Casualties Announced Today From Army and Marine Lists
The war department released two army lists and one marine corps list detailing 272 casualties. Killed, missing, wounded, and died sections name Corporals George M. Shanon of Boston and others, with multiple towns across New England named for wounded and missing personnel. Prisoners include Lieutenant Crawford J. Ferguson of Cambridge and Joseph Remi Hetu of Woon, among 83 POWs in German camps.
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Ngton
Marine Corps
New England
George M. Shanon
Boston
Mass
Daniel Fernimo
Hartford
Conn
John Joseph Kiely
Westfield
George W. Kushner
Chelsea
John M. O’connor
Keene, N. H
Konstanty Kapusta
Alfred W. Page
Easthampton
iLieutenant Crawford J. Ferguson
Cambridge
Joseph Remi Hetu
Woon- I
Washington
General Pershing
War Department
Landshut
Robert F. Raymond
Superior Court House
Guy D. Tibbetts
Bennington
N. H
Albert B. Holbrook
Rockland
John J. Collins
New Haven
Clarence E. Perkins
Abolish Camp Pastor Sparks Denominational Clash
A Hartford Times letter argues against removing the camp pastor role and limiting ministers who join cantonment chapels. Dr. W. H. Morse contends army chaplains gain sway, causing friction when denominational preachers visit. He warns ministers may provoke comparisons and unrest among soldiers.
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The
Hartford Times
W. H. Morse
M. D
Rose Memorial
Hartford
French Officer Jules Janin Assigned to Siberian Forces
Jules Janin, recently in the United States, sails to Siberia to take command of Czecho-Slovak troops. Once a tactical instructor, he was linked with the French military before the war and later served as Assistant Chief of General Joffre. In 1916 he led a French Military Mission.
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Withead Gnenemerk
Minstrels Promised at Theeo Theatre Matinee and Night
A real is promised at the eo theatre matinee and night Wednesday September 25 where the Lady Bountiful Minstrels, an all female organization, present a sixty member show. Fifty artistes dancers soloists vaudevillians and more combine to entertain with burnt cork and charm. It is billed as a novelty deluxe showcasing women setting a pace for today’s stage.
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Eo Theatre
Berlin Fair Egg Savings Motion Pictures at Berlin Fair
Berlin fair officials promote an exhibit to save 15 million dollars by reducing egg waste and show government poultry farm footage from Maryland. A film series on daily chick development contrasts with infertile eggs and covers hatching and care through to full growth. The Berlin fair also features expanded society exhibits and a strong livestock, fruit, and vegetable showing.
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Berlin
Uncle Sam
France
Government Poultry Farm
Maryland
Berlin Fair
The Kaiser's Shadow at Middlesex Friday and Saturday
Dorothy Dalton, famed Thomas H Ince star, premieres The Kaiser's Shadow a timely mystery play at Middlesex on Sept 20 and 21 with Dalton as a French secret service operative. She is supported by Thurston Hall Edward Cecil Leota Lorrain Otto Hoffman and Charles Trench plus vaudeville and Billy Wegt in The Bandmaster.
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Dorothy Dalton
Thomas H. Incestar
Middlesex
Miss Dalton
Thurston Hall
Edward Cecil
Leota Lorrain
Otto Hoffman
Charles Trench
Billy Wegt
Bandmaster
Grand Theatre Vaudeville and Film Week's Lineup
The Grand Theatre announces four vaudeville acts led by a seven girl Scotch Review. Tonight features Bluebird's The Dream Lady with Carmel Myers, Drew comedy and Pathe weekly. Friday presents From 2 to 6. Saturday includes Allied War Review and The Lion's Claws 11th episode with Marie Walcamp. Monday and Tuesday show Theda Bara in Under the Yoke.
Missing scene frames a soldier leaving his bride at front
In J. Stuart Blackton's Paramount drama Missing shown at the Middlesex tonight a young soldier says farewell to his bride of a week as they watch time on the clock wind backward to steal moments. The film, from Mrs. Humphrey Ward's novel, is set in England and includes comedy travel and a weekly program.
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J. Stuart Blackton
Paramount
Middlesex
Nell
Humphrey Ward
Beelzebub and a Robber Detective Tale The Boston Transcript
In the column a macabre verse about flies ends with Beelzebub and a detective facing a theft case. A rich merchant complains of a robber posing as a collector and hires a detective to hunt the culprit, promising rapid imprisonment and sparing no expense.
War rally planned. pay raised for section men
Old Saybrook residents report higher pay for section men from 3.36 to 3.60 daily with ten hour work and time and a half for overtime. A State Council of Defense meeting arranged a war bureau initiative at the town hall for Sept 25. Local committees and Red Cross efforts advance relief, garment stock, surgical dressings, and refugee aid.
