Liberty Loan Drive Surges as Unconditional Surrender Club Grows
In a rapid wave of last minute pledges, Liberty Loan subscriptions reach over 1.4 million with early payments required today to avoid invalidation. The Unconditional Surrender club expands through Wes leyan students and faculty, with dozens of named supporters listed among new members.
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Liberty Loan City
Robert W. Rice
Ashondi
Guy & Rice
Liberty Cottage
Marcia D. Cone
Jack Cone
F. A. Strong
Madge E. Hamburger
Johns. Steele
Cleanor H. Strong
Carone P. Cheever
J. H. Kingman
May Hoff
Jennie Rogers
Anna F. Peterson
E. Peterson
John E. Peterson
L. Dolbeare
Florence E. del Fred BE. Payne
Frank Francis
B. Brownlow, Jr
David B. Brownlow
W. G. Marshall
W. H. Selner
Olive A. Morgan
Salvatore C. Napoli
Oscar F. Hilbert
E. Clark
J. W. Butterworth
Harry C. Butterworth
Leonard O. Ryan
K. Ryan
William J. Walsh
S. Monell
Helena B. Strong
Vincent Chito
Alice Lindermark
Frank A. Grippo
Raymond E. Smith
Peter Dobranski
H. F. Giraud
Eben
James C. For
Wm. W. Wilcox
Caroline H. Fairchild
Felix A. Petrofsky
W. F. Burrows
C. L. Williams
L. R. Adams
Winifred P. Adams
John Q. Adams
HS. Beers
H. S. Beers
Wallace R. Pierson
Frank L
Hall
Frank J. Hall
Henry P. Ryan
Lillian Holmes
H. D. Kelsey
J. Fred Haig
Rose Fox
Arris Goldberg
Pierson Hannock
Irene Johnson
Herbert Kelley
John Shirley
Walter Shirley
Patrick Smedtek
May Smith
H. D. Whitney
A. F. Workland
Mary Marsh
Florence Fowler
Lena Culver
Lillian Billet
Barry
Robert Danes
D. J. Dunnican
John
Card of Thanks for Griffen Family
We thank all friends and neighbors for help during illness and death of our husband and father and for the beautiful flowers at the funeral. Mrs. Thos. G. Griffen and Family.
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Thos. G. Griffen
Adv
Flynn Family Thanks for Support After Loss in Portland
The Flynn family expresses sincere thanks to all who assisted during their time of bereavement for their son and brother. They also thank all who sent floral offerings. Mrs. Flynn and family, Portland. Conn. adv.
Thanking Friends for Kindness at Illness and Death
The Mary Fitzgerald family thanks friends for kindness during illness and death of their mother and sister. Appreciation extended for flowers sent at the funeral. October 18, 1918.
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Ter
Mary Fitzgerald
Red Cross Hospital Ready for Use in City Health Plan
The Red Cross has prepared an emergency hospital at Holy Trinity Parish House with beds and a trained staff to treat pneumonia patients. City and town health officials coordinate with the Middlesex Chapter to use parish facilities first, with other parish houses and the St Algus Society and Elks offering space if needed.
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Holy Trinity
The
Red Cross
Middlesex Hospital
Red Cross Hospital
Thomas P. Walsh
M.D
Atlantic Division
American Red Cross
Middlesex
War Bureau
St Alogius Society
the Elks
T. M. Russell
Berlin Firm Workers Lead Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
Berlin Construction Company workers in Berlin Connecticut subscribed over 23000 to the Fourth Liberty Loan. Many in the workforce are members of the Unconditional Surrender Club and have bought multiple bonds. Nationalities include German and Austrian descent, with many employees eager to support the government. Total subscribers were under two hundred, a strong showing that pleased company officers.
