NC-4 Lands At Plymouth Finishing Overseas Flight
Commander Read and NC-4 completed the first trans Atlantic flight in 1920, landing at Plymouth England after 3,925 miles from Rockaway Beach. The crew was greeted amid cheers from warships and town officials in a moment of historic achievement.
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Bar Harbor Naval Radio
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Ymouth
England
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Farrol
Mayflower Rock
New World
Pignkett
Mandego River
Bear Plunkett
Thian Royal Yacht Club
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United States
United Navy
Mayflower
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Ris
Albert Cushing Read
Orange and Black Revue at Connecticut Hospital
The Orange and Black Revue played at the Connecticut Hospital on the evening of the fourth, featuring High School girls in a performance noted for its local appeal and community audience.
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Connecticut Hospital
Fountain's Store Robbed of 290 Dollars
The F B Fountain Co was burglarized last night for 290 dollars and checks in a second spring theft at the store after a Memorial Day flower sale. The robbers pried the cash register, took about 5 dollars in small coins and photographic supplies. A safe was opened on a prior visit. this time the money was left accessible. Entry was gained by a second floor ladder and a removed window. loss not found until the morning opening.
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F. B. Fountain Co
Fountain
No occupation army planned after September says war dept
Washington May 31 Major McKay of the general staff testified before the House Military Affairs Committee that the war department has no provision for an army of occupation after September. Plans call for about 400000 in August and 200000 in September, with no post September force.
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Washington
War Department
House Military Affairs Committee
McKay
General Staff
Navy bringing them back in record time says Sec Baker
Secretary Baker told Secretary Daniels that in May 320000 American soldiers returned from France. He praised the Navy Department for its portion of the operation and said the movement set a record for transforming troops in either direction.
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Sec
Baker
Washington
France
Daniels
Navy Department
Farewell for Lt Albert H Stone to Headmaster Post
Lieutenant Albert H Stone of Middletown High School received a send off from Russell Library and local clubs after resigning. He will head Kuling preparatory school in Kuling China for three years, sailing from Vancouver and arriving by August first after a visit in Los Angeles.
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China
Albert H. Stone
Middletown High School
Russell Library
Stone
Kuling
Episcopal Churches
United States
Los Angeles
Cal
Vancouver
B. C
Minor Auto Mishaps Involving Davis and Two Cars
Frank T. Davis accompanied by Guy and Rice was on College street when the three year old son of Carmello D Aquilla ran into his guard, threw him down, and he rose unhurt. Dr. Loveland treated the child at home if needed. A second collision followed on Main street near Washington as Ss W Foote s car struck a North Main bound decorating company vehicle. damage described as slight.
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Frank T. Davis
Guy & Rice
College Street
Carmello D’aquilla
Mr. Davis
John E. Loveland
Ss. W. Foote
Washington Street
Main Street
Bury Co., Decorators
Riot Charges After Yale Camp Incident
New Haven reports a man named Grandgrande charged with an incendiary speech near the Yale campus last Monday as soldiers and others clashed with police. Donato, a participant in the riotous events of the past week, was also sentenced in the police court today.
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New Haven
Yale
Donato
Sen
Allies stand by peace terms amid German protests
Paris reports the big five will reject German counter proposals as insults and rebukes. only economic terms will be adjusted to aid reparations. President Wilson begins work on allied note. Bavarian and Rhine pressure to sign contrasts with opposition from center party leader Erzberger and Sunkers. German rejection could mean starvation and collapse, with no armed resistance possible.
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Paris
Germany
Wilson
Bavaria
Rhine
Sunkers
Mathias Erzberger
German Armistice Commission
South German Officials Secret Talks With Swiss For Easier Terms
A Central News dispatch from Copenhagen reports that representatives of South Germany are secretly conferring with Swiss representatives in Berlin to seek easier terms. The item notes the Copenhagen source as transmitting the Berlin update.
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London
Paris
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau
Ger
Maine
Berlin
Germany
Switzerland
Copenhagen
Gardner Gill Nuptials Briefly Celebrated at Home
Miss Elsie Gertrude Gill and Francis Wright Gardner were wed at the bride's Glover Place home Thursday afternoon at 4 30. Rev. Dr. Frank Flood German officiated. The bride wore Georgette with beads. sister Florence Gill attended. Clifton Gardner, of Long Island, was best man. After a reception the couple left for a wedding trip to New York City and surrounding places and will reside in the city upon return.
