Verdict on replevin case Griffin v Fourette
The superior court ordered a new trial after the jury found for the defendant in a civil process case where a constable broke into a plaintiff household to seize items. The court held the rights of the dwelling occupants differed between the inner apartment and outer hall and that the officer may have exceeded authority breaking the door.
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Grace Fourette
Thomas F. Griffin
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Constable
Middlesex County
Tuttle
D. J. Donahoe
Frank D. Haines
Arthur P. Fourette
Connecticut
Ed. C. Noxon
Roraback
Swift Digest
Swain
Mizner
Curtis
Hubbard
Hill
Isley
Nichols
Missouri Leads War Stamp Sales in February Report
Missouri with total war savings stamps sales of 9,015,880 by March 1 leads the nation. Nationwide country totals reached 100,000,000, with February receipts at 94,000,600 or 0.89 per capita. New York state and Pennsylvania also show high totals, while per capita rankings favor Missouri river states, with Maryland the only eastern state among the top seven.
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Washington
Missouri
New York State
Pennsylvania
Missouri River
New York
Mississippi
Maryland
Nebraska
Kansas
District of Columbia
Maine
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Military Act Upheld In Disorderly House Case
In Macon Georgia March 19 Judge Emerey Speer upheld the military act prohibiting operating a disorderly house within five miles of an army camp overruling the demurrer of Charles E Brunner proprietor of the Brown house charged with violation of the act. The court held the federal government has power to declare war raise an army and carry on the war and authority to adopt laws for protecting soldiers from debasing influences.
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Macon
United States District Court
Emerey Speer
Charles E. Brunner
Brown House
Cotton Census Report Washington March 19
Census report covers August 1 to February 28 with 3 802905 tons of cotton seed and 3 202433 crushed as well as 623399 held at mills. Crude production 971111040 pounds refined 700326567 pounds cake and meal 1540913 tons hulls 737381 tons linters 829019 bales hull fibre 138951 bales stocks February 28 crude oil 199220773 pounds refined 245745954 pounds.
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Washington
Two Japs killed in Siberian clash disputed
London reports say Japanese casualties in a Siberian clash with Russian Bolsheviks last Thursday were greatly exaggerated. A Chinese source dispatch cites not more than one or two Japanese killed and several wounded, contradicting a Saturday American headline claiming 150 slain near Blagovetschenk.
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London
Siberia
Fire destroys sample room at Bridgeport Wood Finishing
A large fire at Bridgeport Wood Finishing, a DuPont subsidiary in Bridgeport, destroyed thousands of sample wood sticks stored in the finishing room during the night of March 19. Losses total about 10,000 dollars. Origin under investigation and fire cause not yet determined.
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Bridgeport
New Milford
Bridgeport Wood Finishing Company
Paint Manuufacturers
DuPont Corporation
Canadian Casualty List Names Several American Service Members
Ottawa March 19 today’s casualty list includes killed in action G L Fyfe of Los Angeles California gassed J Smith of St Louis Missouri E M Boyd of Jacksonville Florida O Hicks of Eveleth Minnesota and H S Ashbough of Moxahala Ohio died H G Nelson of Carrolltown Illinois.
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Ottawa
Ont
G. L. Fyfe
Los Angeles
Cal
J. Smith
St. Louis
E. M. Boyd
Jacksonville
Fla
O. Hicks
Eveleth
Minn
H. S. Ashbough
Moxahala
Ohio
H. G. Nelson
Carrolltown
Philip Cook Dead Georgia Secretary of State Dies
Philip Cook aged 60 and serving as Georgia secretary of state since 1898 died suddenly at his Atlanta home. He was in good health yesterday and performed his official duties at the capitol before his death today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Cook
Atlanta
Georgia
Capitol
Pretty Woman Walks Street With Homely Companion
A curious line reflects social attitudes as a witty observer notes how a striking woman walks beside a plainly dressed partner. The remark highlights contrasting appearances and public perception without detailing events or consequences.
