Wesleyan Dominates Field Events at Windy Meet
Wesleyan performers excelled in distance and field events while Brown of Williams topped the mile. Keeler led sprint wins for Wesleyan as Burbank slipped in mud near the finish of the 220. Notable results include Brown of Williams in the mile and multiple Wesleyan victories across dashes hurdles and throws with distances listed for shot put discus and hammer.
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Wesleyan
Burbank
Keeler
Hoagland
Gorsuch
H. H. Brown
Williams
Gale
Parker
Cutbill
Kieser
Philips
Greer
Crofts
Coan
Platt
Stewart
Kellogg
Enfield
Allen
Varick
Keelers
Gibbons
Anderson
Weseran
Mills
Carick Williams
Grinton
Wil
Johnson
Wagner
Hubbell
Harden
Bain
Wesco
Eser
Men Seek Pardons for Historic Connecticut Murders
Edward Rogers and Joseph A. Hough of Middlesex County plan to petition the state Board of Pardons at the next meeting for release from prison. Rogers has been at Wethersfield for over twenty years after a life sentence for a murder connected to Parmelee in Cobalt. Hough, convicted in 1900 for the murder of Harry Chadwick in New Britain, occurred during an affair jealousy driven conflict in Chester where Chadwick was the favored man.
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Edward Rogers
Joseph A. Hough
Middlesex County
Board of Pardons
Rogers
Wethersfield
Parmelee
Cobalt
Hough
Harry Chadwick
New Britain
Chester
Chadwick
Card of Thanks for kindnesses during illness
The writer thanks friends for kindnesses shown during illness at Middlesex Hospital and parishioners of Christchurch for Easter flowers. Gratitude extends to Rev. Percy Binnington and wife, Rev. Dr. German, Dr. Charles B. Young, Middlesex Hospital nurses, Parmelee family, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson MacCoss with their daughter and son.
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Middlesex Hospital
Christchurch
Percy Binnington
Binnington
German
Charles B. Young
Rhre Parmelee
Edward
Nelson MacCoss
No trace of wrecked seaplane reported off Massachusetts
Provincetown May 12 The coast guard steamer Ossipee returned here after a two day search for the lost hydroplane which disappeared April 25 in Massachusetts bay with three naval aviators aboard. The wrecked plane sighted by the destroyer McDermott about 50 miles east from Highland light was not found.
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Provincetown
Mass
Massachusetts Bay
United States Coast Guard
Ossipee
McDermott
Highland Light
Wesleyan Tennis Schedule Still Has Four Matches
Wesleyan lists four remaining tennis matches with Tufts at home May 28 Dartmouth at home May 29 Williams at Williams College courts May 31 and Amherst at home June 7.
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Wesleyan
Tufts College Metmen
Williams
Amherst
African Proverbs in Philadelphia Bulletin Column
A collection of proverb sayings presented with paired English equivalents. The items mix animals, nature, and moral aphorisms such as flies with ears, walls having ears, the wood laughs at the ashes, and God helps those who help themselves, reflecting folk wisdom in brief dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Bulletin
Cotton Market Opens With Declines In Weak Liver Pool Trade
New York May 12 weak Liverpool pool cables and selling orders at the opening press prices down 2 to 17 points amid unfavorable southwest weather. Trade and commission houses led buyers as declines prevailed. By 15 minutes in, the market recovered all losses on late deliveries.
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New York
Liverpool
Trade and Commission Houses
Farewell Banquet For Spatcher And Perkins
A farewell banquet at the Chafee hotel honored Harry A. Spatcher and Willis E. Perkins. Spatcher departs today to head the New London division of Connecticut Light and Power Co with a B P O E seal ring. Perkins leaves Thursday for a meter department post with Paducah Ky Light and Power Co and receives an I O O F watch chain from Middletown division colleagues.
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Harry A. Spatcher
Willis E. Perkins
Chafee
Connecticut Light and Power Co
Mr. Spatcher
New London
Meter Department
Padukah, Ky. Light and Power Co
Middletown
Whiskey 28 Cents a Gallon in 1852
Ed Morrill of Fordyce Ark shows a Des Arc Weekly Citizen issue from Oct 9 1858 amid yellow fever era notes. Market prices listed include whiskey 28 cents a gallon chickens 1 25 a dozen eggs 10 cents a dozen ham 10 cents a pound beef 4 1/2 cents a pound and Ten 85 cents a pound.
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Ed Morrill
Fordyce
Ark
Des Arc Weekly Citizen
J. C. Morrill
Des Arc
South
New Orleans
Lining Up for the 66th Congress
The article notes the Republican program guiding the 66th Congress with a plan for near continuous sessions until March 4, 1921. Leaders acknowledge huge tasks and possible history making as peace questions and postwar governance occupy Capitol Hill amid global attention.
