Officer Schilling Catches Thieves In Retail Burglary
July 14 report details Officer Schilling crawling through a rear window of Garre Siege at 398 Main to stop four youths under 17 after a burglary. Thieves stole four boxes of Brownstone cigars and goods valued at 10 dollars, with one boy acting as ringleader. Hearing held. two youths bound over for September term, others’ cases pending. Ringleader planned further theft at a Hartford candy store. cigars left at a local east side grocer and some sold for five cents.
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Ex Schilling
Ays
Yrtland
Schilling
Superior Court
Eee
Hartford
East Side
Heat Wave Ends as Showers Relieve City
A hot spell broke late Wednesday afternoon as showers cooled the area, with no rain in Midtown. A southeast breeze cooled the air by evening, making sleep easier for residents. Commuters returning home found city streets dry except for a distant downpour near East Berlin at 6 pm. At 8 am the Main Street thermometer read 70 degrees, after days above that mark.
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East Berlin
Main Street
Middletown Businessman Fred E. Ruggles Celebrates 59th Birthday
Fred E. Ruggles of Caulkins and Post, longtime Middletown resident, celebrated his 59th birthday quietly yesterday. Born in Windsor Vermont, he moved to Middletown as a young man and later lived above Lane Camp store, now Sheridan's restaurant. A cheerful figure, he is active in Central Lodge 7OO F and has a wide circle of friends.
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Fred E. Ruggles
Caulkins & Post Company
Mr. Ruggles
Windsor
Middletown
Lane
T. Camp
Sheridan’s
Ruggles
Central Lodge 7. Oo. O. F
Red Men W. S. S. Drive Planned for Saturday Parade
At Arawana Tribe meeting on Tuesday evening plans were set for a War Stamps drive next Saturday September 27. A committee was formed and strong efforts will promote sales in the peak business day of the week. A band will be hired and chiefs and warriors in feathered regalia will parade through town urging War Stamps sales among residents.
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Arawana
Midi
Eleven to Camp Devens on early morning train
Eleven selectives, eight on call, one to fill uncompleted quota, and two registered elsewhere entrained at 8 10 this morning for Camp Devens. They had breakfast at Arrigoni hotel before boarding. Friends and loved ones bade farewell as the boys left.
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Camp Devens
Arrigoni
Coles Co. mill closes noon to support home work
At the request of our employes we have decided to close our mill and of us at noon from June to August 31 inclusive. This done that the men may have op ity to work in their home gar Let us appreciate it if our will co operate with us in s by placing not later than Friday any orders they wish delivered week.
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Gar
Coles Co
Auto Law Violators Fined at Grand Theatre
Two cars parked in front of the Grand theatre from 8 to 10 o'clock led to arrests as drivers exited after the show. H. Pierce and Carl C. Spell pleaded guilty to motor vehicle law violations this morning, each fined $10 and costs.
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Grand Theatre
H. Pierce
Carl C
Spellboth
New Cemetery Superintendent Appointed in City
George Hartman has been appointed superintendent of both Catholic cemeteries in the city, Johnson and St. John's, by the pastor of John’s Church, Rev. Dr. Déno, and will work under the pastor's direction.
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New Cemetery
George Hartman
Johnson and
St. John’s
John’s Church
Déno
Cradle Notes Birth Announced for Alfred Hubbard
Cradle Notes reports the birth of Alfred Hubbard yesterday with the newborn’s details linked to his family. The notice appears to identify Alfred Hubbard as the parent or relative, though the full location and additional particulars are incomplete in the surviving text.
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Cradle Notes
Irs
Alfred Hubbard
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Wounded in War Near Chateau-Thierry
Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr has been wounded twice while leading his men in a charge on a machine gun west southwest of Chateau-Thierry. He was shot through the left leg near the knee, underwent an operation, and was taken to his Paris home where he is being nursed by his wife.
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Theodore, Jr
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Chateau-Thierry
Paris
Heat drives up horse care costs in Middletown trade tale
A local letter details a young man traveling fourteen miles in extreme heat to Middletown to trade, where his horse fell ill at a livery stable. The first veterinarian billed ten dollars, described as robbery, prompting the writer to advise withholding the payment and offering support against any prosecution. The piece urges locals to favor mail order houses over local dealers.
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Yong
Middletown
Down County
George B. Gilbert
Food Price Meeting Aims to Help Merchants and Households
A town hall meeting at 8 tonight will hear food administrator Mr. Scovill of Connecticut outline a plan to publish daily fair price lists for commodities under food administration control. George S. Pitt represents the local effort and urges merchants to form a committee to implement the plan promptly.
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Scovill
Connecticut
George S. Pitt
Focal
Food Administration
Middletown’s Scenic Journey Through John Adams’ Eyes
John Adams the elder traveled in June 1771 from Enfield through Windsor Hartford and Wethersfield noting the Connecticut River and valley beauty. He praised Middletown Upper Houses later renamed Cromwell in May 1851, after the assembly altered the town’s designation due to geographic barriers. The Cromwell town meeting call was signed by Constable Burksley Edwards on July 8, 1851.
