Captain Wiseman Gited for Bravery
John Wiseman of the M. R. C. Ambulance unit in the British Expeditionary Forces, formerly at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane, writes of a March 21 German push and his later evacuation with trench fever. He recounts his battle duties, the aid of Londoners, and a recommendation for the British Military Cross before U.S. decorations were permitted.
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John Wiseman
Feld Ambulance
British Expedit Forces
Connecticut Hospital the Insane
Seman
Trencher
United Es
Hon
London
England
United States
Robertson
River Notes From Hartford River Trip and Returns
Nearly 300 people joined a river outing from Hartford yesterday afternoon and rode back by trolley in the evening. The Concordt tug Mabel trailed three light barges as the New York boat docked at 3 40 am unloading 70 barrels of potatoes. The fourth lighter from Gildersleeve Ship Building Co. was launched at 2 30 pm without ceremony. Charlie Crowther, home from vacation, found Saybrook Point too warm and plans to stay until a cool spell returns.
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Hartford
Qonrust
Saybrook
Mabel
New York
Gildersleeve Ship Building Co
Charlies R. Crowther
Saybrook Point
Local State Guard Companies Drill Tonight in Heat
Connecticut Sixth Regiment units A and B will hold a joint drill at the armory tonight. A member notes after a hot, strenuous day at labor, many guardsmen may be fatigued and not fully refreshed for night drilling or the next day's work. The pressing government workload and rest needs threaten smooth operations during wartime.
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State Guard
Conn
State Guards
Mill announces summer Saturday closure and order deadline
At the request of our employees we have decided to close our mill and on Saturdays at noon from June to August 31st inclusive. This gives the men an opportunity to work at home or in their own gar den. We will appreciate it if our owners will cooperate by placing any orders they wish delivered week by Friday. The Coles Co adv 298%
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Coles.Co
Winnie Kreiger
Prospect Street
Belfast
Maine
Middletown
Inspector Ellis
Inspector Smith
Chester
Deep River
Stevens and Brewers
Main St
Eleven Entrain Tomorrow For Camp Devens
Eleven men will entrain here at 8:10 morning for Camp Devens. A local man registered in the west, employed at the C. H. 1., will lead the group. The men met at the municipal building this afternoon to receive instructions, Red Cross kits, and watches from town and city.
Oll Dressing on Streets
City workers and teams laid a fine stone idol coating along Main Street east to St. John’s Square and Water Street from mn to Washington, starting at 4 o’clock to avoid interference. The effort aimed to bring a cooler morning and improve street surfaces.
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Main Street
St. John’s Square
Water Street
Washington
Dr Fisher In France War Zone Letter Receipt
Dr Kate Mead reports from France describing a traveling medical laboratory connected to Dr Jessie W Fisher. The unit cost $1600 to equip and supplies include relizers to matches in packets. Dr Fisher seeks replies from friends amid wartime duties in a heart of war zone assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
France
Kate
Mead
Jessie W. Fisher
Not All Honey For Farmer Nowaday A Retiring Dairy Farmer
A west city farmer with about 20 Holstein cows plans to retire from milking due to labor shortages. He has struggled to find help, milking 16 cows daily, and may liquidate his herd. He notes heat and illness drive workers away and warns of broader wartime labor impacts on farming. The piece ties farm labor woes to wartime production and warns of waste from abandoning dairy and crops.
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Farm Bureau
War Bureau
Lost Soldier Department aids families through Knights of Columbus
The Lost Soldier Department from the Knights of Columbus War Activities program helps families locate soldiers by providing contact with regimental chaplains and K of C secretaries near the soldier. Chaplains and secretaries track men in cantonments, enabling rapid word of mouth when letters stop, with Forest City Council offering support through Grand Knight Thomas Reilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus Committee On War Activities
Knights
K. of C
War Activities Committee
Forest City Council
Thomas Reilly
Franklin Electric workers rebut pro-German Koehler letters
Nine female employees at Franklin Electric dispute Henry Koehler's pro German statements reported in The Evening Press. They assert Koehler was discharged for such utterances and recount additional remarks attributed to him, noting strong anti Koehler sentiment among staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Koehler
Evening Press
Franklin Electric Co
Koehler
Food Lecture on Food Commission Regulations
George S. Pitt has arranged a Thursday night lecture by Food Commissioner Robert W. Scoville at Town hall. Grocers, marketmen and produce dealers will be present as Scoville explains regulations on foods and answers questions on flour meats and sugar. G Ellsworth Meech will chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Pitt
Robert W. Scoville
Scoville
G. Ellsworth Meech
Local Pythians To Install Officers
D D S C John Bonnell of Myrtle Lodge No 4 Knights of Pythias Meriden will visit Apollo Lodge No 33 in this city on Thursday evening July 25 to install officers C C Claire Huse V C G Overhusser Pre Arthur Hughes M of W W J F Hunderlach M at A J A Deming I G H Monaghan O G H bh Church The local D O K s will arrange for their trip to Gaza Temple Springfield on next Monday evening to celebrate their second anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bonnell
Myrtle Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Meriden
Apollo Lodge
C. C
Claire Huse
V. C
G. Overhusser
Arthur Hughes
W. J. F. Hunderlach; M. At A
J. A. Deming
I. G
H. Monaghan
O. G
Brothers enlist in Marines from East Berlin
John and Francis T. Holigan, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Holigan, East Berlin, have enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps. John is 18 and Francis 20. both joined the same company and have left for a training camp in South Carolina. They are brothers of Mrs. J. B. Coughlin of High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Francis T. Holigan
Patrick Holigan
East Berlin
U. S. Marine Corps
South Carolina
J. B. Coughlin
High Street
No Draftees Under Five Feet
Federal draft rules set minimum height at 60 inches and weight at 110 pounds. Local boards instructed to unconditional rejection of selectives failing to meet these standards with the exception of insular troops.
