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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1918
Page
18
A grass fire on Edna Avenue yesterday afternoon was started by a discarded cigarette butt. Firefighters from box 465 responded at the Noble Avenue and Livingstone Place corner. no damage was reported.
The coal situation remains below normal with limited supplies and chilled demand. Officials report weather has eased some urgency, but distributors struggle to meet typical winter needs as dealers limit purchases to ten dollars of coal per customer. Two coal barges reached the local harbor yesterday.
British naval planes from Dunkirk destroyed five German machines from Thursday to Sunday. Five others were brought down and two enemy observers killed. all British machines returned safely. Artillery fighting in Verduis and Vesges regions remained heavy with raids repulsed near La Yompelte and along the Meuse. French patrols north of the Ailette took prisoners. Reconnoitering parties near Hardaumont and Bezonyaux were dispersed.
A $240 machinists defense fund collected at a mass meeting in Plaza theatre will be invested in Liberty bonds and turned over to the defense fund. A special Machinists committee will travel to Washington to address labor matters in the city including the Remington Arms toolmakers and machinists wage dispute.
Milford March 18 Coroner Eli Mix ordered the arrest of Llareld Belcher of 87 William Street Bridgeport after a Sunday New Haven turnpike crash that killed George N. Smith of 303 Dover Street Bridgeport. Both men lacked licenses to operate the motorcycle car collision occurred at high speed. Smith died instantly. Belcher was taken into custody for Milford authorities and expected to face court tomorrow morning.
Alderman Cornell rails against waivers and rewards in the Board of Contract and Supply. Blakeslee reveals William Ty Seeley as presiding officer, causing surprise but no correction before adjournment. Debate centers on bills, budget items, and a no-bid purchase for two Dodge touring cars deemed most economical for the department.
The piece reflects a wartime travel writer’s observations from across several nations at war. It notes a Presbyterians meeting and a discussion line touching on leadership figures, culture, and distant regions. The text centers on how travel writing intersects with current conflicts and news from the front.
Air Appleton praised Britain’s wartime labor effort and unity in the face of German aggression. He argued Germany seeks not only dominance but the sun itself, denounced Austria-Hungary’s assault on Serbia, and praised English women for factory work while condemning profiteers. Patriotic music closed the Bridgeport Coast Band program.
An advertisement promotes powdered or compressed magnesium as immediate relief for indigestion and fermentation, gas, heartburn, and bloating after meals. It claims quick neutralization of stomach acids, enabling normal digestion and food enjoyment, with safety as long as symptoms persist. Sold at Lizzie’s Drug Store and other leading druggists.
An advertisement touts Petersons cosmetics promising fast blemish removal and a smooth complexion for both men and women. It extols facial treatments and patent remedies meant to erase pimples and skin flaws and claims dramatic social admiration from others.
Judge Carl Foster and Alderman Vincent Whitney led a 600 strong meeting on patriotism during wartime. Speakers rebut German propaganda and urged workers to support the war effort, stressing that Germans came seeking betterment or betrayed. A bicycle theft report followed at 508 State Street, with thieves taking Jesse Taylor’s bicycle from a Bijou theater alley.
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