Baroness Lectures On French Hospital Work At School Hall
Baroness, daughter of actor Wilson, spoke without notes for nearly two hours on the French Army hospital effort. She described nurses’ sacrifices, the harsh early conditions, and a wounded patient scene shown to illustrate war’s horrors. Proceeds from tickets and photos support the Vikkers hospital, with about 100 to 125 patients, at a cost of one dollar per day per patient.
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Wilson
Soissons
France
Russia
Italy
England
America
Vikkers Hospital
Star
The
Army
French Steamer Provence Torpedoed and Beached
Paris reports the French steam Provence torpedoed by a German submarine and beached on the Mediterranean coast near Para-2 on the Spanish shore. The April 13 strike hit the port side and refloating efforts are underway. the Provence, a 3941 ton vessel, previously sailed from eB before the war.
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Paris
Mediterranean
Para- 2
French Advance Reported Near Villers Bretonneux
Paris reports a French advance at Villers Bretonneux on the battle front with another success in the Hailies Castel sector. The French attacked and took 107 prisoners as Americans engaged near Villers Bretea.
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Paris
Villers Bretonneux
French War Office
Hailies-Castel
Villers Bretea
Edwin Hallock Dies at 77 in Derby Home
Edwin Hallock, president of the F. Hallock company and a wealthy local figure, died today at his Derby home at age 77. A member of prominent local and state groups, he was an extensive traveler who had toured much of the continent.
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Derby
Edwin Hallock
F. Hallock Company
Hardts
Halock
McCumber Calls For 5.6 Million U S Soldiers In War Push
Washington May 3 Senator McCumber urged a massive expansion of American forces to 5,600,000 and accused wartime policy of unpreparedness and waste. He criticized France’s losses in early deployment, ship construction shortfalls, and extravagant spending, urging prudence, economy, and the use of liberty bonds without burning the money.
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Washington
America
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
France
Liberty Loan Progress and New England Totals
New England now surpasses the $400,000,000 mark in liberty loan subscriptions, with a district total of $18,322,000 in the last 24 hours and New Hampshire leading Connecticut in state standings. Rhode Island remains under quota as 1,100 cities and towns oversubscribed in New England, where the $162,344,000 regional total stands at 104.5 percent. Berkeley Divinity School trustees meet to select a dean, with initial candidates declining. Professor William P. Ladd favored by students, with a final decision anticipated today.
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Connecticut
Cole
Boston
New England
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Berkeley
Berkeley Divinity School
Samuel R. Hart
Miel
Hartford
France
William P. Ladd
Poland Establishing Court Over Cholm Question
London reports Poland moves to establish courts as it treats the Cholm dispute as nonexistent while Ukraine contest remains. The dispatch notes the Cholm district was promised to Ukraine in a peace with the Ukrainian rada, though it lies within Finland.
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Poland
London
Ukrainia
Copenhagen
Germany
Rada
Cholm
Finand
Mackensen To Command Against Allied Forces
London reports deny that Marshal von Mackensen will lead the next assault with 600,000 fresh troops. Central News dispatches reject the claim and also deny British use of soft nosed bullets as alleged by Germany.
Memorial service notice for Corporal Wilcox
Knights of Pythias Apollo Lodge No 38 will assemble Sunday May 5 at 3 30 p m at the club parlors to attend the memorial service of late brother Corporal Robert M Wilcox Co F 192nd Regiment A E F W L Morgan C C E R Chaffee R adv.
Senate Pushes Wheat Price to $2 50 a Bushel
Washington May 3 The Senate voted to insist on its amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill raising the minimum wheat price to 2 50 a bushel for farmers. The House disagreed to the amendment and the bill goes back to conference.
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Senate
Washington
House
City Savings Bank Votes to Invest in Third Liberty Loan
City Savings Bank directors meet at noon and decide to invest 2500 in the third liberty loan and add to the surplus. The usual dividend of 4 1/2 percent is voted to depositors on June 1.
