HUN HAS DESIGNS ON PEACE TABLE
Reports from diplomatic circles warn that Germany seeks to shape postwar order to its advantage. British and American observers flag tactics to provoke strikes and unrest across Europe and the United States, while Germany pushes monarchy restoration and a strong disciplined state under Prussian leadership. Bolshevist influence and labor agitation are monitored as allies brace for postwar instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Ymimercy
Ding
Hur Yapp
England
France
Iain
United States
Seattle
America
Europe
Berliner Tazeblatt
Prince Henry
Prussia
Night Gown Strike Leaders and Tactics Employed by Suffragists
Boston February 28 suffragists adopt a new strike tactic to stay jailed. Led by Elsie Hill they refuse $5 fines and wear night gowns at all times to protest and challenge prison attire. They believe Sheriff Kellaher will not cast them into hardship while in one piece uniforms.
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Boston
Charles ‘Street
Wilson
Elsie Hill
Norwalk
Conn
Jack” Kelliher
Suffolk County
Middletown Chamber Banquet Discusses Memorial Bridge Plan
The Middletown Chamber of Commerce annual banquet featured detailed talks on a memorial bridge and boulevard linking Sumner Creek area to Main Street. Public Works Director Carroll Campbell presented a $150,000 estimate and described grade, fills, and park impact, while leaders urged funding via five year tax levies and subscriptions. Speakers included Alton Miner of the Connecticut Chamber, Rev. Dr. Miel, and Postmaster Philip Troup, emphasizing citizen duty after World War I and warning against Bolshevik threats. Vaudeville acts and generous banquet favors accompanied the program, highlighting community support and postwar civic goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll A. Campbell
Public Works
Bennett
Campbell
Sumner Creek
Sumner Street
Henry G. Hubbard
Main Street
South Farms
Flower Street
Davis
Chamber Committee On Memorial
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Middletown
State Highway Department
Chamber
Alton T. Miner
Connecticut Chamber of Comerce
Chamber of Commerce
Miner
Chambers of Commerce
Dr. Miel
Hartford
France
New England
Connecticut
Middletown Company
Miel
China
Philip Troup
New Haven
Tco
102Nd
Regi
Troupe
Troup
Middlesex
Grand Theatres
Engle and
Adorno
Bob” Nelson
The
Grand
Conover
Ford
Tom
Dolly Ward
Ambassador Stationery Co
Middletown Silver Co
Kirby Mfg. C
A. W. Gilbert
League of Nations
Wilcox Crittenden Co
Omo Mfg. Co
N. E. Enameling Co
Middletown National Bank
Howard N. Lincoln
James H. Bunce Co
Baldwin Repair Co
Stueck
George A. Tierney
Philip J. Stueck
Blizzard in West Ties Nebraska Utah and Nearby States
Chicago reports a severe blizzard and snowstorm sweeping Nebraska Utah Colorado Iowa and New Mexico disrupting rail traffic and wire communications. Weather officials expect the storm to diminish by the time it reaches Illinois after sweeping southeastern Nebraska and western Iowa the hardest hit overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Utah
Chicago
Colorado
Iowa
New Mexico
Illinois
Strikers Bombard Police in Lawrence Coal Riot
More than 100 textile strikers and sympathizers bombarded police in Lawrence Massachusetts as a strike sympathizer was arrested for kicking a dinner pail from a young woman en route to the mills. Coal was hurled from a nearby coal yard as the mob clashed with authorities.
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Lawrence
Mass
Clearing House Statement Itemizes New Credit and Balances
New York February 28 Clearing house report shows Sub-treasury credit of 529,095 dollars, exchanges totaling 684,239,182 dollars, and overall balances at 78,240,103 dollars. The figures reflect daily activity across the clearing institution network.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury Credit
How Tiz Gladdens Tired Feet in Advert Foolery
An old ad copy touts Tiz as a miraculous foot remedy that banishes aches corns and blisters. It promises instant relief so feet feel rested and shoes stop pinching, urging readers to buy a 25 cent box from druggists or department stores for a year of comfort.
