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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
9
A garbled OCR line references a defense issue involving eastern and western regions. The readable fragment mentions insistence on a defense stance and a asserted plan, but lacks clear names, dates, or locations to specify who, where, or when.
Navy radio reports warn that American ships have started war conditions as planes departed Europe. Halifax received the notice five minutes after takeoff. Planes were tracked toward the Nova Scotia coast, then toward Trepassey after crossing the Azores. Heavy winds delayed overnight arrivals. several inches of snow fell before conditions improved this morning.
The Justice Department reopens its office in Bridgeport to focus on investigating the status of enemy aliens. Authority suggests no immediate danger of Bolshevik demonstrations, though police report lists potential troublemakers.
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