Dirigible Makes St Johns May Attempt Transatlantic Flight
TREPASSEY N F May 15 The NC 1 and NC 3 prepared to cross the Atlantic toward the Azores as conditions improved at Trepassey American dirigible C5 St Johns completed a 1065 mile flight from Montauk to Trepassey and may attempt the crossing without NC 4 which is delayed British aviators at St Johns await weather before a possible start The NC 4 seaplane later landed near Halifax Nova Scotia after a morning departure from Trepassey to join NC 1 and NC 3.
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Trepassey
N. F
Atlantic
St. Johns
New York
Montauk
New Foundland
Azores
Gore
Halifax
N.S
Scotia
Newfoundland
Troopships Clear for Home Ports Return to United States
Washington dispatch reports seven ships carrying 7 424 homeward Yanks sailing from St Nazaire for U S ports. Vessels include M 25 and Tiger with hundreds expected in New York May 26 and May 24 respectively. Accompanying units include field artillery, medical detachments, ordnance, transport, and aviation squadrons bound for camps in Virginia New Jersey and Washington.
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Washington
St. Nazaire
War Department
Newport News
E Lanewith
New York
Virginian
Camp Lee
312Th Field Artillery
Camp Dix
312Th
Battal
Camco
104Th
Lee
Camp Lewis
Transportaton Corps
Camp Gordon
Arkansas
Senata Teresa
Aero Squadron
Camp Gor
Seatbase
Camp Upton
Inclu
Tiger
New Jersey
Explosion Destroys American Barkentine in Uruguayan Waters
A Mobile barkentine loaded with gasoline, sailing under US flag near Montevideo Uruguay, was destroyed in an explosion. Three Americans Dewitt Harp H Thomson and a Danish citizen were reported missing and probably dead. The State Department was advised.
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Washington
Mobile
Port Arthur
Montevideo
Uruguay
State Department
Dewitt Harp
H.thomson
Carl
Jackson
Auto Thief on Trial in Bridgeport
Bridgeport reports Frank Gen ef Stamford faced trial on charges of auto theft after aMay 15 proceedings. The defendant appeared with counsel as prosecutors outlined the case and potential penalties in the courtroom.
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Bridgeport
Frank Genef
Stamford
Salary increase for Rev. Edgar R. Hyde at First Baptist church
Nearly 200 members attended the church roll call and supper as reports showed a strong year. The church raised funds, added Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps, and approved a $400 per year salary raise for Rev. Edgar R. Hyde. Memorial Day soldier assistance and summer union services were also approved.
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First Baptist Church
Isaac G. Newell
L. Barton
William A. Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fannie Prior
Grace Klein
C. E
R. W. Hewitt
Mission Fund
Lester Dunklee
Baraca
Della Houghtaling
Philathea
Robert Newell
Boy Scouts
P. W. Stansbury
E. B
New Haven Baptist Association
Middlesex
New Haven
Edgar R. Hyde
Carey H. Conley
Women at Zurich Congress Reject Peace Treaty Terms
A Zurich congress of women denounces the postwar treaty as unjust and oppressive to the central empires. Led by Mrs. Philip Snowden and Miss Jeanette Rankin, delegates condemn the provisions as harmful to civilians, with 32 American, 23 British, and others from France Ireland Germany and Austria-Hungary voting against the blockade and its effects on women and children. The Germans expect to present counter proposals by May 20 before being rejected.
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Paris
International Congress of Women
Zurich
Philip Snowden
Jeanette Rankin
American Congress
Clemenceau
Allied Commission
Jules Cambon
Frau Glucklich
Hungary
Jane Addams
Chicago
Ida Tarbell
England
Despard
Dynamite Wrecks Trolley Near Glen Forest Station
Dynamite on rails near Glen Forest station wrecked a Bay State street railway trolley as it passed. Motorman Greenwood was severely injured by a rail piece blasting through the vestibule floor. Police suspect a retaliation against Lowell policemen after a banquet. A similar blast occurred on the Haverhill line ten days earlier, and a dynamite bomb was later found at Cooxs corner Methuen near Glen Forest.
