Poles in America Seek Commission To Native Land
In New York on November 28 Polish groups urged allied governments to send an impartial inter allied commission to Poland with Jewish and Polish immigration members to verify reports of anti Jewish pogroms and separate Polish and Russian forces in disarray. They seek clear evidence to counter claims affecting Poland at the peace table and hope for vindication of Polish rabbis amid ongoing turmoil.
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New York
Poland
Polish National Department
Polish National Defense
Polis
United States
B. Kolakowski
Germany
Russia
Zionists Campaign Ready in Bridgeport for Membership
The Zionist Organization of America in Bridgeport formed a large membership drive team. An executive committee named Frank S. Cohen as chair and listed numerous officers, committee heads, and advisory members along with many crew and team captains ready to push quota fulfillment.
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Bridgeport
Zionist Organization of America
Frank S. Cohen
Hertyon J. Beek
Iy Lifshiz
George Greenspun
Charles H. Shapiro
Dr. L. Smirnow
M. S. Rosen
Louis Baumrind
Rev. H. Koller
David Apstein
Ry Rosenblatt
Morris Greenspun
Esther Zalkind
Harry Greenstein
Samuel Katz
Samuel
Pauline Miller
H.abrams
Rabbi
J. Abrams
KR. Altman
Meyer Antel
Solomon Badesch
Israel Bauman
William Benzel
Morris Bernstein
Max Cohen
Paul Dietz
F. Drucker
EH. Einhorn
Nathan Engteman
George Finkelstone
Lawrence Winklestone
Jacob
Gil Paul Goldarg
Maurice Gerv
Michael Boone
Samuel Slotnick
S. Sherman
Fannie
Drucker
Jack. Lederer
Charlotte Winter
Harry Silver
I Frrank Dehken
Anna Apstain
Edwar I. Apstein
S. Badesch
Flora Bohrer
Jacob F. Cohen
Frank Cohen
Sylvia Cohen
Reutsch
David Teldman
F.C. Fox
Lawrence Finkelstone
Henry Greenstein
William Handelman
Abraham Skolodny
Defense Council Ready To Curb Activities
The prudential committee of the Connecticut State Council of Defense urges nonpartisan local groups to stay steady until War Bureau work transfers to property plans. It recommends discontinuing several committees and continuing others at no expense, detailing which to end and which to keep.
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Connecticut
Prudential Committee
Conecticut State Council of Defense
Department of State Protection
Liberty
Boy Bitten by Stray Dog In Cleveland Avenue
Seven year old Frank Foehrenback of 124 Cleveland avenue was bitten on the left leg by a stray dog yesterday afternoon. The wound was cauterised by Dr. H Weis of the Emergency staff and the boy was sent home. National facts and figures note cement production in 1937 totaled 90,702,474 lavels.
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Frank Foehrenback
Cleveland Avenue
H. Weis
Foehrenback
United States
Greenwich Fire Believed Work Of Incendiary
A three story tenement in Frenberwick owned by Antonio Contienes burned with over 5000 dollars in damage. Firemen from Greenwich Westport Chester and Mellor Elose of Port Chester fought two outbreaks as top floor burned fully and lower floors gutted. Incendiary origin suspected. Nearby residents included Italian families who mostly saved belongings. Also notes on local events and obituaries from Greenwich.
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Greenwich
Ant2na Slocum
Winsted
Conn
Charles Edward Tempany
Knapp and Sons
Tempany
Benjamin Lockwood
Alliance Francaise
Field Club
Balden Sperger
Clemenceau
David 8
Baker
Conseil
Brooklyn
John Gilson
East Putnam Avenue
Martha Logan
New York
Ethel Melillo
Greenwich Hospital
Hamilton Avenue
Charles J. O'Hagan
Charles 7. O'Hagan
Camp Perry
Ohio
Georgie Cornish
Sound Beach
Cornish
Hamilton Avenue School
Woman Boarder Disputes Landlady Stabbed in Back
Mrs Annie Bannick of 1917 Sea View Avenue was arrested yesterday afternoon by Sergeant John J Flynn and Doorman William Collan for assault on Annie Curtis of the same address. Curtis, a munitions worker and boarder, says Bannick stabbed her in the back with scissors during a money dispute.
