Middletown Reaches Liberty Loan Quota First Day
Middletown surpasses its Liberty Loan quota in the first day of the drive and plans a special theater rally tonight at 8:30. Arthur L Allin chairs the Victory Loan committee with Howard H Allen and J Hagerty, plus Wesleyan faculty and local leaders, inviting soldiers and sailors to attend free of charge.
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Liberty Loan
Arthur L. Allin
Middletown Victory
Boston Federal Revo
Middletown
Ugh
Erie Sane
Ans
Mayer J. H. Hagerty
B. Chamberlain
Corneil
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Arthu L
Allin
Peggrena Rint
Victory Party Loan
Howard H
Allen W. Holmes
AF. Plagin
Elton BE. Clark
W. Rie
Ch . Je
Henry J. Wriston
Heroes From Italy Arrive In New York Parade
New York greets Italian unit heroes marching with American regiments. Governors of three states join the parade as Ohio and Pennsylvania troops lead the Fifth Avenue procession amid cheering crowds and a windy day.
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New Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Vania
Thouor Hana
Seats for 26th Division Parade Tickets for public in Connecticut
Major John Buckley said Boston issuing 26th division parade tickets. Public can apply at the capitol office. Tickets reserved for relatives of division men, officials, and city mayors.
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Feneral
Connecticut
Bridey
John Buckley
Capitol
April 21 Command Ward Lyon Left Hazel
Fragmentary note mentions April 21 event with ward Lyon and a person named Hazel. details unclear but suggests a departure or separation during a local activity. No further context or verifiable entities available.
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Fiyt
Ererenes
Ward Lyon
Hazel
Victory Loan Drive Opens With a Rush in Washington
In Washington on April 21 the fifth Victory loan drive began with fervor as crowds and telephones pour in subscriptions. Rear Admiral Sims spoke of overseas service while Billie Burke sold bonds, and Treasury official Lewis B. Franklin urged broad participation. The plan emphasizes wide circulation and tax exemption to attract buyers, with quotas up to 10000 dollars per person and rich purchasers bearing the risk of exceeding limits.
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Treasury
Sims
Flo Zingfield
Billie Burke
Klin
Iin
26th Div Members Going to Boston Parade Attendance
Discharged members of the Twenty Sixth Division from Middletown plan to attend the big parade in Boston. A meeting is set at Middletown National Bank to confirm attendance with names due to Joseph I. Lawton by 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Listed so far are Joseph Kolinski, Joseph Cahill, Frank Piper, John Piper, Pvt. Leary, Arthur Daniels, Pvt. Micelli, and Harry McCutcheon.
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Middletown
Boston
Joseph I. Lawton
Middletown National Bank
Joseph Kolinski
Joseph Cahill
Frank
John . Piper
Pvt. Leary
Arthur Daniels
Pvt
Micelli
Harry McCutcheon
Supreme Court Sets May 5 for Telephone Rates Case
The Supreme Court fixed May 5 for an argument on postmaster general power to prescribe intrastate telephone rate schedules and director general authority to fix railroad rates. The case stems from appeals in South Dakota and North Dakota courts.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Postmaster General
Intraco
South Dakota
North Dakota
Will of Walter Frisbie Leaves Estate to MIT
The late Attorney Walter Frisbie of Waterbury died in Hartford in ost. The will reportedly leaves the entire estate to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, amid unfolding legal entanglements surrounding his passing and the document’s validity.
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Walter Frisbie
Hartford
Frisbie
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Bolshevism in Persia Reported by Helsinki Desk
The Helsinki dispatch from April 20 reports in Tehran datelines that Bolshevik influence is spreading in Persia with classes in Persia advancing toward Bolshevik alignment. The note cites stimulus from Soviet-inspired movements and local political shifts amid ongoing regional tensions.
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Persia
Helsingfors
London
Wilson to Call Special Session May 12
Paris April 21 President Wilson has decided to call a special session of Congress probably May 12. He will not return to personally present the peace treaty and may use the battleship Arizona to return troops. The George Washington sails for home with troops as the Arizona remains in Brest awaiting orders.
