Ambulance Arrives for Home Guard in Bridgeport
A field ambulance, raised since the Fourth Regiment formed in Bridgeport, has reached the city and is stationed at Ribbon Auto & Carriage. It carries ten seats and space for litter teams, funded from the ambulance treasury. Capt. D. B.ason commands the unit, with tentative plans for hospital use and peace-time care arrangements under review.
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Jitney Men Defy New Traffic Rule In City Battle
Alderman Cole’s jitney ordinance is accused of being class legislation passed without notice or hearing. Jitney Owners’ Association members allegedly evade the law by picking up passengers in motion within a 30 foot restricted zone around Fairfield Avenue and nearby streets. They plan to appeal to the next council to repeal the ordinance and meet at Timko’s Hall to plot actions.
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Memorial Flag Presented at St Pauls Fairfield
Special to The Palmer. Fairfield June 20. At St Pauls church a flag was presented in memory of Judge William Brown Glover. The rector Rev Allen E Beeman led a dedicatory service and quoted that Red Letter Day marks Americas stand against the old world’s veterans. Mrs Samuel Glover presents the flag honoring her son, a longtime vestryman.
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Doctors, guardsmen mobilize for cantonment camps
Among sanitary detachments others who have already left Bridgeport are Dr. D. H. Lawler, Dr. Charles H. Sprague and Dr. Lawrence E. Poole. Orders for the mobilization of the entire National Guard in this party are anticipated. The partly trained army will build cantonments and receive the draft army expected in early July.
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National Guard
Elias Howe Jr Post G A R to Meet Tomorrow at Hall
The regular meeting of Elias Howe Jr Post No 3 G A R will be held tomorrow at 3 PM in the hall located at 9a. Local veterans group members are urged to attend and participate in the scheduled agenda.
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Parisian girls strike wear colors of United States
Paris June 20 American flags were worn by many Parisian sewing girls during their strike. They chose the Star Spangled Banner as their revolt’s standard, linking their action to wartime sympathy for America. French civilians, loving stories of Uncle Sam, Washington, Lincoln and Wilson, now see the United States as ally and aid. The midinettes helped popularize American airs, learning the Star Spangled Banner in street crossings while street musicians played.
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Priests Seek to Get Permission to Go Back to Mexico
About 80 Mexican priests in the United States, who fled during the revolution, petition the government for permission to return to Mexico. The petitions include several archbishops and other high church officials and require scrutiny of each petitioner’s antecedents and past actions before a decision.
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Mexico
General Bailloud Helps Corporal Carry Water Jugs
Saloniki June 20 General Bailloud of the French expeditionary force in the Balkans is beloved by his men. A mud-stained corporal with water jugs humorously salutes a fellow soldier and learns the general himself refuses to relinquish the jug, asserting his rank with a light touch. John Reck & Son.
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