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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
11
La Resista Corset Company sues Lompkins Inc of New York for 15000 damages over ground excavation for sewer work. Allegations allege insufficient wall and foundation support caused factory walls and foundations to sink making the building dangerous. Suit served on the company and returnable at December term.
Washington reports negotiations between Argentina and Britain and France to lend Argentina’s vast grain supplies to those nations. The plan aims to provide payments on crops, with Argentina possibly agreeing to a loan totaling about 240 million dollars. Herbert Hoover is coordinating relief efforts for Europe’s hungry populations.
London December 3. Marshal ch sent a new ultimatum to German armistice delegates demanding that Germany surrender the rest of the locomotives agreed upon. German armistice leader Matthias Eyhberger pressed that a respite could not be faked, with the deadline expiring Monday forenoon and unclear results.
Clifford S. Bright of the emergency ambulance staff was named senior driver to succeed Frederick S. Mullins, who was removed by the board. Cristian Kost was temporarily appointed to occupy the vacancy created by the promotion. Dr. Stanley Nickum, serving as interne at St. Benedict’s Hospital, was appointed president surgeon of the emergency hospital, effective February 10, 1949, with a salary of 1600 dollars. The board discussed sending the emergency ambulance on calls to surrounding towns and voted to waive a small fee. the plan was to be supervised by selectmen. The board warned calls will not always be made if they interfere with local service. The decision rests with the person in charge to decide whether an outside vehicle can be spared.
Washington December War Department released a list of prisoners of war from New England and nearby areas. Officers named include Lieutenant Edwin RR. Albertson of Isdale New Jersey at Rastatt. Enlisted men listed with camps Rastatt Darmstadt include Theodore Novieiski Union City New Jersey and Perry W Zurns Waltham Massachusetts among others. Names span Massachusetts Rhode Island Maine and New Jersey with several men reported in good health and listed at Camp Rastatt and Camp Darmstadt.
Wounded troops returning from overseas will be sent to base and general hospitals within 300 miles of their homes. About 18 base hospitals and 42,064 beds will receive men, with 22,068 still en route via special trains to regional hospital groups including No. 1 General Hospital at Rose Buds New Haven and others at Colina Minnesota and Port Jefferson. The plan covers debarkation ports New York and Newport News and nearby training camps.
Balchmeteft and Loof are set to attend a conference as Russian and French diplomats discuss ongoing negotiations. The text mentions Washington and Paris as centers of diplomacy, with references to a possible formal meeting and representation at the peer conference.
Frank N. Della Valle, long time tailor on State street near Wie cor ner at Park avenue, was awarded 278.08 dollars in a suit against Frank XII Mills, Liberty building superintendent. The court, in the civil side, found that Della Valle did not devote all his time and allowed 262.31 for the sum due and 172 for interest, after Mills admitted partial payment for work rendered but disputed the amount.
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