Wesleyan Notes Holiday Moves and Renovations
P G Wrightson U S A Wrightson depart for holidays at their home. Major Wrightson has reassigned to a command at Michigan College Lansing. Infirmary on Gross Street closed for holiday. to be used as a fraternity house after renovation. Alumni plan a strong victory commencement with faculty committee appointed including Fife Harrington Curts Fauver and Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Wrightson
K H. Fife
Marshall
K. P. Harrington
C. R.er
P. H. Curts
Fauver
L. P. Rice
Rumor Denied Boston Disembarkation Continues
Reports of stopping the disembarkation of New England and other returning American soldiers at Boston were denied by the general staff. Representative Richard Olney of Massachusetts telegraphed Governor McCall that the rumor had no foundation after speaking with staff. The article also notes holiday post office hours on December 25, 1918, in New Haven and remarks on a fatal accident at Benedict Coal dock, plus a note on water hyacinth as fertilizer with rotted plant material rich in potash.
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New England
Boston
Governor McCall
Massachusetts
Richard Olney
Olney
McCall
Theusetts
Congress
War Department
General Staff
Ther
Big Rock
New Haven
Peter Simonetti
West Haven
Benedict
Reef
Simonetti
Democratic Caucus Sets Dates for City Nominees
The Democratic caucus to nominate candidates for the forthcoming city election will meet Monday evening, December 3. All retiring common council members are Democrats and expected to be renominated. The Republican caucus is scheduled for December 27.
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Common Council
Johnson Lane Notes on Local Illness Recoveries
All the sick people in this vicinity are improving. The four members of the Gilbert family are able to be about the house. Raymond Harris, once ill with pneumonia and treated at Middlesex hospital, is better and expects to spend Christmas with his family.
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Johnson Lane
Gilbert
Raymond Harris
Middlesex Hospital
Red Cross Membership Evening Open at Town Hall
The office of Leo B. Santangelo beside the town hall and the Middletown Gas Light office will open this evening to accept Red Cross memberships from those not yet solicited, inviting all who wish to join to swell the society’s ranks.
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Red Cross
Leo B. Santangelo
Town Hall
Middletown Gas Light Company
The
Engagement Announced For Olga Applequest and Noel Bensinger
The engagement of Miss Olga Applequest formerly of this city to Noel E Bensinger of Quincy Massachusetts is announced. Mr Bensinger a former Wesleyan University instructor has been training for a commission at Camp Zachary Taylor Kentucky.
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Olga
Applequest
This City
Noel E. Bensinger
Quincy
Mass
Bensinger
Wesleyan University
Camp Zachary Taylor
City Court Fines East Hampton Man for Intoxication
Guido Pelletti of East Hampton was fined $3 and costs in city court this morning for intoxication. Officer Edward Dunn arrested him on Saturday night after he was found very drunk and driving a team.
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Guido Pelletti
East Hampton
Edward Dunn
American Girl in London Plans Flight Across Ocean
Miss Katherine Stinson a noted American aviatrix plans a flight from Europe to America. She recently flew over London becoming the first woman pilot to do so in the city. She will join the Red Cross and seek missing American soldiers in Germany.
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London
Katherine Stinson
Europe
America
Miss Stinson
Red Cross
Germany
Shipping stocks lead early New York market rally and pullback
Trading opened with wide shifts in shipping issues after Washington said the War Shipping Board nearly completed plans to acquire the British lines of the International Mercantile Marine. Marine preferred rose to 114 3 4, then eased to 113 7 8, while American International Corp gained to 55 3 4 and United Fruit rose to 152. General tone improved late morning but gave way to weakness in many groups, with railroads and copper slipping and Studebaker and Pierce Arrow retreating.
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New York
Washington
War Shipping Board
International Mercantile Marine Company
Marine Preferrei
American International Corporation
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies
United Fruit
Marine Common
Marine
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
American
General Motors
Mexican Petrolem
Pierecearrow
Studebaker
St. Paul
Anaconda
Liberty
Wreck Brings Halt To Pennsylvania Express
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania today the second engine of a doubleheader hauling the Cincinnati Indianapolis and Chicago express left the rails east of the city. Passengers were shaken but none injured as traffic was tied up for several hours.
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Harrisburg
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Preliminary terms point to a league of nations
London reports entente powers propose limits on armaments and compulsory arbitration as steps toward a league of nations. Germany is notified but not yet engaged in talks, with admission contingent on debt repayment and compliance. A future world police force would enforce tribunal decisions. Flint Michigan leaders push price cuts and public works to spur prosperity, arguing labor drives wealth and under-consumption harms growth.
