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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1918
Page
4
The Board of Fire Commissioners tried yesterday to locate the Robinson pumping engine shipped from St. Louis a month ago. The last signal placed it somewhere in Pennsylvania and officials seek its current location and expected arrival to install in one of Bridgeport’s fire houses.
Stratford reports Edgar Fisher retiring principal of the center school honored by eighth grade pupils with a bound volume of Travels of Harry Lauder. John Taylor spoke on behalf of the scholars, thanking him for his support and wishing him success at a new shipyard post.
Waldo C Bryant, Bridgeport district production manager, is promoted to district chief of the Bridgeport district ordnance. Major Franklin of Springfield will become production manager. The reorganization, issued by acting chief Major General C C Williams, creates district chiefs with direct reporting to the acting chief, plus inspection, production and personnel managers under each chief. The Waysides seek news from any 15 year old team via The Telegram.
Fairfield June 17. Peterson president of Peterson Motor Car company and assistant Worth were arrested Saturday after a motorcade from the Long Island City plant to Woodsford Maine for speeding. They bonded $25 each and will appear next Saturday in town court before Judge Bacon Wake. Also Andre Schawick of Bridgeport was arrested for having no light on his motorcycle and for not registering it. Attorney Harry N. French of New York denied recklessness and promised a strong defense next Saturday.
Judge Warner will hear the Plaza claim in Superior Court this morning concerning a tempera injunction to restrain Bridgeport from starting work on public improvements. Petitioners allege city plans await appeals disposition before proceeding. potential losses loom if builds are torn down.
Secretary Baker approves sentences ranging from 18 months to 26 years for conscientious objectors in World War I. Objectors from Canep Uptom and Camp Green faced courts martial after refusing military service, with names and terms listed. He suggests possible postwar repatriation to preferred countries, asserting propriety and clarity in outcomes. The article notes the soldiers were naturalized or native citizens, and questions arose over what constitutes a related or related-by-marriage refusal to fight.
Naval training for Yale and Brown units will run July through August at Madison Beach hotel headquarters. Rear Admiral M. Chester announced the plan, with navy support providing ships and equipment. Applications will be limited to undergraduates entering Yale or Brown in the fall, with Abbott and Edwards reserving slots for their respective universities.
Twenty crew members of the Kringsjaa, sunk by a German U boat off Virginia, were landed at Lewes, Delaware. Survivors, questioned briefly, were hurried onto a train toward New York with no details released. The article notes strong emotional ties to home and debates over allegiance and future repatriation after the war.
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