British and German War News Roundup June 25 28
Reports from Paris Berlin Rome and Milan cover manpower limits on recruitment for 1917 contingents and Dutch-German front activity. Germans claim English trench flag incidents, Italian aviation duties begin for Marconi, and Luzzatti discusses Venetian defenses. A bread card bear case in Berlin prompts a legal-judicial quirk. Swedish women push for peace network.
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Berlin
Today
la Basser
Marcon
Rome
Guglielmo Marconi
Offi
Milan
Guigi Luzzatti
Corriere Della Sera
Austro-Hungary
Austria
Italy
Signor
Luzzatti
Germany anxious to parley neutrals in Balkans visit
Frankfurt June 28 A Berlin correspondent for a German paper suggests Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and Foreign Minister von Jagow may travel to Vienna to counter Entente moves. Dispatches from Vienna say Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Von Jagow arrived for talks with Emperor Franz Joseph and Austria-Hungary's foreign minister.
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Frankfort
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitunz
Foreign Office
Vor Bethmannn-Hollweg
Vienna
von Bethmann-Holiwee
von Jasow
Cis Jospeph
Austria-Hungary
German Army Prepares Verdun Assault In May
Paris reports German forces in fierce fighting at Bagatelle and Catonne trenches as they aim to reach Verdun from two directions. Lieut Colonel Houssst of the Petit Parisien predicts a bid to seize the Chatons to St Menehould railroad, but believes the Verdun effort will fail.
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Paris
Bagatelle
Catonne
Verdun
Houssst
Petit Parisien
Chatons
St. Menehould
Vera Cruz Not Lacking Food, Carranza Says
New Orleans dispatch reports General Carranza's foreign minister stating Vera Cruz has no food shortage. A cablegram says forty tons of corn and beans unloaded by the Saint Buford remain untouched, with J C O Connor of the American Red Cross confirming distribution was unnecessary. Connor and American Consul General Shanklin planned to depart Vera Cruz for Mexico City Tuesday.
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New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Buford
J. C. O'Connor
American Red Cross
Connor
Shanklin
Mexico City
McAdoo Names New Business Delegates
Secretary McAdoo announced more appointments to the committee for visits of U S businessmen to South and Central America. Named are Senator Duncan Pletcher of Florida president of the Southern Commercial Congress D Y Sooper of North Carolina G A Davison of California president of the Panama Pacific Exposition S M Hastings of Chicago president of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association Daniel E Kelleher of Seattle A L Mills of Portland Charles C Moore of Panama Walter Parker general manager New Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
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Washington
McAdoo
United States
South
Central America
Duncan Pletcher
Florida
Southern Commercial Congress
D. Y. Sooper
North Carolina
G. A. Davison
California
M. Hastings
Chicago
Tillinois Manufacturers' Association
Daniel E. Kelleher
Seattle, Wash
A L. Millis
Portland
Ore
Charles C. Moore
Panama
Walter Parker
New Orleans
Four Die In North Dakota Storm Strike
Four persons were killed by lightning during a severe electrical and rain storm that swept North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota yesterday, with fatalities reported in Grand Forks and surrounding areas.
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Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota
Minnesota
Naval Reservists Qualify as Expert Marksmen at Range
Third Division Naval Reserves C. N. G. held rifle practice at Trumbull state range where Hulbert Anderson Patrick J. Doran Philip J. Mitchell John Messmer John Schwanck and James O Neal qualified as marksmen. Yesterday twenty five reserves then traveled by scout boat Vidette to Huntington Bay Northport for a trip.
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Trumbull
Hulbert Anderson
Patrick J. Doran
Philip J. Mitchell
John Messmer
John Schwanck
James O'Neal
Huntington Bay
Northport
Engagement announced for Miss Augusta Kimber of Westfield
Miss Augusta Muriel Kimber and Paul Hedges Gibbs plan marriage with Kimber’s mother Mrs. Alfred Kimber announcing the engagement. The article notes Kimber’s status as a local alumna and popular social figure among friends and mentions wedding plans in the context of local social life. It also covers a charitable lawn fete and an upcoming auction bridge event hosted by the Visiting Nurses association at Tea Time Tavern with table and donation details. It concludes with wedding notices and a brief world item about Jewish service in the British army.
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Augusta Muriel Kimber
Paul Hedges Gibbs
Westfield
Mass
Miss Kimber
Alfred Kimber
Park Avenue
Kimber
Visiting Nurses Association
Frank Staples
Georges Hawley
John Taylor
F. M. Tukey
H. W. Fleck
DeVer H. Warner
Fleck
Lightning Knocks Grasshopper Car From Commission
A remarkable hailstorm hit Bridgeport and nearby areas causing extensive rain and hail. The Lone Grasshopper trolley car was struck by lightning, damaging the controller box and rendering the car inoperable. Weather observer reports hail as large as hazel nuts and only 0.22 inch of rain during the storm.
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Bridgeport
Stratfield
Ion
Ndt
Grasshopper
Jennings
Fairfield Beach
Srideantey
Custody Granted. Mother Detained Over Absence of Home
Judge Wilder orders Joseph Harper aged six and Howard aged 11 placed in their father’s custody. The mother, arrested Saturday for keeping the children in a moving van, to spend two months under probation. Several related arrests followed at the city court today.
