanner
A veteran worker encounters his former employer in a sequence of thrilling confrontations, revealing the strain of metropolitan life and unresolved history as their paths cross in dangerous, suspenseful moments.
Birthday of Tammany Chief Murphy in New York
Charles J. Murphy known as the tig boss of Tammany Hall turned sixty today. Born in the gas house district on the Lower East Side he started as a street car driver and rose to district leader then Tammany chair. His rise mirrored the era’s political power and he remains influential after Hylan’s mayoralty election.
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New York
Charles J. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Mr. Murphy
Lower East Side
Tammeny Hall
Tweed
Richard F. Croker
John F. Hylan
Tammany
Murphy
Nurses Urge Enlistment in Red Cross Gulf Division
Nearly 200 Louisiana nurses have answered the Red Cross call with many more expected as reports come in. The Gulf Division aims for 1,900 nurses by January 1, 1919, part of a nationwide 25,000 target. Louisiana leads Gulf states in enrollment while Alabama and Mississippi report smaller totals.
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New Orleans
Red Cross
Gof
Louisiana
Gulf Division
Shreveport
Alabama
Mississippi
L. Agnes Daspit
Bureanu of Nursing
England
Italy
Save Nurses for Our Soldiers Slogan Urges Public Help
New Orleans June 18 slogans urge Red Cross speakers to employ graduate nurses in private homes only when essential to saving life. The drive cites Army Navy enlistment and a Gulf Division quota of 1000 nurses to ensure wounded soldiers and sailors receive care while warning against monopolizing a nurse for a single patient.
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New Orleans
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Gulf Division
Suse
Farris Colic Remedy Sold By Phoenix Drug Store
A new remedy for horse colic claims to replace drenching by applying on the tongue with a dropper packed in each bottle. The Phoenix Drug Store offers Farris Colic Remedy with a guarantee and urges buyers to purchase today.
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Farris
Phoenix Drug Store
Harvard Commencement 1918 Class Receives Degrees
Harvard University in CambridgeMass commenced the class of 1918 receiving degrees during the morning exercises. The day featured governor arrival, presidential gathering, faculty and alumni participation, and the Sanders Theater procession followed by addresses and degree conferrals. The 1893 class celebrated its twenty fifth anniversary as organizers of the day.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Sanders
Louse Killer for Hens and Garden Vines Sold Here
An ad touts B A Thomas Louse Killer for eliminating parasites in chickens and pests on cucumber tomato and squash vines. The Phoenix Drug Store sells it with a money back promise if it does not work.
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B. A. Thomas
Phoenix Drig
Alpini Use Aerial Tank Against Austrian Gun Nest
Milan reports the Alpini have invented and deployed an aerial tank for mountain fighting. An Austrian machine gun emplacement on a mountainside was harassed by the new device, described by Corriere della Sera as essential to wipe out the strong point. A Teleferica car is mentioned as part of the apparatus.
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Milan
Italy
Corriere Della Sera
Italian improvised air dreadnaught fires on Austrian post
Italians operating a rugged, armored aerial craft armed with machine guns conduct reconnaissance and fire on an Austrian post from a dizzy height after volunteers man the guns. The craft is swung across the valley for a decisive strike following exploration flights.
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised by Richmond Man
F B Tressey of Richmond Kentucky says Chamberlain's Tablets are a good remedy for indigestion and constipation noting he never sold anything that beat them. The tablet is recommended for those troubled by digestive issues.
Only Woman Comptroller at Atlantic City Convention
Miss Bessie Townsend, Atlantic City comptroller and the nation’s only woman in such a post, welcomed attendees from across the country. Townsend will be a prominent participant as the national convention of city comptrollers and accounting officers continues for several days.
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Atlantic City
Bessie Townsend
United States
Miss Townsend
Whooping Cough Remedy Cited By Mrs Martin
Mrs P H Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters with whooping cough were helped by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The medicine made the cough looser and easier to expel.
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Chamberlain
P. H. Martin
Peru
Ind
General Haig Celebrated on Birthday in London
London papers mark the fifty seventh birthday of General Sir Douglass Haig commander in chief of British forces on the Continent. Born in Scotland his career began in 1886 after Oxford studies rising to major general by 1904 and commanding the 1st Corps during the 1911 expedition. He led in the Mons retreat then gained prominence after the battle of the lsne and in December 1915 was chosen to supplant Sir John French as commander in France and Flanders.
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Haig
London
Douglass Haig
Scotland
Oxford
Channel
Mons
Lsne
Sir John French
France
Flanders
Sour Stomach Advice and Chamberlain's Tablets
A short health note explains sour stomach as mild indigestion from fast eating or rich food. It recommends eating slowly chewing well, eating little meat, and no supper to prevent it. If symptoms occur, take Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion.
