Bridgeport Coal Crisis Prompts Criticism of Federal Reply
A Bridgeport manufacturers' group leader denounces the federal coal response as useless. A telegram from the Fuel Administration to President C Bilton is criticized as not addressing shortages, with Bridgeport hoping for 500 carloads daily for New England. The national reply remains unclear and a continuation is promised on Page 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tseless
E Fuel Administration
Washington
C Bilton
Bridgeport Manufacturers’ Association
Omas W. Russell
Artford
Bridgett
New England
Maine Sails Through Ice But Delayed By Breakup
The S S Maine left Edgeport for New York at 2 15 yesterday morning with a smashed rudder and faced heavy ice in the sound. She struggled to a late arrival in New York and reached Bridgeport after 9 p m. Ice in the sound hindered navigation for vessels near shore as barges towed by Kitty Mesick carried coal to a local harbor. A Mohawk cement barge was raised and towed to the docks. Weather forecasts predict a mix of snow and cold across the region with a severe cold wave anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Navigaten Company
S. S
Maine
Edgeport
New York
York Pier
Bridgeport
Kitty Mesick
Loral
Sprague City Ice Companies
Traction Company
Mohawkich
Celer and Howes
New England
Orado
Washington
Lake Regiew
Ohio River
Atlantic States
Upper Lake
Ohio
Esee
Esenapese
Cyclone Devastates MacKay NSW Town with Heavy Losses
A cyclone overwhelmed MacKay Queensland causing a tidal flood and massive damage. Fourteen bodies have been recovered with many feared dead and a call for food and aid for the stricken town. Sugar stocks worth over three million dollars were destroyed, and authorities coordinate relief efforts for the sugar port and regional gold and copper fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
New South Wales
MacKay
Queensland
Name Head for Each Coal Zone
Washington, Jan. Division of the country's bituminous coal fields into 20 districts as the first step towards instituting a zone system of coal distribution is under way by the fuel administration. Boundaries for seven districts have been set and a representative in each named. Districts span Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. District representatives will be operators or coal producers familiar with the trade and will handle all orders from state fuel administrators. A joint committee will likely announce a definite zoning plan soon, with consuming districts defined to receive coal from producing districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Railroad Administration
England
J. D. A. Morrow
Nel
Two Policemen Raid House and Arrest Inmates
Sergeant Kehoe and Patrolman Sheridan forced entry into an alleged house of disrepute on North Washington Avenue and arrested the proprietor and five frequenters. Pauling Brown, 36, of North Washington Avenue, booked for keeping a disreputable house. Among those arrested are Alexander Giles, 37, Wallace Street. Samuel Warris, 22, Wightland Street. Jamoel Green, 23, Wallace Street. Mary Smith, 22, Trigzhland Avenue. Patsy Cantrie, 24, Kousatonia Avenue. Cantrie and Green charged with having no registration. The proprietor and five frequenters await city court arraignment this forenoon.
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Kehoe
Sheridan
North Washington Avenue
Pauling Brown
Alexander Giles
Wallaee Street
Samuel Warris
Wightland Street
Jamoel Green
Wallace Street
Mary Smith
Trigzhland Avenue
Patsy Cantrie
Kousatonia Avenue
Cantrie
Green
Urge Greater Food Saving Urge Greater Food Saving
President Wilson to issue a proclamation announcing the 1918 food conservation program by the food administration. The plan focuses on voluntary measures to boost exports but includes forced conservation tools, notably an 80 percent reduction in wheat consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
Mystery Fires Sweep Baltimore Prompt German Plot Clue
Baltimore reports two nighttime fires in separate districts suspected as German sabotage. Federal agents were dispatched to pursue suspects as damages approach one million dollars. A third blaze hit the Qella Cotton Duck Mills at Ellicott City, destroying a facility supplying cloth for the government with about $600,000 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Qella
Ellicott City
Shipbuilding Company
Saloons to Close Mondays and Open Tuesdays Citywide
Bridgeport saloons will close on Mondays for next week and eight additional Mondays, aligning with Connecticut and state liquor dealers rules. Saloons will open Tuesdays with standard hours, following a voluntary closing plan adopted at a county meeting. The association urged full cooperation with state and national directives.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Liquor Dealers’ Association
Connecticut
State Liquor Dealers’ Association
Fuesda
Classified ad success sparks Renters interest at Pitot site
A local classified column reports strong quick results from a rental ad at 175 Wilson Street. William, a proprietary dealer, notes positive responses and renewed enthusiasm from tenants after posting the notice. The piece encourages readers to place their own items for sale or rent.
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Wilson Street
William
Hitelmantte
United Mine Workers Back Mine Takeover and Draft Stance
Indianapolis Jan 25 The United Mine Workers after expelling the I W W from membership favored government takeover of coal mines with union bargaining rights for workers They opposed labor draft and conscription while endorsing Wilsons war aims and the right to organize A large service flag honors 13 286 miners in uniform as resolutions pass unanimously The J W W were expelled by constitutional action
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Indianapolis
Industrial Workers of the World
United Mine Workers Today
Ecaal
Wilson
Ixonell
Coal distribution in Bridgeport today under local arrangement
Buckwheat coal priced at 50 cents per 100 pounds will be sold in 100 pound sets. Each person may buy up to 200 pounds. Distribution occurs at an office between Broad and Lafayette streets near No 9 Engine house, 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Purchasers must bring their own containers and wrappings.