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Annie Bannick
Seaview Avenue
John J. Flynn
William Collan
Annie Curtis
Curtis
Five Hurt in Trolley Crash in New Britain
SEW GRULATN November 28 Five passengers were injured in a trolley collision in the center of the city tonight when one car split a switch and struck another. An unidentified man about 50 years old was thrown under a car and suffered a fractured skull. Two others had broken limbs.
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Sew Grulatn
Save Food Here To Spare Lives Plea Of Hoover
Food administration to launch an intensive campaign next week to mobilize the nation for feeding 506 million hungry people in Europe and the Near East. Hoover’s message to churches will open Conservation Week urging saving and sharing food with allies and liberated nations. The drive emphasizes prewar export levels and the huge scale of delivering 20 million tons of food next year.
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Washington
Europe
Near East
Food Administration
Hoover
Italian Red Cross Drive Opens in Bridgeport Dec 2
Bridgeport will host a campaign starting December 2 to raise funds for the Italian Red Cross quota of 40000 to build two sanitariums in Italy. The pavilion will house 30 Italian soldiers and assist victims of tuberculosis and gas attacks. Subscriptions go to Dr John Parmichella, 654 Pembroke Street, with a Sunday banquet kickoff at Strate Field attended by local officials and guests.
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Bridgeport
Italian Red Cross
Italy
Pav of
Connecticut
Austria
John Parmichella
Pembroke Street
Strate Field
John Farmichella
del Gate
Tralian
Mario Petrucelli
Teale Red Cross
George W. Wheeler
War Bureau
Alex TH. Robinson
Philip Maytucet
Paterson
N. J
Bridgeport High School
Bridgeport Motorist Held for Norwalk Police
John Praypoda of 476 Lafayette Street was arrested by Norwalk police after his car struck Bernard Cook of Norwalk and he fled the scene. Witnesses obtained his license number, confirming an address in Bridgeport. He was released on $800 bond to appear in Norwalk City Court.
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John Praypoda
Lafayette Street
Norewilk
Bernard Cook
Norwalhk
Norwalk
Fraypoda
Beldgeport
Pool Parlor Holdup in Quaker City Raiders Loot $5000
Five armed bandits robbed a pool parlor in central Quaker City taking about 5000 in cash and jewelry including $1800 in cash and a diamond ring. They lined patrons against a wall and guarded exits while stripping belongings from victims. Two city detectives present were relieved of their revolvers and blackjacks.
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Philadelphia
Ali
20-Cent Thanksgiving Dinner Is Big Hit
Miss May Munt of the Southern New England Telephone exchange organized a 20 cent Thanksgiving dinner for over 200 operators and office staff in their dining rooms. The menu featured tomato soup turkey potatoes cranberry sauce squash turnips and celery. National weather records note fog frequent coastal Maine and New Hampshire areas.
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Miss May Munt
Southern New England Telephone Company Exchange
Telephone Company
Miss Munt
Diapepsin Tablets Claim Fast Relief for Dyspepsia
An old advertisement touts harmless Diapepsin tablets as a quick remedy for indigestion and stomach distress. It emphasizes quick relief, affordability, and widespread availability at drug stores, presenting a lively sales pitch in period voice.
Divorces in High Demand as Docket Grows Crowded
The Superior court will not hold a short calendar today due to Thanksgiving recess. Only six new divorce hearings occur each week, forcing petitions to be filed weeks in advance. Notices to secure a hearing run from one month to six weeks, and over 240 divorces were granted last year with expectations of surpassing that record.
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Superior Court
Ancontes
Taan
United States
Man Jumps From Window At Water Street Hotel
Paut Kopko of 180 Mallett Street leaped from a second story window at the Commercial House on Water Street believing people pursued him. He suffered broken arches in both feet and was rushed by emergency ambulance to St Vincent's Hospital.
