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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1919

Page

2

Bolshevik Propaganda and Hostages Amid Polish Conflict

A fragmented report describes Bolshevik tactics and executions amid Polish advances, noting hostages taken from Minsk and Minsk government areas, women and priests affected, and public fear. It cites Bolshevik hostility toward the bourgeois and details grim consequences for alleged opponents. The piece also mentions a luxury motorist tent with roadside comforts as a contrasting note.

Secdar Ior Kimen Bolshivik Arder Ity Belasheviki Minsk Minck Hela Smollensk Tri

New York Subway Strike Threatens City Transit

Job I. Hedges, the federal receiver, controls the railways company as union workers demand a 50 percent wage raise while seeking an eight cent fare. Assistant District Attorney Rand ton pushed for more light on the dispute. After a council with Mayor Hylan, Interborough Brotherhood leaders refused to delay the strike or meet for the mayor to address members, leaving committee members angry at the mayor’s questions.

Job I. Hedges Rindton Hylan Interborough Brotherhood Sete Brotherhood

Obituary notices for several residents scattered across city

Infant John Muldoon died at home on Catherine Street aged little. Ellen Murphy, widow of Patrick Murphy, died at St Vincent's hospital and was buried at St Michael's cemetery after a high requiem mass. Margaret Livinia Campbell widow of Rev Archibald Campbell died at 459 Noble Avenue, leaves two sons and three daughters, with funeral plans pending due to pastor's absence. Jane Jones funeral at Olay Point Road Milford with burial at Park Cemetery follows services by Rev G W Simonson.

John Muldoon Renee Holdsworth Catherine Atree St Michael's Cemetery Ellen Murphy Patrick Murphy Mullins, Scott & Redgate Golden Hill Street St. Charles’ R. C. Church St. Michael's Cemetery Margaret L. Campbell Margaret Livinia Campbell Archibald F. Campbell Washineton Park M. 1 Noble Avenue Campbell Home and Foreigen Missionary Societies Ladies’ Aid Society Howard Archibald Jr William Geddes Pikesville Therbert

Protestant Professor Defies Pedants With One Word

A Princeton professor, foe of linguistic purists, settles a dispute with a single word. While on vacation by a lakeside afternoon, he notes rain in the air and—when challenged—answers water as what looks like rain, provoking a wry exchange with a nearby purist.

Princeton

Pioneers Enjoy Simple Evening After Camp Labor

Fragmentary line describes a crew settling after pitching tents and cooking supper during a local excursion, reflecting a rough rural leisure moment amid work. The text hints at a Poplar Mechanics context but provides little additional detail.

Hear Arguments On Adoption Of Metric System

A congressional push to adopt the metric system in the United States gathers momentum with figures like Thomas A Edison among speakers who will address the House committee on coinage weights and measures. Representative Vestal of Indiana chairs the panel and has a notable early leadership record in the House.

A. H. Vastal Thomas A. Edison Committee On A. HW. Vestal Indiana Vestal Lerner Washington

Baking a Cherry Pie Easy Undertaking

Recipe style guidance on making a cherry pie with crust preparation and filling steps. Includes instructions for flour, butter, water, rolling, assembling, sealing, and baking the pie with sugared cherry filling. Mentions notes about a person named Stotesbury and a Philadelphia tanker.

Summer Salads in Tea Rooms Stir Summer Shopping Crowds

The article surveys tea rooms in cities offering summer salads as cooling, appealing meals. It details several creations including rice mousse with peppers, poached egg salads on lettuce with Russian dressing, tomato slices with celery and pimiento, cream cheese dates on lettuce, mixed cucumber tomato and cheese balls, watercress with bacon and French dressing, and stuffed endive pears with rich French dressing.

Catal

Weather Bridgeport Record From The Post

A weather summary from Bridgeport reports a recording thermometer and barometer at The Post Burning No 49 Canyon Street. Expect showers and thunderstorms with little temperature change in New England and the east, unsettled conditions across the east of the Mississippi Saturday and Sunday, and generally steady temperature in New England.

Canyon Streuis South New

Packers Shifts Huge Food Stocks Amid Price Probe

Leader urges Lever bill to reach smallest retailer within a week with strong penalties. States must handle rent profiteering as cases show rents up to 140 percent though maintenance costs rise little. Washington seeks federal action but tenants await relief from individual states.

Fed Congress Washington Nimsnt Ndividund

Army Food Sale Attracts Club Members And Theater Props

A wartime sale lists bulk canned goods with prices per unit and weight limits, noting quantities like 459 two pound cans and 6,480 one pound cans along with restricted allotments for individuals and club members. The piece also describes a theater drummer’s device and a high velocity prop wheel for firearms, described as a realistic motion picture enhancement in Popular Mechanics Magazine.

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