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Bridgeport
Broad
Lafayatta Street
Rouse
Baker to Lay Cards Before Committee
Secretary Baker plans to address the Senate military committee on war department short comings. He asked for a 10 30 Monday appearance and will summarize American actions in the war. The committee will not hold a public hearing in regular room but invited him to testify. Baker aims to answer as many members as possible.
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Washington
Chamberlain
Senate
War Department
Baker
Senate Military Committee
Amer
Congress
Welus
House
Saker
Jackie Confesses Luring Friends to Their Death
Chicago police say John Dell Claude alias John King, a sailor at the Great Lakes training station, confessed to the Becker murder on November 10 and other assaults and robberies. Becker, from St. Louis, was lured to the Sharpless building and beaten with a lead pipe. One victim remains hospitalized with a fractured skull.
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Chicago
John Dell Claude
John King
Great Lakes
John Henry Becker
Jackie
Lays Head over Gas Then Dies
Albert Johnson, 48, of 214 Ellsworth street, despondent over illness, turned on gas and laid his head over the escaping fumes in the kitchen. Mrs. Johnson found him, gas shutoff and windows opened, doctor and medical examiner called. death attributed to gas asphyxiation. He had suffered chronic arterial rheumatism for years and grown morose recently.
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Albert Johnson
Ellsworth Street
Johnson
RB. C. Pasuth
S. M. Garlick
Garlick
Panic at Jail As Prisoner Stricken In Corridor
Salvatore Salvas, a County jail prisoner, collapsed just before entering his cell after supper. guards and inmates watched as keepers restrained others and summoned an ambulance. He was taken to Bridgeport hospital in serious condition after suffering gastric hemorrhages likely tied to prison meals.
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Salvatore Salvas
Mater
Kinargency Hospital
Br. B.C. Pasuth
Salvas
Bridgeport Hospital
War Savings Stamps Quote Promotes National Unity
A wartime statement declares it is no longer about what a man can afford to buy but what the nation can afford to have him purchase. The line underscores collective effort in supporting the war drive through War Saving Stamps.
Packers in Fear of Jail Oversight in 1916 probe sparks alarm
Washington reports reveal behind the scenes tactics by Swift & Company and other large packers to block possible investigations into livestock marketing. Correspondence from confidential files warns of criminal prosecutions and shows efforts to derail congressional inquiries as federal probes resume.
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Washington
Swift & Company
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Middle West
Walter Twombly
Commission
Swift
Francis J. Heney
Congress
Representative Borland
Missouri
Doolittle
Kansas
Catlemen
Cocunsel
G. 1
Alarm Fades Over Contagion Spread in Nearby Towns
Health officers in Milford Newtown and Southport reported no serious epidemic risk from measles scarlet fever or diphtheria. In Southport two diphtheria cases involve children, while Newtown has five mild scarlet fever cases. Milford reports three mild measles cases. Schools reopen after closures and precautions remain in place.
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Milford
Wnewtown
Southport
George
Thielecke
Leo Cassin
Center Street
Lewis
Lawson
Pequot
Cassin
Thicike
Newtown
Nieman
W. S. Putney
Urge Wood Be Sent to Front
Washington reports reveal confidential Senate military committee testimony on American army affairs at home and abroad. Major General Crozier testified publicly, while Representative McCormick from Illinois described his front line visit to the allied battle fronts amid stir in Congress.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Crozier
Wanis Wood
Congress
Representative AtcCormick
Minois
Milford Honors First Son Lost in Service
Milford observes on January 25 a funeral Mass for James Norris of the United States Army who died of pneumonia at Camp McHenry Baltimore. He is Milford’s first son to die in service, survived by his mother Elizabeth Norris and brother John Norris in the Navy, Alfred Norris at Villanova, and several aunts. He was a devout parishioner of St Marys and a Knights of Columbus member.
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Milford
Kiel
St. Mary's Church
James Norris
United States Army
Camp McIlenry
Baltimore
Iford
Mort Slocum
N. W
Ordnance Department
Elizabeth Norri
Pinta Counsil
Knights of Cohonbus
John Norevis
United States Navy
Walters
Alfred Norris
Villa Nova Ecctlese
Philadelphia
Silen
Mary
Catherine Fenton
James Nolan
New Haven
Read
Berlin and Vienna speeches on war aims stir internal doubts
Washington reports say German chancellor and Austrian foreign minister spoke to influence internal German and Austrian opinion. Officials see the notes as internal political devices aimed at sowing discord among allies, with separate negotiations and appeals to radical elements. Both call for peace with Russia but reject indemnities, while signaling limited concessions.
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Washington
Berlin
Vienna
Germany
Austria
America
Ausria
Russia
Leon Trotzky
Brest-Litovsk
England Seizes Slackers Warns Bridgeport Singles to Join
Sergeant O A Johnson, British recruiting officer in Bridgeport, warned that unmarried Englishmen must volunteer or face conscription. He said a list of eligible Bridgeport Englishmen exists and that the government will compel service if needed. Recruitment for Canadian and British forces has been slow, mainly among single men, while married men have shown interest. Bertram Connery of 60 Edwin Street joined the Canadian army and was sent for examination in New Haven.
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Bridgeport
England
O. A. Johnson
Quilty's
Colonial Hall
Bertram Connery
Edwin Street
New Haven
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Tate
Aswer
Holgeport
C. Bilton
Adnuturers’ Association
Fuel Administrator Ad
National Headquar
U. S
W.S.S
Livestock Association
Lloyd-Georgie
United States
Sharpe
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