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United States
Capitol
Hill
Germany
Factory Baseball League Opens With Six Teams
The Middletown Factory Baseball League debuts with six teams: Omo Mfg Co, Russell Mfg Co, Frisbie Motor Co, Noiseless Typewriter Co, Franklin Electric Co, and Connecticut State Hospital. Opening games May 17 feature Conn State Hospital vs Russell Mfg at State Hospital Field officiated by umpire Ahearn. Noiseless Typewriter Co vs Omo Mfg at Noiseless Field with umpire Manley. Frisbie Motor Co vs Franklin Electric Co at Russell Field with umpire Graham.
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Middletown
Omo Mfg. Co
Russell Mfg. Co
Frisbie Motor Co
Noiseless Typewriter Co
Franklin Electric Co
Connecticut State Hospital
Conn. State Hospital
State Hospital Field
Ahearn
Violets and Memory in a Rainy April Scene
Edith M. Thomas reflects on blue violets in April rain and memories that cling to a past walk along a gray rail fence. The poem contrasts wet fields and blossoming violets with a sense of reminiscence, ending by noting memory’s subtle, comforting balm. A brief note adds Postmaster General Burleson denying reports of his prohibitionist stance.
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April
Admiral Sims Defends Pershing in Victory Loan Speech
Admiral Sims spoke plainly at the Victory Loan event before the treasury building in Washington, defending General John J. Pershing from gossip and insinuations. He praised Pershing’s leadership, acknowledged mistakes, and condemned the baseless backstairs chatter that has circulated since the war front.
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Admiral Sims
Victory Loan
Treasury Building
Washington
John J. Pershing
John Persh
John Pershing
Pershing
General Pershing
Admiral Sim
High School Day Hosted by Connecticut Agricultural College
Connecticut high school seniors are invited to visit the state college at Storrs for a day of events. Students will be greeted in Willimantic and driven to Storrs, with an afternoon baseball game between Trinity College Hartford and the CCC team, plus a track meet opening to seniors, a reception and dance, and overnight accommodations.
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Connecticut
Connecticut Agricultural College
Storrs
Willimantic
Trinity College of Hartford
Military Department
Open House at Day Nursery in Middletown
The Day Nursery at 86 Union Street invites the public for an inspection on Wednesday May 14 from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4. Visitors are asked to bring donations of money food or clothing and to note items not needed such as enamel cups cocoa rice sugar beans macaroni crackers and toys. The Middletown Nursery is highlighted as a successful institution facing higher costs and seeking support.
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Union Street
Connecticut
Middletown
Salvation Army plan sparks prohibitionist objections
In a Providence Journal commentary, the author notes extremists among prohibitionists may challenge the Salvation Army scheme for saloon substitutes via applied psychology. The piece recalls rural church clam bakes where vinegar cruets were improvised to serve large crowds, illustrating adaptive, sometimes improvised, social practices.
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Providence Journal
Salvation Army
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Benevolent Society
Foreign Mission Society
Sewing Circle
Anti Bottle Campaign By Rural Sisters
In a humorous reminiscence, the good sisters launch an energetic anti bottle campaign at a church festival. They deem bottles dangerous and suggestive, fearing evil linked to liquor though most bottles likely held harmless contents. The effort remains an amusing, gendered cultural note from earlier times.
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Dr Muller
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Adolph Muller
Berne
Schnecking
Pewee Tyy
Atg&ki
Alaska Gold
Amer Tel
Tel
Am Smelter
Am Car Foundry
AT & S Fe
Balt & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Butte & Sup
Chile Copper
Erie
Northern
Interboro
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Miami Copper
Norfolk & West
North Pacific
Nynhe&h
People’s Gas
Chic RI & Pac
Sou Pac
Sou Ry
St Paul É
UN Pac
Utah Copper
U S Steel
U S Steel Pfd
Westinghouse
Harry Spatcher
Willis Perkins
Arkansas Gazette
Edith M. Thomas
New York Sun
Burleson
Middletown Coal Co
College
Richter & CO
Hartford
North
Judd
U. S
Stein Bloch
Fashion Park
Conn
Full Informa
Tion
Jackson Co
Court St
Arthur. B. Jenkins
Foreign
Mutual Building
AETNA
Standard Brunswick
Main St
Phond
H, Siegel
Prop
Mgr
Daylo Lincoln
Taea
Chevrolet Motor Cars
Chevrolet
Chas. J. Masin
the Central National Bank of Middletown
Main Street
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