Veterans From Three Nations Organize Bridgeport Club
Returned soldiers from Canada Australia and Britain formed the Bridgeport branch of the Great War Veterans association at the Bridgeport Minstrel club rooms on Stratford avenue. About 120 veterans set plans to affiliate with the national body with headquarters in Montreal. Sgt Harry F. Ackerman was elected president with John Popper as vice president and George W. Byst as treasurer. The group will draft its constitution and bylaws for ratification at the next meeting on July 25. An advisory committee was named to pursue affiliation with the American Legion.
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France
Bridgeport Minstrel Club
Stratford Avenue
Great W. Association of Canada
Bridgeport
Great War Veterans’s Association
Montreal
Harry F. Ackerman
Siberia
John Popper
George W. Byst
George Wilkinson
J. Reed
LD. McKengie
Larry Bennett
H W. McIntyre
John Ward
Robert Campbell
Hrierly
J. Holroyd
American Legion
Ackerman
Firemen Extinguish Three Small Blazes Last Night
Firemen extinguished three small blazes in Bridgeport area incidents. A fire at a Seconwd company yard shortly after 6 Octobe 11 a Sreig car was controlled by plant workers before response. A separate alarm for Bridgeport Metal Treas pany at 628 State caused minor flooring damage. A third alarm near City Ice and Coal company led to no damage.
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Seconwd Company
Chemical
Bridgeport
City Ice and Coal Company
Damae
Fraternal Visit and Outing Plans Reported
More than 20 Brook lyn visitors were entertained last night at the Moose home on State street. Guests arrived on a surprise visit. Members of Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew associations plan an outing at Putnam. An important meeting is set for Sunday. La Touraine arrived New York with 41 officers and 27 more casual officers from Havre, France.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Brooklyn
Moose Home
State Street
X. Mo
W. H
Young Men's and
Young Women's Hebrew Association
Putnampa
C. 5
New York
la Touraine
Touraine
Havre
France
Weather Bridgeport Record From The Post Building
Recording thermometer and parometer show fair weather across New England, cooler on the mainland. Saturday forecast calls for fair conditions with generally low pressure over the region. Past 24 hours mainly fair with scattered showers in the south and west. Temperatures observed yesterday evening were reported.
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Bridgeport Records
Post Building
Cannon Street
Washington
South New England
Gener
New England States
Cant Cut Off My Leg Says Railroad Engineer
A railroad engineer recounts a 29 year old leg injury and claims Peterson's Ointment healed the wound after many doctors failed. He praises the product for old sores, eczema, ulcers, and cracked skin, offering a 5 cent box and a money back guarantee through druggists.
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Peterson
Aly Jeg
Guy Hautt
Myrne Ave
Brooklyn
X.Y
Custa
Taft's Stand on Peace Treaty Ratification
New York July 24 Taft and the League to Enforce Peace declared they support ratification of the covenant as is with no reservations or amendments. The statement notes Taft shares the view but has suggested future ideas for ratification support.
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Gle Taft
New York
Senate
Will H. Hays
Republican National
Imer
Taft
League
Friends of the League of Natons
Fairfield County Suffrage Drive Surpasses Milestone
Ridgefield July 24 special Political debate on party merits opened the Fairfield county suffrage association meeting in Congregational church. An announced $11,600 of its $27,000 goal was greeted with applause as Miss Caroline Wainges led the program and Miss Grace Murray summarized her work.
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Ridgefield
Fairfield County Suffrage Association
Fairfield County
Congregational Church
Caroline Wainges
Murray
al Voys
Inna Oward Sh
Miss Murray
Sue
Deadlock Unbroken in Rhode Island Trolley Strike
Rhode Island railroad car strike enters sixth day with deadlock unresolved and service suspended on the first day. No street cars operate statewide except in Newport since midday yesterday. Automobile use has dwindled about fifty percent as the state government begins to collect federal funds amid worker crowds and disrupted transit patterns.
