Holiday Likely to Continue
Washington reports a severe coal shortage across the East, with a dozen state fuel administrators pressing Fuel Administrator Garfield in a Washington conference. Some states urge maintaining Monday closing orders amid dwindling supplies, as city apartment houses and tenements run low while New Hampshire reports three days’ supply as most favorable among those represented.
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Washington
East
Garfield
New York City
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Delaware
City Shivers Under Keen Cold Wave Grips Bridgeport
Bridgeport endures extreme cold as arctic winds from the west drop temperatures below zero in outlying areas while sheltered city sections hold at two to three degrees. Fuel shortages worsen living conditions as dealers lag on deliveries. Weather outlook: fair and colder in Southern New England then gradual moderation but unseasonably cold coastal zones persist through Thursday.
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Bridgeport
St. Lawrence
New Foundland
Canadian
Mississippi Valley
Maine
St. Lawrence Valley
Florida
Canadian Northwest
Washington
Atlantic Coast
West High Water
Clerk says he sent bomb notes to get promoted
Calumet Michigan February 4 John H Hosking a clerk in the Copper Range Railroad Company purchasing office confessed to authorities that he wrote the threatening letters signed with an iron cross and then injured himself to gain attention and possible promotion The county had offered a 1000 dollar reward for the capture of the author of the threatening letters
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Calumet, Mich
John H. Hosking
Copper Range Railrord Company
Jast Thursiday
Baker Deception Debate Splits Senate Over War Cabinet
Washington February 4 controversy over war efficiency bills and a war cabinet raged in the Senate. Senator Hitchcock defended the measures against Secretary Baker while charges of misleading the nation were leveled at the War Department. Democratic critics from Mississippi and Missouri accused the proposals of usurping presidential authority as they argued the administration faced a hostile German effort to frame the war.
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Washington
Senate
Hitchcock
War Department
Baker
Williams
Mississippi
Reed
Missouri
Wilson
Auto Jumps Curb Crashing Through Store Window
Stanislaus Gervais, 38, of 213 Union Street, drove down West Avenue at high speed and crashed through a plate glass window at 496 West Avenue owned by Lionel Levy. He was arrested on reckless driving and alcohol impairment charges after the crash, minor injuries to Gervais reported, arraignment set in City Court.
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West Avenue
Stanislaus Gervais
Union Street
Lionel Levy
Ollowing
Gervais
Boye
Forenson
War Savings Stamps Ad Appeals to Self Denial
A wartime notice urges readers to practice self denial and self control to buy War Savings Stamps for personal and national strength. The appeal emphasizes discipline and duty as key to supporting the war effort.
Bridgeport High Students Threaten Strike Over Saturday Classes
Bridgeport High School students threaten a strike unless Saturday sessions are suspended. Principal Arthur Lee says no strike necessary and faculty will accommodate to avoid missing lessons. He notes exemptions for draft board use of the building on Mondays and promises make up options for students who work Saturdays or nights.
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Bridgeport High School
Arthur Lee
Lea
Lee
Extemption Board of Bridgeport
Mayor Pushes Middle Street Plans In Bridgeport Budget
Mayor Clifford G. Wilson urged immediate widening of Water street from State to Fairfield and extension of Riddin street to ease trade congestion. He proposed a market transfer point and public market, backing a larger market and city cooperation to enlarge the central area. The plan centers on extending Middle street and widening Water to resolve street and market needs.
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State Find
Wall
Water Streets
Clifford GE. Wilson
Common Council
Water Street
State Street
Fairfield Avenue
Riddin Street
Min
Rbridgeport Fruit and Vegetable Clrawers’ Association
Wilson
Tie
Government extends fuel oil controls under Wilson order
Washington reports a presidential proclamation extending control to all fuel oil with licensing for manufacture and distribution. Gasoline and kerosene not named but likely to come under control. a phased supply order prioritizes railroads, military needs, hospitals, utilities, domestic users, shipyards, arsenals, plants for food, cantonments, munition makers, and other industrial users under government orders.
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Washington
Wilson
Six Years and Not Done Yet Bridgeport Charter Committee
A resolution by Aldermen Cornell and Blakeslee orders William A Redden and Joshua Meltzer to deliver their completed charter update at the first March Common Council meeting or face removal. The six year old special committee, appointed to overhaul Bridgeport's charter, has not reported, though $1,000 has been repeatedly appropriated for the work.
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William A. Redden
Joshua Meltzer
Bridgeport
Common Council
John A. Cornell, Jrr
Robert N. Blakeslee
Willian
A. Reddean
Engineer appointed to replace Kiefer at Hillside Home
At a semi monthly board meeting of the department of charities yesterdy afternoon in police head af ters the board appointed Fritz Fihlert of 16 Travell street to succeed Charles Kiefer as engineer at the Hillside home. The move follows Wiefer's removal after their lage meeting and comes amid belief no wider changes are planned. Fihlert has long loco experience and begins at 15900 dollars per year, taking over last evening.
