General Gouraud Praises U S Army In Occupation Duty
In a Strassburg interview General Gouraud of the Fourth French Army lauds American officers and troops, praising their valor in stopping German advances. He warns Germany may wage future war, urges Rhine barrier, and calls for united Anglo American French effort for a just peace while occupation forces return home.
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Occupa
Germany
Gouraud
Especor
Ims
Eee Ee
Can
Strass
France
Rhineland
Rhine
Eland
West Bank
East Bank
Great Britain
Wilson
Greek waiter tied to Toledo jewel thefts finally nabbed
New York January 29 Philip Stattius a 26 year old Greek waiter was sent to Ohio to face trial for stealing over 5000 dollars in jewels from Mrs M J Owens. Detectives confronted him with more than 30000 dollars worth of jewelry on hand and he surrendered saying he was glad it was over.
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New York
Toledo
Philip Stattius
Ohio City
M. J. Owens
Stattius
Lim
California Syrup of Figs Ad Card From Old Magazine
Old medical advertisement urging mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for constipated children. Claims the syrup cleanses stomach liver and bowels, relieves cross mood, and sweetens the stomach with a palatable taste. Includes warning against counterfeit fig syrups and notes directions on each bottle.
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California
Plan To End Wire Control On Dec 31
Washington state that government control of telephone and telegraph properties would end next December 31 under a House post office committee action. The resolution would let the postmaster general negotiate purchase contracts and appraise telegraph properties, but those provisions were removed by the committee. Unclear provisions left questions on cable properties and possible court battles.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Moon
House
Congress
Postmaster-General
Hall Murder Case Told Motive Was Affairs With Women
Saco Me Jan 29 Prosecutor links undesired affairs with other women to troubled marriage of evangelist Rev Henry H Hall on trial for murdering his wife by throwing her into a creek from a railroad trestle. Assistant County Attorney Willard detailed Hall's multiple love affairs from Publico to Florida Princeton Wells and Bangor with Rest Green Gerow cited as a witness and source of jealousy.
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Saco
Henry H. Hall
Willard
Hall
Publico
Florida
Princeton
Bangor
Indications Yankee Division Homecoming Likely March
Boston January 29 Indications that the twenty sixth Yankee division will be home in late February or early March came from a January 8 letter by Brig Gen Charles H Cole. He said a conference of brigade commanders would discuss plans for an early return to the United States and that orders have been received though six to seven weeks may pass before homecoming.
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Boston
Charles H. Cole
United States
War Veterans to Organize in Stamford
Stamford progress report notes preliminary steps to organize the Army and Navy Association of the Great War with charter members joining. A public meeting on February 4 aims to complete the organization and plans to expand nationwide.
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Stamford
Army and Navy Association of
Army
Navy
Trotzky in Vienna and Prague unrest reported
Reports from Vienna and Prague say Leon Trotzky Bolshivik minister in Russia was in Vienna last week per Bohemian press. Czech troops arrived at Teschen Austrian Silesia to restore order after Polish theft of railway materials. The New Mexico will escort President Wilson on his return to the United States next month.
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Trotzky
Vienna
London
Ieon Trotzky
Russia
Amsterdam
Teschen
Austrian Silesia
New Mexico
Reds Occupy Varel and Wilhelmshaven in War
Reds occupy Varel and Wilhelmshaven via Copenhagen and Berlin dated January 29. War courts have been established by the Reds.
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Reds
Varel
Berlin
Copenhagen
Spartatides
Wilhelmshaven
Sub Treasury Report In New York Jan 29
Sub Treasury report from New York dated January 29 notes banks closed on Friday due to unspecified conditions. The brief entry records financial activity with limited detail and omits further figures or context.
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Treasury Report
New York
Sub-Treae
Palisades Death by Own Action Ties Widowed Army Major’s Daughter
Englewood New Jersey January 29 The body of a young woman found on the Palisades was identified as Miss Azeele Packwood daughter of George H Packwood of Tampa Florida The widow of a major in the American army who died in France last October she reportedly killed herself with chloroform to conceal her identity The autopsy and statements by Bergen County prosecutor Thomas Huckin say she planned the act and may have been connected to Red Cross work in New York and Camp Merritt reports.
