Obituary for John Church Funeral at St Johns Church
A solemn requiem was held at John’s church at 9:30 led by Dr James P Donovan with deacon Rev Kearney and Rev James E Dargan assisting. Prayers for the dead followed by Rev Dono VAR and Father Kear with Father Dargan. floral tributes, Joseph bearer. Pallbearers Arthur J Neville Henry O Rourke John Whalen Daniel Dawson Elmer Dwyer. Burial in St Johns cemetery with services by Rev James F E Dargan.
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John’s Church
James P. Donovan
Reb. Kearney
James E.dargan
Donovar
Fathers Kear
Mrney
Dargan
Joseph
Arthur J. Neville
Henry O’rourke
John Whalen
Daniel Dawson
Elmer
Daniel Dwyer
St. John’s Cemetery
James FE. Dargan
Funeral for Edward LaBarge to be held at St John’s
Funeral services for Edward LaBarge will be from his home at 76 Wil Street Friday morning at 8 then to St John’s Church for a solemn high mass. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs LaBarge three sisters Mrs Moore and Misses Selina Agnes LaBarge and four brothers George Arthur Louis and Eugene in the U S Army member of Company B Connecticut State Guards. Burial will be in St John’s Cemetery.
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Edward LaBarge
Wilstreet
St. John’s Church
LaBarge
Moore
Selina Agnes LaBarge
George
U. S. Army
Arthur
Louis
Eugene
Company B
Connecticut State Guards
St. John’s Cemetery
Funeral for Helen Czyz Held at Family Home and St John’s
The funeral of Helen Czyz was held from the family home at 24 Sumner this morning at 7.39 and at St Boliyest office at Sam. Rev Fr officiated. Bearers were Jaklukiewicz J Firlik E Zakluskiewicz Casmir Pieta. Interment was in St John’s cemetery.
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Helen Czyz
Sumner
St. Boliyest
Sam
Jaklukiewicz
J. Firlik
E. Zakluskiewicz
Casmir Pieta
St. John’s Cemetery
Funeral for Miss Mary Cahill at St John’s Church
The funeral for Miss Mary Cahill will be held from John’s home at 41 Broad Street on Friday morning at 10 o’clock, with a solemn high requiem at St John’s Church at 10:30. Burial follows in St John’s Cemetery.
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Miss Mary Cahill
John
Broad Street
St. John’s
St. John’s Cemetery
Mrs Virginia Amara Burial Note From 1918 Obit
The remains of Virginia Zappanot wife of Salvatore Amara who died October 20, 1918, have been interred in the burial lot of her parents Mr and Mrs Saracino Zappanotti.
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Virginia Amara
Virginia Zappanot
Salvatore Amara
Saracino Zappanotti
Girls Club Notes Open Swimming and Dancing Classes
The Middletown Girls' Club announces swimming lessons at the Y M C A starting Friday May 16 with two time slots 2:15 to 7:00 and 7:00 to 7:45. A dancing class begins May 16 at 8 with Miss Marion guiding. Three committees meet at Red Cross HQ this evening to plan events including a parade float for May 30 and a club officers meeting at 8:15. Mrs. E Kent was elected secretary at a recent Waterbury convention.
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Girls’ Club of
Middletown
Telass
Marion
Red Cross
Aterbury
E. Kent
Allied Armies Inch Toward Budapest Across Hungary
A Vienna dispatch reports entente forces poised to renew the advance on Budapest beginning soon, with Romanians initially said to enter Pest later clarified as premature. The Allied invasion of Hungary is said to have been halted by American, British, and French governments for diplomatic reasons.
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Budapest
Milan
Entente Armare
Vienna
Pest
Hungary
German assembly members denounce Versailles terms
Amsterdam May 15 German national assembly members return to their districts denounce the treaty terms as unfair and violent. Berlin dispatch says pacifist delegates oppose the terms while leading peace delegates head home from Versailles for a conference.
