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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1918

Page

8

Puntic To Pay rioters fines in city court protest

A substantial portion of the city supports the rioters fined for a demonstration against Carl Mann and his son. Funds are being raised to cover fines and legal costs of 44 dollars per case, with contributions collected at Convey Cigar Store and J F Connery’s Bicycle Store. A recent fundraiser for Frank Gorman raised 88 dollars, and broad subscriptions continue. The case remains a town topic and may outlast the usual time.

Carlmann J. F. Connery Omo Mfg. Co Frank Gorman Gorman Jie Portland

Rabbi Wise visits Stamford shipyard workers on return

Dr Stephen S Nise rabbi of Free Synagogue New York works as a laborer in Stamford shipyard. He toured the yard with Secretaries of Navy Daniels and other officials to boost morale. Daniels announced the plan to dedicate all earnings from the yard to a fund aiding families of local workers in need.

Wise Stamford Stephen S. Nise Free Synagogue York City Baltimore Wash Washington Navy Daniels Rotary Daniels Conn

Probate Accounts and Hearings in Bowers Estate

Administration of Sara B Bowers estate filed by Union and New Haven Trust as executors shows income and expenditures and a reappraisal of stock value. Hearing on allowance set for August 21 and a tax decree prepared for inheritance and succession tax, with inventories around 56000 dollars. Heat halts factory work as Wilcox Crittenden Omo and others close noon Ther riders halt trolley work due to sun, with shifts shifted to evening hours.

Sara B. Bowers Union and New Haven Trust Y B. Bowers Middletown Wilcox, Crittenden Omo Hewitt Main Street

Air Motor Aims to Refill from Compressed Air

Aug 7 report from Iffanta Georgia describes an invention by J W Justus and Fred Is, mechanical engineers of At, a motor using an air tank recharged by the compressed air on its way to cylinders. They claim compressed air will supersede gas and a working model has been built and will be shown in Washington.

Iffanta J. W. Justus Fred Is Cromwell C. E Marjorie Baily Elm Street South Farms Thesday A. W. Gilbert C. W. Kelsey Connecticut Lucy Stone Blackwell Hartford

Coles Co Ad Announces Mill Closure Summer Hours

The Coles Co announces the mill will close Saturdays at noon from June 1 to August 31, inclusive. Managers ask employees to cooperate by placing any orders for delivery by Friday to allow home workers time to prepare.

Ers Coles Co

Death Notices for Colonel Henry Wygant and Father

Colonel Henry S. Wygant of the U S Army, stationed at West University, reports the death of his father Colonel Wygant, U S Army, in Buffalo. Colonel Wygant was a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Spanish American War who served in the Philippines.

Coionel Henry Wygant Henry S. Wygant West University Colon Wrygant Buffalo Colonel Wygant West Point Phillipines

Morris Plan Offers Debt Relief Opportunity

To those in debt Morris Plan presents an option to clear obligations. Call 269 Main St for details.

Morris Main St. Adv

General Greene Potential Leader of U S Troops in Siberia

Brigadier General Henry A. Greene former head of the army service schools at Fort Leavenworth may be sent to Russia to take command of American troops in Siberia. He is currently en route to Manila to aid in forming a large home guard in the Philippines.

U. S Siberia Henry A. Greene Fort Leavenworth Russia

Casper Schmidt Declares Loyalty to the United States

An open letter from Casper Schmidt, a prominent local resident of German descent, asserts unwavering loyalty to the United States. He recounts emigrating in 1884, becoming a citizen in 1890, and renouncing Germany, denying pro German rumors and recounting a mob incident involving Carl Herrmann and his sons.

Casper Schmidt America Mr. Schmidt Carl Herrmann Schmidt Evening Press United States Germany

Naval base demand in peace terms alarms Britain

The latest peace proposal from Berlin includes a demand that Germany gain naval bases and the dismantling of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal. The article argues this is a deliberate misdefinition of coaling stations as naval bases, a move seen as dangerous and aimed at the Western Hemisphere, threatening the Panama Canal and US interests.

Wall Street Journal Berlin Gibraltar Suez Canal Germany France Paris Britain British Empire Singapore Newport News Japan Mexico Ireland India Morrocco Africa Hemisphere Panama Canal South America

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised for maternity relief

Mrs Pearl Monyhan of Mitchell Indiana reports neualgia relief and renewed strength after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during pregnancy. She notes the medicine helped her complete housework, and her seven month old baby weighed 19 pounds at birth.

Ind E. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Pearl Monyhan Mitchell

Judge Ben Lindsey in Paris with French children

Denver judge Ben Lindsey visit to Paris amuses a group of French children. A call is extended for readers to obtain a photo by sending ten cents to the Division of Pictures, Committee on Public Information, Washington, D. C. Enclose clipping.

Ben Lindsey Denver Col Paris Division of Pictures Committee On Public Information Washington, D. C

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