City Election Results Show Borough Chooses Clerk and Treas
In city elections James Btet Charles E. Bynon won the office of city clerk and treasurer with 751 votes to 533. Aldermen and council seats were decided in two districts with a mix of Republican and Democratic winners. The vote totals across districts indicate a strong turnout for an off year, and the city will adjourn the annual meeting to Friday April 17 to finish business.
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James
Charles E. Bynon
Treas
Charles B
Ggo
William J
George H. Kavanaugh
Henry P. Bliss
Thomas Wton
Joseph Quirk
Stephen B. Davis
G. B. Carlson
William Daley
Bertrand E. Spencer
Robert Dwyer
Leo B. Santangelo
Reuben Mit
James P. Stow
Eben Jackson
J. Gordon Baldwin
William F. Bielby
Joseph P. Kinsella
Albert E. Holmes
James A.masterton
Oscar B. Welker
J. G. Baldwin
W. F. Bielby
J. P. Kinsella
A. E. Folmes
James Mastertom
O. B. Welker
Wolcott K. Evarts
Ss. S
W. J. Kieft
George Kavanaugh
Ruppert Brewery to Restart Beer Manufacture in Years
New York brief reports Jacob Ruppert vice president states the company does not plan to close the brewery and foresees beer manufacture resuming within three years. A Kumyss milk preparation will be produced at the Ruppert facility with Dr. Brush as co-president, employing current staff and launching an advertising push.
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New York
George Ruppert
Jacob Ruppert
E. F. Brush
Kumyss ‘Company, Inc
Jacob Rup
Dr. Brush
Ruppert Brewery
Ruppert
Stock Quotation Fluctuations Open Weak Steel Shares Fall
The New York market opened with steel shares in focus as steel common rose to 90 1-4 then dipped to 89 3-4 before rallying to 90 1-8. Bethlehem Steel B hit 66 1-8 with further declines. General list unsettled. many issues set new low records, with Steel common at 89 6-8 and Bethlehem Steel B at 56 1-8 later in the morning.
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New York
Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel B
Baldwin Locomotive
Mexican Petroleum
American
Marine Preferred
Bethlehem Steel
Steel
Marine
Bethehem Steel B
Distillers Securities
Grain Market Slip From Chicago Opening
Grain market report from Chicago shows corn closing 2 to 7 8 cents lower with oats 1 to 11 4 lower. Futures quotes: corn Jan 132 7 8, Feb 128 7 3, March 128. Oats 66 1 8 in Jan Feb March. Pork Jan 46.00, May 29.85. lard Jan 23.85, May 23.35. Ribs Jan 24.77, May 22.00.
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Chicago
Lord
Senate Repeals Draft Enlistment Provisions
Washington reports the senate repealed sections of the draft act that barred voluntary enlistment in the army. Secretary Baker warned the War Department could not sustain forces after peace without the authority to enlist willing draftees. The senate also approved uniforms and equipment for discharged service members with thirty days pay and five cents a mile for transportation.
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Washington
Senate
Army
War Department
Baker
Y M C A Seeks Fast Opener With Swallows Saturday
The Y M C A basketball team opens its home season this Saturday night facing Watertown Swallows, a fast squad with several victories. Local fans anticipate speed and a string of A-1 opponents on the schedule including tech Ramblers, Golden Rods, and Brussels.
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Swallows of Watertown
A-1
Tech Ramblers
Hartford
Golden Rods
Winsted
Naugatuck, Brussels
Thompsonville
Recc. A Club
New Britain Y. M
Middle Age Disadvantages In Ohio State Journal
A column notes that middle age brings feelings of past pleasures missed and a sense of having had better times, contrasting present life with nostalgia and social expectations. It discusses emotional imbalance, fatigue, and the strain of aging on self perception.
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The
Ohio State Journal
Clearing House Statement Sub treasury balances report
New York on January 20 reporting sub treasury credits totaling 1 006 675 with balances 69 359 893 and credits 458 501 878 reflecting the financial ledger.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Local notice fragment hints at deadline in January
Readable bits show a public notice referencing a deadline near January but lacking full details. The fragment mentions a time frame ending January 28 and names or actions are incomplete. The item reads like a brief legal or public notice with uncertain venue or authority.
