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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1918

Page

9

Jardy Sees Fuel Board Refuses Gas Exemptions

Bridgeport residents crowd the Fuel Administration office seeking Sunday gas exemptions. T. Z. Mardy announces requests are useless, saying the Fuel Board cannot grant exemptions and cannot act through police. The article notes widespread confusion and disrupted routines as people fear penalties.

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Fire safety restrictions and passes amid city tensions

Police and defense officials report ongoing work on easing restrictions after a fire incident. Bridgeport’s War Bureau under National and State Defense coordinates permits for essential movement, with a limited exception for a minor bus line serving soldiers between Dendyura and Bridgeport. Three dozen residents seek crossing passes beyond police lines.

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Boy Dies After Auto Ride Fall at Greenwich Hospital

A six year old boy, Maye Charles Wilig, died at Greenwich hospital after falling from a bed during an attempt to steal a ride from John Transen this morning. He lived eight hours after the accident. Authorities investigated a nearby fire scene where a comforter and papers burned, with officers and fire officials assisting.

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Taps Sounded as Com Blakeman Laid to Rest

The funeral at POWM D on September 2 honored Comrade Blakeman, a respected Stratford figure. A large procession followed the Maloman home to Putney Cemetery with a Connecticut State Legion chaplain officiating. The service featured two hymns and a long memorial march, with pallbearers and local officials paying tribute.

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Stratford grain and feed wholesales buys best farm feeds

Straveyord Milbeing Co at the foot of Sutton Ave Stratford advertises cow pig and poultry feeds in stock. They offer specialities and best grades of rid dlings and flours. Contact phone SPRATEFORE 188.

Di Roversi to Speak At Patriotic Meeting

Di Roversi a noted New York writer will give a patriotic address Monday night at a parish hall on Jossuth Street. The meeting aims to support a local cross drive fundraiser in Butler Park to raise money for unspecified needs.

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Wife of Noted Publisher Dies at Ridgefield

Mrs. Hutton, widow of a Ridgefield publishing house proprietor, dies at 87 after a long illness. Funeral is Thursday at her home on Tigh Ridge. burial will be in New York City. Family in mourning. two daughters and a son survive. others reported ill or improving.

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Report of Robbery Attempt On Way Home

John Wellis and Petrenino, residents of 187 Center Street, reported being held up while walking home. A man in a light grey suit and white fedora asked for a match, then struck Pettit with a blackjack. No arrests have been made.

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