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Elsie Gertrude Gill
Francis W. Gardner
James Gill
Glover Place
Francis Wright Gardner
Moodus
Frank Flood German
Church of the Holy Trinity
Florence Gill
Clifton Gardner
Long Island
Mrs. Gardner
New York City
Omega Phi to Move Into College Place House
Omega Phi fraternity will relocate to the College Place house now home to Professor W A Heidel. The university owned property, previously Phi Nu Theta, will be altered this summer as Omega Phi takes possession in early fall. Professor Heidel moves to Professor B S Brightman’s residence, who leaves for a Boston Theological Seminary professorship.
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Omega Phi
Wesleyan
W. A. Heidel
College Place
Phi-Nu Theta
Heidel
B. 8. Brightman
Boston Theological Seminary
Toronto Firemen Strike Threat Grows Tomorrow Morning
Toronto Ont May 31 fire department members issued an ultimatum warning of a strike at 10 oclock next Tuesday morning unless wage increases are granted.
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Toronto
City Fire Department
Pope to Receive Irish American Delegates
Geneva dispatch reports Pope Benedict XV will receive the Irish American delegates despite Allied advice. The Irish American group is headed by P. Walshe of Kansas and Riche? Yan, amid wartime diplomacy.
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Benedict XV
Turin
P. Walshe
Kansas
Riche J. Yan
Middletown Welcomes Returned World War I Veterans
Middletown honored its returning service members with a day of parades and ceremonies. The crowd filled streets with decorations while Major Samuel Russell led a 3 pm procession. Veterans from overseas and local servicemen received cheers and medals amid a long, commemorative program.
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Middletown
Samuel Ru
Merchantile and Mandustries
Red Cross
TG Cil
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
Vuthmayd
Umba
Cesar B. Welker
Major McDowell
Carroll A. Sheldon
S. S. Campbell
George S. Pitt
Police Inglis
Thomas Hoops, Jr
L. Caulkins
H. Frank
Samuel Russell
Joseph T. Elliott
Three Race Drivers Die At Indianapolis Speedway
At Indianapolis May 31 three race drivers died in a crash that left A Thurman dead and his mechanician badly burned. Louis and his mechanician R Bandini perished when their Roamer overturned after a collision. Ralph DePalma led the 500 mile race nearing halfway as Wilcox pressed him, with DePalma clocking 2 27 25 85 for 225 miles and an average pace around 91.57 mph.
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Ind
Thurman
Man
Washington, D. C. Louis
R. Bandini
Chassagne
S. Ballot
DePalma
Wilcox
DePalama
Ari
Aavers
Rocky Hill Auto Crash Victim Dead
Mrs Pauline Szcczuka 53 of Torrington died at Hartford hospital from injuries in a Rocky Hill auto crash at 6 30 last night Julian Glowacki and wife Julia were hospitalized in critical condition Sylvester Jablowski 32 of Hartford is held by police He drove a Pope Hartford touring car that sideswiped the other vehicle and overturned it authorities say he did not aid the injured and halted nearby He was later arrested in May 1918 on a manslaughter charge for striking a boy with a jitney.
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Hartford
Pauline Szcczuka
Midland Street
Torrington
Hartford Hospital
Rocky Hill
Julian Glowacki
Julia
Sylvester Jablowski
East Haddam Veteran Dead Azro Drown Civil War hero dies
East Haddam mourns Azro Drown a Civil War veteran and longtime factory worker who died at his home after a brief illness. Born March 30 1837 in Barton Vermont he enlisted first in East Haddam on March 24 1861 rising from private to lieutenant and fighting at Hanover Malvern Hill Fredericksburg Petersburg and Fort Stedman. He later married Kate Kirby and held Masonic and G A R memberships.