1000 Fine for Latin Trees in Middlesex Court
In Middlesex Superior Court Clarence Wadsworth vs Town of Middletown and others, judgment is entered against Howard Peck for 1000 dollars. Peck failed to supervise tree removal on plaintiff property where Adkins and crew cut bushes and trees not all blocking the highway, damaging the plaintiff. Adkins acted under Peck's discretion. Peck is responsible for the act and its damage.
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Middlesex County
Clarence
Wadsworth
Middletown
Howard
Peck
Adkins
First Selectman
New Monthly Dating Rule For East Berlin Commute
East Berlin on January 20 reports a new rule effective February 1 requiring all communication books to be dated from the first of the month. Books expiring within a month may be renewed at a proportionate rate to the first of the following month, when a full book can be bought. Local notes mention visits, returns from New Haven and Moodus fishing party acquainting residents.
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East Berlin
Elsie Benson
New Haven
Lieut
Schaefer
New Britain
Mooduson
Clarence Lund
Springfield
H. A. Burnell
Frances
Saturay
Lock Out 12 000 Workers in New York Waists Dress Trade
New York reports 12 000 workers in waist and dress making have been locked out since last Friday as a threatened strike of 35 000 is planned for Tuesday. Benjamin Schlesinger, president of the International Lady Garment Workers Association, predicts desertion of posts by noon tomorrow. Manufacturers say they are retaliating against the strike threat while a strike committee meets to plan. Strikers seek shorter hours from 49 to 44 per week and a 15 percent wage increase.
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New York
Benjamin Schlesinger
International Lady Garment Workers’ Association
Dry Man Robert N. Stanley Dies in Highland Park
Robert N. Stanley, prominent in Case Brothers paper manufacturing circles and brother in law to A Willard Case, died at his Highland Park home yesterday morning. Though in poor health two weeks, his condition had not alarmed the family. The death about 10 am was sudden and attributed to heart trouble. Born West Thompson November 18 1847 he was the son of Rev E B and Laura Carpenter. his father later led the South Methodist church in Manchester.
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Manchester
Robert N. Stanley
Case Brothers
A. Willard Case
Highland Park
West Thompson
E. 8
Laura Carpenter
Stanley
South Methodist Church
Leonard vs Dundee Tonight at Newark Sportsmen's Club
Lightweight champion Benny Leonard and challenger Johnny Dundee clash in an eight round bout at catch weights in Newark. It is their fifth meeting with Leonard dictating terms and aiming not to exceed 185 pounds while Dundee expects around 138 to 139 pounds at ringside.
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Leonard
Dundee
New York
Benny Leonard
Johnny Dundee
Sportsmen's Club
Newark
Fay
Metal Prices and Spot Offers in New York and East St Louis
Lead prices were dull with East St Louis spot markets listing January at 587 1 2 and January offerings at 6575. February at 570 and March at 565. The Spel ter market showed weakness with East St Louis spot offerings for January at 705 and February through April at 7. A stray proverb notes a woman’s view of worldly wisdom rests on knowing neighbors' failings.
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New York
East St. Louis
Re hiring on pre war basis sparks unrest claim
Franklin Morrison of the American Federation of Labor accused employers in various states of discharging workers after the armistice and forcing re application at pre war wages to gain cheap labor. He warned the move could fuel I W W and bolshevist sympathy and unrest nationwide. Morrison spoke plainly in the AFL building detailing his information from several international unions.
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Washington
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
International News Service
Morrison
Bolshevists
Obituary notices for Canfield and Carlson residents
Word came Saturday night of Charles Canfield of Stars Plain Danbury dying at 67. Survived by sister Mrs J H Churchill and brother A D Canfield of Bridgeport. Also obituary notes Aurelia Carlson who died at 70 years 11 months after brief pneumonia at 124 Highland Ave. Born in Sweden, she leaves Julius Helmer two sons three sisters and three grandsons. Funeral arrangements to be announced tomorrow.
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Charles Canfield
Stars Plain
Danbury
J. H. Churchill
A. D. Canfield
Bridgeport
Canfield
T. C. Canfield
Main Street
Middletown
Aurelia Carlson
Highland Avenue
Sweden
Julius
Helmer
Carin
Adam Johnson
Christine
Funeral of Mrs Lottie A Blinn at Southmayd Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Lottie A McCall Blinn were held this afternoon at the mortuary chapel of A L Southmayd with Rev. P M Binnington of Christchurch officiating. Interment followed at Farm Hill cemetery. She is survived by three daughters a sister and two brothers William P Heming of Stratford and Henry V Heming of New Haven.
