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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
5
A new Bridgeport Bus association formed at 1089 Broad Street with 34 charter members. Officers elected include President Edward Kline and Vice President Harry Marston. The group aims to educate members on jitney laws and coordinate with a proposed statewide body.
Charles Gregory of 803 Clinton Avenue was overcome at work yesterday afternoon. He received treatment at Emergency Hospital and was later returned home.
Harry New Sr pleads not guilty to first degree murder in the July Topanga Canyon killing of his sweetheart Frieda Lesser. He confessed to police he killed her before driving the body to Central Police Station. Trial date set for October 27 as court overrules defense demurrer.
Philip W. Schilling, under police custody in Newark, declared he is ready to die in the electric chair. He spoke after a restless night in jail, saying he hopes to be released soon and rejected legal aid, arguing the quicker the end the better as he danced in his cell and sang through much of the night.
An 1815 New York paper described Frank Mors as slaver of eight inmates at Yonkers German Odd Fellows Home. It also identified Dr Frederick Maurice Beno, a first aid doctor at a fecal factory until April 1918, who disappeared leaving notes of suicide plans. A factory worker later recognized the newspaper picture. Beno’s body was never found and authorities suspect he fled.
Funeral details for Mrs Hlen Lavin at Sacred Heart Church and burial at St Michael's. death notices for Isaac Henry Whiting, John P. Reilly, Catherine Craw, Minnie A. O'Brien, and Frank Spitz. Includes service times, locations in Statesville and New York, and surviving relatives.
Testimony for John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, aimed to refute claims of persecuting Riggs National Bank officials and mismanaging Uniontown First National Bank. Williams said $400000 in emergency currency aided Uniontown to cover shortages, and he denied pressuring for a court order to pay Thompson's indirect indebtedness.
Daniel B Walsh aged 41 died at home after a short illness last night. Survived by wife Minnie Walsh, mother Mrs Norah Walsh, two brothers James KK Walsh of Pittsfield Mass and Harry J Walsh of Bridgeport, and sister Mary AN Walsh of Bridgeport.
In Cleveland on July 1 John Patric contends taking a single watermelon from a carload resting by his door is not larceny. Patrolman Bird asserts it is. The case awaits a court decision.
Whitlock Printing Press workers on strike present their demands in Shelton. No action planned before next week. Over 100 men involved as a returning resident, with a conference to be arranged soon.
Milford dispatch reports Milford militiamen at the Niantic officers training camp this week under Lt. Daniel C. Smith. The group includes First Sergeant Howard Brotherton, Sergeants Lonie Holloway and Louis Smith, Musicians James Phalen, Corporals Daniel Mulholland and William If. Renaud, and Privates Thomas Phalen Alfred Gould and L Colby.
Two German assailants opened fire at Major Cockriel’s residence in Paul Minnesota. He was uninjured as the attackers fled after several shots. The incident appears to be an assassination attempt linked to threats received by Cockriel recently from a secret group.
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