Clash on the border sparks U S Mexican firefight
Reported exchange near the international line results in American casualties including a civilian and a customs guard. Mexican forces suffer higher casualties with several killed and wounded, while officials from both sides assign responsibility to Mexican guards and civilians. The clash followed talks between Calles and U S military authorities and prompted immediate American troop deployments to the danger area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aris
Elias Callies
Sonora
United States
Ington
Gaston Reddoch
Tire Changing Contest Offers $25 Prize To Quickest Woman
Hartford August 29 A Connecticut woman will prove her skill by changing a tire fastest at Oak Park next week. The Women s Division of the State Council of Defense offers 25 dollars to the quickest entrant. No entry fee, no male help, and the process requires the woman to jack the car, loosen lugs, replace tires, and fully tighten without assistance. The event runs Monday through Friday culminates at 3 pm with the prize awarded to the winner who completes the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Qak Park
Connect State Council of Defense
Masters Of Technique In Senate Power
Washington correspondent notes Senator Lodge will not chair the senate desk yet will wield influence through deep scholarship and long experience. His mastery of parliamentary rules aims to shape public opinion and guide policy, as Gallinger Brandegee and Brandegee advise using procedural skill against Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Senate
Penrose
Hamor
Gallinger
H Gallinger
Techni
M“Andegee
Connecticut
Brandegee
Four pigs named by a grieving woman in a strange tale
Sennett Stephens reports in the New York Evening Sun about a woman who named four pigs after famous figures Hindenburg Ludendorff Prince and Kaiser Bill. She explains the names as a misdirection from her grief over their slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sennett Stephens
New York Evening Sun
Stere
Lady
Will
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Prince and
Kaiser Bill
Local Social and Military Notes From Deep River Area
Deep River scene crowded with visits and travel plans as Irene and Olive Howard visit relatives in Bridgeport while A R Jones Louis J Smith plan an automobile loop through northern New England via the Mohawk trail. John Marvin heads to Camp Upton Friday and William Marks of New York called to service. Local outings include Pelton Eagan and Desmond at Chalker's beach. A big East Haddam benefit show and dance closes the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
Irene
Olive Howard
Bridgeport
A. R. Jones
Louis J. Smith
New England
Hartford
G. L. Black
Eugene Lord
Mystic
Henry Wooley
B. Paul Duggan
Joseph Hughes
John Marvin
Camp Upton
William Marks
New York City
New York
Marshall Pelton
William Eagan
Paul Desmond
Chalker’s Beach
Yvonne Beauchene
Mary Francis
Cromwell notices and local social updates
Cromwell announces a Robert Morris day celebration on August 31 at Sears Park with East Hampton Bellville and invited chapters from Middletown and East Haddam. Also reports Miss Teckla Carlson returning to Boston to train as a nurse, Gladys Johnson’s shore visit, Mrs. John Anderson hosting August Olson’s family, wedding announcements for Miss Mabel Goodrich and Warner Kelley, moves and returns of local residents, a Baptist prayer meeting, and the birth of Helena Tuttle to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Martin in Springfield Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
Bellville
East Hampton
Robert Morris
Sears Park
Lake Pocotopaug
Middletown
East Haddam
Teckla Carlson
Boston
Gladys Johnson
Shore
John Anderson
August Olson
Pleasant Street
Mabel Gertrude Goodiich
Warner Kelley
Wethersfield
D. B. Mosher
H. W. Hildreth
R. Stow
The
Baptist Church
Helena Tuttle
J. E. Martin
Springfield
Mass
Higganum Social Notes Reveal Local Visits and Travel
Mrs. Carl Miller returns from Middletown after a stay with her son. Miss Nellie Gladwin visits cousin Mrs. W. C. Marble. Mrs. Cornelius Kingsland and Mrs. Adelbert Burr spend a day in Middletown with Mrs. George Evans. Mrs. Feldman and daughters from Springfield call on Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Eugene Burr hosts her sister and family from Worcester and Miss Elsie Clark from Middle Haddam. Miss Habel Burr visits in Middletown with grandparents. George Bowen, in service in the south, is home briefly on furlough. Miss Caddie Halsey visits Rev. W. J. Tate’s family in Plantsville. Walfred Carlson of New Haven visits town. Markett of Power and Light Co. of East Hampton visits. Ernest Grenman of Hartford visits with his parents. Ellen Madelin stays at her mother’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higganum
Carl Miller
Middletown
Nellie Gladwin
W. C. Marble
Cornelius Kingsland
Adelbert Burr
George Evans
Feldman
Springfield
Mass
Miller
Eugene Burr
Bemis
Worcester
Elsie Clark
Middle Haddam
Habel Burr
George Bowen
Caddie Halsey
W. J. Tate
Plantsville
Walfred Carlson
New Haven
Mr. Markett
the Power and Light Co
East Hampton
Ernest Grenman
Hartford
Gustaf Grenman
Ellen Madelin
Ida Modehn
East Haddam Big Show and Dance Event
East Haddam hosts a Friday evening big show and dance with live performances and music. The community gathering promises entertainment, socializing, and a festive atmosphere for residents and visitors alike.
