Arms Works to Be Ready Sept 1 Jobs for 14000
Bridgeport Arm Works plans list 14000 new workers by February 1 with 800 already employed and 25 to 50 added daily, drawing staff from outside the city to protect local manufacturers. By September 4 the Remington Armory buildings will be finished, and 12 structures along the northward row will be up. Police and fire departments will be expanded, hydrants increased, and housing arranged as 7500 families move into the area.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Arms Works
Arms Works
Remington Armory
Adinistration
Worka
D. H. Warner
Stratford
Boston Avenue
Board Fire Commissioners
Bridgeport High School Class Funds College Aid Trust
The 1915 Bridgeport High School class proposes a private college fund, seed with 225 dollars, to aid graduates lacking money. A trustees board will oversee applications, with repayment optional upon financial position, while further donations from city educators and philanthropists are anticipated to grow the program.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport High School
Divorce suits set for trial in civil court
Four contested divorces were assigned for trial in the civil superior court. Rebecca Dale Martin sues Dr. Robert Douglas Martin, Broadstreet veterinarian, with lawyers not ready to proceed tomorrow. Other suits involve Bertha Jahreis Rawling vs Reuben Rawling, Margaret Helen Powe vs James F. Powell, and Martha Thona Smith vs Burton Grover Smith. Bridgeport Teachers Association meets this afternoon to discuss regular business and the marking system troubles in the schools.
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Civil Superior Court
Rebecca Dale Martin
Robert Douglas Martin
Broadstreet Veterinary
Martin
Dr Martin
Mary Chillette
Fairfield
Fairfield Justice Court
Bertha Jahreis Rawling
Reuben Roger Rawling
New Haven
Margaret Helen Powe
James F. Powell
Martha Thona Smith
Burton Grover Smith
Naugatuck
German science and banking details from Duesing letter
Dr Herman Duesing of this city relays a Kiel based letter on German advances in synthetic food from air derived nitrogen and ammonium sulfate, including Futterhefe production with over 50 percent albumen and implications for future nutrition. The note also cites rising savings deposits, a flour surplus forecast after harvest, and charitable aid items from Harvard and Yale students.
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Herman Duesing
Prof
Duesing
Kiel
Germany
Dr. Diliesing
Chemical Research
Berlin
France
Worl
Red Cross
Hervard
Yale
Final American note to Germany ready for cable
Washington reports the final draft of the Lusitania note to Germany is ready for transmission to Berlin. President Wilson finalized phrasing after late work to ensure no room for doubt. The note reiterates rights of visit and search before attacking armed ships and is slated to be cabled to Ambassador Gerard tonight or tomorrow. Count Von Bernstorff remains optimistic about the crisis easing after Wilson talks. Bryan reviewed the draft with the President and declined to discuss details or confirm omissions.
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Germany
Lusitania
Berlin
Wilson
United States
Gerard
Count von Bernstorff
Cedarhurst
L. I
Bryan
Zeppelins Raid England Kill Five Wound Forty
Zeppelins raided England last night hitting the Humber mouth and Harwich coast. Five killed and about forty injured as incendiaries caused fires. Berlin and London reports agree on casualties. Three more ships sunk off the British coast in the past 24 hours.
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Humber
Harwich
England
The
London
War Office
Berlin
Germany
Aeroplane Bombs Zeppelin In Fierce Air Battle
This morning at 2 30 o clock an attack on the Avare airship shed north of ae by Flight Lieuts J H Wilson and J B Mills ended with flames rising from the shed as bombs fell. At 3 o clock Flight Sub Lieutenant R A J Warneford attacked a Zeppelin between Ghent and Brussels at 6 000 feet dropping six bombs. the airship exploded, fell burning and Warneford made a forced landing but recovered and returned to base.
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Avare
J. H. Wilson
R. N
J. 8. Mills
R. A. J. Warneford
Ghent
Brussels
Gerodrome
Rich lawyer judged cruel in divorce case
Stanley T. Jennings a Stamford lawyer is found guilty of cruelty to Lucy H. Jennings in divorce proceedings. Judge Morris B. Beardsley, appointed as examiner, reports cruelty from 1907 to last year. The couple married November 21, 1894, and the report must be approved by the court before granting the divorce.
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Stanley T. Jennings
Stamford
Morris B. Beardsley
Superior Court
Lucy H.H. Jennings
Beardsley
Jennings
Lucy Hendrie
Carranza poised to govern Mexico City after Leon victory
Washington reports race for control in Mexico as Obregon gains Leon under Carranza command while Villa and Angeles contend Obregon is driven south. Carranza seeks US recognition and possible return to Mexico City, amid mixed signals from Villa side and no confirmed peace talks.
