Military Governor Rules Over Quebec Riots
Military authorities in Quebec, led by Major General Lessard, contend with rioting tied to conscription and anti government sentiment. Police and troops used bayonets and cavalry to disperse crowds near Pacific station after sniping and brick throwing. Estimates place riot damage over 100000 dollars as officials probe foreign money and outside agitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessard
Pacific Station
Armand Lavergne
Borden
Lavigneur
Quebec Ice
Professor Lamson to study army lice and parasites
Professor George H. Lamson of Connecticut Agricultural College has been asked by the National Research Council to investigate body lice in army camps. He has started work and will pursue deeper studies after the college year ends, building on his national work with skin lice and mites and his methods to combat them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Lamson
Connecticut Agricultural College
National Research Council
Lamson
National Council For Parch
Meson
Pds
University of Oregon student invents a distance exploding bomb
In Eugene on April 1 a University of Oregon student battalion member claims to have invented a bomb that explodes at any given distance when dropped. The device can be hurled horizontally without exploding, but a special attachment triggers detonation after a measured fall. If proven satisfactory, it will be submitted to the war department for aviator use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Ore
University of Oregon Battalion
War Department
MIT
Fred
Save Your Hair and Beautify It with Danderine
Hair care ad promises easier styling with Danderine to make hair beautiful, wavy, and thick in moments. Ends with advice against heavy hair and mentions salt effect on hair.
Haddam Neck Community Notes and Events
Haddam Neck updates list visitors from Hartford including Mr and Mrs Clifton Brainard and Miss Emily Collins. Mr Raymond heads to a Liberty Loan rally in New York with 13 000 ministers invited. Congregational church services on April 7 feature The Duty of the Church to the World After the War and an evening service titled Loyalty. Grange event covers Sugar Substitutes on the Farm and The Most Beautiful Thing I Ever Sew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haddam Neck
Clifton Brainard
Hartford
H. G. Brainerd
Emily Collins
Hartford Collegna
Durr
Arthur
New York
Charles Brainerd
Raymond
Liberty Loan
Congregational Church
Grange
Local Notes From Westchester and Nearby Areas
Miss Claire Lycette returns home from East Haddam. Mrs James Galvin in Norwich. Mr and Mrs Frank Williams spent Easter in Hartford. Mr and Mrs Royal Gofa Street, recent school league visit with Miss Jennie Williams as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Street
Claire Lycette
East Haddam
James Galvin
Norwich
Frank Williams
Hartford
Royal
Jennie Williams
Community Notices From Rocky Hill and Nearby
Easter visits and social gatherings mark the week with residents of Rocky Hill and Hartford towns. Notable items include Mr. and Mrs. James hosting Easter guests, Mr. and Mrs. George Picard hosting a Neighborhood Whist gathering, and multiple women’s Liberty Loan committees naming Rocky Hill organizers under Mrs. Morgan G. Bulkeley’s national guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky
James
Ephraim Goodrich
Annie B. Andrews
Jusare
Voluntown
Martha Kummel
Hartford
George B. Chandler
Boston
Neighborhood Whist Club
George Picard
Elizabeth Brerton
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Miss Florence Fitzsimmons Returns Home From Canada
Miss Florence Fitzsimmons arrived back in Chatam Canada after a visit to her aunt Mrs Florence Camp lasting two or three weeks. A service was held at the Methodist Church on Sunday led by Rev Lawson at the Burr residence during the cold spell.
Knowles Revered Visitor Spends Week in New Haven Area
Rev. W. C. Knowles is spending the week in New Haven and Hamden with friends and relatives. Judson Markham of Chester visited at the home of William Burr on Sunday. Mrs. John Knowles and Mrs. W. E. Burr attended the Liberty Loan committee meeting at Haddam on Monday evening.
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SS Brown
F. EH. Baker
Revere Beebe
New London
Clarence
Valley
Deborah Shea
Hartford
William O’brien
Naugatuck
Patrick O’connor
J. F. Hudson
John Sokal
New York
Miss Lillie McDermott
William Blacker
Hebron
Edward Bill
Annie
Mary O’brien
New Haven
Hayward Avenue
Mabel Hickox
Collinsville
Eva Curtiss
Bristol
Kathryn Morgan
Stamford
George
James
Harold Blacker
Waterbury
W. H. Blacker
Jeremiah Shea
Edward Driscoll
Camp Devens
Grange Hall
James O’brien
F. H. Coats
James R. Case
Camp Upton
L. L
Jennie Mintz
William O
Sam Kabazneck
Paul Holmes
Eugene Beebe
North West Sear
Illiam Quinn
Willimantic
L. C. Brown
H. Kellogg
Berlin
Charles T. Williams
J. N. Adams
Haywood Avenue
George Lyman
Timothy Sullivan
Providence
R. I
Liberty Chorus
Academy Hall
Hyde
Millington
Grace Cget
C. D. Barton
East Hampton
W. C. Knowles
Hamden
Judson Markham
Chester
William Burr
John Knowles
W. EB
Burr
Liberty Loan Committee
Haddam
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van McNey
Storrs
Westchester
F. Griswold
Rn Ce
W. Boardman
John L. Beaumont
C. Erskine Simmons
Frank C. Grant
Joseph Zeiser
E. J. Carroll
F. W. Churchill
BE. J. Stevens
Charles F. Gilbert
F.W. Shepard
F. C. Comstock
Andrew Twaddle
Laura Canfield Furrey
Ponsett
Sterling Range
Main ST
Middletown, Conn
Tobey
Clothiaigitas
D. Mills CO
Walter Blau
Westinghouse
Main Street
The
Connecticut Power Co
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