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Azro_Drown
East Haddam
Barton
Joseph
Hannah Smith Drown
Connecticut
Luther Boardman
Hanover
Malvern Hill
Fredericksburg
Peterburg
Fort Stedman
Crown
Kate Kirby
Columbia Lodge
Robert O. Tyler
Hartford
Middlesex Lodge
Winnipeg Strike Seems Near Settlement Amid Wider Dominion Tensions
Prospects for ending Winnipeg's two week general strike brighten as talks begin on settlement terms. Strikes extend to Toronto and other cities, with unions in Victoria and camps like Cobalt pressuring for shorter hours and wage changes. Police union resistance and potential actions loom as soldiers stand ready to fill positions. railway workers and clerks return to duty after walkouts.
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Man
Toronto
Dominion
Prince Albert
Sask
Fernie
B. C
Lethbridge
Alta
Brandon
Cobalt
Victoria
BE. E. Woodward
Victoria Trades and Labor Council
Woodward
Coroner Finds No Criminality in Cartas Death
Coroner Stephen B. Davis releases finding on Rosario Carta a six year old killed May 21 at Middlesex Hospital after being struck by a freight train. The coroner holds no one criminally responsible for the death.
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Davis
Rosario Cart
Stephen B. Davis
Rosario Carta
Middlesex Hospital
Bank Statement May 31 New York balances
Bank summary reports changes in loans, deposits, and reserves. Average loans fell by 39 million, demand deposits rose 17.9 million, time deposits up 2.1 million. Reserves declined 10.1 million while total deposits increased 33.41 million.
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New York
General Strike Ties Up Toronto
Toronto May 31 a general strike has tied up 235 factories and 40 building projects since yesterday. The Canadian National Railway urged workers to stay at work. Toronto street car employees may not join. Strike leaders say the movement will grow though public disruption has been small.
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Toronto
Canadian National Railway
Toronto Street Railways Company
Joseph Gibbons
Public Utilities Council
Employers’ Association
Middletown Girl Wins High Scholastic Honor
Miss Alexandrine Acerboni daughter of Joseph Acemi of 150 Grand Street and Miss Donahue daughter of Mrs John Donahue of 127 Grand Street will receive Bachelor of Arts degrees from Trinity College Washington DC on Thursday June 8. Acerboni graduates magna cum laude as part of a class of sixty three. She is Business Manager of the Record and acts in Love's Labour Lost as Boyet. The commencement programme resumes this year after wartime disruption.
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Alexandrine Acerboni
Joseph Acemi
Grand Street
Miss Donahue
John Donahue
Trinity College
Washington, D. C
Acerboni
the Record
Boyet
10000 Soldiers Due Today at New York Port
The Rotterdam docked at Hoboken bringing the first of 10,000 soldiers expected. Captain Elsie Janis, famed for entertaining troops in France, was aboard the Rotterdam. The transport carried the 178th Infantry Brigade HQ, 89th Division HQ, 314th Motor Supply Train, 305th Sanitary Train, 15th Salvage Unit, and 75 Casual Officers. The Louisville arrived with America’s leading air unit the 94th Pursuit Squadron, commanded by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Members returning include H. Weir Cook, Sam Kaye, Joseph Dawson, Will Palmer, and John Jeffers, with a welcoming committee of other squadron members.
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New York
Elsie Janis
Hoboken
France
Louisville
America
94Th
Eddie Rickenbacker
H. Weir Cook
Indiana
Sam Kaye
Mississippi
Joseph Dawson
Will Palmer
John Jeffers
Los Angeles
Stunning white-barrel drums parade gift by Col Russell
The T. M. Russell drum corps showed off new rock maple drums in public for the first time during yesterday's parade. The white-barrel set, including a bass drum and cymbals, was a gift from Col. T. M. Russell to the corps.
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T. M. Russell
Col
Middletown Girls' Club Holds June Meeting
The Girls' Club of Middletown will hold its business meeting Monday evening June 2 at 8 o'clock in the high school hall. Members are urged to attend for planned activities and organizational details.
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Middletown
High School Hall
Ae Ite
Hee Sega
Aeroplanes Failure to CJ Causes Big D Disappointment
Report notes a major setback involving aircraft tied to CJ causing significant disruption in Dallas. Officials warn of continued delays as investigations proceed. Local teams scramble to adjust schedules and reallocate resources amid the incident.
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