Wisconsin Senate Race In Doubt AsReturns Tarnish Gleeful Night
Milwaukee returns show Davies ahead of Lenroot with Berger far back. scattered county tallies across Wisconsin hint at a tight race for the seat to succeed Husting as Port Washington in Ozaukee County reveals shifting support. early figures spark Republican optimism despite uncertain statewide outcome.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph E. Davies
Hiad
Drving L. Lenroot
Victor L. Berger
Lenroot
Davies
Berger
Wisconsin
Tate
United States
Inxing
Joseph KE. Davies
Fond du Lac
Jefferson
Moody
Vernon
Ozaukee
Lenroat
Harry G. Hogan
Hogan
Port Washington
James Thompson
G la Follette
Wilson
Weather map shows snow in Rockies and heat in Arkansas
The weather map indicates heavy snow in the Rocky Mountain region with temperatures 10 to 12 degrees below freezing while Arkansas and Texas saw 90 degree heat after midday Tuesday. Precipitation was scattered with thunder showers from southern Michigan to Iowa and along the west coast and northern Florida. cooler by Thursday for most regions. Washington district forecast favors fair, cooler conditions inland Thursday.
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Plains States
Arkansas
Texas
Michigan
Iowa
Vst
Wilorida
Washington
South
Kitchin Says Congress to Adjourn by July 1
Washington April 2 Democratic leader Kitchin predicted Congress would adjourn between July 1 and July 15 unless unforeseen developments intervene. The House discussed adjournment plans as the session continued through April.
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Congress
House Today
Kitchin
Democrats Elect Hartford Mayor In Narrow Contest
In Hartford Connecticut Richard J. Kinsella a Democrat defeated incumbent Frank A. Hagarty Republican by 452 votes 6515 to 6063. The town clerk race saw John A. Gleason win 7829 to 4500 for Henry I Smith. No contest for collector controller or treasurer. Democrats gain four common council seats to make the council split ten to ten.
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Hagarty
Richard J. Kinsella
Gleason
Hartford
Conn
Frank A. Hagarty
Kinsella
John A. Gleason
Henry I. Smith
Common Council
Carelessness Causes Two Small Fires in Town
A careless match or cigarette dropped in hay at Henry Concords barn on Jonas Avenue caused about 54 dollars in damage before firefighters stopped the blaze. Quick actions prevented further damage to the barn. A second fire at 493 East Main Street damaged property owned by T Benjamin Bernstein of New York, about 25 dollars, started when hot ashes were dumped in a wooden ash box. an alarm from box 24 was sounded at East Main and Howell Lane.
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Henry Concord
Jonas Avenue
Eaft
Main Street
T Benjamin Bernstein
New York
Teast Main and
Howellar
Bridgeport Post Office Staff Push War Savings
Bridgeport post office clerks and carriers keep selling thrift and war savings stamps though the campaign closed. Each carrier stocks stamps and aims to raise Bridgeport’s total to over 350000 by April 6, the war’s first anniversary. Current Bridgeport total stands at 323389.29, with 308892.29 raised via the post office and 14977 sold through the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Post Office
Bridgeport
America
Post Officer Bulletin Board
Federal Reserve Bank
Wilson faces possible ouster by party boss in Bridgeport era
Hartford April 2 Special reports circulate about tensions in Republican politics as Mayor Clifford B. Wilson suspects the party boss of double dealings dating back to 1916. Wilson notes his own initiatives were credited to others and fears being discarded as power shifts amid city improvements and contested decisions.
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Hartford
Bridgeport
Clifford B. Wilson
Wilson
Nour
Capitol
King
Willson
Senate Resolution for War on Turkey and Bulgaria
Senator King of Utah offered a resolution in the Senate calling for a declaration of war on Turkey and Bulgaria. The Administration shows no plan to seek such a declaration, as a State Department dispatch from Consul-General Murphy in Sofia dated March 21 reports Bulgarians fighting only on the Macedonian front and not on the western front.
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Washington
King
Utah
Senate
Turkey
Bulgaria
State Department Today
Dominic I. Murphy
Sofia
Salient Points From Yesterday’s Battle Front Dispatches
Yesterday marked a full pause in infantry attacks along the Arras to LaFere line with artillery engagement continuing. Long range bombardment targeted St Pel nearly 25 miles from the nearest German station, suggesting strategic use of distant guns. The lull hints at a future German blow while the Allies prepare to shift forces to threatened points and watch for a flank from the Belgian coast toward Ypres.
