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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1919
Page
24
The 24th Infantry, comprising 1,678 men, arrived in El Paso from Columbus Bay last night, as reported from Tenas on June 13.
A vintage advertisement touts Fruit-a-tives as a cure for auto intoxication from constipation. Claims include relief from indigestion, headaches, skin issues, and rheumatic pain when bowels are regular. Sells 50c a box, six for $2.50, trial 5c, from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
Licien Archer charged with embezzlement in Connecticut was arrested at Riverhead Long Island as a fugitive and held on a 2000 bail. He was to be tried there on an indictment accusing him of grand larceny in the second degree for selling stock under a fictitious name in South America. His bondsman in Connecticut secured his arrest.
Hartford June 14 Comptroller Moris C Webster ordered Capital Superintendent John L Wilson to direct employees to scrutinize visitors and suspicious characters around the Capitol Building and grounds. The order aims to be on guard though no specific threat was disclosed.
Aftonblad reports a British squadron bombarding the Bolshevik base at Kronstadt with heavy guns. Bolshevik batteries stay silent as floating mines are laid nearby and evacuation rumors circulate around the port.
Hartford June 13 tax officials expect the appraisers handling the late Morten F Plant estate to file a full inventory in three to four weeks. Experts will value Florida real estate including hotel properties, while Shoreline Electric Railway stock and Eastern Power holdings heavily influence the estate's worth. Estimates vary from 25 to 30 million, with a probable total near 40 million and a state tax around 1 million.
Ben Blake of Universal Film Co and assistants will film in Congress Street car barns for the educational department. The project titled Fares Please features a war hero returning to his old motorman job as part of the trolley system story. Henry Daut, a 50 year street railway employee, also appears in the film. Filming begins at 10 o clock today at the Congress Street barns.
June 13 federal plan to build a government operated fish and food warehouse in Boston as the first in a national series. Bill by Representative Filagerald of Boston proposes a 22 million dollar cost to curb waste and rising food prices by storing perishable goods for later distribution.
In Cardiff Wales last night white mobs clashed with Black workers brought to Britain during the war. One white man and one Arab were killed and several injured as revolvers were seized by the rioters. Police arrested many participants and property damage mounted.
Rome dispatch reports Ambassador Page will leave at month end for a US leave of absence. The note also mentions a transport vessel bound for Siestarn that struck a submerged obstruction, damaged its propeller blades, and was brought to port for drydock repairs.
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