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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
12
A fragment from a poem urges travelers to seek a real aim to earn a name through worthy deeds not grand talk. It emphasizes action over empty words and the need to prove oneself to gain lasting reputation.
A jumble of satirical phrases and political riffs from an early 20th century breakfast table column. The monologue touches on divorce, flu, Lenine, Wilson, the Kaiser, liberty bonds, and postwar reconstruction with quick, tangential quips and pop culture jabs.
The essay argues that postwar conditions will be harsh in Europe with destroyed cities and mass suffering in Armenia Serbia and Roumania. It urges Americans to aid soldiers and civilians through the United War Work campaign and to help create a new earth and heaven by aiding those who bore the battle.
The article surveys famed Allied generals and leaders from World War I, naming Ferdinand Foch, Sir Douglas Haig, Marshal Joffre, John J. Pershing, General Diaz, and others like Allen, Maude, and Mitchell. It praises Foch for the Marne, notes Haig’s rise, Joffre’s retirement, and Pershing’s merit on the Mexican border and later command, highlighting enduring reputations and the prestige of wartime leadership.
A call echoes Wilsons appeal for American aid to rebuild Europe and restore self government. Belgium and France need help, and central Europe must receive normal order. Lloyd George Clemenceau endorse the plan as America seizes a supreme opportunity.
The piece warns that Kultur is untrustworthy in both war and peace and that allies must vigilantly watch it amid looming council deliberations. It suggests schemes to evade punishment and urges the allies to remain alert to avoid unfair advantage in future dealings.
The text describes Russia reopening after conflicts, noting highways and routes to advance access. It claims the world will learn of the situation and that Allies now move to enter and pave the way to future peace.
United States gas defense plant in Long Island City plans to demobilize 12000 workers. Management offers employees time to locate other positions before dismissal and promises assistance. workers earn 40 to 80 dollars a week. Some departments have already suspended operations as war department orders loom.
President Meono pardons harbor workers and leaders tied to a major strike. Seventeen men released after serving thirty days in prison on agitation charges. Officials expect the move to soften tensions and revive disrupted harbor operations.
PARLE Monde Nov 11 Hyas Senator Declusive recalls a famed folfar by the late Monsier Preppel about Alsace Lorraine. He says a new will may allow return to Ybernui the title of Monsignor Repelp containing the desired pard Nacart. Monsignor Froppel, a noted French bishop, died in 1581.
A garbled dispatch reports Caprenis being deployed by authorities to feed starving Italian citizens amid shortages in Rome and surrounding regions. The notice mentions wartime logistics and government efforts to mitigate famine.
Nelson Morris American minister to Sweden planned return to his post aboard the liner Stockholm after lifting of shipping ban. He traveled by train to Boston, boarded a destroyer, then joined the Stockholm about 500 miles off the New England coast as it sped toward Europe. The unnamed voyage and rescue report reflect a novel experience in mid voyage diplomacy.
Realty Record Warranty reads lists transfers of land and buildings among multiple parties. Abrahammett to Luigi Vere onien and WW Veroniaa pieces on Cedar and Boarh streets. Costigan to Pavone and Cismondi on Adice street. Steeves to Connecticut Company on 169 Fairfield Avenue. Lileteesy to Lonmitter two lots on Meadow Mangr Paris Field Avenue. Vrink to Prank two pieces on Fairfield and Howard avenues. McLaughlin to Rank two parcels on Fairfield Avenue. Halitaijczik to Barbas Hlwdagenik half interest on Duddelings and Wordin avenues. Mechanics Savings to Henry Wy Craft on Morehouse Street. Mante Cady Warner to Stiles Crohgidsell on Park Place and Hazel Linden avenues. Edward Pastor to Thomas Ar molt on Frank Street. Annie Blackman to O’Connell on Cottage Street. Hirsch and Weiss to Miller on Stratford and Bishop avenues. Bushnell to Costigan on Alise Street. Lucia to Palatiale Primara on Sherman Streets. Nichols and Erminn to Siegal on Sanford Avenue.
In Tokio crowds heard remarks from Ambassador Morris as Yokohama held fireworks and parades. Citizens planned to mail messages to Allied embassies, while Premier Hara praised American intervention and urged a future of cooperative peace honoring the victory and shared heroism.
The report notes 19 new flu cases yesterday, bringing total since the outbreak began to 8,048. Hillside hospital treated seven new discharges, leaving 31 patients, while nurses return to duty as wards may soon close if new cases stay low.
Frontier with Berne and Vienna cited as closed to all travel and trade. Ambiguous text mentions Avstre-Cemagi frontier and Lespaleh uncertain, with unclear reference to navy involvement. No clear dates or named officials.
Dr George Coleman of Boston arrives in Washington to lead a Labor Department information campaign through public forums. He argues these forums will guide postwar reconstruction by exposing citizens to diverse views, testing ideas through questions, and transforming democracy into an active, thinking citizenry.
A London meeting of Liberal peers and commoners outlined wartime reconstruction policies by Prime Minister Lloyd George. He urged a great housing program, reduced labor hours, wage reforms, land reform, and large-scale development in transport. He warned against revolution and dissension, called for national unity and party cooperation, and sought broader coalition support under Bonar Law.
Clifford B. Wilson reports the mayor predicts the plaza project will advance more rapidly soon after weeks of slow progress. The mayor said a real plaza could be a fact within a year, with a shift from a piecemeal approach to quicker action by city officials. Also notes four couples received marriage licenses at the Bureau of Vital Statistics and expects weddings to follow shortly.
A dated report notes states carried by President Wilson in 1916 that would have gone Republican this year include California Idaho Kansas Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Dakota Ohio Washington and Wyoming. It says New York Governor Charles S Whitman plans to examine the Supreme Court to inspect the Cathots in New York county and signals a possible recount in the New York governor race, potentially delaying final results.
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