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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1919
Page
2
Bright crew members of Gontismed, disappointed not to land at Hast a, returned to Pulham with only fixing clothes but cheerfully ready for another trip. They foresee a life of transatlantic and international flights, believing the adventure is just beginning and too long voyages pose no harder work than other duties.
The B-34 dirigible under Brigadier Geni f of the British Air Ministry sails toward Scotland after departing New York at midnight. The craft faces heat and rising air over the city, with searchlights and electrical signs visible. By 9:15 am Thursday it has logged 430 miles, carrying mail from King George, the Foreign Office, and others, including newspapers, amid favorable southwest winds.
The St Cyril and Methodius Slovak church celebrated burning the mortgage on the church note of 40,000 dollars held since 1912. Rev Gaspar Panik led the event with a parade of local clergy and Slovak societies. Plans for a new three story convent school and rectory were announced, as the parish readies a major building project with 16 classrooms and recreation spaces.
A fragmentary excerpt recalls the R-34 crew and a benefactor who towed rom aboard before departure. The piece notes petrol stocks, a near Arctic voyage, and a promise to build a monument for the helper who risked legal peril in dry America.
In Berkshire avenue a crash between Kruliski and Schnee's cars on Williams street left Kruliski with a leg injury and a suspected arm fracture. A crowd gathered as responders freed victims from the wrecked vehicles and transported Kruliski to hospital. others were reportedly uninjured.
Stratford pastor Rev T O Connor of St James church sternly denounced British propaganda he said seeks to discredit the Irish freedom movement. He cited the Irish Educational campaign set to start July 21 and criticized the peace conference for denying Irish representatives an audience.
A young well dressed highwayman asked a Samaritan for money near the Salts textile plant on Kosspth Street by Stratford Avenue. He received a coin then attacked, choking the victim Peter Baylis who reported the assault and that the robber stole $2620 before fleeing toward the immediate area. Baylis described the assailant as hungry and determined, and police are investigating the case as he recovers from the incident.
Mary McCarthy of 116 Harriet Street died Saturday night after a short illness. She was widely known in Bridgeport and survived by two brothers John McCarthy of 671 Brooks Street and Michael of Stratford, and three sisters. Funeral arrangements include viewing at 9 o'clock from St Mary’s. burial will be in St Michael Cemetery. Also noted is the death of Robert E. Plumb of Stratford, aged 78, with funeral arrangements to be private at Union Cemetery, and the death of Frances Cori, mother of Mrs. James D., Bridgeport, Buffalo New York, with service details pending and family connections outlined.
A fragment reports fair conditions in New England for Monday with likely colder temperatures by Tuesday. The thermometer at The 9 Cannon Street records the day’s temperature trend and notes a shift in conditions.
CHICAGO July 40 With the passing of intoxicating liquor the country is likely to adopt a tipless basis says ALC Stephens president of the Ohio Hotel Association in Chicago for a convention during the Hotel Show week of August 4. He notes Europe cut off and waiters hard to come by and predicts cafeterias will be widely installed in hotels replacing tips with mechanical service.
A Richmond man recounts severe illness from biliousness and constipation. After failed remedies, he tried CINOT and reports rapid relief, regaining health, strength, and sleep. He credits three bottles with restoring vitality and normal digestion.
Advertisement notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as very beneficial for exhausted conditions from heat overwork or anemia. Non alcoholic.
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