Red Cross Campaign Opens Tonight With Banquet
Bridgeport civic leaders organize a Citizens committee led by Walter Lashar to boost War Fund donations for the Red Cross. A Yale official will speak at the Stratfield banquet this evening, with many local business figures invited to participate. The campaign aims to broaden support across Bridgeport and the surrounding area.
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Stratfield
Dean Brown
Yale
Stc
Red Cross
War Fund
Citizens' Committee
Walter B. Lashar
Dbever
H. Warner
Arthur M. Marsh
Menedteeion Ant de Cine
Badeick
G H Ator
Henry Blodget
W. C. Bryadt
A. W. Burritt
G. DB. Crawford
C. D
Davis
G. M. Eames
C. Eawards
Hiheka
IG. Ho
Hubbel
E. M. Jennings
John T
F. F. Kingsbury
United
Bridgeport
Speed Work on 16 Cantonments for New Army
Washington reports 16 large cantonments for the new army will use a single contract form with a fixed maximum profit of 260000 and state supervision by the government. The aim is speedy construction with no overcharges while contractors are reimbursed expenses and a percentage of total, overhead deducted from profits. No specific opening date for camps. rapid training expected with first troops possibly before or after Sept 1 and harvesting proposed as a use for troops previously outlined by Senator Jones.
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Washington
War Department
Becruary Baker
Jones
Discharged Guardsmen Must Now Register
Telegrams from the Provost General Crewdar indicate that former National Guardsmen who were eligible to register before must do so. The directive urges immediate public compliance by those who have left service to register under the selective draft.
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Hartford
Crewdar
Complications in fight over orphaned boy case rages in Probate Court
Probate Judge Miller hears conflicting claims over guardianship of 2 1/2 year old Alois Schwab as Maz Schwab seeks guardianship while grandparents on both sides allege the other caused the family rift. Witnesses describe a troubled marriage, financial strains from furniture installments, and alleged hostility between sides. The hearing continues with testimony on responsibility for the child’s care and custody.
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Alois Schwab
Max Schwab, Jr
Miller
Maz Schwab
Northavenue
Oliver C.‘L‘huillier
Federal Avenue
Mra Schwab
Max Schwab
North Avenue
Iewes
Teachinist
Jessie E/Boillier
L'Hullier
Schwab
Madison Avenue
Mr. Schwab
Evergreen Avenue
Hom
Missing septuagenarians baffle police in city
Two men aged 76 and 79 are missing since last Saturday with police unable to locate them. John O Ennor, 70, reportedly seen in a Paradise Green bound car. a young man paid his fare. He lives at 485 Stratford Avenue. Sohn Roob, 79, of 96 Wade Street, recently arrived in the city, is said to have left home Saturday morning. no trace of him yet.
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John O'@ennor
Paradise
Stratford Avenue
Sohn Roob
Wade Street
Connecticut firms win contracts to build 14 ships
Washington June 18 10 more steel merchant ships and 24 wooden hulls were contracted by Maj. Gen. Goethals Emergency Fleet Corp. Steel went to Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co. Wooden hulls to Foundation Co Newark Groton Iron Works Noank and Ship Construction & Trading Co Stonington. Fleet now total 188 ships and hulls. Steel ship contracts total 28 complete steel 32 complete composite 30 wooden ships 48 wooden hulls. A basic steel plate price of 56.20 per ton was set for new contracts replacing 95 earlier.
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The
Fleet Corporation
Washington
Denman
Shipping Board
Mrs Gilligan on Trial for Murder at Archer Home
Hartford June 18 Amy E Archer Gilligan indicted for first degree murder in the death of inmate Franklin R Andrews at the Archer Home for the elderly in Windsor. The accused ran the home as a private enterprise and faced multiple death-linked charges amid claims of financial dealings with inmates’ estates.
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Hartford
Amy E. Archer-Gilligan
Archer
Windsor
Gilligan
Hugh M. Alcorn
Franklin R. Andrews
Cheshire
Arthur. J. Woltz
Danbury Hatters Strike Expands With Factory Closures
In Danbury the Hat Manufacturers association ordered a shutdown of all member factories until a new ware schedule is agreed. Over 2,000 workers are affected as some shops did not open. Unions demand wages tied to selling prices of finished goods, while manufacturers argue the plan isn’t feasible given current market conditions.
