Message on Messines siege victory and industrial power of allies
The report extols the Messines position as strongly entrenched and quickly captured with minimal losses. It argues Allied manufacturing power will overwhelm Prussia, contrasts US output with Britain and France, and notes Haig praising Plumer while emphasizing democracy favors wareconomy over casualties.
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Messines
Snémy
Ermany
Austria
Haig
Plumer
United States
Great Britain
France
Fairfield County Pig Clubs Promote Citywide Rearing Plan
Fairfield county plans a Connecticut Boys and Girls Pig clubs program with Norwalk based Fairfield County Farm Bureau coordinating. Bridgeport bans city pig-keeping except in outlying areas. up to 18 year olds may receive 8 to 10 week old Chester White pigs at about ten dollars via local banks and county/state prizes to encourage raising.
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Fairfield County
Fairfield County Farm Bureau
Norwalk
New York State
Connecticut
Bridgeport Board of Health
Seaside
Beardsley Park
Bridgeport
Chester
Connecticut Boys’ and Girls
Farm ‘Bureau
D.N.Read Co Introduces Gilt-edge Brassiere Camisole
The D N Read Co presents a new brassiere camisole style that resembles a cami with a sheer waist and bandeau attached. Prices range from 59 cents to 2 dollars or more, with 50 cent to 2 dollar items available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner’s
Fall of Constantine I Heralded by Allied Powers
A sympathetic Greek coup toppled Constantine I after years as a stumbling block to Allies. The article argues the United States influence, not faith in German arms, forced abdication, noting U.S. strategy and democracy as decisive factors shaping Greece's future.
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Constantine I
Germany
Eace
Constantine
United States
Greece
Necessity of Economy in City Debt Debate
The text argues taxes are heavy and labor scarce as the Red Cross imposes demands. It criticizes Bridgeport’s growing public debt and excessive offices, blaming neglect by property owners and unnecessary competition between private and public labor. It condemns extravagance and complacent officials living at the community’s expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Samoa
Bridgeport
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Near Two Billion Target
The Liberty Loan subscriptions for two billion dollars are nearing closing with a flood of bids. Many towns exceed their allotted amounts and New York City shows strong momentum toward reaching a full billion. Subscriptions must be in before noon Friday as Bridgeport and others race to maximize their offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Bridgeport
Provisional Russian Government Gains Ground After Kronstadt
Outlook in Russia shows the provisional government appears stronger as it quashes a mutiny and asserts control through a loyal army. Analysts say military support is crucial to sustain the government or face downfall. Disloyal regiments may be decisively handled if this alliance holds.
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Russia
Kronstadt
Delegate designation and local pastor article fragment
Yesterday but has been designated a delegate to the conference at Kentucky this summer. Rev. W. H. Eley, pastor of the A. M. E. Zion church to this city, was not oo to his pastorate here Lieut. Josef Schaumburg was shot during the annus] convention of the (down inside the German Li A&M. Bionchupehs at Hartford battle of Mesalnes. Ss ae.
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Kentucky
W. H. Eley
A. ‘Mb Zion
Josef Schaumburg
Li A&m
Mass Meeting Planned for Stratford Red Cross Drive
Stratford plans a mass meeting for the Red Cross chapter on Sunday June 17 in town to boost funds. Rev Orville A Pitt chaplain of the Second Regiment C N G will speak as a band plays. A Stratford committee led by E P Bullard Elliott W Peck Harold Delacour Thomas C Coughlin and B C Warner chairs the fundraising drive.
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Stratford
Red Cross
Orville A Pitt
Fairfield County
E. P. Bullard
Elliott W. Peck
Harold Delacour
Thomas C Coughlin
B. C. Warner
William H. Hart
Meigs B. Russell
Mass
Gustave Moll Appeals Protracted Probate Case
Gustave A. Moll, heir at law, appeals to the superior court in September after challenging Acting Probate Judge Daniel B. Bradley's admission of a 1897 will of Theresa Moll. All heirs at law join the suit: Theresa Oberly, Lillie Thorp, Minnie Stadtler, Gustave Moll, Adolph Moll of Chicago, and Lillie Hoffman. The estate has remained in probate for ten years with no settlement in sight.
