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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1919
Page
52
The 24th infantry comprising 1,675 men arrived in El Paso from Columbus New Mexico last night in a move that broadens federal forces in the region.
An old advertisement promotes "PRAIT-A-TIVES" or "Fruit Liver Tablets" as a cure for auto intoxication caused by constipation. It claims regular bowel movements prevent poisons entering the blood and relieve kidney, stomach, rheumatic, and skin issues. Pricing and mail order offered by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited.
Riverhead New York June 13 Lucient Archer charged with embezzlement in Connecticut arrested as a fugitive and held in 2000 bail. He was to be tried this week on an indictment for grand larceny in the second degree for selling stock in a supposed mine in South America. The bondsman in Connecticut caused his arrest.
Hartford June 13 Comptroller Morris C Webster instructed Capitol Superintendent John L Wilson to order employees to scrutinize any suspicious appearing characters entering the building or lingering on grounds and to watch for anything resembling a bomb The comptroller would not specify what prompted the order but said it was prudent to stay on guard
Aftonblad reports a British squadron bombs the Bolshevik base at Kronstadt with heavy guns. Bolshevik batteries do not reply and have placed floating mines in nearby waters. The report suggests Bolsheviks may be evacuating the town.
Hartford June 13 The tax commissioners expect the Morton F Plant estate report to be filed in three to four weeks The Fert Florida real estate will be appraised along with stock in the Shore Line Electric Railway and Eastern Power Company These values will determine the total estate value estimated around 30 million dollars enough to incur roughly one million dollars in state tax
Ben Blake representing Universal Film Company of New York and assistants arrive in the city to shoot scenes for the educational division film Kares, Please, showing trolley system views, Birney car operation, and a returning war hero who seeks his old motorman job after service abroad. Henry Daut, in street railway service for 60 years, will also appear. Filming begins at 10 o'clock today at the Congress Street barns.
June 13 report describes a bill by Rep Fitzgerald of Boston to build a federal fish and food warehouse in Boston as the first in a planned series in major cities. Estimated cost is $2,000,000 and the warehouses would store perishable goods to curb waste and stabilize prices.
Race clashes between white residents and black laborers in Britain intensified in Cardiff. One white man and one Arab were killed, several injured, and many arrests made. Rioters used revolvers, white mobs threw bottles and bricks, and considerable property damage occurred.
Rome date line reports Ambassador Page will depart at month’s end for a leave of absence in the United States. A separate item from Boston notes the transport Edgar F. Tuckenback struck a submerged obstruction and returned to port in the harbor test voyage bound for Brest.
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