Governor Holcomb Signals Nonpartisan Stance Amid Bridgeport Clash
The Bridgeport Sunday Post reports Governor Holcomb offers a third Republican nomination if desired and warns against partisan manipulation by state leaders. He advocates nonpartisanship in ticket selection and in support of those who work to win the war, including reference to President Wilson. The piece criticizes party machines and praises the governor’s wartime leadership.
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Holcomb
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Connecticut
Connectict
Lonergan
Wilson
Focal Machine
Growing Note on Small Growth and Destiny
The text reflects a playful verse about gradual growth. It compares self becoming bigger each day to a small green plant in spring. It notes steady effort with a line about leaving outcomes to Destiny and suggests daily improvement.
Ordinary Fatigue Party Under Shellfire Near Harhonnieres
A French Territorial Hussars fatigue party moves to fortify front lines near Harhonnieres as bombardment lights the night. They dig circular machine gun dugouts, endure star shells, and face risky supply runs while plans to enable a covert enfilade are discussed. The narrative follows peril, discipline, and uncertain relief.
Glass Housess War Time Cartoon and Notes
A wartime column from a newspaper features a parade of light verse and jests about Liberty bonds, the war effort, and civilian life. It includes social quips on camouflage, rationing, and family life, plus a short poem about living in “glass houses” during crisis. It references figures like Foch and Hindenburg, and mentions Charlie Chaplin entering the army.
Revelations on German aims and war plans from Jagow
Von Jagow counters Lichnowsky in a war driven by German leaders intent on localized conflict first. He argues Germany sought war at any cost, to subdue France Serbia and possibly Belgium, then strike Russia Britain and America in stages. The document portrays a deliberate, world spanning conquest dream.
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Lichnowsky
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France
Serbia
Belgium
Vienna
Petrograd
Russia
Britain
America
Vor Jagow
Booze and efficiency in the German war mindset
A contemporary debate ties prohibition and national efficiency to Germany, arguing that drunkenness does not explain German cruelty or efficiency. The piece cites Marie Boyle O Reilly on a German officer’s callous reply to saving Belgian children, calling pity a disease of civilization and attributing Hun aggression to Kultur rather than alcohol.
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New York
Germany
Marie Boyle O'Reilly
Belgium
Miss O'Reilly
The True Connecticut View on War Time Duty
The piece argues Senator McLean shows a truer minority party stance in wartime than Senator Brandegee by backing productive measures like the Overman bill. It credits McLean with silent support and loyalty to President Wilson’s aims, while noting political disagreements exist but motives are patriotic and aimed at victory.
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Harhonnieres
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Pierron
Millaze
Hanoi
India-China
Saigon
McLean
Congress
Brandegee
Wilson
Melean
Concrete ships eyed to boost war tonnage
Washington reports the Shipping Board seeks 50 million dollars to fund concrete ship construction endorsed by the President. The plan argues it can overcome material shortages and skilled-labor limits, with concrete ships cheaper than steel and easier to build, potentially adding up to 10 million tons of annual American tonnage.
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Shipping Board
Congress
United States
Emergency Feet Corporation
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Great Britain
South America
Marcorver
Caleo
Usirsa
Europe
Njord
Bans
Norwiy
Britts Isles
Spain
Norway
France
Cerny Ava Enphoaird
Erlin Tagerblatt
Driver Held After Truck Overturns Injuring Three Men
Three men were injured when a Massachusetts Bakery Co. truck overturned at North Washington Avenue and Main Street on Saturday afternoon. Patrick Shannon of 270 Brooks Street is in Bridgeport Hospital with a broken left leg. Patrick Tierney of 539 Pembroke Street is at home with contusions. Dominica Dantimonico of 261 Lexington Avenue, arrested on reckless driving charges, allegedly overturned the machine while trying to avoid striking the two men.
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Washington Avenue
Main Street
Patrick Shannon
Brooks Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Patrick ‘Teierney
Pembroke Street
Dominica Dantimonico
Lexington Avenue
Dantimonico
Concrete ships and wartime regulations surface in Britain and U.S.
In London and The Hague, a wartime bill tightens controls on foreigners in Holland amid shortages forecasts. In the U.S., Congress backs concrete ships as emergency measures with trials of the 5000 ton Waithheid and contracts rumored for dozens more, as engineers debate feasibility and a June ocean voyage approaches.
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Holland
Reuter
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Panama Canal
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Emergency Fleet Corporation
New England
Birs
Marth
Redwood City
Cal
Rivals Blame Each Other After Collision
John ONeil of 61 Newfield avenue and Joseph A Michael of 368 Newfield avenue blamed one another for a Saturday afternoon automobile crash at Revere Streets and Newfield avenue. Both saloonkeepers had recently bought new cars and were showing them off to friends when the collision occurred.
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John O'Neil
Newfield Avenue
Joseph A. Michael
O'Neil
Michael
Revere Streets
Police resigns after year with Bridgeport force
James Rawley Jr. resigns after serving as patrolman since January 1917. The move comes as he cites personal reasons, with the local force noting changes in duty and routine amid ongoing city concerns.
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Bridgeport
James Rawley, Jr
Connecticut Suffragists Plot on Brandegee McLean Plans
Washington based political gossip reports suffragists pressuring Senator Brandegee over the constitutional amendment while expecting Senator McLean to back it. Connecticut suffragists plan a gathering with McLean on Wednesday. Governor Marcus Holcomb states he may seek another term if the people want him, quashing rumors of stepping down. Democratic talks focus on Thomas L. Reilly of Meriden and Mayor David L. E. Witzgerald of New Haven as possible gubernatorial nominees amid a State Central Committee meeting.
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Brandegee
Senate
McLean
Connecticut
Marcus L. Holcomb
Thomas L. Reilly
Merton
David LE. Witzgerald
New Haven
Democratic State Central Committee
New Laven
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