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City Savings Bank
Liberty
Specials for Friday and Saturday in local butcher ad
Friday and Saturday specials offer all best cuts of steak at 3 percent ib, veal 250 and 30c per pound, er cos 20c, Am 25 to 30c. Fresh ae Bos Rolled Out 10c, 3 for 5c, up to 25c. Yale
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Ae Bos -Aoxen
Yale
Baker outlines army plan for three million men
Secretary of War Baker testified before the House Military Affairs Committee detailing a three million man army plan. He cited an overall wartime cost near 15 billion dollars with major funds for ordnance, quartermasters, signals, and engineers. He emphasized rapid domestic and foreign training and possible permanent cantonments, while opposing raising the draft age beyond 40.
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Washington
Baker
House Military Affairs Committee
Ordnance and Quartermasters Corps
Signal Corps
Engineer Corps
War Department
National Guard
United States
Polish Tag Day Seeks Ambulance Fund for Polish Army
Polish Americans call for a Saturday tag day to raise one million dollars for ambulances for the Polish army in France fighting alongside American troops. The drive stems from Polish volunteers including non citizens hindered by language and aims to fund an insurance pool for wounded soldiers without a homeland.
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Red Cross
K. of C
France
United States
Germany
Local Notes From Cromwell May Day Update
Miss Esther Olson has returned home after a week in New York. Miss Dorothy Rightmire is ill at home. James McAllister and family moved from Johnson's Lane to the Plains. Ewald Lacinng is ill at Pleasant Street. Mrs. Fitzgerald of Hartford visited Cromwell yesterday. O. A. Newberg is ill at home.
New Chief of Staff Named for Pershing Troops in France
Brig. General Harbor is relieved as chief of staff to General Pershing and assigned to frontline troops in France. Major General James W. McVay is appointed chief of staff to replace him, signaling a key reorganization of the Allied staff during the war.
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Bert Ford
France
General Harbor
General Pershing
James W. Mcves
Lord Decies May Take Irish Lord Lieutenant Post
London rumors say Lord Decies may accept the post of lord lieutenant for Ireland. He is married to Miss Vivian Gould of New York.
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Lord Decies
London
Ireland
Vivian Gould
New York
Horse Meat 50 Cent Pound In Switzerland News Dispatch
Zurich dispatch reports meat scarcity in Switzerland with horse flesh selling at fifty cents per pound as of May 3. The item highlights rising prices and limited supplies affecting Swiss households and markets.
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Switzerland
London
Zurich
Way is paved for army investigation
Washington reports a Senate Military Affairs Committee session clears the path for a broad army probe covering aircraft production ordnance and quartermaster work. The panel endorsed a general inventory of War Department progress over recent months while deferring specific actions.
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Washington
Army
Quartermaster’s Corps
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Gutzon Borglum
War Department
Wilson
Borglum
Eastern Star Entertainment Delights Connecticut Grand Officers
Lady Washington Chapter hosts a large gathering for Grand Chapter of Connecticut officers with a 6 o'clock supper for about 200 members. The event features a five-candidate degree exemplification, a drill by the degree team, and tributes ending with O. E. S. The visiting officers and chapters from Deep River, East Hampton, Cromwell, and New Britain join guests from multiple towns including Hartford and Norwich. Light refreshments close the evening.
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Lady Washington
Order of the Eastern Star
Grand Chapter
Connecticut
O. E
Ethel Wood Latham
Noank
Ada A. Pagan
South Norwalk
Andrew E. Garde
Cromwell
M. Louise Ginaud
Bridgeport
Bella Powell
Hartford
Newington
Baldwin
Deep River
Bellville
East Hampton
Martha
New Britain
West Hartford
Wallingford
Glastonbury
South Glastonbury
Haddam
Norwich
Stafford Springs
Maine
New Jersey
Rounding Up Aliens In Bridgeport Raid
Federal agents and Bridgeport police began a roundup of 25 German aliens for permit violations under the president's proclamation. The detainees were brought to police headquarters for examination by U S Marshal Middlebrooks. Those who wilfully violated the law will be interned. The raid signals broader alien control in Bridgeport and nationwide.
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Bridgeport
Department of Justice
Tigerch
United States
Middlebrooks
Double at Camp Greenleaf Sees Two Peltons Alike
Lieutenant C H Pelton M R C Company 18 Fifth Battalion stationed at Camp Greenleaf Chicaumauga Park Georgia is revealed to have a look alike in the same camp. A misplaced letter brought to light that the two Peltons, both connected with artillery, were previously unknown to each other. The officer from this city had been a physician in Baycyrus Ohio before enlisting and also spent years in St Paul.
