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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
22
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a quick breathing cure for catarrh. It promises removal of symptoms without stomach dosing or sprays, claiming the inhaled antiseptic medicine soothes sore spots and heals irritation, warning the disease can lead to consumption.
Oscar Anderson, a Swedish seaman, was found not guilty of violating the trading with the enemy act after evidence showed a German message in invisible ink on a letter from Norway. The judge ordered Anderson re-arrested for bringing a letter into the United States outside the mails.
London reports a Royal Viking corps officer stating looping the loop is easy. He describes tilting levers to angle, climbing freely, gravity forcing the machine into a tail-first fall, then vertical, then back upright, before regaining normal attitude.
Michael J. McGrath of Water Street was accepted for enlistment at the army recruiting station on Fairfield Avenue. He selected the Coast Artillery and will report to Fort Slocum, N.Y., for training.
New Jersey firms and major corporations led heavy subscriptions in the third Liberty Loan drive. Official totals for the New York district reached $252,641,200, with Newark and northern New Jersey contributing significant amounts. Subscriptions included $1,006,000 from Sinclair Oil and Refilling and $1,006,000 from New Jersey Zinc. The drive aimed to exceed an official $900,000,000 quota plus a daily $30,000,000 target. About 1,000 stock exchange members attended the Moor meeting where James M. Beck urged support. Girl scouts reported bonds sold totaling $50,000 locally.
A roundup of funeral services and memorials for Clarence I McGahay Carl Hendrickson Henry E Keyes John Masterson Mahel Cakavell Thomas Gazzillo John Van Wagner Hazel Ludwig Joseph A Vack Mary F Johnston and related interments and arrangements across Bridgeport and area, listing homes churches cemeteries and officiating clergy. The notices note dates of services and familial survivors where available.
Officials in Washington link Count Czernin’s exit as Austria Hungary foreign minister to internal Austro Hungarian issues rather than any disloyalty to allies. The article notes his shift to pan German views, health decline, and possible replacement by a stronger figure as Emperor Charles contemplates moderating policy. A Prague protest over Czernin’s speech and plans for a Vienna committee meeting in late April are also reported.
Morris Dona of 121 Thompson Street was arrested last night and charged with assault on Thomas Goode of 422 Charles Street. He was taken to the Fourth Precinct and will appear in the City Court in the forenoon.
Aldermen endured shell like noise during a Home Guard engagement outside City hall, forcing two 70 minute recesses. Mayor and city officials struggled to be heard as guards defended trenches, while spectators leaned from windows to watch. The session then addressed hearings on Dovers street, Primrose avenue renaming, Mountain Grove street abandonment, and Orange street extension. Latertype Composition won a $167 per page contract for 300 copies per meeting. The mayor urged May special committee members Redden and Meltzer to report in May on the city charter and ordinances. The Streets and Sidewalks committee prepared land for widening project beyond State street and Railroad avenue.
London April 16 The labor ministers of the cabinet pressed the premier to grant government for Ireland on the basis of the majority report of the Irish convention before conscription is enacted. The conference reportedly satisfied with results, and a cabinet crisis is not expected.
Fraternal bodies announce fellowcraft and master mason degrees at Masonic temple on Wednesday. Odd Fellows discuss grand master candidate Harry Hirsch and May 15 Waterbury meeting. St Stephen’s Lodge buys War Savings stamps and a Liberty bond. Pequonnock Court to initiate 20 candidates next meeting with foresters’ degree team. City adopts abandoned street near Pequonnock bridge and authorizes $15,600 War Bureau funding.
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