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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1918
Page
4
Secretary Daniels announced the Navy plans an additional training school for balloon pilots. The new school likely will be located east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio River.
Miss Harriet Shepherd of Moody's school in Massachusetts visits Charles E. Shephard at home. Firemen's and Tiremen's dances attract local youth for Red Cross and Child Welfare events. Weighing of young children to be organized with doctor present. several local residents and visitors from New Haven New Milford Greenfield and Harvard University connections noted.
Peyton Clark is named by Mayor Wilson to oversee plaza project as traffic expert. A city board resolution granted the mayor authority to appoint personnel and hire an engineering architect with a $2,500 appropriation for the work. Proposals call for raises for policemen and firemen, boosting salaries by 25 percent and requiring additional funding of $62,000 for the fire department and $75,000 for the police. In eight cases of term, a widow faces stepchildren when her husband dies. a stepmother concerns arise regarding children in other cases.
Nashua New Hampshire resident Dermta Martin age 29 says monthly pains plagued her for two years causing fainting and school absence. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports relief and urges other girls to try it. The ad cites the product as safe with no narcotics and invites readers to seek advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
The Federal Food Administration suspended or restricted licenses for several New York hotels including Imperial, St Regis, Plaza, and Waldorf Astoria in a broad action. Some cases, like Waldorf Astoria and McAlpin, were deemed not violations but required penalties. The board cited over supply of brown sugar and arrangements to aid war funds, with decisions supported by the Food Administration in Washington.
Corporal Richard Swain, formerly with the assistant prosecutor’s office, describes his first air raid. He notes the loud noise and bursting shells as a thrill, with men asleep in trucks along a road and a few taking cover. He praises Riker trucks made in his city and observes faster driving in France than home.
In New York the Knights of Columbus annual gathering known as the Liberty Convention opens Tuesday for a two day session. Cardinal James Farley will attend a solemn high mass at St Patrick's Cathedral to begin the proceedings alongside other Catholic dignitaries.
A fragmented remark notes that Jian has no callouses on his hands while his conscience bears many. The line contrasts physical roughness with moral burden, implying inner conflict or guilt.
Southport August 4 Special report A four annual Mrs Mark A Tuescher benefit promises a grand event at Carey’s Corner. stars include Julian Arthur Harry Houdini Bello Story Mile Gerda Guido Smrathilda Werba Minerva Coverdale Dorothy Maynard City Quartet the Thrivers and Ragtime Reilly plus a singing sailor Mrs Perry to open. Meanwhile Red Cross hospital shirt making volunteers meet weekly at Current Events club as fire department and Pathfinder Girls schedule meetings and outings.
Alderman Vincent Whitney of the Twelfth district will retire from the Board of Aldermen tonight to become superintendent of the Health and Charities building at Main and Madison Washington avenues. Salary set at 1380 dollars yearly by Mayor Wilson.
Otto Kafka once led the Vulcan Steel Products firm and is said to have ties to the American army. He was arrested in New York as a dangerous alien and internment recommended. Kafka is linked with multiple American corporations and suspected of trading with the enemy.
Former United States Senator Nathan F. Scott and several neighbors were exposed to German mustard gas released from Camp Leach near Washington. A cloud drifted toward their home, causing severe irritation and several injuries while men and women scrambled to safety. Officers conducted gas experiments at the camp as wind carried fumes into the neighborhood, killing small animals and prompting medical aid for Scott.
Washington August 4 The Pacific coast shipyards again topped the nation in June for steel and wooden vessel production per the Shipping Board. Among eastern yards Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Virginia plant led in steel construction while Best results in eastern wooden yards were by the Foundation Company Newark.
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