Race for first Atlantic flight heats up in Washington
Washington reports the race to be first to fly the Atlantic with US Navy plans and British rival ships. Lieut. Patrick L. Bellinger is slated as pilot with final instructions expected today. Start planned early next month from St Johns as European coast lies about 1900 miles away. Three NC seaplanes at Rockaway Point, NC-1 NC-2 NC-3 ready with varied motor setups to attempt a joint flight.
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America
Navy Department
J. H.ers
Atlantic
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Vera Cruz
St. Johns
N.F
Lieut. Fontan
Senegambia
Brazil
Paris
Rockaway Point
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United States Naval Air Station
United States Army
Treatment and Training Improve Disabled Soldiers' Earnings
Lieut. Col J L Miller said wounded soldiers after U S rehabilitation plans are prepared to earn more money than before the war. At the Waldorf inter allied convention on rehabilitation, Col Frank Billings noted no soldiers are discharged until fully recovered. Also included are a Cotton Census Report summary and news of Major Gordon Dudley’s dismissal for intoxication and disobedience.
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New York
J. L. Miller
Division of Physical Reconstruction
United States Surgeon-General
United States
Miller
Waldorf
Frank Billings
Eee States Physical Reconstruction
Ent
Noted Irish Leader Addresses Boston State Senate
Sir Horace Plunkett of Dublin arrived in Boston and addressed the State Senate on the Irish question. He urged that only Irish men in Ireland can solve the Irish question while Americans can guide economic solutions and aid Ireland. A photo was taken on his arrival.
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Dublin
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Sir Horace
Senate
America
Connecticut Brewers Resume Beer Making At Two and Three Quarters Percent Alcohol
New Haven March 19 The Connecticut brewers association at 840 Chapel street decided to resume brewing with two and three quarters percent alcohol an increase of about one percent from the current product Nathaniel W Kendall of Yale Brewing led the meeting with 15 breweries represented The issue of near beer after May 1 rests with counsel noting the amount would be non alcoholic Prior to December 1 1918 the order of conservation limited beer to four percent alcohol
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Connecticut Brewers’ Association
Chapel Street
Nathaniel W. Kendall
Yale Brewing Company
Ritchie Not Retired Says Boxer on Honeymoon Report
New York reports Willie Ritchie denies retirement while on a honeymoon in the East. He states he does not plan to box on this trip and doubts offers will come, but he has not decided to retire and believes he has a few good fights left.
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Deaths From Influenza in 50 Cities Week Ending March 15
Washington reports 905 influenza deaths in the nation’s 50 largest cities for the week ending March 15, per census bureau releases. Comparisons show 942 deaths for March 8, 993 for March 1, and 928 for February 2, with last year's March average at 81.
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Bureau of the Census
Happenings in Cromwell 25 Years Ago From Penny Press
Items from March 20 1894 note local fishing prosperity with Sir Cromwell nets full and Sunday haul. Salvation Army to open in Cromwell meeting nightly in Briggs hall. Dressed chickens advertised at 14 cents. Portland band members back a new group. Two Portland hose companies to play Good Friday. Brick delivery for new municipal building begun. Middlesex Rubber Co. producing goods for future market. Mrs Fred Guild to join husband in Jacksonville Fla. Roger Kennedy to start coal yard near Union Mills. Daniel Thomas escapes disaster when horse bolts into wall after broken harness. Work resumes on municipal building under Horace Butler. Wesleyan University closes for Easter vacation. Mrs Fred B Chaffee to lead Universalist church minstrel. March weather favorable for outdoor work. Columbia Granite Co. sold for 475 to Thomas M Jackson of New York. Pioneer schooner ashore near Stiles Parker factory after high winds. Middletown Gas Light Co. re elected A B Calef president and Henry L Mansfield secretary. Gas light and water works oppose electric cars at council meeting. It’s a pity some men can’t draw checks as easily as inferences.
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Cromwell
Briggs’ Hall
Portland
Middlesex Rubber Co
Fred Guild
Jacksonville
Fla
Roger Kennedy
Union Mills
George A. Coles
Daniel Thomas
Horace R. Butler Tomorow
Wesleyan University
Fred B. Chaffee
Universalist Church
Columbia Granite Co
Thomastown
Thomas M. Jackson
New York
Pioneer
Greenport
Stiles & Parker
A. B. Calef
Henry L. Mansfield
Peptiron Promoted as Digestive Tonic and Energy Aid
An advertisement touts Peptiron as a highly effective and easily absorbed blend of pepsia wax iron celery and other tonics. It claims relief for prostration from illness paleness nervousness dyspepsia and sleeplessness with one or two doses after meals.
Oil Discovery in Devonshire Estate Prompts British Hope
A New York Sun dispatch reports a large oil streak on Duke of Devonshire’s Chesterfield estate, with experts suggesting England may surpass Pennsylvania in oil. 1916 U.S. production shows Pennsylvania net behind Oklahoma, California, Texas, Illinois, and Louisiana. England seeks domestic oil to save cargo space and reduce coal reliance as war disrupts fuel supplies.
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Postal pact raises Brazil parcel limit to twenty pounds
Washington reports the post office department and the Brazilian postal administration have agreed to raise the maximum weight of parcel post packages exchanged between the two nations from 11 pounds to 20 pounds. The change takes effect immediately under the terms announced today.
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Post Office Department
Brazilian Postal Administration
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