Connecticut Nation Arrives for Parade at Mount Vernon
A New Haven group leads a 70 person delegation to the 8S Actus with banners. Torrington and Meriden also send delegations to Bristol, with bands. Onlookers line the docks as the Agamemnon carries soldiers who will train at Camp Devens. The 102nd Connecticut infantry forms from several old units, including Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire members. Major General Flag oversees the Rainbow Division. veterans and local officials greet the procession amid crowding interest in early discharge options to preserve parade spectacle.
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Middletown Red Sox Seek 15–16 Age Team Games
Baseball note announces Middletown Red Sox seeking games for players aged 15 or 16. Listed are players James Peon Austin Butler William Pulse Douglas Wilson William Campbell Louis Wilson Edward Pinunsky Joseph MWHalibozek John Captain Douglass Wil and manager James Thompson. Contact James Thompson 29 Hotchkiss Street Middletown CT. Also mentions Einer Turning son of Verner Turning arriving from College Street, noting a 108 day voyage to China and the Pacific.
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Middletown Red Sox
James Peon
Austin Butler
William ‘Ulse
Douglas Wilson
William ‘Campbell
Louis Wilson
Edward Pinunsky
Joseph Mwhalibozek
John
Douglass Wil
James Thompson
Hotchkisstreet
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Einer C. Turning
Verner Turning
College Street
San Francisco
China
Pecine
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Aspirin Tablets Labeled Bayer Cross Deemed Genuine
A fragmented note explains that aspirin tablets bearing the Bayer cross are considered genuine. The text references the safety marking and the term fablets, but the overall context is unclear due to damaged wording.
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Aspirin
Millionaire Lunatic Returns to New York After Exile
After twenty two years away from New York, John Armstrong Challoner, once the husband of Emilie Rives and brother to Lewis Stuyvesant Chaloner, returns from Richmond Va. He was once in an asylum for incapacity but later deemed fully able. He testified in a libel suit after exile, earning immunity. The stock market notes follow with intraday gains and declines in American International, American Sugar, Steel, and other issues, highlighting a brisk trading session in New York.
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Richmond
Chaloner
Lewis Stuyvesant Chaloner
Emilie Rives
Virginia
American International
Pierce Oil
American Sugar
Baldwin
Steel
Bethlehem Steel
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General Motors
Pierce
Atlantic Gulf
Marine Preferred
Generic Motors
Indiana
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General Cigars
Southern Pacific
Reading
American Inter
Freak Strikes and the Labor Unrest Debate
The Springfield Republica n critiques freak strikes as abuses of labor power while noting unionists’ opposition to a July general strike over prohibition. It cites Mooney’s case, warns against blanket solidarity, and urges responsible leadership to avoid sensationalism and violence.
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Springfield Republican
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Thomas J. Mooney Mooney
Imbus
Mooney
A Shocking Movie
A Springfield Daily News item recounts a film magnate inviting critics to view a new release. The reviewers decline, deeming the picture lacking appeal and calling the novelty potentially harmful, then refuse the producer’s pass.
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Springfield Daily News
Bald Optimism in a Cincinnati Enquirer cartoon
A druggist jokes about optimism after selling a bald man hair-restorer and a comb. Nearby notes invite readers to South Church meetings on Wednesday at 7:30 with a session titled Pony New Church for Our a mee of the Saaenimante.
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Pony New Church
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Woes of Sportsmen in Opening Trout Season
New London Day reports a difficult opening to trout fishing with frozen brooks delaying active angling, worms frozen in pieces, snow squalls hindering travel, and trout too numb to nibble though some decent catches emerge amid improvised bait and odd debris in the water.
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New London
Young Roosevelt Captivates Crowd With First Public Speech
Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, eldest son of Theodore Roosevelt, returns from France and makes his first public address at Bryant Hall for the Republican county committee. The crowd, many women, rise to cheer as he speaks in a style recalling his father. He notes his return from war and expresses pride in addressing the city’s Republicans, drawing enthusiastic comparisons to the elder Roosevelt.
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New York Times
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
France
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Bryant Hall
Roosevelt
New York City
Assembly
Albany
T. R. Spell
Teddy
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Cromwell
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The Wit of Douglas Jerrold in Literary Guide
Douglas Jerrold’s wit carries a discreet malice. Anecdotes recount his quick retorts at parties and editor’s rooms. One quip links a dancer to a humane society. another likens a tall man to a mile stone. Some epigrams shine bright in memory.
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