The Associated Press and Bridgeport Telegram Adverts
The Bridgeport Telegram reprints Associated Press dispatches and lists offices in Beacon Street Porton New York and Chicago. It announces subscription rates and advertising presentation and includes a poem about planning and building a strong foundation for the soul, reflecting the paper’s period tone.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Connecticut
Issociatrif Press
the Post Publishing CO
Cannon Atreev
Ratners Aeverence
Beacon Street
Orton
Massison Avenue
New York
Morttata
Chicago
Audit Bureau of Circuulation
Szomneers
Associateis Chess
Bical News
Breakfast Table ramble on Liberty bond drive notes
A fragmented blast of wartime public mood includes lines urging bond purchases, mockery of slackers, and praise for factory work. The piece references Bond drives nearing 26,000,000 and critiques war leadership while mixing in humorous asides and garbled text.
Democratic embrace of Susan B. Anthony amendment at state level
Bridgeport Democrats back a federal constitutional suffrage amendment with State Central Committeeman Patrick Brady leading the drive. Wilson supporters urge action, noting House passage and Senate pending vote, as Hartford hosts the upcoming state convention to rally patriotic unity and war effort.
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Democratic State Committee
Susan B. Anthony
Patrick TL
Brady
Bridgeport Telegram
Wilson
House
Washington
Senate
Bridgeport
Hartford
Woodrow Wilson
The Ban on German Music and Its Aftermath
The article notes rising protests against German works in science and music as American audiences shun modern German masters. It argues that while old composers like Schubert and Brahms may be forgiven later, current hostility labels Germans as Boches or Huns. Boycotts may endure generations and weaken only slowly.
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Germany
Schubert
Schumann
Brahm
Wilson letter attacks court martial bill over spies
Woodrow Wilson writes Senator Overman defending due process and opposing a court martial for spies and propagandists. He argues United States must not mirror enemy methods and endorses measured justice, noting spies already detained and urging the bill’s defeat.
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Woodrow Wilson
Overman
Chamberlain
Wilson
United States
Investing in Potsdam Liberty Loan call to name traitors
A Potsdam appeal urges exposing holders of German, Austrian and Hungarian war bonds who have not also subscribed to Liberty bonds. The piece insists on public naming and shaming, arguing loyalty during wartime requires allegiance to the U S and noting public opinion will weed out enemies both inside and outside the country.
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America
Potsdam
Ice pool endorsement debate prompts official notice request
Readers call for an official announcement before endorsing the proposed ice pool claimed to be backed by the Food commission. They warn the association resembles a mulching trust and express distrust toward the local administration for betraying citizens, citing prior votes and possible future betrayals.
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Food Commission
Missouri
How Schwab Makes It In Shipping Depart ment
Schwab of the shipping department is profiled as a decisive executive who secured a Philadelphia headquarters by demanding ten stories for offices after a brief building inspection. He drives production at Bethlehem steel and oversees about 150 shipyard workers while directing a broad range of operations.
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Schwab
Philadelphia
Great Steel King
Sehwah
Bethlehent
Doing Our Part Browning Guns From Remington Arrive for Service
It is gratifying that the Remington Aris company now delivers the Browning gun for service. They are needed at the front and will be in demand as Lincoln Sim's catapult is prepared for striking German targets. Bridgeport increases efficiency as wheels are enabled. Everyone should be ready to assist as daily arriving new help is expected.
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Remington Aris Company
Lincle Sim
Americans Are Sailors Still War April 23
The United States merchant marine regroups after a decline, attracting thousands of former deep water sailors and new recruits to shipboard roles. Henry Howard of Boston leads recruiting and training, establishing schools for deck officers and engineers, with plans to staff American vessels from shipyard to bridge and prevent manpower shortages.
