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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1919
Page
1
District Lodge No. 30 members met last night voting to abolish the district lodge and keep the local unions independent. Business Agent Lavit said the majority supports continuing the district body, while some opponents favored dissolving it to let each local act solo on machinists issues.
A quirky June wedding scene at a rural rail station shows brides and a sweeping broom crew dousing the area with confetti. Residents recall tradition of gifts and noisy celebrations, many featuring star cigars, bushes, birds, and an unruly mix of runners and guests.
Dutchess county authorities hold the crash site as the most promising clue in the disappearance of Captain Mansell James the missing Canadian aviator. Willard Iver St telegraph operator at Highland Station and Harry Eliott witnessed the aircraft fall after being alerted by a Masboro telegraph operator.
Mayor Wilson reported a compromise after debates over ice delivery costs. Bridgeport Ice Delivery would charge sixty cents per hundred pounds to households, with Walker and company officials voicing concerns about profitability and market competition. The mayor asserted approval of the plan to standardize household deliveries at the revised rate.
Four individuals, Joseph Strank, Sofia Lipsitz, Charles Schwartz, and David Haut, were arrested by local police for purchasing War Savings Stamps at below market value. They were released on bonds and are to be arraigned in City Court. Police warn of croppers preying on distressed buyers and urge victims to sell through banks at fair value or with reasonable advances.
The Bridgeport Irish Freedom chapter launches a five week drive from Monday to raise a $15,000 fund. A Lyric Hall meeting presided by Mc Laughlin formed a seven member nominating committee including John Tague and Patrick Coleman to select permanent officers for the drive and future activities.
A Brooklawn dancing pavilion incident last night ended with the arrest of Roger Santacroce of 793 Blood Street and Joseph Flynn of 14765 Main Street after an alleged Atlantic encounter required on duty police to intervene. They face charges.
The Locomobile Company of America's service men wrapped up their session this week with a meeting and a banquet at the Stratford Hotel. Over 30 attendees heard A L Hiker, vice president and chief engineer, recount pioneer automobile days and tour tales. George Pope of the general service department spoke, noting factory work in Bridgeport. Niam Ebbs entertained with novelty ventriloquism during the event.
A gas explosion at 52 Jones Avenue last night burned Carmine Coligano on neck and hands. Firefighters contained the blaze at 9 26 PM. Coligano was taken to Emergency Hospital with burns. A second small rear fire at 141 Hast Avenue caused minor damage and breached the peace in City Court today.
Beginning tomorrow Bridgeport readers will see four solid pages of Rotogravure pictures each Sunday in a new supplement. The Sunday Post touts this latest printing invention as a dramatic way to tell news events and notes it is the first Connecticut paper to feature the Rotogravure Section.
Columbia Youth Lucien Walker Jr 20, a Richmond student, battles Englewood’s Oswald Kirkby for district honors at Brooklawn Country Club. Kirkby seeks another Met title as Walker seeks the 1919 district crown after vivid rounds over Fenn, Sawyer, and Stoddard in a day of sharp golf.
Paris dispatch reports the President expects to be back in the United States for a cabinet conference before July 4. He is gravely concerned by bomb plot news in America and receives appeals to stop wartime prohibition. He praises Senate approval of the suffrage amendment and foresees state ratification ahead of the next presidential election.
Copenhagen reports part of the Bulgarian army mobilized and marching toward the Serbian frontier. The Balkan News Agency cites repeated notices of secret mobilization over three months with no explanation or clear motive. Peace terms at the conference and Bulgarian delegates in Switzerland are noted context.
President St Konenkamp of the Commercial Telegraphers Union announced a nationwide strike to support Western Union employees in ten southeastern states. The walkout was planned for Chicago with uncertainty over scope and which companies would be affected.
New record for women pilots reported as Lt Roche ascends to 8,900 metres in 1 hour 49 minutes at Issy les Moulineaux. The flight follows Ruth Law’s comment on altitude achievements and a prior sighting in Peoria.
Allied leaders plan to respond by late next week to German counter proposals as Paris dispatches note a middle course on reparations. Germany may receive working capital and tonnage for overseas trade while Upper Silesia plebiscite and Kolchak recognition are debated.
Georg Creal, chairman of the Committee on Public Information, studied Ireland abroad meeting Sinn Feiners and British statesmen. He believes the Irish question must be settled to aid Anglo Saxon American ties and counter German propaganda. He will publish a series of articles in the Stanford Telegram starting Monday, June 9.
Washington June 6 resolutions in the Senate requested the State Department for the text of the treaty with Germany and directed a foreign relations committee to investigate how copies of the published document reached private hands in New York State passage came amid a stormy debate with rapid votes. The Lodge Hitchcock clash and the plan to form a committee were highlighted as debated actions and political maneuvering continued.
New Haven figure Jona fh Walsh arrived in Ansonia to investigate alleged ice trust activity. Mayor Mead and city officials would act on Walsh report. Sidewalk ice deliveries cost 60 cents per hundred pounds. city undecided on hiring carriers to move ice into homes amid carrier opposition. The investigation findings are awaited.
New York District Attorney Swann warned the Curb Market to purge swindlers and worthless stocks or trading will be ended by city authorities. He said Mayor Hytan backs strict action and the police department will support the move to disperse curb congregations unless curative steps are taken.
In Cleveland on June 6 a flood of anonymous letters to Mayor Davis warned of a great red demonstration on July 4 to eclipse May Day, and claimed an attempt would be made to disrupt the annual police parade scheduled for the latter part of June.
Two trolleys collided at Main Street and Fairfield Avenue at 6 30 last night as an eastbound car tried to pass entering Main Street from Read's corner. Passengers were frightened but unhurt. both cars suffered heavy damage.
Lithuanian troops advancing from Vilna are occupying Kscia in the direction at Dvinsk according to information received by the Lithuanian press bureau here.
Judge William M Maubig heard arguments in Superior Court over a verdict of 2506 in favor of Annie Bujnak for her husband in a case against Connecticut Co. The verdict, found by a jury, was said to misstate the evidence. Counsel G Ly Wilder and Judge Coughish represented the claimant as the railroad wagon struck a trolley car on Barnum avenue.
The Post Standard Telegram notes an 8 percent increase in net Bald clients during May 1918 amid May reports from the Sunday Post and May 1919 figures.
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