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Lmen
Paut Kopko
Mallett Street
Thougse
Water Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Thirteen Caught in Raid On Gambling House Fined
Thirteen men arrested late Wednesday for frequenting a gambling den at 1224 Pembroke Street were arraigned in City Court yesterday morning and fined. Captain John O Connell led the raid with officers including John W. Flynn John E. Clancy Tomas Minogue and Special Officer Dueh. several suspects named from State Street Crescent Avenue Howard Avenue and Pembroke Street.
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Pembroke Street
John O'Connell
John W. Fivnn
John E. Clancy
Tomas Minogue
Dueh
Consaio Berland
Helen Street
Vd ‘Derdum
State Street
Marccllo Sandra
Crescent Avenue
Jos Oliver
Howard Avenue
She Tan
Joy Ribas
Francisco Balaster
Addres Remon Tarol
Salvador Scirt Neel Mantos
Simon Tere
Salvador Garsila
Salvador Cabresa
Salvador Sarona
London Times Denies Blockade Lift Prospects
London Times rejects semi official reports that the blockade would be abolished soon. It argues Germany is not starving and that the blockade must stay until a peace is ratified. It notes Allied and U S food relief may occur during peace talks, and regards President Wilson’s European trip as a historic milestone.
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London
United States
League of Nations
Times
Wilson
Europe
the Times
America
Peay Dent Wilson
Nation Solid in Giving Thanks on Return of Peace
The nation gave thanks for peace and Allied victories ending World War I. Special church services were held nationwide. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attended Central Presbyterian Church as the president read his Thanksgiving proclamation. The Pan American mass at St Patrick's drew diplomats from 21 republics. Secretary Lansing and cabinet members attended. Wilson planned to address Congress before departing for Europe to attend the peace conference.
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Washington
Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
James H. Taylor
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Lansing
Othe
United States
White House
Congress
Europe
Funeral of Charles J Haggerty Attended at Home and church
The funeral of Charles J Haggerty drew a large crowd from his sister Mrs. William Shean’s home at 249 Dover Street to St. Charles church for a high mass of requiem offered by Rev. Thomas B. Gloster. Miss Jessie Murray sang Ave Maria and Nearer My God to Thee after the mass. Interment followed at St. Michael’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Edward Galvin Daniel Sullivan Jeremiah Sullivan Jeremiah Haggerty John Haggerty and Patrick She s.
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Charles J. Haggerty
William Shean
Dover Street
St. Charles’ Church
Thomas B. Gloster
Jessie Murray
St. Michael's Cemetery
Edward Gal
Quinine Laxative Ad Promises No Nervous Headache Risk
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN INI tablets as safe for all users claiming no nervousness or head ringing due to its tonic and laxative effect. It notes only one Bromo Quinine and features E. W. GROVE'S signature with a 20¢ price.
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E. W. Grove
Ocean steamers to carry wireless telegraph gear and operators
A new law requires every ocean steamer entering an American port to be equipped with wireless telegraph apparatus and trained operators. This passenger and cargo safety measure aims to improve communication at sea and enhance maritime efficiency. The rule applies to all foreign and domestic ships and will be enforced by maritime authorities.
Puny Weak Boy Becomes Strong With Vinci Remedy
An old advertisement touts Vinci as the cure for a weakened child in Williamson West Virginia. It claims the formula contains beef liver tones iron manganese and glycerophosphates to build red blood and strength. It lists Hindle pharmacy and several drug stores as sellers at Pembroke Street and nearby corners.
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Williamson
W. Va
Vinci
Harley
W. V A
Hindle Pharmacy
Riker Hegeman Drug Store
Ostrofsky
Pembroke Stivener Hamilton
East Ma St
Corner
Jane
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Bio Drive
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Bridgeport Savings Bank
New Britain
Fox
Quaker City
Mmett
Durand
Maine
New Hampshire
The
Warner's Safe Remedies Co
Hochester
N.Y
Pape
St. Hote
Kopko
London Times
Fairfield Ave
Erodox Gas Maker
Bridgeport Kerodox Co
Cannon Street
Fairticht County
John Flotz J. F. Malesey
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