Amusements at Polls Theatre features several comedy acts
The Polls Theatre presents George Walsh in Some Boys, delivering roaring, wide appeal comedy through impersonation and agile feats. Agnese and five Irish colleens perform in relief of the Children in the Eme raid with lively music and dance. Lulu Coats and Slackerjacks whirl the audience, while Cole Russell Davis and the three musical Brittons offer varied specialty numbers.
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Poll
George Walsh
Fage
Iand
Agnese
Tae
Geen Enon Fat
Lulu Coats
Lowry
Lacey Sis
Cole Russell
Davis
Spooner Presents The Amonitin Town at Park Theatre
Miss Spooner stars in The Amonitin Town at the Park Theatre for next week. Aupperformance mix of comedy dancing and song, with a plot of a rich American girl sent to England to gain a title. Matinees Wednesday and Thursday offer a chance to enjoy the show.
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Spooner
the Park
England
Miss Spooner
Plaza Theatre to Show One Law for Both Tonight
The Plaza Theatre will screen Ivan Abramson's One Law for Both for the last time tonight, billed as a sensational sex play that sparked much debate in New York. It runs in eight parts with special music effects, paired with Her Liberties, and will feature John Mason. The feature bill also includes early moving pictures from the European conflict The Battle of the Somme and The Iron Heart with Edwin Arden later in the week.
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Ivan Abramson
Plaza Theatre
New York City
John Mason
Battle of the Somme
Edwin Arden
Matinee Excursions Start On Steamer Park City
The Park City steamship announces Matinee Excursions starting Monday July 2 offering weekday and Sunday trips to Port Jefferson. Leaves Fairfield Avenue Wharf Bridgeport at 1 30 p m for a 90 minute ride, return at 6 00 p m with 90 minutes ashore to explore Long Island village and nearby sights.
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City
Stasoh
Long Island
Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
Port Jefferson
SH FORCES IN POTAMIA ARE NOW WELL SUPPLIED
London June 30 the Times military correspondent details conditions of the troops in Mesopotamia. He says the army is admirably supplied and medical arrangements are thorough. The report notes changes in India with Bombay as base and contrasts India’s efforts with credit due. Imperial actions influence Mesopotamian operations and broader war context.
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Potamia
London
Times
Soret
Indla
Bombay
Indis
Beisin
Fashson
Cte
Caucasus
Yudevitch
News coupon seeks enlistment details for service members
The Farmer urges Bridgeport families to send news about enlisted soldiers and sailors. A coupon asks for name, nearest relative, branch, unit, age, and address to deliver timely updates. The paper promises to forward news to homes and units when available and asks readers to mail the completed coupon today.
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Bridgeport
Britain Asks for an Embargo
Britain requests the United States to adopt similar wartime embargo measures to block neutral countries near the Central Powers from importing beyond their needs. A formal reply is not yet received but a favorable view is reported pending practical enforcement. In Berne a debate saw Dr. Spahn criticize Swiss press for false reports on exports to the Central Powers, insisting no 60 carloads of American wheat were sent to Germany.
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Britain
London
Reuter’s, Limited
Great Britain
United States
Berne
National Council
Dr. Spahn
Spahn
Germany
Hall Caine calls for air raid reprisals in war rage
Hall Caine writes that German raids on the southeast coast killed and wounded about 250. He urges reprisals as a moral necessity, arguing war overrides moral law and that Britain must deter the brute enemy by force. He expects protests but pledges responsibility to his stance.
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Hall Caine
London
Dingenburg
New York Briefs Highlight Finance War and Transport
Movements in finance include Atwood Violett’s sale to Morton Ivichman for 4000 dollars. Howard Elliott elected director of Northern Pacific Railway and executive committee member. W R Craig & Co loses two partners R M Wortley and Reginald Bonner. British air action targets Turkish steamboat. one direct hit reported. Adolph Schner of Newark jailed for a year and one day for threatening to kill President Wilson. Savannah postal authorities block deliveries of Thomas F Watson weekly over anti-draft stance.