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Denarment of Charities Yesterdy
Fritz Fihlert
Travell Street
Charies Kiefer
Hillside
Wiefer
Alfret
Kiefer
Charities Department
Nadir Causy
Hone
Tahlert
Locomobile Company
Tie
Nosative
Right-Sided Heart Case Reported In Exam Findings
During Board Two examinations a man was found with his heart on the right side. Local doctors assisting noted it as a rare case seen for the first time. The young man was rejected for service due to a heart leakage.
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Board Two
U S Fliers Master Germans In Air Combat
American aviators on the battlefront exhibit bravery and skill in hand to hand air fights with German planes. Despatches cite Thomas Hitchcock Jr. bagging three planes and Francis P Magoun shooting an adversary in the forehead, highlighting Yankee daring at the front. Continued on Page 24.
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Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Francis Peabody Magoun
Water Pressure Issue Heats Up In City Hydrants
Fire chief and city officials investigate persistent low water pressure for firefighting. They confirm hydrants in the business district function, and blame is placed on the Hydraulic company's mains between the water main and hydrants. Officials vow repairs near Wall and Water streets to prevent a conflagration.
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Water Street
Wire
Johnson
D. WH. H
Bri Itydrawlic Company
Wirer
Ife
Talen
Pines
Hydraulic Company
Compla
Wall and
Water Streets
Germans Registered in Bridgeport Alien Census
Under Assistant Superintendent Charles H. Suckley police registered about 590 German aliens in Bridgeport yesterday. 137 men were summoned. 10 lacked required photos, delaying their registration for a few days. Special third floor quarters housed the process from morning until late at night, with officers supervising and clerks ensuring forms were properly filled.
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Charles H. Suckley
Bridgeport
Police
Hare
Suckley
Arnolsky
Bor
Vanderlip or Root May Head Bridgeport War Dinner
Bridgeport committee plans a War Savings Stamps wartime dinner during Thrift Week February 10 to 17 at the Atatfield hotel. Lead speaker options include A. Vanderlip of New York or Elihu Root if Vanderlip cannot attend.
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Bridgeport
War Savings
Atatfield Hotel
A. Vanderlip
New York City
Vanderlip
Elihu Root
New Savings Plan Movement
United States
National City Bank of New York
Jeli Root
Tridgeport Citigens
Roos
Warnes Atamps
Newporl
Chamber of Commerce
Wowell Cheney
Savings Movement
Connecticut
Willaam ‘Ts Vineks
Y A. Gcal
Waterbury
Canada Follows U S Shuts Shops to Save Fuel
Ottawa reports an order in council passed by the cabinet authorizing the suspension of manufacturing plants on February 9 10 and 11 as a fuel conservation measure. The no-work rule covers munitions plants but excludes western Canada and the Maritimes. The order mirrors the US five day closing with similar exemptions and requires heatless Mondays for theatres and amusement venues from February 18 to March 22, while golf yachts and clubs face midweek openings only.
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Ottawa
A. Magrath
Doapinion
Western
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Local draft boards complete class 1 exams for 400 men
Local boards 1, 3, 4 finished physicals for 400 Class 1 men yesterday at the new high school from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Two hundred men were examined from each board, with 171 appearing from the 200 summoned. Of those, 71 were accepted for regular service, 28 rejected, and the rest held pending new regulations.
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Oeare
Navy Says Enough Ships To Move 500000 Men
Washington reports that Secretary Daniels affirmed the navy has transport capacity to move 600000 American troops to France early this year as Secretary Baker’s latest forecast faced Senate challenge. Daniels did not confirm whether outlook supports one million more by year’s end. Baker declined comment on Hitchcock’s remarks.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
France
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Hitchcock
Navy Department
Almost Wore Out Doorknob Take Out Ad
C K Bixby of 90 Putnam Street notes a bold classified ad placed for a week in The Telegram and West that claimed four large rooms for adults. The ad was aimed at rapid room rentals and various commercial transactions, illustrating the ad’s claimed efficacy.
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C. K. Bixby
Putnam Street
Anand
Telegram
West
Telegram-Post
Rupture Fears At Brest Litovsk Talks In Berlin
London reports from Amsterdam say Dr Von Ku kluxmann and County Czernin return to Berlin signals possible break in Brest Litovsk negotiations. Berlin hosts a conference on general peace with Bulgaria and Turkey figures to counter peace currents. Martial law suppresses Senerak strikes as workers urged to resume duties amid war effort.
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London
Amssterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
von Kuclmann
Czernin
Berlin
Brest Litovsk
Vaseil Radoslavoff
Talaat Pasha
Germany
Austria
von Ludendorff
von Hindenburg
New Priority Rules to Aid War Supplies
War Industries Board implements new priority rules to speed up production of copper iron and steel and related manufactured goods. Four classes reorganize urgency from emergency war work to public interest projects and general civilian needs. Class AA covers emergency war work. Class A arms and key materials. Class B essential to national welfare. Class C receives no priority certificates.
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Sion
War Inustries Board
The
War Industries Board
Fuel Or Food Administration
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New England
New York
W.S. S
Middle Street
U.S
Long Island
Harvard
Paris
Root
U. S
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