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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
4
A clerk misplaced a shipment of $69,500 in Liberty bonds of the third issue at Land Title & Trust Company. Raymond Scott reported the bonds were on the counter and he turned away to assist others, then the bonds vanished from view. Police investigation underway in Philadelphia dated May 28.
In a disturbed report 68 one thousand dollar bonds two 509 bonds and five hundred dollar notes vanished from a bank. No arrests or rests were made and it remains unclear if the loss was by an outsider or an insider. Miss Stinson family from Binghamton, N Y, May 28. Katherine Stinson recovered from a crash landing, fixed a new propeller, and planned a test flight, aiming to depart for New York the next day.
Anson Phelps Stokes asserts Pershing placing American army in France boosts morale as if hundreds of thousands of troops arrived. He notes U S in the fight for victory, sheds national vanity for the cause, and aligns with French generals. Arthur W. Gleason supports view, warning peace by negotiation would have prevailed without U S entry.
Hartford May 28 Denial of reports based on Food Administration officials statements that further wheat conservation was unnecessary comes in a telegram from Federal Food Administrator Hoover to Connecticut official Robert Seoville. The message says no such statement was issued and that current stocks allow home use of roughly one third, to maintain Allied supplies, with 75,000,000 bushels carried at the start of May for about three months.
Hartford May 28. Eighteen decisions were handed down by the Supreme Court of Warriors. One case involved Walter J. Hanford and others against the Connecticut Power company. The court found no error in the Hartford county Superior court ruling that the association had the right to break a baby show contract in 1916 during an infantile paralysis epidemic. Several other Hartford, Fairfield, New Haven counties also saw no error and orders for new trials in certain cases.
Madison speech highlights criticism of wartime censorship as Colonel Theodore Roosevelt argues most censorship is foolish and that boasting should be censored while advocating English as the national language and Americanism as the national ideal. he warns earlier preparation could have shortened the war and notes Hoover in discussing harvest and word consumption estimates.
American artillery pressed a heavy night barrage after French aviators located German gas projector positions that shelled the American Luneville front. The shelling covered the arc with high explosive fire and aimed to destroy the projectors. Increased artillery and patrol activity accompanied the ongoing German offensive.
Philadelphia May 23 report from Washington confirms Lieutenant Red Meredith brother of Meredith Not Famous Ted of Penn is safe. The War department had said Aviator Lieutenant J J Meredith was captured and feared Ted Meredith among captured Americans in Germany during World War I. Meredith had served in American aviation in France since last fall.
Ruth Cameron reflectively discusses how people judge others by temperament and circumstance. A tale of a semi invalid woman labeled spleeny who kept fighting illness and duty, and a doctor notes her stubborn longevity. The piece urges self-judgment over external criticism and praises quiet, steadfast effort.
New Haven May 28. About 50 men of draft age were taken into custody tonight by agents in a raid in New Haven and at Savin Rock the West shore resort. The men were sent to the state air base for questioning over their draft status as they could not show draft cards.
A vintage advertisement promotes Q ban Tiary Color Restorer for women seeking greying hair solution. It claims the product is not a dye, preserves scalp health, restores color and gloss gradually, and does not wash or rub off. Money back guarantee and price are noted.
An old newspaper advertisement touts Monod's Sarsaparilla and Pentiron as iron rich tonics improving appetite, complexion, and vitality. It claims these products purify the blood and aid digestion, with Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pepiron cited as effective companions for cathartic relief and liver troubles, plus Hood's Pills for biliousness.
An old advertisement warns that meals poison the body, claims kidney and bladder disease worsen from food, and promotes GOLD MEDAL Mandom Oil Capsules as a remedy. It urges readers to buy the product from their druggist and avoid delay before funeral costs rise.
An old advertisement touts Dr. and G. Wills pills as a quick relief source for headaches pimples bad breath and constipation. It claims the formula contains pedophysism and laxatives, marketed as a native substitute for calorie aids and liver function, with benefits including improved digestion breath and appetite. Prices listed are 19c and 25c.
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