Employer Takes Clerks On Savin Rock Outing
John R. Lynch began an automobile trip to Savin Rock with his clerks for an outing after closing his market at noon. He plans to treat them to a shore dinner and will bring them home by moonlight tonight if they finish eating in time.
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John R. Lynch
Savin Rock
John
Wednesday Evening Service at North Congregational Church
The mid week service is held this evening in the parlors of North Congregational church. Summer pastor Rev Alfred S Nickless will conduct the meeting.
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North Congregational Church
Alfred S. Nickless
Cradie Notes Birth Announcement in Rapallo Avenue
A son was born to Mr and Mrs John BK of Rapallo avenue at hospital last night. The father is employed at Company 5.
Corrupting Newspapers and German Influence in America
The New York Evening Post faces exposure as the Evening Mail was funded by Berlin cash rather than German-American money. The piece accuses Berlin of manipulating American public opinion through press control, noting Zimmermann notes as the pinnacle of prior folly. It argues the corruption runs deep in Berlin’s long history of press manipulation.
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New York Evening Post
Evening Mail
Berlin
America
Bernstorff
Water In The Desert Chicago Journal findings on water works
The United States Geological Survey advances irrigation by developing springs in the arid Southwest and placing signboards to guide travelers to watering places. Field work this year mapped and sign posted 60 000 square miles in California and Arizona including Death Valley where springs large enough for swimming were found. The region from Oregon and Salt Lake City to the Mexican border covers over half a million square miles with potential fertility expanding at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Death Valley
United States Geological Survey
California
Arizona
Oregon
Salt Lake City
Detective Note. Kansas City Star. unknown man identified as Carter
A Kansas City Star item notes an unidentified man with a coat bearing the initials R. J. B. was identified as Bruce Carter. The report provides few details beyond the identification and the partial initials.
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Kansas City
R. J. B. Hay
Bruce Carter
Grand theatre and figures in town life fill pages
Light vehicle lamps at :44 o'clock this evening. The city reports peach prices from Georgia and theatre notes feature George Walsh, Theda Bara, Vivian Martin, and Miss Catherine Horrigan. Private Pellow's hospital recovery and locals travel notices appear alongside board meeting and licensing notes.
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Cabell
Grand Theatre
George “Walsh
Alice Joyce
Richard
Georgia
Irigoni Hotel
Middlesex Theatre
Vivian Martin
George Walsh
Middletown National Bank
Beach
Board of Education
Georgia Bauman
William Street
Norwalk
Chambers
Theda Bara
du Barry
Fox Standard Picture
Russell Mfg. Co
Mill Hollow
Empire Cleaning and Dyeing Co
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Captain Wiseman Gited
ATC. H. 1
River Notes
Lost Soldier Department
Knights of Columbus War Relief Committee
Franklin
von Hindenburg
Wilson
Franklin Electric
Franklin Electric Mfg
Marines
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Fashion Center
Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
T. F. Burke
Boston
E. W. Coe
Johnson Lane
Fannie Kelly
Postal Telegraph Company
Brooklyn
William H. Pellow
Camp Stewart
Newport News
Pellow
Thomas Pellow
Hill Street
Eleanor
John A. Pellow
Heaven's Gate
Peter Seals
Tekel
John P. Erwin
Philadelphia Public Ledger
United Tea
Importers’ Co
Brainard & Logan
Louis M. Schmidt
A. E. Holmes
Caulkins & Post Co
Hhouse Furnishing Specialists
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