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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1919

Page

3

Officials Refuse to Comment on Maurer Detention

Woy Aug 29 Maurer chairman of state old age pension commission was detained in New York and passports canceled on orders from the state department. He was en route to Europe to study pension systems and was later reported returning to Washington to await results of the inquiry. The incident involves a Pennsylvania delegation and past roles in an international labor congress.

Mederalt State Department James IM Maurer Lapland New York Ald Age Pension Commission Europe Ltbor Interna

Government Moves to End Pittsburg Streetcar Strike

The Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees division at Pittsburg faced a union dispute over a walkout. International President W J Mahon suspended the local division for striking and a federal order empowered U S Marshals to arrest interfering workers as the government intervened to restore trolley service and end disruption.

Pittsburglig Ave Aus payRvenedil Perroit Amalgamated Association of Street & Fleeting Adiway W. J. Mahon Si Yrdiey Inglatian Charlies Orrarya Oh Thompson United States District Court United States Atarshal John —F. Short Giuse Tattorney A. Mitchell Palmer Short Mayay Street

Post Office Employees Face $150 Pay Increase Proposal

Washington Aug. 6 The House post office committee reports a flat $150 salary rise for each post office employee for this fiscal year. A minimum wage of 60 cents an hour is urged for substitutes. Postal workers urged White House officials to address high living costs, noting President Biden’s remark that agency cost-cutting efforts should reduce living costs, else possible wage reductions across the board.

Washington House Post Office Committee White House

Dupont Chemical Co May Purchase Entire Town

DuPont Chemical Co plans to buy an entire town as a large powder plant is to be built at Leimpis. Reports from Anticosti Island describe failed attempts to move cargo from a steamship wreck and a tug, with further efforts expected at high tide to refloat the vessel.

Dupont Chemical CO Leimpis Qqquoise Ana Fragiiver Ore Rutheona Hastings Aslote Bluffs Anticosti Island Ut Lelegsram

City officials burn many municipal bonds

City officials burned a large stack of municipal bonds amid rumors of financial impropriety. Mayor Wisso and treasurer Musta faced scrutiny as auditors Whelber and other officials questioned the action, with recurrent mentions of palace intrigue and alleged motives within the city administration.

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Ex Sailor Discharged From Local Hospital

A hospital notice reports Joseph Petinti of Isha Highway was discharged from St Vincent’s Hospital after six weeks of treatment for blood poison. The report notes his prior service with the military, and mentions other local incidents and legal notices appearing in the period newspaper.

Joseph Petinti Isha Highway Wis

August Fur Sale Ends With Month’s Final Day

The August fur sale ends on August 30, closing the final business day of the month and offering coats, furs, and accessories at lower-than-regular prices. Prices are stated for taupe fox and lynx pieces, beaver, Yukon wolf, and seal, highlighting savings as manufacturing costs were lowest months ago.

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