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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1914
Page
1
German ambassador Von Bernstorff says he has provided the U.S. State Department with proof that the Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Co. manufactures so called dum-dum bullets for the English army rifle. He notes Americans have a right to manufacture ammunition.
The Stiles Judson estate value is listed at 851,126.21, mainly bonds and stocks with minimal real estate. Real estate includes the Ferry road homestead and Short Beach holdings. personal assets are mostly bonds, notes, and bank cash with many specifics named, including Bridgeport Gas Light and various railroad and utility bonds.
Corbit, a photographer at 1152 Main Street, was held up by a man claiming Newtown ties who demanded 700 dollars and produced murder clippings. Police guarded him overnight. the suspect vanished today, with investigations ongoing through local and state authorities.
Mayor Wilson appoints William Lounsbury registrar of voters as chief of staff for the White Way parade. Frank Braithwaite C E B Winston Bernard Keating Jr R H Sheridan and John Dowling named aides. Police and military units prepare line of march with detailed assignments across Main Street and surrounding streets. The parade forms on Broad Street near State Street with various detachments including Coast Artillery Hospital Corps and Naval Reserves.
London reports the first hostile shells on the United Kingdom as a German squadron bombards Scarborough Hartlepool Redcar and Whitby under thick fog. Two ships sunk and panic spreads along the Yorkshire coast as heavy bombardment continues.
German cruisers shelled Scarborough causing fires and casualties as panicked residents fled to trains and shelters. Hartlepool and Redcar reports describe shells wrecking buildings and crowds seeking safety while the Admiralty notes a developing sea battle with possible fleet engagement.
Eye witness Harvey Scott of Scarborough recounts seeing German shells strike homes and the Balmford hotel amid the bombardment. Reports say Hartlepool port suffered nine deaths and multiple injuries during the raid, with ships unseen from shore and Tees forts answering the attack.
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