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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
11
Fragmentary dispatches from ASLBOURNE and ASHINGTON mention removal of orders, manufacture of new goods, and a machine company in service. Names appear garbled, including El Hayal and Jon Johnson from South Dakota, with December dates and vague references to government or civic actions.
A New York Commercial copy argues soldiers should keep their uniforms for three months after muster out. It claims uniforms are valuable to wear and akin to GAR practice, asserting entitlement and suggesting disposal to War Department is wasteful.
Many factories will suspend operations over Christmas through early January. Remington Arms UMC, Lake Torpedo Boat, Bridgeport Brass, Singer ly, Warner Brothers, and Remington typewriter plants announce holiday closures. others plan multi day breaks from December into January. Slaves cor the shut down unclear. some plants close Christmas and New Year.
London reports that President Wilson may travel to London next week forcing Lloyd George to rewrite plans. A December 26 Boxing Day visit would disrupt London business as the public and officials adjust. Lloyd George postponed the France trip and will instead host talks in London with Secretary Sir Eric Geddes and ministers following the change.
Mayor Clifford B. Wilson urges a joint conference with the Chamber of Commerce on building a Liberty Memorial for Bridgeport soldiers who fell in France. The chamber favors two buildings, a library and a large adjoining auditorium, while other officials support a central library with a separate memorial auditorium.
The Greek King conferred honors on General Miaired chief of staff Colonel Constant Cordier and Lieutenant Colonel Davis military attaché to the American delegation in Athens. Cordier received the Grand Cross of George I and other high orders. the ceremony followed Allied cooperation amid postwar relief efforts.
The case in Norwalk Common Pleas Court involves Joseph Budnik suing Luycan Wisnewski a Polish club member for slander over an alleged criminalist remark at a club meeting. Attorney J Quinlan argued Budnik might have sums restored, jury to decide this morning after partial final remarks.
Five of the seven petitioners for divorces appear in the superior court today as uncontested cases. Paul Gross vs Sophie Gross and four other local suits, plus two Norwalk cases, Gas Gatena vs Ida Gatena and Tosa Scalinar vs Joseph Kalmar, are on the docket. Mary's Murphy against John Murphy and Mary A Tighe vs Harry Lighe are Bridgeport residents.
A cryptic fragment presents a visitor claiming all must die once, provoking a wary reply about fear of death and repeated life. The garbled OCR text includes incomplete names and mispellings, offering a fleeting glimpse of a dialogue on mortality.
Albert frets that Yi will go bald as hair falls daily. His Good Wife quips about teeth also coming out, reflecting anxious exchanges and a playful, melancholic humor from a Delanapolis Sar fragment.
The New York World notes that serious events were expected in Berlin but heavy rain postponed the revolution. It emphasizes weather as the postponing factor, an outcome not unique in history. The line underscores how meteorological conditions alter timelines for political upheaval.
A fragmented quote shows a prelix figure urging discussion while an exhausted auditor concedes one point. The text reflects a tense dialogue with unclear context and mixed attribution, highlighting a stalled exchange between two unnamed speakers.
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