Fatal Essex road collision suit seeks treble damages
Ellis H. Fox of Old Saybrook, administrator of Joseph J. Jones, sues M. Brooks of St Louis for 10000 in Essex in a year old auto crash. Fox alleges Brooks drove carelessly on the northbound roadway, struck Jones who walked south, and failed to slow despite public duty. Complaint filed in Essex probate court. treble damages claimed. Service by Sheriff Axel W. Hanson. case returnable in Middlesex Superior Court.
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St Louis
M. Brookster
Ellis H. Fox
Ile
Old Saybrook
Joseph J. Jones
Essex
Higheen Essex
Brooks
Foristrict
Fastest Newspaper Carrier Louis Johnson Turns 53
Louis Johnson, age 53, celebrates another birthday while continuing his daily rounds for L. R. Hazen's bookstore. For 28 years he starts at 6 each morning, delivering papers rain or shine. He once rode a bicycle with a odometer showing about 25 miles per day and 600 miles weekly, all with a smile.
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City
H. Johnson
L. R. Hazen
Game
Louis
Middletown Chamber of Commerce Plans Regular Activities
After two years of war work the Middletown Chamber of Commerce will resume routine matters at the annual meeting Thursday evening. Officers and directors will be on hand for reports and a member discussion on local projects including a permanent form for the Middletown boys who served in the war and a public welcome for returning troops. The meeting begins at 6 30 with supper at Steuck's.
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Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
Steuck’s
Boy Struck by Auto Near Main and Court Street
Charess A Bowden of 12 Pearl Street struck Lesco of 12 Railroad Avenue at about 5 40 yesterday afternoon while running his vehicle at Main and Court Street. The nine year old boy was examined by Dr. Thomas P and found to be only slightly shaken with no bones broken.
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Pearl ‘Street
Ter Lesco
Railroad Avenue
Main and
Court Street
Thomas P. F
Barber Shop Relocates to 645 Main Street
Andrew Roring, longtime barber at The Press building base, moves shop to 645 Main Street near Grand Street. He plans to resume business there, as a light snowstorm hits the area with more snowfall northward.
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Andrew Roring
Main Street
Back Pain Rules Salt Use Says Medical Authority
A health note warns that eating meat can affect kidney function and contribute to dull back pain. It says meat forms deposits that clog kidney pores and slow filtration, with symptoms including dull ache in the back and changes in urine.
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Mown
Police Salary Increases Backed By Common Council
The Common Council approved raises for fire and police staff including a 50 cent per day boost after the first year for regular officers, with starting pay set at 3.25 and 3.50 per day and a 3.75 cap by the third year. The chief’s salary rose to 1700 annually and the captain to 1475, effective January 1, 1919, while Ghent was moved to a desk post at 500 a year.
North Church Notes Philatahea Class and Bee Society Schedule
Tuesday at 7 30 p m meeting of the Philathea class in the parish house Friday at 2 30 p m the last Bee society meeting before the holidays in the parish house Fire Girls event details unclear and fragmented in the text
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North Church
Philathea
Bee Society
City briefs cover locals from trains to lectures
Local items report wartime layoff to cut costs, upcoming weddings, and rain of notices. Mrs Henry Koch plans a Christmas week wedding. Dr David Hughes to lecture. Berkley Divinity hosts a 5 30 sermon. Red Cross film night offers free admission. town groups meet for sewing and whist games. war era flags fly on boats. Hartford capitol to reopen. meteor showers hinted. tobacco sheds shed removal advances. and fox’s Prussian Car features in theater with 8 000 Connecticut car owners having reserved numbers for 1918 registrations.
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Samuel Taft
Park Street
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Middlesex
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Arrigoni Hotel
Miss Clark
Augustus M. Bidwell
Chafee
Norwich Tate Farm
Wilcox
Congregational Church Vestry
Portland
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Haynee
New Haven
South Farms Red Cross
South M. E
Io Ee
Yale University
Grand Theatre Tonight
Fox
Adv
Connecticut
Real Estate Transfers in Long Hill and Cather Street
Salvatore Foca sold to Concetta Didato two parcels in Long Hill, 22 acres the Alfred Hubbard lot bounded on the north by the highway and 29 acres the Miller lot bounded west by heirs of Richard Davis. Eric A. Lindquist sold to Henry 7 a parcel with build and improvements on the southerly side of Cather Street.
Austin Beers Escapes Camp Devens Guard House Again
Lieutenant Beach at Camp Devens phoned police to report Austin Beers had escaped from the guard house on Monday afternoon. This marks the fourth or fifth time Beers has forced his way out from the camp confines into the wider world, only to be recaptured later near his Johnson Lane home.
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Lieutenant Beach
Camp Devens
Austin
Johnson Lane
Waterbury Woman Chooses McKee Cough Syrup Remedy
Mrs. J. Cornwall of Waterbury says she reluctantly tried Dr. McKee's Cough Syrup after other remedies failed to provide relief. The account notes a preference for the syrup as a quicker-acting solution to persistent cough symptoms.
Fire alarm recalls distant blaze near Meriden
A fire near the Meriden road five miles west of the city drew the local fire department at 9 o clock last night after a man at Main and Union reported the blaze. The tall observer could not be located when units arrived as the fire spread across four corners. South Church notes outline a December 7 meeting of the standing committee and mid week services with Yale's Luther Wegle and Dr Frank Sheldon as speakers. An Older Girls Conference for ages 15 to 20 is set with Miss Slattery leading morning sessions. The Midale Chamber of Commerce annual meeting is planned for Thursday December 5 with supper at Sem. deen ged may oral to the Sers in service will be
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Union Street
Guy Place
Meriden Road
South Church
Luther A. Wegle
Yale
Frank L. Sheldon
The
Congregational Denomine‘son
Parlor Bedroom and Bath at Middlesex Theatre Thursday Night
A. H. Woods farce Parlor Bedroom and Bath opens at Middlesex Theatre Thursday Dec 5 with a strong cast led by Walter E. Perkins Helen Spring and Grace Bil-sworth. The Providence paper lauds its fast pace wit and clever lines by W Bell and Mark Swan noting the comic plot revolves around a newly married man and his taunting wife.
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Middlesex
Providence
R. I
Middlesex Theatre
Bath
Wayside Inn
Shubert Majestic Theatre
Walter E. Perkins
Helen Spring
Grace Bilsworth
Margaret Johnston
Reginald Irving
Mr. Perkins
Back Like a Board It’s Your Kidneys Remedy Ad
An old advertisement urges quick action for kidney and bladder pain, listing back ache, lumbago, sciatica, and sleeplessness as signals. It promotes Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy from Haarlem Holland, claimed to attack poisonous germs and provide relief, noting two centuries of use.
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Haarlem
Holland
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