Judge D W Northrop Dead of Pneumonia
Judge D W Northrop a Middlesex County jurist and Middletown resident died at the hospital Sunday morning after a long illness. Born February 19, 1844 in Sherman, he was a prominent member of local politics and a long practicing attorney known for the old school style. He prepared at Amenia Seminary and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1868, then taught for a year.
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D. Ward Northrop
Middlesex
Middletown
Northrop
Sherman
Otfer
John Rogers
Amenia Seminary
Wesleyan University
Northrop’s Service to Middletown and Public Life
A biographical sketch details Judge Northrop of Middletown, his Albany Law School degree in 1870, and Connecticut bar admission. It notes his multiple terms in the General Assembly, roles as school fund chair, judiciary committee member, and floor leader for Democrats, plus positions as state auditor, mayor, postmaster, and Wesleyan trustee. It also covers his family, funeral plans, and local civic service including the Middletown Electric Light Co. and church burial at Pine Grove.
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Fort Edward Institute
I. Y
Albany
Connecticut
Northrop
Middletown
General Assembly
School Fund
Thomas M. Waller
New London
Middletown Electric Light Co
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan
Psi Upsilon Fraternity
Judge Northrop
Mary A. Stewart
Manchester
Esther Northrop
First Methodist Church
W. D. Beach
Pine Grove Cemetery
President May Visit Germany During Christmas in Europe
Paris reports it is likely President Wilson will go to German soil during Europe stay and may spend Christmas with American forces at General Pershing’s headquarters. He may visit the Third Army in western Prussia to show appreciation for the expeditionary forces. In New York the Sub-Treasury reports a cash gain of 70,000 dollars from banks on Saturday, 14,000 since Friday.
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Army
Navy
Middletown
Home Service
Home Service Committee
F. Perry Hubbard
Middlesex
American Red Aan Central National Bank
General Pershing
Paris
Wilson
Europe
Third Army
Prussia
Sub-Treasu
New York
Sub-Treasury
Red Cross
The
Push Your Attack Drive Against the Cough
Dr McKee offers cough syrup touted to power up the drive against a cough. The advertise keeps labeling the product as a trusted remedy with druggists and grocers selling it nationwide.
Hohenzollern Refuses Dutch Departure Request
William Hohenzollern, ex German emperor, declined to leave the Netherlands after official protests warned his stay could compel the country into serious difficulties. Telegraaf reports the authorities would be gratified by his voluntary departure.
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Kaleer
Holland
Amsterdam
William Hohenzollern
Telegraaf Today
General Smuts Resigns from Imperial War Cabinet
London December 16 General Jan Christian Smuts resigns as South African representative in the imperial war cabinet. The Daily Express reports he says the war is over and his services are no longer needed.
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London
Jan Christian Smuts
Imperial War Cabinet
Daily Express
Denial of trench rents by French high commission
Washington reports the French high commission denies the existence of trench rents or payments for ground occupied or damage in the firing zone by American forces. It states damages to private property in rear areas are indemnified by the government and that allied troops share equal treatment and requisition rates.
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Washington
French High Commission
France
Crown Prince Up To Old Tricks On Isle Of Wieringen
The Amsterdam Telegraaf reports the former crown prince visited a former Amsterdam modiste and presented silk stockings after kissing her. A crowd of islanders, largely women, confronted him as he left the house prompting a chase and retreat. The modiste and her two children had been deserted by her husband, triggering a police investigation and a German baron’s departure.
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London
Amsterdam
Modiste
Telegraaf
Sub Treasury Report Highlights NY Clearing Figures
New York December 16 clearing house statement shows Subtreasury credit 2 649 977 exchanges 507 198 477 balances 77 300 591. The wings of thought bear us on to action.
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Treasury Report
New York
Clearing House
Happenings In This Vicinity 25 Years Ago In Sataréeg
Snow heavy and sleighing upends schedules as ice forms on the river and a train derails at 6 25 am. Crossings, ferries, ice harvest prep, hospitalities, and local notices fill a brisk bill from Bunce’s window to Middletown bank woes and church fund distributions.
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Sataréeg
Ae Basbaber
Bunce
Ferree
Middlesex
Officer Hayes
Portland
John Jordan
Christian Ill
M. B. Copeland
Middletown National Bank
New York
Harriet S. Durfee
Woman’s Relief Corps
Scotch Chapel Fund
Scotch Chapel
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D. W. Northrop
NTV
Home Service OF Red Cross
David Ward Northrop
Germany
General Smuts
Bailey
Lancaster
Foley
Trevithich’s
WO Stores
Main Street
South Farms
Crown Prince
Mackinaws Umbrellas Shop
EARL
Main St
TS “F
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R. J. Atwell
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Yours
Merry
Brewer Co
Wain and
Court Street
Brainard & Logan
Chester L. Hull
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