Women in War France Slashed Birth Rates and Refugees
A May Ark story reports on German policies forcing French and Belgian women into motherhood roles, with few healthy childbearing ages allowed. It notes refugee hardships, malnutrition, disease, and vermin in camps, and quotes Dr Lovejoy on relief needs, midwives replacing physicians, and Red Cross aid aiding soldiers and war victims in occupied and liberated areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prejoy
France
Medical Women’s Onal Association
Mufons
Lovejoy
fPman
Red Cross
American Red Cross
City Court. Beer Peddlers Charged With Assault
In city court this morning Salvatore Saraceno and Ido D Amico were arraigned on assault charges after a Center Street quarrel. D Amico claimed Saraceno caused the fight. D Amico found not guilty, Saraceno fined $10 and given 30 days jail with sentence suspended for good behavior. A minor charged with sorrigibility was sent to reform school as others testified about school attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sehm
Center Street
Salvatore Saraceno
Ido D'Amico
Jaceno
D'Amico
Saraceno
Important Meeting of Farm Aid Society Committees
Town hall Old Say Sk hosts Friday May 10 at 2 30 pm a joint meeting of Hos f Aid Society and Home pmics Committees to plan securing women help in Middlesex for canning vegetables jams and canned goods for hospital needs this winter Brazos matron to speak on hospital work transport arranged through Miss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosf Aid Society
Old Say- Sk
Middlesex
Iss’ Brazos
Estate in South Farms Sold and Nearby Land Transfers
Estate on East Asylum Street in South Farms sold to Andrew Skubel. Transfer notes include land on River Terrace with 650 foot frontage along the highway. Also mentions Santeslawa Carnecki and land on West Main Street, South Farms, with Michael and Wanda Steinke involved. Gordon's for Week End features steak at 30c lb for cuts 25c. Yale Gordon, 60y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Farms
Mie C. Borden
Andrew Skubel
East Asylum Street
River‘Terrace
Santeslawa Carnecki
Michael and
Wanda Steinke
Main Street
Gordon's
Yale Gordon
Hartford boat strike prompts federal inquiry
Federal agent and state officials meet in Hartford as telegrams to Director General McAdoo reveal efforts to resume freight service stalled by longshoremen and deckhand disputes. Governor Holcomb and Hartford Chamber of Commerce coordinate with C C Goodrich and Skeffington to reopen Hartford and New York Transportation Co. routes and start war supply shipments again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Marcus H. Holcomb
Hartford Chamber of Commerce
William G. McAdoo
McAdoo
H. J. Skeffington
Department of Labor
New York
C. R. Gray
Division of Transportation
C. C. Goodrich
Hartford & New York Transportation Company
Skeffington
Albany
Mr. Goodrich
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Local Young Naturalist Mis Identifies Curious Animal
Harry Fitzgerald, a devoted amateur naturalist, found a tame creature in O Callaghan's rear yard on Rapallo avenue. Believing it a ferret he examined it in Thomas English's Main street saloon, only to realize it resembled a pole cat or skunk. Aiding experts suggested a second opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fitzgerald
O’callaghan
Rapallo Avenue
Harry
Thomas English
Main Street
Auction for Relief at Town Hall Mass Meeting
An auction for Armenian Syrian and Greek relief follows Thursday night’s mass meeting at the Town hall. A. S. Losey and E. P. Schaefer will serve as auctioneers. Merchants donate items to be sold, with music and celebration. Dr. Coan will speak on Turkish massacres, Near East politics, and America’s role, drawing on personal experiences in Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Losey
E. P. Schaefer
Coan
Near East
Turkey
America
Past Masters Night at John’s Lodge Special Communication
A special communication of S81 John’s Lodge No 2 F and A M will be held Friday at 7 30 PM Past masters will exemplify M M degree including Emlie Bogani Edward Camp Everett Shaler Joseph Elliott Arthur Clark George Schaefer Ralph Burr Wallace Bacon Fred Gibbons Ernest Davis Franklin Turner John Heppenstall John Simons Abraham Eliott Arthur Clark Russell Whitaker Thomas Barbour Leroy Bliss Eben Jackson Edward Schaefer Charles Stanley Ernest Davis William Bouteiller Henry Howell and other officers with detailed sections and working tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John’s Lodge
No. 2
M. M
Emlie L. Bogani
W. M
Edward G. Camp
Everett 0. Shaler
J. W
Joseph T. Elliott
Arthur L. Clark
George J. Schaefer
S. D
Ralph H. Burr
J. D
Wallace K. Bacon
Fred EB. Gibbons
Ernest 8. Davis
Franklin G. Turner
J. S
John T. Heppenstall
South Gate
John A. Simons
West Gate
Abraham P. Eliott
East Gate
Russell H. Whitaker
Blue Cross Contributions From Scout Troops Reported
The Boy Scouts of Troop No 5 report Blue Cross enrollments in Middletown with Mrs C Bb Young for Billy and Miss Fairchild for Spot each contributing one dollar. Troop No 4 lists Mrs F S Hurlburt Mrs E L Crowell for Dixie and Mrs F B Weeks, each one dollar. Troop No 6 reports multiple gifts including Mrs F J Bastian for Cupid Mrs J R Wamester for Rex Mrs H A Pratt for Snippy and Tige Mrs Philip Wells for Airdale Lass Elmer Derby for Bingo Mrs R T Pattison in memory of Biddie and Mrs Albert Mallory for Grover each one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
