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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1918

Page

18

Washington Asks Rumely Be Tried On Palmer Count

New York December 19 Hearing on the District of Columbia request to transfer Dr Edward A Rumely former publisher of the New York Evening Mail to Washington for trial began before a U S commissioner He is indicted there on a charge of making a false report to the alien property custodian related to the papers German ownership He admitted signing notes for 750000 551000 100000 and 50000 to Walter Lyons indicating Lyons acted as a conduit for German interests in funding Rumely's control of the Evening Mail narrative.

New York District of Columbia Edward A. Rumley New York Evening Mail United States Rumely Washington Evening Mail Dr. Rumely Walter Lyons Lyons

Newtown Men s Club Enjoys Attentive Meeting and Holiday Events

Newtown residents report a well attended weekly Men s Club gathering led by Charles B. Johnson with a chicken supper hosted by James Corbett of Newtown Inn. An impromptu entertainment is planned for Friday afternoon at N. H. 8 to close the session for holiday vacation through January 6. Miss Margaret Houlihan, a veteran teacher, will resume duties after Christmas at North Center school, with recent work in Hawleyville and Botsford before returning to Wagon Center and North Center districts. The district teacher plan controversy is noted.

Newtown Charles B. Johnson Newtown Inn James Corbett N. H Margaret Houlihan North Center School Misa Houlihan Hawleyville Bots Ford North Center Frank Graham High Street James Lewis Hazel Shalkop Central Avenue Brooklyn Ada Charles Florida Mary Roberts Willianmy Brainerd Clark Clark Street G. Everett Knollmeyer Clark Bucks County Pennsylvania Milford Kate Clark Blanche Clark Frank Sewall Gertrude Graves Meta Graves Bertha Haines Marie Hanniger Henry St Arnold W. Warren Lou Massey Jessie Charles Carl Graham Walter Foster Jack Coyne Elwin Case Arthur Schrang Jack Posse Leonard Witham Vincent Ucona George Charles Mary Charles First Church Benevolent Union George van Forn George Whitcomb Charles I. Beardsley H. Spencer Clark William Henry Frank George RR Arthur Maude Clark Madeline Clark Arthur Clark Wallingford Celia Tomlinson Tron Broad Street C. B Knollmeyer Milford Cemetery

Milford Youths Arrested in Burglary Case

Milford police arrested two 17 year old youths and Irving Conklin of New Britain and John H Adams of Springfield Massachusetts after a stakeout in an old swamp cabin north of Far View Beach. The suspects were jailed and will face trial Friday at 9 in Milford Town Court.

Milford Dee James Maher M& Swamp Far View Beach Maher Irving Conklin New Britain John H. Adams Springfield Mass Sewing Circle of Lucia Order of the Eastern Star Harold Gottsegen Centre Street C. V. Sewall Laurel Beach Arthur Hawley Shelton Emily Prentice Vermont Walter Maroney Sart Trimbull Beach Worcester

Christmas furloughs bloom among local servicemen and guards

Milas Anna May Betts and Elizabeth Keane among several names recovering from grippe and ready for Christmas. Private Jaele Lilts from Camp Greenleaf and Walter Leroy Glover from a Brooklyn radio station, Joseph Keane with Naval Reserve transport corps, all on furlough at home for the holidays. Home Guards plan an old factioned event at Town Hay, Deo.

Milas Anna May Betts B. C. Keane Elizabeth Keane Plorence Guffey Rosina = Tertra Grippe Jaele Lilts Camp Greenleaf Walter Leroy Glover Brooklyn Limrachks Joseph Keane Transport Corps of Naval Reserves Town Hay Deo

Town Clerk Schultz Stricken While Leaving Home

Town Clerk Joseph Schultz suffered a heart attack in front of his home at 1160 Ossuth Street yesterday morning. An emergency ambulance was called and Begun urged hospital transfer, but Schultz refused and was removed to the hospital for treatment.

Isossuth Street Joseph Shultz I. Begun Mr. Shultz

Wanamaker Presents U S Flag to President Poincaire

A garbled report notes Wanamaker presented an American flag to President Poincare at a dinner on an unspecified November date. The text references a clerk struck by a Smitar attack about a year ago and mentions local committees and officials in a confusing fragment.

Wanamaker U. S Poincaire Paiits Tee Poincare fLorley

Ambiguous War Memoir Fragments From New York Report

Fragmentary OCR text notes 1 percent in New York to French and Messuin war missions to the United States. Mentions presentation of an American flag to President Poincare and King Albert of Belgium. Dialog snippets include Willie and Willo remarks and a slip about a bac canium.

New York Messuin United States Wananaker Poincare Albert Belgium

Finish ng Fifth loan name chosen for Liberty loan

BOSTON Dec 19 The fifth Liberty loan to be launched in the spring will be known in New England as The Finishing Fifth. The name was suggested by John H Allen of Boston director of publicity for the First Federal Reserve district whose designation of the last loan as The Wrigh ting Fourth was widely adopted.

Roston Fife New England John IX. Allen Firsal

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