Local trains cut further as freight embargo hits rail system
Bridgeport reports 42 train cancellations amid sweeping embargoes by New Haven and American Railway Express. Mail delays mount as interurban buses begin a Bridgeport to New York relay service. Passengers face hours of delays with trains running erratically and food shortages feared as strike spreads.
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Trains Canceled Today Across Regions
Trains will not run today with cancellations from yesterday and revised notices. New York lines show multiple express and local departures, including Bankers' Express stops and various afternoon trains. Bridges to Bridgeport and connections to Derby Ansonia Waterbury and other towns listed with revised times and stops.
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John P Kemple Named District Supervisor For Taking Of Census
John P Kemple of Bridgeport and Thomas J Smith of New Britain were named district census supervisors for Connecticut. Smith will oversee Hartford Middlesex New London Tolland Windham counties, Kemple will oversee New Haven Fairfield and Litchfield counties. They will appoint local supervisors, begin organization and count preparations. The posts pay 1600 dollars yearly plus a dollar per thousand people counted, with total around 2200 dollars.
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Newspaper Delivery Notice at Post Publishing Co
If you fail to receive your Standard Telegram Evening Post or Sunday Post or if you don’t get your paper on time call Telephone Bar 6100. Circulation Department of Post Publishing Co.
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Rail shopmen return to work as wage talks continue
Reports from across the nation say striking railroad shopmen are resuming work while Director General Hines and union leaders negotiate wage adjustments. Officials expect normal operations to resume soon, with hints of wider settlement and resumed negotiations next week.
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Britain Heads Toward Bankruptcy Says Chancellor
London reports state that Britain's financial condition as described by Chancellor J. Austin Chamberlin warns of potential bankruptcy. The exchequer head told the House of Commons last night that expenses exceed revenues, a figure shocking the nation and dominating headlines over labor troubles.
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House Labor Plan On Railroads Faces Scrutiny
Washington August witness Glenn Plumb counsel for railroad brotherhoods outlined organized labor’s plan for tripartite railroad control before the House Interstate Commerce Committee. He argued unions seek to shift from profit motive to service, calling for democracy in industry. Plumb warned revolution as a last resort if Congress fails to act, noting labor funds from brotherhood members could grow from about 100 to 125 thousand dollars annually to five to six million, with emphasis on liberty and constitutional means.
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Revolutionists Beaten in Honduras Battles Reported
Despatches from revoltionary sources state government troops defeated revolutionists in Comayagua Honduras. Heavy casualties reported including Col. Satudsrene Benjamin Hidalgo. Generals Cardona Mejia Morena Fuvera with 700 troops at Juarajiquiro Ja Paz moving inland. Dr. Carlos Lagos linked to revolutionists.
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Samuel Lavit Reinstated As Agent by Machinists
Samuel Lavit, removed from his business agent post of the Machinists Local, was reinstated by a unanimous vote of Bridgeport union members defying an international official who had expelled him. Supporters argued charges of IWW and Bolshevik ties were unfounded, while critics condemned the expulsion as unfair and unlawful. Police stood by as the Colonial Hall meeting drew to finish.
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Wilson urges Congress to curb profiteering and high living costs
President Wilson asks Congress for swift laws to punish profiteering and curb rising prices. He outlines fraudulent practices, calls for enforcement, and details provisional relief measures while global peace and postwar recovery loom. He warns that supply and demand won’t self-correct while war effects linger and emphasizes public action.
Congress Warned Immediate Peace Urged as Prices Soar
The Associated Press reports President urged Congress to curb cost of living with wide reforms. He blamed profiteers and urged penalties, cold storage limits, and federal licensing to ensure competition. He argued for peace treaty ratification to end war economy and warned against hoarding and artificial price rises. Continued on Page Two.
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Do Not Leave Town This Summer
A notice urges readers to arrange mail forwarding with The Telegram before vacations, noting the daily subscription rate by mail at 50 cents per month.
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