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John Adams
Middletown
United States
Connecticut River
Enfield
Windsor
Hartford
Wethersfield
America
Prospect Hill
Cromwell Hall
Connecticut
General Assembly
Cromwell
Sebethe
Burksley Edwards
Middletown and Cromwell Real Estate Deals Reported
Real estate transfers show Frisbie Motor Co. gaining half interest in a Middletown parcel with buildings, bounded by Center and College streets and city water department land. Griswolds sell land with buildings on Liberty Street to John T. Donovan. Mary Bauman sells a dwelling and land on William Street to Luigi Spada, south of Middletown Savings Bank land.
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Russell A. Frisbie
Middletown
Kirk W. Dyer
Cromwell
Frisbie Motor Co., Inc
College Street
City of
William B. Griswold
Isabella J. Griswold
Horses Damage Main Street Pavement Urges Ordinance Action
A Main Street resident notes horses tethered along the street dig holes in the pavement, suggesting city ordinances may prohibit long horse stands. The issue is costly for the city, as side streets fare better than the permanent pavement, though men rarely heed good advice unless they pay for it.
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Main Street
Fruit a tives advertised headache remedy testimonial
Mrs Alexander Shaw reports long term relief from violent headaches after using Fruit-a-tives, claiming permanent improvement. Ad promotes 50c per box, six for $2.50, trial size 25c, available at dealers or by sending price to Fruit-A-Tives Limited in Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Jenny
Alexander Shaw
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
Dog days begin as light fails and trains roll
Light vehicle lamps at 8 43 this evening. Dog days begin today and end September 5. Singing and dancing at Arrigoni Hotel. Young ladies who aided war savings at Middletown National Bank to meet Mr Beach Wednesday at 7 30. National banks hold registered Third Liberty bonds ready for owners. Mosquitoes scarce despite heat wave.
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Arrigoni
Middletown National Bank
Beach
Empire Cleaning and Dyeing Co
Danbury Summer School
Stevens and Brewers
Main St
Trevithick’s
Madel
Cromwell
Hartford
O. H. Cone
New York
Elsie Jensen
Brooklyn
N. Y
V. A. Kropack
Baldwin Avenue
Winsted
Emma Jensen
Haddam Road
Co. E. C. S. Guard
Town Hall
Durham
Daughters of America
National
George B. Gilbert
St. Paul’s Church
Wallingford
Maromas
Charles A. Pelton
Harris
Wethersfield
Omo Manufacturing Co
Laurel
Rogers
M. G. Hamlin
John T. Walsh
Names That Have Faded Meridith Nicholson in Scribners Magazine
A study of long-ago U S congress members aims to humble aspiring politicians by listing midwest and other era lawmakers from 1863 to the era. It notes senators and representatives from Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Ohio and Ohio White House careers of a few, with many others fading from public memory.
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Meridith Nicholson
Scribner’s Magazine
Congress
United States
Middle West
Lyman Trumbull
Richard J. Oglesby
Richard Yates
Illinois
Henry 5. Lane
Oliver P. Morten
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
James Harlan
Elihu B. Washburne
Owen Lovejoy
William R. Morrison
Schuyler Colfax
George W. Julian
Daniel W. Voorhees
William S. Olman
Godlove S. Orth
William BR. Allison
Josiah B. Grinnell
John A. Kassoff
James F. Wilson
Iowa
James A. Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
Robert C. Schenck
Ohio
David Davis
John A. Logan
Joseph E. McDonald
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas W. Ferry
Henry Baldwin
William Windom
Samuel J. R. McMillan
Algernon S. Paddock
Alvin Saunders
M. H. Carpenter
John J. Ingalls
Preston B. Plumb
Benjamin Butterworth
A. J. Warner
Thomas Ewing
Charles Foster
J. Warren Keifer
Ae McKinley
White House
Obituary for Infant Alvin Augustine Father Au gustine
Death of 11 month old Alvin Augustine, son of Mr and Mrs Antone Augustine, mourned at 29 Liberty Street. Funeral Friday 7:30 AM from home and 8:00 AM at St Marys Church, interment in St Johns Cemetery. William OBrien dies in New York after long Middletown residence. Goodyear Rubber employee. funeral in New York Friday.
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Alvin
Antone Augustine
Liberty Street
St. Mary’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
William O’brien
East 118Th Street
New York
Middletown
Goodyear Rubber Company
Pockets Remember a Cent's Moral Calling in New York Sun
In a verse cited by McLandburg Wilson from the New York Sun, a pocket tale contrasts coins of a Lincoln penny and a nickel with a stern, patriotic refrain. The poem questions saving versus spending and hints at broader calls to arms as stamps and bonds take the stage.
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McLandburg Wilson
New York Sun
Final Decree Prompt Sparks Banter in Buffalo Express
In a Buffalo Express snippet Mrs Enpeck praises a new typist as a peach while her husband Enpeck plays along astonished. The dialogue hints at domestic wit during a final decree moment, reflecting the newspaper’s light society tone.
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Buffalo Express
Enpeck
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U. S. Food Administration
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Liberty
Louis M. Schmidt
Pythian Building
A. E. Holmes
Caulkins & Post Co
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