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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tendler
Cline
Philadelphia
Patsy Cline
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