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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1918

Page

10

Middletown Liberty Loan quotas set for county drive

Middletown to raise 800 in the county drive with a total quota of 677 300. Town allocations include East Hampton 43500 Deep River 33800 Essex 33300 and Haddam 24500. Campaign events start April 6 with bonds available May 9 and first coupons September 15. Progress includes 5000 posters for distribution by Boy Scouts and two Liberty loan films in local theaters.

Allin Hartford Middletown Saybrook Portland East Hampton Deep River Essex Chest Haddam Westh Clinton Old Cromwell Ivoryton Orth Middlefield Higganun Center Richid H. Burke Boy Scouts Iiddletown Olds Wat Jreau Bunce Chamber of Commerce Ick Middleoo Robert W. Rice Clarence S. Wadsworth Woman’s Activities Committee Marys H. Holcomb Liberty Cottage War Bureau Ccion le Note N. Evan Davis Military Committee i@ Machine Gun company Francis A. Beach War Saving Committee A. Tierney Tierney Holcombib E. B. Sellen Hiza Richard Lee Arthur L. Allin Charles ’ Harold M. Meech E. B.low N. E. Davis William Blas E. C. Acheson Ce §. Wadsworth

Concert Postponed By Illness In Akron

A recital by Evan Williams scheduled for tonight in Akron has been postponed due to Williams being confined by a severe illness. The new date will be announced later by the Ex Musical Association and arrangements will be made to reschedule the performance.

Evan Williams Anor Ex Musical Association Williams Akron Witis

Strike Tie Up River Steamers Amid Pay Dispute

The steamer Hartford and the Middletown halt service as freight handlers strike over wages and hours. Managers report $60 monthly pay plus board now, with demands for 70 and 5 daily, while about seventy workers quit. River rising, docks flooded, crews scarce, and no quick return to service expected.

Hartford New York Middletown Peck Slip C. C. Goodrich

German Propaganda on Draft Registration Targeting Neutral Born Men

The piece reports on German propagandists in the state trying to persuade neutral born men of draft age that joining the U.S. army would void their citizenship rights and leave them as men without a country. It cites federal statutes confirming that enlistment can aid naturalization, with exact rules for residence and first papers, and notes passports for friendly aliens with first papers after three years. It also mentions aliens voting in some states after obtaining first papers and emphasizes the value of first papers in military service.

United States

Surprise Party Honors Aaron Scranton on 85th Birthday

Friends of Aaron B Scranton veteran shoemaker surprised him last night to celebrate his 85th birthday. Old tales were recalled as companions recalled changes in town and shared stories from the past. A substantial memento was given as a token of esteem before guests departed.

Aaron B. Scranton

Middlesex Musical Association Postpones Final Concert

Illness of Evan Williams forces cancellation of three concert dates in the Middlesex Musical Association series. The final concert, previously set for tonight, is postponed and will be rescheduled.

Linne Lodge Buys Taft War Certificate Club

Linne Lodge No 14 Order of Vasa held a largely attended last evening meeting. A unanimous vote approved enrolling in the Taft 1000 War Certificate club and the treasurer was asked to issue the required payment. The anniversary committee announced agents for April 26 and a play titled The Newlyweds will be presented by lodge members.

Linne Lodge Order of Vasa

Women admitted to Michigan medical department in 1871

A historical note marks the first admission of women to the University of Michigan’s department of medicine and surgery in 1871, signaling an early shift toward gender inclusion in medical education.

Department of Medicine and Surgery University of Michigan

Kidney Pills Advert Claims Relief and Endorsement

An advertisement cites B Fairbank of Detroit Michigan praising Foley Kidney Pills as the best medicine he has taken. The copy asserts the remedy relieves rheumatic pains backache stiff joints and sore muscles tied to kidney trouble and urges readers to try it based on his personal endorsement.

B. Fairbank Steel River Ave Detroit Mich

Sudden Deaths Reported in Middlesex County 1918 First Quarter

The coroner logged 28 sudden deaths from January to March 1918 across towns including Middletown Portland East Haddam Middlefield Westbrook Higganum and Clinton. Names listed include James Colbert Ellen Ryan Ernest De Chaplin Maria Munson Elizabeth Clarey Grace Wright Charles Mills and others.

James Colbert East Hampton Ellen F. Ryan Middletown Ernest de Chaplin Fred Allen C. H. IL Herbert A. Mattoon Samuel Bogiebunk Ae EB. Cone East Hadlam Maria C. Munson Portland Grace D. Wright Charles R. Mills Middlefield Stephen G Cornwall Elizabeth Clarey Francisco Magnanti Judson Jones Westbrook Augusta Streikert William S. Purple East Haddam Hattie Knapp Charles M. Lucas Jennie B. Leiferman Antonio Vechito Daniel McCarthy Mary E. Child Higganun John Mann Henry Hallock Charles Young John L. Stevens Clinton Henry A. May Higganum

