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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1918
Page
6
Provost Marshal General Crowder ruled that individuals over 110 pounds and taller than five feet may enter the army if otherwise qualified. The measure broadens the pool of eligible draftees and updates previous restrictions.
Walker announces he will not seek the state senate seat in the Twenty-First District, citing that Aasenh 1 Onker is the logical choice for the honor. The decision ends speculation and names a preferred candidate.
Ten tons of tomatoes were sold at Warners Market on Wall Street yesterday with prices starting at $2 per crate and dropping to around 50 cents. Beets, corn, potatoes, lettuce, apples, bananas, peppers, and many other produce items were listed with varied prices, reflecting wholesale to retail cost differences and retailer expenses.
War department announced names of 28 additional American soldiers held in German prisons. Read lists include Private Russell Dodson of Wintondale Pennsylvania at Camp Giessen, Lieutenant John A. White of Philadelphia, Charles Dunn of Melees Rocks, California, and Corporal Peter J. McCormick of Roxbury Sluss at an unknown camp.
Two drownings reported in the Connecticut river at Holyoke Massachusetts as Ward Shea and Tilchsbete lost their lives while swimming and canoeing. Litchfield and Orville Meggin were returning to camp with supplies and were questioned after wash from a passing motor boat.
An Italian war office report says an Italian patrol attacked a garrison in Zebur Valley during the night, killing some defenders and capturing survivors. Shelters were destroyed and the patrol returned unharmed, with an inquiry to be held at the camp.
A fragmented diary style note recalls a night with Jack and Ruth, describing flirtations and social scenes. The narrator reflects on youth, a porch meeting, a Meadian voice, and Ruth’s admirer as a fashionable moment unfolds. The tone blends memory and reflection with specific clothing details mentioned in passing.
William Kelly 42 who claimed New Jersey residence faces arraignment for theft. The piece combines a court note with a spoof poem allegedly from Father Somers and a long parodic dialogue about Kaiser Bill and World War I. The bizarre text ends with Boston Transcript attribution.
William D Haywood, general secretary of the I W W, defined sabotage as the workers’ strongest weapon during the trial of 100 labor leaders charged under the espionage act. He defended sabotage as a protest against capitalist cruelty and contended it aids food production by challenging dishonest employers. He also accused New York capitalists of press control to influence public opinion.
The readable text mentions residents paying state taxes, a table Macy dispute, and a probation outcome for someone named Ashburnm. It also notes a baker released from Cheshire state reform, with months referenced and a headquarter lockup. The fragment is incomplete but indicates legal and correctional items.
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