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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
15
Peter Rabbit converses with Melody the Wood Thrush at dawn in the Old Orchard and Green Forest. He learns about the thrush's song, family, nest building, and morning moods as they chat before daybreak. The tale blends whimsy with nature notes and hints at the next installment.
Fifteen building permits valued at 240,856 were issued by the Board of Building Commissioners. A five story brick building on the west side of Hibbelsigg is planned for Abe Jennings. Cornwall Al terson also received a permit appeal for a brick addition to a factory on Silliman Street.
New York August report notes District Attorney Swann urged War Secretary Baker to stop selling grenades as trophies. He warned empty grenades could be used to signal bombs, urging authorities to curb such profits. Also mentions Duke of Aosta trip plans and government strike talk in Russia.
London on August 1 reports a British man refused a $2,000 price for twelve skins obtained in Archaneel for six bottles of whiskey by a returning soldier faction. The tale follows a chain from the theft to a Diamond trade, details a hoard of thousands of dollars in illicit earnings, and notes the man’s capture after attempting to conceal the whiskey.
The government has summoned all deputies to Madrid as a cabinet meeting looms. AAP reports a ministerial shakeup appears nearly declared with Prime Minister Sadab seeking alignment before the gathering.
Faris Aug 13 Constanti Diamandy reports to the inter allied commission that he cannot treat their instructions as orders. Allied generals telegram Paris seeking clarity on whether peace conference directives act as military orders amid push for Hungarian disarmament under 1918 armistice terms. Diamandy says he will negotiate with the inter allied mission but will not obey its orders. The Romanian commissioner denies government support for Archduke Joseph’s Budapest control and says he will review food and material requisitions. Diamandy also denies a Romanian ultimatum to Archduke Joseph, calling it only an informal document.
Washington Ag 13. The War Department announced that guardsmen may only receive final shoes with the fleshy side of the leather turned outward as long as supplies last. The issue arose after inspectors found men wearing government shoes at non duty times and highlighted footwear shortages.
Kier Quartermaster with AY Sehnenck and three men arrived yesterday from Boston to recruit sailors for the destroyer empry now fitting out for a long Pacific cruise. He will stay at the Bridgeport recruiting station while the others tour nearby towns to enlist.
A 49 year old woman from Tre PAT street was slashed during a row with neighbor Currie James who allegedly cut her shoulder and knee with a razor. Mrs. James is jailed on a 400 bond on a charge of assault as injuries are described as not serious.
San Francisco readers report a wage rise for engineers on Shipping Board ships. The new rate equals about 40 percent more, distributed across five classes by ship language.
Captain Guy W. Castle, commanding officer of the transport Martha Washington, died aboard the ship at Brest, France. Appointed to the Naval Academy from Wisconsin in 1897, his death was announced by the Navy Department.
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