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Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1919

Page

5

Pooley Held Responsible For Gorham Death In Fairfield

George Pooley of New York city was found criminally responsible for the death of John Gorham a 60 year old Fairfield resident. Gorham died July 8 after Pooley’s car struck him at a Fairfield center curve. Pooley’s speed was 28 to 30 mph and he did not honk until 25 to 30 feet away. Gorham died from a fractured skull and internal injuries. The incident occurred near warning signs to slow at the shoal crossing.

George Pooley New York City John Gorham Fairfield Phelan Fairfield Center Pooley Gorham

Italy or Death Rally Echoes in Fiume Amid Tense Calm

Vienna report says Fiume remains quiet as Italian provost marshal keeps order after clashes between Italian and French troops. Few Italian soldiers patrol, French stay in barracks, two French and two Italian warships anchor in harbor, and handbills reading Italy or death appear. Three American relief officers are present.

Vienna Associated Press Fiume Marishal Ittalian Italy

Suspected Draft Dodgers to Be Tried in Hartford

Hartford July 14 A large number of suspected draft dodgers will be tried at the September term of the federal court, according to George Lillard special agent of the department of justice. Lillard said many men suspected of dodging service have been apprehended since the armistice and more will be before the court opening. Men of draft age who evaded service during the war will not receive immunity. Every alleged draft delinquent found to be a willful deserter will be prosecuted.

Hartford George Lillard Department of Justice

Esperanto urged for world schools and Braille pupils

The 12th annual congress of the Esperanto Association of North America in Montreal recommended teaching Esperanto in all schools worldwide and using Braille to educate blind pupils in the international language.

Montreal Esperanto Association of North America

Despondent Man Ends Life In Despondency At Home

Leonard Mainiero 42 of 69 Lee Avenue Despondent over finances turned on gas in his room and died early yesterday. Discovered by his wife at 6 am Dr Maxwell from Emergency Hospital confirmed death. Jitney Driver Robbed After Breakfast. Harry Frank of 64 Hancock Avenue robbed of $20 from a coat in his jitney bus after breakfast at a Fairfield Avenue restaurant.

Leonard Mainiero Lee Avenue Maxwell Fairfield Avenue Harry Frank Hancock Avenue

Settlement Reached in Bridgeport Wall Street Property Case

Settlement out of court occurred yesterday in Pauline K. Winter versus City of Bridgeport over a Wall and Water streets property take. The suit sought 95000 dollars, the city offered 15647 dollars, and the finalized settlement is 17977 dollars. The court endorsed the papers with the word Done.

Pauline K. Wintter City Pauline K. Winter Bridgeport Wall Water Streets

Swiss Councillor Backs Nations League Entry

Edmund Schulthess, federal councillor, told the radical party congress in Bern that Switzerland should join the nations league and declared he could only express himself in favor. His colleagues in the economic department endorsed the entry, signaling a unified stance on the issue. In a separate item, August Nason of Wouton faced charges of reckless driving and unlicensed operation. the case resumed after a Saturday collision with a vehicle driven by Dr Louis Simonson at 638 Last Main Street.

Berne Edmund Schulthess Radical Party Switzerland Commission On Economia and Informational Questions August Nason Wouton Nason Louis. Simonson Last Main Street

Thieves Loot Cobblers Shop On North Washington

Thieves entered Frank Sordy cobbler shop at 228 North Washington avenue through a rear window Sunday night and stole leather and rubber heels valued at 200 dollars and eight dollars in cash.

Frank Sordy North Washington Avenue

Atlas and nerve theory in chiropractic cure claims

A brief on the atlas being the first spinal unit and its alleged role in disease. It asserts that slight atlas displacement causes nerve pressure leading to headaches, facial paralysis, epilepsy, and eye and ear issues, with chiropractic adjusting as the remedy. Names many chiropractors and contact details across Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, and Waterbury.

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