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Chamberlain
Cream of Mustard Co Ad Offers Powerful Remedy
The Cream of Mustard Company of South Norwalk Connecticut advertises Cream of Mustard as a potent external treatment superior to plasters and liniments. It claims rapid relief from congestion pain sore throat tonsillitis rheumatism and many other ailments with 25c 50c and hospital size 2.59 jars available through druggists.
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Cream of Mustard Company
South Norwalk
Conn
the Cream of Mustard Co
Baltimore Opens State Trapshooting Tourney and Other Sports Items
Maryland State trapshooting tournament opens in Baltimore. Wrestling match pits Hart Caddock against Strangler Lewis in Des Moines. Northwestern trapshooting at Seattle runs with Running of Latonia Derby in Latonia Kentucky. Automobile Derby underway at Speedway Park Chicago. Westchester County tennis title in White Plains and Pittsburgh hosts Western Pennsylvania tennis championship. Catarrh remedy ad claims internal treatment and testimonials for Hall's Catarrh Medicine.
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Priday
Maryland
Baltimore
Hart Caddock
Strangler” Lewis
Des Moines
Seattle
Latonia
Speedway Park
Chicago
White Plaina
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Yale Commencement Held Amid Absent Senior Class
Commencement at Yale University in New Haven Conn took place with most traditional exercises despite many senior students missing. Officers graduates and guests gathered on campus and processed to Woolsey Hall for the ceremony. The program included singing the first four verses of Psalm 65 once brought to the college centuries ago.
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New Slaven
New Haven
Classified Ad Offers Room Rental Help
A brief classified notice from the News-Star promotes rental listings and room advertisements to connect landlords with prospective tenants. The readable text emphasizes assistance in finding a renter for available rooms.
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News-Star
Official Directory of National Figures and State Officials
The listing enumerates national leaders including Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Marshall with cabinet members, plus state officials for Louisiana such as governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of education, and health and hospital heads. It names many judges, senators, representatives, and state agency heads with their titles.
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Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Robert Lansing
Wiliam G. McAdoo
Treasury
Newton D. Baker
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Fr. W. Gregory
Albert 8. Burleson
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Ad ¥. Houston
Agriculture
Aham
Nedfeld
Commerce
Wiliam K. Wilson
Local Government Officials and Education Leaders List
A compiled roster of state school heads and district officials including Louisiana State University W L Koy and State Normal School J KE Keeney, various parish officers, senators and representatives, city officials, and department heads. Details cover mayors, clerks, sheriffs, assessors, ward representatives, and utility positions.
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Thos. D. Boyd
Louisiana State University
W. L. Koy
State Normal School
J. KE. Keeney
Louisiana Industrial Institute
BK. L. Stephens
Southwest Louisiana Industrial Institute
Wade Bynum
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Institute For the Blind
HM. W. Moore
Louisiana Training Institute
Train Schedule Fragments For Arkansas Louisiana Midlandry
Railroad timetable snippets list northbound and southbound departures daily except Sunday. Pacific Railroad and Vicksburg Shreveport Pacific lines show trains to New Orleans Little Rock Lake Charles and Lake Charred with freight and local passenger services including through sleepers to Atlanta and New Orleans.
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Missaur
Pacific Railroad
Eillie Bodh
Accbeoren Ss
New Orlemns
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific
Atlanta
Veces Sacks
Cokeee
Chatsanoush
New Orleans
Six Per Cent Money Lend on Farm and City Property
Offers six per cent loans on improved farm and city business property and eight per cent on city residence property. Commissions reasonable. Address k, b, BLANKS, Box 660, Monroe, Louisiana.
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Monroe
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Monroe Veterinary Infirmary
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Allen
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Grammont
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C. W. Cosby
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Huntington
Official Directory
United States Supreme Court
Bdward Douglass Wiute
Joseph McKenna
Oliver Wenndall Holmes
William KR. Day
James €. Mereynolds
Willis van Dre Vanter
Mahion Vitney
Jens DL
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Robert F. Broussard
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Charles A. O'Neal
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F. M. Oden
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Joe Hanna
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W. F. Pipes
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W. A. Tarver
G. W. Copeland
W. M. Kustin
J. B. Futhhtel
W. K. Mitchell
J. N. Wininger
L. A. Coon
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M. Head
J. Hf. Trousdale
Joe Renwick
T. O. Brows
C. W. Phillips
K. Edwards
Joan
C. Peters
J. KR. Littlepage
G. W. W Phillins
Howard L’eevy
Henry
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Dan
Owen
A. Kirehtwum
J. M. Breard
W. A. O'Kelly
Apgar
I. M. Atkins
Will Atkinson
L. BR. Powers
Sam Kaplan
Arnold Bernstein
A T. Austin
W. A. Walker
Wared
Co. P. Slack
Culpepper
Arkansas & Louisiana Midlandry
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