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Hive
United States Shipping Board
Amcrivan
United State
Stalke-Hole
Henry Howard
Boston
Howard
States Shipping Board
United States
Tispeefin Service
Leermite
Mte
Sertiew
Tiggett Af Goston
Aie
le Faspection Service
Altaiy Wernaes
Ciontius
TCOME
Maree
Patbomslers
Osnedy
Tle
Cuil
Pacific Coast
Ard
Great Lakes
Unstom House
Alfred Ds. Burton
Atassachusett Institute of Technology
Mme, Howard
Shipping Board
Mir
Citizer
Snell
Paetite
Oier
Viravons
Lisik
Aferehyane Aterine
White of Egg Discovery Changes Medical View
The Medical Editor reports new findings on raw egg white used for ill patients. Raw white resists stomach digestion and travels unchanged through the digestive tract, absorbing enzymes and blocking other foods. Excessive amounts can cause diarrhoea and weight loss, while raw yolk remains digestible. Doctors urge readers to spread word to save lives.
Wheeler Sends Historic Paper to State Librarian
Samuel St Wheeler of Walefield sends to State Librarian Clodhard a copy of the proclamation dated October, praising President Andrew Jaelson. The document asserts opening ports of the United States and its possessions, under authority to regulate foreign trade, with emphasis on ministerial powers and the nation’s commercial futures.
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Wheeler
Samuel St, Wheeler
Walefield
Strate Librariui
Clodhard
Thask
Andrew Jaelson
Squramery
Sage
Wittil
Deehkurng
United States
Unclear OCR fragment advances in distant location
Fragmentary text describes an advance or movement near a coastal or port area about 80 kilometres north west of an inland city. Names and precise places are garbled, leaving the core action and location only roughly indicated.
Covered With Mud and Glory by Georges Lafond
A serialized drama recounts a World War I air action with Grizard the comedian officer guiding the scene. The aviator is shot down in a dramatic battle as bullets ring in a death dance while the battlefield and sky burn with tracer fire. The scene ends with Grizard signaling the end of the quarter hour and promising continuation tomorrow.
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Ty Tha Fieole
Gace
Hous Dt
Margis
Wal
Grigard
Ife
Lidies
Crigard
Laceer
Grizard
Tie
Cyrano de Beverac
Count de Guiche
Quick Thinkers Chosen From Draft Quotas in Bridgeport
Bridgeport sends about 350 men to New York for a mental examination to determine suitable duties. The process, led by Army psychologists, aims to identify quick reasoning and mental alertness, separating personnel into roles. Tests last 35 to 40 minutes, with five percent in Class A, 68 percent in Class B, and five percent illiterates or non-native speakers.
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Bridgeport
Iriday
Camp Upton
New York
Eamp
National Army
Phy Ans
Alajor Tk. M. Yerkes
Washington, D. C
Chiss
Ita
Srl
Lass EL
Hridgeport
Ie Aviation Corps
Utis
Stratford Plans Big Celebration on July Fourth
Stratford CT to host one of the state’s largest Fourth of July celebrations led by the Okenuck tribe of Red Men. A parade with Red Men from Connecticut and Stratford groups, a Home Guard regiment march, band concert, fireworks, and tableaux tracing American growth will occur with War Defense Bureau sanction. Asa T. Parketon chairs the organizing committee, aided by a large roster including George A. Iairchild and others.
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Stratford
Connecticut
Okenuc Tribe of Red Men
Dar
Knowlton Park
Home Guard
America
Christopher Columbu
War Defense Bureau
Asa T. Parketon
Okenuck Tribe
George A. Iairchild
George W. Spal
Arthur Dennison
James V. Pronovost
Charles Graham
Loui m. Peck
John O’brien
Ewart L. Beardsley
William H. Hart
Herbert W. Doolittle
Edward W. Beers
Fred W. Nettleton
Howard PB. Dillon
Lost Pumping Engine Reappears on New York Car
A pumping engine reported missing three weeks ago near Pittsburgh turned up on a freight car destined for New York City. Fire department members searched the yard but found no trace until examining trains, when the engine was finally located on a car in the yard awaiting shipment.
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Pittsburgh
New York City
Live Political Gossip Inconclusive Republican HQ Shakeup
A fragmented draft text discusses loyalty concerns in congressional districts and lists four potential party headquarters in Washington New York Chicago and San Francisco as the GOP weighs a central base amid national emergency politics.
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Ue Flays
Republican National Committee
Wasilian
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Perth
Jongas
Wil
Cipibal
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