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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
13
Bridgeport manufacturers cooperate with federal tax agents as deadlines loom for 1917 income returns. Guidance explains who must file, where to file, and penalties for late or fraudulent filings including extensions, proxies, and separate vs joint returns.
Don’t let winter dampen outdoor passion. The store showcases Spalding sport gear for recreation and fitness. Guests are invited to browse the department featuring skates snowshoes sleds and hockey equipment for enjoyment and activity.
Washington January 24 The Food Administration considers a plan to force a cut in flour sales from miller to consumer to build a large export surplus for Allies. Most likely all parties will be required to hold free sales to about 75 percent of current levels. Colds Cause Headache and Grip JAXATING BROMO QUININE Tablets claim to remove the cause. There is only one Bromo Quinine signature on box 30c advertisement.
Louise YT West owner of the West Dock property describes a dispute with the Lewis Oyster Co over the dock, land and buildings. West details purchases from 1888 to 1906, prior offers, delays, and alleged offers to buy, arguing the Lewis Co seeks the West property to enable a sale.
John Fahey assistant superintendent of Bridgeport Hospital died in New York City after a prolonged illness. Born in Rockville Connecticut he was 28, survived by his wife and a member of Bridgeport lodge BPOE. Funeral plans were not announced.
Boston January 24 Heavy government demands for coal at Hampton Roads may cause a shortage for eastern and New England points within the next few days James J Storrow New England fuel administrator said after being advised of the mine to seaboard movement It is necessary to bunker government ships and with big priority orders it is safe to venture a real coal shortage at Hampton Roads by the first of next week Government vessels take precedence over all coal carrying craft and this will set back the New England movement probably three days
An American steamship Owaseco formerly the German steamer Allemania seized when the United States entered the war was sunk by a submarine in the early part of December while in Mediterranean waters survivors reported. Two crew members are believed to have died.
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the effective date for lowering class and commodity rates in Michigan to April 15, shifting from February 5. The move follows a prior order to reduce rates between lower Michigan points and New York City by about four percent. A Connecticut Retail Monument Dealers meeting elected officers Dresidett Ore wile TE Papley Winrsteeds Vice President arb d Hartford Secretary Peter Connerton Danbury Executive Committee J. Breen Hartford W 16 Schiller Danbury 8. Ww. Lions Bristol.
Washington reports an Internal Revenue push to rally governors and Congress to a nationwide crackdown on illicit liquor distillers. The campaign targets southern dry states near military camps, seeks state agents to partner with inspectors, and aims to remove illegal stills in the coming two months. War and Justice departments draft stricter zone rules to curb liquor flow to soldiers, with harsher penalties possible for service members. U S attorneys filed over 600 prosecutions in six months under barred zone laws, many for selling moonshine.
City officials, friends, and reps from several organizations attended the funeral of James E. Rooney longtime Democratic registrar of voters. The ceremony occurred at Cullinan funeral rooms and St Peterhaven with a solemn requiem mass led by Rev Thomas Welly. Interment was postponed due to Rooney’s brother’s travel delay.
Zeroboval Camp and its members contributed 300 to Bridgeport's Palestine restoration fund amid general pledges. The collection was tallied by the committee at the Hebrew Institute ahead of a Sunday meeting. William Wittenstein, head of Bridgeport's Orthodox Jewish community, will speak at tonight's services on aiding the fund.
New York reports the Navy welcomed two women as cooking instructors for the Naval Reserve cooking school after appeals. Miss Elizabeth Hoerie and Miss Geraldine Devoy, both 23 and 24, lived at 333 West Twentieth Street and will serve voluntarily without pay. Both women are active in suffrage and naval work circles.
At the M. A. cafeteria the Employed Boys' Brotherhood hosted a banquet with 75 attendees. George H. Pearson, a noted magician from the college, performed feats while A. T. S. Lavery spoke on living a clean healthy life. Lavery noted how questionnaires reveal differing lives and urged higher physical fitness in future drafts. Toastmaster Ralph Sprague opened nominations for the brotherhood chairmanship.
Colonel William B. Thompson says the Bolshevik takeover of the Russian Red Cross has no real significance. He notes the Russian Red Cross originated under Emperor Nicholas and was kept by the royal family until the revolution. The provisional government and organization cooperated, later political changes caused personnel shifts. The American Red Cross in Russia remains uninvolved and continues its work.
Relief comes instantly with a dose every two hours for three doses to end grippe misery and break up a severe cold. It opens congested nostrils, stops discharge, relieves headache, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, and stiffness. Get the genuine at a drug store, costs only a few cents.
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