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Amsterdam
German National Assembly
Berlin
Versailles
Express Delayed at Willimantic in Train Engine Block
Willimantic May 15 The New York Boston express due at 12 24 PM was delayed forty five minutes today after the head casting was dropped from the locomotive causing a stop with serious results and the train was resumed with another locomotive Elm records indicate no injuries were reported but the incident disrupted service for a portion of the day
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Willimantic
Women at home in war effort praised for sacrifice
When history records the war, the work of women at home will stand out. Millions left homes to join war efforts never before assigned to them, serving long hours in hospitals and sewing surgical supplies for the troops overseas, while many teachers and workers contributed to health and relief.
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Haseen
Ats
Ex of
Cotton Market Opens Steady Then Advances In New York
New York cotton opened steady with prices 8 points lower to 4 points higher. Scattered selling was absorbed by spot houses. Early bearish factors included poor cables and favorable weather with a favorable forecast. Spot houses soon led active buying, lifting prices about 10 points over last night’s close and giving a bullish undertone.
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New York
Spot House
Spot Houses
Yankee Soldiers Want Home After War Ends
Boston May 15 A63 American troops in the occupation force in Germany oppose prolonged overseas duty and oppose policing foreign lands. About 1129 soldiers debarked from the Anchor Line steamer Toloa at Commonwealth Pier report they want to return home and resist indefinite occupation.
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Army of Occupation
Boston
Germany
Toloa
Commonwealth Pier
Foresters of America Elect New Grand Officers
The grand court of Foresters of America at New Britain elected officers including Grand chief ranger Matthew M. Meskill of New Britain and grand sub chief ranger Albert C. Kallenback of Hartford. Other posts went to James J. Walsh Meriden secretary Thomas O’Loughlin Naugatuck and a slate of trustees from Manchester Ansonia, Danbury and other cities.
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New Britain
Grand Court, Foresters of America
Matthew M. Meskill
Albert C. Kallenback
Hartford
James J. Walsh
Meriden
Thomas O’loughlin
Naugatuck
Walter J. Connor
New Haven
R. J. Leahy
Derby
Woodward
Robert M. Lodge
Mer
Seats for Grand Stand at Wesleyan parade review
The parade committee will erect Wesleyan bleachers on Main street for viewing the parade and ceremonies near the Honor Board. Each service boy or immediate family may apply for two seats. Applications to Mid dletown War Bureau with tickets distributed by mail or phone. Requests close at noon Wednesday May 28.
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Main Street
Middletown
Brooklyn Lightweight Seeks Leonard Bout After Navy Return
Mel Coogan prominent Brooklyn lightweight recently discharged from the navy launches a boxing campaign aiming for a championship match with Leonard. He has served as boxing instructor at Rhode Island State College and is well known to New England boxing fans where he has appeared in bouts.
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Brooklyn
Leonard
Mel Coogan
Coogan
Rhode Island State College
New England
Wife seeks custody of child in Stamford
Mrs. Carme de La Serna de Barrios, a wealthy Mexican, files habeas corpus in Fairfield County Superior Court alleging her husband Dr Bernadede de Barrios took their 8 year old daughter Elena from New York to avoid service in a separation and custody suit. The couple separated in New York, and the child has been with Dr de Barrios at the Hotel Davenport in Stamford since May 3. The mother owns large oil fields in Mexico.
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Stamford
New York
Elena
Carme de la Serna de Barrios
Fairfield County
Bernadede de Barrios
New York City
New York City When They Separated Recently. Dr.de Barrios
Davenport
Mexico
Disqualified Voter Refuses Aid Over Hare Joke Parable
A London Chronicle report recounts a county squire candidate who sought support from a known poacher he had jailed. The poacher refused, noting the magistrate’s stated reason was a misidentified quarry, saying a rabbit is not a hare and a man who cannot tell the difference is unfit for Parliament.
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London Chronicle
Russellites Win New Trial In Espionage Case
New York May 15 The circuit court of appeals reversed the June Brooklyn federal court conviction of Joseph F Rutherford and seven followers for espionage, granting a new trial finding their trial unfair and impartial. The defendants Rutherford Burgh Martin Robson Fisher Woodworth MacMillan face twenty years in Atlanta federal prison. Giovanni de Cocca serves ten years.
