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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
1
A prominent Bridgeport wholesale grocer calls sugar price hikes by retailers profiteering and urges a municipal investigation. Retailers cite shortages from a marine strike, while wholesalers say wholesale prices have stayed steady. canvass of 26 stores shows sugar at 11 to 13 cents per pound with limited sales per customer.
Viscount Grey is unofficially mentioned as a possible British ambassador to the United States. Despite failing eyesight, American wires suggest he could be offered the post, with government spokesman Andrew Bonar Law intimating a former high political figure might be named.
HARTFORT Aug 7 States District Attorney has been instructed by the Attorney General Palmer to proceed immediately in the prosecution of persons hoarding foodstuffs. Mr Crosby is out of town. His assistants said the matter was under consideration, though no definite steps were announced yet. The Attorney General called attention to two sections of the road control law under which prosecutions could be brought.
The New York New Haven and Hartford railroad cuts 21 trains from its schedule due to a strike by shop men. Major services including all Adams Express cars and parlor coach are halted. Waterbury and Winsted runs end by mid morning with no freight curtailment confirmed. Rail officials warn travelers to check timetables and expect delays as trains are withdrawn.
Havana August 7. A resolution would authorize the President to permit the export of the 1919-20 sugar crop at a price under 6 1/2 cents per pound free on board. The House of Representatives considered the resolution but no action was taken today. Also reported is a separate notice of a lost bag found at Seaside Park. A jitney rider reported a bag left in a machine. owner Sau Held of 700 Hallett Street urged locating description to reclaim it.
Train service changes list multiple routes dropped from New Haven timetable for Bridgeport. Notable omissions include New York bound No 18 and No 61, Springfield No 80, Bristol No 46, Waterbury No 46, and Boston Shore Line No 22, with various departure times.
Mayor Clifford B. Wilson leads a Municipal Food committee effort to buy canned vegetables from government surplus after purchasing ham shipments totaling 30 000 pounds. About 2 500 crates weighing 12 pounds will be sent to the city with sales expected mid next week. Inspectors James A. Turner and John M. OConnell worked at the New York government warehouse to verify the stock and orders. The venture, valued near 9 600 dollars at 82 cents a pound, will rely on donated trucks from local manufacturers and Bridgeport Transportation to move the goods.
London Aug 7 The governments first step toward settling the Irish question came as Prime Minister Lloyd-George denounced in a long statement the British rule of force in Ireland. He was cheered as he pledged a definite program on Ireland’s fate and said the government would not shirk its responsibility. He indicated the party condemns the Gordon Wines scheme and warned all parties to support the government’s policy and take the risks.
The American motor vessel Mount Baker en route from New York to Liverpool is disabled at sea and sending radio calls for help. The Great Northern stood by, and Mount Baker’s engine is broken down, according to the Marine Intelligence Office.
Samuel Lavit, former business agent of the Bridgeport Machinists local, was expelled from the union by the international executive committee. He alleged he was convicted without a trial and declared himself no longer a union member. Lavit announced he would sell papers and peddle shoestrings, saying he would remain active in the labor movement.
Paris August 7 Herbert Hoover to halt all relief supplies en route to Budapest citing Romanian actions depriving Hungarians of food The American delegation says no troops in Budapest and none will be sent while relief workers remain there The supreme council calls on Romania to conform to entente decisions and not embarrass relief efforts through prior actions.
President Wilson prepared to deliver a pivotal message to Congress outlining plans to combat high living costs. He will focus on labor problems, strikes, and production while possible quorum issues loom as lawmakers scramble to return for a joint session.
A fragmentary report notes Roosevelt flying to Watertown for a county meeting. The text mentions various names and places, including Davies and Toeu, with unclear details about addresses and preparations. The snippet hints at a veterans’ event and a planned appearance, but the garbled OCR limits precise facts.
President Wilson authorizes Director General Hines to address railroad shop workers wage demands on their merits. He says Cummins letter frees him to act, but cites a strike and workers repudiating leaders as obstacles. The plan requires dealing with accredited representatives of the union and their officers.
A garbled report cites G E Plumb urging Congress to draft a bill for public railroad ownership. Witnesses describe wartime industry pressures, transport disruptions, and broad support for immediate reform, while resisting claims it mirrors radical controls.
Loot totaling twenty thousand dollars in woolens was stolen in New York City. Two suspects fled to the Twenty-second Street station with a parcel valued at 326,040 dollars, while a second haul occurred on Nineteenth Street. The Marestraty reported the case as a staged theft signaling a planned truck theft.
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