Terrific storm rescue at Charles Island saves five men
Five men were saved from death off Charles Island by the Eva M. and Automatic steamers during a violent afternoon storm. Bridgeport and Milford crews aided, with several others likely drowned from small boats and canoes. The storm caused extensive damage along the coast, rough seas, and missing or damaged structures from Milford to Bridgeport.
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Eva M
Milford
Automatic
Bridgeport
Sound
Woolsey
Stratford
Charles Island
Eva, M
Walter Merrill
Auttie
Fairfield
Eva
Edward Lang
Edward Nusvenfeldt
Jack
Rabinowitz
Myrtle Beach
Merrill
Automaticsys
Henry Farran
le Beach
Bner
Providence
Robert McAllister
John Glen
Glen
Emith’s Point
Recreation Board To Hold Dances In Seaside Park Pavilion
The Seaside park Recreation Board plans dances in the new park pavilion to provide entertainment several nights weekly. Superintendent Pierce VY. Gahan is reviewing many applicants, but due to seasonal rush some may roll to next year. Athletic games may wait until next season as organization expands. Last year playground work was overseen by the Park Commissioners with about five men, now five times that number are employed.
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Board of Recreation
Seaside Park
Pierce VY
Gahan
Seaside
Recreation Board
Board of Park Commissioners
Employers Warn Against Minimum Wage Threat in War Board Hearing
Three executives from major war industries urged the National War Labor board to reject a 70 cent machinist and 80 cent toolmaker minimum, arguing it would slow war material output and fuel worker unrest. Stamford firms, American Tube and Stamping, Locomobile, and Stamford Rolling Assembly testified, with Columbia Graphophone backing outside mediation. one witness, Hansen, supported an outside-set rate.
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National War Labor
Supreme Court
County Court House
Herbert L. Sutton
American Tube and Stamping Company
Howard H. Edge
Locomobile Company
Louis G. Kibbe
Stamford Rolling Asifis Company
Stamford
Kibbe
Newton D. Bakter
Connecticut
War Labor Board
Conrad A. Hanson
Columbia Graphophone Company
U. S. Employment Bureau Labor Advisory Committee
Hanson
Merritt
New York
George S. Hawley
Bridgeport
Coal Hoarders Warned As Supply Is Seized If Needed
Bridgeport coal hoarders who bought excessive supplies before rationing face a government warning. T. J. Pardy, local coal committee chair, says excess coal will be taken and burned if shortages occur. Hartford orders cooperation to distribute coal under ration rules, criminal prosecution possible. A Bridgeport meeting of fuel groups discussed price determinations and discrimination complaints, with a Hartford official expected to publish final Bridgeport anthracite pricing.
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Bridgeport
Wiros
T. J. Pardy
Hartford
Pardy
Thomas W. Russell
Connecticut
Joiat Administration
Joint Fuel Conservation Committee
Viesday
Fuel Board
Manuufacturers’ Association
Rain Delays Chateau Thierry Marne Front Fight
Rain slows American led counterattack on the Marne front between Chateau Thierry and Dormans as fighting continues. Germans retreat across the river and air losses mount with thirteen enemy planes downed by American pursuit over the area.
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France
Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
Dormans
Marne
Fossoy
River Bend
Vaux
Wwest
Champagne
Fifty-Eour Thousand White Registrants Called for August Entrainment
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder calls up 46 000 men from all states and the District of Columbia to depart between August 5 and 9. The August draft aims to entrain 300 000, with 19 941 already issued. State quotas include Connecticut 800 at Fort Slocum and Camp Wadsworth, New York 2 500 at Camp Greenleaf, Pennsylvania 5 000 at Camp Wadsworth, Rhode Island 700 at Tort Slocum, and other allocations to Delaware Maine Maryland New Hampshire New Jersey Vermont and more.
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Washington
States
District of Columbia
Crowder
Sevcrals
Connecticut
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Delaware
Camp Wadsworth
Sportbore
N. C
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Camp Greenleaf
False Alarm Calls Fire Fighters to Lake Plant
Firemen answered Western Union box 47214 from the Lake Torpedo Boat plant at Seaview avenue foot yesterday at 6 40 finding no fire. No one admitted pulling the box, no watchman on duty, workers left by 6 30. Chief Johnson led a joint inquiry with company officials. no clue identified. Further investigation planned.