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Massachusetts Eastern Railway
Cooxs Corner
Methuen
Glen Forest Station
Society of Colonial Wars Elects Connecticut Officers
The 27th annual meeting of the Society of Colonial Wars in Connecticut was held in New Haven. Officers were re elected including Governor Williston Walker of New Haven Deputy Governor Frederick J Kingsbury of New Haven Lieutenant Governor Frank B Weeks of Middletown Secretary Lucius A Barbour of Hartford and Treasurer Charles P Cooley of Hartford.
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New Haven
Conn
Society of Colonial Wars
Connecticut
Williston Walker
Frederick J. Kingsbury
Frank B. Weeks
Middletown
Lucius A. Barbour
Hartford
Charles P. Cooley
Burglars Clean Out Bridgeport Mens Store
Burglars emptied Samuel Josevitz mens furnishing store on Stratford Avenue last night taking about 1000 dollars worth of high grade stock. They gained entry through an open rear transom using a boy and likely an automobile to haul the goods away.
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Bridgeport
Samuel Josevitz
Stratford Avenue
Pajamas Hung on Trolley Wires in Wesleyan Fray
Freshmen raided sophomores for nightwear after a pajama raid on campus. A trolley incident on Main Street escalated into a police action as college boys clashed with town youth, ending with scattered arrests and a tense standoff near College Street.
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Wesleyan University
College Street
Universalist Convention in New Haven Elects Officers
In New Haven on May 15 the Universalist churches of Connecticut held a business session and elected officers. Charles G. Lincoln was reelected president Edwin A. Tracy became vice president Rev O T A Fischer was secretary and EB Belden was elected treasurer replacing M M Whittemore who resigned after thirty years. The next annual convention will be in Meriden and aid was pledged to the new church in New Britain.
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Universalist Convention
New Haven
T!lniversalist
Connecticut
Charles G. Lincoln
Edwin A. Tracy
O'T. A. Fischer
EB. H. Belden
Hartford
M. M. Whittemore
Meriden
New Britain
Pershing Ready for Berlin Drive Discussed by Foch
Paris May 15 Marshal Foch has conferred with General Pershing on the role of the American army of occupation if Germany refuses to sign the peace treaty. The measures are secret though the army is described as largely veteran units. Foch was at the American army of occupation headquarters in Coblenz and lunched with Lieutenant-General Liggett to review brief plans for action if the Germans fail to sign.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
General Pershing
Revolution Against Peace Terms Urged in Berlin
Berlin reports mass meetings denounced the peace terms with about five thousand attendees on the Reichstag steps under a Bismarck bust draped in red. Independents held forty meetings in 24 hours while crowds near the Hotel Adlon chanted Down with Clemenceau Down with England and sang Deutschland Uber Alles. Troops dispersed demonstrators, who then gathered at Wilhelmstrasse in front of the chancellery as Premier Scheidemann told social democrats opposing the treaty audience about the dispute.
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Berlin
London
Reichstag
Bismarck
Action
Clemenceau
England
Wilhelmstrasse
Scheidemann
Edith Cavell Remembered in Westminster Memorial Services
May 15 signal honors marked Edith Cavell nurse shot in Belgium in 1915 for aiding prisoners. Body arrived at Westminster Abbey for services then Norfolk burial with military honors. Nation mourned as coffin lay draped in the Union Jack.
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London
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Westminister Abbey
Norwich
Party at West Cromwell blesses Midletown youth
A group of pupils from Middletown High School enjoyed a party at Mrs. M Petrofsky’s West Cromwell home last evening. Music, dancing, games, singing by Miss McCracken, and refreshments marked the event. Attendees included Lulu Burkhardt Bertha Dutton Minnie Rahms Ruth McCracken Helen Porter Elizabeth Rigby Catherine Schultze Ruth Strong Dorothy Sugenhime William Dooley Henry Hendrickson Ernest McLean Roy Palmer Stanley Pierson and Herbert Porter. Chaperone was Mrs M L Gaffney.