Grand Theatre Amusements Show Mix of Vaudeville and Film
The Grand Theatre offers Whitneys Dolls and Mercedes Sisters vaudeville acts plus Hunter and Brown, Harry Mason Co. and a Drew comedy in a three-scene playlet Getting the Money. Eleanor Hamlin romance is summarized as a film snippet starring Edith Roberts. Also Headin South starring Douglas Fairbanks plays at Middlesex on Monday and Tuesday with a large vaudeville bill at Middlesex Labor Day and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Theatre
Eleanor Hamlin
Peter
Eleanor
Beulah
Cape Cod
Edith Roberts
Arizona
Truckee
Cal
Douglas Fairbanks
Artcraft
South
Middlesex Theatre
Wur
Middlesex Labor Day
Middlesex Theatre Showcases Charles Ray in His Own Home Town
At the Middlesex theatre tonight Charles Ray features in His Own Home Town heading an excellent program with Burton Holmes Travel and l Lyons Moran comedy. Friday and Saturday offer vaudeville and Jesse L. Lasky’s The City Of Dim Faces plus Mack Sennett’s The Battle Royal. Sessue Hayakawa appears as a Chinese in Paramount photoplay a novelty for the actor known for other ethnic rôles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Theatre
Middlesex
Charles Ray
Excellent Picture
Burton ~ Holmes
L Lyons-Moran
Jesse L. Lasky
City of Dim Faces
Mack Sennet
Sessue Hayakawa
Paramount Pictures
Chester Band Concert Lights Up Center with First Electric Stand
In Chester Aug 29 Mrs Selvie of Colon Panama visited Mrs Robert Wilcox. A large crowd enjoyed last evening’s band concert staged at the center with electric lights for the first time aiding the performers. Mrs Wilcox and Misses Sadie Nellie Wilcox were in Hartford yesterday. James Cone plans a Boston trip next week for an electric school. Charles Bailey of the U S Army visits his grandmother Mrs Sarah Bailey. State guards drill on the green at 8 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Selvie
Colon
Panama
S. A
Robert Wilcox
Center
Sadie
Nellie Wilcox
Hartford
James Cone
Boston
Charles Bailey
U. S. Army
Sarah Bailey
East Haddam Opera House
State Guard
Adv
Who Is On Our Side Now In Irish Appeals
The Buffalo Express contrasts Irish factions appealing to the United States for sympathy. It notes common 1776 friendships with northern and southern Irish, English Liberals, and France, then argues friends must offer support in return and not aid rebellion against allied government. Parcels continue to reach POWs in Turkey via Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Buffalo Express
United States
England
France
Old Saybrook social notes and local updates
Old Saybrook highlights include visiting guests Rev and Mrs J H DeVries from Canton Mass and Miss Mildred Bartlett from Pittsfield Mass. Local farming notes report a poor peach crop and good pears while temperatures drift cold. Residents travel for business and health care as St Johns fair opens with Gatchell orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saybrook
J. H. DeVries
Canton
Mass
Elisha Y. Clarke
H. Miles Godry
New York
Mildred Bartlett
Pittsfield
Frank C. Stillman
William J. Mulcahy
New Haven
Daniel M. Holmes
Boston
Mary Cook
Glenns Falls
N. Y
Watertown
Joel A. Beard
Gus Ek
Montauk
B. B. Warren
Professor Gatchell
Charlotte Stanton
Norwich
George Kirtland
College Street
Amelia Danta
Saybrook Junction
John Brosnan
Shore Line Electric
Camp Greenleaf
Marriages and notices from Ivoryton and surrounding towns
Charles Kelsey visited New London with his daughter Dorothy who has enlisted as a yeomanette. Miss Marie F Calamari and Richard V Daley of Middletown wed in Chester church. The couple plan to live in Middletown with Daley’s parents after a Atlantic City wedding trip. Raymond Burnap leaves for France. Edward Scoville quits job in Essex. Moving pictures and music set for Monday night at C C hall with special prices and dancing after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivoryton
Charles Kelsey
New London
Dorothy
Marie F. Calamari
Richard V. Daley
Middletown
Chester
Jeanette
Peter Calamari
Essex
C.C. Hall
Gatchell
Local Social Notes and Chester Church Wedding
Essex August social round up lists visitors in town including Miss Ethel Gee and Miss Evelyn Dahlstrom. Guests include Frederick Gunzelman from New York and Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander of Hartford. Marie Calamari wed Richard V Daley at St. Joseph's Church in Chester with Rev. Dr. J P Donovan performing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Ethel Geee
Middletown
Babcock
West Avenue
Frederick Gunzelman
New York
Henry Duschka
Evelyn Dahlstrom
Capitol City
Samuel Silloway
Elias Parmelee
North Main Street
John Alexander
Hartford
B. S. Pratt
New Street
Frank Kellar
Camp Devens
Herbert Richardson
Alden Reynolds
Elizabeth Clute
S. R. Knox
Westbrook
Heavy Burden Atlas Ends Up With Unhappy Look
A Louisville Courier Journal fragment presents a quip about Atlas bearing the world. The exchange features a fatherly warning to a son about owning the world and Atlas appearing weary, hinting at a fablelike moral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Atlas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Danger Point
Wash
Switzerland
Turkey
LABOR
Nuff
Charter Oak Park
State Council of Defense
Great Midway
Middlese Theatre
Thomas H
VNCE
Paramount Picture
Burton Holmes Travel
Matinee
Seisure
Hayakawa
Mack Sennett
Matinees
Allan Dwan
Arthur Rosson
Hugh McClung
Aarry Thorp
Eagle's Eye
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Town
Harry Mason & CO
Hunter and Brown
Mercede Sisters
Whitney’s Dolls
Sidney
Priday
U. S.signal Corps
Navy
Committee Public Information
Q. Henry
Vaudeville & Pictures
Pershing
Crusaders
Evening Presse
Jiabor
MAX Press
Main and
College Sts
Middletown,Corins
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!