Short Calendar Session Friday Judge Warner to preside
A short calendar session of the superior court will be held tomorrow with Judge Donald T. Warner presiding. Most matters are routine with some cases for hearing or default judgments and motions to amend pleadings. Juror list includes residents from Middletown Haddam East Hampton Chester Clinton Cromwell Durham Portland and others.
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Imperior Court
Donald T. Warner
Thomas EB. Burroughs
Roman Zalitach
John Christensen
Frederick
Es A. Robinson Et al
Middlesex Banking Co
Security Trust Co
James F. O’keefe
Elizabeth Barry
H. Frank Maxwell
Leroy M. Tucker
Charles C Sanford
Nellie R. Randall
New
Bradlee
Hesy Isaacs
Ellen Hyde
Honora Hyde
Andrew Hyde
Peter O’callaghan
Morris Biitman
Marion J. Murray
Joseph A. Farr
Kitty Isadore Bisgell
Leroy Hubbard
Middletown
John L. Fisk
Frank S. Scoville
Richard,Ackerman
Robert C. Bailey
Haddam
Ezekiel Shailer
Ernest Markham
East Hampton
JE. Sheppard Merrill
Heman B. Crook
Chester
Edgar W. Smith
William I. Chittenden
Clinton
Harvey H. Kelsey
Daniel B. Marsh
Cromwell
John W. Gardner
George F. Stone
Durham
James W. Scott
Charles H. Edwards
Portland
Myron N. Case
Cheney Robbers Arraigned In Conn Silk Mill Murder
Four West Hoboken brakemen William Bessler Francis Murphy William McDonald and John Neuss 32 were arraigned in Hoboken before Recorder Carston on fugitive from justice charges tied to the January 30 murder of William Madden watchman at Cheney silk mills Manchester Connecticut. They were sent to city jail for 30 days without bail awaiting extradition. Neuss confessed implicating the others.
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Hoboken
N. J
William Bessler
Francis Murphy
William McDonald
John Neuss
West
George Curley
Jersey City
Manchester
James F. Moriarity
East Startford
Conn
Bessler
McDonald
Lawson Case Settled Out of Court in Boston
Mrs Lucie Mitchell Lawson sued her father in law Thomas W Lawson the financier and the suit was settled out of court today. Her counsel did not reveal terms. She and her husband Arnold Lawson in military service had sought $180 a month for support for herself and their four children. She also disclosed that she and Arnold Lange Lawson had been separated for three years.
Move to Take Over Cape Cod Canal
Washington February 6 Condemnation proceedings to acquire the Cape Cod canal in Massachusetts are under way by the attorney general's officers. Secretary of Commerce Redfield announced in a speech to the Rivers and Harbors congress clarifying the action prompted by requests from Secretary of War Baker, Secretary of the Navy Daniels, and Redfield himself.
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Cape Cod Canal
Washington
Massachusetts
Commerce Redfield
Black Diamond Express Restored by Public Utilities
Hartford February 6 the public utilities commission arranged with the New Haven road to restore the Black Diamond express. The train leaves Colchester at 3 10 p m daily and arrives Middletown at 4 06 p m. It departs Middletown at 5 48 p m and reaches Colchester at 6 50 p m.
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Hartford
The
Public Utilities Commission Today
New Haven Road
Colchester
Middletown
The Difference in Cleveland Advertisements
Fragmentary notice expresses Frenchwomen seeking the Salles and hints at a plan against President Poincare as a method. Mentions butter prices dipping and local Brookfield creamery at 620 Trevithick's advertising.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brookfield Creamery
Trevithick’s
Trevithick
Constipation and Digestive Health Advice From Old Text
A fragment discusses sickness from undigested food fermenting in the stomach and intestines. It urges keeping the bowels open and mentions Foley Cathartic Tablets as a remedy to cleanse the stomach and aid the liver for indigestion and biliousness.
Lieutenant-Col Derby Wins French War Cross in France
Lieutenant-Col Michard Derby, son-in-law of the late Colonel Roosevelt, received the Croix de Guerre for his eighteen months service in France with the United States Army Medical Corps. His decoration was disclosed upon his recent arrival in New York from France. He declined details, noting it was earned while American and French forces cooperated on the Toul front.
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Derby
Michard Derby
Roosevelt
France
United States Army Medical Corps
New York
Toul
Security League Unfair Says Root in War Politics
Elihu Root, honorary president of the National Security League, described the action of marking as disloyal members of the House who backed the administration after U.S. entry into the war as unfair. He spoke before the House committee probing the league's political activities.
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Security League
Root
Washington
National Security League
House
America
League
Elihu Root
Strike Delays Demobilization in Britain
London reports a general strike disrupting army demobilization. Soldiers remain in ranks instead of being sent home. Government ready to operate electrical plants and deploy soldier guards if the strike continues. Police rounded up leaders accused of inciting the action. They offered no further comment beyond claiming they made no empty threats.
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London
War Labor Board Moves To End Paterson Strike
New York February 6 representatives of the National War Labor Board held talks with Paterson New Jersey employers association and 30000 striking workers to settle their dispute The strikers demand a 48 hour week and higher wages Board members expect a settlement in a few days
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War Labor Board
New York
National War Labor Board
Paterson, N. J
Employers’ Association
January Deaths Total Sixty in Town Report
Sixty deaths were recorded in January in the town with 16 due to influenza, 1 from croup, 7 from tuberculosis, 2 from cancer, 8 from pneumonia, and 24 from other causes. Twenty‑eight occurred in institutions and two were non residents. Ages: eight under one year, eleven ages 1–5, and fifteen aged 65 or older.