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Rhode Island
Tomight
Newport
Bezan
Issengere
Emma Plint obituary and related notices
Emma J. Plint of 1444 State Street known for moral services will have services at 2 PM at St Mary Angel of Henry Fairfield Avenue with burial at Park Cemetery. Emily Henriksen wife of Arnold Henriksen died at hospital leaving two children John and Arnold Jr, mother Mrs Mary W. Dean, four brothers and one sister of Wareham Massachusetts. body at George P. Potter funeral rooms and to be taken to Wareham for services. May Beers widow of Howard Beers of the Erie Engineering Department died yesterday at Rutland Massachusetts aged 28 leaving husband and two children Hobart and Toward.
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Emma
Emma J. Plint
Henry Faircheld
Park Cemetery
Emily Henriksen
Arnold Henriksen
Ord
John
Arnold, Jr
Mary W. Dean
Wareham
Mas
Mortua
George P. Potter
Broad Street
Mase
May H. Beers
May Soth
Howard J. Beers
Ery Engineering Department
Rutand
Hobart
Corset Makers Strike Over 44 Hour Week Dispute
The Birdveye Somers dispute centers on union recognition and a 44 hour week. Workers at multiple plants demand union inclusion and wage increases while management argues for a 48 hour schedule and urges negotiated settlement through employer–employee committees. Union organizers warn the strike may continue for months as talks proceed.
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Birdveye-Somers
Unt
Col. M. Moody Denner
Ba Resisia Company
Agree Furhe
Downer
Sal Seidman
Garment Workers
la Resista
Sis
Atjue Connecticut Electric Company
George
Hawles
He Manufacturers’ Association
United States
Dgeport
GW. Goodridge
Bryant Electro Company
Remington-Yost Company
Workers Threaten Strike Over Wage Demands At Graphertone
Yesterday workers at the Graphertone company rejected a wage offer and pressed for a 1 hour weekly schedule plus higher pay. Company officials said arbitration may settle the dispute within days. Strikes grew as more employees joined, with about 1800 at the plant.
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HO. Disenberg
Gener
Ciaphophone
Arbitratan
Hubbel and Hawthorne Workers Initiate Rigid Demand Strikes
Employees at Hubbell and Hawthorne Manufacturing press for an 41 hour week and additional gains. unions claim the Hawthorne group will strike if the company does not meet 12 o'clock deadline for 500 workers. Local industrial action grows as unions coordinate across plants.
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Flarve
Jubbel
Uiny
Uphopihane Company
Ol Wate
Adiils
Wurke
Moplore
Wnion
Harvey Hubbel Olehers
Insog
Tac
Aiiment
Varapany
Tlakocsy Hall
Efort
W. Ld
Ira M. Ornburn
Ef L
J. UL
Iw. W
LW. W
Ornburn
Hawthorne Workers Med
Uemployes
Hawthorne Manufacturing Co
Fairsield
Irish Fund Nearing $15,000 with Two Days Left
Reports show only about half the total reached as fund drive for Irish Educational fund proceeds, with divisions and local headquarters listed. Executives urge subscriptions nationwide, noting shortfall from $20,006 goal and indicating drive ends Saturday night at multiple district sites and schools.
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Mae
AML
Lomorran
Bgt
fLanulo
Workers press demands at factory meeting hall
A five member committee from each department will present workers demands this morning. They seek a 44 hour week with extra hours paid, a 10 percent wage rise, equal pay for men and women, and removal of discrimination. If denied, another walkout meeting is planned after the planned lunch break. The scene mentions a heartbeat like sound from valve closing during the pumping process.
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Lluis
Relieve Indigestion With Harsford's Acid Phosphate
An advertisement touts Harsford's Acid Phosphate to ease indigestion. It claims the product should be taken before meals to settle the stomach, improve appetite, and prevent distress, urging readers to buy a bottle.
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Harsford
Local Lady Credits CINOT Tonic For Boost In Health
A Bridgeport advertisement recounts a neighborhood tale of a woman praising CINOT for energy, digestion, and mood. Neighbors heard of her improvement after using the herbal remedy claimed to be free of minerals and tooth-safe. The Hartigan expert promotes the tonic at Fairfield Avenue.
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Cinot
Mes
Greene
Crior
Hartigan’s
Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
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