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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
8
Paris on June 1 reports steady bourse figures with three percent rentes at 80 centimes for English exchange and London at 30 francs centimes. Five percent loans quoted at 8 francs 42 centimes, while the dollar ranged from 6 francs 43 centimes to 6 francs 50 centimes.
Newton of Braskion defeated Sidney Shacwood of Philadelphia by 2 and 1 to win the Linne wood Hall cup at Huntington Valley Country Club. The final featured pars and birdies with notable shots including a neck-shot on the tenth and a near-miss on the fifteenth. Sharwood beat Gardner to reach the final.
Barnes, a star Giants hurler who shut out the Cubs on Monday, wed yesterday in Kansas City. His marriage, arranged after a recent club departure, was kept quiet and the groom plans to return to St. Louis with his bride expected to be revealed later.
The Ohio House narrowly defeats the Dunn bill seeking to revoke the permit for Willard Dempsey’s prize fight in Toledo. The vote stood 29 to 1 against the measure, leaving Cox authorship and permit rights unchanged as promoters push ahead with the scheduled match.
Burritts head to Seaside Park Saturday to play Ives Manufacturing Co. Teaps at 3 oclock. Last Saturday Burritts beat Smgais 18 to 1, raising season record to five wins in six games thanks to pitcher Charles Brover.
New York reports detail alleged British atrocities in Ireland during 1917 and 1918. The material cites deportations, censorship, and harsh sentences for public speech, with references to Dublin protests, political arrests, and calls for a thorough U S investigation.
More than twenty people attended the butter dance hosted by the Black Rock club entertainment committee. A buffet luncheon followed at 1 o clock in the evening. The last dance of the season will be next Tuesday with costumes and a tenms a amar dance. Passors attending will be in typical attire. A midnight bowtie and five works is planned and a special breakfast will be served the following morning.
report notes a clash between Bela Run and the leaders of Hungary's Red faction as the new government seeks control amid ongoing war concerns. details are sparse but imply political tension at the top levels.
Two German women secretaries exposed their tongues to the crowd and then fingers to their noses in a Paris Versailles episode during a Monday night protest against the German peace delegation. The mob shouted at and threw objects at the delegates as they prepared to depart, with police dispersing the scene and officials facing disciplinary action.
John Gil, of 178 Linen Street, was alerted on a warrant last night for breach of the peace and assault. The charge alleges he assaulted Albert Nesselt, a street car conductor, after creating a disturbance on a transit line.
Baseball results show multiple games with Rochester Jersey City Newark Buffalo Toronto Baltimore Reading and Binghamton. Scores vary across two games per pairing with mixed win loss outcomes. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate several doubleheaders and double results.
Grand Warden James McCann of the New England Order of Protection was guest of honor at Park City Lodge on 2 Cannon Street. He delivered a report on the lodge’s financial status while members John Rydds Hoffman James L Christie and P J Grace added remarks. Three new candidates were received and plans were made to launch a membership campaign.
A reflection on the idea that true female independence is attained through skill in the kitchen. The note suggests cooking ability grants personal agency and self sufficiency for women.
A grandmother endorses Dr True’s DiFair in a wartime style letter claiming her dying child recovered after a dose and worm expulsion followed by decades of family use. The note promotes the Great Family Laxative and Worm Doweller as safe for children.
An advertisement touts painless removal of hairy growths using delatone. A paste of delatone powder and water is spread on the skin for two minutes, rubbed off, then washed to remove hairs. Cautions against buying fake delatone are noted.
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