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Englewood
N. J
Palisades
George H. Packwood
Tampa
Fla
France
Thomas J. Huckin
Bergen County
Huckin
Bradford Ellsworth
New York
Ellsworth
Bridgeport Misses Formal Welcome For 56th Demobilized
Bridgeport faces a noshow as volunteers from the 56th artillery rush home after demobilization at Fort Schuyler New York. Despite plans for a joint city welcome, troops returned in small groups by train, leaving organizers with fruitless efforts to assemble a body. Married women barred from joining Canada’s army medical nursing service per militia department decision.
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Bridgeport
56Th
56Th Artillery
Fort Schuyler
N. Y
New York
Ottawa
Canadian Army Medical Corps Nursing Service
Militia Department
Happenings in Middletown area 25 years ago
A health official signed cremation papers for H Ward after illness. a fierce wind and snowstorm disrupted traffic and pedestrians. John Carroll, county supervisor chair, writes a lengthy note on expenses in The Penny Press. W Decker resigns as Middletown Horse Railroad superintendent and heads to New Haven. A sleighing forecast predicts six more weeks of good snow. Police Chief Inglis housed 19 tramps. Middletown Yacht Club plans a sleighing trip to Durham by Carrier bus. Tramp problem grows as local charities struggle. Y M C A provides some shelter. Horse railroad directors vote to electrify lines next spring and extend to Pameadha and to the C. Clarence E. Bacon gate accident injures eye in a snowstorm. H I Barton to wed Mary Stocking Thursday.
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Horse Railroad Co
John Carroll
W. Decker
Middletown Horse Railroad
New Haven
Connecticut
A. W. Inglis
Middletown
Meriden Y. M
Pameadha
Clarence EE
Bacon
Bridge Street
H. I. Barton
Mary Stocking
Robbery hits Scranton hotel owner for $2000
Scranton, Pa., Jan 29. Anthony Yanks, 45, proprietor of a Simpson hotel, was beaten unconscious and robbed of $2,000 in cash and checks early today by two highwaymen who escaped.
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Scranton
Anthony Yanks
Simpson
When A Family Needs A Friend In Absence Of Doctors
A wartime era patent medicine pitch promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla Peptiron and Hood's Pills as a new family treatment. It claims regular use before meals after meals and at night purifies the blood builds up the system and keeps a family in health with medicines available from the druggist.
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Hood
Tuer
Ten-Year-Old Awarded 30000 in Yonkers Railroad Suit
In White Plains on January 29 a jury valued the injury at thirty thousand dollars for the loss of a left foot and lower leg. The verdict awarded James Longacre, ten, against Yonkers Railroad Co.
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White Plains
N. Y
James Longacre
Yonkers Railroad Co
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair
A vintage home remedy praised for darkening gray hair using Sage Tea and Sulphur. Modern readers are told Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound is available in drug stores, easy to apply with a comb, and leaves hair looking darker and lustrous by morning.
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Wyeth
High Grade Gold Filled Jewelry Advised by Jeweler
A jeweler endorses high grade gold filled jewelry over low priced solid gold or silver. The item is described as well made attractive and practical while solid goods are deemed thin flimsy and unsatisfactory. This guidance highlights durability and value in jewelry choices.
FINAL CLEAN-UP OF WHITE SHIRT WAISTS AT TWO PRICES
A two part sale offers waists previously priced at $2.00, $2.50, and $3.00 for $1.50 each. The event runs in two lots on Thursday with deep discounts on white shirts and waists.
Corduroy and Velvet Coats for Children Sale
A dozen and a half coats offered for children in sizes 3 4 6 and 8. Corduroy and velvet styles priced at half their usual amount, providing a substantial discount for shoppers.
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U. S. Army OF Occupation
L. Gouraud
Ted States
Austria- Hungary
Major
F. M. Platte
Union
Blaine
Peoria
Foley
Aleo
Ge Hee
H. Ward
Buffalo
R. J. Atwell
Main 6&T
Maine
York State Armour
Armour’s
ZA. M. Ele
Bidwell & Lynch, Successors
Main St
Bacon Brothers
Brewer
Co, Wain and Court Streete
Sorosis
la France
Brainard
Loganstown, Co
Madras
J. F. O'Connell
THE
W. T. Fields CO
Chapel Street
Tel
Liberty
New Haven, Conn
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