Submarine freight plan eyed to outpace U boats
Merchant Submarine Co announces cargo carrying subs to be built in Bridgeport and other ports to counter German U-boat menace. Plan calls for 10,000 ton vessels with 40 man crews, leveraging inland manufacturing and coastal yards for assembly. Simon Lake leads effort. aim to produce 100 boats first year, 500 second year. vessels unarmed and distinct from Lake Torpedo Boat Co.
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Bridgeport
Pacific
Sub- Imarine Co
Agusta
Simon Lake
Carl Foster
Ralph Beaver Strasberger
New York
United States
Mr. Lake
Germany
Deutschland
Baltimore
Charleston
Isk
Ringling Brothers Circus Comes to Town May Twenty Ninth
A vivid look at the Ringling Brothers circus packing, wagons, and new Cinderella spectacle. The piece notes vast trains, 89 cars, foreign performers, and enormous stage and props built for a world class show arriving Tuesday May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Ringling
Ringling Brothers
Reading Between Lines in France War Reports
War dispatches reveal heavy Allied and German losses in April with uncertain casualty totals. German attacks create great cost to the attacker while trenches and dugouts yield lower defender losses. Allies press toward the Hindenburg Line as German resistance weakens near the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hindenburg
Rhine
Mayor Wilson Talks City Manager Plan For Bridgeport
A public discussion questions whether the mayor’s preferred city manager plan serves Bridgeport or merely satisfies his own aims. The piece notes voters rejected the manager plan in favor of a commission system, and suggests the mayor may push for a Wilson family namesake in the role.
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Bridgeport
Wilson
Mayone
Wilsons
Buy a Bond to Help the Country in War Time
A call to purchase liberty bonds through installment plans at local banks. The piece argues bonds reduce deposit shocks, boost savings, and keep cash dynamic, enabling homebuilding, business expansion, and store inventories while offering tax benefits and strong American spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jones
Robinson
Explosive mishap on Mongolia shows shell danger
The report describes a premature shell explosion near the Mongolia target. It struck water 175 feet away, showering ship personnel with fragments. The account suggests the gun crew may have misjudged fragment reach, risking those who fired it.
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Society
Mongolia
Disbanded Volunteer Division Offer Prompted By War Policy
The farmer’s plan to send Mr Roosevelt 40 France with a division of volunteers was dropped after General Staff opposition. The colonel withdrew the offer and disbanded his organization. The shift argues that patriotic duty lies in serving as able volunteers or enlisting regulars, not in dramatic gestures.
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Roosevelt
France
Third relief ship sent for Crocker Land explorers
The American Museum of Natural History announced a third relief ship for the Crocker Land expedition marooned in the Arctic since 1913. The steamer Neptune, commanded by Capt. Robert A. Bartlett, will sail northward around July 1 in search of the explorers.
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New York
American Museum of Natural History
Crocker Land
Arctic
Neptune
Robert A. Bartlett
Peary
Wood Forecasts Victory With Costs At Chattanooga
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood told a mass meeting in Chattanooga Tennessee on May 22 that the army will win but not without cost. He urged keeping training camps full and pushing systematic well ordered preparedness. Wood inspected Chickamauga Park and said it would suit mobilization of two more divisions in addition to the one already assembling.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Leonard Wood
Wood
Chickamaugaa Park
Miners Union Plans Strike in Jerome Arizona
In Jerome Arizona May 22 the local miners union voted to strike United Verde mine and smelter workers after the company rejected demands for a closed shop a checking system and a grievance committee. Wages were raised by 50 cents a day.
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Jerome
Ariz
United Verde
Frozen fish to feed belligerents arrives for Britain
Boston May 22 Several thousand boxes of frozen fish will be carried to Europe on a steamer due to reach soon. It forms the first consignment of a 14,000,000 pound order recently placed by the British government for use by the British and French armies.
