May Invite Champ Clark to Speak Here on Journey
Bridgeport residents urge U S House Speaker Champ Clark to add Bridgeport to his New England tour. Clark plans August 16 Savin Rock speech amid broader stopovers, after contact with New Haven based Progressive Club.
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Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Savin Rock
Bridgeport
Speaker Clark
New England
Connecticut
Clark
Daniels
New Haven
Progressive Club
Well Known Waterbury Architect Passes Away
Waterbury July 24. Fred FE. Griggs, a well known architect, died at his home. Native to Waterbury he graduated from Sheffield Scientific School in 1887 and Columbia School of Mines in 1889. He designed major local buildings including the Hotel Elton and County Court House and the seminary at Fiske University in Nashville. Shipworker Breaks Arm. Frank Plumb of 252 Newfield Avenue is in Bridgeport Hospital with a broken arm suffered at Lake Torpedo Boat Company plant last evening.
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Waterbury
Fred FE. Griggs
Sheffield Scientific School
Columbia School of Mines
Elton
County Court House
Fiske University
Nashville
Tenn
Frank Plumb
Newfield Avenue
Bridgeport
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
$5 000 Award to Mother Sustained by Court
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin sustained a $5,000 verdict awarded to Filla I. Schrayer for her son's death in Norwalk. The case against the Bishops and Lynes Company of Norwalk held the driver acted in company business. The ruling affirmed the lower court's decision and noted no error in the ride. A separate ruling found error by the Superior Court in setting aside a mechanics lien on a defendant’s building during litigation before Judge Malthio.
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Filla I. Schrayer
Norwalk
Supreme Court of Wriers
Dow
Bishops and Lynes Company of
Supreme Court
Barnith Sachs
Jennie Nussenbaum
Superior Court
Malthio
Seven Mexican Bandits Captured and Executed
Mexican troops pursuing bandits holding for ransom Nat Mia lone and Sam Barksdale captured Felipe Muzquiz and six others, executing them under General Peraldi at Piedras Negras. Also notice on coal conservation meeting at Bridgeport High School auditorium hosted by the National Association of Stationary Engineers with speakers T. J. Pardy and William P. Kirk.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Nat Mialone
Sam Barksdale
Pedra de Blanca Ranch
Felipe Muzquiz
Peraldi
Piedras Negras
Bridgeport
National Association of Stationary Engineers
T. J. Pardy
William P. Kirk
Bridgeport Fuel Committee
Wounded Corporal Nicholson Named In Casualty List
Corporal John J. G. Nicholson of 458 Wilmot avenue was severely wounded on June 24, per General Pershing’s casualty list. He is 24, drafted in New York December 6, trained at Camp Upton, and embarked for France April 4. His wife Gretchen Mischler Nicholson and his mother Elizabeth Nicholson were notified. He worked as a pattern maker for Abwininian Castings, registered in New York, born in this city. A brother Angus Nicholson trains at Pelham Bay naval station. a brother-in-law Joseph Mischier serves in France. He belonged to the machine gun company of the 307th Infantry, 77th National Army division. Pershing’s list totals 108 casualties with 45 wounded severely and 1 prisoner.
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John J. G. Nicholson
Wilmot Avenue
John J. Vehing
New York
Camp Upton
Barone
Ais
Gretchen Mischler- Nicholson
Elizabeth Nicholson
Denver Avenue
Abwininian Castings Company
Airfield
Gretchen Mischler
Boston
Sirother
Angus Nicholson
Officers
Pelhamay Park Naval Station
Nicholson
Joseph Mischier
France
Me Regiment of Engineers
John Gyrne
Camp Houston
Texas
Nichelson
307Th Infantry
T7th National Army Division
Pershing
Washington
Wershing
Theo
Hilled
P. Fitzgerald
Worcester
Mass
Hirth
Toledo
Ohio
W. C. Orr, Jr
Philadelphia
Hunsaker
Dave Tes
L. Bell
Chicago
TR. Blackwell
J Bluefield
Crame
N. Wijs
Rowland
Warren
WH. A. Schmidt
Mast St. Louis
M. C. Smith
Morranton
Somerville
J. Tremones
Ind
E. Bl’. Watt
Finley
Steelton
B. Albert
Jennings Street
J. Blasius
Kicaro
TH. Boswell
W. Budsynski
South Bend
Yale
Grand View
Wash
W. Deg Ree
Stewart
Alvin
IL Graham
Greenshoro
Ay Gunsberg
Staunton
Tih
Aclikson
Franklin Mino
Mich
AT. Ning
W. Conlon
Anaconda
A. A. Cox
White Sulphur Springs
Mont
Norris J. Deland
Philadephias
A. Hill
Cowgill
Mos Jdohnson
New Orleans
Leanelli
Bert Yates
N. Oy
Allentown
Lia
EL. E. lXellering
Washingtons- di- CIA
Gre Moon
South
Six Dead and Missing From Cruiser San Diego
The cruiser San Diego sank off Fire Island after an explosion, leaving six dead and missing. Three of the six were killed by the blast. the three still missing are Clyde Blaine Lomita California John Paularris Dinginmith and Andrew Mungon St Paul.
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Washington
San Diego
Fire Island
Daniels Suick
Clyde
Blaine
Lomita
California
John Paul Arris
Dinginmith
Andrew Mungon
St. Paul
Names of wounded soldiers listed from multiple cities
A compilation of abbreviations and partial names of wounded soldiers from Bend Indiana to Buffalo New York and elsewhere. The text lists ranks such as Corporals Privates and Buglers along with street addresses cities and states in a scattered OCR fragment. Each line appears to identify individuals in service with locations including Brooklyn New York Mass and Canada.
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Fightth Avenue
New York City
Subaets
Lawrence
Mass
Vanderlin
Hornell
E. Way
Walden Avenue
Buffalo
Joinwright
Ossie
Warren
John W. Wright
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Missouri Statesman
Eocony
Standard Oil Co. , of
G. W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Arcade Corner
Main St
International Film Service
Jxtra
Bridgeport Bay
National Army
Becox
Malevon G
Baley
Danbury
United States
George Squinobatt
Plaia
Miracle
120Th St
Park Avey
Ente
KODAK
Shore
Mountains
KodAks
Fritzs Hawley
Maxim
Bridgeport Wail
Idgefort
Howland
Airport
Conn
Fairfield Ave
Cannon St
Weather Fair
Howland Jewelry
LaValliere
THE
Howland Dry Goods CO
Port Jefferson
Port Davly
Port Jefterson
Gundany
Toon Rar
Nerie
Naugatuck
Union Street Wharf
Merstra
NEW ENGLAND STEp_. SHIP CO
Roth-Blum Diamonds and Jewelery
Onnette
Optician
Opt
Awning Co
Kossuth
Barnim
Edwin To
Smithee 3 &Co Et
Smith's
Mares
Frank J. Ostrofsky
Pembroke St
Cor. Hamilton
East Main St
Cor. Jane
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