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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
2
An advertisement touts Othine strength as a freckle remedy with a money back guarantee. It claims few applications remove freckles and improve skin tone, offering a penny cost and urging readers to ask their druggist for the product.
Bevell of So. Norwalk says CINOT cured long standing constipation biliousness and stomach troubles giving relief sleep and appetite improvement. He urges others with weak kidneys liver or stomach issues to try the medicine and notes Hartigan Stores in Bridgeport is carrying CINOT.
Washington June 12 The Knox resolution by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania to refuse joining the League of Nations was placed on the Senate calendar for early next week after Foreign Relations Committee amendments. The measure removed a clause pledging cooperation against future European threats as a policy of the United States. Two postponement motions failed. Robinson’s objection paused then was dropped with adjournment until Monday to avoid this week’s debate.
Harvey L. Roberts, 76, secretary of Strong Manufacturing and president of Winsted Edge Pool Works and Mechanics Savings Bank, shot himself twice in the head with a 32 calibre revolver in his office before noon and was taken to Litchfield County Hospital in extremely serious condition. He had been in poor health. he was a presidential elector in 1902 and served in the legislature from 1871 to 1874. No hope is held for recovery.
New York June 13 The national board of fire underwriters sent messages to governors and fire marshals urging cities to observe a safe and sane Fourth of July. It warns that unrestricted celebrations could bring large loss of life and property and suggests making the day a community affair under safeguards.
An old advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a non alcohol tonic to relieve thirst fatigue refresh the system and rest a weary brain.
In Derby 89 Birmingham Tron Foundry helpers quit over a 6 cent hourly demand, forcing a noon plant closure affecting 400 workers. Elsewhere in Seymour the Seymour Manufacturing Co strike prevents office work, with workers opposing government material removal and contributing to a strike fund. A James Swan Chisel polisher strike with similar demands, involving about 140 workers, also reported.
The obituary notices report deaths and funeral plans for Luke Scott Martin Falvey Mary K Fox Hattie Palmer Martha Hall and Patrick H Murphy. Services include high masses at St Charles and Sacred Heart churches with burials at St Michael's Mountain Grove Putney and St Joseph's cemeteries. Surviving family members are listed for each, with funeral arrangements noted.
Testimony outlines bribery style tactics used to control Meriden Berkshire Ice property. Edward D Beach admitted handling mortgage via a Bridgeport minister. Foreclosure and receivership followed, with Laughlin of Greenwich offering cash and notes, while Berkshire allegedly pressed dealers to buy ice, prompting brutal tactics and ruin for rivals.
Bridgeport aims to enlist 2,000 associate members for the National Council of Boy Scouts within two days. The local drive is led by Horace B. Merwin, inviting any man or woman to become an associate member.
Eastern New York and South New England expect fair conditions Friday and likely Saturday. Pressure above normal across the east, temperatures near normal with no major changes. Moderate east winds rise along the Atlantic and Middle Atlantic regions, fair skies maintain across the vicinity of Bridgeport as reported by Middlenrook Almanac.
The R-34 airship, largest and most practical of its kind, completes the first leg of its transition flight and will arrive at Atlantic City. It can lift about 60 tons and cruise at 60 mph, with a 4,000 mile range. The rigid airship, longer than Westminster Abbey and 92 feet high, promises a new aeronautical era.
The International Association of Dancing Masters denounced the shimmy as vulgar and passed a resolution to outlaw it. Over 150 masters attended the convention presided by James Smith of Chicago. The shimmy was classified as a muscle dance and deemed too suggestive for polite social circles.
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