Poll Players spark laughs with Take A Chance at Lyric
Lyric theatre roars with Take A Chance as Poll Players receive wave after wave of encores. Vincent Lawrence’s farce delights Bridgeport audiences, prompting early seat reservations for remaining shows. Chaplin returns to Poli’s with A Dog’s Life paired with The Studio Girl. Don Fuque and Harry Haw present Children of Confucius in a modern Chinese dance act. Chaplin’s A Dog’s Life at Plaza runs with The Law of the Great Northwest. Strong vaudeville features Money or Your Life headline the bill.
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Lyric
Lyric Theatre
Vincent Lawrence
Poli
Charles Chaplin
Poli Theatre
Constance Talmadge
New York
Chicago
Bridgeport
Don Fue Gue
Harry Haw
Confucius
Castle the Castles
America
West
Poli Mangement
Charlie Chaplin
Nut Letter Warns Police Of Coming Crimes
Superintendent of Police John H Redgate received a letter from an alleged crank or student predicting a wave of crimes in the city. The note accused officers of taking hush money and wasting time with girls in doorways instead of patrolling boats. The envelope held rice powder. Police deem the writer a crank or schoolboy trying to cause trouble.
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John H. Redgate
Recruiters enroll 62 for merchant marine training
In Boston on May 8 a United States Shipping Board recruiting service set a new record by enrolling 62 young men to train for the merchant marine. All were assigned to a training ship in the harbor. Massachusetts supplied 29 recruits, New York 18, Connecticut 11, and Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, and New Jersey one each.
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Boston
United States Shipping Board
Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
New Jersey
Milford Soldier Tells of Army Life on Long Hike
A Milford soldier at Camp Devens writes of intensified drill for the coming soldiers. He details marching to a camp near Lancaster, uncomfortable nights on the ground, Y M C A facilities, a Liberty loan rally, and meals. Other notes include a reception for a new minister, St Peter’s annual meeting, and local social events.
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Milford, May
Camp Devens
Devens
Lancaster
Liberty Loan
William Edgar Smith
Silverbeach
Millitary Police
Lucia
Order of the Eastern Star
G Guggenheim
Defamily
Orchestrra
George Whitcomb
Simonson
Arthur
Little Grace
Henry Marshall
Leslie Briggs
First Church
Clarence Reidenbach
Plymouth Church
G. Gugenheim
Devon
George Everett Knollymeyer
Episcopal Church
Bush
Ladies’ Aid
C. E E. Budgen
Alethea Circle
C. J. Harvey
Sunday School
Thomas Lauridson
Epworth League
St. Peter's
The Dot Fortune Teller Story Misread in Ink
A fragment describes a fortune teller named The Dot with a life of injury and a future of wealth. It hints she will marry a very rich man and plans to give much to charity while avoiding toil or spinning, suggesting a life focused on wealth management and philanthropy.
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Ephing
Tee
Sae
Home Guard to Usher in Public Events This Summer
The Fourth District Connecticut Home Guard plans wide parade activities and intensive training this summer. A May 18 parade in Bridgeport will inaugurate the Red Cross drive, with a Memorial Day parade on May 30 and a July Fourth district event expected to field about 2,500 uniformed men from 36 units. A Seaside Park district review will involve notable military officers and civil officials, with Governor Holcomb possibly reviewing the troops. Also noted are weekly battalion reviews in Stamford, Norwalk, and Danbury, and a recent examination for officers and men to advance or gain commissions. An accident report details George McOntie of 88 State Street sustaining a fractured skull after a fall from a second-story window, treated at Bridgeport Hospital.
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Connecticut
Elias Ss. Hall
Wilson
Crovam
Bridgeport
Seaside Park
Military Imergency Board
United States
Holcomb
Stamford
Norwalk
Danbury
Jane
P. C. Quintard
Jn Weir Goldsborough
KW. Mansfield
Westport
Th S&s
Bridgeport Tops State in Thrift Stamp Sales
Bridgeport leads all major cities in state thrift and war savings stamp sales with per capita purchases of 3.08 dollars, according to the state director of war savings. Hartford, Waterbury, and New Haven follow with 2.66, 2.48, and 2.87 dollars respectively, with county totals and earlier reports noted.
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Bridgeport
State Director of
War Savings
Hartford
Waterbury
New
CHIEVES TAKE GEMS
Joe Lee of 67 State street reported to the Detective bureau that two men robbed him at the railroad station Sunday afternoon, taking a pocketbook with two diamond rings valued at about 120 dollars before vanishing into the crowd.
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Joe Lee
State Street
Detective Bureau
Doctor Deery Reports Car Stolen In Fairfield
Fairfield physician Dr. J. Deery reported to the Detective Bureau that his 1914 Torch coupe with Connecticut registration C121 was stolen early yesterday morning. The incident was discovered after the owner alerted authorities.
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Dieery
Pr. J
Deery
Fairfield
Koreau
Connecticut
Sailor Scalded When Pot Tips Water at Sea
Albert Deahe, a sailor aboard a United States scout cruiser, badly burned his left hand yesterday afternoon. A hurried call to Dr. Pasath at the Emergency hospital led to transfer to St. Vincent's hospital.
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Albert Deahe
B. Cc. Pasath
Treahe
Stop at Willing's Stop at Willing's Milford Coffectivery Store
Milford's only home made confectionery and bakery goods shop offers sodas HUBER'S ICE CREAM and catering for churches lodges and societies. Located on Braad St opposite the library with delivery from River Sty Haven Dairy Ice Cream. Phone 528 and 398.
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Huber
Iawland
Braad St
N River Sty Haven
Burglary at Main Street Saloon Reported
J. Z. Devine of 74 Main Street reported to Detective Nurew that burglars entered his Main Street saloon late Tuesday night and stole about $10 in cash from the unlocked register.
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J. Z. Devine
Main Street
Nurew
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