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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
17
Pupils in Bridgeport schools purchased 4110 in stamps last week, per a report by Secretary John Wynkoop. The week saw 220 new depositors, boosting total Thrift Savings sales to 80,481.97 and depositors to 18,649, with 220 new accounts and 1,029 changed certificates.
El Paso Texas April 10 Three Mexican raiders were killed near Fort Francon Tex last night when American troops fired on a band of armed Mexicans who crossed the line. Bodies found in mosanito brush near the Mexican ford. Troops have pursued others of the raiding party on the American side. A large body of Mexican troops, believed to be several, was reported marching downriver opposite Fort Hancock yesterday.
The state of Connecticut has bought the White Beach hotel at Crescent Beach in Norwich for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium for children. The purchase was announced April 10 and aims to expand state medical facilities for youth afflicted with tuberculosis.
A rambling memoir scene follows a boy and friends chasing a kite after it breaks away. A confrontational exchange erupts when a bigger boy accuses them of theft, fists fly, noses bleed, and the kite is saved as they regroup on Farmer Parmer’s fence.
A garbled excerpt references P. L. Crosby and Annabell Lee, with a boastful account of painting a rookie from the 13th Squad and a chaotic family scene at dinner. The text then shifts to Atlantic Port April 10 where former lieutenant governor Cushing and 378 passengers aboard a Wrench line steamship arrive. It notes Hiram Justice Wake, 1056 Capitol Avenue, serving a six month county jail sentence for non support and possible army service, with claims of attempts to evade conscription and relationships with two women.
A cryptic critique of sleeping porches in homes, lamenting their limited use and high cost. The piece recalls heated, open verandas crowded with heat and dust, noting porch additions rarely justify the expense and the fashion fades as families seek cooler nights.
Washington reports Congressman Augustine Lonergan Lodus introduced an amendment to the Government Railroad Control Bill to grant half fare for army navy and marine corps personnel between duty sites and home. President McAdoo and War Department officials discussed authority and Lonergan expects favorable reporting from the Interstate Commerce Committee.
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