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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
2
Archangel report notes Russo American forces advancing over ice and snow as they seize Karpagorskoi, 120 miles from Pinega, after fighting Bolsheviks. Casualties reported and American troops surround the town while a railroad project proceeds amid combat. Delegates discuss authority as Siberian coup debates affect northern governance.
Fragmented transcriptions describe calls for durable peace and pacific cooperation while reporting on German political maneuvers and revolutionary rhetoric. Authorities face deadlines as Silesia threats escalate, with conspiratorial voices urging action against corruption and urging popular measures.
The young Telegram reporter Keane becomes a war hero after driving a wounded ambulance crew in France. He earned the Croix de Guerre with bronze star and a general’s citation, while his parents live in New York and he stayed with a sister in the U.S. before hospital care.
New details from the Occupation zone reveal that German heavy caliber guns including Big Bertha may have been moved inland on flatcars and parts of gun emplacements shipped away. Interrogated Germans claim ignorance of current whereabouts while American officials seek the weapons' disposition amid troop emblems and labor councils.
The article reports Rev W Eorace Tay delivering a sermon at the United church yesterday. He spoke of a soldier on sentry duty bearing burdens for his nation and the fellowship of suffering with Christ, urging that true discipleship lies in knowing Christ above all else. The sermon referenced General Haig and Valley Forge, urging endurance through adversity and a future of shared suffering and reward for those faithful to Christ.
Amid plans for the peace conference and a war to peace transition, President Wilson prepares to address Congress on the opening day of the new session. The session will formalize oaths, committee appointments, and notification of readiness to proceed. A joint session is set to speed travel to Europe.
Italian Red Cross drive launches in Connecticut to raise funds for a new hospital in Italy. Speakers tout Italy’s wartime victories and the need to aid fighters with tubercular and war injuries. Lt Malusardi and local figures press subscriptions, with Connecticut leading in donations.
Memorial services for Bridgeport lodge BPO Elks featured Homer S. Cummings of Stamford as principal speaker. An orchestra of 40 performed, lighting highlighted the event, with tribute to 100 members in service and Captain Jeremiah Emmett Murphy who fell in action weeks ago.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Tayette celebrated their wedding anniversary with a party at home hosted by family. Guests received 200 in gifts. Tayette, married December 3 1868 at Waddingson, is a Civil War veteran once with General Sheridan’s forces and served as a guard. The event recalled long service and family ties amid local memories.
Reported aboard the Mauretania returning soldiers recount a rough crossing with storms that hurled katapults of sea and caused clerical work to halt. Admiral Mayo left the ship in a celebratory mood as Harry Gauder performed for the troops. The Ascanius and Canopys carried dozens of squadrons and detachments totaling 18,400 men en route home from Ireland, with more ships to follow from Liverpool.
Warnings issued for Bridgeport as the first snow storm of the season is anticipated to arrive tonight. Officials and residents believe snow will begin this evening with accumulation likely within 48 hours. The onset is hinted by late autumn signs and a clock-like forecast pattern observed yesterday.
A garbled transmission claims Bucharest is burning, with phrases suggesting a Berlin-origin alert. The text is fragmented with unclear attributions and mixed terms, preventing reliable details on date, cause, or scope.
The interview recounts the Kaiser blaming Russian mobilization as the war trigger and alleging Russian leaders deceived the Czar. He says German forces faced mobilization readiness and that Russian troops were westward before war. London reports surprise at abdication. Paris notes press expects Frederick William to abdicate.
Dr Tcarthy J. Blume aged 38 prominent dentist died Saturday morning at 8h Colorado avenue after relapse from an operation four months ago He lived in the Arcade Building for years and was well regarded A Moose member and Abbra ham lodge No 397 GB B He is survived by his wife and one son Marshall Body sent to Hartford yesterday for burial.
Walter Ryder 17 of 908 State street lies near death at St Vincent's hospital from a bullet wound in the abdomen, fired by his checker game companion Wilfred LaRose also 17. Three other boys aided Ryder to Brockwell's Drugstore and to emergency, as LaRose awaits coroner questioning.
HARWICH Dec 1 Eight more German submarines surrendered today making a total of 122 ships taken over by the Allies.
Rev BR M Kidder preached at Summerfield Church Bridgeport declaring a religious crisis as many East Side residents lack church ties and thousands of children receive no religious training. He urged Christians to rise and support the Summerfield church mission with a current 300 members and 380 in Sunday school, noting the need to raise funds if required.
Mrs. Miazza, 21, was alone with a church representative when Father Gloster exited. A nurse asked if the patient desired anything, then a noise from the bedroom led to discovering her on a window ledge. She leaped before help could act and died. The article references "The Lure of Unoccupied Places."
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