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Boston
Europe
Recruiting Tents Grow On Boston Common
Boston on May 22 reports another recruiting tent set up on the Boston Common adding to a martial scene. The new tent will focus on the Ninth Regiment Massachusetts National Guard as efforts accelerate to bolster war strength in a short time.
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Boston
Boston Simmon
Ninth Regiment
Massachusetts National Guard
BENSIGER FINED FOR GAMBLING HOUSE ON BROAD STREET
Adolph Bensiger known as Kid Benson was fined 50 dollars in city court for running a gambling house at 1185 Broad Street. He was arrested with 15 men in a raid led by Sergt Coughlin, who described the place as a gambling house. The defendant had been sought as a government witness in the Rosenthal murder probe. The 15 alleged frequenters forfeited bonds of 15 dollars each.
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Adolph Bensiger
Kid Benson
Broad Street
Sergt. Coughlin
Wilder
New York Rosenthal
Ers
Coroner Phelan Begins Inquest in Stirle Case
Danbury May 22 Coroner John J Phelan of Bridgeport arrived to begin the inquest into the murder of Joseph Stirle who was shot and robbed on the city outskirts Saturday. Thomas Malone sought by police for questioning was arrested in Brooklyn and held for Danbury authorities in connection with the case.
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Danbury
Thomas Malone
Joseph Stirle
Brooklyn
N. Y
John J. Phelan
Bridgeport
Stirle
Central Powers Agree On Poland Question
Berlin May 22 It is learned that a complete agreement has been reached between Germany and Austria on the Polish question as a result of the conference at headquarters between Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg and Count Czernin the Austro Hungarian foreign minister Czernin returned to Vienna after a visit to the western front
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Berlin
Londdon
Germany
Austria
von Bethmann-Hoellweg
Count Czernin
Vienna
Great Bonafide Clothing Sale at Lonergan Stock
Edward Lonergan advertises a liquidation of high grade men's clothing at greatly reduced prices. Suits from 7.85, 10.86, and 14.85, overcoats 6.98, trousers as low as 2.45, plus hats, coats, and accessories. Promises refunds if items are not as described. sale at 1227-1229 Main Street.
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Jan
Main Street
Edward Lonergan
Newtown mobilizes for war effort and home guard
In May Newtown unites for war relief and agricultural planning. A 65 member Home Guard unit trains under Lt. Tiemann as Seaman Mead departs for Madison Barracks. Farm Bureau leaders William John and Leonard M. Johnson rally farmers on potato surpluses, crop plans, and labor. Women join food economy and Red Cross, planning a May 26 hospital ambulance drive with a town-wide brochure and school involvement.
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Newtown
Hillside Club
Sandy Hook
Hawleyville
Country Club
Holcomb
Seaman M. Mead
Connecticut National Guard
United States Service
Madison Barracks
Home Guards
Herman M. Tiemann
Harry M. Greenman
National Guard
Farm Bureau
Fairfeld County Resources Mobilization Committee
Wiliam C. John, & Drector
County Committee On Mobilization
Leonard M. Johnson
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Red Cross
Dorothea Allen
Newtown Center
Thomas F. Brew
The
Newtowns
Register Like a Man When Duty Demands June 5
Washington May 22 The Provost Marshal General Crowder issues a guide for June registrants. It states there is no aim to draft sole providers and that exemptions depend on dependency and board reviews. It explains how to state job duties and grounds for exemption, including moral deficiency, and clarifies natural born versus naturalized citizens.
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Washington
New National Army
Crowder
Sweden Demands Independent Finland Congress Votes Separation
Helsingfors May 22 A congress of the Swedish political party representing Finland's wealthiest classes passed a resolution favoring complete separation of the grand duchy of Finland from Russia. The first death from infantile paralysis in New Jersey since last year's epidemic occurred yesterday in Elizabeth six year old Salvator Angelo.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland
Russia
New Jersey
Salvator Angelo
Elizabeth
N. J
Sensa
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Broadst Co-Operative
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Alling Rubber CO
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