British and French advance amid heavy fighting near Cambrai
British and French reports detail renewed pressure along the front from Neuve Chapelle to Gouzeaucourt with local advances north of the Lys and around the Somme. Haig notes weather hindering progress while Burg remains optimistic as German rear areas are identified for fortification. Pershing reports only a patrol clash near the Woevre.
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Neuve Chapelle
Armentieres
Epehy
Gouzeaucourt
Cambrai
Field Marshal
Haig
Scarpe
Lys
Neuve, Chapelle
Batefield
Ispehy Wood
Prussia
River Lys
Influenza Outbreak in Boston Alarms City Health Officials
Boston reports a rising influenza outbreak since late August with many cases developing pneumonia. Dr Hitchcock warns the disease may be serious and urges isolation, prompt medical care, and keeping patients in bed until fully recovered.
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Boston
Joan S. Hitchcock
State Board of Health
Titchcock
State Department of Health
Thrilling Oration by Coyle Echoes Across Liberty
An extensive wartime speech by Dr Coyle extols American freedoms and the Allied fight against tyranny. He links immigrant heritage to national resolve, recalls Washington and Lincoln, and honors soldiers in a charged call for unity and sacrifice amid German aggression. A brief local crime note follows, reporting a petty theft incident on Barna Ave NeBlate Street with a suspect stalled in the act.
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Lepublic
Vrance
Soldi
Tortugal
Great i Britain
Belgium
Italy
Murope
Far East
New York
Fifth Avenue
George Washington
Valley Forge
United States
America
Ocean
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Lincoln
Freeman
Bridgeport
Dhasa
Dr Coyle
Boy Scout Treasury Awards For Bridgeport Units 1918
Bridgeport scouts receive U S Treasury War Service awards for Liberty Loan campaigns. Bronze medals with blue ribbons go to first-time recipients and bronze bars for those already honored. The list names scouts by troop and the bonds sold, highlighting wide participation across Bridgeport troops during the 1918 effort.
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U. S. Treasury Department
Boy Scout Office
United States Treasury Department
Boy Scouts of America
Treasury
Bridgeport Boy Scouts
Alfred Keeler
Wayne Thrall
Lois Snyder
Robert Hirsch
Robert Treat
Eugene Hull
Richard Osborn
Charles Fugold
Sherman Whiting
Adolph Persson
Leonard Persson
Kenneth Wallace
Byard Pawson
J. C. B. Storrs
Stanley Peck
John Allison
Edward Tyler
Edward Barrett
Lawrence Eddy
Raymond Walsh
Arthur Warner
Horace Clark
John Tousey
Irving Goldstein
Madward Kahn
Elmore Lyford
Stephen Sherman
George Ryda
Richard Miller
John Wheway
Ralph Crosby
Marshal Lovegrove
Johnston Stoddard
Daniel Aimbrose
Ronald Hopkins
Trgop
William
William Wright
Chaunces Jenson
William Anguss
Prior
Frobert Hull
Robert Wmimnons
Troop
Frank Me IkXeever
Wham Ortsepp
Edward Novotny
Tolin Sedlock
Steve Dortek
Fairfield Troop
Kenneth Banks
Harold Banks
William Knowlton
Arthur Knight
Thomas Gleason
Willam Gher Bure
Stratford
John Taylor Reynald Judson
Walter Oddy
Chauffeur Rivalry Ends In Violent Home Clash
A chaotic scene unfolds as a motorist fight escalates with grappling and gunfire. Mrs Roentgen, alarmed by the brawl, fires shots to protect her husband while bystanders intervene. Coxon is discharged from the car, later facing a city court hearing for alleged assault.
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Coxon
Roentgen
Mrs. Me.Harg
Fred
Conan
Spree
Rannigen
Jie
N.C. Downs
Clain
Selydefones
Muyrgs
Tleary K. MecHapre
Allores
Monidylas
Motta
Medjare
Mtr
Renentgen
York City
Stanford
Ceara i Venable
Priy
United States Navy
Germin
Preacher Physician Draws Large Crowds in Newfield Services
Dr Colby from East Orange New Jersey speaks under the William A Sunday association at Stratford and Central avenues. He outlines “What Think Ye of Christ?” and promises “Who Are Crazy?” His plain talks draw repeated attendance as crowds fill the old fashioned religious meetings.