Happenings in this sh 25 Lah o March i
Local notes mix odd spellings with routine updates. A stove damper incident roasted a rat, while Dale D. Butler buys the insurance portion of E R White's business. Weather observer Hutchard records February at seven below zero and 30 inches of snow.
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A. Main Street
Dale D. Butler
E. R. White
Charles W. Hutchard
Johnson Lane Farmers’ Association
Lyceum Hall
George W. Burke
Robinson & Abell
Murphy
Humphrey O’connor
Dicky Hyland
Hartford
Clara Pomeroy Alsop
J. W. Alsop
Washington Street
A. W. Inglis
Middletown Business Men’s Association
Chafee’s
Gordon B. Pike
Paris
Henry Woodward
W. K. Bacon
Wesley A. Pearne
R. C. Markham
Henry Bernhard
H. M. Thayer
Spain suspends guarantees as chamber adjourns
Madrid reports the cabinet suspended constitutional guarantees across Spain and the chamber of deputies adjourned amid agitation for syndicalism. The move signals a government clamp on unrest while political factions negotiate, with implications for civil liberties and labor organizing nationwide.
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Spain
Madrid
London
Chamber of Deputies
Rumors Stir Over Dry Season Spirits Making Schemes
The text notes many suggestions for a forthcoming dry season starting next July, including a home still said to resemble a water filler yet capable with proper products of producing a gallon of spirits per day. It also mentions a California firm allegedly offering a quick wine recipe for a fee, while warning that many promises sound like hollow echoes.
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California
Freezone promises painless corn removal in tiny bottle
A quick sales pitch touts Freezone as a cure for hard and soft corns and toe corn. It claims instant relief with no soreness, suggesting a druggist sells a small bottle for a few cents.
Robow Economy Sale Friday and Saturday Knitting Yarns
A local sale offers AIl Wool Khaki knitting yarns at 75 cents per hank, extra heavy worsted yarns in multiple colors at one dollar per hank, and Germantown floss and Saxony odd skeins at 25 cents each. Multiple colors available in stock.
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Germantown
Saxony
Domestic Dry Goods Sale Prices for Cottons and Linens
A local advertisement lists discounted fabrics and household textiles. Items include Imperial long cloth 36 inches by 10 yards at 1.98, English Nainsook 36 inches by 10 yards at 2.98, assorted pillow cases, sheets, and towels with varied sale prices, and textiles such as muslin, cretonne, ticking, ginghams, and bed spreads with sample yardage and per piece costs.
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Amoskeag and Lancaster
Fruit Hill
Lonsdale
Hosiery and Underwear Sale Prices Cite Silk Lisle Hosiery
Hosiery items include Gordon Silk Lisle seamless half hose in black and colors at 39 cents per pair. Children’s fine ribbed seamless hose in fast black, sizes 6 to 7 1/2 for 30 cents and sizes 8 to 9 1/2 for 35 cents. Ladies seamless fiber silk hose at 79 cents per pair. Lisle thread union suits for ladies with glove silk bodice and knee length, regular sizes $1.75, extra sizes $2.
Winter Coats at Half Price for Ladies and Misses
A sale offers several winter coats for ladies and misses at half their former prices. Some coats feature fur collars while others have convertible cloth collars. The items are described as stylish, warm, and serviceable, with the sale running Friday and Saturday.
Yard Wide Wool Suitings and Silk Shirtings Offer
Yard wide wool suiting corduroys beach cloth and poplin short lengths priced to 50 cents a yard. Yard wide silk striped shirtings offered at 69 cents a yard.
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Hun
Peace Conference
Commerce Chamber
Hamburg
York State
Aitv
Libby
Frankforts Meats Groceries Delicatessen H. H. Fra
Stueck’s Bakery
Main St
Warner
FJ. “Brewer Cos
Wain and
Court Streets
Suty
Brainard & Logan
W. T. Fields CO
Chapel Street
Tel
Liberty
New Haven, Conn
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