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Washington
Leon
Obzregon
Carranza
Villa
Angeles
Mexico City
United States
Obregon
Vera Cruz
Lodging House Proprietor and Boarder Held for Trial
Edith Warner and Harry Thorell of 9 Harrison Street were remanded today by Judge Bartlett for trial in the superior court. Bonds of 200 and 300 dollars were set for their release after arrests made yesterday upon the Warner woman's husband's complaint.
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Edith Warner
Harrison Street
Harry Thorell
Bartlett
Warner
Five Miles More of Warrenite to Be Put Across
At the common council meeting tonight the streets and sidewalks committee will recommend five more miles of Warrenite paving. Streets listed include William from Crescent to Berkshire, Congress from Main to Washington, North Washington from Main to Houst aon ic, Bostwick from State to the water, Iranistan from Fairfield to Railroad, Park from Laurel to Wood, North from Dewey to Park, and Seaview avenue to the Lake Torpedo Co. factory with bituminous mineadam. A sewer project delays part of Seaview from Boston to Deacon. The cost is about 35000 dollars with further Warrenite proposals anticipated.
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William Street
Crescent Avenue
Berkshire Avenue
Congress Street
Main Street
Washington Avenue
North Washington Avenue
Housatonic Avenue
Bostwick Avenue
State Street
Fairfield Avenue
Railroad Avenue
Park Avenue
Laurel Avenue
Wood Avenue
North Avenue
Dewey Street
Seaview Avenue
Stratford Avenue
Lake Torpedo Co
Boston Avenue
Deacon Street
Bridgeport Arms Co
Scour City for Man Wanted in Boston Murder
City wide search today for Frank J. Tracy, former resident, wanted for complicity in the murder of a rag-peddler whose body was buried in a Boston home cellar after being shot and robbed. Joseph Rodgers, Tracy's alleged companion, was captured in Jersey City and reportedly confessed that Tracy visited his Bridgeport home. Tracy remains at large. the crime occurred May 29 and the body of Samuel Cowan was found in Boston.
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Frank J. Tracy
Boston
Joseph Rodgers
Tracy
Jersey City
Bridgeport
Samuel Cowan
Rodgers
Weather outlook shows rain likely tonight and Tuesday
The forecast calls for probable rain tonight and into Tuesday with cooler temperatures. Winds vary then shift to northwest by Tuesday, bringing cooler air.
Three More British Vessels Blown Up Near Coast
London reports another three British ships sunk by German submarines. The Sunlight of Liverpool, 1298 tons, sank after being given time to abandon ship. crew rescued at Queenstown. The trawler Dromio of Hull also sunk with crew landed at Peterhead. The Star of the West, a 64 ton steamer built in 1902, sunk near Aberdeen after launch from Macoris, Santo Domingo earlier that May.
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London
Sunlight
Liverpool
Queenstoway
Macoris
Santo Domingo
Clyde
Dromio
Hull
Péterhedd
Aberdeen
Russian Cruiser Amur Sunk by Germans Near Baltic
Berlin reports a German submarine sank the Russian cruiser Amur on June 4 5 near the Baltic coast. A separate note says the Yenisei may also have been sunk in the Baltic by a German submarine, with confusion likely between the two vessels.
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Berlin
Amur
Humber
Harwich
Petrograd
Baltic Sea
Germans Shift Army From Przemysl To Western Front
London reports heavy German reinforcements sent from the Przemysl line to the western front amid signs of resumed offensive. French lines north of Arras and along the Aisne advance slowly, with gains north of the Aisne as well. Eastern Galicia remains key as the Austro-German push continues, while Petrograd cites Russian success near the Pruth around Kolonea.
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London
Przemysl
Arras
Aisne
Tracy-Le-Mont
Galicia
Rumania
Petrograd
Pruth
Kolonea
British and Allied Lines in World War I News Update
Reports say Russian defense lines must be readjusted due to German poisonous gases while Italian and Austrian forces resist at the Igonzo front. Britain announces a notable victory away from main fronts as Sir Percy Cox seizes Amara on the Tigris. Baltic naval action sinks several German transports. one Russian auxiliary ship lost. Germany expected to press landings on the Baltic coast.
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Petrograd
Igonzo
Percy Cox
Amara
Tigris
Bagdad
Gulf of Rigs
Baltic
Petrogradt
London
Russia
Italians Meet Strong Forces of Austrians
Udine Italy reports major Italian advances across the Isonzo from Caporetto toward Grafisca with hard fighting near that town. Italian authorities tighten military secrecy but claim large formations concentrate on raids from Cormons Palianove and vignano. Austrian resistance grows stronger, heightening Italian resolve. Targeted objective includes Toimino on the east side of the Isonzo.
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Udine
Italy
Isonzo
Caporetto
Grafisca
Cormons
Palianove Mai
Vignano
Austro German Army Nearing Lemberg Forts
Telegraphed dispatch from Copenhagen reports Vienna saying Lemberg in Grecze crownland is momentarily at risk as Austro German forces close on the forts. The note cites a Vienna despatch carried via the Copenhagen line.
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Lemberg
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