New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-31
War PLAYED HEAVY
ROLE in YEAR 1917
Registration and Exit Of Militia
and Drafted Men Features

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BUSY YEAR IN NEW BRITAIN
Political and Civic Events Stand Out
Prominently in History OF Past
Twelve 1Eonths- Police Department
Forced to Travel at Top Speed.
New Britain people have seen many
important changes and have expert
enced many important incidents since
1917 was ushered In almost 8e5 days
ago. Chief among the many and div
ers items Of importance to be noted in
g brief resume OF the past year was
the National Registration day on
June S, the day, on which the draft
numbers were drawn at Washington
and the various days on which the
members Of Company e and and
also those Of the National Army
marched away. Month by month note
worthy items might be related as fol-
lows:
January 1-F. 8. McMahon bound
over to the superior court for a vio-
lation Of the fire escape law.
J. s. Douglas Of Chestnut street Gel
ebrates his 90th birthday.
January 3-Omcer Fred Wagner
shoots maniac with gun at Corbin
Screw corporation factory. !,
/ Policeman William F. Grace dies
suddenly.
Senator q. W. Klett chosen chair
man legislative judiciary committee.
January e-The Misses Anna and
Grace Claughsey, injured several
weeks before in fatal collision at Lake
street crossing. released from hospital.
January 81. Hoyt Pease resigns
aS clerk and treasurer OF First Church
Ecclesiastical society after 81 years
seCvice.
january 10-Dr Arvid Anderson,
prominent physician, dies Of pneu-
monia.
January, 12--Mrs. Arthur b, Cor
nell burned to death.
Detective Brown OF Philadelphia
here on the famous Colbert-Lewis
murder case.
T january 4-Charles Seaberg dies
Of burns received when he fell into a
tub of boilig nwater at the town farm.
January 15-Edward NJ. Stanley
eleo1a Saoaa 1teslR of IL ten On,
Annual report of Postmaster w. F.
Delaney shows gain of $28,186.25.
Annual report of City Comptroller
n. L. Curtis shows balance of $780,
900. Ill.,. 'a%
January 17-New Britain Machine
company increases capital stock from
100000 to $1,o0O,0O0. -...
Three persons injured I'm explosion
at Landers, Frary & Clark factory.
January 22-Duglar Mcmillan OBJ
serves twenty-hfth anniversary of hit
entering business in this city.
January 21-Enar r. Bonander, for
mer democratic member Of charity
! department, dies In Philadelphia.
January 24-Harry Goldberg ac-
cused by Gordon Brothers of $4,000
embezzlement
January 25-Mrs. Annie Landinc
accidentally drinks ,oxalic acid and
| dies few hours later.
/ January 26-Rev. DR.. G. W. c. Hill
elected president Erwin Home.
| January 30-Grand list totals $4s,'
o75.o5s, an increase Of $2,466,oss ove'
q year ago.
| January 31-Constable James A
| Duffy st1ccumbs to pneumonia
| Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Howell observe
63rd wedding anniversary.
February january mortality re-
port shows 83 deaths during month
which was the largest number in five
years.
George S. Ta1cott notifies stockhold
| ers OF the American Hosiery company
| Of his intention to resign as secretar,
and treasurer after IL years. service
Property exempt from taxation to.
| tails $9,574,764.41.
County Commissioner Joseph Tow
! ers dies after long illness.
Sergeant Theodore Herting resign
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