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Newspaper

The Evening Press

Location

Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1918

Page

2

May 6 casualty list lists 119 names and multiple fates

The casualty roll includes killed in action, died of wounds, disease, accident, and other causes from a Picardy shell incident. Named are Chard H. Griffiths of the Navy and several dozen others with hometowns such as Danville Illinois St Louis Middletown New Haven Troy Caribou and more. Missing in action and severely or slightly wounded cases follow with numerous street addresses and towns across Connecticut Massachusetts Missouri and other states.

Chard H. Griffiths Navy Picardy M.e. Ross Danville Ill C. Abbott St. Louis Crick L. Gregory Caribou Ames C. McCoy Pierre South m John H. Smith Fond du W Lst Paul R. Granlington Cleatus P. McLenath Vates Gek Middletown Conn Carlton Montgomery John P. Dar View Street New Haven William J. Klingebiel Lilley Woolsey Street Maven Oscar Pilasterer Walter J. Round Troy Robert B. Remington John H. Townley Lake Michigan William Colligan Brookey Alexander Crisbie Eas- West No. Street Springfield Mass Patzoldt Pine City Minn L. Ross Clifford R. Lawrence Bristol Perci Moore Derby Avenue Wen George J. Scott Ed J. Sullivan Spring Street Frederick L. Bry James McCoy John E. ‘Smith Fond Dus Gerald P. Crean Street New Britain S L. Moody Farmington Avenue Lewis A. Nye Age Street BE. Parsons East Street Robert Peterson Ace Street Wil. Pryor Pond Street Brist Stefano Armanori le Street M Bayko Biddeford Street Ford Guiseppe Cipriano Cotteral Street Waterbury William Mg Saugatuck Anthony Jos John Street Provin Edward M. Fay Wake Dewey Green Uniononn George H. Hurley Water& Me Jeremiah D. Murphy Roxr Arthur B. Nelson Eh Street Her'p. Newton Branford WV. Nicastro Acorn Street Walk Joseph Parscanoski Thomas J. Smith Edward S. Strahan Too Street Hartford P. Saye Smith Street

Englishwoman to Rejoin Regiment After Heroic Service

Sergeant Major Landes, an English nurse who served with the Servian forces, sails to rejoin her regiment after bravery at the front. She rose from nurse to soldier, earning promotion and decoration for heroism.

Landes England Ice Sera

Railways Director and Military Leader Cited in History

May 6 notes H. W. Thornton, superintendent of the Long Island railroad, later manager of the Great Eastern in England, noted as British brigadier general involved in numerous movements in France. The fragment preserves a linkage between railway administration and military leadership in wartime contexts.

Nted H. W. Thornton Long New York Great Eastern England France

University to Confer Degree on President Wilson

May 6 authorities at the university endorsed the plan to confer the degree on President Wilson. The move was stated today as part of a formal university recognition.

Wilson Iow

Allies Make Minor Gains In Battle

Frank Chariton reports British and French actions along the Picardy and Flanders fronts. Allied lines extended northeast of Amiens between Somme and Ancre, with gains near Morlancourt and Locon. British forces captured over 150 prisoners, two machine guns, and a trench mortar as artillery roared on both fronts.

Frank Chariton I. N Vah Hindenburg Trentino Adriatic Picardy Flanders France Somme Ancre Amiens Bethune Locon Lawe River Picardy Front Picardy Zone Grivesnes Montdidier London War Office Morlancourt Albert

Accidental Gas Death Ends Turner Case in Shelton

Albert C. Turner, 21, was found dead in his bathroom at home after heating bath water with a gas burner left burning. The medical examiner ruled accidental death by suffocation, noting Turner likely realized his danger too late while attempting to reach the door. The verdict was announced yesterday in Shelton, Connecticut.

Shelton Conn Albert C. Turner Turner

Boy Was Some Shot

Stamford on May 6 nineteen year old Frederick Reid son of W H Reid a wealthy New York business man is no Hun. A thief tried to steal a Reid automobile in the Reid garage at Shippan Point throttled the youth, then attempted to brain him with a tire pump. The boy fired at the pump and watched the thief run away. He said he did not have the heart to shoot him.

Stamford Frederick Reid W. H. Reid New York Reid Shippan Point

Two Men Defraud Chicago Man In Florida Horse Scam

Jacob Smith of Kalamazoo Michigan says he lost 20000 after backing a horse that did not start. He was lured by two men in Larerdale Florida who then introduced him to six other race horse fans and a staged group bet totaling 50000 dollars. Smith produced cash as evidence.

Chicago Jacob Smith Kalamazoo Mich Larerdale Fla Smith

Rockefeller Hospital Destroyed Near Amiens

Paris May 6 The Dr Alexis Carrel hospital at Noyon endowed by John D Rockefeller has been completely destroyed by German shells Noyon lies on the Picardy battle front on the southern wedge driven toward Amiens There has been heavy fighting around the place

Suffrage Bill Passes Diet in Berlin

Amsterdam reports May 6 that a Prussian dispatch from Berlin arrived confirming the suffrage bill passing the diet. The measure is an electoral reform effort aimed at expanding voting rights.

Amsterdam Berlin

Metal Prices. Lead and Spelter quotes mixed

New York May 6 Lead dull with spot and near month quotes ranging 1 to 118 and 70 to 690 for May. Spelter steady with spot and near term at 67-8 to 7. June and July contracts noted at 6 7-6 to.

