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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
6
ELPAs Texas report states twenty-one foreigners including Americans Spaniards Cubans and Argentine citizens have been expelled from Mexico. The action indicates tightening border policies affecting travelers and residents with overseas ties. The report notes the nationalities involved and the official stance on immigration controls.
The El Dia Espanol of Mexico City reports August 6 that Carranza government officials ordered action over misconduct in Mexico. Details are sparse but the item notes official misconduct as the cited reason.
The claims committee of the Board of Aldermen will hold a meeting in the council chamber at City Hall tonight to hear claims on various projects.
A five year old girl Susie Kowoski of 92 Waller Street escaped serious injury when a trolley struck her at Main and Bank streets. A crowd lifted the car from the tracks while Traffic Officer Hugo Fischer freed the child.
Sheriff Simeon Pease reports Bridgeport jail inmates rapidly decline from 171 a year ago to 3. The jail now holds 3 prisoners with 2 women. similar drops occur across counties. Prohibition and outdoor work systems are blamed for the decrease.
Stephen Shavchuk of 731 Hallett Street received a $1 fine from Judge Wilder in City Court for violating jitney regulations. It was the first arrest and conviction under the new city ordinance, with no appeal filed. Shavchuk said he turned back to get gasoline after an alleged failure to complete a run.
John Cole, shackled to fellow prisoner Clarence Huff, shot and killed Deputy Sheriff William Single at the Jeffersonville interurban station while being transported to the Indiana state reformatory for larceny. The pair fled but were recaptured almost immediately. Bystanders say Cole obtained the weapon from his wife.
Washington Aug 13 appointment of Joseph B. Murphy, head of the White House secret service corps, as assistant chief of the United States secret service was announced at the treasury. He succeeds W H Moran, recently promoted to chief of the service.
The infant daughter of Captain Metzer aboard the barge Katikee died in her father’s arms while being carried to an emergency hospital. Malnutrition is listed as the cause. The child fell ill at sea and onion poultices were the only remedies used by the parents.
Orlando Stgardo of 2569 Park Avenue reported an early yesterday morning robbery at Wadson and Park avenues. He said three men with a gun demanded money but fled after discovering no cash in his pockets. Police investigate the attempted hold up.
James Nichols of Honey Spot road Stratford was fined $25 in City court for assaulting Louis Follini of Hamilton street with a knife. Follini was hospitalized two weeks after the stabbing that followed an attempt to stop Nichols from beating a horse he was driving.
In London, 206,800 Yorkshire coal miners voted to end the July 21 strike. A mass meeting in Barnsley decided to return to work, ending the prolonged stoppage by the large regional workforce.
Inventory of the estate of Anthony McCarthy valued at 10 dollars and 53 notes, marriages, and personal property. The probate court session yesterday afternoon tied with judge Hugh Lavery presiding. Appraisers Lawrence Finkelstone and Wilimen KH Wearns identified the estate items.
Jobe Austin, a tegimster, was severely injured yesterday on Houga tunie avenue when squeezed between a truck and a stone chute. He received treatment for abrasions.
Fred Sergmann, member of the Wo M. a. AL sector, has sued and will resume his former sales position at Pillsbury Flour Mills. Headquarters are in New Flaven.
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