City Briefs Add shows and dances fill weekend scene

Light vehicle lamps at 7 45 this evening. No city court session this morning. Dr H Lambertson dentist Main St adv. Monthly Y M C A directors meeting tomorrow night. Hartman Drug Co adv Coffetone 30c lb. Middletown at Hartford auto show in rain. Priscilla social club meets Mrs Arthur Roberts 162 High street Friday. St Aloysius dance Saturday night. Connecticut Congress of Mothers annual New Haven May 9 10. Grand theatre vaudeville and films tonight through Saturday. Arthur M Coughlin in New York on business. John T Walsh adv auto lap robes feather dusters. Schaefer's rice bread adv Try a loaf. Open season at army posts through October. Standard Oil wage rise 10 percent for locals. Grand officers banquet Mansfield Post 58 G A R tonight. Pearl White and Norma Talmadge films at Grand. Dr William Fisher left for Philadelphia. Mrs Ralph Blydenburg to Washington D C. Southwick sick pleuro pneumonia. W H Chapman seriously ill Arrigoni block. Mrs Maurice Johnson improved health Middlesex hospital. Cone's eggs 45c loaf Schaefer's rice bread adv. The House of Hate serial Grand adv. Charles S Southwick ill. Ingraham returns from Key West. Evening class Higginson Institute. Richard Lynch ill South Main. St Aloysius weekend dance Ford's orchestra adv. Fresh fish at Leiferman's adv. A E Ingraham G A R back from Florida. Lookout Mountain talk. St Aloysius dance Saturday night. I O O F social club dance Friday. St Andrews Guild Mrs Schaefer Friday. St Johns Aid rummage sale May adv.

H. Lambertson Main St Maetune Saturn Siebert East Hampton Burdick Hartman Drug Co Middletown Hartford Cone’s Court St Priscilla Social Club Arthur Roberts High Street St. Aloysius Connecticut Congress of Mothers New Haven Grand Theatre Arthur M. Coughlin New York John T. Walsh’s St. Aloysius T. A. B. Society Schaefer’s Standard Oil Company Schaefer Mansfield Post Pearl White Norma Talmadge William Fisher Portland Philadelphia Ralph A. Blydenburg Washington, D. C Chatham the Grand Charles S. Southwick College Street W. H. Chapmans Maurice Johnson Asylum Street Middlesex Hospital Cone Ald Society of the Fir Red Cross Ford’s Leiferman’s E. Ingraham Key West Fla Ingraham Lookout Mountain Chicamauga Mercury Higginson Business Institute Richard Lynch Bidwell & Lynch South Main Street St. Andrew’s Guild George Schaefer Lawn Avenue St. John’s Aid Society

Obituary notices for Cotter Atha and Smith women

Mrs. Nellie Long Cotter wife of John Cotter died at 17 South Main Street this noon after a brief pneumonia illness. She leaves her husband and three sisters. Mrs. Caroline Atha former Middletown resident died in Cleveland and will be returned for burial at Indian Hill cemetery. She leaves four daughters, a son and several grandchildren. Mrs. Mary Smith wife of Stephen Smith will be buried at St. Marys cemetery in Portland after Mass at St. Johns Church.

John Cotter Nellie Long South Main Street Middletown Ellen Long Durant Cotter St. John’s Church Annie Long Bunce's Margaret Murray Hartford Elizabeth Corbitt New Britain Caroline Atha Cleveland Ohio Indian Hill Cemetery C. O. Anderson J. H. Shaw Caroline Fletcher W. H. Shaw Meriden F. P. Atha Kansas City Mary Smith Mary Stephen Smith W. J. Coughlin St. Mary's Cemetery Portland

Firebug Frank Luby Guilty in Connecticut Hospital Barn Fire

A Connecticut Superior Court jury found Frank J. Luby guilty of setting a large barn fire at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in October. Judge Burpee sentenced him to two to five years in Wethersfield. The fire damaged the vegetable storage barn, burned hay, but saved horses. losses neared 12000 dollars amid a string of mysterious fires at the institution.

Frank J. Luby Connecticut Hospital For the Insane Lucien F. Burpee Luby Wethersfield McLean Donahoe Ernest A. Inglis Bertrand E. Spencer

Y M C A Bowling Upset Ends Bunce Mylchreest Series

Bunce's bowling team stunned Mylchreest's seasoned veterans at the Y M C A alleys last night in a surprise finish to the season. Charley Nettleton offered reasons for the loss, while next fall will reveal their validity as Bunce's team wins the final game tonight against Savard Lyon and Connecticut Power Co. A Business Men's Bowling League banquet Wednesday features Porteous Nettleton Bill Spear and Stearns as speakers. Superior Court moves its schedule: no short calendar session Friday and a naturalization session Tuesday with 34 aliens seeking citizenship.

Bunce Mylchreest Charley Nettleton Savard & Lyon Connecticut Power Co Business Men's Bowling League Atwell Cup Porteous, Nettleton Bill Spear Stearns Superior Court

Interment Set for Otto Miller in Indian Hill Cemetery

Interment for Otto Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Miller of Rockfall, who died while in camp in Georgia, will occur Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock in Indian Hill cemetery.

Otto Miller Charles Miller Rockfall Georgia Indian Hill

Funeral of Hugo Ramy Infant Held at St John’s

Funeral services were held for Hugo Ramy infant son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Ramy this morning at 9 o'clock from the mortuary chapel of A L Southmayd. Interment followed in St Johns Cemetery.

Hugo Adolph. Ramy A L. Southmayd St. John’s Ceme

Holy Trinity Annual Meeting Notice

The annual meeting of the Society of The Church of the Holy Trinity will be held in the Parish house on Wednesday evening April 10 at 8 oclock for the election of officers for the ensuing year.

Holy Trinity Society of the Church of the Holy Trinity

Tendler Defeats Cline in Six-Round Bout

Philadelphia lightweights headline with Tendler overpowering Irish Patsy Cline over six rounds. Tendler, seeking a district title, held the advantage throughout, improving his rising record as he outboxed Cline in the nighttime bout.

Tendler Cline Philadelphia Patsy Cline

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