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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1918
Page
3
Federal income tax collectors in Bridgeport seek volunteers with clerical experience to help taxpayers file returns. A call for volunteers was issued last week and no responses yet. Visit the tax office in the federal building for instructions. all returns due March 1.
A Milford garage on Bridgeport road burned after hydrants froze, destroying the upper story and furnishings while cars were saved. Earlier, fires on a trolley express car on Broad street and a home on Old Pike road were extinguished with no major damage. Fire officials plan talks with New Haven Water Co. to address hydrant freezing reports amid an unfinished fire alarm system.
Camp Devens Massachusetts reports complaints over light punishments given to 304th Infantry Regiment members for leaving camp without leave at Christmas. While many units received one to three months and fines, several 304th men lost only two days pay. Rumors of a possible move to Camp Meade and France circulate among Connecticut soldiers as winter gear and tents arrive. Water shortages persist with limited hours, despite multiple orders to improve supply.
Bridgeport city authorities and police report the city as the sole violator of the lightless night order Sunday night. The fuel committee’s campaign and police admonitions led to widespread observance of reduced lighting except the municipal white way, while a minimum consumption contract with United Terminating hinders full compliance pending an agreement.
Rev BF Root urged all women to work for the Red Cross at St Pauls Episcopal Church Sunday night. He said bandages and materials may save lives. Next Wednesday at 8 pm the parish will host speakers Johnson and Timlett from Cheshire England to talk on Vimy Ridge as they recruit British subjects.
A fragment discusses a man’s attempted courting and the woman’s refusal. It mentions Prohibition and a beverage theme, hinting at social attitudes and daily life. The text is garbled but preserves names and a conflict around consent and restraint.
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