Gregory Thrills 4000 With Fervid Patriotic Speech
A large crowd attended a wartime rally where Attorney General Gregory denounced German influence, urged citizens to choose between liberty and empire, and urged citizenship costs plus duty. Justice Wheeler and Governor McCall followed with staunch pro US messages. The event featured the Liberty Chorus, a 60 piece band, and Browning gun demonstrations.
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Dietaminga'ts
Hirtieer
Mia
Trayver
Liberty
Iriat i. Us
Weber
Justice Coorga Wn
Wheeler
Justies Wheeler
Connecticut
Germany
Balgum
Servia
Poland
France
Hattia
Gregory
Justice Wheeler
Samuel Gompers
America
Gregory Justice Wheeler
United State
Grgory
McCall
Bridgeport Musical Union
War Bureau
Company H
Home Guard
Liberty Chorus
Wartime Food Regulation and War Speech in Bridgeport
The article describes bakery and wholesale wheat rules under food administrator Wheeler with Connecticut oversight. It also quotes a Bridgeport speech praising democracy, condemning Prussia and Germany, and urging support for the Allied cause during World War I.
German Born Brig General Resche Granted Discharge
Brigadier General Resche, born in Germany, received discharge after an investigation into his character and service. Reports indicate the decision followed findings by inspectors on the condition of troops he commanded among Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota units training at Camp Cody, New Mexico. The War Department stated no overt act of royal behavior was found and the discharge was ordered by higher authority.
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Persian Gulf
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Apel
Minnesota
Dhe
Svor de Praetriene
Doesseut Wilsot
Ilown
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ody
New Mexico
Resehe
Loyalty and Duty to the Nation in War Time
Speech denounces pacifists and urges unity behind President Wilson and the United States in World War I. It cites loyalty of immigrants, especially Bohemians and Germans, and stresses citizenship duties, financial support, and willingness to sacrifice from all residents to defend liberty and democracy.
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Asiastia Paul
Seneral
Liberty Chorus
United States
Sally Hall
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Germany
James
G. Ludlum
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J. MecGigney
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France
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America
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Gettysburg
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General Gregory
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Walter B. Lashar
Clifford B. Wilson
Bradford D. Pierce, Jr
James G. Ludlum
William R. Webster
Willam T. Hineks
Home Guards Trench Work Draws Crowd at Muster
The crowd watched a Home Guards trench drill as Company Te and Company HH under Captain Kelly fought a hard skirmish, repulsing attackers with heavy machine gun fire led by Lieutenant Brewin. Private Ray Johnson used the one man carry to bring a wounded comrade, and Captain Allgran was wounded defending the right flank. An ambulance drill and band selections followed, while the war effort progresses with rising enlistments, expanded services, and rapid draft measures in the country.
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Tin Menard
Kelly
Brewin
Ray Johnson
Allgran
Joss
Allgrun
Navy
Signal Corps
England
Canada
Andrew Cooper Aids Cheney in Thrift Stamp Drive
Andrew Cooper joins Cheney’s drive as a committee member to boost war thrift stamp sales across the state. Joseph J. McWeeney chairs the general committee appointed by National Retail Dry Goods Association head J. T. Flaws, aiming to place store managers in every city to oversee stamp collections in department stores. The piece references wartime Navy patrols, military enlistment, and President Wilson’s leadership, interlaced with era citations and rhetoric.
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Andrew Cooper Af
Joseph J. McWeeney
Tartor
J. T. Flaws
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Washington
McWeeny
Walters
New Wors Wicores In Millions
New York data shows Liberty Loadn subscriptions credited lightly, totaling $145,950. Other sub-distributors list figures for Northern New Jersey, Fairfield County, Westchester, and nearby counties reaching 2,027,506 in scattered amounts.
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New York
Liberty
Lig Tits Ely
Willd Sparkngs of War Rally In Fort Worth
A brief Fort Worth rally features Anita Cavald urging support for the war effort and Liberty bonds. Governor McCall delivers a sharp address stressing civilian duty and unity, while U S officials and local leaders attend a social prior to the event.
Daily Figures to Be Announced by Reserve Banks
Daily Subscription figures for the third Liberty Bond issue to be reported by Federal Reserve banks as of 4 PM. The treasury will tabulate the totals the following night, with two classes of subscriptions noted. Local committees may publish reports from the second class, after treasury authorization amid protests over previous restrictions.
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Kington
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Woman Fatally Struck by Trolley Near Baptist Church
Mrs. Elia Williams, 41, stepped from the curb before Stratford Avenue. She was struck by a Connecticut company trolley, thrown fifteen feet, and sustained a fractured skull and internal injuries. Rushed to Bridgeport Hospital, her condition was not critical and she was not expected to live.
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Baptist Church
Stratford Avenue
Stratford
Elia Williams
Connecticut Company
Incorporation Papers Filed for Globe Beneficial Association
The Globe Beneficial association of Bridgeport filed incorporation papers in Hartford as a non stock corporation. Incorporators are Tuco Marks A Feinstein and B Sasarovitz all of Bridgeport.
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Globe Beneficial Association
Hartford
Tuco Marks
A. Feinstein
B. Sasarovitz
Bridgeport
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