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Middletown High School
Foss sued for 50000 in Albany suit over legal fees
Eugene N Foss former Massachusetts governor faces a $50000 suit in supreme court from Detroit lawyer Howard Streeter who says he defended actions against Foss under the Sherman act and against the American Blower Company. Streeter claims Foss never paid for his services.
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Albany
N. Y
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Howard Streeter
Detroit
Foss
Streeter
American Blower Company
Boston
WRC Connecticut Convention Opens in New Haven
The thirty sixth annual convention of the Connecticut Women’s Relief Corps is under way in New Haven with about 250 delegates. Morning greetings came from different corps and presentations were made to department president Hattie F. Brockett. The event runs through tomorrow.
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New Haven
Department of Connecticut Women’s Relief Corps
Hattie FE. Brockett
Navy Dirigible Lands Safely at St Johns Newfoundland
The American naval dirigible C-5 arrived at St Johns Newfoundland at 10 40 am after sighting St Pierre and crossing from Montauk Point. The Chicago landed 100 men to aid mooring and keep crowds away while harbor boats and shore parties greeted the blimp. Weather improved then winds slowed and fog made landing difficult before guiding lines connected the mooring point.
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ST. John’s
N. F
New York
Island
St. Pierre
Newfoundland
United States
Chicago
Montauk Point
L. I
Nova Scotia
Long Island
Ocean
Navy
Whitbourne
St. Johns
Soderberg and Johnson Couple Wed in Hartford May 14
Miss Bessie Johnson of 42 Julius Street Middletown and Oscar Soderberg of 112 Heath Street Hartford were married in Hartford on Wednesday May 14 at the parsonage of the pre Lutheran church by Rev Julius Hulteen. Maid of honor was Miss Bessie Anderson cousin of the bride. Best man was Charles Soderberg brother of the groom. After lunch served by Mrs Gidon Auger sister of the groom they departed for a short trip to New York and Washington DC and will reside at 112 Heath Street Hartford after June 1.
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Bessie Johnson
Julius Street
Middletown
Oscar Soderberg
Heath Street
Hartford
Pre Lutheran Church
Julius Hulteen
Bessie Anderson
Charles Soderberg
Gideon Auger
New York
Washington, D. C
Hartfords
Conn
Motorcyclist Loses Leg After West Avenue Crash
Norwalk May 15 William Colbert 19 of Winningank was speeding on a motorcycle on West avenue when he struck a heavy auto emerging from West street. He was knocked unconscious and taken to the hospital where his left leg was amputated below the knee. His condition is critical. The auto was turned almost completely around by the impact.
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Norwalk
William Colbert
Winnigank
West Avenue
West Street
Colbert
90th Division Coming Home Assignment Announced
The Army announces early discharge and return plans for a large portion of the 90th Division. The May date signals imminent demobilization as troops complete their service and prepare to return to civilian life.
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Washington
Officer Schilling Captures Murder Suspect Pattavino at Berlin Crossing
Police recount Stanley Schilling leaping from a moving switch engine to seize and handcuff Sebastiano Pattavino, wanted for the murder of Edward LaBerge. Pattavino, exhausted and bundled with injuries, was brought to the Britain police station for a town train transfer. Case set before Stephen B. Davis Saturday at 10 o'clock as the city prosecutes to determine accountability.
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Stanley Schilling
Ward LaBerge
Wilcox, Crittenden Co
Sebastiano Pattavino
Pattavino
Edward
Brothers
East B
Beyom Little River Junction
Westfi
Siano Pattavino
Hi Press
Edward LaBerge
Maine
Berlin
Patt
Newington Crossing
Berlinford
Schilling
Ling
Mng
Britain
Newfield
Hartford
Front Street
Couple Charged With Murder In Barre Vermont Case
In Barre Vermont George "teamster" and Mrs Belle proprietress of a boarding house were arrested on murder charges in the death of Mrs Broadwell. The three detained at a local hotel include a material witness held on heavy bonds. Broadwell, mother of three, was found dead in Wheelock Street business district. Arrests ordered by General Archibald follow nights of evidence transcripts. Police seek Rose Pelkey, missing and believed in Canada, whose involvement could add to the case.
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Archibald
Hitch
Rose Pelkey
Canada
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Foch
U. S
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