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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
19
Notice from Bridgeport Hydraulic Company listing water rates for the quarter ending January 1 1018. Bills are payable at the company office No 8 Main Street and must be paid on or before January 15 1018. Office hours Saturday 8 AM to 12 Noon or by accommodation at the public office will be kept open from 8 AM to 6 PM Mondays.
Red Cross reports spending about 30 million dollars since May with substantial fundraising and subscriptions. Council officials detail allocations including food relief costs, local chapters and a projected total of over 1.3 million to be paid to chapters from a relief fund. Membership climbs from under 700,000 last May to around 22 million today.
Officers for Lodge 30 were elected last night at a regular meeting at the Mauhinists headquarters. Mrs Hlivaboth, president, and Mrs Marssireh Pusher as vice president head the list, with Mrs Minn Cross as recording secretary and Myre Oconnelly as financial secretary.
Se-ta Stepmes and WWimira A Dens widow of Dens aged 86 years. Notice of funeral in Stepney Friday at 4 pm with services at Hawley Wilmot mortuary. Burial at Park cemetery Port. Burial in Port City. James Lawton obituary notice for funeral in Austin Street residence Middletown papers requested.
Fragmented text describes a notable sailing event in New Jersey with mentions of ships and river activity. Readers are reminded of blurred names and partial phrases, but the piece notes excitement and skill in handling vessels on a popular long course.
Princess Paculla was arrested at her apartment on West 28th Street after detectives found bottles of cocaine and heroin in her bag. She pleaded guilty to possession and was held on $300 bail awaiting further sessions. she claimed her brother was Indian, her father Irish, and said she was born in Bermuda, noting she performs Indian dances for New York cabarets.
In New York on January 10, W Cameron Orbes, a former governor of the Philippines, was chosen president of the Navy Jeagna to succeed Col. Robert M. Thomsen. Thomsen declined re election after 12 years of service due to health and was made honorary president. Desautels, Margaret Basteday Torgensen, and others were listed in various roles.
John AW Tunn Phaadore Miller and Adalpy o F Yanvar of ihade Taland sought habeas corpus relief from military service. Judge Marton denied, noting the three were court martialed and sentenced to 20 years at Athulta for desertion after failing to register. Authorities later arrested them following examinations and orders from the United States.
Secretary Riker commends the 852d Infantry Regiment at Camp Dodge for its record of no court martial cases from organization to November 24. The division commander is authorized to publish the regiment’s record in general orders.
A detailed obituary list covers Willi of Borke and Mary Dietrich, plus multiple funeral services. Interments occur at Mountain Grove Cemetery and Oaklawn Cemetery, with services led by Rev. Ann Tueh and others. Other deaths include infant Tart, John Sherwood, Agnes Preston, Jalmira Ackerson Dens, Helen Murphy, and Adin Sturges, with arrangements at local parishes and funeral homes.
The fragmentary text covers Arthur Landry funeral at St Patrick's Church and interment at St Michael's Cemetery, with bearers named. It also notes an Amnunk Meeting of stockholders of a torpedo boat company in Augusta, Maine, January 1918, plus a Fairfield County court action confirming a temporary receiver for a partnership and setting a four month claims deadline.
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