Senate Debates Wilson Trip and War Powers
Washington reports of December 3 detail heated Senate debate over President Wilsons trip to France and the effect on government operations. Senator Sherman argues for suspending the presidency during travel. Senator Williams defends the move as constitutional. A Knox resolution to limit talks at the peace table and withdraw forces is set for committee action as Cummins and Hitchcock weigh responses.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
United States
Congress
Sherman Illinois
As- George
Marshall
Sherman
France
Senator Williams
Balkans
Knox
Pennsylvania
League of Nations
United States of America
Cumins
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hitchcock
Cummins
House
Ike
For Sale Classified Ads Details and Notices
Classified items include a four cylinder Buick touring car for sale with phone contact 274-4. An ad lists Baldwin corn at 115 bushels per bushel and prices. A winter southward travel offer grants free use of a reader’s vehicle. A watch charm is available by calling 219 and 312. Legal notices announce probate actions in Mindistown district with six months to file claims.
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Earlhone
Main Street
Sheriff Appears But No Prisoners At Open Court
The opening of the criminal court in Haddam was slow with Sheriff Bert G. Thompson calling order as 17 cases were listed but many continued from last term. Theodore I. Schwartzman, a New York lawyer, was found guilty of reckless air last summer and faces bond forfeiture questions after failing to appear last September. Alexander Penczak, convicted of assault in Middletown and appealing, was expected for trial tomorrow.
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Haddam
Criminal Court
Bert G. Thompson
Joel H. Reed
P. M. Binnington
Christchurch
South Farms
Theodore I. Schwartzman
New York
Alexander Penczak
Middletown
War loss payment policy clarified by Northwestern Life
H Bouteiller district manager for Northwestern Life Insurance reports home office directive stating all war losses will be paid even if war service extra premiums were not paid. In cases where extra premiums were paid, refunds will be issued in full. The notice says policy provisions on the extra premium were not carried out.
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H. Bouteiller
Northwestern Life Insurance Co
Home Office
Burned by Hot Metal and Shipments in League Notes
A fragment reports a cupola burn from hot metal at W. & B. Douglas with painful injuries and slow healing. The note then mentions a First M. E. League membership contest ending with a 270 to score in favor of whites.
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W. & B. Douglas
Uete
M.E. League
Stock Quotations and Market Summary December Opening
Stock market shows early strength with railroads and industrials gaining before supply emerges. Southern Pacific slips after an initial rise. Erie dips from a higher open. Steel and Baldwin Locomotive rally, Mexican Petroleum climbs, while marine and some rail issues weaken. Grain and pork prices noted. Pope Benedict urges Wilson to relax Germany blockade to allow food shipments per Frankfort Gazette via Berne dispatch.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Lst
Southern Pacific
Erie
Steel
Baldwin Locomotive
Marine
Anaconda
Mexican Petroleum
Union Pacific
Sergion
Paris
Benedict
Munich
Wilson
Germany
Berne
Frankfort
Pape's Pasteurized Cold Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A filler advert describes Pape's remedy for grippe and severe cold, claiming it opens clogged nostrils, relieves discharge, headache, feverishness, sore throat, and sneezing. It urges dosing every two hours until finished and promises easy breathing and relief from snuffles.
Juvenile Poultry Show Highlights School Fair Education
The National Crop Improvement Service notes local competition in boys and girls clubs through county agents and agricultural college leaders. School fairs draw wide civic participation with chickens, corn, pigs, calves, potatoes, canned goods, and crafts. Egg tests reward scientific feeding over trial and error, with price of production guiding success. Feed variety matters. proper mash with fish, scraps, alfalfa, bone meal, and lime supports laying.
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National Crop Improvement Service
Far Bureau
Agricultural College
Baptist Church Notes and Higby Mountain Fire
Baraca class hosts a 7 30 men supper with Prof Fife as MC and Dr William Foye guest speaker on Fiji Island studies. Midweek service canceled due to Sunday school convention. Ladies Aid meeting rescheduled. Higby Mountain fire burns woods near Higby reservoir with keeper Ackerman and locals fighting through night, suspected arson on wildlife.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
C. P. Thain
Loveland Street
Higby Mountains
Higby Mountain
William J. Ackerman
Higby Reservoir
Mustarine Promises Relief From Sore Throat and More
A vintage advertisement touts Begg's Mustarine as a penetrating mustard plaster substitute. It claims rapid relief for sore throat chest pains pleurisy and tonsillitis plus benefits for gout, chilblains, corns and bunions. Endorsed by druggists and physicians as effective and non blistering.
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Mustarine
Begg
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Steno
Reiees
Mindistown
Chicago
Lord
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Tel & Tei
Sak
AT &S Fe
Ro & Ohio
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Butte & Sup
Chile Copper
Northern
Interboro
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Miami Copper
Norfolk & West
National Lead
North Pacific
Nynh&h
Penna
People’s Gas
Republi& 8S
Ace Pac
St Paul
UN Pac
Us$ Steel
Utah Copper
Westinghouse
Pape
Sperry and Barnes
Stueck
R. W. Camp Coo
Hughes
Red Cross
DR. Hughes
Middlesex
The
Middletown National Bank
the Central National Bank
Middletown Trust Co
Farmers Chanics Savings Bank
Middle Town
Conn
Ohio Utilities CO
W. T. Fields Co
Chapel Street
Therry
New Haven, Conti
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