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Berlin Bridge Company
Berlin Construction Company
Berlin
Conn
Berlin Construction
Thanks for sympathy after loss of Elizabeth and Martha
Mr and Mrs Gustav Kutzner express sincere thanks to friends for sympathy during illness and death of their two daughters Elizabeth and Martha. Gratitude extended to bearers William Strelau Rudolph Stockmann Karl Krenz Arthur Krenz Adolph Wildemann Hugo Dowling Edward Nyman and Hunter Bowman for floral contributions and words and deeds from many sympathizers.
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Elizabeth
Martha
William Strelau
Rudolph Stockmann
Karl
Arthur Krenz
Adolph Wildemenn
Hugo Dowling
Edward Nyman
Hunter Bowmann
Gustav Kutzner
Adv
Farewell Party For Firearms Co Worker At Riverside Inn
An employee from Middletown Firearms Co on Warwick street visited East Haddam for a farewell dinner at Riverside Inn. Charles Hilliker, who leaves for Fortress Monroe on October 23, received a wrist watch and good wishes for his speedy return. The gathering was traveled by automobile.
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Middletown Firearms Co
Warwick Street
East Haddam
Riverside Inn
Charles Hilliker
Fortress Monroe
Saturday Specials at Yale Gordons Market
Saturday specials list native sirloin porterhouse round and short steaks 35c lb shoulder steak 30c Hamburg 25c veal 30c-35c roasts beef and veal 30c-35c soup bones 18c-20c native onions and potatoes at market price full line of selected groceries Yale Gordon 60 Sumner St Phone 579-2-adv 1910.
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Hamburg
Yale Gordon
Sumner St
Bond Buy and Sell by Returning Sergeant
Sergeant Joseph I. Lawton, just back from overseas and on furlough, joined the Unconditional club and today engaged in both buying and selling a bond, marking a notable local note of activity as he resumes duties on leave.
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Joseph I. Lawton
Prince of Roumania Won't Sell Wife for Throne
The Detroit Free Press report notes the Prince of Roumania refuses to give up his wife for a throne, a stance likened to not parting with last year's hat for power. The quip underscores royal priorities amid shifting crowns and public politics.
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Detroit Free Press
Roumania
Union Park rally and local notices in Middletown record
A collection of town items including a Union Park rally on the evening program, marriage license issued to Daniel Howard Birdsey and Miss Mary Etta Crowell, upcoming assessor office hours, coal barge movements by the Onrust, millinery ads, and local notices on school openings, estate administration, voter registration, illness updates, and influenza statistics.
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Howard Hen
Daniel Howard Birdsey
Middlefield
Mary Etta Crowell
Union Park
Middletown
Portland
Hartford
Saybrook
Newbi
T. J. Anderson
Main Street
Joseph F. Drennan
Camp Devens
Clifford
Dancing
C. B. Ogelvie
Dean
William, D. Thayer
Pine Street
Somerville
N. J
Liberty Loan
Leonard Musteragiergis
Camp Kendrick
Wiley Shop
James O’onnor
Annie O’connor
Pearl Street
William ‘J. Coughli
Interes
Board of Registration
Lucy Richter
R. N
Middlesex Hospital Training School
Middletown Business College
State Department of Health
Connecticut
Storrs O. Seymour
Litchfield
Trinity Episcopal Church
Norwich
William Strohla
James Bayley
Frank Linderme
Russell Mfg. Fire Department
Mr. Linderme
Hose Co. No. 3
Assessors’ Office
Clinton B. Ogilvie
W. D. Thayer
Sunneville
New Jersey
John T. Walsh
Bells of Old South College chimes return at Wesleyan
The class of 1863 provides a gift of ten bells from London makers Mears and Stainbank for Old South College. Bells will be installed in a rebuilt tower after the current structure is taken down. The chimes will ring for various figures and commemorate the long campus history.
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Old South College
Wesleyan
South College
University
Mears and Stainbank
London
College Hill
Merchant Seeks Higher Tax List After Stock Costs Rise
A Main Street merchant climbed to the assessors office to demand an $800 boost to his inventory list, claiming higher cost and more stock on hand. Two assessors are currently under a doctor’s care and the third has not yet arrived.
