Bridgeport Telegram Historical Masthead and Motto
A historical masthead page from the Bridgeport Telegram notes establishment in 1891, listing publishing details, circulation notes, advertising representatives, and Associated Press affiliation. It includes a poetic motto about balance, justice, and compassion, framed as the paper’s line o cheer.
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Bridgeport Telegram
Reed
Connecticut
Poliites
Associates Press i
the Post Publishing CO
Cannon Street
Secund-Cines Mattec
Porrerererrerrieres
Sasseveeare
Aweek
Juttue Mathews Special Agency
Beacon Street
Boston
Maca
Madison Avenue
New York
Hartford
Chicago
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Rainy days and war thoughts at the breakfast table
A collage of wartime musings and light verse from Washington Star, noting rain delays, baseball suspensions, and army morale. Observations touch on Allies, Huns, thunderstorm cautions, and American guns near Soissons, with reflections on farming, weather, and public sentiment.
Kaiser views as told by Dr Davis in World story
Dr Arthur Davis, once Kaiser’s dentist, recounts the Hohenzollern ruler’s views on Americans including Wilson Hearst Roosevelt and Hale. The Kaiser calls Wilson a scoundrel but commends Hearst as truthful and praises Hale’s assistance while dismayed by Roosevelt’s resistance. Davis’s World excerpt highlights competing patriotisms in wartime rhetoric.
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Arthur Davis
Kaiser
Davis
New York World
Wilson
William R. Hearst
Roosevelt
Times
Hearst
Colonel Roosevelt
Germany
William Bayard Hale
Counter-Offensive Thrills as Allied Push Seals German Pocket
A dramatic war update contrasts the current Allied counter attack with 1914 maneuvers. General Foch's stroke is highlighted against German misjudgments, as Allied forces close three-sided pressure and trap German units into shrinking pockets with French British and American artillery aiding the effort.
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France
Britain
Germany
America
West
Foch
Warner Firemen Outing Today at Savin Rock
Warner Brothers firemen plan their annual outing and shore dinner at Savin Rock today. About noon they meet at Sunside Institute and travel by automobiles. The 75 member department includes 12 in U S service. Ex Chief James W Seppy and other city and factory officials invited as guests for a fine time.
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Warner Brothers
Savin Rock
Sunside Institute
Dever H. Warner
United States
Kier Northey
James WY. Seppy
Dauniel Js. Johnson
Bridgeport Mira Department
Freyler
No. 1
George S. Hill
W. Percy Allen
John J. McGabe
Walkhe
Gould
Broderick
Sk. Warner
Laiien T. Warner
Whro
Rabbi Wise to Work as Day Laborer at Maine Plant
Dr Stephen Wise renowned New York rabbi joins local marine construction plant as a day laborer with his 17 year old son. Wise says he works to fulfill a civic duty by contributing directly to essential wartime production while his family summers in Shippan Point.
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Stamford
Stephen Wise
Free Synagogue
New
Shippan Point
New Library Branches Promise City Growth and Reform
GUR BRANCH LIBRARIES. The city expands public library service with North Main and Kossuth street branches to ease crowding at the central library. Librarian Sanford pursues reforms to popularize the system while advocating a specially designed central building to meet growing demand.
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1 Srndieonott Public Library
North Main
Kossuth Street
Sanford
Whale Meat Seeks Welcome in Wartime Diet
The article notes whale meat entering wider use due to war, traditionally feeding larger fish and sharks, now eaten by humans. It compares taste to bear meat, requires little cooking, offers nourishment, and costs about half of beef. Bridgeport has not yet adopted this dish.
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Bridgeport
Less Sugar Plan Demands Reduced Rations in Bridgeport
Bridgeport urges households to limit sugar to two pounds per person per month due to a short crop and wartime needs. The message emphasizes sugar as aid for wounded and stressed soldiers, urging reduced use in tea and coffee and to make one lump replace two.
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Bridgeport
Belt lines debated for transit in city center
The Connecticut company has long avoided belt line service despite steady city transfers and traffic congestion. Officials argue belt lines would ease central congestion and increase passenger accommodation, though the idea has repeatedly been postponed.
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Connecticut Company
Band Concert Sunday Afternoon at Seaside Park
Dr. George V. Daniels, noted speaker from the United States Shipping Board, will headline a Seaside Park concert Sunday afternoon at 7 o clock. The program includes Spangled Banner Square Deal Best Beloved Southern Melodies Birds of the Forest Our Little Black Brevier Overture Encouragement Old Timers Waltz Memories Three Rings and a male choir directed by Professor Alvin S Breal of St Johns Episcopal Church will lead community singing.
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Seaside Park
Stacey Wight
Mitch
George V. Daniels
United States Shipping Board
Alvin S. Breal
St. John’s Biscopal Church
Meter Vehicles Dept Expands Office For Auto Licensing
The Motor Vehicle Office requests return of found registration cards and licenses to the office after loss. An expanded, better equipped space adjacent to the palaces and charities building is under construction and due for occupancy in a few months to improve processing speed.
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Automobile Department
Palches and Charities
Motor Vehcle
Navy Seaplane Engine Repair Program Seeks Enlistments
The navy seeks skilled machinists and engine experts to repair seaplanes at government expense. Recruits will be trained at the local station in Sanna Street and must demonstrate high precision in engine construction, inspection, and repair, including carburetors, gauges, and micrometers.
