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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
3
The government bars private yachts from burning coal or oil for power except for cooking, effective after tomorrow, with government ships exempt. A private yacht away from home port on June 1 may carry fuel to return home by the shortest route. The piece ends with a stray line about an old fashioned boy.
Newark men and conductors voted to defer strike action until Wednesday next over women conductors and wages. Assurance of wage increases of ave cents an hour on June 1 prompted postponement.
Firefighters responded to a still alarm at the Cassidy family home on Elmwood Street. The blaze was extinguished before the crew arrived and caused no damage.
Weidlich action seeks $10 090 in damages from the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad over a Berkshire division gate crossing collision last January. Franks Weidlich, administrator for the estate of the deceased, filed the suit. accident involved a trolley signal and a crossing, with defendant party attempting settlement prior to jury trial next week. The case cites Ernest Weidlich age under 40 as the deceased and notes a large earning capacity. a $20 000 claim is considered not excessive.
The notice touts Pean's Widney Pills as a cure for kidney weakness and related symptoms such as back ache headache dizziness and urinary disturbances. It claims thousands have been cured and positions the product as a leading remedy.
Stratford May 30 A Stratford seaman Frank Kopp aboard a WW I transport reports two encounters where Allied destroyers forced Garin submarines to submerge. He witnessed quelling efforts as soldiers and sailors prepared for action and observed relief when subs fled. Memorial Day was quiet with relatives visiting, trolleys crowded, and local crews active in town.
Foreclosure actions filed in Superior court over the Mills estate dispute involving Mildred Mills of Stratford against Frank P Mills Marion K Mills and others of East Bridgeport. A $4708.67 note secured by property on William Street allegedly assigned to Mildred Mills during estate distribution remains unpaid with Marion Mills in possession.
Milford news notes Grace Hospital plans its commencement for the class of 111 percent in Plymouth church chapel on Wednesday evening at eight. Programs include orchestra, graduates, diplomas, and a reception at the nurses dormitory. Names of graduates and post graduates are listed with local ties and international connections.
When you go through Milford you find the only home amide store in town offering delicious homemade bakery items, sodas, and HUBER'S ICE CREAM. Catering for churches, lodges, societies, etc. Broad St Milford opposite the Public Library. Tel 328. For spraying fruit or shade trees call Barnum 4096-3. HlA Stelw.
T. Harry Crossley and three other prisoners were moved to the state prison in Wethersfield by county officials yesterday. Crossley, sentenced last week in the Criminal Superior Court, will serve from two to five years on an embezzlement charge. Other prisoners include Morris TV. Winton, sentenced from one to three years for embezzlement, Fred A Wouhaupt of Janinbery, and Bentorcerd for five years for assaulting a younger man. Abdul Kirougen, in Danburs, noted as a man of sensible habits, remains among the group awaiting transfer.
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