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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
6
Reportedly plans a trip to the Vatican during a broader tour, with officials stating the Vatican visit could coincide with meetings involving high church and political figures. Details remain tentative as the sources describe possible arrangements and timelines.
A home made cough syrup using Pinex and sugar syrup is advertised as a fast, inexpensive remedy. The copy claims it clears coughs within 24 hours, loosens phlegm, soothes membranes, and helps with throat irritation. It notes Norway pine resin as a key ingredient and guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer.
A 19th century health ad suggests drinking hot water each morning with a teaspoonful of phosphate to purify the alimentary tract. It claims toxins are washed from stomach, kidneys and bowels, improving digestion and skin.
In Hartford on December 3, the U S District Court fined multiple defendants for bootlegging liquor to soldiers and sailors. Sentences included fines and costs ranging from 15 to 75 dollars, with one defendant, John Parker of New London, fined 100 dollars and costs for counterfeit notes.
Sergeant Max Reich writes from France about meeting cousin Berate Benjamin Needie of Cleveland during a furlough. They reunited in a French city while Reich served with Company A and later spent time together at a soldiers’ hut before returning to their duties. Reich notes several overseas battles and asks friends to remember him.
A Stamford obituary column reports Joseph I Hynes died after a brief illness at 114 Astoria Avenue. Survived by two sons and four daughters, service at St Augustine's Church. Also Margaret Hughes longtime East Side resident dies, survived by two daughters and a grandson. Louise Pauline Schwab dies at 119 Catherine Street, choir member at St Joseph's Church, funeral at St Joseph's. Nora Tennis daughter of Mr and Mrs Johannis dies. funeral from 713 Ogden Street and St Charles'. Elizabeth McDonald funeral at John McDonald's in Nichols with Lawn Cemetery burial. August Griesing, Elmer Brundage funerals at local chapels and cemeteries. Brundage employed 25 years with Bradbury Cruiser, member of Samuel Warris lodge.
Entente powers grant safe conduct to German troops in Finland to return home. Armistice terms allow freedom of access to the Baltic Sea for German naval and mercantile ships, while blockade rules remain in force and German ships at sea may be captured. A separate request asks Congress for a $13,000 lump sum to maintain several New England harbors next year.
Officials and stockholders reached a tentative agreement to transfer ownership of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal for 132,514,000 with government funding set at 2,544,000. The deal outlines acquisition terms and future operation by public authorities.
Italian Red Cross campaign in Ridgeport seeks funds to build a tubercular Italian soldiers pavilion in Italy. A banquet raised 905 with donors including Dr. John Stor michelli and many individuals and groups from the Italian community. The Ridgeport branch, established 1915, now lists 1,300 to 1,500 members and multiple named societies and officers supporting the effort.
Government outlays in November reached a record 1.935 billion dollars as war production costs surged. Treasury notes that spending includes payments for war matériel and lump-sum payments to contractors, with 1.685 billion spent on war production and allied loaning of 275.9 million. Fourth Liberty Loan receipts totaled 3.142 billion, lifting total treasury receipts on the fourth loan to 5.439 billion, with nearly a billion from certificates of indebtedness.
A clipped notice lists names including I M. Sansone Louis Manui Richards Louis Abriola Walter TB Lashar G. M. Calenterra Rev. M. F. Keating Ridolfi Barberini Louis Cocozza Rev. Angelo De Toro Mrs Lida Cenicola Frank Massardi and Raffaele Magliulo in connection with signs and starch adherence.
The Senate clashed over President Wilsons European tour with Sherman of Illinois urging his ouster and Williams of Mississippi defending the trip. Mann of Illinois cautioned Republicans against undermining the mission while House Republicans denied plans to meddle. A foreign relations panel will study a proposed eight member Europe trip and a separate push to delay league of nations talks.
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