First Great Battle In France With U S Forces Begins
Washington reports the crisis not yet reached as American troops join the Marne front. Pershing and Bliss say the first day shows mixed results with counterattacks restoring positions near Chateau Thierry and Jaulgonne while German forces advance east toward Rheims. About 230,000 to 250,000 Americans are involved across the sector under Major General Hunter Liggett.
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Washington
Trian
France
Pershing
Bliss
War Department
Chateau Thierry
Jaulgonne
Marne
Rheims
Hunter Liggett
First
Baker
Paris
Thereas
Hall Canner Promises Easy Canning For Winter Stores
Opportunity knocks with a snappy ad urging readers to embrace home canning. The Hall Canner is pitched as simple to use and capable of preserving fruits and vegetables for winter, with a price tag of 4.50.
Thin People Should Take Phosphate Advertisement
This old advertisement argues that thinness stems from starved nerves and promotes bitro-phosphate as the best quick method to gain weight. It claims improved health, brighter eyes, and flushed cheeks, but cautions only those desiring flesh should use it.
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Hartigan
Boards Prepare To Meet Heavy August Drafts
Draft boards prepare for August mobilization with plans to call 500 for Fort Slocum on August 5 and 282 for a Newton government school on August 15. Secretary Baker’s pledge of an expanded program aims toward 7 million in uniform, as Class 1 nears exhaustion and Class 2 recruitment begins. Volunteers from the 1918 class may enlist. otherwise, new-class inductees follow if needed. White men, physically fit, with basic education and trades training will be drafted for auto repair, carpentry, electrician, machinist, radio, and welder roles. navy-age men to August 15. two underwear sets and initial clothing provided.
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Fort Slocum
Newton
Mass
Baker
War Department
Connecticut
Holcomb
Burritt Co Plans Temporary Storage Shed After Fire
Burritt Co. will erect a temporary frame shed on the north side of Maple street after a recent fire loss. A permit was granted by the Building Commissioners along with 18 others totaling 7106 dollars in value.
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Burritt Co
A. W. Burritt Company
Maple Street
Alk
Admiral Street
Dear Bronze & Metal Company
Sylvian Avenue
L. and
Z. Jamelik
Hullett Street
Morris J. Levin
Golden Rod Avenue
John Olsen
Fairfield Avenue
Weiss & Hirsh
Main and
John Streets
Thomas Ts. Watson Campans
Kelsey Street
J. Kandrews
Wham Street
Clara Ts. Thomason
Ash
Compiegne
Paris
Sterling leaves $1.5 million to Miriam Osborn home
The will details Charles J. Osborn estate connections and executors James Silliman Percy A. Rockefeller Samuel McRoberts George Cortelyau and others. Sterling’s long service to the Miriam Osborn Memorial home in Harrison New York culminated in a large endowment and land gifts. He died a bachelor with extensive real estate near Rye and Mount Vernon and held director roles in multiple companies.
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Sterling
Miriam Osborn
Charles J. Osborn
C. J. Osborn & Co
Miriam A. Osborne
Yale University
Osborn
Mr. Sterling
James C.blo
George H. Church
James A. Silliman
Percy A. Rockefeller
Samuel McRoberts
George B. Cortelyau
Myr. Sterling
Wirth Avenue
Samucel Thorne
James Silliman
Sloane
East Seventy-second Street
Ren
Rya
Mount Wi
Labor Board Secretary To Resume Hearing
The wage question hearing will continue this morning in the county courthouse before W. Jed. T Lauck secretary of the National War Labor board and Judge H. H. S. Hannan chief examiner. A nearby note reports a missing motorcycle taken from the rear of the Buckley home at 261 Parrott Avenue. Also listed are several property repair and construction orders for local firms and residents on Thompson Street Sylvan Avenue New England Development Co and other addresses.
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W. Jed. T Lauck
National War Labor Board
HH. 8. Hannan
William Buckley
Parrott Avenue
Avenue
L. Strong
Pato Guage
Thompson Street
Compressed Paper Box Company
Sylvian Avenue
New Jangland Development Company
Newey Street
M. Melarland
Whele
Crand Street
Second District Women Organize War Saving Meet at St George’s
Tonight at eight o'clock the Second District Women and all nationalities meet at St George's ball 459 Wark Avenue rear to organize War Saving work. Allocate time for service and contribution to the national effort.
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St. George's Ball
Wark Avenue
Chamber Protest Against Christmas Gift Ban
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce protests against abandoning Christmas gift giving. Merchants fear current spirit may lead to a total ban on purchases including gifts for children, arguing it would push war savings to an extreme.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport Savings Bank
Physicians Here Blame War Food Continues
Bridgeport doctors discuss rising stomach troubles linked to wartime diet changes. Dr. Lockhart notes more cases this year, attributing them to unfamiliar food composition. Dr. Lynch cites improperly cooked meals and migratory population shifts as factors. Garlick and others emphasize adaptation to new foods will ease symptoms over time.
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Lockhart
R. A. Lockhar
Bridgeport
John C. Lynch
Samual AV. Garlick
Mercies
Supt Redgate Elected To Police Committee
Bridgeport delegates to the State Police association convention in New London returned home with Superintendent John H. Redgate elected to the executive committee and Lieutenant William O’Leary named as a vice president for the coming year. Delegates included Christopher Finnegan James Walker John Cassidy Thomas Connery Robert McCullough Terrence Rogers Thomas Gerrity William O’Leary B Kehos Sergeant Meyers Clifford Gorgas and George Witzgerald.
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Bridgeport
State Police Association
New London
John H. Redgate
William O'Leary
Christopher Finnegan
James Walker
John Cassidy
Thomas Connery
Robert MccCullough
Terrence Rogers
Thomas Gerrity
Willam O'Leary
8. Y. Kehos
Sergeant Meyers
Clifford Gorgas
George Tvitzgerald
Rubber Workers Strike Demands 25 Percent Pay Hike
BRISTOL July 16 Fifteen hundred employees in the pump and gaiter rooms of the National India Rubber company struck today demanding a 25 percent raise and the reinstatement of two discharged men. The plant employs 4 700 workers who will be affected if the strike lasts. The company had war contracts.
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Bristol
Br.ll
National India Rubber Company
Woman's Devotion to Home
A vintage advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female health issues. It warns that women neglect their health while performing daily duties, resulting in headaches, backache, nervousness, and irritable behavior, claiming the root herbal remedy restores health after other treatments fail.
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Lydia TE. Pinkham
Unfriendly Act Move to Exchange Liberty Bonds
Bristol pastor Charten A. Morss head of New England Liberty Loan committee reports stock promoters seeking Liberty bonds exchange for dubious stocks. He condemns the activity as unfriendly to the government and asks for prompt reporting with details of companies, stock, and officers. Hartford July 16 report notes Rev Theodore Bueseel trial progress in disloyal utterances case.
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Charten A. Morss
Liberty Loan Committee of
New England
Treasury Department
Borss
Morss
Hartford
Theodore Bueseel
Bristol
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