Funeral for Stillman B. Doolittle Held in Wallingford
Funeral services for Stillman B. Doolittle are set for Thursday at 2 PM at A. L. Southmayd's mortuary chapel with interment at 3:30 PM in Wallingford Cemetery. The Rev. Beach will officiate. Doolittle was a member of Middletown Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillman B. Doolittle
A. L. Southmayd
Wallingford
Mr. Beach
Doolittle
Middletown Grange
Joe Lawton Said Captured in France Rumor
A rumor that Joseph I. Lawton, formerly a Middletown National Bank teller, was captured in a German camp while with American forces in France circulated this week. The War Department in Washington confirmed Lawton had not been captured to the best of their knowledge, and the story began with a Camp Devens visitor and spread locally before being checked.
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Camp
Devens
Joseph I. Lawton
France
Middletown National Bank
Joe
War Board
War Department
Washington
Lawton
Camp Devens
Mary E Parker Funeral Service Set On Wednesday
The funeral for Mrs Mary E Parker widow of the late Matthew Parker will be held from her Babcock street home on Wednesday morning at 8 15 and at St Johns church at nine oclock a requiem high mass will be elevated Burial will follow in St Johns cemetery
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Mary E. Parker
Mary
Matthew Parker
Babcock Street
St.John’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Funeral for Jerome B. Kelly Set at St John’s Church
Jerome B. Kelly funeral arranged from his father’s home at 504 High Street at 9 30 a.m. with a solemn requiem mass at St John’s Church at 10 a.m. Burial follows in St. churchyard local coverage notes only partial details.
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Jerome B. Kelly
High Street
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Funeral for Minor M Fieber Set for Wednesday
The funeral for Minor M. Fieber will be held Wednesday at 2 30 from his home at 13 Fredericks street Newington. Interment follows at Indian Hill cemetery in the city.
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Minor M. Fieber
Fredericks Street
Newington
Indian Hill Cemetery
Ides of March Echoes in Bridgeport War Call
The Bridgeport Post urges Americans to support World War I funding as the Ides of March anniversary looms. It argues Kaiser Wilhelm’s defeat hinges on public cash for war stamps and national resolve, claiming Bridgeport and Connecticut lead the effort to back the drive against imperial Germany.
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Bridgeport Post
Caesar
Cato
Berlin
Kaiser
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Peace terms defended in Hertling Reichstag speech
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germany's chancellor Count von Hertling defended peace terms for Russia in the Reichstag on Monday. He said Russia could abandon provinces of its own accord and that the eastern front could be restored if the Russo German peace treaty is ratified. He praised German soldiers as standing like a rock and warned allies against war continuation.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Russia
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Berlin
Forging a Way to the Top in War Industry
Samuel McRoberts rose from poverty to lead a key Procurement Division in the Army's ordnance department. The National City Bank of New York executive, once a cotton picker and a Kansas schoolteacher, exemplifies how opportunity, duty, and corporate judgment forge leaders.
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Louisiana
Kansas
Chicago
Samuel McRoberts
National City Bank of New York
Ordnance Department
McRoberts
War Department
Samuel Crowther
Leslie’s
Baldwin Opposes Prohibitory Amendment in Hartford Courant
Former governor Simeon E. Baldwin tells the New Haven Journal-Courier that the prohibitory amendment could be legally adopted but would violate fundamental constitutional principles. He notes states forcing all states under compulsion clash with constitutional norms, reflecting on political hospitality and temperance views of his era.
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Baldwin
Page Beat Sullivan First in Class Lesson
The tale credits Jimmy Page as the first to whip John L Sullivan, though records remain silent. Page, headmaster of Dwight School in Boston, allegedly disciplined the mischievous youth in front of the class before Corbett’s later fame.
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Jimmy
John L
John L. Sullivan
Hartford's Democratic Shift In City Representation
The Hartford Times notes four consecutive sessions with Democratic house representation and rising Democratic Senate presence, arguing Hartford shows a clear Democratic trend despite district-based senate seats. Republicans concede the significance of the Democratic gains, implying the city leans Democratic in electors.
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Hartford Times
Hartford
General Assembly
Senate
Retaliation Intended. Tit Bits Joke
A visitor sees a severely wounded private in an Irish regiment and asks what will be done. The orderly responds that the man is going back because he believes he knows who injured him. The exchange turns on the wounded man’s suspicion and potential retaliation.
War to Go On Repudiation of German Bolshevik Peace Terms
The Inter Allied War Council at Versailles repudiates any peace between Russian Bolsheviks and the Central Powers. The statement, issued via the foreign office, declares the war must continue until Prussian militarism is crushed and Germany’s crimes are righted. It accuses Germany of duping Russia under a pretence of self determination and annexing Russian soil. The council’s declaration meets with broad approval.
