Next of Kin may wipe out disloyalty in Wisconsin
Milwaukee officials lead a loyalist purge promising action against sedition as the "next of kin" slogan grows. Mayor Hoan and Milwaukee council of defense chairman Bloodgood push aggressive measures, while federal agents monitor the tense mood amid Wisconsin senatorial clashes and front-line concerns.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Next of Kin
Ler P. Bloodgood
Milwaukee County Council of Defense
France
Bloodgood
Hoan
Washington
Wisconsen
Next of
Department of Justice
Central Department
Lenroot
Joseph E. Davies
Victor Berger
Davies
Berger
Lewis
Wisconsin
Baker Concludes Inspection Tour in France
Secretary Baker ends his tour with a grand brigade review just out of the trenches in France. He meets Pershing and Black, comments on mud, assures officers the United States stands behind them, and personally connects with Private Carlisle Babcock of Cleveland. He exchanges handshakes with brigade officers and thanks correspondents for the trip.
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Ernest P. Orr
Baker
France
Paris
General Pershing
Black
United States
America
Mr. Baker
Pershing
Carlisle Babcock
Cleveland
Ohio
Babcock
Ting
Tri
Mrs Stokes Arrested In Springfield Speech Rally
In Springfield Missouri Rose Pastor Stokes a New York millionaire socialist was arrested after addressing a crowd under socialist auspices. She was detained about an hour and released on 100 dollar bond to answer a charge of speaking in the street without a permit. The arrest followed a Young Men's Business club resolution denouncing her alleged treasonable utterances in Kansas City and elsewhere. Sixteen hundred riverfront access permits had been issued by the U S marshal in Hartford.
Phosphated Iron Claim for Strong Health
An advertisement extols red blooded men and women as leaders who stay energetic with Phosphated Iron capsules. It quotes doctors praising the iron and phosphates for vigor, urging sufferers to buy capsules from Hartman Drug Co and reputable druggists, warning against tablets.
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Hartman Drug Co
Middletown
Sharks Threaten Atlantic Coast In Early Season Hype
A March 22 report notes passengers arriving on a coastwise liner warn that sharks, now in southern waters, are expected to move north along the Gulf Stream in search of food. Experts fear a repeat of the deadly 1915 drive that claimed several lives along the North American coast.
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Atlantic
Purchase of St John hotel Essex by Theodore Beyer
Theodore Beyer, long time operator of Gus Kearns' restaurant, has bought the St John hotel in Essex containing 40 rooms. He plans to take possession in a few days. Beyer is a practical hotel man with experience at major hotels nationwide. The hotel sits pleasantly in Essex.
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Essex Hotel
Theodore Beyer
Gus. Kearns
Wafe
St. John
Essex
Mr. Bayer
Happenings in This Vicinity Twenty Five Years Ago
Reports from Middletown and vicinity recounts such items as ferry service threats on the Rocky Hill to Glastonbury route, Portland quarry workers seeking steady summer wages, and Engineer Barrett arriving to manage the Sportland electric plant. Also noted are a potential Middletown Portland highway bridge, a Wethersfield prison probe, a sleigh ride memory, a hat swap with Officer Inglis, and reactions to Sunday concert bills. Market prices list dried beef at 14 cents, ham 15, bacon 16 per pound.
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Hollister
Rocky Hill
Glastonbury
Portland
Barrett
Sportland Electric
Middletown
Wethersfield
Charles R. Crowell
Drivin
Long Hill
Ira L. Gardiner
James Rigby
Noxon & Whitney's
Inglis
Middlesex
Clarence E. Bacon
Fairbank
Portland Highway
O. V. Coffin
John M. Douglas
E. K. Hubbard
W. H. Burrows
W. T. Elmer
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River Front
Hartford
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
R. J. Atwell
Main ST
Gorns
E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ill
Woodward Drug Co
Murphy’s Drug
Pen
Boxford
United
Ireland
Germantown
Floss
Saxony
AH. “Brewer Co
Wain and
Court Streets
Middletown and
Vicinity
Free
J. F. Connery
Main Street
Washington Street
Conn
Direct Importing CO
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