Bank Robbers Strike Fulton Bank in Broad Daylight
Three masked men robbed the Bank of Fulton two miles east of Wheeling, taking a sum reported between 80 and 1,000 dollars. They held Cashier Hal Campbell, the assistant A. Frederickanee, and a stenographer before fleeing in an automobile toward Pittsburgh. The bank noted an overlooked amount of 20,600 dollars.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Bank of Fulton
Fulton
Here
Hal Campbell
A. Frederickanee
Pittburg
Not At Christmas Exchange Sparks Cigar Comment
Sponger says he is always happy when he is smoking a good cigar. The trouble is he expects his friends to contribute too much to his happiness. Automobiles overhauled and painted, commercial bodies built to order. Kennessley’s Carriage shop.
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Sponger
Kennessley’s
Eee
Testimony in Automobile Case Dates from 1917 Suit
In Winsted a jury heard the Murray versus Krenz auto collision suit begun June 27, 1917, before Judge Donald T. Warner. Murray and Harold Pister were injured when a Krenz truck allegedly failed to warn and drove at high speed near Main Street. Defense cites Murray’s driving. Four defense witnesses testified that a horn sounded. Jury recessed and had not reached a verdict by press time.
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John Murray
Ludwig Krenz
Donald T. Warner
Murray
Harold Pister
Main Street
William Klopstein
Pistel
Krenz
Warner
Arthur Krenz
William C. Jones
Willimantic
Cromwell
Elizabeth Smith
Unemployment Ease Urged by Secretary Wilson
Secretary of Labor Wilson and aides seek public understanding of unemployment amid city congestion and postwar job shifts. They note dislocation from munition work and soldiers returning to lower wages, stressing gradual readjustment, patience, and avoidance of hysteria while 35 to 40 million workers remain employed nationwide.
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New York Tribune
Wilson
Seaboard
Roosevelt Memorial Proposed For Mall In Washington
Secretary Walcott of the Smithsonian endorses a bill to erect a national Theodore Roosevelt memorial in the Mall as an addition to nearby museums. The proposed monumental structure would honor his interest in natural science and serve a public purpose, with broad support expected. Also quoted is Stokely G. Fisher’s poem You tomboy rogue from City Star.
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Roosevelt
Washington Star
Theodore Roosevelt
Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Stokely G. Fisher
City Star
Allied Blockade Council Considers Partial Lifting
Paris February 6 The allied blockade council weighs a partial lifting to allow limited 1 percent food into Germany. Vance McCormick serves as the American member. The reparations commission meets again Monday with six members from the US Britain and France to probe tensions around the Zecho Slovakia republic. Wilson’s days are filled with League of Nations affairs as he meets Lloyd George Bal four and attends foreign office and league meetings.
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Paris
Allied Blockade Council
Germany
Vance McCormick
Commission On Reparation
United States
Great Britain
France
Zecho
Slovakia
Wilson
League of Nations
Brussels
Lloyd George
A. J. Balfour
Committee On
White House
Washington
Stop-gap army urged by general staff to War Secretary
The general staff urged national service training as a foundation for a modern army and left the recommendation on Baker's desk. The House committee delayed any new army plans until the next Congress, likely December 1919, while criticizing the War Department and Secretary of War for inaction.
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Boston Transcript
General Staff
Army
Secretary of War
House
Baker
March
House Committee
Congress
War Department
Out
Fae
Republic
Oldtime Fire Alarms
Fire alarms came into use in medieval times. It was the custom in many towns to have a watchman on a high building whose duty was to spot fires and warn others by horn gun report or bell.
Fresh Native Beef Pricing Round Steaks and Veal Items
Angelo Rocco offers fresh native beef rounds and steaks with prices 80c per pound for round stake to 30c-35c for various veal cuts. Includes shoulder steak stew meat veal cutlets veal chops and veal for stew with multiple price points per pound.
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Angelo Rocco
Soldiers and Unemployment in the United States
The Springfield Republican reports rising unemployment nationwide with local conditions worse than the U S labor bulletin. It discusses demobilization pace, soldiers resisting old jobs, and the risk of social unrest if not handled carefully. Dr George W Kircfwey notes many discharged soldiers seek new work and may disrupt old labor markets.
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Springfield Republican
United States Department of Labor
George W. Kirciwey
New York
United States Employment Service
England
Baker
Kirchwey
No Peace After Battle The Cupid Mars Bannered Life
A poem from the N Times by M. BE Buhler contrasts love and war, pairing Cupid with Mars as twin guardians of life and conflict. It traces human history in blood and tears, noting nations grow through violence until peace finally prevails as banners fall.
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Bin
Mars
Eros
Ares
M. BE. Buhler
N. ¥. Times
Kidney disease danger to body warned in ad
An old medical ad warns that kidney trouble can cause sleeplessness headaches and despondency. It urges immediate use of Medal-Haar jem Oi Capsules, claiming they have a proven effect in treating kidney related ailments.
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Col Fuel
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Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Norfolk @ West
North Pacific
Nynh&h
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Chic
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Sou Pac
Andre W. Brewster
Brewster
Pershing
China
Allied Commission
Wderick
Tyler
Nne
Renee Pare
Frank McCarthy
Grand Streets
E. R. Shailer
Shailerville
Jennie Selden
Abby
Apply
Ocial Service League
Main St
Middlesex County
Moodus
Cromwell_Hall_sanitarium
Guernsey
Frank Meyers
Evening Press
the Saving Meat Market
Ferry Street
Perons
Atoenach
Oakes Bros
Oxford
Frank
Kelly Busy Corner Co
Pearl ST
McAdoo
Air Line
Valley Road
Portland Bridge
Wesleyan University
Middlesex Hospital
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Bridge
Good Old Middletown
Middletown National Bank
Farmers Mechanics Savings Bank
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