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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
14
A playful note asks who Butcher the Shrike is as young readers cite Peter Rabbit and gossip about a newcomer to the Old Orchard. The fragment hints at a locals piece in a children’s corner with playful mischief and character references.
A narrative thread recalls a sparrow hawk aloft in a Belfast setting with creatures watching from perches and thorn trees. Skimmer and Summer discuss the hawk s feeding habits and its impact on the local English sparrows, noting the bird s hooked beak and thorn-hung victims as a strategy for future meals.
Washington August 27 officials announced the resignation of Dr Paul Reinsch as American minister to China after he asked to be relieved. The White House disclosed the move and indicated the action was at his request.
Washington Aug 27 An American association of producers of petroleum in Mexico presented to the State Department a note refuting Mexican cabinet views justifying retroactive confiscation of property by foreigners. Officials state the April 2 1918 note against confiscatory constitutional articles remains valid and that France England and Holland share the same conclusion Mexico will not be allowed to confiscate oil properties.
Judge Booth of the Common Pleas court awarded Acme Electric Co a net $56 judgment yesterday against Ben Lee. The decision reduced a $34 labor/item charge and lowered another $54 labor item to $80.78, finding the plaintiff's books insufficiently accurate to justify those charges and disallowing the disputed amounts.
In New York on August 27 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor declared he would do all in his power to assist the government in its investigation of high prices unlawful storage of food and profiteering. He said he was making a thorough survey of the situation and expected to issue a statement in Washington soon.
Moorfield Story of Boston urged a law to make strikes criminal offenses before the conference of commissioners on uniorty state laws. Story, a former president of the American Bar Association, pushed the proposal during today’s meeting.
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts nominates Clarence W Hobbs of Worcester for insurance commissioner to replace Frank W Madison of Wellesley who will retire. The decision announced in Boston on August 27 marks a transition in state oversight of insurance affairs.
A Vienna despatch reports Bela Ia and associates accused in the former Hungarian communist government were exiled by Hungary from the new Austrian authority, amid shifting Austrian relations and regional tensions.
Samuel T. Ansell, ex judge advocate general, told a Senate committee that Secretary Baker, General Crowder, and other officers blocked clemency efforts for soldiers. He recalled a 1918 reform report that never advanced, and said Baker later barred clemency recommendations. Army punishments grew harsher after the armistice, with crowded camps noted.
The supreme council of the peace conference met to consider the treaty with Austria. This week will feature warning sessions only while Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Ibn Wil attend daily discussions. Allenenceau delays carbides must attend every session until ratification.
Workers at the Wooler Mills dye house and associated departments walked out seeking higher pay. About one hundred men left their posts demanding an increase to 52 a day instead of the earnings per week previously received. The action began on Aug 27 and affects Woolen Mills operations in the district.
An advertisement claims Afthoush offers hundreds of preparations but extols a product called Schipedioot for kidney discs, warning against overscyi. A sworn certificate accompanies each bottle, with mail order options from Missibrress & Co in Binglwmton New York and a ten cent add-on. Drugstores in larger towns reportedly carry similar items.
An advertisement claims alkali in shampoos harms washing hair. It warns against scalp drying and brittle hair, argues simple water rinsing works, and touts a cheap alternative that cleans thoroughly leaving hair soft and manageable.
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