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LaFere
St. Pel
North Sea
Ypres
Draft plans speed up for 1918 mobilization
Washington officials consider drastic changes to 1918 draft. With nearly 1,000,000 men in U S training camps and shipping limits easing, the plan may shift to sending about 900,000 men monthly to France, targeting full mobilization by August 1. The draft service weighs a new schedule to replace the earlier 800,000 by August 1.
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Washington
National Army
National Guard
France
United States
Ang. 1
Clarshal-General
Pratt
Epidemic Hits Ford Plant As 200 Daily Affected
Detroit officials confirm a mysterious illness at the Ford Motor Co plant with more than 200 workers affected daily and about 2,000 sick overall. Government agents investigate for possible causes and a lab analysis refutes water contamination. Ernest G. Liebold cites griplike illness spreading via the air as factory output continues.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ernest G. Liebold
Henry Ford
Grippe
Ford Motor Company
Retail Merchants Adopt War Time Saving Measures
Merchants in the city agreed to a wartime economy plan at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Measures include limiting deliveries to one per day, closing stores Wednesday afternoons in summer, and tightening credit practices. The Boyd credit rating system was discussed for consumer data.Participants included C. Parker and other local merchants and officials.
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Boyd
Ss. C. Parker
Howlandery Goods Company
I. F P. Rockwell
Treckwell & Co
Joseph Nirdlinger
Nirdlinger
Angus Atakenzie
Tridgeport Pyle
Jd. HT Stugs
Dawley Hardware Vot Dany
August Jengebhardt
The
Meigs & Co
Alber Anderson
George J8. Gove
Chamber of Commerc
Man Died After Truck-Trolley Collision In Stratford
John Bruinik 41 of Broadbridge road Stratford was struck and fatally injured when a dump cart veered to cross tracks at Bruce avenue and Barnum avenue. He was pinned beneath a trolley car, amputated left leg, rushed to Bridgeport hospital where he died shortly after midnight. Police say the view at the intersection was blocked by a house on the corner.
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Bruce Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Stratford
John Bruinik
Broadbridge Road
Connecticut Company
Bridgeport
Bruinik
Bruce
Barnum Avenues
Bruinile
Emmergency Hospital
8B. C. Pasuth
Pasuth
Trolley Co
U S Refuses to Seize Dutch Ships in Transit
Washington reports the United States will not take over Dutch ships en route from Holland that arrive after Dutch ships were requisitioned in American ports. Dutch minister August Philips lodged a formal protest with the State Department, noting the Hague instructions and a related official gazette publication.
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Washington
United States
Holland
State Department
August Philips
Hague
Celtic Safe At A British Port
New York April 2 The White Star steamship Celtic torpedoed while en route to the United States has reached a British port safely The company received a cable reading Celtic safe indicating return to its port of departure or another British port No further details were released about the attack other than efforts to save the ship from sinking
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New York
White Star Line
Celtic
United States
Believed Hun Drive Spent Itself On Somme Front
The Associated Press reports after the thirteenth day of the Somme battle that the German machine has spent itself. British and French forces push the fight while Entente reserves and General Pershing’s troops loom as game changers. Casualties mount for German divisions though reserves are kept ready behind the lines. No major front change. heavy artillery duels continue from Montdidier to Noyon as air raids on Paris are repelled.
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Associated Press
The
Somme
General Pershing
Ewchange
Arras
Montdidier
Noyon
Unions
Belgium
Basschendaele
Goeberg Ridge
Ypres
Paris
Lake Garda
Adriatic
Palestine
Jericho
Word es-Sall
Fined $25 for Peddling Liquor in Dry Stratford
Stratford April 2. Camillo Broldi of 54 Lexington Avenue was fined $29 in town court by Judge TF Blakeman for peddling liquor in dry Stratford without required orders. He distributed intoxicants by wagon in Stratford offering cases or bottles. Police Chief Nichols detained him. case heard yesterday.
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Stratford
Camillo Broldi
Lexington Avenue
JE. Blakeman
Bridgeport
Broidi
Boone
Nichols
Telegraph Advertisers Deadline Notice for The Bridgeport Telegram
Advertisers for The Bridgeport Telegram must submit copy to the Advertising Department by 6 o clock p m the day before publication. After this hour only a few categories like wants lost found and special notices will be accepted for the following morning. The policy aims to manage the paper’s high volume of ads and ensure timely press.
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