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Daniel B. Bradley
Theresa Moll
Gustave A. Moll
Theresa A. Oberly
Lillie M.thorp
Minnie Stadtler
Adolph Moll
Chicago
Lillie Hoffman
Manufacturers Plan Patriotic Parade
The Manufacturers association announces a mass meeting at the Casino on Tuesday June 19 with Yale University dean Charles R Brown as speaker for factory leaders and staff. A parade through city streets will mark the event with Bridgeport Brass Co sending 200, and total attendance expected between 2000 and 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Brown
School of Religion
Yale University
Manufacturers’ Association
F. A. Bennzgit
Bridgeport Brass Co
Tidewater Feldspar Co Incorporation Certificate Filed
A new corporation Tidewater Feldspar Co of Bridgeport filed a certificate of organization. Authorized capital is 50 000 dollars divided into 500 shares. Officers listed include President George QO Linkletter Vice President and Treasurer T H Taylor and Secretary A W Crawford.
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Tidewater Feldspar Co
Bridgeport
George QO. Linkletter
T. H. Taylor
A. W. Crawford
Garden Club Elects Officers at St Charles Parochial
In a meeting held yesterday at St Charles Parochial School the Garden club elected J. Lavery as president and M. Connor as secretary as part of the Home Gardens Committee drive. ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
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Home Gardens Committee
St.Charles’ Parochial School
J. Lavery
M. Connor
St. Charles’ Garden Club
Fine fabrics and summer models on second floor sale
Readable text notes fine serges mixtures and a few taffetas for early summer, priced at 17.50 and 15.00, offered on the second floor. The fragment suggests a department store clothing or fabric sale with discounted fabrics and apparel.
Dividend Declared for Creditors of Nathan Garon
A 14 percent dividend is declared for the creditors of the late Nathan Garon a Warren street clothier murdered in his store. Claims against the estate total 38092.18 with assets of 1051.80. The store was entered by three youths with Slattery given life in Wethersfield Cavanagh acquitted Welch sentenced on burglary.
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Nathan Garon
Warren Street Clothier
Garon
Slattery
Wethersfield
Cavanagh
Welch
Parcel Post Office Remains At Present Bridgeport Location
The parcel post division of Bridgeport hospital will stay in its Lincoln Building space on Cannon Street for three more years. Although plans to expand the federal building at Cannon and Broad streets to merge services were dropped, Postmaster Greene may sign a three year lease for the current quarters. The area offers direct street access and has aided rural mail transmission under Greene, boosting farmer to consumer produce exchanges in the county and beyond.
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Parcel Post Division
Bridgeport Hospital
Lincoln Building
Cannon Street
Federal
Cannon and
Broad Streets
Greene
Fairfield County Faces Bridge Repair Costs And Arrests
Fairfield County must cover part of a bridge repair cost while New York police hold Morris Laskey, a Cutler Farms Dairy collector, charged with embezzling 256 dollars. Detective Bray awaits extradition for trial as a Lackawanna milk train crash near Sandy Prison, New Jersey, claims a fatality and 463.76 dollars in damages.
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Fairfield County
New York
Morris Laskey
Sedgwick Street
Cutler Farms
James Bray
Harold Hogan
Fairfield
Lackawanna
Shose
Fourth Street
Har
Housatonic River
Sandy Prison
N. J
Commissioners Overruled in Hartford Bridge Demurrer
In Hartford common pleas court yesterday the county commissioners demurrer was overruled. They objected to paying the funds arguing the bridge was part of the state highway system.
Mother Uses $700 Insurance Payout On Kids Teeth
Probate Judge Paul M. Miller reports a mother used seven hundred dollars from her husband’s life insurance to gold fill and crown her four children’s teeth. The family’s food is supplied by the city charities department. The mother offered no clear motive for the dental work.
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Paul M. Miller
Charities Department of
Jude Miller
Head Brakeman Is Killed When Trains Collide
Westfield Massachusetts June 13 One man was killed and another injured in a rear end collision between freight trains on the New York New Haven Hartford railroad. The dead man is F J Reilly head brakeman of the colliding train, 28, of New Haven. The injured is W J McInnis conductor of the same train. Reilly died shortly after injuries. The first train halted for brake trouble on 61 cars when the second train struck it, derailing three cars and the caboose. The engine of the colliding train was badly damaged.
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Westfield
Mass
New York, New Haven & Hartford
F. J. Reilly
New Haven
W. J. McInnis
Eilly
McInnis
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