Genteen to Leave for Camp for Division 21 Entrains
Men have been called for Division 21 to entrain on the 6th at 8 30 a m. They will be inducted into service with instructions at 5 o clock that day. Eighteen of the called will be sent to camp. List of names and addresses follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Dougherty
High St
Farm Hill
James J. Gallagher
Robert E. Molander
Maine St
South Farms
Archer H. Daniels
Pine St
John Rogola
William St
Merimus Bolink
Frank Maron
Hanover St
Harold Willoughby
Evanston
Wiliam C. Jackson
Storsmont
Maine
John Shagario
Main St
Howard R. Lyman
Carl O. Grandstrand
Oak St
James Knight
Westfield
Angelo Raffelo
Joseph Bank
Walnut St. South Farms
Anthony J. Cardo
Bridge St
William F. Harney
High
Stoea Toomey
William and St. _ Louis Barone
Court St
Morris R. Tynan
Baer Ave
Wallace B. Harris
Gaston
Joseph A. Gaston
Camp Meade
Mad
Lutheran Church Notes Invite Ladies and Luther League
Thursday at 2 30 p m the Ladies Knighet will be entertained by Nels Larson Mrs John L m and Mrs August Johnson in the parlors At 8 o clock the Luther League will hold a business meeting The Lutheran fellowship work for soldiers and sailors welfare will be planned All men and new members should be present On Friday the summer school will Sunday morning the pastor will conduct service and on Monday he will take a month's vacation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ish
Lutheran Church
Ty “Knighet
Nels Larson
John L. m
August Johnson
Luther League
Anderson
Fragmented travel tale reads like a clipped clue
A Houston Chronicle fragment shows a traveler handling a pasteboard and asking about another portmanteau as a gatekeeper questions belongings. The scene hints at a staged car departure with unspecified characters and dialogue.
Sergeant Major Vinal Visits His Uncle in Texas
Sergeant Major Charles Norbrook Vinal, nephew of G R Vinal, visiting his uncle. He is a U S tank service sergeant major stationed in Texas, served on the border with Battery 9 months before the war, later enlisted in the regular army. A Williams College alumnus and noted local athlete nicknamed Chick, he expects a leave soon for France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinal
Charles Norbrook Vinal
U.S. Tank Service
Texas
Battery & 1
Hoé
Williams College
Chick
France
Surprise kitchen shower honors Miss Cody in Portland
A shower at Mrs Williatx Neys Brownstone Avenue Portland honored Miss Delia Cody with gifts and piano selections. Miss Cody became the bride of William of Portland at St Marys church Wednesday morning at nine o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williatxney
Brownstone Avenue
Portland
Delia
Miss Cody
William of
Bunce's Clerks Outing and Salmon River Trip
Ten Bunce's clerks rode a motor boat down the river to Farm on Sunday where a chicken dinner was served. Wilbur Wan displayed a wish bone to prove they ate chicken. On the return trip Dwight Brainerd waded in, keeping his Palm Beach attire dry. The Salmon River bend caused a soaking moment. The city drinking fountain remains popular with workers filling vacuum bottles from its cold water for the workday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunce
Bunce’s
Dow.g
Salmon River
Wilbur Wan
Dwight Brainerd
Ing
Palm Beach
E City
Imita
Transportation notes from Middletown and Hartford routes
Onrust arrived in Middletown yesterday afternoon with one coal cargo for here and three for Hartford. She departed this morning with the trio of coal for Hartford. The New York boat arrived with a small freight lot. The boat last evening did not reach until 6 45 due to low water delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onrust
Middletown
Here
Hartford
New York
Marriage Licenses and Army Field Exercise Schedule
Marriage license issued to Joseph M Mur and Cordelia Brunella both of 12 Elm and Concettina Fossios 23, taken out a marriage license. Junior Food Army to conduct field exercises Friday 4 to 8 at school grounds. Wet chapel Warwick July 71st 8 p.m. Rev Ss preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Mur
Cordelia Brunella
Charles J. Conti
Eib
Concettina Fossios
Warwick
Fifty Million To Buy Control Of Press
New York, July 30 Fifty million dollars sunk in thirty morning papers was Germanys plan to keep this country out of the war. Veireck editor of Veirecks National Weekly formerly the Fatherland testified under examination by Deputy Attorney General Becker. He said Mylan would buy an important morning paper in about thirty cities and run them along legitimate lines to tell the real story and suppress German propaganda. He estimated costs at thirty to fifty million dollars and claimed it would have saved the United States from entering the war. The examination was ongoing and expected to end this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Germany
George Sylvester Veireck
Veireck
National Weekly
the Fatherland
Becker
Washington
Mr. Becker
Vebeck
America
War of Mobs mocked by German war ethic in Civil War compare
The piece contrasts Civil War conduct with German brutality, noting Moltke's view of Civil War as a mob war. It cites Semmes, Sherman, and Sherman’s Atlanta campaign, questions how German actions in Belgium would be judged, and remarks on spies, homefront treachery, and executions, ending with a note that only one enemy was hanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