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Main Street
Miss Mary Etta Crowell Weds Daniel H Birdsey in East Long Hill
A home wedding at three oclock in East Long Hill joined Miss Mary Etta Crowell and Daniel Howard Birdsey. Rev. W D Beach presided, with Lohengrin march, floral decorations, and attendants including Mrs George Cassa and Bertha T Birdsey. The couple will reside in Middlefield after a brief wedding tour.
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Mary Etta Crowell
Daniel H. Birdsey
David A. Crowell
East Long Hill
Mary Etta
Daniel Howard Birdsey
Enoch Birdsey
Middlefield
W. D. Beach
Methodist Episcopal Church
Abbott H. Davis
Middletown
George Cassa
East Orange
N. J
Bertha T. Birdsey
Caroline K. Hubbard
Leonard B. Markham
George Hine
Orange
Conn
Georgette Crepe
Birdsey
Wheelock Will Hearing Sets Executors In Probate
Harriet W. Wheelock of Cromwell died leaving nephew B Savage of Newton Massachusetts and niece Marietta J Savage of West Haven Connecticut as executors. Judge C. W. Cramer attended the hearing as Connecticut’s representative. The estate mirrors her sister Mary G. Savage’s arrangement, with deeds of trust preserving life use for the two nieces and nephew, and a statute treating gifts made in contemplation of death as part of the estate inventory.
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Harriet W. Wheelock
Cromwell
Ward B. Savage
Newton
Mass
Marietta J. Savage
West Haven
Conn
State of
Connecticut
C. W. Cramer
Mary G. Savage
South Ends Set To Face Acorns At Russell Field
The South Ends meet the Meriden Acorns on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock on Russell Field. Lineup includes J. Glynn J. Kincaid S. Winner T. Rogers B. Hoar J. Warhop D. Dougherty A. Anderson Red Sage M. Kenopka Gingie and A.
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Acorns
Acorn
Meriden
Russell Field
J. Glynn
J. Kincaid
S. Winner
T. Rogers
B. Hoar
J. Warhop
D. Dougherty
A. Anderson
Red Sage
M. Kénopka
Gingie
Be Free Get Out of Debt We Will Help
Morris Plan Co. offers debt relief options and assistance at 269 local address. Contact for repayment plans and financial relief services aimed at reducing debt burden and restoring financial stability.
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Morris Plan Co
Sunday church notes church services around the city
Sunday notes list services across multiple churches with times Holy Communion sermons and special events including First Church of Christ Scientist First Methodist Episcopal Church Swedish Bethel Church Church of the Holy Trinity All Saints chapel Salvation Army and postponement of church school due to an epidemic Services cover 7:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. as well as evening meetings and youth activities with specific speakers and hymn titles where available
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First Church of Christ, Scientist— College
Broad Streets
Christchurch
Baptist Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
W.D. Beach
North and South Congregational Churches
W. H. Hall
Harold Cutbill
Swedish Bethel Church
House of Worship
North High Street
Young People’s Meeting
Church of the Holy Trinity
All Saints’ Chapel
Staddle Hill
John G. Spencer
Berkeley Divinity School
Church School
Salvation Army
W. A. Warner
Pissentggeame
Chimes for Wesleyan to Ring Over Top of South College
Wesleyan will receive 11 copper alloy bells imported from England as a 1915 alumni gift for the Top of the South College Building. A war bureau permit was needed to obtain the chimes, and Mylchreest Brothers will reinforce the roof and start work once the new mess hall is finished.
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South College
Wesleyan
England
War Bureau
Mylchreest Brothers
A Good Book as a Mental Tonic in Times of Strain
A thoughtful piece extols reading as a restorative tonic for the mind during stress. It argues books offer escape and clarity, aiding concentration, imagination, and emotional balance in challenging periods.
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Holy Trinity Parish House
Clase
Spear Bros
Widdletown’s Fashion Center
Hallowe’en
Broatch
Modern Book Shop
Wheelock
Mildred M. Kien
China
Guernsey
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