Lots at Auction in Hollister Heights
Two hundred well located lots in Hollister Heights will be sold at public auction in a eight days sale beginning Saturday. Developed by Adams & Ingalls of Stamford, notable real estate dealers in the Bridgeport area. Accessible by trolley to Avon Park then along the New Haven road tracks into the property.
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Hollister Heights
Publc
Adams & Ingalls
Stamford
North End
Bridgeport
Avon Park
New Haven Road
Verdun Battle Around Hill 304 and Dead Man Hill
Paris reports Verdun fighting fierce with German drive to take Hill No 304 and Dead Man Hill on the Meuse left bank to retake Fort Douaumont. French artillery and machine guns unleash massive fire as trench lines are ground down. Night finds lines unchanged and casualties heavy, soldiers enduring near impossible conditions.
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Paris
Verdun
Hill No. 304
Dead Man Hill
Meuse
Fort Douaumont
Nivelle
Pepper Hill
Vaux Fort
Port Douaumont
Peace Across Dvina Declared by Hindenburg to Front
Basel dispatch quotes Field Marshal von Hindenburg demanding no peace while Russian fronts stay in action. He tells soldiers that peace cannot come until they cross the Dvina and that those seeking peace should seek it beyond the river.
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London
von Hindenburg
Basel
Switzerland
Dvina
Utilities Commission Hearing on Rail Relocation Track Plan
Bridgeport public utilities commission holds a public hearing at 11 a.m. in the common council chamber to discuss a proposed double track and relocation of rails from Fairfield avenues over the Stratford avenue bridge.
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Public Utilities Commission of Bridgeport
Common Council Chamber
Fairfield Avenues
Stratford Avenue
Speech by Policeman Highlights Hudson Guild History
Edward Lafferty recalls growing up on New York's West Side and praising Hudson Guild founder Dr. John L. Elliott. He recounts saloon closings, health gains, and community work including employment, nurseries, printing, vocational placement, and a model tenement, credited to Guild efforts and police cooperation.
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Edward Lafferty
New York
Hudson Guild
Lafferty
Middle West Side
John L. Elliott
Schggol
Mamie
Police Department
Commissioner Woods
Dr. Elliott
West Twenty-seventh Street
Employment Bureau
Broadway
Thirty-fourth Street
Hudson Guild Employment Bureau
The Hudson Guild and Its Impact on a Troubled Community
A speaker recounts how tenements plagued by whiskey and poverty gave way to a community movement led by the Hudson Guild. He laments past hardship, praises reforms, and expresses admiration for the guild’s work and the people it has helped, emphasizing belief in goodness and transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Hudson Guild
John Doe
Shepherd Boy
Miss Fowler Plans Another Course in Character Analysis
Miss Fowler concludes the second course in Character Analysis at the YMCA. She has traveled from New York for 11 weeks of sessions and may return in two weeks to devote time to vocational guidance. The group eyes a new course under her supervision for both men and women. Edward L. Markthaler of Elizabeth, captain of Wesleyan’s baseball team, was named assistant in physical education for the next college year and will attend Harvard summer school. Adolph von Batocki, president of East Prussia, has been named Germany’s food dictator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Allen Fowler
New York
Miss Fowler
Edward L. Markthaler
Elizabeth
N. J
Wesleyan University
Harvard
Adolph von Batocki
East Prussia
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Palm Beach
MEIGS
Incorporated Outfitters
Bridgeport, Conn
Sterling Ale
Ruete
ANC
the Survey Press
Guild
People’s Kitchen
Twenty-seventh Street
Tenth Avenue
Twentys Eighth Street
Chelsea Park
Board of Health
Rattania
Crex
Fiber
Deltox
Richmond Ranges
Old Hampshire Bond
Post Office News Store
Main Street
Éllu
Wheeler & Howes CO
Main
East End
Congress ST
Eridge
Sprague Ice & Coal CO
East End E. Wash. Ave
Naugatuge Valley Ice CO
Housatonic Ave
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