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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
6
report notes a decisive campaign with the anti-Saloon League distributing circulars and workers pressing voters to vote no. Despite heavy liquor interests in certain districts, the city moved toward a dry result with a 29 997 yes to 3 462 no margin and a record campaign impact.
Passengers report an unknown single funnel two masted vessel matching the German raider description warned by wireless in the past ten days. The ship was seen off the Grand Banks as the Adriatic reached New York from Liverpool.
A distant ship altered course at full speed, tracing a great circle while a pursuing stranger briefly followed before falling back. The maneuver created a visible wake indicating the direction and intent of the cruiser before fading from view.
An automobile driven by Harry A. Lockery foreman at Remington Arms collided with a Connecticut Co work car last night at Kossuth Street and Barnum Avenue.
The front wheels of the automobile were smashed and the hood stove in. Lock ery suffered only bruises. General von Fabeck, commander in chief of one of the German armies on the western front, is dead.
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