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Western Union
Lake Torpedo Boat Plant
Seaview Avenue
Johnson
Laz
Roosevelt praises Quentin Roosevelt at front in France
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt issued a statement from Oyster Bay saying he and Quentin Roosevelt’s mother are glad he reached the front to render service before his death. The note follows press reports confirming Quentin Roosevelt was killed in an aerial battle in France. Roosevelt also stated his plans to attend the New York state Republican convention at Saratoga Springs and deliver an address there.
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Oyster Bay
Quentin
Theodore Roosevelt
Quentin Roosevelt
France
Roosevelt
Saratoga Springs
Red Cross
Irench
Filer
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay Honors First Gold Star In Service Flag
The town of Oyster Bay places a gold star on its service flag for Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, with news of his possible survival deemed unconfirmed. Colonel Roosevelt and residents mourn the loss as telegrams flood Sagamore Hill, while the village also salutes its fallen son. In Washington officials await official France reports on the pilot’s death as press dispatches note his fate.
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Oyster Bay
Townsend Park
Washington
War Department
Mail Purchase Inquiry Reveals Bridgeport Plots
Federal agents tracing German plotters uncover a scheme led by Franz von Rintelen to sabotage U S industry by blowing up factories and inciting strikes. They allege payments to David Lamar, the Wolf of Wall Street, for Bridgeport strikes and a Berkshire mansion purchase as part of funds diverted to anti Allied agitation.
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New York
Kaiser
New York Mail
Franz von, Rintelen
Bass
von Rintelen
David Amar
Wall Street
Bridgeport
Germany
United States
Lamar
Berkshires
Atlanta
606 New Homes to Start Within 10 Days in Bridgeport
Manager William H. Ham of the Bridgeport Housing Company says work on 606 homes will begin within 10 days. Real estate officials from government and Chamber of Commerce assess appraisal figures. Plans include extensive grading and street cutting, sewers, and permanent sidewalks. The city may allow reuse of brick from torn-down buildings to speed projects, aiding quicker freight car clearance. Some houses could be ready for tenants before cold weather, with full completion hoped by year’s end.
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Wiliam H. Ham
Bridgeport Housing Company
Chamber of Commerce
Dore
A. H. Terry
Ham
Hamam
Vicious Hun Attacks Net No Big Advance
German assaults along the Rheims salient limp on narrow sectors with gains limited to the Marne region and immediately southwest of Rheims as fighting continues on both sides.
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Associated Press
Alllied
Rheims Salient
Marne
Rheims
Bridgeport Fire Hose Exceeds Specs in Harbor Test
The third Robinson pump engine for Bridgeport fire dept was tested at City dock and pumped 780 gallons a minute, exceeding the 740 gpm spec. The test included two hours at capacity, then a high pressure run, with 200 pounds yielding 520 gpm while 140 pound pressure held at 780 gpm, and a 30 mph travel speed noted.
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Robinson
Bridgeport
City Dock
Wall Street
van Blerck
A. I. Tracy
Bridgeport Fire Department
St. Louis
Thobert C. Woodhouse
Robinson Fire Apparatus Company
Tracy
Two Bridgeport Youths Are Sentenced to Life
In Paterson New Jersey on July 17, Charles Pagnillo of Bridgeport and Edward Bennis and Michael Ferrar of Bridgeport Conn were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Biecach Westdyke and Christian Dee af Prospect Mark. Jol Tosanovo of Bridgeport was tried with them but awaits sentencing.
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Paterson
Charles Pagnillo
Edward Bennis
Michael Ferrar
Bridgeport
Conn
Biecach Westdyke
Christian Dee
Mark
Jol Tosanovo
Alae
Oviin
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Fame Scots
Moon
Fesalnds
Vaux Region
Slocum
Lake Plant
Roosevelts
Flier
Oyster Bay, N
B Roosevelt
Paris
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr
Gol Sim
Rintelen
Wolf
Housing Co
Plaza
Charmepagne
Verdun
Epernay
German War Office
Ainge
Hegen
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