British Forces Launch Major Somme Offensive Across 20 Miles
London, July 1. After weeks of bombardment Britain launches a general offensive along a 20 mile front north of the Somme. British and French forces seize front line trenches at Serre, Montalban, La Boiselle, and around Thiepval, with attacks aiming to surround key German positions. Casualties reported light so far. Australians and New Zealanders raid the German lines, killing several soldiers.
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Curtu
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la Boiselle
Thiepval
Verdun
Lon- Son
France
Offensive by British forces follows terrific bombardment
A British offensive on the German front follows a nine week bombardment described as unprecedented in scale. The plan uses continuous artillery across 90 miles to level trenches and destroy fortifications, with raiding parties at dusk to widen gains and capture prisoners and guns.
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Loos
Champagne
Germans Capture Lines Near Thiaumont After Fierce Attacks
Paris reports from July 1 say after furious assaults the Germans penetrated the Thiaumont works which the French had just taken. West of the Meuse heavy fighting continued around Hill 304 with the Germans briefly gaining then being repulsed. Nancy endured bombardment by long range German guns.
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Lake Torpedo Boat Co Plans U S Destroyers Here
The Lake Torpedo Boat Company of Bridgeport plans to construct torpedo boat destroyers. Navy appropriations report bills call for about 550 million dollars in shipbuilding including 50 destroyers and 58 coast submarines. Bridgeport’s plant, with 30 acres and ready submarine and destroyer ways, is expected to receive substantial work totaling at least 15 million dollars. The bill’s aim is to enlarge the American navy within three years, with work to begin within six months.
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Navy
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Epidemic Concern Grows As Weather Improves
Health officials from state, county, and city discuss unnamed germ causing septic sore throat across the state. New Haven and Bridgeport recover somewhat. Norwalk worries over sore throat resurgence linked to commuting and infected milk. Milford meeting set Monday to coordinate germ locating and radical remedies. call for districting farms under state milk inspection.
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Bridgeport
Norwalks
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J. T. Black
State Health Board
George E. Hill
Edward A. McLellan
William L. Zepp
Bridgeport Health Board
Corset Makers Complete Deal for New Plant
Birdsey-Somers Co. corset manufacturers closed a deal to acquire a large factory at Connecticut Avenues and Logan Street and two adjoining parcels. The move from the University of Dorsets site begins today, with full operation expected by July 5 and expansions planned for two new additions. By year end output should exceed prior records as Bridgeport Pattern & Model Co. vacates its building for a West End factory.
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Connecticut Avenues
Logan Street
University of Dorsets
American Graphophone Co
Connecticut Avenue
Bridgeport Pattern & Model Co
West End
Springfield Club Here Tomorrow at Newfield Park
The Springfield club will visit Newfield Park tomorrow afternoon to face Bridgeport in a regularly scheduled Eastern league contest. Owner Corwen, with the local club on the road, wired that the game has been arranged. Springfield is managed by Jack Flynn, the former major league figure.
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U S S Paducah to Join Fanning for Celebration
The gunboat Paducah and torpedo boat destroyer Fanning will appear in Bridgeport harbor for the American day celebration on July 4. More than 10,000 people pledge to march, with 15 floats and three bands planned plus an estimated 4,000 additional citizens in mercantile and youth divisions. Grand Marshal Louis J. Herrmann announced parade orders as an entertainment committee led by James L. McGovern and many officials and dignitaries were named to greet the vessels and manage the festivities.
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Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels
Paducah
Fanning
Bridgeport
Louis J. Herrmannsotey
Industries of
Mercant Citizens
Albert E. Lavery
James L. McGovern
C. W. Wilson
R. H. M. Robinson
W. B. Ferguson
Arthur M. Marsh
Thomas M. Cullinan
William A. Lamonde
George L. Catlin
George W. Finn
A. McNeil
Carl Foster
J. Edward Elliott
Daniel I. MacNamara
Richard Howell
Edward T. Buckingham
Earl M. Christie
Frank Miller
Zalmon Goodsell
Henry Lee
Robbery aboard trolley leads to two arrests
Police say two men boarded a Main Street trolley just before midnight and robbed the crew of 30.50 in change before fleeing toward Broad Street. Harry Walsh and George Slattery, held at 1:30 am, and Matthew Hassett, later detained, claim innocence though a large amount of change was found with them. Walsh is a former conductor. Hassett previously boxed as Kid Hassett.
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Matthew Hassett
Gregory Street
Harry Walsh
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George Slattery
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James Stiles
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Siemon Workers To Start Early Shifts Next Week
Siemon Hard Rubber Corporation will begin 5 AM to 1 PM shifts starting next week at the factory located at State Street and Burr Road. The schedule continues the long standing practice to cope with hot weather.
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Siemon Hard Rubber Corporation
State Street
Burr Road
Yale Batteries Sent To Pennsylvania Camp for Fourth
Yale batteries ordered to Tobyhanna Pennsylvania as U S tensions with Mexico linger over Carranza response to Wilson note. Congress plans adjournment for Fourth of July. border mobilization and recruiting rise with 2036 new enlistments this week. Captain Major Danford expects early Niantic move. Connecticut artillery likely to Tobyhanna.
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Juarez Merchants Get Shipments of Supplies
Twenty five hundred sacks of corn consigned to Juarez merchants were passed by U S customs after thorough search for contraband. Two days were needed to empty and re sack the grain. Imports include grain flour beans and similar foods crossing the border amid a de facto embargo on large freight shipments. Mexican dealers cite poor crops in Chihuahua as reason for purchases.
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Marion R. OConnor Wins a Hartford Scholarship
Marion Rita OConnor daughter of Daniel J OConnor of 27 Fulton Street won a four year scholarship after ranking among top pupils in competitive exams at Mount St Josephs Seminary Hamilton Heights Hartford. She recently graduated St Augustine parochial school where she was on the honor roll and won first prize for scholarship.
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Mount St. Joseph's Seminary
Hamilton Heights
Marion Rita O’connor
Daniel J. O'Connor
Fulton Street
St. Augustine’s
Hold Saturday Court On Taylor Estate Hearing
Dehn Harlan F. Stone of Columbia University Law School remained on the stand as the hearing on the settlement of the late Nelson Taylor's $700,000 estate resumed before Judge Curtis in the superior court. The unusually scheduled Saturday session reflected the case's importance and the need for extra time.
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Dehn Harlan F. Stone
Columbia University Law School
Nelson Taylor
Curtis
Handling Troop Trains Efficiency Improves
San Antonio July 1 troops moving to the border are handled more efficiently than ever, under American Railways Association direction. Routes avoid interrupting ordinary schedules and traffic is evenly distributed among roads. Headquarters maintains contact with units from mobilization to destination, with a portion of New York guardsmen, including the seventh regiment, passing through last night.
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American Railways Association
New York Guardsmen
Bill for Relief of Guardsmen Families Passes
Washington July 1 The Hay bill to aid dependent families of national guardsmen drafted in the emergency was passed by the House and goes to the Senate. It allows up to 50 dollars a month per family at the secretary of war's discretion. Local notes describe county jail inspection and a rush order of about 50 Riker war trucks shipped to Philadelphia by Locomobile Co.
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House
Senate
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Locomobile Co
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