New York

Russian Black Sea Fleet Captured in Constantinople

London reports that the Russian Black Sea fleet was captured intact at Sebastopol with the Goeben present. The fleet, about ten battleships, four cruisers, and over forty destroyers plus torpedo boats and submarines, fled Odessa as German and Ukrainian forces advanced. A Bolshevik mutiny during upheaval led to the fleet’s seizure and a massacre of naval officers.

London Constantinople Goeben Sebastopol Clowes Black Sea Odessa Crimea

Camouflaged Socialist Rally in Waterbury Sparks Police Probe

May 6 report describes a sensational socialist rally in Waterbury camouflaged as a sacred concert. Police conduct a rigid investigation into treasonous statements by speakers from across the state. Authorities anticipate arrests as investigators assess alleged calls for violence and revolution.

Waterbury New York City

Consul Caldwell Cleared By State Department

American consul at Vladivostok John K. Caldwell drew protests from the Soviet government by urging autonomous states in Siberia. The State Department announced Caldwell did nothing improper and had listened to various factions seeking his advice. All suggestions he made were communicated and approved.

O. K. Washington John K. Caldwell Vladivostok Siberia State Department Caldwell

Wonderful Horseless Vehicle in 1896 Circus Showbill

In 1896 Barnum Bailey's circus touted a remarkable horseless vehicle on every performance bill. Promoters claimed it would run as fast as a horse, though many doubted the claim. Only four autos existed in the country, one lunging with a cough, as gasoline sold for six cents a gallon.

Barnum & Bailey's

Iron Workers May Hold Up Ships

Chicago May 6 1000 iron workers threaten half holidays prompting a possible shipyard tie-up. If unresolved today 2000 more workers may be idle and work on ships on the ways halted. Austrians Deport Italians for Military Work in invaded Italy. Labor Mission Visite Allied Council in Versailles meeting General Bliss on inter allied war council duties.

Chicago Rome The Tribuna Italy Labor Mission Visite Allied Council Paris American Labor Commission Versailles General Tasker H. Bliss United States Inter-Allied War Council

Italian minister's aide commits suicide amid fraud arrest

In Rome on May 6 Francesco Bonamico, divisional chief at the ministry of munitions, died by taking poison. He had been recently arrested and charged with defrauding the government of a large sum of money.

Rome Francesco Bonamico Ministry of Munitions

Sub Treasury Report Shows Weekly Banking Gain

New York May 6 the sub treas ury reported a Saturday cash net gain of 257000 from banks, lifting the total gain since Friday to 1056000.

Sub-Treasury New York

Happenings In This Vicinity 25 Years Ago Floods And Docks Flooded

The wheat market showed activity in New York with the June option closing at 7758. A freshet flooded tracks from Middletown to Cromwell, washing away part of a pond dam and submerging the Washington Street freight area. The Rocky Hill Ferry incident saw Cromwell butcher M W Austin nearly drown after his horse and wagon slid into the river, rescued by Elliot Holmes. The Moodus Drum Corps fair will run all week at the Continental. The Portland sand banks hold the sunken barge Helen after a collision with the Air Line bridge. Vegetables rot in flooded cellars while barbers recall prosperity years ago. Dr Rufus W Mathewson of Durham died aged 79.

New York Middletown Cromwell Little River Bridge M. W. Austin Rocky Hill Ferry Elliot Holmes Austin Tiley & Pratt Essex Washington Street Moodus Continental Charles E. Sears Westbrook Helen Air Line Portland Rufus W. Mathewson Durham E. Bound Chaffee

Strouds Foundry Site Noted as Damaged Area

A damaged text fragment mentions a dam at Strouds foundry to Mil Hollow. It notes Mrs Homer Churchill and daughter Emma returning from a visit with friends in the South and that Samuel Stevens resigned as deacon in the Baptist church last night.

Stroud Mil Hollow Homer Churchill Emma South Samuel Stevens Baptist

General Electric Strike Threat Looms Over War Work

In Pittsfield Massachusetts on May 6 the U S Department of Labor took charge of the General Electric plant dispute as 7000 workers were dismissed to vote on a proposal by Federal Conciliator Harry Skeffington If rejected a general strike is to be declared tomorrow Workers seek a new collective bargaining agreement abolition of company individual contracts and a 20 percent wage increase They are backed by the Schenectady plant union which supports all demands except the wage rise.

Department of Labor Pittsfield Mass United States Department of Labor General Electric Harry Skeffington Schenectady

Watching Big Bakers Bread Price Watch by Food Administration

The Food Administration monitors major bakeries nationwide amid talks of higher bread prices due to substitute wheat. Officials warn any price hike will face the Administration's power, with requests to reveal books and cut operating costs to meet new conditions.

Food Administration Washington The

New VapoRub Promises Quick Relief For Cold Issues

Local druggists highlight VapoRub from North Carolina as a near South trip treatment. Applied to throat and chest, it releases vapors aiding breathing and easing chest tightness. Claims quick relief for croup within 15 minutes and helps head colds hay fever and asthma. Available in three sizes for 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar.

North Carolina Pine Barrens Vick

Knit for the soldiers and the Red Cross drive

In wartime spirit the piece praises knitting for soldiers abroad and at home. It honors names like Zamowsk and Van Zant, urges Middletown women to continue knitting socks and sweaters, and notes the Red Cross provides yarn and instruction to boost comfort and patriotism.

Zamowsk Jones van Zant Red Cross Gladys

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