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Old Saybrook
Harry Tryon
Elsie Tryon
William Cone
Saybrook Point
Guilford
State Council of Defense
Old Saybrook Club
F. S. Chapman
M. J. Golden
John A. Ayer
Jarvis E. Brooks
Howard T. Chapman
Fourth
Liberty Loan
Emma C. Frenyear
Sarah G. Granniss
New York
Fredericks. Chapman
Marion W. Clark
Auretta H. Acton
Edmund C. Spencer
Robert D. Burns
Mary Burns
Edward A. GiJlman
William R. Bushnell
W. H. White
Theodore L. Cuyler
Irwin Grannis
George Watson Beach
Mabel C. Holman
Charles E. Pease
D. A. Kellogg
Joseph D. Clark
J. D. Clarke and
Stokes & Kirtland
Red Cross
Middletown
Town War Bureau to be organized at Westbrook meeting
Westbrook residents attended a town meeting to organize a Town War Bureau with $600 appropriation. A nominating committee proposed three Red Cross, three Republicans, and three Democrats to form the board. Public voting set for 8 p m at the Town Hall next Monday the 23rd. Mary Pickford and Roscoe Arbuckle ads note showings at Town Hall Friday night.
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Westbrook
Emily Wright
Ansel Wright
Old Saybrook
Pondmeadow
John Doyle
Manston
Doyle
George B. Chandler
Rocky Hill
State War Bureau
National Red Cross
Red Cross Society
W. O. Goodman
G. W. Eastland
Horace E. Kelsey
H. E. Kelsey
Wm. H. Lewis
Herbert M. Baldwin
Thomas B. Bloomfield
J. H. Ripley
James H. Stannard
Edward Fisher
Lynda H. Stannard
Centerbrook Thelma and Fatty in Coney Island Ad
Thelma Friday Sunnybrook Farm and Fatty in Coney Island teased for matinee only showings. Ad notes a poor baseball field with no flies on it.
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the Thelma
Mary Pickford
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Fatty
Coney Island
Adv
John Flynn Dies at 68 in Essex Office Visit
John Flynn known as Jack dies suddenly at Jorge Coulter's office in Essex on Wednesday at 9 30 am. He had just retrieved mail and was in good health. funeral arrangements unread. The item notes local reactions and social notices including a Democratic caucus roster and community events.
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John Flynn
Essex
Jorge Coulter
Jack
Fifty-Fifty Poem Exchange Between Poet and Editor
A dialogue shows the poet noting acceptance of one poem and rejection of another. The editor explains balancing sympathy for the poet with concern for readers, preserving a brief exchange about publication choices.
Mrs Nienstadt Realizes She Killed Daughter
Mrs Claire M Nienstadt of Brooklyn killed her eight year old daughter Wilma in the Hotel Pontchartrain Detroit on September 8. A police officer guard at her bedside read a newspaper aloud to her she cried which one which one causing renewed shock as she remains ignorant which child died.
Claims Rear End Collison Sparks Lightning Claim
Report notes a Tug of words as a Boston Transcript item cites a dispute over whether a spark from lightning hit Speed er or if Speed er’s car caused the strike. Authorities offer no official ruling yet as details remain unclear and contested.
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New Lon- Wreck
J. Murphy
Arthur D. Richmond
Waterbury
Joseph I. Kenney
Dorchester
Ernest L. Langley
Richard Leveridge
Lincoln
John Ryan MacDonald
Malden
Perley G. Sha
Bedford
Irpe
New ‘Ord
Philemon J. Denault
Fall River
Albert E. Leplant
Richmond, VI
Theda Bara
Philippines
Miss Bara
Boston Transcript
Beelzebub
Town Hall
Rebecca of
Roscoe Arbuckle
Centerbrook
Agepee
Sean
Philo Hay CO
Nowak
Net
Lady Adele
the Hartman
Clarence Post
Hadlyme
Henry Williams
Board of Relief
F. A. Chapman
Charles Kelsey
Charles Doane
George Blake
Niles O. Deming
Luther Braddock
David Gilmore
E. E. Comstock
Eugene Southworth
Justus Doane
Miss Webb
Charles Pratt
Annie Scanlon
Griswold House
Congregational Society
Nott’s Island
J. Frank Hall
W. J. Prann
Harry Carter
Thomas Mulligan
Ansonia
P. J. Murphy
Redfield
Mary Dickinson
Pease
Carolyn Post
Hamburg
Buffalo Evening News
TMRS
Claire Nienstadyt
Speeder
Rockport
John Moore
Center St
Iefeyayey
Carmel Myers
Dream Lady
Bluebird Picture
Pathe Weekly
Allied War
WM Fox
Eater Hetlo
Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Travel
Billy West Come
Paramount Picture
Matinee
Jesse L. Lasky
Cecil B. Demille
William C. DeMille
Rupert Hughes
Kathryn Williams
Elliott Dexter
Wanda Hawley
Theodore Roberts
Sylvia Breamer
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