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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
8
Fragmentary lines speak of love growing stronger in response to evil and greed. The text contrasts loving calls with betrayal and hatred, mentioning Brant and a maze of wickedness. Distinct entities include John Kenprick and Brant. The tone is lyrical and obscure.
A collage of reflections from daily life and politics after the war. The column laments unpaid subscriptions, sketches social roles shifting for women, and memories of victory. It notes rationing, the war cost, and a call to support war savings stamps while preparing for returning soldiers.
An analysis contrasts humble origins with royal ascent, noting how merit shapes fate. It cites King’s son losing a castle to face a likely parsonage in Holland, while figures like Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson rose from modest beginnings to global influence. The piece argues character, not birthright, defines greatness.
December musings on whether to stock up on beer or endure daily rations as four months of lager lie in the nation. War era prohibitions linger even after hostilities end, with brewers facing a grim outlook and public mood wary of Kaiser era associations.
The piece notes Herbert Hoover being asked to direct world relief and food administration for Allies and the United States. It highlights Hoover’s Belgian relief work, wartime food conservation leadership, a spotless record, and that the honor reflects national pride in a trusted figure viewed as one of us.
The article previews an historic day as President Wilson plans a major speech to Congress and the nation on the eve of his world tour for peace. Supporters trust his aim, while critics doubt. Europe is portrayed as understanding his mission.
A growing movement seeks international support to recognize Armenia as a sovereign nation. The text argues Armenia’s centuries of suffering justify self rule and oppose Turkish dominance, contending world stability benefits from Armenian independence.
The last Hohenzollern emperor William II has finally signed away his divine right to the German and Prussian thrones. The world foresees a vacuum in German leadership as the public shifts to seeking accountability in world justice. In Washington a political tempest grows over President Wilson’s Europe trip, with both parties criticizing him despite prior clashes over his legislation. Congress may erupt with debate today.
A Hartford notice states a fund of 1038 dollars is available for scholarships to register nurses to complete a four month post graduate course in police health nursing. Scholarships awarded by the Connecticut Defense Council child welfare department require the first year of work after graduation to be in Connecticut. The push comes as Connecticut faces demand for public health nurses amid recent epidemics and infant mortality concerns.
A misread city dispatch notes elevated roadway measures begin today, affecting surfaces and transit in Boston. The article mentions a midtown lane change and a reference to tobacco cultivation as a distant global statment.
At Walnut Beach a seven year old, son of George Naath Droadwiy, was accidentally shot while watching a shooting contest. Ned Briggs, 17, fired a gun that deflected, causing a back wound. The boy was treated at home by Urta J. Pons. Damage included broken windows from rifles near the beach. The injury is considered serious but not fatal.
London dispatch reports a debate on international law and punishment for war crimes. The discussion centers on whether all felons must be punished or only the chief offender, amid calls to base accountability on the principal offender’s acts and responsibilities.
In Washington on December 1 America's food conservation week opens with a Hoover administration appeal for world relief through preserving food for distribution to starving populations in Belgium northern France Serbia Roumania Montenegro Poland Russia and Armenia extending pledges to Allied needs while urging continuation beyond war’s end.
Police raided a residence at 118 North Washington Avenue after a woman’s complaint about her husband’s money use in a gambling den. A Monte card game with $2.70 on the table drew seven players, with 13 men charged as frequenters and Joe Cannadas charged with conducting the place. Bails set at 150 and 30 pounds for others.
A Dec. letter from a tenant farmer underscores the need for government action to provide small credit farms to soldiers and others. It argues land abandonment on swamp, cutover, and desert lands hampers national food security and that only federal support can create ready-to-cultivate farms through long-term credit on donated land.
A letter from a tenant farmer in an eastern state describes grim conditions on a rented farm. Landlords demand control of seed and fields, deny patches and coops, and push the family toward poverty while war prices and land values push farmers from ownership to tenancy. The piece argues the nation needs their food and urges help to obtain a farm of their own.
Victor George an 18 year old of Derby died after a collision with a car driven by Daniel McCarthy at the Derby turnpike near New Haven. McCarthy was hospitalized in New Haven with a fractured skull. George, a New Haven garage worker from Fluion, will be mourned by his parents sister Adeline and brothers Stephen and Francis with funeral at Lewis undertaking Derby and interment at Lawn cemetery.
NEW HAVEN December 1 brewers in Connecticut brew beer last night and of the Presidential proclamation prohibiting brewing in this state the brewers say employment loss will be limited to about 000 workers. Brewer Nathaniel W vice president of the Connecticut Brewers Association reports cellars full of beer on hand should last five months and most employees will be retained. Plan to resume normal operations may occur next July as breweries await further guidance.
War pressures push deer from Nashua river region toward Camp Devens near Boston. Hunters face a new objective as scrub growth around the cantonment provides cover. Officials note deer movement from nearby towns toward the Devens site, signaling altered hunting patterns and possible scarcity fears for the season.
Republican leaders cannot decide on a 1920 presidential candidate while Democrats settle on Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, who has surrendered his post and plans to take up fire duties. Thomas F Magner departs the newspaper game to join the Board of Aldermen, leaving a void for his successor. The aldermen will miss his personal touch and lift to colleagues.
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