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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1919
Page
4
The author Qenn KK. Plumb outlines a plan to place railroads under government ownership with joint operation and control by the government and railway employees. If Congress approves, the U S government debt could rise by about twenty billion dollars.
Despatches from Athens report unknown Greek casualties after Turkish gendarmes and bandits surrounded the village of Thanto. Greeks allegedly resisted surrender and disarmed a Turkish detachment, prompting fire on reinforcements. Vermeni was saved by a French detachment, while Thrace unrest grows amid claims of continued Christian persecution.
A look at extraordinary miles logged by rail workers and travelers. Benjamin Jeans racked up 4,000,000 miles on the London and Birkenhead line. Thomas Beck reached 3,060,000 miles. Captain Greenstreet crossed the equator 1492 times and sailed many oceans. M Stevens on Cunard Kingica tallied 6,400,000 miles in Atlantic crossings. Pedestrian carriers like W. Modre and Richard Williams totaled hundreds of thousands of miles in long careers. Stelious Kuwalis, 18, jailed six months for harassing young girls amid several complaints.
A bicycle rider near Bridgeport hospital sustained a fractured rib and abrasions after colliding with an automobile driven by Louis Williams of 369 East Avenue on Huntington Road yesterday. The incident is noted amid ongoing peace talks with Senator progress reported up to Article concerning the treaty.
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