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Joseph Harper
Howard
F. L. Wilder
Fred Hallett
New Haven
Louis Williams
Irving Ferguson
AERO AFIRE PILOT SAVES SELF AFTER BATTLE IN CLOUDS
London reports a dramatic air duel over Peelcappelle as two British planes met a German biplane. The British observer fired 50 rounds, the German craft was damaged and fell back. The British pilot landed behind lines with burns, a sprained ankle, and wreckage salvaged under shellfire.
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London
Uel
Peelcappelle
Sime
Ger
Open Door Policy Stance Recall in China Japan Talks
Washington warned both China and Japan it cannot recognize any China Japan agreement that harms American treaty rights in China or endangers the open door policy. The note, delivered around May 15, was sent to the Chinese republic and to Japan, repeating identical language.
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Pekin
United States
China
Japan
Washington
Chinese Republic
Republic of China
Family Bulldog Attack Ends With Lethal Shot
Five members of the Toht family at 108 Pyer Green Street were bitten by a dangerous bulldog. Margaret Toht, the latest victim, was bitten on the wrist and the dog was shot by Officer George Hall due to potential rabies. The head will be sent to Middletown for bacteriological testing as health officials assess the threat. Damage from a separate incident includes a lightning strike on a building causing a half ton of explosive powder to detonate at a Du Pont facility.
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Michael Toht
Pyergreen Street
Margaret Toht
Doz
George Hall
Middletown
Edward A. McLellan
L du Pont de Nemours
Wayne
War on Mosquitoes to Begin in Brooklawn Section
Brooklawn residents along Rooster River face intensified mosquito concerns as the health board plans spraying north of North Avenue and west of Park. Health officers found larvae in semi stagnant waters of the upper tributary, which runs through property owned by Bridgeport’s notable citizens, prompting notices to owners to act.
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Brooklawn
North Avenue
Park
Board of Health
B. A. McLellan
James Grace
North Agenus
Bridgeport
Huerta and aide arrested on US neutrality laws
El Paso Texas June 28 Generals Victoriano Huerta and Pascuale Orozco were arrested on charges of violating US neutrality laws by attempting to organize an armed expedition from American soil. They were released on bond and kept under surveillance. the case may affect plans for a renewed Mexican revolutionary movement. News traced to Washington indicated possible evidence of recruiting Mexicans on US territory, with officials cautious about broader actions between Carranza Villa and Zapata factions.
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el Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
Pascuale Orozco
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Orozco
General Huerta
Fl Paso & Southwestern
Newman
N. M
Luis Puentés
Federal Building
Renghment of Justice
George H. Morgan
Washington
Pascuale Groaco
Mgg
Department of Justice
Oro
Bouitie
Department of Jelloe
Cornish
N. H
Germany
Crotas Natieve Desnite
Marion
Funston
Dot Morgan
13Th Cavalry
United States Attorney Escorted General Huerta
Texas
Newman, N. M
Honorary Degree For Discoverer of Hookworm At Yale
Charles Wardell Stiles, noted medical ecologist and discoverer of the hookworm cure, received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science at Yale commencement exercises with an illustration showing him in cap and gown.
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Yale
Cap and Gowr
Charles Wardell Stiles
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Harbor Happenings and a Divorce in St. Louis
The schooner Abbie S Walker arrived from Sackville with lumber for A W Burritt Lumber Co, captained by W Berry. The schooner Mattie Newman reached port with lumber and lathes for Frank Miller Lumber Co from Bridgewater, mastered by John H Smith. Austria-Hungary will officially husband the entire grain crop. Frank W Benson, 12, was granted a divorce from his wife Ethel Benson, 15, in St Louis.
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Abbie S. Walker
Sackville
N. B
A. W. Burritt Lumber Co
W. Berry
Mattie Newman
Frank Miller Lumber Co
Bridgewater
Austria-Hungary
Frank W. Benson
St. Louis
Ethel Benson
Setok Guild Girls Hit By Storm On Country Outing
About 50 members of the Elisabeth Seton Guild left the city for a day at Eckert FarmBridgeport when a thunderstorm struck during outdoor luncheon. Attendees included Misses Helen Divike Katharine McElroy Elizabeth McElroy Anna Mooresey Margaret McOutness Gertrude Keeling Jane Weldon and many others plus accompanying Mrs. Andrew McQueeney Mrs. Henry Caillat Mr. James Lawlor Mrs. Charles Geren and Mrs. Joseph Gaynor.
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Elisabeth Seton
Eckert
Bridgeport
Bunaglow
Alion Garvey
Marguerite Garvey
Melle Flannagen
Katherine Fiannager
Mary McCarthy
Hila Harley
Catherine Hanley
Helen Barnes
Catherine Conroy
Andrew McQueeney
Henry Caillat
James Lawlor
Charles Geren
Joseph Gaynor
Big factory fire disrupts power in New Brighton
A large blaze at the Townsend Bivr Company plant in New Brighton on June 25 caused 199,900 in damage and temporarily left about 2,000 workers without jobs. The fire extended to the power house of the street Electric Company, which powers several local factories.
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New Brighton
Townsend Bivr Company
Ees Electric Company
Why Pay Fancy Prices for Funerals in Bridgeport
J H Carroll offering first class adult funeral from 560 and up with full directions and furnishings. Claims 20 years studying undertakers and that his method undercuts rival prices by about half. Advertises complete arrangements auto or hack and insists on best materials and workmanship at lower cost. Bridgeport address 54 Elm Street and telephone 2538.
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Bridgeport
J. H. Carroll
Elm Stree
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