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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
22
Wednesday night burglars entered the Hotel Sterling at Sterling and Crescent streets and stole $12 from the cash register. Detectives have been assigned to the case and are investigating the theft.
Paris March 29 Phelpa Colling of Detroit Michigan a member of the Lafayette Flying corps was killed in an air battle on March 13 at the French front.
New York March 29 Samuel Levy a 49 year old army uniform inspector shot himself in the left temple while in his pajamas at the Farnon apartments 551 West 70th Street He staggered to the window and collapsed a passerby saw him and he was taken to St Lawrence s hospital Dr Welen Roney and Dr Mulligan treated him Levy had suffered nervous trouble for months living with his sister Mrs Rose Newman The man who alerted the owner of the building Harry Ivanson assisted in the rescue
Bristol R I management of the National India Rubber Co plant, shut down by a strike of 2000 workers last Tuesday, announced the mills would reopen Monday morning. No settlement yet, but officials expect most employees back. Wire insulation department resumes today with 400 on duty. The strike stemmed from discontent over a new sliding scale of wages.
Timilo de Stubner, a chemist at the American Graphophone plant in this city, solved the wax shortage caused by the war by developing a better recording wax. His experiments produced a wax superior to the German import, averting the plant's threat of closure.
Charles Leary reported to police that during the night an unknown thief entered his room at 621 Waterstreet and took a new suit a pair of shoes a sweater and 4.50 in cash while leaving behind worn clothes.
Residents warned to expect a wartime style parade this afternoon as 180 Pierce-Arrow air trucks carrying about 5 400 Indian motorcycles roll through Stratford and Airfield avenues toward New York. Army personnel will supervise the event with local officials greeting officers in a special car.
The New York Athletic Club announces action by its board to weed out pro Germanism. One member is expelled and three suspended pending April 9 trials. Two interned enemy aliens at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, are to be ousted on that date. The club has over 5,000 members.
The Associated Press reports that Japanese, French, and 42nd British field guns were sent to General Semenoff, the anti Bolshevik leader, whose forces are fighting Bolshevik troops in Manchuria.
A woman wears two necklaces said to depict heads of perspiration on her husband's brew, drawing attention at the market. The meaning behind the pieces remains unclear, but onlookers note the bold display and speculative chatter.
A compact reflection on how reality outpaces language, urging readers to confront the oddities of truth rather than rely on ornate speech. It challenges verbosity by arguing that genuine situations demand clear, direct expression over flourish. The piece foregrounds the value of plainspoken accuracy in understanding events.
Fragmentary text notes a nature themed process where Tyol is tasked with a project. Acknowledges Tyol receives raw material from Nature and must complete the job with some help. The readable portion is unclear about entities, dates, or places.
Maria Tex March 29 Ten Mexicans and Private Theodore K Albert an American cavalryman were killed yesterday in a clash between United States cavalry and Mexican bandits near Pilares Mex southeast of Valentine Tex Official advices received here today report the fatalities and name the American casualty. GEM FOCH IN COMMAND Washington March 29 First official reference to General Foch as supreme commander of allied forces on the western front is in a cablegram President Wilson congratulating him on new authority.
The Vossische Zeitung in Berlin reports the German supreme command plans a fresh, powerful offensive on another section of the front to widen the enemy’s encirclement. The move is framed as a major strategic strike.
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