Boy Scouts canvass for fifty thousand Liberty Bonds
Boy Scouts plan a third Liberty Loan drive in the city led by Scout Leader L Z Argent, aiming to sell bonds totaling 50 000. Saturday’s effort yielded about 6 706 000 in subscriptions, with a house to house canvass continuing through Tuesday night and a free for all Wednesday. The Slovak war rally at Sokol hall boosted bond sales, and local committees vow to maximize participation across factories and communities.
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Bridgeport
Sokol Hall
Hallett Street
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New ‘Tork
Louis F. Chermac
Policemen to Rally for Liberty Loan Drive Today
Police in Bridgeport will canvass neighborhoods in uniform to urge Liberty Loan donations. Officials report over $10,000 raised so far with a goal of $30,000 before next Saturday night. Second Precinct leads with $6,550, Fourth Precinct about $1,800, others not yet reported.
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Liberty ‘Loan, Committee
Law
Liberty Loan Committee
Bridgeport
Bretheren
Bond subscriptions surge in Fairfield and state reports
High percentage participation places Fairfield and other towns above quota. Reported bonds near 2,500,000 state wide with Fairfield doubling its allotment of 82,900 and 170,000 already subscribed. Women’s committee in Fairfield now aims to triple the quota.
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Fairfield
Portugal Elects Dr Sidonio Paes as Its President
Lisbon April 28 Dr Sidonio Paes premier and foreign minister was today elected president of the republic by direct universal suffrage. Paes for years was prominent in Portugal’s public life and led the December revolution against Alfonso Costa’s government, later becoming head of the provisional government. He previously served as minister of public works and as minister to Germany.
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Lisbon
Sidonio Paes
Paes
Portugal
Alfonso Costa
Germany
Supreme Sacrifice Sermon Urges Ready Service
Dr. William Horace Day at United Congregational Church urged supreme sacrifice as the test of friendship with Christ. He recalled wounded soldiers returning from the front, a wife awaiting her husband, and a nurse’s heartbreak as France’s mother country needed her son. He spoke of denying self daily and giving all to God out of love.
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United Congregational Church
Christ
Haht
France
Danbury Farm Bankruptcy Petitions Filed By Three Parties
In Danbury on April 28 Arthur H Partrick Edith A Partrick and Ida Starr operating a local farm filed petitions in a U S bankruptcy court. Partrick shows 6881 96 in debt including 6341 96 unsecured and 80 in town taxes with assets of 3900 including 400 in animals and 350 in personal property. Edith A Partrick owes 20828 13 with 14200 secured and 4386 96 unsecured debts and 15530 in assets including real estate 13750, animals 1200 and farming stock 100. Ida Starr has 16071 15 debt including 13300 secured and 3535 unsecured with assets listed at 13750 in real estate 1200 in animals and 100 in farming stock.
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Danbury
Arthur H. Partrick
Edith A. Partrick
Tda Starr
Tanbury
United States Court
Partrick
Ida Starr
Call in Labor Board on St Louis Car Strike
Labor officials in St Louis plan to involve the National Labor Program to probe a strike at Lewis Car and adjacent Electric Manufacturing plants. Workers walk out over management refusal to bargain with a union committee, prompting federal mediator statements about responsibility for disruption.
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Call In Labor Board
St. Louis
Louis
Mol
Army Consumes 4 000 Beef Cattle Daily
Army officials describe a daily need of four thousand cattle to supply meat for soldiers. The process covers all steps from cattle intake to final disposal, emphasizing wholesome, safe beef for service members. The report notes vigilance by the department in ensuring proper handling and health standards.
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Army
Terngeter's
Railroad President Held in Espionage Case
William Dedenborn, president of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation, a naturalized German-born citizen, was arrested by DOJ agents in Shretosbury California on espionage act charges. The arrest followed a Louisiana Security League meeting condemning his remarks at a German descent Americanization event as seditious treason.
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New Orleans
William Dedenborn
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Department of Justice
Shretosbury
National Security League
Louisiana
Jidenborn
Mathewson to Stay With Cincinnati Nationals
Christopher Mathewson announced in Cincinnati on April 28 that he will remain with the Nationals for the present and will not accept the invitation to go to France with M C A officials to promote baseball among American soldiers overseas.
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Matiy
Cincinnati
Christopher Mathewson
Cincinnati Nationals
Fragmented diary style tale with vivid stray images
A disjointed narrative fragment recounts a dinner scene and erratic observations. Vivid quirky phrases describe clothes, a startled child Beatrice, and surreal moments as the voice shifts between action and impression, ending with garbled lines.
Roosevelt Urges Third Liberty Loan Support at Brooklyn
New York April 28 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt told a Brooklyn Academy of Music audience that no American should sleep unless they helped the war effort by buying Liberty bonds. He attacked conscientious objectors and urged immediate, full support to reach the quarter of a billion bond goal locally and statewide. The campaign notes a district deficit below 60 percent of its $900 million quota, with New York State, northern New Jersey and Fairfield County aiming for $1.8 billion. Public school children in the city have raised $327,430,049 from 254,401 subscriptions, while a district with many German descent residents has sold more than $1 million in bonds.
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Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Brooklyn Academy of Music
America
Maury
Hell
Roosevelt
Joan
New York State
New Jersey
Fairfield County
Conn
School Teachers to Try Factory Work
Bridgeport manufacturers appeal to teachers to help in the industrial crisis. Many local women instructors agreed to factory clerical work during summer. Remington Arms Co reportedly offered attractive terms to recruit teachers, with large numbers considering positions as factories seek skilled workers.
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Bridgeport
Remington Arms Co
Osamner
Aged Woman Dies as Church Prays for Her
Mary Wallace widow of William Wallace died at 10 oclock at her home 3 Jones avenue She was 82 and a lifelong communicant of St Augustine s church Survived by two daughters Miss Annie Wallace Mrs A Butler two sons John and Christopher Wallace several grandchildren and a great grandchild Funeral 8:30 Tuesday from the home then 9 oclock high mass at St Augustine s Burial in St Michael s cemetery
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William Wallace
Jones Avenue
Annie Wallace
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Christopher Wallace
Mrs De Weese Page Letter Recounts Health Recovery
Oakland woman suffers long nights and congestion, finds relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improvement and urges others to try the remedy. The ad notes the product has helped many women for over 40 years and offers advice from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. for complications.
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Cal
Lydia
Weather Prophecy Patched To Health Advice Ad
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