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Inter-Allied War Council
Pragce
Supreme War Council
Allies
Versailles
France
Foreign Office
Germany
Middletown Faces Fast Bridgeport Blue Ribbons This Week
Middletown travels to host the Bridgeport Blue Ribbons, Connecticut’s leading pro club, for a key league clash after Middletown’s solid season and a foul victory over Pittsfield Boys' Club. Crescent girls meet Pratt and Whitney as a preliminary showcase before a potential large crowd.
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Middletown
Blue Ribbons
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Jersey City
Ansonia
Norwalk
Danbury
Boys’ Club
Pittsfield
Wesleyan
Collegians
Crescent Girls
Pratt and Whitney Girls
Miller Waiting for Bids On Willard Fight Deal
Colonel J C Miller, holder of Jess Willard's heavyweight title contract, waits for promoter bids. Jimmie Hammill leads at 106000, with Dominick Tortorich and Matt Hinkle tied for second at 105000. Willard favors Milwaukee or St Paul, but no offers yet.
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Willard
Chicago
J. C. Miller
Oklahoma
Jess Willard
Miller
Jimmie Hammill
Denver
Dominick Tortorich
New Orleans
Matt Hinkle
Cleveland
Hinkle
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Sunday Baseball Bill Advocates Parade Support In Albany
Albany March 19 nearly 500 sports enthusiasts from across New York state testified before the codes committee of the senate and assembly in support of the Lawson Kiernan bill to legalize Sunday baseball. Opponents were present and spoke as well. The measure would permit games on Sundays after 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Codes Committee
Senate and Assembly
Chicago Runner Targets World 3-Quarter Mile Record
Joe Ray of Chicago will attempt to lower the world best in a special three quarter mile race at the Wanamaker Institute games in New York tomorrow night. He plans to be clocked at the three-quarter mark while finishing the mile. The current record 3 07 was set in Buffalo in 1913 by Joe Driscoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Ray
Chicago
Buffalo
Joe Driscoll
Chicago Team to Open Season With Stiff Practice
Mineral Springs Tex March 19 The world’s champion baseball team will begin its drills today manager Rowland intends a hard workout in preparation for the initial exhibition game Saturday.
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Chicago
Mineral Springs
Tex
Rowland
Lewis Versus Zbyszko at Madison Square Garden
Strangler Lewis and Wladek Zbyszko meet at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 19 to decide who earns a title shot against Earl Caddock for the heavyweight wrestling championship.
Knights of Columbus Elect Forest City Delegates
Forest City Council Knights of Columbus held a special meeting to elect delegates for the Norwich state convention. Grand Knight Thomas F. Reilly and Past Grand Knight Francis P. Neville named delegates, with Arthur M. Coughlin and Frank E. Convey as alternates. The major degree will be conferred April 14 under National Director W. Mulligan and District Deputy Thomas D. Flood. Easter Monday night ball was dispensed due to conditions.
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Thomas D. Flood
Portland
Italian Airships Bomb Rail Station Behind Front
The Italian war office reports seven Austro German aircraft shot down today. An Italian airship dropped bombs on Villa Garina railway station behind enemy lines. Moderate artillery activity continued along the front. Italian patrols captured a few prisoners in the official report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosch
Rome
Italian War Office
Villa Garina
High School Notes Fire Drill and Debating Postponed
A fire drill occurred near the start of second period with students exiting quickly and orderly. The debating meeting is postponed to next Wednesday, and weekly war questions will be asked of students tomorrow.
New Shipbuilding Plant Underway by Portland Sand Bank
Choppers began clearing trees on the Portland sand bank just south of the Meriden Yacht Club and started preparing the ground for a new shipbuilding plant. The facility will sit opposite Middletown’s steamboat landing.
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Portland
Meriden Yacht Club
Middletown Steamboat Landing
Man tells woman he understands women sparks reaction
A man declaring he understands women is quickly labeled an easy mark, provoking skepticism and social tension about gender dynamics. The remark underscores ongoing tensions over knowledge and authority in relationships.
Old Bachelor Claims Some Women Marry for Listener Entrapment
An aging bachelor asserts that certain women wed to gain a captive audience who cannot escape. The remark reflects social attitudes and gender roles of the period, highlighting marriage as a social trap rather than partnership.