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Danbury
Hat Manufacturers ' Association
Hatters
Mnions
Adams Express Sued For $6000 By Harris Firm
The H B Harris Engineering Co sues Adams Express Co in Superior Court for $6000 claiming a tapping machine worth $290 was lost in transit to Toronto. The firm alleges failure to deliver caused a $5000 loss from a Toronto customer after efforts to trace the item failed. Suit returnable to the September term.
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Toronto
Canada
H. B. Harris Engineering Co
Adams Express Co
Express Company
Leon the
Harris Company
Harris'Co
Strike-Breaker Agent Seeking Workers Here
The Bridgeport Machinists union warns that a strike breaking agent is in the city trying to hire men to fill vacated Sav age Arma Co. jobs in Utica. Union business agent Samuel Layit reports the agency seeks quick workers and omits strike details. Mrs Frederick Severin Bachant and Mrs H J Gunn attend West Hartford High commencement where Claire Gray Hurlbut, 17, is salutatorian and graduates with honors. Bachant will stay for the Senior dance at Farmington Country Club Thursday.
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Bridgeport Machinists’ Union
Savage Arma Co
Machinists’ Union
Utica
Samuel Layit
Frederick Severin Badhant
H. J. Gunn
William Street
West Hartford High School
Claire Gray Hurlbut
Hurlbut
Bachant
Farmington Country Club
Three Bridgeport Officials Profiting From Waiver
By waiver today Mayor Clifford B. Wilson approved improvements costing 5523 at the police and charities building. Alderman Malcolm MacFayden gets carpenter work about 1800, Martin & Son mason work 1260, Harry D Witzgerald plumbing 550. No bids were asked and all contractors are Bridgeport residents. contract awarded on waiver as bids deemed reasonable.
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Clifford B. Wilson
Police and Charities
Malcolm MacFayden
WE. Martin & Son
Harry D. Witzgerald
City Hall
Bridgeport
Trea
Negro Labor in GE Shops Sparks Mass Strike
In Schenectady on June 18 a mass work stoppage by about two thousand General Electric machinists protested the employment of a Negro worker, Robert Dix Dixon, a Union College student. Management denied the claim, but the union warned of a strike unless Dixon was dismissed. The workers abandoned benches when the company refused.
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Schenectady
General Electric Co
Robert. Dix
Union College
Dixon
Jailed for Disturbance in Holland Hill District
Joseph Roén of the Holland Hill district was sentenced by Judge Bacon Wakeman to 36 days in jail on breach of the peace assault abusive language and intoxication charges. He was arrested at his home by Constable Alfiew A. Figler.
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Fairfield
Joseph Roén
Holland Hill District
Bacon Wakeman
Alfiew A. Figler
Convict Admits False Name as Death Follows Escape Attempt
A Cheshire reform school escape ended in a fatal wound for a prisoner using the alias George Benson. Wounded while fleeing, he denied his true name to protect his wife and child, stating his lips were sealed as medical staff said he would die. The incident occurred during an attempted breakout from the Leominster area.
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Cheshire Reformatory
Frederic Bartlett
George Benson
Wall Street
Keper Modeen
Modeen
Dennison
Benson
Spanish Revolt Gains Adherents in Spain
Madrid reports a surge in support for radical political reform across parties. Discontent from war strains fuels calls for changes, with former Premier Maura acknowledging dissatisfaction. The Correspondencia editor Romeo urges soldiers’ example of firm organization to win reforms. The Officers' Defense league seeks merit based promotion and proportional rewards reflecting service and seniority.
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Madrid
Spain
Maura
Senor Romeo
Correspondencia de Espanal
Defense League
Spain Will Not Censor Criticisms in Government Policy
Madrid reports Marquis de Lema says talks with American and British ambassadors preceded Premier Dato’s meeting with the Italian envoy and minister of finance. Dato states censorship will not target criticisms of the ministry or rulers but forbids attacks on officials by irresponsible groups. He adds that attacks harming foreign policy or military discipline will be prohibited and confirms continued neutrality policy.
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Madrid
Marquis de Lema
Great Britain
Dato
Count Romanos
Marquis Prestre
Retired Banker Must Pay Heavy Damages to One-Time Fiancee
A state supreme court jury in Long Island City awarded Miss Honora May O'Brien 225000 dollars in her breach of promise suit against John B Manning a retired banker 85 years old. O'Brien 28 a secretary to a New York newspaper man alleged Manning broke his promise to marry her.