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C. H. Pelton
Camp Greenleaf
Chicaumauga Park
Georgia
C. A. Pelton
Pelton
Artillery Corps
Peltton
Baycyrus
Ohio
St. Paul
Letter From George C Tilbrook Appeals for Letters to Soldiers
George C Tilbrook of this city, in Company D medical department in France, writes that letters from friends in Middletown cheer the boys over there more than anything else. He appeals for correspondence and encloses a poem from The Stars and Stripes titled In the Service of the Rear.
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George C. Tilbrook
France
Middletown
Crowell Writes Home From France In Ambulance Service
Raymond F. Crowell of Durham Avenue now serves in France with the ambulance corps. He has written friends about his experiences and says he is with the third aviation center camp hospital. Crowell reports he is well and eager to recall events from his overseas service.
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Raymond F. Crowell
Durham Avenue
France
Third Aviation Inson Center Camp Hospital
Crowell
Liberty Loan not yet over the top
Washington reports the third Liberty loan drive ends tomorrow with about 162 million dollars still to subscribe. Total initial payments reach 2.838 billion across twelve Federal reserve districts, with Chicago over the top at 453.64 million against a 425 million quota. Dallas and San Francisco also show over subscriptions, suggesting the entire West may have surpassed its goal.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Chicago
Dallas
San Francisco
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Mississippi
Texas
Catherine L. Scoville Obituary in New Britain
Mrs Catherine L Scoville wife of George L Scoville well known express man died at 73 Grand Street after long illness She leaves three daughters Catherine W Scoville Anna G Scoville and Mrs William B Lander of Meriden a grandson and six sisters Her mother died six weeks ago Funeral from 73 Grand Street at 8 30 Monday to St Johns Church for requiem high mass.
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Catherine L. Scoville
Catherine L
George L. Scoville
Grand Street
Scoville
Peter and
Ann Hackett
St. John’s Church
Funeral for Joseph Wineavski Held at St Marys
Funeral ceremonies started at 7:30 this morning from 75 William Street with a requiem high mass at 8 in St Marys Church led by Rev Father Solttsek. Pallbearers from the Polish Falcons included Zywno Kowopka Malinka Kosiak Kotodzig and Hine. Burial took place at St Johns Cemetery.
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Joseph Wineavski
William Street
St. Mary’s Church
Father Solttsek
Polish Falcons Society
Nicholas Zywno
Thomas Kowopka
George Malinka
Thomas Kosiak
John Kotodzig
John Hine
St. John’s Cemetery
Funeral for Thomas Duffy at St John’s Church
Funeral services for Thomas Duffy were held this morning from W. J. Coughlin's Sons undertaking rooms at 8:45 and at St. John's church at 9. A Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. James P. Donovan. At offertory Mrs. P. J. O'Brien sang Pie Jesu and Some Sweet Day was sung at the close. Pallbearers were Joseph P. Kinsella Join Reilly James Clinch and Thomas Bride. Burial took place in St. John's cemetery.
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Thomas Duffy
W. J. Coughlin
St. John’s Church
James P. Donovan
D. D
P. J. O’brien
Joseph P. Kinsella
Join Reilly
James Clinch
Thomas Bride
St. John’s Cemetery
City Briefs and Local Notices
City briefs list river, rail, and bridge work with Thames crossing plans for a future public highway. Tug Mable and A. M. Smith moved upriver and toward Hartford with cargoes as Comet and Sachem waited at the coal port. Urgent stock and hospital updates accompany local business and civic notices.
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New York
Boston
Tevlin
Main Street
Tevlin’s
the Thames
New London
Mable
Perth Amboy
A. M. Smith
Hartford
Comet
Sachem
New Haven Road
Boston News Bureau
Herbert L. Camp
Middletown
Emma Mott
Maple Street
South Farms
Middlesex Hospital
Liberty Bonds
Boy Scouts
Theda Bara Stars In Camille At The Grand Theatre
At the Grand theatre on Monday and Tuesday Theda Bara headlines with Camille in a program likely including Charles Chaplin in his first million dollar comedy A Dog’s ??? and a feature titled House of Hate among other attractions.
