Wilson Again Steps On Soil Of France In Paris Arrival
By John Edwin Nevin. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson land in Paris aboard the George Washington after a calm voyage. Brest decorations greet them as warships guard the harbor and an American destroyer aids a rescue at sea. Amherst College students vote for a League of Nations, pleasing the president. He hopes to return to the United States by mid May.
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John Edwin Nevin
Paris
Wilson
America
United States
Amherst College
Ambherst
Mass
League of Nations
Last Day to File Income Tax Returns in Hartford
Internal Revenue Collector James J. Walsh warns that Saturday March 15 is the final filing day. Delinquent taxpayers face fines up to 1000 dollars plus 25 percent of tax due. Hartford main office and branches in Providence New Haven Bridgeport Waterbury stay open late. other towns’ offices operate as long as needed. If unable to visit, mail returns by Saturday with at least 25 percent paid. payments by check or money order.
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Hartford
Internal Revenue
James J. Walsh
Crime Wave in State Feared After Day of Robberies
One man murdered another shot and a third robbed of cash in several incidents across Connecticut on a single day. Fiore Tarrant found dead in Waterbury. John Sowa shot, robbed of 186 in Hartford. Walter Haeckel robbed of 65 at gunpoint in daylight as a trolley and teams passed. Authorities hold two men in Waterbury and search for others linked to the string of robberies.
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New Haven
Waterbury
Fiore Tarrant
Hartford
John Sowa
Fitchburg
Italy
Walter H. Haeckel
37TH DIVISION SAILS First Ohio Guard units embark at Brest
Brest report confirms the 37th American division composed of Ohio National Guard troops sailed home from Brest after a solemn ceremony. Major General Farnsworth received the Knight Commander of the Legion of Honor. Col Twelve tree and six sergeants were honored with Legion of Honor medals. Brest dispatch notes division morale and swift repatriation efforts.
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Ohio National Guard
Brest
Paris
United States
Moreau
C. H. Farnsworth
Legion of Honor
Herbert J. Twelvetree
Victor Barnett
Frank Arnott
William McKinley
Albert E. Hill
Stanley Walton
Thomas Falkner
Important Papers Stolen in London Dispatch Case
London dispatch case containing secret state documents stolen from a high government official at a railway station in a sensational manner. No details of the robbery were provided.
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London
Daily Express
British Anarchists Deported From Pak Rides
London reports four British nationals deported from Pakistan amid active actions. Further detentions appear likely as authorities move to remove known figures including Sheehan Fiske and Jack, with others anticipated to follow.
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London
Bune
Sheehan
Fiske
Jack
Navy recruiting service cuts expenses and ships returned
Boston reports action to trim recruiting costs after last Congress failed to fund a 12 million appropriation. Four ships recalled. three new wooden vessels ordered for sea training. Schools of navigation and engineering closed. 21 active schools reduced. hundreds of officers to graduate. Merchant Mariner suspended. offices closed while applicants still accepted.
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Boston
United States Shopping Board
National
Henry Howard
Governor Dingley
Governor Cobb
Chippewa
Pilget Sound
Mandeville
New Orleans
Dorothy Bradford
Baltimore
Alabat
Utoka
Sturgeon Bay
Atlantic Seaboard
Brookdale
Seattle
Meade
East Boston
Iris
San Francisco
Minnesota
Norfolk
Merchant Mariner
Howard
Shipping Board
Congress
Moths Seen in Overcoats in August Hint at Odd Behavior
A quirky item notes that moths are cold-blooded creatures and oddly appear in overcoats during August, suggesting unusual patterns or observational humor rather than a scientific report.
Happenings in This Vicinity 25 Years Ago
A Connecticut town records a week of incidents and notices. Schooners loaded with lumber head westward through the Sound. Governor Luzon B. Morris proclaims March 23 as a day of fasting and prayer. A horse car derailment near South Main causes minor injuries to passengers. John A. Shipman enters trucking and kindling wood. City schools begin a two week vacation. Middlefield town hall dedicated at 2:30 PM. James K. Guy expected home from Florida. Coal price fixed at six dollars per ton delivered. Marbles clog sidewalks as boys play. Wethersfield prison reports more prisoners. Fresh eggs sell for 20 cents a dozen. good cases 15 cents. Lemons and oranges 15 cents a dozen. round steak 12 cents, sirloin and rib roasts 14 cents. Louis Hubbard bitten by a vicious horse on Washington Street.
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Luzon B. Morris
Connecticut
Pameacha
Henry Parmelee
Wilcox, Crittenden & Co
John A. Shipman
Middlefield
James K. Guy
Middlesex County Bank
Florida
M. W. Lawton
Wethersfield State Prison
Trolley Commission Urged To Stabilize Public Transit
Ansonia Sentinel argues the legislature must empower a trolley commission to study and report on a solvent plan for street railway systems. The piece warns current revenue shortfalls threaten service and urges a method balancing citizens, stockholders, and employers while preserving operation.
Goldine promotions draw Middletown shoppers to Lincoln's Drug
In Middletown residents hear reports of positive results from Goldine products. The Goldine man will stay at Lincoln's Drug Store for several days to demonstrate and answer questions. No pressure to buy, but samples of Goldine No 1 treat stomach and nerves, Goldine No 2 targets catarrh and liver, and Goldine Laxatives aid digestion and elimination. Prices vary by format.
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Goldine
Lincoln
Middletown
Shawn
Goldine Man
Lincoln’s Drug Store
Cor. Main and
Court Sts
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Germany
Moodus
Western Net Manufacturing Company
Joliet, Ill
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Moodus River
F. H. Roberts
Western Concern
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Washington
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Yale University
J. E. Sterrett
Stuart W. Cramer
Charlotte
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L. F. Speer
Frederick T. Feld
Chicago
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Chas. A. Pelton
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F. O’connell
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Willard
Bacon Storage Battery Co
Middletown, Conn
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the Trolley Commission
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