Daylight saving law signed to save war time
President Wilson signed the daylight saving bill and clocks will advance one hour at 2 am on March 31. The change aims to save millions of dollars in war preparations as the United States aligns with European nations. Clocks will be set forward in spring and back in autumn.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Alleged German Spy Held in El Paso Case
Miss Katherine Schmid was held by a federal jury in El Paso Texas on March 19 under a $10 000 bond charged with being a German spy. She allegedly tried to obtain military information from soldiers at Fort Bliss and a secret code body written in Spanish was found in her possession. It is said she had applied to be an army telephone operator in France.
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el Paso
Tex
Katherine Schmid
Fort Bliss
France
Richter & Company Clearing House Statement March 19
Sub treas ury debit three million five hundred sixty thousand six hundred eleven dollars. Exchanges five hundred sixty eight thousand eight hundred thirty four dollars. Balances forty nine million two hundred sixteen thousand four hundred one dollars. New York report from Stock Exchange members in Hartford Connecticut.
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Richter & Company
Bankers and Brokers
New York Stock Exchange
Central Row
Hartford
Conn
Charter
Clearing House
New York
Sub-treasury
Stock Market Opens With Broad Upturns In New York
At the March 19 opening in New York the market shows gains from fractions to over 1 point. Bethlehem Steel B leads with a rise above 79, Steel common up to 90 7-8, Baldwin Locomotive at 77 1-4, Mexican Petroleum strong at 93, Texas Company at 146, and AT&T up to 101 14. Central Leather up 7-3 to 69 1-4, American Can and General Motors up about 1/2 to 1 point, Reading 83 1/2, Union Pacific 121 1/2, Marine preferred 96 7-8, Atlantic Gulf 110 1/2. After 15 minutes, activity slows with green industrials most active.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel B
Steel Common
Baldwin Locomotive
Mexican Petroleum
Texas Company
American Telephone & Telegraph
Central Leather
American Can
General Motors
Reading
Union Pacific
Marine
Atlantic Gulf
West Indies
Baldwin Locomotive and Crucible
St. Paul
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Advert
A vintage mail-in offer urges readers to send five cents and a name to Foley & Co for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound, Kidney Pills, and Cathartic Tablets. The ad claims benefits for coughs colds rheumatism backache kidney and bladder ailments constipation and related complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Wesleyan Notes Markthaler Chosen Football Captain
Wesleyan selects A. F. Markthaler as captain for next season after his creditable varsity work last fall. Junior exhibition tonight in the college chapel features five competitors for the best address prize. names to be announced. N. E. Bensinger leaves for government service, German classes consolidated under Fife and Curts. Daily practice in gym draws 18 players. outdoor drills slated after Easter pending weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife and
Curts
St Patrick Dance Draws Large East Berlin Crowd
Regular K P society meeting noted as potatoes become plentiful. St Patrick dance at Athletic hall drew many from Beckley and Berlin with guests and conditions described. Snow of frost lifts. Minnie Kelsey and relatives tied to Dora A Kelsey estate share, heirs and wood lot details outlined. Minnie plans farming and a war garden with high expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
K. of P. Society
St. Patrick
Athletic Hall
Beckley
Berlin
C. Rode
Bridgeport
Minnie Kelsey
Dora A. Kelse
Igia
Wallace Kelsey
Minnie
Earl Siples Visits Cousin in Portland on Furlough
Earl W. Siples formerly a shipping clerk at the Franklin Electric Company and lately stationed at Camp Dix arrived on furlough to visit his cousin Mrs. Laban Hurlburt of Portland last evening.
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Earl W. Siples
Franklin Electric Company
Camp Dix
Laban Hurlburt
Portland
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Balt & Ohio
Chile
Bethlehem Steel
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Erie
Gt Northern
Lehigh Valley
Miami Copper
Norfolk & West
North Pacific
Y-Cen
Nynhe&h
Utah Copper
Penna
Repub I
R-I & Pac
St Paul
Tn Pac
US Steel
James
South Farms
Simon- Son
Rapallo Avenue
Cromwell
H. A. Steele
Marina Clarendon Hotel
A el Ree
Evening Press
Earl W. Prout
Simonson
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Enue
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