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Northern Pacific Railway Co
Howard Elliot
Adolph, Schner
Newark
N. J
Atlante Penitentiary
President Wilson
Stepney Small Town Notes from Bridgeport to Sasco Beach
Stepney notes list Beatrice Davis with German measles in Bridgeport. social visits by Booths, Hawleys and Blakemans. land sale by Gordon Bros to Goldstein of Tashua. Gordon family to remain until Sept 1. Helen Whitehead closes lower school for summer in Danbury. Mrs. Lee improving. Dr. Smith adds a new body on his car. Magistrate Marsh fines 63 dog owners for running at large in Yorkville city limits.
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Beatrice Davis
Bridgeport
Edward Booth
Cramer
Huntington
Herbert Garlick
Harry Morgan
Ss. B. Hayes
Jurce
Charles Thorpe
Emily D. Leavenworth
Milon Hawley
Janet Smith
Gordon Bros
Goldstein
Tashua
Gordon
Jesse Lewis
Sasco Beach
Helen
Bertha Broderick
E. D. Leaven- Pere
Helen. Whitehead
Danbury
Edward Lee
Harold Blakeman
Beatrice Blakeman
East Village
Lucius Vv. Blade
George Smith
Entente aims to cut neutral trade with Germany
Washington reports that Entente powers plan to halt all trade between Germany and neutrals near their coasts. U.S. policy details remain undecided, with proposed steps restricting exports, denying pig iron and sulfur, and forcing neutrals to buy from Allies. Analysts warn of neutral doubts and potential public unrest if broad restrictions are enacted.
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Washington
Germany
United States
America
Holland
Scandinavia
Switzerland
Sweden
Netherlands
England
Denmark
Europe
Hntente
Sverf
Building permits issued for 18 new projects totaling 37744 dollars
Building commissioners issued last night 18 permits valued at 37744 dollars for garages brick structures and alterations. Projects include garages on Fairfield avenue Main street Stratford avenue and Sage street plus a transformer house for United Illuminating Co and alterations to St. Michael's Church. Real estate sales totaled 44 in Bridgeport while mortgages reached 126290 dollars versus 243368 a year earlier.
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Fairfield Avenue
Margaret Gallagher
Main
J. H. White
Stratford Avenue
A. Sherman
State Street
United Illuminating Co
Sterling Street
St. Michael's R. C. Church
Boston Avenue
Mary P. Delia
Sage Street
Sorka Szerecsin
Kossuth Street
William Skidmore
Hewitt Street
M. T. Lamp
G. Siciglia
North Avenue
Henry P. Neal
Myrtle Avenue
Eliza Davis
Ella E. Mooney
Railroad Avenu
American Graphophone Co
Mr Howie
Grove Street
Katherine Balint
Iranistan Avenue
T L. Daly
Madison Avenue
Bridgeport
National Guard Officers Required to Undergo Reevaluation
War Department orders reinspection of Connecticut National Guard staff officers. Maj Frederick J. Adams of this city, Maj John Hickey inspector general, Maj Earl D. Church ordnance, Maj Frederic J. Adams medical corps, Captains Hanford Curtis and Roland Andrews quartermaster corps, to be examined by Maj Henry R. Stiles, U. S. A. retired.
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National Guard
Connecticut
War Department
Frederick J. Adams
John Hickey
Earl D. Church
Ordnance Department
Frederic J. Adams
Medical Corps
Hanford L. Curtis
Roland F. Andrews
Crps
Henry R. Stiles
Lincoln school Class of 1917 graduation exercises
The Class of 1917 graduation at Lincoln school was held in the school hall on Wednesday evening with a large attendance. Rev. William H. Jepsom of St. Luke's Church delivered remarks. Graduates listed include Alice Abbot, Viola Audrey, Carl Back, Charles Baer, Robert Baird, Mary Barnes, Chester Berry, Ralph Borg, and many others. The House passed a $327,000,008 Harbors and Rivers bill by a 205 to 132 vote.
