Connecticut Casualty List Totals Cashed War Losses
Washington reports four army and one marine corps lists of casualties with names from Connecticut. Sections name killed in action wounded severely and slightly, died from accidents or other causes, with corrections issued by press associations. Includes many towns such as Farmington Danbury West Haven New Britain Norwich Waterbury and Hartford.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Connecticut
Gingare
Davis
Farmington
Bitwates J. Mancuse
Danbury
Oates
J. Kennedy
West Haven
Joseph Derkes
New Britain
Frederick C. Smith
New Milford
Leroy B. Mitchell
Southbury
Michael L. Shea
Norwich
Eo W. Hall
South Coventry
Anneth T. Reed
Wallingford
John A. Buckingham
George W. Johndrow
Broad Brook
Michael T. Sullivan
New Haven
James H. Hamilton
Stanley F. Komarek
Glenville
William Lamson
Salisbury
Vito Rosa
Waterbury
Frank Abrahamson
Charles W. Dippold
Cornelius V. Hines
Hest. Haven
Thomas P. Kelly
Hlorace W. Roxbury
Thomas Wood
Thomaston
Herbert Dixon
Howard J. Drew
Hartford
Alexander Trienczuk
Suffield
Ape
A. Jackuboski
Pequabuck
Theophile Houle
Willimantic
Pardon me Army Cook Learns Potatoes From Banker Past
A Kansas City Star item recounts a witty exchange as an army cook compliments a soldier’s potato peeling technique. The cook reveals prior work as a country banker before choosing a soldier’s life to help make the world safe for democracy. An advertisement notes Butter is Lower and Russell's creamery at 324 Main St. for 59 cents.
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Kansas City Star
Russell’s
Russell Bros
Main St
Homemade Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
A damaged article fragment touts a home remedy for coughs using honey syrup and sugar with strong claims of rapid healing of hoarseness throat tickle and chest symptoms. It describes preparation and dosed servings aimed at soothing membranes and easing phlegm.
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Surat
General Winterfield Resigns From German Armistice Post
An official Berlin dispatch says General Winterfield, chairman of the German Armistice Commission, has resigned. The document states his resignation follows Marshal Foch’s alleged plan to occupy the sector east of Strasbourg, which Winterfield says shows distrust of the German commission.
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Winterfield
What Is the League of Nations in Modern View
The Providence Journal surveys the uncertain mood toward a league of nations. The idea remains nebulous with many theories and no consensus on core aims such as sea freedom and armament limits. Opinions vary on internationalizing the Panama Canal and other regions, the role of a world court, and the Monroe Doctrine within a broader system.
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Providence Journal
League of Nations
League
Panama Canal
Constantinople
Lord Robert Cecil
Tennyson
Segregation for Morons
The Chicago Tribune argues public opinion fails to act between atrocities by the mentally deficient. It notes a trial of a 38 year old man with a childlike mind for a heinous murder and calls for segregation, warning that inaction will breed further crimes.
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Chicago Tribune
Old Man Mistakes Bench Entrance in Irish Court
In an Irish courthouse an elderly, near sighted man entered the stairs to the bench rather than the witness box. The judge asked in kindly humor if he meant the bench. The man replied in broad accent that he was old and perhaps only fit for that.
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London Globe
Absentminded Beggars at Cardiff Coats Desk
The Cardiff cloakroom tale notes many patrons lose focus and hand over theatre vouchers and tickets by mistake. A New York World report on a Batavia rail disaster cites an engineer blaming signal neglect and clear tracks, urging accountability for human error.
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Cardiff
New York World
Batavia
Not An Atheist Boarder Boils Over
A devout private family hosts a young man for board and lodging. Before meals all bow their heads for grace while the newcomer sits upright. On the second day the guest reveals his stance with a dry reply, Atheism? No, madam boil.
Archangel Dispatch Reflects Allied Command Strain
January 2 dispatch from Archangel recounts Americans sent to aid supplies but then placed under allied command to frontline positions 200 miles from bases. Troops compared Bolshevik combat to German fighting, hailed Germany’s surrender, then faced a prospect of staying to guard Russians. Russians questioned enlistment and loyalties amid northern Russia uprising.
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Archangel
Chicago Tribune
Germany
Washington
Russia
Vologda
The Comment Washington Star quips on a new car exchange
A Baltimore American item quotes a Washington Star snippet where a passenger jokes about a new car encounter. A man says only fifty dollars plus costs, sparking a witty exchange about feeling safe after a scare. The dove of peace and the clay pigeon simile frame the humor.
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Baltimore
Dove of Peace
Washington Star
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Pettrjohn
York State
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Fairbury Creamery
Farina
Rinso
Boston
Campbell’s
College St
Smith & Quirk
Bacon Brothers
Maes
Crimp
Eri Eae
Prince Albert
P. A
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Winston-Salem
N. C
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
Detroit
Elmer Automobile Co
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