10 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1917
Page
1
Citizens in the city and state report wartime bread varieties such as cornmeal oat bread and oatmeal bread are now on sale despite wheat shortages. Bakers say loaves weigh about 34% ounces and cost 11 cents to retailers with consumer prices around three cents higher per loaf.
A Halifax disaster casualty list reports 1 200 identified dead, 2 000 missing, 6 000 wounded and 25 000 homeless. The blast from a munition ship sparked a 214 square mile fire with morgues overflowing and relief efforts coordinating across agencies.
Adbert W. Stank, manager of the American Red Cross Division, will speak tonight at 8 in The Straffield ballroom to Bridgeport executive committee, generals and captains. He stresses Bridgeport’s key Atlantic division role and its status as the largest Red Cross chapter of its class.
Fenton H. Garrison, sexton of the Shelton Congregational Church, rang the bell for services then fell from the belfry and died. Bridgeport area residents reported the incident with rumors of a possible accident.
Frigid conditions drive a wartime scene at Bridgeport United States Fuel Administration, with more than 200 households queuing for coal. By noon over 40 tons were distributed, far short of daily needs, while dealers pool 50 tons for needy families. The system shows no duplication, and calls to double daily allotment arise.
Washington officials discuss extending discretionary powers to local police to ease enforcement of the espionage act for enemy aliens. The plan targets Austrians and Bohemians in the city’s east side, noting many claim Austrian status to avoid harsher treatment and citing over a million naturalized Austrians and 700,000 Germans in the U.S.
A brief calendar session led by Judge Howard J. Curtis disposed of several uncontested motions and heard multiple uncontested divorce cases.
Washington reports army welfare rules limit bond allotments to ensure a minimum of 7.50 dollars monthly remains for soldiers. The War Department notes some enlistees pledged entire pay to Liberty loans, and orders now curb excessive allotments to preserve funds for personal use and dependents via war insurance.
Antonio Cicero a barber at 739 Main street received a letter signed The Black Hand Society demanding 500 dollars or threats of death. The note written in Italian warned not to involve police and the case is under investigation by city detectives.
Concord N C Dec 10 Cross examination of Gaston B Means in the Maude A King murder case ended today after an hour of re direct questioning Means read a lengthy itemized statement of receipts and disbursements for Mrs King during August and part of September 1915 the first month he acted as her business manager He said such statements were prepared monthly and the complete files were in his New York apartment when he left it.
The fuel shortage and cold weather boost demand for kerosene and gas heaters. Dealers report unusual demand as heaters, a substitute for coal, are carted to homes by men women and even children amid the crisis.
Michael Bly a Bridgeport Fire Department veteran died last week leaving a 2100 estate to Julia A Pardee Anna G Willey Mary L Teeter William M Fowler Michael T Bly Florence M Bly and Frederick T Bly as administrator. The estate totals 2000 in bank deposits and 100 Liberty bond.
Washington reports the Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that had held the United Mine Workers of America illegal under West Virginia law and common law. The decision affirms the union's legality and unsettles prior decrees.
Six tenants in a three story six family dwelling at 290 Bostwick Avenue accuse Joseph Fleischer and collector Joseph Szilagyi of extortion and label them enemy aliens. They trace rent hikes from 10 to 18 dollars monthly with a plan to raise to 18 by December 15. They urge City Clerk Robsinson to limit rent to 14 dollars monthly as their means allow. The signers include Stephen N. Gall and five others.
Superintendent John H. Redgate described a dangerous return trip from the International Police Chief convention aboard the Princess Anne. A gale veered the Old Dominion Line ship far from course, forcing lifeboats to be prepared while the vessel avoided reefs off the Jersey shore. Redgate traveled with his wife and former New Haven chiefs, amid a voyage marked by luck and peril. Separately, Samuel Sankowich was fined 100 dollars and jailed 10 days after a disturbance in Ansonia justice court.
London reports that Jerusalem has surrendered to British forces after a prolonged siege. General Sir Edmund Allenby, newly in command in Egypt, led the Palestine campaign and held the British right wing in the Arras battle earlier this year. The fall ends centuries of Muslim and Turkish rule and shifts control over the holy city to Britain.
Secretary Baker reports Germany has concentrated its biggest army of the war on the western front. The United States must accelerate military buildup to counter the menace. British and American engineers fight alongside in France as Russia and Austria seek truce terms. Mesopotamia sees British gains and a Russian co operator.
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