Germans Favor Monarch Restoration Debate Across Parties
In LIN May 28 delayed report, officials and farmers discuss restoring a monarch form in Germany while opposing a Kaiser return. Interviews with Premier Scheidemann, ex Kaiser supporters, and party leaders reveal loyalty to parliamentary monarchy and doubt over any restoration by force. fear of civil conflict and hope for a constitutional system.
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Lin
Germany
Philip, Scheide
Holland
Wilsim
Gustav Stresemann
German People’s Party
Jena
Timie
Scheidemann
Ebert
Moodus Daily Changes and Memorial Day Preparations
Frank's condition in Hartford shows slow improvement while Moodus gears up for Memorial Day. Teachers assist Katrasa as her family moves to North Moodus onto Charles Lyman property. A moving van delivered belongings of Mr Aufman. W N Manee acquires a confectionery and a tenement on Dean High Street. Local entertainment planned at East tonight with low prices on meats and a Green Trading Market ad at 480 Main Street.
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Podus
Frank
Hartford
Katrasa
Moodus
Charles Lyman
Aufman
W. N. Manee
Dean High Street
Main St. Jueck’s
Adv
Gillis Destroyer Launched in Massachusetts Yard
The Gillis destroyer was launched at the Se River Ship Yards in Massachusetts, the fiftieth such vessel in 18 months. Named for two namesakes, two sponsors presided, Miss Helen Murray of Binghamton Bryn Mawr student will christen on behalf of his grandfather Rear Admiral H Gillis, while Mrs Josephine ith of Wilmington will act as niece of Com F Gillis.
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Gillis
Mass
Helen Murray
Binghampton
Bryn Mawr
H. Gillis
Josephineith
Wilmington
Del
Com F.gillis
Welcome Home Service Honors Local Soldiers and Church Members
Mayiss Vera Lind recovered from a sprained ankle after an operation at Middlesex hospital. A. Ernest Binks was commissioned as first lieutenant. A station delay occurred due to signing, now scheduled for May 2. The Sunshine Circle meets at Miss Ellen Johnson's home. Special law prices on meats and trading stamps at Public Market 480 Main St. A Welcome Home service at the Congregational church honors local soldiers, with twenty plus church honor roll names and remarks by Commander Meech and Col. Elliott. The service salutes Lt. Edward S. Couch, with plans for an In Memoriam. Veterans groups and Mansfield Post are invited. grave locations are requested for two veterans.
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Mayiss Vera Lind
Main St
Stueck
Congregational Church
Meech
Department of Conn
Mansfield Post
Woman’s Relief Corps
Sons of Veterans
Col. Elliott
Sixth Regiment
Co. D
Capt. Stow
Friends of
Richard Schilling
Stephen R. DeMay
C. Collard Adams
The Peabody Pew Comes to Cromwell Church
Cromwell audiences who enjoyed The Peabody Pew will have another chance Tuesday at the Congregational church. The town is putting on the sketch with local women in all roles, offering a lively glimpse of country life. The show has already traveled to Wethersfield and Hartford, expanding Cromwell’s reputation.
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Cromwell
Congregational Church
Wethersfield
Hartford
Middlefield Grange hosts Mattabessett Grange gathering
Middlefield Grange No. 63 hosted Mattabessett Grange with a program by Miss Edith Birdsey featuring piano, papers on war features and the Battle Hymn of the Republic, plus a farce. A collation followed. Guests included Rev and Mrs Sweet, Miss Hawkes family, and regional visitors. Special low meat prices offered at Green Trading.
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Middlefield
Middlefield Grange
P. of H
Mattabessett Grange
Edith Birdsey
Grange
Marjorie Bailey
Tryon
Julia Hastings
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Elmer Daniels
Sweet
Westfield
E. L. Watrous
Edina Jenkins
May Scranton
Boston
Rose Parker
Hartford
Albert Mousch
H. M. Torrey
G.B. Hawkes
Katharine
Main St
Stueck
Calhoun Prohibits Liquor Use in U S Army 1818
Secretary Calhoun orders a ban on all liquor use in the United States army as a measure to curb habitual ardent spirits among the people, reflecting a strict temperance policy in 1818.
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Calhoun
U.S
Saybrook Veterans Plan Memorial Day Observance
Old Saybrook notes memorial activities as veterans join students in the morning at the graded school, then march to Saybrook Point cemeteries to decorate graves. Local arrivals include Miss Anna Sheffield and Mrs. William H. Smith visiting relatives in nearby towns. Raymond Hall and M F Murphy appear in town mentions.
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Saybrook Point
William H. Smith
Springfield
Stockbridge
Pittsfield
Mass
Anna Sheffield
New Haven
Caroline
Virginia Otis
Allingford
Raymond Hall
Hartford Courant
Dwight Hall
M. J. Golden
C. T. Dickinson
Deep River
Westbrook Town Hall Screening Friday Night
Charlie Chaplin stars in Triple Trouble and Vivian Martin appears in Jane Goes Awooing at Westbrook Town Hall on Friday night in a cinema program. Dos/ads list tickets and show times for the two features.
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Westbrook Town Hall
Charlie Chaplin
And
Vivian Martin
Jane
Adv
May 29 itemized notices in Rocky Hill Rock
Closing reports from canvassers for Salvation Army home service fund show 202.68 subscribed. Local social notes include a Memorial Day lawn party at Frank Griswold’s with luncheon and an 8 pm entertainment. Town residents and visitors, including Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Backe, Elinor Peck, Miss Nellie Grant, and others, are noted in Hartford and New York visits and school report card day.
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Rocky
Hill
Salvation Army Home Service Fund
J. M. Harding
White Plains
The
Methodist Church
Frank Griswold
Center School
Elwood F
J.domenick
Ida
Hartford
Main St
Stueck
Chatham Middle Haddam Special Law Prices on Meats
A local ordinance from Chatham Middle Haddam sets special pricing on meat products. The measure outlines price controls and enforcement for grocers, aiming to stabilize costs for residents amid regional shortages.
Labor ministry reports women on unemployment pay
The British Ministry of Labor states that 633,318 women received unemployment pay from their signing until February 14 with 158,000 of these later finding work.
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Ministry of Labor
TICKLISH JOB LONDON MAID ADVERTISING TACT
A London Times piece mocks the maid recruitment ads as “two million surplus women” and suggests advertising tact. It highlights sample lines showing how subtle wording and social tone influence applicants, noting the difficulty of balancing attractors like housing or comforts with proper decorum.
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London
England
America
Ivan
Charlady
Billiard Room
Gramaphone
Sixcent
Times
The
The More Promises a Man Gives He Keeps Fewer
A concise aphorism asserts that increasing promises from a man leads to a shrinking ability to fulfill them, highlighting the paradox of overcommitting. The statement reflects caution about making commitments beyond capacity and the value of reliability over ambition.
Local Notes From Haddam and Higganum
Town happenings include Margaret Spencer in Middletown, James W. Clark guiding a Hartford opera trip for ladies, and the Delphian society forming a Higganum chapter. Mrs Bert Thompson and Mrs J C Russell enrolled, with a public market planned for Saturday and lingering gossip as the Chicago News notes.
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Margaret Spencer
Middletown
James W. Clark
Hartford
Main St
Stueck
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Dewey
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