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Wilson
France
Congress
Senate
United States
Arizona
George Washington
America
Brest
Washington
Wip
Victory Bonds Drive Opens With $60 Million Subscribed
New York on April 21 saw a brisk Victory loan start with subscriptions totaling 60 million dollars. Subscriptions included 40 million in the New York area, 5 million for Industrial Savings, and 1 to 2 million from smaller concerns. Bond booths along Broadway and Fifth Avenue attracted large crowds, amid demonstrations by marines and army aviators. Brig. Gen. Charles R. Cole spoke at a noon rally before the sub-treasury as Pershing’s Band boosted Wall Street fundraising efforts.
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Victory
New York
Broadway
the Battery
Washington Heights
Fifth Avenue
Ican
Chateau
Borough
Hall
Brooklyn
New York City
Sub-Treasury
Charles’ R. Cole
Pershing
Wall Street
Postal Air Service One Year Anniversary Flights Planned
The postal air mail service marks its first anniversary on May 15 with six original planes, same engines, and pilots. Lt J C Edgerton will pilot the return mail from Washington to New York in the original aircraft, reflecting a year of 200 flight hours per plane and about 14900 miles of service shaping roughly 1,000,000 in mail transportation.
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Washington
Postal Air Mail Service
Post Office Department
J. C. Edgerton
War Front
New York
Postoffice Department
Walter
Frisbie
Big Four Meet Off Over Fiume Dispute Amid Italian Jugoslav Tension
Paris April 21 The Big Four premier talks on the Fiume crisis were called off as Italian Jugoslav tensions escalate. Sonnino argues annexation votes justify Italy’s claim while Wilson distances from the London pact, and fears over Austria Hungary’s chaotic Vienna government complicate the settlement amid American interest and ongoing allied negotiations.
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Fiume
Europe
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Brigade
Wilson
United States
Apetria
Baron Sonnino
Italy
London
Adriatic Littoral
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Austria
No Official Report On Troop Withdrawals From Italy
Washington reports that American troops ordered out of Italy due to possible hostilities with Italians and Jugoslavs have not officially reached the War Department or the Office of the President. Officials note Italy has been cleared of most units, with the 332nd as the only complete regiment remaining and the 832nd back in New York. A few ambulance and aviation units remain scattered as plans for departure continue.
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Washington
Italy
Fiume
War Department
Department
New York
Sean
New England Buys Many Victory Bonds in Drive
Boston on April 21 saw millions of dollars pledged to the Victory loan as New England banks reopen. Organizations in Greater Boston subscribed over 10 million while towns like Orleans and Middletown reported quotas. Gov Coolidge led a parade, urging early and plentiful purchases as hundreds lined Boston Common. Charles A. Morss heads the regional Victory loan drive.
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New England Victory
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Victory
Greater Boston
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D-Amerique
Pawtucket
Orleans
Middletown
Connecticut
Beston Victory Loan
State House
Coolridge
Victory Loan
Victory Area
Boston Common
Peters
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Federal Reserve Bank
Isaacs Case 10 Goes to Supreme Court
Notice of appeal filed in Samuel Thompson versus Henry Isaacs. Ralph Welles of Hartford represents Thompson. Case concerns a $25,000 claim for injuries from a building collapse on the Chester highway where Thompson, a carpenter, was seriously injured and will be crippled for life. Judson Jones died and another man hurt. Jones administrator seeks $10,000. Judge Reed ruled for the defendant citing contributory negligence. G B Carlson represents the defendant.
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Samuel Thompson
Henry Isaacs
Ralph Welles
Hartford
J Reed
Thompson
Chester
Judson Jones
Jones
Reed
G. B. Carlson
Transport Vedic Due in Boston
Boston dispatch reports the transport Vedic with 58 officers and 2,167 enlisted men arriving today from Brest via Liverpool. On board are detachments from the 93rd Field Artillery, 26th Division, 128th Field Artillery, plus supply and labor units for Illinois Connecticut Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. The battleship New Jersey also reports sailing nearby with all hands at latitude 41 11 north longitude 56 58 west.
