Adoption Approved In Connecticut And Probate Actions
An agreement of adoption between Mrs Lottie Forbes Cowles of Hamden Conn and Mr and Mrs Howard B S of Minneapolis Minn was approved with adoption effective November 19 1918. Numerous probate actions followed including guardianships administrators and inventories for estates in Middletown Cromwell and Wallingford with hearings to be scheduled.
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Lottie Forbes Cowles
Hamden
Conn
San
Charles Miller
Howard
Minneapolis
Minn
Joseph Zyczs
Stanislaw Zyczs
Mansfield State Raining School
Howard S. Peck
Richard Murray
Middletown
Annie Billicki
Howard E. Clark
Ruth W. Clark
William J. Coughlin
Andrew Donovan
Avery T. Elmer
John B. Coughlin
Frank W. Godfrey
Wallingford
Fannie A. Godfrey
Jennie Cardone
Portland Street
John Cordone
Catherine Lynch
John Lynch
Durham Avenue
Peter O'Callaghan
John FE. Flannigan
William H. Coughlin
Annie Schlienger
Louis Wrubels
Bridgeport Factory Meeting Discusses Peace Return Plans
Bridgeport manufacturers from the ordnance district meet to map a peaceful transition after war orders decline. Discussion covers reducing shifts and hours, protecting wages, and easing business disruption while preserving employment. Munition workers plan a mass meeting to push toward a 44 hour week with full pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ordnance
United States
Earthquake Strikes Santa Monica Causes Property Damage
A strong earthquake shock hit Southern California today, damaging property in Santa Monica as plaster and walls fractured. The lasting impact was limited to a few seconds, but the tremor was severe in its brief duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Santa Monica
Cal
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Bereavement
We thank friends for acts of kindness and sympathy shown during the loss of our wife and mother. Grateful for floral tributes and to the Woolworth Co. A. Nowakowski and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolworth Co
A. Nowakowski
Advy
Birth Notice for Haas Daughter in Farm Hill
Margaret Elizabeth Haas was born on Thursday November 14 to Mr and Mrs John Haas at 94 High street Farm Hill. Mrs Haas formerly Miss Catherine of Spring street. Both mother and child are doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Elizabeth
John Haas
High Street
Farm Hill
Haas
Catherine of
Spring Street
Wake Up Your Liver With Schenck Mandrake Pills
An advertisement claims tired mornings and low energy stem from a torpid liver and promises Schenck's Mandrake Pills will revive vitality. Sold by Dr J H Schenck & Son of Philadelphia at 25 cents per box, coated or uncoated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenck
Tumulty to Accompany President on Trip to Peace Conference
J P Tumulty secretary to President Wilson will accompany the president on the trip to the Peace Conference. Secretary D P Houston of the Department of Agriculture is discussed as a potential peace commissioner representing the United States. The suggestion surprised the capital as Houston had not been known to engage in international politics.
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Tumulty
Houston
J. P. Tumulty
Wilson
Washington
D. P. Houston
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wireless at Last Breaks Barrier
New York reports Roy A. Weagant has perfected a wireless reception system removing static interference. The Marconi Company says aerials as low as thirty to forty feet suffice and 200 words a minute may be sent. The range could extend worldwide with 24 hour operation and lower power needs. Weagant, a 37 year old engineer, rose from Morrisburg Ontario to McGill and Ste. Derby Line, later working for Montreal Light, Westinghouse, De Leval Turbine, and National Electric Signalling before joining Marconi in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roy A. Weagant
Marconi Wirless Telegraph Company of America
Weagant
San Francisco
Japan
Mr. Weagant
Morrisburg
Ont
Derby Line
Stanstead College
McGill University
Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburg
de Leval Steam Turbine Company
National Electric Signalling Company
Marconi Company
False Alarm Of Fire From Trolley Wheel Loss At Main Street
A trolley car wheel detached from the wire near Main and Union streets causing a bright display of sparks and a brief alarm. Fire crews arrived but were not needed as repairs took hours to rebuild the damaged curve. Passengers transferred to other cars, and a second incident occurred near Durant ball ground. A stray line ends with a quip about engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Mfg. Co
Main
Union Street
South Farms
Hartford
Durant
Hughes Urges Unity After War At Welsh Club Dinner
New York November 20 Charles E Hughes spoke at the Victory Dinner of the St David Society, a Welsh American group, pledging unity among liberal powers and praising Allied collaboration in the war. He urged crushing tyranny and class conflict and affirmed democracy’s gains from the armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
St. David’s Society
Aldine Club
Hughes
Mrs. David Lloyd George Fund
Mr. Hughes
America
Ten Boys arraigned for trespassing on railroad property