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Calby
Newfield Methodist
Stratford
Central Avenues
Jr. Colby
William Sonday
Paterson
N. J
Christ
Colby
East Orange
William A. Sunday Association of
New York City
President Takes Up Strike Case In Bridgeport
Alpheus Winter named permanent administrator of the Eidlitz award and presiding chair of the Bridgeport Board of Mediation and Conciliation. The 60 000 workers and manufacturing delegates will form a three labor and three employer body to decide disputes, with Winter to rule on deadlocks and questions from the board. Strikers reject recognition, plan to push minimum wage demands at first meeting. War Labor board retains authority to review decisions.
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Wuhl
Winter
War Labor Board
Board of Mediation
Samuel Lavit
War Board
Washington
Bidlitz
Bridgeport
Mr. Winter
Russell
Richmond
Examiner
Fred Hewitt
Machinists’ Journal
Hewitt
Tturkford
New Maven
Conn
Newark
Plainfeld
N. Wy
Philadelphia
New York
Burglar Tries to Murder Children in Home Burglary
Three children aged five and a seven year old, plus two boarders, were overcome by gas released from stove jets during a burglary attempt at 673 Main Street. Totios Theodorov escaped but was later arrested on Wall Street with stolen goods. he had earlier served four months for theft. Police and medics treated the injured and the mother took custody of the children.
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Alex Kahantsas
Main Street
Totios Theodorov
Theodorov
Wall Street
Callahan
Connery
Theodoronn
Nather
F. E. Gavias
John Rockes
F Taintess
Emania
Youths 19 to 20 to be called first under manpower plan
Washington announced that youths aged 19 and 20 and men 32 to 36 will be called first as registrants. Local boards were instructed to proceed quickly with classification so some may be eligible in October. General Crowder warned against drafting men over 81, urging industrial deferments to protect economic life during the emergency.
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Washington
General Crowder
Wartime Loyalty Eight Drive Boosts Oldsmobile Sales
Oldsmobile dealers report buyers now study value before purchase, driven by war prices. The Loyalty Eight, praised for power, light weight, and economy, remains favored with minimal changes since its four years on the market. The brand emphasizes money’s worth and consistent policy across its organization.
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Oldsmobile
Europe
Education study reddens value of college degree
Dean Halmnes of Tennsys Wink State college reports a World’s Work analysis claiming four year undergrad cost surpasses $50,000 with BA graduates earning about $87 a year while men with degrees show higher weekly incomes yet overall return remains mixed. The investigation highlights a $9,000 financial return anomaly and questions the lasting economic advantage of a bachelor’s degree.
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Dean Halmnes
Tennsys- Wink State College
Haist
Entleyse
Dean Bolmest
Callore
Connecticut and Illinois sugar row tops Wilton page
In Wilton Connecticut residents argue over sugar allotments, while a New York car crashes near the Danbury road as two men flee uninjured. Dr. Davenport cites ozone recovery after a three week Waterbury visit, and Mrs I Pike visits Boston for a garden contest and canned goods exhibit by Wilton Willing Workers.
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Wilton
F. G. Wopkins
Illinois
Connecticut
Tie
New York
Wile
Wilton Willing Workers
Junior Food Army of
Children’s Garden
Bankers Speak To Members At Opening Session
Bridgeport chapter of the American Institute of Banking opened its season with bankers outlining topics for winter lectures. Richard W Saunders of the National Bank of Commerce of New York was to speak but missed his train and will appear later. Yale professor Ray B Westerfield will teach the class with sessions at the Wizh school focusing on money, banking, and trade topics.
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Financial Bliss of Bridgeport
American Institute of Banking
Richard Ww. Saunders
National Bank of Commerce of New York
Stratfield Hotel
Bridgeport
Saunders
New York
Wizh School
Ray B. Westerfield
Yale University
Federal Reserve
Papcor
Milford Boy in 102d Infantry Wounded Amid War
Milford reports Charles F. Watrous of New Haven avenue wounded severely while serving with the 102d Infantry. A telegram gave no details, with letters indicating a left arm wound. Enlisted July 1917. his aunt has received messages confirming his injury.
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Milford
Charles F. Watrous
Henry Watrous
New Haven Avenue
102D
Bitro-Phosphate Promoted As Health Fad By Physicians
A dubious medical advertisement touts Bitro-Phosphate as a miracle cure for thin nervous people. It claims rapid weight gain and improved vitality based on clinical tests and expert endorsements, urging physicians to prescribe it widely despite questionable evidence.
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Frederick S. Kolle
U.S
America
Health Veague
Physicians
N.Y. Gista
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