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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
7
The article reports widespread impact on tailors as war strains commerce and demand. Many workers are unemployed or seeking other jobs while orders dwindle and shops tighten. Some tailors shift to cheaper garments and altered work, hoping to sustain income amid economic disruption.
Washington administration moves to consolidate city ticket offices in Washington Atlantica and seven other cities. The plan aims to save millions by unifying offices. Investigations under way in New York Chicago St Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh and elsewhere.
fragments describe a March 16 event at Watchman s Estate involving cousins and cash amounts around 31 000. unclear names and details.
John McDaniels, 21, of Omaha, Nebraska, was found dead in his room in New Haven after a gas stove in his sleeping area allegedly released gas overnight. He had recently moved to the city to work at a munition factory aboard the Tuscania.
At a meeting of the Legislative Committee in Hartford the group voted to ask Gov Holcomb to order all saloons in the state closed daily at 6 p m from May 1 to November 4 as a wartime efficiency measure to aid farm work.
One nurse learned he came from Endow and was homesick to return to his Hippodrome job. Atil Dred wondered what he could ask, and she was astonished when she learned his true work.
Boston March 13 Judge Arthur E burr who had just taken office as Suffolk county judge of probate collapsed at the courthouse after a case hearing. A longtime Boston attorney, he was appointed by Gov McCall to fill a vacancy caused by Judge Elijah George s death. He was 48.
Lifebuoy soap is praised as an antiseptic cleanser for skin health. It claims to reach pores, remove perspiration and waste, and leave a distinctive hygienic odor. Manufactured by Lever Bros. Co. in Cambridge Massachusetts.
Southport March 13 Special Mrs Samuel Jennings entertained the King's Daughters at Center street home with sewing for the Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn then a luncheon. Liberty chorus rehearsed for a war rally to be held early April at the Wakeman Memorial building. Red Cross sewing continued at the Wakeman building under the Current Events club. Over $30 raised for shipping books to Camp Devens. Several local residents noted including Corporal Monard Taylor visiting Dayton after furlough and planned fire department supper arrangements.
February coal shipments from Pennsylvania anthracite mines to AR Powee Jang totaled 633,650 tons more than the previous year, surpassing January figures. The report notes the coal’s composition and energy content, detailing carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and trace elements.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, sent a message to the Prussian Soviet Congress in Moscow expressing sympathy for the Russian people in their struggle to secure freedom. He states that the American nation desires to aid Russia and asks for guidance on how to assist, urging courage and justice in opposing autocracy and inviting Russian suggestions for support.
London reports Philip Pimhind Gleisebroot Unionist MP for South Manchester and major in the Cheshire Yeomanry has been killed in action in Palestine. Born in 1860, he was first elected to Parliament in 1912. A separate social note mentions a woman criticizing material in stockings while another woman critiques the finger in them.
Thos Angles reports that Dr. Alejandro Alvarez, secretary general of the Institute of International Law, told students at a hay college that a bloc of republics will adopt a new Monroe Doctrine. It would bar European powers from acquiring territory in the Western Hemisphere as war indemnity and forbid any such acquisition by any means.
Washington March 13 Active preparations to fortify aerial defenses along the Atlantic coast began with the formation of an army board. Major Norman W Beck will head the panel to select sites for air squadrons and balloon units, meeting in Charlestown S C Totten N C and Boston. Commanders from three Atlantic districts will designate extra officers to join the board as districts outline needs.
Charlies for Washington reports former ambassador C. P. Bryan died last night of heart failure at 61. He served as minister to China in 1897, then to Lonsil, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, and Japan from 1911 onward. Born in Chicago, he later lived in Washington and Colorado, was a Society of Cincinnati member and Spanish War veteran. Burial expected here, probably Friday.
A reflective line notes that no matter how distinguished your ancestors were, neighbors will still find fault with your children. The quote highlights social judgment and family reputation in small communities. It reads as a caution about public perception and enduring criticism regardless of heritage.
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