Boy Scouts of
Middletown
C. Bb. Young
Billy
Miss Fairchild
F. S. Hurlburt
E. L. Crowell
F. J. Bastian
J. R. Wamester
H. A. Pratt
Albert Mallory
Grover
Wage rise approved by Carpenters' Union No.1512
At a special meeting of the Carpenters' Union No. 1512 the wage for the coming season was set at 56 cents per hour to meet the increased cost of living, effective May 20, 1918. A. A. Wilcox, recording Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters’ Union
A. A. Wilcox
MaMemne
Middletown Yacht Club Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
The Middletown Yacht Club meets tonight to review several new membership applications and act on them during the regular monthly session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Yacht Club
Dancing and fairs enliven city life with meetings and events
A mix of notes reports and ads recount evening dances at Emeralds fair in Portland and a Lady Fenwick council event in Odd Fellows hall. Alderman McCarthy attended a Red Men meeting in New Haven. Local scenes include lilacs in bloom, birds scarce, and summer treats at Herrmanns store while a boy’s disappearance prompts police involvement. The war bureau attends a Connecticut war conference in Hartford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone’s
Court Street
Rockwood
Rockfall
Kidney
South Farms
Portland
Ford
Herrmann’s
Comet
Middletown
Hartford
Saybrook
Lady Fenwick Council
D. of A
Odd Fellows
Monay
War Bureau
Foot Guard Hall
Obituary of Florence Sauer Former Stratford Teacher
Miss Florence Sauer a teacher at Nichols Avenue School Stratford died in Stratford this morning of infantile paralysis. Her home was in Norwich a former Middletown teacher and member of Holy Trinity Girls Friendly Society and the local Grange. Friends regret her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Sauer
Nichols Avenue
Stratford
Norwich
Miss Sauer
Middletown
Holy Trinity of the Girls’ Friendly Society
Death of Infant Kawalski at 12 Water Street
Annie V Kawalski infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen Kawalski died at home this morning at ten months old. Funeral held this afternoon at 3 o clock. Interment in St Johns cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie V
Stephen Kawalski
Water Street
St. John’s Cemetery
Y M C A Gathering With Kenneth Robbie To Speak
Kenneth Robbie general secretary of the Springfield Y M C A will be the chief speaker at a canvassers gathering to launch the Y M C A financial canvass next Sunday. The event, in the Y M C A hall, will include a supper served by auxiliary ladies and is expected to draw nearly 100 attendees. The campaign runs Sunday through Wednesday with wind up on Sunday afternoon for non‑home calls. Robbie, noted for organizing Y M C A work at Camp Upton, is regarded as a leading Y M C A figure in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Robbie
Springfield Y. M. C. A
Association
Robbie
Camp Upton
New England
British Columbia seals bombed to protect sockeye salmon
Reports from the Pacific coast describe BC authorities using high explosives on Fraser River sandheads to kill seals. A Vancouver account notes one shoal mined with cans of explosives. a later blast killed nearly 200 seals. The aim is to safeguard the sockeye salmon run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Pacific
Fraser River
Vancouver
Fraser
Birth of Son to Mr and Mrs H T Mc Neish in New York
Word comes that a son, Franklin Stockton, was born April 30 to Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Mc Neish of New York City. Mrs. McNeish formerly Miss Stockton, a cage peenies Shemeneny, a teacher in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Stockton
H. T. McNeish
New York City
Elk Herds Watch From High Yellowstone Ranges
Field naturalist Vernon Bailey describes elk in Yellowstone National Park seen from 8,500 to 10,000 feet near Fawn Creek and Quadrant Mountain. He notes old bulls with large horns, cows guarding calves, and a peaceful summer habitat with clear streams and ice-cold pools. The scene captures the elk’s calm, protective behavior before dispersing after a bear retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fawn Creek
Gallitin Range
Yellowstone National Park
Vernon Bailey
U. S. Biological Survey
National Park Service
Quadrant Mountain
O Leary Prosecution Ties Ryan to Espionage Case
New York May 8 Thomas Fortune Ryan's name surfaced in the government case against Jeremiah O Leary of the American Truth society charged with violating the espionage act. Luther Bedford, one defendant, told Judge Hand he faced political persecution and claimed Ryan controls the Justice Department, a charge denied by Assistant U S Attorney Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Jeremiah O’leary
American Truth Society
Luther 8
Bedford
United States
Hand
Thomas F. Ryan
Federal Department of Justice
America
Barrnes
Ryan
O’leary
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. Esther Lovejoy
City Court
Bilval
Mephitis
Y. M. C. A. Gathering
Workers For Financial Campaign
Spear Bros
Middletown’s
Mother Day Cards
Broatch
Kaiser
Berlin
Grand Theater
Caulkins & Post Co
Middlesex County
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