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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
3
Representative Smith of New York introduced a bill to fund an ice breaking vessel for New York harbor. The ship would aid driftwood collection when ice is absent and reduce harbor congestion after many tugs were damaged this winter while breaking ice.
Hartford reports Federal Fuel Administrator Thomas W. Russell said in New York that the coal situation is very bad. Arthur C. Woolley noted a three to four day thaw could help, but losses at tidewater points worsen shortages and threaten shipments from sound sources.
New York January 28 registered mail valued at one million dollars was found mislaid under a pile of mail sacks. Charles J Richardson, a mail sack driver, who had been held for inquiry into a mail disappearance a fortnight earlier, was discharged from custody today.
Learn fast about Liberty Bond procedures with Booklet H-61 Your Liberty Bond. Indexed topics include interest, bonds, maturity dates, redemption dates, conversion, coupons, face value, safekeeping, and related tax and war context. Includes references to Germany and future value.
Plain refined coconut oil, grease free, is presented as a better shampoo than soaps or commercial preparations. Wet hair, rub in oil, rinse to remove dust and oil. lather provides cleansing, leaving hair fine, silky and easy to manage. Coconut oil is cheap and available at drug stores.
An old Cincinnati advertisement touts freezone a drug store remedy to remove corns. It claims quick relief by applying a sticky ether compound directly to tender corns, shrinking and removing them with minimal tissue irritation, and advises readers to cut out the ad, especially women in high heels.
A vintage beauty tip promotes Canthrex shampoo to cleanse scalp and dandruff, claiming hair becomes bright soft and fluffy. Dissolve a texa spoonful in hot water to make a full cup for easy all over application from a druggist source.
Indianapolis January 23 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor urged a universal seven hour day for wartime production at the United Mine Workers convention. He defended government leaders, argued for fuel conservation without full plant closings, and urged adherence to authority even amid criticism.
John D. Welly a New York plumbing contractor sues Nathan Nussenbaum and S D Silverman in Superior Court for failure to pay on a contract to plumb five buildings at Sanford and Harral avenues. First payment of 3500 was due December 23 2016 but not made. In April 1917 Welly claimed a 2500 demand for stolen pipe repairs but agreed to do repairs for 1500 which was not paid.
The Supreme Court decision voids first naturalization papers issued before September 27, 1906 and requires applicants to start anew. Clerk MM. J. Flanagan reports the January 7 ruling, and proceedings must be begun again under the amended law seven year life for first papers, with prior laws allowing completion in doubt.
In a Superior court verdict Michael Gilberti vs. Mr. and Mrs. Vito Cotone awards $911.25 to the plaintiff, after a May 20 quarrel in which he was stabbed. Cotone awaits a criminal decision as the civil suit proceeds. The story also notes a senate probe of coal and sugar shortages and Caserta Province Lodge officers elected.
President Charles R. Pomeroy of Willimantic argued at the 37th national convention of the Connellert Dairymen’s association that milk from one cow can feed a year’s fat needs for twenty men, while the same cow’s meat would feed only two soldiers. He lamented the drop in dairy cows amid high feed costs and called for sustained dairy farming. A. Lombard, head of the International Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors, spoke on the dairy milk inspector relationship as the banquet proceeded.
Louise Kreiter Stevens sues John H. Stevens in superior court for divorce and desertion claiming eight years of neglect since their August 1904 marriage. She seeks custody of their 12 year old daughter Ida Marie Stevens. Maria Barnwell Eierhart of Norwalk files against John Wierhart alleging cruelty since February 1916 after their August 15 1915 marriage.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Cannon returning to the Capitol in a wheelchair after a knee injury and shoulder fracture from a fall. Doctors kept him under care for a week, yet he attends committee meetings and plans to go to the House floor if required.
Washington reports a slight rise in the sick rate for the national army and national guard for the week ending January 15. Deaths totaled 14 in the national army and 66 in the national guard, with pneumonia causing 100 and 46 deaths respectively.
Providence January 23 News says saloons will open at 9 a m and close at 11 p m tomorrow, replacing 6 a m to 10 midnight hours. Government also orders closing night schools, permits one day session, and reduces hours for retail stores statewide.
Danbury reports George A Betts age 43 shot himself with a shotgun this forenoon in a wood shed on his Starrs Plain farm five miles south of the city. Despondent over ill health, he leaves a widow Flo and nine children.
A Pennsylvania Railroad eastbound coach jumped the track after colliding with a mail car, killing one clerk and injuring two others. No passengers were hurt. The incident occurred near the Sethyildth river while the Manhattan Limited continued to New York. In a separate note, Judge Edward P Nobbs shared coal with neighbors during a supplier shortage, leaving his own home cold.
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