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League of Nations
London
Paris
Germany
International Tribunal
Flint
Mich
New York
America
Fint
Sjovall family returns from visit. library delayed
Captain A. H. Sjovall and daughter Elizabeth of Battle Creek Mich have come home after a week with his parents on New Lane. Mrs Sjovall accompanied her son to Battle Creek and will visit relatives in Kansas City Mo. The Belden library will not open until Saturday December 28.
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A. H. Sjovall
Elizabeth
Battle Creek
Mich
New Lane
Sjovall
Kansas City
Belden
Too Late. German ex-emperors in personal crisis
The New York World contemplates the fate of Germany's ex-emperors after defeat. It notes the Kaiser and Crown Prince avoided suicide, choosing to live while blame shifts to the general staff or the father. Max Harden calls the former ruler an actor king, a putty for those who stage history.
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New York World
Max Harden
Forget The Elevator Girl Atchison Globe
An Atchison man observed an elevator girl at the Hotel Muehlbach in Kansas City. He noted men aboard kept hats on for refined staff but removed them for dressed women, then recalls he did remove his hat to the elevator girl, while others did not.
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Atchison Globe
Atchison
Muehlbach
Kansas City
Holy Trinity Parish Notes and Christmas Week Services
Holy Trinity parish outlines omit this week's organizational meetings. Services on Christmas Day include Holy Communion at 7:30 am and 10:30 am with rector’s address. Saint Stephen’s Day services at 10:30 am. Saint John the Evangelist Holy Communion at 10:30 am. Christmas festival programs for school children at 3 pm and 7:30 pm. Inno cents day observance includes 10:29 am Holy Communion. Meanwhile, the Westminster Gazette notes a comma mishap that briefly “killed” a bishop in a humorous misread. The Grain Market reports mixed close values for corn, oats, pork, lard, and ribs on December 23.
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Holy Trinity
Chicago
Clearing House Statement for New York Dec 23
Sub treasury credit reaches 742 485 dollars while exchanges total 495 999 415 dollars and balances rise to 85 384 111 dollars as reported in New York financial brief dated December 23.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Deal Likely On Boston Red Sox Change Hands Soon
Rumor links James Gaffney, former Boston Braves owner, to the sale of the Boston Americans with talks intensifying before the January MLB meeting. Frazee reportedly has given the junior league president an option, while recent talks with Gaffney spark belief a deal is near. The Frazee-Yankees trade foreshadows his possible exit from Boston.
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New York
Boston Red Sox
James Gaffney
Boston Braves
Boston Americans
Ban Johnson
Red Sox
Frazee
Gaffney
Yankees
Boston
Gowdy Alive Denies Dead Rumor From Coblenz
In wartime Germany Hank Gowdy denies being dead amid occupation. The Boston Braves catcher, still under contract, says he is alive after reports of his death during Argonne fighting proved false. Meanwhile Bombardier Wells, serving as a sergeant with the British army, plans a U.S. visit to seek bouts with Dempsey and other heavyweights under trainer Charley Rose.
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Hank Gowdy
Germany
Nancy
Boston Braves
Coblenz
Argonne Forest
Bombardier Wells
U. S
New York
United States
Bombardier
Charley Rose
Jack Dempsey
City Briefs Mention Nolan Suffering Pneumonia and Flu
Arso William Nolan son of Dr and Mrs D A Nolan of Park Place is in critical condition with pneumonia and influenza. His father arrived home from Georgia where he is in the service Saturday afternoon. Usual Christmas dinner will be served at Chafee's hotel from 12 to 3 Price 1.50 Heck's orchestra. A beautiful Collie dog owned by George Hubbard was run over near Main and Court streets at 5 30 Saturday afternoon and killed. No collar on the dog. A young man leapt from the 10 30 Meriden car along the steep bank between the West River bridge and the power station Saturday night. police searched the track but found no trace.
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William Nolan
D. A. Nolan
Park Place
Georgia
Chafee’s
Heck
George Hubbard
Main
Court Streets
Carlier
West River Bridge
Just a Square Deal in Unions and Wages
The Bridgeport Telegram argues that labor must follow universal law of good service and fair prices. It notes some demanders resist wage reductions after the war, but asserts wages have already fallen and workers bid for jobs. It cautions against inflated wages or prices and calls for better workmanship as industrial prosperity’s bedrock.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Music As Mobilized in the Army
In London Punch a quip notes why mouth organs are popular with soldiers. The wag explains the War Office dislikes carrying large trombones and harps in packs, prompting the joke about musical gear becoming a morale item for troops.