von Moltke
Kais ¥Er
Semmes
Sherman
Atlanta
Belgium
France
Mason and Dixon
New York
Confederacy
A Lifetime of Suffering Fruit-a-tives Advertised Cure
A testimonial claims fruit-a-tives cured indigestion and constipation after years of illness. Donat Lalonde endorses the product, noting quick relief and full recovery. The ad lists prices 50c per box, six for $2.50, trial 25c, with distribution from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsoxserve Sr
Hull
Stuart
Donat Lalonde
Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Middletown City Briefs Mixed Local News And Ads
Local notes report a late evening lighting time 8:38 and a moon last quarter at 9:14 today. Entertainment listings include Arrigoni Hotel Jazz Night and Middlesex Theatre showings with Douglas Fairbanks and Theda Bara. Community updates note rail and garden conditions, citrus of herbs, and a furlough home visit by Private C J Lester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell's
Arrigoni Hotel
Middlesex Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Saint Martha
National Surety Co
Jackson & Gladwin
Court Street
Middletown
National Surety Company
Connecticut
C. J. Lester
Philadelphia
North High Street
Lester
U. S&s Marine Corps
Grand Theatre
Theda Bare
Madame du Barry
Fox Standard Picture
House of Hate
Adv
L. de Koven Hubbard
Madison
John Powers
Middletown High School
Amherst
Mass
Agricultural Instructors of
New England
W. A. Snow
Crescent Beach
M. E. Bennett
Rangely Lakes
Maine
Joseph W. Butterworth
Union Station
John Gieselbreth
Main St
George L. Herdsman
Herdsman
Dr. Phalen
Grand Street
New York
Mary Phalen
Spartansburg
S. C
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Sarah Conroy
Liberty Street
Robert
Theda Bara
Passports Through History and Modern Practice
Passports have ancient roots with Julius Caesar issuing one to a philosopher. In England modern passes require a banker or official declaration, feature royal arms and a lithographed foreign secretary signature, and cost about two shillings. Travel abroad now also requires registration with the embassy or consulate, costing two to nine crowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexdon
Julius Caesar
Potamon
Caesar
England
Prophecy Fulfilled by Bath Youth at Bowdoin College
The Lewiston Journal notes a 1864 lecture by Galen C. Moses, then nineteen and new to Bowdoin College, predicting abolitionist progress and U S intervention in Europe. Rev. O F Folson of Bath preserves the manuscript, highlighting Moses as a later benefactor and the Bath Young Men's Debating Club as a source of notable local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston Journal
Bowdoin College
O. F. Folson
Bath
Galen C. Moses
United States
Europe
Westbrook Notes Include Auto Crash and Local Moves
Early yesterday a Negro motorcyclist crashed into a telephone pole but escaped injury. He and the machine were later taken to New Haven by Madison party members. he claimed plans to head to Chicago. Grosvenor to rebuild the village square piazza. Goodman family touring Berkshire Hills. Miss Cornelia Walker of Waterbury and Miss Alice Cummings of Webster visited Mrs. James H. Stannard. Mrs. R. H. Stannard visiting Branford. Mrs. Scudder Lewis returns from Long Island. Agnes Frink to move from Main Street to Wesley Avenue. Lt. Chaplain R Watkins preached on furlough. the church voted to grant one year leave of absence for the pastor with no pay. Deacons Post and Grosvenor to organize pulpit coverage. Arthur S. Knox of Hartford visiting. Mrs. Knox and Ruth Knox staying in town. Mrs. Judson Stevens visiting from Chester. Try a Press Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook
Madison
New Haven
Chicago
Charles A. Grosvenor
William O. Goodman
Berkshire Hills
Cornelia Walker
Waterbury
Alice Cummings
Webster
Mass
James H. Stannard
R. H. Stannard
Branford
Scudder Lewis
Long Island
Agnes Frink
Main Street
Willian F. Kelsey
Wesley Avenue
Charles M. Post
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Martha B Hall Mériden Resident
The funeral for Mrs Martha B Hall of Mériden was held in Mériden at 2 pm and services followed at Indian Hill chapel in this city at 3 30 pm where she was interred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha B. Hall
Mériden
Indian Hill Chapel
Suffrage or Not in New York's Senate Debate
Senator Wadsworth faces a pressure clash as the Republican and Democratic state conferences urge opposite positions on the suffrage amendment. The issue asks whether he must follow constituents' will or his own views in a century‑old question of representative duty. The piece reflects on longstanding questions of legislative obligation amid conflicting public demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wadsworth
Saratoga
United States
New York
Republican State Conference
Democratic State Conference
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Broatch’s Modern Book Shop
Marines
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Scentieo Fing
Battle Front
Peercrier 9
Division of Pictures
Committee On Public Information
Washington, D. C
J. F. Nixon
Caulkins & Post
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