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New York
Honora May O’brien
John B. Manning
State Supreme Court
Long Island City
Submarine war toll tallied in British figures
Official British figures released in Washington on June 18 show 322 ships over 1,600 tons and 135 under 1,600 tons sunk since February 17, plus 78 British steam fishing vessels and 78 sailing ships. Unsuccessful attacks ranged from 51 to 75 percent weekly, with the last week at 58 percent. Estimated total losses near 1.745 million tons, about 250 thousand tons less than the world’s 1916 output.
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Washington
German Planes Raid Russian Lines in Baltic Operations
Berlin reports German aeroplanes attacked Russian bases along the Riga Bay area. Bombing on June 13 and 14 yielded visible success, with June 19 landings destroying remaining portions of the Runeo base. all German aircraft returned safely.
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Berlin
London
Av Ieland
Bay of
Riga
Runeo
Bay of Riga
Russian scouts clash with enemy near Stanislau
Petrograd June 18 The war office statement reports Russian scouts forcing through wire to behind enemy posts and dispersing occupants. Avia tors bombed several important points behind the lines.
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Petrograd
War Office
Lysieth
Stanislau
Japanese Sinks Teuton Submarine in Mediterranean
London dispatch reports an official British admiralty bulletin stating a Teuton submarine has likely been sunk by Japanese warships in the Mediterranean. The notice was issued today and confirms allied naval actions in the region.
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London
Austro-Hungarians Make Air Attack
Vienna reports eastern theatre patrol skirmishes on the Hungarian border and repulsed Russian raiding near Brzezany. In the Italian theatre Austro-Hungarian air squadrons bombed an Italian concentration point near Gorizia with no other major developments. southeastern theatre status unchanged.
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Vienna
Via
London
Hungary
Brzezany
Gorizia
Explosions Hit Munitions Depots Near Vienna
Vienna reports an explosion at Steinfeld munitions depots near Weiner Neustadt thirty one miles from Vienna. Three depots destroyed and about one hundred injured official tally. Unofficial counts claim six dead and three hundred wounded with extensive damage at Haschendorf and Sigersdorf.
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Vienna
London
Steinfeld
Weiner Neustadt
Haschendorf
Sigersdorf
Americans Saved From Torpedoed Ship Perfeet
June 18 in Ymuiden the Norwegian vessel Perfeet of 1,689 tons gross arrived after being torpedoed and sunk. Two of her crew are Americans. The ship carried a cargo of wheat from Bahia to Copenhagen.
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Ymuiden
Helland
Perfeet
Bahia
Copenhagen
British Lose Ground in Belgium Sharp Fight
June 18 report from Lemdon states British troops fell back from some advanced positions east of Monchy leux and near Infantry Hill after a strong enemy assault under heavy bombardment. Artillery activity remained high south of Scarpe and near Ypres.
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Lemdon
Belgium
War Office
Monchyleux
Scarpe
Yprich
British retirement on the Struma front reported
Sofia reports a general retirement of British forces along the Struma front. The war office statement notes the British abandoned advanced positions between Lakes Butkovo and Tahinos and pulled back to the Tett Bank bridge head. British troops then occupy several towns including Ormanli and Barakli. Weak artillery fire elsewhere and reconnoitering by British troops are noted.
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Sofia
London
Struma Front
War Office
Sys
Struma
Butkovo
Tahinos
Tett
Ormanli
Barakli
Juma
Kumli
Xeypri
Prosenik
Kalendra
Beglikmah
Selmah
Kakarasha
England May Strike Back at Germany in Air Raids
London reports that the British government, answering questions in parliament, has decided on reprisals for the Saar crisis and the German fish war. The plan aims to damage the enemy while deterring raids on England.
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England
Germany
London
House of Commons
Eng Andrew
Front-line cannons fire reported with prisoner captures
Paris reports intermittent cannonading along the front last night. Official statement says reconnaissance teams penetrated enemy lines near Leintey and southwest of Leones, bringing back prisoners.
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Paris
Leintey
Leones
Crowds Cheer As Irish Prisoners Are Released
In Dublin crowds welcomed released Irish prisoners with singing and cheering. Countess Markievicz led revolutionaries who attempted to seize Dublin Castle. one leader was sentenced to death but commuted to life penal servitude. About 1,200 officers and men on the cruiser Huntington bought Liberty ponds for 4.20 dollars, a possible record.
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London
Dublin
Countess Markevies
Markievicz
Dublin Castle
Ea “A
Gruiser
Huntington
Liberty Ponds
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Connecticut
Mrs. Gilligan
Archer Home
Andrews
Danbury Hatters
Adams Express
Harris
Bartlett
Leominster
Mass
Teuton War Office
Teuton
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