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Lottie A. Blinn
Lottie A. McCall Blinn
A. L. Southmayd
P. M. Binnington
Christchurch
Old Farm Hill
Funeral for Jennie Henac Held at St Marys Church
The funeral of Jennie Henac wife of John Henac was held from 42 William Street this morning at 7 30 and at St Marys Church at 8 00 where a requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev M Solczek. The pallbearers were Ignatz Walter Edward Leon Walter Jr and Ignantz Wasicki. Burial was in St Johns Cemetery.
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John Henac
Jennie
Wiliam Street
St. Mary’s Church
M. Solczek
Ignatz
Walter
Edward
Leon
Walter Jr
Ignantz Wasicki
St. John’s Cemetery
Infant daughter of Bartolotta dies at age three
Catherine Bartollotta, the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Bartolotta of 43 College Street, died yesterday morning at the family home aged three years and ten days. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 30 and services were conducted at St Johns Church by Rev James E Dargan at three oclock.
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Catherine Bartollotta
Catherine
Ayy Bartolotta
College Street
St. John’s Church
James E. Dargan
St. John’s Cemetery
Mrs Minnie Johnson Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Minnie Johnson aged about 45, wife of S John Johnson of 23 Park Street, died this morning after a brief illness of pneumonia. She is survived by her husband and four children.
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Minnie Johnson
Minnie
S. John Johnson
Park Street
Johnson
Homemade front line sterilization for clothing
A front line method uses a pork barrel over boiling water to sterilize clothing. Clothes inside are clamped and covered with carpet, producing dry steam at 220 degrees. The author argues this home method rivals Ellis Island sterilization and urges it as daily household practice.
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Ellis Island
Proved His Words in a Brief Exchange
A Boston Transcript item quotes a prelix person remarking that much can be said on a subject. The weary auditor counters that this is the one point that convinces him, illustrating a terse exchange on persuasion and certainty.
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Boston Transcript
Suffered Seven Years Back Ailments Alleviated
Philadelphia woman Margaret Ness reports seven years of back pain and irregularities eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after trying many doctors. She endorses the remedy and urges others with displacement, headaches, or blues to seek guidance from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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Philadelphia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret Ness
Hazzard St
Second Hope Chest on War Bride Wardrobe Trends
Soldiers’ wives are building a second honeymoon wardrobe as they await homecoming. Boudoir lingerie sales rise in smart shops with bright colors and rose motifs. Designers note rose patterns dominate, with hints of regional tributes to Britain.
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England
British Isles
Snowflakes as nature’s blanket and friend
A reflective piece extols snowflakes as six pointed beauties and urges outdoor observation. It calls snow a patient, universal blanket woven by nature to shield the earth from the north wind, urging appreciation and reverence for the snow’s quiet, protective presence. It invites readers to let the snow kiss their cheeks and find beauty in its calm, universal reach.
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Beholu
Natue
Parrot Talks Too Much Then Sells For Silence
A humorous exchange shows a customer forcing a dealer to guarantee a parrot talks. The dealer quips the parrot talks so much that the previous mistress sold it for not getting a word in edgeways.
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Edgeways
Cholera Breaks Out in Hamburg and Amsterdam
Cholera has broken out in Hamburg with dispatches reporting 70 deaths. The outbreak is also noted in Amsterdam as authorities assess the spread and respond to the health crisis.
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Hamburg
Amsterdam
Dispatches
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Wuppert Brewery
Pittsburgh
Rattan Wage & Tel
Ohio
Butte & Sup
Can. Pac
Erie
Ist If
Northern
Interboro
Compag’ & Nash
Lehigh Valley
Mer. M. Pfd
Miami Copper
Orfolk & West
North Pacific
Press St. Car
Republ
Dé Chic RI & Pac
Sou. Pac
Sou. Ry
St. Paul
UN. Pac
U. 8 Steel
U. S. Steel
Pfd
Westinghouse
NAVY
Brooklyn Eagle
Jesene Horlick
Eckman
Drug- Riis
Ceman Laboratory
Hartman
Price
Middletown National Bank
Senna Cements
Sapa
Scott’s
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
Lyman D. Mills Co
Richter & CO
Emsalmer
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