In city court this morning ten boys aged six to eleven from the north end faced charges of trespassing on railroad property. Railroad workers testified the youths climbed box cars and damaged a hand car, throwing stones at section men. A warning and lengthy lecture were issued, with orders not to trespass again. James Sweeney was fined for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Walsh
Portland
N. Evan Davis
State Guard
Walsh
John Walsh
North End
James Sweeney
City Briefs Cover Local Parades and Legal Steps
The medical advisory board met to finish deferred examinations of registrants. Mrs. Margaret McAuliffe of Haddam Road was named guardian of her four minor children and their savings deposit. Details on next Sunday Italian-French celebration remain unfinished. C S G parade participants and visiting societies will attend the reception. Cub Reporter Gets Setback: Irvin Cobb recalls a Pittsburgh editor urging to interview God after a Cokeville mine disaster, a quip from Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret McAuliffe
Haddam Road
McDowell
Cub
Atlanta
Irvin Cobb
Pittsburg
Cokeville
Pittsburgh
Father Comes Home From Club In His Airship
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt shows Tommie frightened by noises at night as his father returns from the club in his airship sneaking through the scuttle. The mother tells the boy to sleep, noting the intruding sounds are just his father removing shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayboy
Yonkers
Tommie
Build Plane Here for Ocean Flight
New York Oct 21 Aerial Age editor G Douglas Wardrop predicting cross Atlantic by air within six months with under 24 hours travel. He cited Caproni machine in Italy and a similar US built craft. He noted radio air phone aiding US mastery, and discussed potential five year mail contract and air delivery of Paris edition from London.
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New York
Atlantic Ocean
G. Douglas Wardrop
The
Aerial Age
Western Front
New York Electrical Society
Engineering Societies
Italy
England
United States
Wardrop
Caproni Brothers
London
Paris
Trade Whips Marine Preferred As Market Opens
New York stocks opened with pressure on Marine preferred, trading eight thousand shares at 110 to 109 and slipping from yesterday’s close. The common fell 11/2 points to 27, while steel issues dropped then rallied. Mexican Petroleum stayed weak before turning higher as buying surged Marine preferred and steel names. Maxwell Motor on first preferred dividend news tumbled, and railroad stocks remained quiet amid mixed moves across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Marine Preferred
Mexican Petroleum
Kelly- Springfield
Maxwell Motor Co
Studebaker
Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel
Grain Market Moves on Chicago Cash and Futures
Grain trading in Chicago shows corn closing steady to down 11-2 cents with futures for November at 130, December 1291-4 to 1291-8, and January around 1311-2 to 1313-8. Oats ease, November at 751-4, December 741-8 to 74, January 735-8 to 3-4. Prices for bee 42.00, January Lord-November 27.05, December 26.35, January 26.30.
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Chicago
Greatest In The World Hellgate bridge described as engineering feat
The New York Connecting Railway bridge known as the Hellgate bridge spans three miles of elevated approaches and supports four tracks. It is the world’s heaviest steel arch bridge ready to bear live loads of twelve tons per linear foot and structural loads of twenty six tons per linear foot, equating to the weight of forty five large locomotives. The piece notes its importance as a trade route and public utility for passenger and freight traffic. It closes with a Caesar quotation about Germans crossing the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Connecting
Hellcate
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Probate
Dr. J.H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Adove—Coserk
Bense Recipeary GY. Housta
City Court
Caproni
Alaska
Amer Tel & Tel
Anaconda
Am Smelter
Am Loco
Am Car Foundry
AT &S Fe
Balt & Ohio
Chile Copper
Erie
Gen Electric
Northern
Interboro
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Miami Cooper
Norfolk & West
North Pacific
Y-Cen
Nynh &H
Penna
People’s Gas
Iu S Steel
U S Steel
Utah Copper
Westinghouse
A. Brazos and Sons
Oak St
A. Brazos & Sons
Grand Theatre
Main St
Guy & Rice
W. H. Stevens
Box
Chester
Convey
Sam_Joy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Caeser
Ton Olars
United Shirt & Collar CO
Troy, N
United Tea
Importers’ Co
Brainard & Logan's
J. H.seiferman
A. L. Southmayd
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
Hartman Drug CO
A. E. Holmes
Arthur B. Jenkins
Mutual Builiding
Mary J. Wells
Wethersfield
U. S. Army
Carter’s Union
United War Work Committee
Middletown National Bank
Central National Bank
Old Middletown
United War Work Fund
Stueck
Modern Tavern
James A. Lawton
Henrietta Stoddard
Thomas P. Walsh
Eben Jackson
Arthur V. McDowelli
Chester L. Hull
Main Street
Ohio Utilities CO
W. T. Fields CO. Investment Brokers
Chapel Street
Liberty
New Haven, Conn
Garag
John F. Miller
Murray St
Meriden
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