Charge That U. S. Break Hours Law
Testimony accuses government operated railroads of ignoring hours limits and risking wrecks as switchmen seek steadier work. Eyewitness Shea cites wage gaps and overtime strain, urging a 3.50 dollar hostler wage and broader Adamson Act protections to attract skilled labor while stressing enforcement challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shea
United
The
Erie
Baldwin Ata
Yougstown
Ohio
McChord
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hostlers
Covington
Yea
Mec
Ask Sentence of Death for Bolo in Trial Rounds
Monsignor Bolo repeated attacks on telegram authenticity as prosecutors pressed government neutrality. Violette, ex minister of submarines, said August 1917 opinion favored no arrest and Painleve initially deemed no case. Witnesses recited Bolo Pasha deeds and feuds among Paris journalists, while court refused to admit two key documents and guards debated turning over records for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsignor Bolo
Count von Gernstorff
United States
State Department
Maurice Violette
Bolo Pasha
M. Painleve
Darius Porehere
Bolo
Charles Humbert
Paris Journal
Folo
M. Deloncle
Abbas Himi
Egypt
Golo
Deloncle
Wilson
Turkey
M. Violette
Mornet
Painleve
M. Salles
M. Mornet
Salles
Dubail
Paris
Painiere
Council of Eleven
Caillaux
America
Mournet
Court of Cassation
Lolo
Drive Out Dealers Who Mix Milk
Bridgeport rust company is the only local bank willing to finance a cooperative movement. The speaker notes improved business support, claims no protests on notes, and praises timely payments. He cites a five day holiday for farmers and discusses dealers owing $20,000 with expectations to reach $50,000 by winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Rust Company
Bridgeport
Joss
A& Co- Operative
Wilson
Fttel
Dr. Garfield
Farmers’ Dairy Company
Landlords Profit From Fuelless Winter in Bridgeport
Bridgeport tenants face coal shortages blamed on landlords who cut coal purchases and neglect upkeep, turning a fuel crisis into higher profits during 1917 18. Tenants report refusals to supply heat, with health department complaints as a last resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Becaus
Health Department
Warfront Dispatch Reports Daily Allied Advances and German Losses
Activity on the western front rises with larger patrols and incursions near Epesy La Bassee, capturing prisoners and machine guns. American patrols push toward entanglements amid constant artillery exchanges. German air activity rises with reconnaissance over lines. Italian front sees Austrian offensives at Sette Communi repulsed by Italian artillery. Entente air raids hit Mannheim and other German towns with four airplanes downed.
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United States
Idoud-George
Great Britain
Epesy
la Bassee
Ailette
Woerre
Verdun
Sette Communi Plateau
Cormuan Air Office
Monte Sasso Rossa
Iwarlsrule
Mannheim
Friedrichshaven
Zeppelin Airship
Aintente
Sound Ice Breaks Up Slows Shipping on North Shore
Harbor master W A Lamond says ice along the north shore of Long Island Sound is breaking into large pieces, causing costly damage to moving steamers while the harbor remains partly frozen and channels risk choking if winds shift, reducing navigation but easing within the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tess
W. A. Lamond
Long Island Sound
Mr. Lamond
Service Suspension Threatens New York Routes
The steamship Maine halted daily trips to New York causing alarm among Bridgeport merchants. Freight chiefs Hedderley and others urged continuation while Plymouth's absence and repairs left lines short. City of Taunton reported to exit drydock as replacements shift steamers to cover the Fall River and Norwich routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New York
Daly
The
Steamship Company
Hedderley
Fréjeht
Bridgeport
Eingland Steamship Company
Plymouth
New York Fall River
Fiever
Sound
City of Lowell
Norwich
Fall River
Taunton
Woman in Auto Hits Man at Howard and Wairfierd
Oscar C. Lewis, 83, of 844 Colorado avenue, was struck by a car owned and driven by Mrs. Arline Hurd of Norwalk at the corner of Howard and Wairfierd avenues. He was taken to police headquarters and to Emergency hospital with head gashes after four stitches. Lewis refused anesthesia. No arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard and
Wairfierd Avenues
Oscar C. Lewis
Colorado Avenue
Arline Hurd
North Avenue
Norwalk
Policce
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Briggs
Jae E
Bree
U. S
Adoo
Lane
Stane
Warren Stone
Engineers Brotherhood
Goethals
Shen
Seno
Becket
A. M. Wooster
U. S. Patents Office
Main St. Briagenort
Coun
Voucher
James Staples & CO
Lridgeport, Conn
John Muir
Firstridgeport Nat
Bank Blus
State
Barnum
Broadway
BK. Y
New York Stockh Exchange
City National Bank Uniped States Depository
Way Street
Aca
T.L. Watson& Co
Bankers Corner
Main and John Streets
H. G. Abbe
High Street
Boston
Connecticut National Bank
Main
Wall Streets
Hartford, Connecticut
L. F. Butler
Travelers Insurance Company (Life
Travelers Indemnity Company
Otal
Connecticut
Wees
Mbeigs
Gaur
John W. Waters
Mgr
LE. H. Dantorth
Asst
Mer
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