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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1918

Page

7

Pauline Falls Thirty Feet In La Tosca Death Scene

A performance in Florida ends in a dramatic accident as Pauline crashes from a parapet into the water during La Tosca. The scene, following the onstage killing of her lover Mario by a firing squad, sparked headlines about the sensational fall.

Pauline Ter Tosca Scarpia Tosca Frederick Ible Edward Jose Chapin Victor Moore Burton Holmes

Shirley Kaye at Grand Theatre features young starlet

Pauline Frederick heads a double bill with Shirley Kaye at the Grand Theatre next Monday and Tuesday. The revue presents Clara Kim-Young adaptation of Magda, with Miss Young delivering a vital sympathetic performance. Also on the program are Harold Lloyd in The Trouble Makers and The Strong Way, plus vaudeville and a Rough Lover photo. Friday brings Cap Findlay in person and No Man's Land lectures. Saturday highlights The Bull's Eye episode with Eddie Polo and Naughty Naughty scenes.

Shirley Kaye Grand Theatre Clara Kim- Young Magda Hermann Sudermann Immortal Duse Sarah Sterling Campbell Miss Young Metro Wonderplay Harold Kwood Pearte Antonio Moreno the Grand Fox William Fox Matt Jeff Couterday Victor Franklyn Farnum Cap Findlay Eddie Polo

Hadlyme April Event Yet to Be Held Alone

Miss Nellie Bell of Norwich plans a wheat event for April 17 at home in New York City during the summer visit. A number from Hadlyme attended a church conference at Old Saybrook.

Nellie Bell Norwich New York City Old Say

Westbrook Church Delegates Attend Congregational Meeting

Delegates from West church attended the Congregational meeting in Saybrook yesterday. Local volunteers promote a potato exhibition at Town Hall on April 22 to urge households to join the potato war and aid wheat conservation.

C. R. Oeter Avery Moore Westchurch Coun Saybrook Ara Ketcham Middlesex Farm Bureau United States Town Hall Geer Farm Bureau Chapman School James H. Stannard George Conkling Derby Marian Bailey Collinsville John S. Murdock Mary H. Wilson Stannard Beach Robert Wilson Brooklyn N. Y

East Haddam Notes and Social Updates

April 17 reports Mrs Frank Coski visiting New York friends Mrs John Carpenter returns to Willimantic after weeks away Mashall Miner family visit Chester relatives Mrs Walter M Gilette teaches spring term in Center district Mrs Martha Smith and others attend Sea View Pomona Grange meeting in Hamburg last Thursday Mrs William Bartman visits Willimantic daughter and Bartman men finish wood piles along street Try a Press Want Ady

Town Street Frank Coski New York John Carpenter Willimantic Mashall Miner Chester Walter M. Gilette Center District Martha Smith E. E. Smith Marshall Miner Sea View Pomona Grange Hamburg William Bartman

Deep River Community News and Obituaries

Mrs en Eliza Williams dies at 3 15 am aged 8 years in Deep River after ten months illness heart trouble. Born Killingworth 1842, married Alfred A Williams 1873, leaves grandchildren and siblings. Funeral Friday at 1 30 pm Baptist chapel interment in Winthrop cemetery. Rebekah assembly attendances, local hires, and various social notes including a forest fire near Brook Hill and Liberty Bond appeal.

En Eliza Willliams Annie Eliza Williams Charles Herbert Williams Killingworth Marsh Ney Alfred A. Williams Winthrop Fenner D. Dickinson Williams The Baptist Church Henry Marsh Joseph Marsh Hartford Baptist Chapel Winthrop Cemetery

Clifford Abbey Leaves Chester for Deep River Job

Clifford Abbey moves from C E Shipman’s house in Chester to Deep River where he has secured employment with Pratt Read Co. William Silliman, working on U.S. government construction near Westerly, recently visited his parents. Anton Schmidt opens a shoe repair shop in the old barber shop near Hanson’s store. Fred Tyler returns to Columbus Ohio after a furlough spent at home. R M Hawley of Hartford was a business visitor in town yesterday.

George G. Starkey John B. Williams William Ventres Marian Parker Rebekah Winsted Clifford Abbey Chester Pratt, Read Player Piano Co Ida M. Hoffman Bertram G. Leeper New Haven Richard Ziegra Frederick Ziegra Meriden Brook Hill Annie Miner Fred Kellogg New York City Harold Stallsbury Middletown J. O. Stallsbury Wilbur R. Harris Ora Harris Capitol City Raymond Larson Francis D. Larson Frank. O’neil Moodus Annie Phelps Stillman Tiley Essex Workingman’s Deep River Kurt Jurascheck Workman’s Sick and Death Benefit Fund P. QO Adv C. E. Shipman Pratt, Read & Co William Silliman United States Westerly R. L F. W. Silliman Anton Schmidt Hanson Fred Tyler Columbus Ohio R. M. Hawley Hartford

Man Sees Harmony as Everything His Own Way

A concise adage notes that one man's ideal harmony is dictating all affairs to suit his preferences, illustrating a personality trait where control and unilateral decisions define balance.

Old Saybrook spring meeting of the Essex Association notes

Old Saybrook hosts a spring Essex Association meeting at the church with Rev. Frank Park of Clinton leading a 9 30 service. Addresses covered Sunday school plans, missionary work in Porto Rico Indians and Pekin education federation. Fifteen churches represented. delegates listed. dinner details. various local notices follow.

Old Saybrook Esex Association Frank Park Clinton R. W. Roundy American Missionary Association EB. L. Smith D. D American Board Pekin C. H. Peck Essex E. S. Tead Education Society H. M. Winston Wesleyan Europe America Robert Chapman Giles A. Bushnell D. Arnold Kellogg McCall Acton William H. Smith Frederick G. Fish C. C. Fairbanks G. G. Sheffield W.S. Clark A. H. Acton J. L. Beckwith William S. Clark Oscar E. Lord Harry Hoyt A. W. Gessner George E. Sheffield F. W. Spoon St. Alban’s Lodge A. F A. M Guilford R. C. Ellis New York City Frank Reed Saybrook Point Thomas Reed Lawrence Hospital New London Eastern Star A. D Masonic Hall William R. Havens Signal Department Shore Line Electric Railway Red Cross Town Hall Catherine Golden Frederick M. Beebe Waterbury

Railroad crews establish camp by river for repair work

A camp opened near the river to house over a hundred men drafted by the railroad company. Five coaches arrived today with four more workers. A hall with baths and running water was built, and a 7,000 gallon water tank finished. The men will repair the road bed in poor condition after a long winter and labor shortage.

Reliable Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Medicine Ad

For years druggists note the record of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician s prescription strengthening medicine aiding the kidneys liver and bladder to do nature s work. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. To sample send ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention Middletown Evening Press.

Kilmer Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y Middletown Evening Press

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