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Lincoln School
William H. Jepson
St. Luke's Church
Alice Phoebe Abbot
Viola May Audrey
Carl Guenther Back
Charles James Baer
Robert Stevens Baird
Maryetta Virginia Barnes
Chester Joseph Berry
Ralph Kelly Borg
Margaret Christine Caldwell
Myrtle Lucinda Chase
Russell Lewis Chase
Fanny Lucy Clark
Harold Waldemere Clauson
Albert Rogers Clements
Abraham Cohen
Francis Josep Comer
Frederick James Comer
Ernest
Llewellyn
Corby
Iris Luella Cox
Winthrop St. John Crawford
Cecelia Crotto
Joseph Lewis Cuneo
Hilda Elizabeth Dahlberg
Zalmon Dannenberg
Mabel Dorothy Davis
Celia Marion Dei
Ruth Howard
George Harold Hoyt
Madeline Rose Huresky
William Ross Isles
Mary Interrante
Helen Antinet Jesonis
Chauncey Albert Jepson
Jack Johnson
Russell Gordon Johnson
Malena Kearney
Francis Joseph Kelly
Irene Hbleanor Kravatski
Ralph Lewis Kregling
Edward John Kuba
John William Kurtz
John Wesley Lancaster
Eric Walter Larson
Gunnar Widolf Larson
Mabel Elizabeth
William Luke Phallen
Katherine Reilley
Charles Frederick Reinhardt
Irving Karcher Reynolds
Violet Louise Rickel
Constance Rome
Elizabeth Marie Rosenwall
Lena Frances Rowland
Harold Dewey Ryan
Viola Mildred Sargent
Samuel Schine
Robert William Schoenberger
Fred Andrew Seitenrich
Edward Joseph Sheshan
Marion Josephine Sherman
Florence May Simpson
Vera Francis Simpson
Earl Marion Smith
Henry George Smith
William Olen Snow
Arthur Sutherland
Faye Marietta Sutton
Rose Tabak
William Thompson
Edward Peter Tickey
Ruth Margaret Tickey
Edna May Trinder
Florence King Tuthil
Samuel Fred Ver Vaene
Arnold James Waite
John Joseph Wal ~Eren
Gertrude Mary Walsh
Evelyn
Maria Washington
Roland Theodore
German gold buying foodstuffs in Holland
The imperial bank of Germany reports a weekly drop in gold reserves to 76 million marks, the lowest since the war began. Officials attribute the decline to heavy abroad purchases while note circulation climbs. Financial authorities push checks and bank transfers to curb cash use.
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Copenhagen
Imperial Bank of Germany
U-Boat Attacks Sailors After Sinking Addah
On June 15 a German submarine sank the Elder-Dempster steamer Addah, 4397 tons, with no warning. It then fired on the captain’s boat, destroying the stern and killing eight men, while also wounding several in the chief officer’s boat. Survivors were rescued by a French steamer the following afternoon.
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Lonton
Addah
City Officials to Parade July 4th
Alderman Primrose overseeing the Fourth of July parade ordered all departments boards and commissions to have members and attaches march with a meeting point near the armory Most officials will be notified at Monday’s meeting Section 13 of the American Army Ambulance Corps of France was cited for bravery noting a May 25 rescue under heavy fire by its unit
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Primrose
Army Ambulance Corps of
France
Sherman Edwards Whiting Wright Memorial Class Fund
Sherman Edwards Whiting, William Wright and Herbert Wright led a class effort that raised 100 dollars for a memorial fund. The campaign highlighted student solidarity and community support for honoring an unnamed class member.
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Sherman Edwards
Whiting, William and
Herbert Wright
Evolution of Co operative Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Swansea June 30 The Co operative Society of Great Britain and Ireland began with 28 poor weavers and 28 pounds to open stores at cost across the nation. It now claims 8.6 million members and a capital stock around two million pounds.
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Swansea
Wales
Cooperative Society of
Great Britain and Ireland
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