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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1918
Page
8
The piece argues that internal German turmoil signals potential change as soldiers’ letters reveal sincere discontent. It cites Berlin’s deceit, Austria’s peace note reception, and the danger of repression as the Hohenzollerns try to suppress dissent while the storm on the horizon grows.
A reflective verse notes that stagnation ends when one looks up. It urges leaving dread behind by seeking perspective, urging action beyond present bounds and hinting at renewed resolve through a hopeful outlook.
Frederick Washington profiles the U S Bureau of Chemistry as it fights grain fires, dust explosions and chemical shortages during World War I. The article notes causes of fires, dust hazards, and safety steps, plus the bureau’s expanded wartime roles in testing foods fabrics and substitutes, with long reach across the War Department and Tariff Commission.
A vibrant column from the Washington Star era notes a gasless Sunday with social musings on daily life, inflation, and public hardship. It weaves in commentary on Spanish influenza, wartime morale, and domestic routines, ending with a nod to civic courtesy at the breakfast table.
A Boston hospital bulletin urges nationwide vigilance as a new influenza form spreads, citing Camp Devens quarantine and city outbreaks. It warns coughing or sneezing in public, urges handkerchief use, and advises rest and medical consultation for symptoms resembling grippe with eye and nasal discharge, chills, backache, and fever.
War dispatches describe ferocious fighting from La Pere to St Quentin with central thrusts near Verdun and the Somme. The writer foresees a German collapse and a sweeping fall of the Hohenzollern and Hapsburg houses as Foch delivers decisive blows.
Opinion argues stopping jitneys on Sunday harms public welfare not a Washington order. It condemns the Connecticut gas company and local officials for municipal ice plant neglect and favors jitneys as a beneficial public service recognizing Uncle Sam’s authority for riding. The piece asserts jitneys provide better service and should be allowed in Bridgeport.
New Canaan opens a drive to collect old clothing for Belgians starting Monday through Sept 30. Residents may drop items at the town hall north basement. helpers will collect bundles via Red Cross contact. Also, Auld Lang Syne Night at Raymond's hall features a program by New Canaan Grange with Mrs. Gardner Hoyt and other speakers.
The medical editor warns of a Spanish influenza outbreak with virulent pneumonia as a common complication. The Surgeon General urges nationwide adherence to rules to curb spread, including crowd avoidance, hygiene, clothing, ventilation, and proper food and water use. Also notes local election turnout and residents’ activities around October 7.
Eighteen grand jurors will hear testimony in the Louis Bonjon case for the killing of Daniel Walker. They convene at the county courthouse in the morning and may stay late as they also tackle Julius White and Joseph Belevequn cases. White is alleged to have killed Frank Cabrall during a Norwick brawl on June 2. Belevequn is held for the Bradley murder at the compressed Paper Box plant on August 12, after being angered by Bradley’s firing.
Raymond Tingard, 25, son of Mr and Mrs John H Tingard of 576 Trooks street, was among 10 crew from the USS Seneca killed September 16 while trying to save the torpedoed British steamer Wellington. Tingard, a first class oiler, had served about a year and was transferred from the revenue cutter service at New London in June. He previously worked for the American Graphophone Company. He leaves a sister Ella Tingard and his parents.
LDWIN Kansas Sept 22 Second Lieut Lievyd C Beaton field artillery unit killed in action in Surance. Major commanding battalion wrote that two days earlier he recommended Beaton for promotion to first lieutenant and a Distinguished Service Cross for rescuing a comrade under fire. Beaton, formerly with The Associated Press staff in Kansas City, was the AP employee in military service. Disorderly House Charge in Rosie DeSanto raid. Rosy DeSanto 25 and Tony Voline arrested for keeping a disorderly house. raid led by Sergeant John Brown with officers Connery and Burns. William Dean Jowell, American literary figure, 81, not withdrawing from field he has served for decades.
Boston plans a relay road race for 200 plus runners from naval stations and army cantonments along the Atlantic coast for the Liberty drive. Runners would cover about two and a half miles each, aiming to complete the course in just over fifty hours, running day and night through Baltimore Philadelphia New York New Haven Bridgeport New London and Providence.
Mrs Toseah Sulkes of 292 Goodsell Street reports her pocketbook stolen while she prepared lunch for a visitor who left with the item. Police have not yet detained the culprit as detectives continue to seek the thieves.
Live political gossip notes New York primary turnout under 30 percent and questions its value as a gauge of sentiment amid costly machinery. President Wilson praised as a skilled national spokesman. Republican HQ set at Allyn House Hartford with daily office access after fall election. Major Julia Wuckley aided by Alex Creedon, Clarence G. Willard to run publicity.
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