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Atlanta
Giovanni de Cocca
Wilson Appears To Win Fiume Disposition Fight
Paris reports President Wilson has won his battle over Fiume with Italian delegates adopting a more conciliatory stance. Officials believe the issue may be resolved in days and French circles say Italians may only gain a free city status for Fiume.
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Fiume
Paris
Wilson
Aerial Mail Service Inaugurated Between Cleveland and Chicago
Daily aerial mail service started between Cleveland and Chicago. A large sack of first class mail and greetings from Cleveland Postmaster Murphy were carried by a mail plane piloted by Eddie Gardner, a former army aviator, taking off from Woodland Hill field at 9 30 a m.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Murphy
Eddie Gardner
Woodland Hill Field
Ashford man arraigned on incest charge in antic date
Willard G. Wells of Ashford was arraigned in antic county court on a charge of incest. The case stemmed from alleged improper relations within the Wells household. Judge set a preliminary hearing for next week and ordered further investigation by the county prosecutor.
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Antic
Willard G. Wells
Ashford
Village ads and notices from 1919 edition
A collage of classified items includes a tractor ad for Fond du Lac at 275 dollars, notices about residents visiting relatives, a Coyle orchestra engagement, a church bake sale, an Andrew M Camp auction in Durham with furniture details, and a veterinary service contact. The Village column closes with a poem about spring, community life, and the wartime memorial sign under car lines.
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Fond du Lac
Tel
Brown Bros.adv
Henry S. Baldwin
Middletown
General Elec Company
West Lynn
Mass
Gordon Baldwin
William Street
Coyle
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Ladies of the South M. E. Church
Andrew M. Camp
Durham
Conn
E. M. Bitgood
Fletcher’s
Japan Film Stars Must Not Oscillate Censors Crack Down
In six months to March 1 Japanese police censored kissing on screen removing 2350 kisses and allowing only one for Columbus by Queen Isabel. Three hundred fifty three embraces were cut along with 2144 film titles altered and 127 murder scenes deleted. 57 reels were banned entirely. Most films shown in Japan are American, highlighting East West standards difference.
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Far East
Japan
Columbus
Isabella
Tokio
America
Hen Gave Fire Alarm in Fulton Home Rescue Story
A chicken named Biddy woke Mrs. Blankenship near Fulton, Missouri, triggering an alarm that saved the Blankenship home from a late night fire. The kitchen cabinet and floor were damaged while the blaze spread from matches and mice. the hen’s squawk led to early discovery and control of the fire.
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J. E. Blankenship
Fulton
Lewis High Defeats M H S In Seven Innings at Lakeview
Lewis High of Southington beat local High School 8 to 5 in a shortened seven inning game at Lakeview Park. Local players, unaware of the seven inning limit, played well through three innings before the visitors gained a narrow lead. M H S failed to hit in key moments, and Middletown plans a trip to Southington Saturday to try to even the series.
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Lakeview Park
Lewis High School of
Southington
Middletown
Republican Victory Reflected in Baltimore Election
The Providence Journal notes a strong Republican win in Baltimore on Tuesday and argues that local results signal wider dissatisfaction with the Wilson administration. It suggests the returns foreshadow a broader political wind and warns that Wilson’s praise of diplomacy may further alienate the nation.
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Providence Journal
Baltimore
Wilson
Paris
Useless Advice Cartoon From Cincinnati Enquirer
A Cincinnati Enquirer cartoon depicts a patient and a specialist in a dialogue about motivation. The patient reveals he is a pawnbroker, and the specialist urges greater business interest, but the patient cites legal constraints. The exchange humorously highlights conflict between self improvement and external limitations.
Foley Cathartic Tablets Offer Quick Relief Claims
An ad-like fragment touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as a remedy for languor and heavy feeling. It cites a testimonial from B. B. Howard of Unadilla, Georgia praising rapid relief and suggests a “good wholesome physic” for daytime fatigue and sour stomach.
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Nat
B. B. Howard
Unadilla
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Middletown, Conn
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Knox
Young’s
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