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Navy
Sanna Street
Alen
Nir
Starmidnard
Magnate
Auto
Hoover predicts victory in under two years
London report quotes Premier Lloyd George at a dinner for Herbert Hoover as food supplies, ships, and tonnage dominate Allied woes. He says once food is secured, shipping needs will decline and victory could come in less than two years, with America and Britain rapidly expanding tonnage and wartime supply lines.
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Hoover
London
Liosyd George
Herbert C. Hoover
America
France
Fraternal Orders Cancel Connecticut Christmas Outing
Officers and directors of the Veterans association and independent Odd Fellows announced that the annual 1,200 member New Haven outing will be omitted this year. Joseph Dowdall Taree and former Barnum animal superintendent Devorre Conlin of Lebanon, N T, attended a Knights of Pythias lodge meeting last night.
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Odd Fellows
Veterans’ Association
Order of Odd Iellows
New Haven
Amishore
Linner
Connecticut
Joseph Pdowdall Taree
Devorre Conlin
Barnum
Wordless War Story War Poster Book by Navy Department
A Navy Department publication titles Wordless War Story War Poster Book. It features twenty four war posters by American and foreign artists. The volume opens with a depiction of noncombatant suffering during a ship sinking and U boat danger, then progresses through scenes urging the home front to support soldiers, praising American power at sea and land, condemning Prussian brutality, and illustrating civic service values. Free copies are offered while supplies last to readers who mail in a coupon with name and address.
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Navy Department
Oma Dise
Waite
Phiindly
Recruit Station At War Bureau to Enroll Nurses
The War bureau in the First National Bank building will host a nursing recruitment drive opening Monday to enroll 26 000 student nurses for the United States Student Nurse Reserve. Connecticut's quota is 450 with plan for training classes at military hospitals including Camp Wheeler. Miss Rourke leads with Miss Oliver Mrs Grammard Miss Cullen and Miss Donegan aiding through the statewide effort to fill civil and military hospital needs.
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War Bureau
First National Bank
Willard H. Fleck
Bridgeport
Women's Committee
State Council of Defense
Lafayette Street
United States Student Nurse Reserve
Connecticut
Red Cross
Miss Rourke
Margaret Rourke
Connecticut Nurses’ Association
Camp Wheeler
Militar
Elizabeth Oliver
Isridgeport Hospital
George Grammard
Anna Cullen
Elizabeth Donegan
Bridgeport Sailors Assigned to Steamer Meade
Bridgeport sailors recently enlisted in the merchant marine are assigned to the steamer Meade. William J. Hickey of W. J. Grant Co. John W. Buckley of 177 Thompson Street Anthony Casoria of 75 Lexington Avenue and Walter J. Hartnett of 2 Buena Way were listed in a Boston announcement via Special Recruiting Agent William P. Hindle.
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William John Hickey
W. J
Gasoline Price Hike Not Tolerated by Fuel Administration
Boston July 26 The United States Fuel Administration warns against unwarranted retail gasoline price increases following a 0.5 cent rise in wholesale price. Federal official James J. Starraw, administrator for New England, received the information today.
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Boston
United States Fuel Administration
James J. Starraw
Furl
New England
Your Color and the Hidden Causes of a Poor Complexion
Medical editor urges readers to seek thorough examination for poor complexion. Advocates blood tests and X rays to identify underlying causes, warning many may be in early consumption. Encourages patience, stress the need for professional checks rather than self diagnosis.
Woman Division Created for War Labor Duties
Washington July 27 a new branch of government tailored to aid the American woman worker was established as the woman’s division of the department of Labor. Miss Mary Van Sleeck and Miss Mary Anderson moved to the Labor building from the Ordnance division and will supervise women on war contracts, studying health, living conditions, and social life to boost wartime output. They cite equal pay, ten hour shifts, and better factory conditions as aims, noting the need for vocational training and amusements to retain workers.
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Frederi Washington
Department of Labor
Mary van Skleeck
Mary Anderson
Ordnance Division
Labor Department
Ordnance Department
Pst Worr
Miss VanEleeck
Miss Anderson
Vankibeck
Russell Sate Foundation
Chicago
Boot and Shoe Workers' Union
Cleveland
Lahore
J. Haskin
Great Britain
Wome
Miss Warbeck
Germans Explode Stores on Banks Of Vesle Retreat
Paris July 26 reports from the Aisne Marne front say Entente progress continues. Germans are said to retreat toward the Vesle as fires surge in their lines. Censorship in Washington notes German prisoners communications will be censored after ruling.
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Vesle
Paris
Hava
Aisne-Marne Battle Front
Ententa
Oulchy le Chatent
Tardenois
la Liberte
Vesley
Aman Ian
Washlington
Gossipy View of Senate Race In Missichusetts
Rumors name Governor Walsh as likely Democrat candidate for U S Senate from Massachusetts and Boston Mayor Fitzgerald among possible contenders. Observers say New York primary is decorative as party picks occur beforehand and election forecasts shift amid claims of broad political sentiment toward a Congress aligned with the President.
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Wormer
David T. Walsh
United States
Missichusetts
Fitzgeraldd
Boston
New York
States
Lim
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Honduras
West Front
Soissons Way
Wilhelm
Berleen
Washington Star
Kaiser Views
Warner Firemen
D. H. Warner
Rabbi Wise
Maine
Gur
Machine Selmol
Brederick Wiskin
Washington
I. A. Binefesrib
Streer Avichiess
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Bureau For Women
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