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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1918
Page
8
Poem urging inner grasp of beauty amid life’s din and loss to keep the Beautiful forever within the self. Emphasizes seizing grace, making it part of the heart, and thriving beyond worldly pelf.
A Washington Star columnist collects witty, wartime quips about Germans, the Kaiser, and American resolve. The piece blends satire on beer, bonds, and battles with observations on leadership and public opinion during conflict.
The city enjoys Seaside park a rare coast treasure built as a gift by P T Barniun. A sweltering Sunday proved the park’s cooling sea breeze shade and open spaces with crowds relaxing under trees, playing games, and using the beach without strict rules. The Park board earns praise for welfare focus, new bathing pavilion, and liberal policing policy as parks serve all people.
The article lauds Bridgeport Public Defender Robert G. DeForest for a productive first year handling cases for the poor, notes rising use of his services, and suggests creating a dedicated court and counsel for small-claims debtors to improve access to legal aid, requiring legislative action.
An editorial argues the execution of the former Czar by a local Soviet signals a weakening Bolshevik regime. It notes reliance on Czech Slavic troops and compares Russia’s fate to America’s early independence, urging patience and predicting eventual reform. Trotsky is labeled a German tool and calls for his government’s fall.
The piece notes women taking increasing roles in national politics. A New York Republican conference featured a female chairman of resolutions who presented a committee report that pleased delegates and signaled progress for suffrage advocates amid ongoing resistance.
Germany claims a great victory as its submarine sinks a cargo stone and empty barges off Cape Cod. The act is called childish and foolish, seen as an insult to the cradle of liberty. Allies advance, capturing guns and prisoners, while Americans face praise and questions over their role. A New York gubernatorial discussion notes a potential national test between Hearst and Whitman.
Miss Rourke leads a statewide campaign to recruit 460 nurses from Connecticut and reach a national quota of 25 000. The effort seeks married nurses and those not in active work to enroll as Home Defense nurses, with age limits 20 to 45, aiding army navy civilian hospitals and public health.
Ernest Anderson of Myrtle court forgot to secure an operator's license while riding a new motorcycle at Seaside park. An officer demanded to see credentials, and Anderson and the machine were taken to police headquarters, kept separately, with Anderson placed in a front room and the motorcycle stored in the rear garage.
Fitzpatrick, a Bridgeport soldier with the Eversons detachment, was injured in a subway fall near Warren Street. He is 23 and lies in a hospital with serious injuries, the family and physician reporting cautious optimism for recovery.
Yesterday Minnie witnessed the incident as the broken axle was welded. The event followed a fire at the Pull Bahia front and involved a failed component, with no further details available.
Mrs. Katie Masnaka of 160 Church Street suffered a bad leg injury when she and driver J W Adams of 716... were at the American and British company plant gates. Adams reported the accident to police and was not held. Masnaka is in Bridgeport Hospital. Witnesses say Adams was not responsible.
Newtown reports Jitney driver Inigi Vosnik 88 of Putnam Street was shot in the shoulder near Mount Pleasant while transporting a stranger toward Danbury. The shooter fled into nearby woods. Danbury and Bridgeport police join a search as Vosnik is treated at St. Vincent's hospital.
Stratford reports three men named Pachina Spitz and Gharies charged after being caught gambling near Stratford early Sunday. They were fined $10 each in Joers court after police warned them to quit. A driver Bernard Kohlens paid $4 for advising Nis tan. Other locals faced fines for various offenses as police continued patrols.
A shooting occurred on Newtown Street near St Vincent’s hospital Sunday night. A jitney driver and a man named Gesnik were involved. the assailants fled and police search the area. The driver’s injuries were minor and the incident prompted a citywide alert for suspects.
Divers prepared to recover a sunken coal boat near Seeside Park in Ha feet of water with a tide and weather conditions favorable. The operation involves a crew led by Captain Adex and a ship from New York to Meee, aiming to detach the wreck and bring the vessel to the surface.
President Wilson plans to announce shortly explicit U S steps for participation in military aid to Russia and economic assistance to aid a democracy in Moscow. The joint expedition with Japan may avoid redirecting German forces from the western front. The aims include protecting American interests and maintaining aid to the Russian people in their democratic fight.
California supreme court affirms its order denying a new trial for Thomas J Mooney. He remains in San Quentin awaiting execution for participation in the Preparedness Day bombing. Attorney McKenzie says clemency appeals are pending before Governor Stephens. Mooney was to be hanged August 23.
Delegates at the Democratic state convention in Saratoga debate uniting on a governor candidate. Names floated include James A Gerard Franklin J. Roosevelt, Williar Clare, Alfred J. Smith and Harry C. Walker. Uncertainty grows as no word comes from Oyster Bay on Theodore Roosevelt's stance.
A Seaside Park band concert is announced with performers including CLP Leye Nebben and Dane Mambers, followed by a Navy recruiting station event at Coatnon Street. Veterans and local residents join as apprentices and mess attendants, including Jon Dowd and William Tandardolph, with youths aged 16 to 26 listed among enlistments and staff at the event.
In France American engineers push concrete roads toward the front, transforming national highways into vital supply lanes. Over 2,000 road-builders, trained in U S technical schools, work under division heads to widen routes for artillery and motor trucks amid shellfire.
The United States Marine Corps launches a statewide recruiting drive with Bridgeport men aiding efforts. New Haven and New York districts report progress, while the Connecticut unit aims to meet targets of 75,500 enlisted nationwide, facing shortfalls and strict qualification standards.
Miss Jeanette Maohig of Montana, lone woman in Congress, opposed the war and shed tears over charges against her colleagues. The New York scene centers on Doctor of petition and Dudeeport leader Jenni Ys Wiha as factions fear Whitin’s decline and Roosevelt forces entering the fight to halt Whititan influence.
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