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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1919
Page
2
With government permission the former German crown prince spent days with his wife and children at Soden Prussia. He accompanied them part of the way back to Potsdam according to the Lokal Anzeiger. Frederick William has returned to Holland.
In Hartford on August 12 the state board of control began steps to transfer the Connecticut branch of the American Legion the year's allotment of the state fund for relief of service veterans of the current war. The board voted to allow legion officials to demonstrate their ability to administer the fund under statute on the coming Tuesday. There is 125,088 available for this year.
Washington Aug 12 Senator Lodge, chair of the Foreign Relations committee, warned amid Senate attacks on the League of Nations that the covenant risks “doubtful and disputed interpretation.” He argued the pact could bind US policy and troops to foreign quarrels without congressional approval, stressing Congress alone holds the right to declare war. He urged preserving US sovereignty while supporting peace efforts.
Washington August 12 Witnesses before the Federal Meeting Railways Commission agreed the financial situation of the companies was serious and would worsen due to rising costs and motor vehicle competition. Remedies ranged from municipal ownership proposals in Detroit to revenue increases and tax relief. Chairman Richard T. Higgins urged tangible rate hikes along with tax reductions or suspensions as the remedy.
Paris August 12 The supreme council of the peace conference advised the Austrian delegation that the allied powers decided the new Austrian government must be called the Republic of Austria. The change mirrors notes from Austria referring to their government as German Austria in treaty negotiations.
Mount Clemens, Mish. Aug 13 The evidence and final arguments in Henry Ford's 8 1 million libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune are completed Judge Tucker will finalize instructions tomorrow and deliver them to the jury Thursday The defendant's final appeal was by Elliot G Stevenson and Lucking argued Ford was an anarchist in June 1914 while the Tribune labeled him so Al Stevenson contending the claim and Lucking denying any man in the United States farther from anarchy.
John Vinko, 21 Granfield Avenue, is reported missing by relatives after leaving home last Saturday at 6:30 am and not being heard from since. In Lenox, Massachusetts, Aug. 12, authorities warn the public and urge anyone with information to contact the local police or family.
Two French scientists argue blood corpuscles help combat infections while a cited remark mocks night travel in religious dress. The piece notes small coins issued privately in California, huge import values from London, and plans in Uruguay to nationalize electric stations and private telephones. It also cites disease numbers and Siberian river discharges as context.
In St Johns Newfoundland Aug 12 the Prince of Wales arrived to cheering crowds and official welcomes. He praised Newfoundlanders war work and presented life saving medals to 36 rescuers from the Cape Race wreck. He toured parliament, attended a garden party, played golf, and stayed in a room once occupied by King Edward VIII during his 1860 visit.
Audience discusses a composite plan from drafts of the nation as legal attache of the British foreign office describes a 1917 state department appointment. Some want Colonel House questioned, but a quick treaty disposal is expected as Republicans push reservations ahead of conferences with Lodge and others.
The article reports Lavit's faction claiming victory with broad backing from police and workers, noting orders from above to discourage open support. It covers union politics, temporary officers elected for Tucal No. 46, and new lodge formation with Ornham promising AFL and labor federation backing.
A damaged OCR fragment notes allied naval experts surveying two Cretojan vessels at Rosario. The survey, aided by Argentine marines, mentions an estimated 200000 pesos in aggregate value and a long wire run of 1800 miles.
Geneva reports the seizure in England of securities valued at about $2 million tied to former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. The ex-monarch reportedly held stocks and bonds now declared forfeited or under seizure, with Ferdinand said to be a fugitive in Hungary. A London despatch noted $2,000,900 in Bulgarian securities in Britain since the war had been forfeited to the crown after a commissioner’s proceedings.
Ada J Rourke daughter of the late Bernard and Jennie Rourke died after months of illness at her uncle Kugh Reddy 25 Noble avenue She was a Hindie Pharmacy cashier Funeral Thursday from the uncle's home Solemn mass at St Charles church Burial in St Michael’s cemetery Frances C Cleveland wife of Roderick A Cleveland died at 66 East Eaton street Funeral Thursday 2 30 pm Burial Mountain Grove cemetery Louise Anholtz Meyers wife of Henry Meyers funeral at 28 Curtis avenue Rev Herman G Wiemer officiated Burial Mountain Grove Ernest Gaines infant son of Ida Cisko Gaines and Ernest Gaines died at 288 Federal street Funeral 2 30 pm at the late home Burial Park cemetery Sarah Louisa Barton wife of W Grant Barton Waterbury sister of Mrs Alice Thomas died at the summer home For Trumbull Beach Milford Funeral Thursday afternoon in Waterbury Barton known locally
Recording from The Post Building at No 43 Cannon Street shows at 6 PM barometer and thermometer readings WW 102 M 68 at 2 AM.
Washington dispatch reports showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday and Thursday for East New York and parts of New England. The forecast notes unsettled weather across the eastern United States with high pressure off the New England coast and a low over the Mississippi and Allegheny valleys. Observations from various cities show a mix of cloudy and fair conditions with localized rain and temperatures around 70s in many locations.
Italian Premier Franco Nitti met with Alfred Dennis, U S commercial attaché in Rome, to discuss a planned levy on invested capital and a new tariff schedule set to take effect Sept 20. He said foreign investors and capital in productive use would be exempt. He projected higher customs on some American goods, framed as revenue rather than protection, not intended to block imports.
Belgrade August 12 The war has left Serbia a country of orphans. About 200000 children lost both parents and 300000 lost one parent, per American Red Cross reports from Serbian educational workers. Some towns of 10000 population host 2000 to 3000 orphans. Mothers initially refused separation from children for Red Cross hospital care, later accepting losses of two or three children in three years.
President Hamon De Valera of the Irish Republic accepts Bridgeport aldermen invitation to speak here. A letter of acceptance was sent to City Clerk Robinson by J. H. Boland Irish MP and secretary to the president.
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