Britain Day Observed Here Amid War Reflections
The article recalls historic Anglo American and Franco British relations from the Revolutionary era to World War I, praising England as ally and moral partner. It notes sermons across churches in Bridgeport honoring Britain Day, praising Britain’s sacrifice and unity with France and the United States, and highlights quotes on shared liberty.
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England
India
London
Maharajah of
Hyderabad
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
South Africa
France
Insland
American Federation of Labor
Britain
Gerald FW. Beart
Park Street
Congregational Church
World Mission
Great Britain
United States
Willam 2D
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Independent Order of Daughters of St. George
Benjamin F. Root
Trinity College President Luther Resigns
President Flavel S. Luther of Trinity College resigns effective July 1 1929 citing advanced age. Luther, 70 years old, has led the college since 1904 and served on the faculty since 1889. Trustees will act on the resignation.
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F. S. Luther
Trinity
Hartford
Flavel & Luther
Trinity College
Luther
Two Bridgeport Lads Return to Duty in Casualty List
Two Bridgeport youths, Private Peter Nicas of 155 Deacon Street and Private Peter D. Ford of 78 William Street, returned to duty after earlier being listed as missing or wounded in France. Nicas, 25, had been reported missing Sept 26 and writes of gas exposure from a base hospital. Ford, with Company T, 528th Infantry, was reported missing Oct 19 and then advised he was slightly wounded and on the road to recovery. The casualty list also notes 13 Bridgeport names, with 10 severely wounded and four deaths previously reported, including Belden, Fortin, and Pohornces, among others.
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Bridgeport
France
Peter Nicas
Deacon Street
Peter D. Word
Williams Street
Wicns
Jord
Wick Nicas
War Department
Nicas
Patrick
Wicar Department
Nicaa
Company Js Fifth.infante
National Army
Remington Arms Company
Patrick Nicas
Greece
Wiliam
Peter D. Ford
William Street
Ford
Margaret Ford
Anoter Bridgerport
Edward 2
Belden
North Avenue
Arthur Fortin
Bentley Avenue
George Poherences
Putnam Street
Joseph Wishneski
F. D. Box
Fairfield
Joe Palmer
Giuseppe Longe
Washington Avenue
William Crowe
Lewis Street
Dennis Hanrahan
Atlantic Street
James A. Madigan
Huntington Road
George Allen
Broad Street
Owen Rock
Connecticut Avenue
Herbert Flanagan
Mary FE. Sale
George Pohornces
Quartermaster Corps
Army
Challenge Cutlery Company
Giuseppe Juonga
Ware
Mass
Waterbury
Rabinowitz
Morris Rabinowicz
375Th Infantry
New York Hospital
Madigan
Lile
Buddy
Camp Meade
Mit
Edward E. Belden
Arthur Partin Haveeen
Banks Warn Banks Not To Profit From War After Victory
Washington warns banks to curb expanding business and profits after the war. The Federal Reserve Board says banks must subordinate growth to public welfare, conserve loans, and maintain liquidity. It cautions against overuse of rediscounts for nonessential expansion and notes a gradual redirection of gold supply.
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Washington, Mec
Feder Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Senegal
Ely
Demobilization Under War Dept Policy Continues at Devens
Ayer Mass Dec 8 The first soldiers to leave Camp Devens under the War department plan to go to cantonments near home for discharge tomorrow. About 135 New England men arrived from Fortress Monroe Virginia late last night for discharge here as others head to Illinois and other central western states.
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Ayer
Mass
Camp Devens
War Department
Illinois
New England
Fortress Monroe
Man Confesses Murder of James Allen in Orleans
Bert E. Kelsey, arrested for the murder of 70 year old James Allen in Orleans last Thursday, reportedly confessed. He said he struck Allen with a brass rod in a mill yard to rob $245, but fled after Allen fell and did not take the money. Sheriff says Kelsey had two prior prison terms for larceny and arson.
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Bec
Ghett
Hill
Bert E. Kelsey
James Allen
Orleans
Kelsey
Allen
Sheriff Hill
Iran War Casualties Reported In Brief
Iran reports indicate the wounding of Privates Dennis Hanrahan and George Allen and Sergeant John Barnwell, with earlier announcements noting these injuries in ongoing conflict coverage.
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Iran
Dennis Hanrahan
George Allen
John ‘J. Barnwell
Perfect Drying Process To Preserve Meat And Fish
New drying method developed at Columbia University promises indefinite preservation of meats and fish. Dried products aged up to a year were revived with water and served to professors and soldiers without detectable loss of freshness. The process could vastly increase global meat shipping capacity by eliminating refrigeration.
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New York
Columbia University
Bowes Dies at 74 After Long Baltimore Career
Joseph Bowes, 74, longtime manager in Baltimore for the Taquitable Life Assurance Society, died today. He reportedly wrote over 4,000,000 in policies in his first year with the company and later worked with the Travellers Insurance of Hartford. The article also notes the era of gold rush days and a Constantinople saying on shortages.
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Baltimore
Joseph Bowes
Taquitable Life Assurance Society
Society
Bowes
Travellers Insurance Company of
Hartford
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