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London Punch
War Office
Time cannot be arrested even by a policeman
George Ade told a Chicago policeman banquet that time cannot be arrested though a side door may stop a few minutes. The Detroit Free Press notes the humorous line about clock and fate in a toast setting.
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George Ade
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Reassuring Woman Beggar Appears in London Punch
A London Punch item notes a beggar woman refused alms for lack of change. She promises to give the silver to a child and return with the change, insisting she is innocent and cannot run away with the money.
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London
Dubwaite Plays Out Baffling Tale
In a Birmingham Age-Herald snippet, a character questions a man about a painted expression while noting Dubwaite’s attempt to tell a humorous story. The exchange hints at a forgotten ending, leaving the tale unfinished and the humor unclear.
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Dubwaite
Force of Habit Exchange Quotation on a Night Sky
A poetical young man tells the girl a line about a thousand stars watching, prompting her to adjust her hat as they interact in a brief, lyric exchange likely from a column or vignette. The mood suggests romantic, observational city life.
Close and Dear
Willie asks about the difference between a close friend and a dear friend. The father answers that a close friend will not lend you money, while a dear friend borrows all you can stand.
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Willie
Artful Innocence and a Wish for New Clothes
A young married woman tells her husband I wish I was a moth because I should be able to get into some new clothes The remark appears as a cryptic bit in a larger anecdote about fashion and longing.
In Good Odor and Aromatic Tubes Exchange
A dialogue notes increasing use of devices to save time and effort. It describes an office scene where papers about a building were being sent through aromatic tubes facilitating long-distance or rapid delivery.
Amiability Rules in Close Relationships
A dated reflection argues that friendship does not grant permission to speak disagreeably to intimates. As relations deepen, truth and courtesy become more essential to maintain harmony and respect.
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Holmes
Love and possession clash in a jumbled confession
A speaker challenges a lover’s claim of affection, accusing selfish desire and possession. The reply acknowledges the self-centered undertone, revealing a tension between desire and true unselfish love in intimate terms.
It's all very well before marriage to wear a flower in hair
An observer notes a humorous contrast about courtship and married life as a girl keeps a flower in her hair before marriage while jokingly suggesting a messy fate after marriage with hair covered in flour. The remark captures social attitudes with a playful tone.
Inscribed messages on Milan cathedral doorways
Three inscriptions on Milan cathedral doors reflect contrasting themes. Under a carved rose wreath the line says all that which pleases is only for a moment. A cross bears all that which troubles is but for a moment. Under the central arch reads that only is which is eternal.
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Milan
Leapfrog global game linked to worship and rites
Dr. A O Haddon, speaking at the Royal Sanitary Institute, notes many games rise from ancient worship and ceremonies such as sacrifices, marriage, and burial. He cites leapfrog as a common game found in nearly every country, including New Guinea and Japan.
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A. O. Haddon
Royal Sanitary Institute
New Guinea
Japan
London Standard
Forbearance Teachings from The Imitation of Christ
A pithy moral roundup quotes The Theomas a Kempis urging patience with others faults noting that one’s own failings require others forbearance. The saying reflects medieval Christian ethics on gentleness, endurance, and humility in daily relations.
Honeymoon Over. Couple Longmarried Yet Speaks Softly
A brief exchange hints at a lengthy marriage, noting the honeymoon ended over a month ago and implying time passes slowly for longtime partners in a quiet domestic moment.
Wealth of Nations And War Costs
An Italian statesman puts Italy's total war cost at 14 billion dollars, lower than most estimates. The piece compares national wealth figures for major powers, notes Allied war claims around 120 to 150 billion dollars, and argues Italy's loss, even at 100 percent of its wealth, is irretrievable though comparatively lighter than Britain or the United States.
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New York Sun
Italy
George Paish
Belgium
United States
British Empire
German Empire
France
Russia
Austria-Hungary
TEBIF
Germany
Judge Gary Recommends Steel Price Reduction to Celebrate Peace
The text notes Judge Gary recommends a modest cut in steel prices to mark the advent of peace. It contrasts this with a hypothetical deeper cut beyond basic essentials like milk and eggs, implying broader economic considerations.
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New York World
Gary
Vera Good Hosts Afternoon Party in Salt Lake City
Miss Vera Good entertained about sixteen friends yesterday at her home in Salt Lake City for an afternoon gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera
Salt Lake City
Vera Good
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