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Boston
Brest
Liverpool
93Rd Field Artillery
128Th Field Artillery
Ilinois
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
New
79th Division Ordered Home From Camp Meade
Washington April 21 The war department announced that all organizations of the 79th division trained at Camp Meade have been assigned to early convoy lists. Notable units heading home include the 505th service battalion headquarters and various army corps and signal elements.
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Washington
Camp Meade
505Th
Second Army
Fool Army
Army Corps
Pela
77th Division Units Moving Toward New York
The 77th division and three other units are set to move tomorrow, with headquarters reporting progress as the unit advances. The message notes sea transport and readiness of the division’s personnel and equipment for deployment.
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York
Great Sea
Tieup on German Railways Threatens Traffic
Berlin April 21 reports indicate a complete tie up of freight and passenger traffic on German railways is threatened by a general coal strike. Coal stocks on the railroads are reported to be becoming exhausted.
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Berlin
Germany To Send Minor Delegates To Versailles
Paris dispatch reports Germany will send delegates of minor authority to Versailles rather than envoys with plenipotentiary powers. The decision is described as an eleventh hour action amid Allied expectations, signaling limited German representation at the negotiations.
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Paris
Versailles
Petit Journal de
Frese suit against Connecticut Company over death of Antoinette Press
The administrator Harry Frese sues The Connecticut Company for 10000 damages in a wrongful death case arising from a July 1917 streetcar wreck that killed Antoinette Press and injured her two daughters. The trial before Rae Joel H. Reed and a jury in superior court is set for the April term. Judge Culver and Judge Carlson represent the plaintiff.
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Harry Frese
Connecticut
Antoinette Press
Rae Joel H. Reed
Frome
Press
Ure Street
South Falls
Main Street
M. Eugene Culver
Gustaf I. Carlson
Middletown Homes Inc First Regular Meeting Held
Middletown Homes Inc held its first regular meeting this afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Directors appointed committees including Supplies with Henry C. Ward J Vincent Tempsey and Howard H. Warner. other names listed for trustees and officers.
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Middletown Homes, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
Henry C. Ward
J. Vincent Tempsey
Howard H.warner
Rge
H.craig
Francis A. Beach
Arthur
L. al
Lincoln Drug Company Formed With Lincoln and Dougherty
Announcement reports the formation of the Lincoln Drug Company with officers Howard N. Lincoln as president and Joe Dougherty as secretary. Lincoln has run a Main and Court street pharmacy for 12 years while Dougherty was a longtime clerk. Dougherty served in the U S Navy during the war and, upon return, was taken into partnership as reward for faithful service.
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Lincoln Drug Company
Howard N. Lincoln
Dent
Joe Jose
Dougherty
Secre
Lincoln
Main
Court Streets
U. S. Navy
War souvenirs attract attention at Harriman Drug Store
Sergeant Joseph P Bransfield and Corporal John Cronis of Portland display a rich window collection from the war at Harriman Drug Store. The exhibit features a dress helmet intended for Germans at Paris entry, German bread, potato skins, and other edible items, drawing crowds and admiration.
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Joseph P. Bransfield
John Cronis
Portland
Harraman
Paris
Boston Telephone Operators End Strike Over Wage Increase
Boston reports that after three hours of renewed activity this morning, telephone operators voted to accept a wage scale offering $19 per week after seven years of service with increases to $22 over four years. The settlement follows a lengthy conference with Assistat Master General Koons and involved 3,000 operators citywide. Traffic resumed as operators returned to duty, though some regions reported continued partial work stoppages.
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New
Connecticut
Lin
Scarich
O'Connor
Eee One
Jie Ae
Cal PaCil
G House
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Joseph ‘Doherty
New Corporation
Friends
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St. Aloysius
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