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Camille
Grand Theatre
Theda Bara
Charles Chaplin
Four Minute Speakers at Grand and Middlesex Theatres
Professor E. Brightman of Wesleyan University speaks this evening on the Liberty Loan at the Grand and Middlesex theatres. Tomorrow night Attorney M. Eugene Culver is scheduled as the speaker.
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E. 8S. Brightman
Wesleyan University
Grand
Middlesex Theatres
M. Eugene Culver
Stock Quotations Show Early Strength Then Selloff May 3
New York May 3 stock market opened with gains across most issues but soon weakened. Steel common slid from 98 1 8 to 97 3 8. Colorado Fuel rose to 42 7 8. Republic Iron and Steel edged up to 84 5 8 then fell to 83 7 8. Copper stocks were mixed. American Smelting fell to 77 3 4 and Anaconda dipped to 65 1 8. Studebaker declined to 35 1 2 before rallying to 36 1 4. General Motors slipped to 115 amid broader profit-taking.
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New York
Colorado
Republic Iron and Steel
Anaconda
Studebaker
General Motors
American
Lackawanna Steel
Canadian Pacific
Reading
New Haven
Prominent Winsted Leader Arthur L. Clark Dies
Arthur L. Clark longtime Winsted banker and industrial leader died at his home after surgery for an intestinal obstruction. He served as president of Hurlbut National Bank and Winsted Edge Toolworks, was a director in local firms, represented Winsted in the 1901 legislature, and was state senator in 1905. He led Litchfield County Hospital for ten years. A widow and two children survive.
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Winsted
Arthur L. Clark
Hurlbut National Bank
Winsted Edge Toolworks
Clark
Litchfield County Hospital
Call For Selective Service Men Mobilization Dates Set
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call for 6 207 selective service men whose occupations appear in the nations want column The mobilization starts May 17 and all states except New Jersey will contribute The remark about a small boy’s life between meals closes the item.
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Washington
Crowder
New Jersey
Burleson Accused Of Ananias In Letter
Washington report says Postmaster General Burleson is accused by Senators Bankhead Hardwick and Reed of Massachusetts of trying to improperly sway the congressional investigating commission. The letter contends his actions conflict with prior judgments and risk undermining official inquiry into proposed tubes. The senators urge independent fact finding and criticize his influence on the commission.
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Washington
Burleson
Bankhead
Hardwick
Georgia
Massachusetts
Tors
Burlesd
Senate Post Office
Lynch's Market Ad Highlights Weekend Specials
Lynch's Market at 108 Main St advertises Saturday spot cash savings on a range of groceries and meats. Highlights include veal, shoulder pork, Sperry Barnes sausage, sugar on bacon, fresh eggs at 40c a dozen, 3 packs spaghetti for 25c, large pineapples for 25c, and various canned goods, laundry items, and soaps priced at 25c. Market hours extend to 7:30 pm plus evenings.
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Lynch's
Sperry Barnes
J. R. Lynch
Rheumatics Are Made Happy By Reliable Remedy
This prescription claims to ease rheumatic troubles without upsetting the heart and treats rheumatism as a blood disease. It emphasizes internal use, a complex combination of rheumatic elements, and promises dependable results. Available for $1.00 per bottle from Hartman Drug Co. Middletown and leading druggists.
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Hartman Drug Co
Middletown
Ad Items Mention Olives and Oil Tablets Prices
A brief ad style fragment notes tablets of olive oil and other products with price mentions 10c and 25c per box. The legible portion hints at consumer goods pricing in a period advertisement.
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Beane
Huard
P.C
Vermont
Oman
Eastern Star
Lady Washington Chapter
Liberty Loan
Amer Tel & Tel
Am Smelter
Am Car Foundry
AT &S Fe
Balt & Ohio
Col Fuel
Cc & Oo
Erie
Gt Northern
Interboro
Louis & Nash
Kennecott
Mer M
Miami Copper
Norfolk & West
North Pacific
N Y Cen
Nynh&h
St Car
Penna
People’s Gas
Repubs
Chic RI & Pac
Sou Pac
Sou Ry
St Paul
UN Pac U 8S Steel
U S Steel Pfd
Westinghouse
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Ananias
U. S
Lovalih
Pawtucket
Westminster Providence
C. H. Don
Sheldon Bidg
HELP
Pomate
Earviews
Shoras Institute
Ginson Business
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