Weather summary for New A vicinity and region
Weather report from May 13 notes fair conditions tonight and tomorrow in New A and nearby areas with light frost at night. North winds and cool nights persist, with showers and cool Atlantic coast conditions. temperatures range from the mid 40s to 70s across major cities including Boston 50 Chicago 50 Detroit 46 New York 52.
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Zaven
New A
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
She Lake Region
New Eng
Atlantic City
Block Island
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Jacksonville
Nantucket
New
New York
Pittsburg
Portland
St. Louis
Washington
Mt Higby Weather Report for Today
Weather report from Mt Higby ending at noon lists a high of 63 and a low of 52.5 degrees with a 12 m reading at 63. Barometer water 27 feet 4 inches. Winds from the south with clear skies.
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MT. Higby
Prohibition and Liberty Loan Echoes Dominate Public Discourse
A tangled column outlines debates on prohibition timing and policy, Liberty Loan workers, railroad eight hour days, and political maneuvering. It notes tensions in Progressive ranks, discussions of the peace treaty, German terms, and evolving electoral prospects. It references Taft, Wilson, and Connecticut quotas alongside a push for dry laws and suffrage amid wartime measures.
Salvation Army Service At Front Aids Soldiers Homeward
General Vanderbilt lauds the Salvation Army for serving doughnuts at the huts of the Nation Army and providing aid under fire. The group accompanied soldiers home, prepared to work on the home front, proving democratic, non denominational and efficient, deserving support from the working fund.
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Nation Army
Vanderbilt Ho
Salvationists
Troopships Carry 12,430 Soldiers Arriving Today
The transport Von Steuben with 2,940 men from Brest leads eight ships expected to reach Ambrose lightship this morning. Other transports follow, docking before nightfall, with units including the 120th machine gun battalion, the 23rd field artillery, and the 158th field artillery brigade headquarters. The battleship Louisiana follows with 1,444 officers and men and accompanying units such as the 107th ammunition train and the 32nd division military police company.
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New York
von Steuben
Brest
Ambrose
158Th Field Artillery
Louisiana
107Th Ammunition Train
32Nd Division Military Police Company
107Th Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop
Eighth Sanitary Squad
Steve's Jazz Orchestra To Play At Three Jolly Harvesters Dance
Steve's Jazz Orchestra of New Haven will furnish music at the Deep River Town hall dance hosted by the Three Jolly Harvesters on Thursday evening May 15. The seven piece ensemble is New Haven's leading orchestra. Admission per couple 75 cents, extra lady 25 cents, balcony 25 and 35 cents. Late car service to Chester and Saybrook.
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Steve
Jazz Orchestra
New Haven
Three Jolly Harvesters
Deep River Town Hall
Chester
Saybrook
Adv
Old Peabody Pew at Wethersfield chapel this Wednesday
The Woman's Missionary Society will repeat by request their entertainment The Old Peabody Pew in the Wethersfield Congregational chapel this Wednesday evening. The Friday prayer meeting in the Congregational church will be held as usual with the topic Manhood of the Master His Self-mastery.
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The
Woman's Missionary Society
Peabody
Wethersfield Congregational Chapel
Congregational Church
Connecticut Wealth Reflects on 1818 Constitution Milestone
The Connecticut anniversary at Hartford marks the start of the state’s oral assembly per the 1818 constitution after 1662 royal charter origins. It notes the 1776 revolution and the 1817 shift when the democracy overwhelmed Federalists, guiding to the current constitution.
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Connecticut
Connecticut General Assembly
Commonwealth
Hartford
Old General Court
Loan poster wins bride in wartime promotion tale
The Victory loan poster painted by Alfred Everitt Orr earned him Ruth Wyckoff, a Los Angeles girl who posed as the wife in the poster. While Orr painted in the east, friendship grew into romance and they wed last Saturday. They will reside in Los Angeles.
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Newark
N. J
Alfred Everitt Orr
Ruth Wyckoff
Los Angeles
Bridegroom 70 Bride 71 Wed At Jerseyville
In Jerseyville Illinois on May 13 Newton Tapp age 70 and Mrs Elizabeth Kinsley age 71 were married after decades apart. The couple, once sweethearts in childhood, reconnected after their first spouses had died and the minister presided as they exchanged vows.
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Jerseyville
Ill
Sinn Fein Arms Unearthed in Cork Search
London May 13 reports that during a search for arms among Sinn Fein defendants in Cork a German revolver and several German-made cartridges were unearthed by military authorities.
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London
Cork
Stole for "Her Man" In Indianapolis
Sal Lie Beard admitted stealing silk shirts and other goods from downtown stores, claiming she was a man in France awaiting his return who would need the items. The May 13 report details her visits to multiple shops and the rationale behind the theft.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sallie Beard
France
Welcome Home Memorial Day Service at St John’s
Rev Dr Donovan preaches on peace and national unity as St John’s notes invite every man in the parish to join the Memorial Day parade, following a World War I service. Aiming to honor soldiers with a parish body, service flags, and shared food donations, the note urges broad participation across Catholic societies. Requiems honor Mary Carey and Mrs Elizabeth Kelley. Regular masses Wednesday and Saturday at 8, devotions midweek and Friday at 7:30.
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Dr. Donovan
Welcome Home
Mary Carey
Elizabeth Kelley
John VI
James P. Donovan D. D
United States
Beware counterfeit aspirin and Bayer protection
A public notice warns against fake aspirin tablets, urging buyers to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on both package and tablets. It explains genuine Bayer products include proper directions and dosages for common ailments, sold in small pocket boxes and various bottle sizes, and notes aspirin is a Bayer trademark.
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Brooklyn
Bayer
Wasina
G. W. Hall
East Haddam Beach Status in New Haven Region
A terse notice classifies East Haddam as part of New Haven's beach area. Authorities delineate jurisdiction and access rules for the coastal zone, affecting local residents and visitors.
Held for killing baby in Newark inquiry
Mrs Conahanling Young, operator of a baby farm in Newark New Jersey, was held in 2500 dollars bail after arraignment on manslaughter charges in the death of 3 month old Paul Esdorn whose burned body was found in the cellar of her home. She faces a wilful death charge.
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Newark
N. J
Conahanling Young
Baby Farm
Paul Esdorn
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