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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1919

Page

28

Aftermath of U S invasion of Mexico depicted

From Juarez to Fort Hidalgo images depict Villista dead cartloads and soldiers evacuating Juarez after the U S invasion report. The photographs by Jack Neville for the Newspaper Enterprise Association show Carrancista sentries and Villista prisoners with Neville posing among the group.

Villistas U. S Mexico Juarez Villa Newspaper Enterprise Association Isco ~Gonzalez Carrancista Fort Hidalgo Jack Neville Illista

Hunger Drives Polish Support in Silesia Amid Scarcity

Turbulent border realities in Gleiwitz show hunger easing Polish influence as German food shortages bite. Smuggling flourishes while butter sells at 34 a pound and meals shock with liver and barley. Clothing is scarce. most children lack shirts while inspectors report widespread poverty.

Gueiwitz Silesia Posen Germany Poland Yjn Gleiwitz Inspector of Schools

Bolsheviks Plan to Flood World With Bad Money

London reports that Bolshevik authorities plan to saturate the globe with forged currency to undermine nations. Scotland Yard warns that Russia prints counterfeit notes and will try smuggling into England, urging caution in accepting notes from strangers.

London Lenine Russia Scotland Yard England

German factories fit for trade as postwar revival begins

Berlin reports German factories in trim and ready to win trade supremacy once wartime restrictions lift. Industrial leaders plan campaigns to reintroduce German goods abroad, with large chemical works near Frankfurt an der Oder, cement near Mainz, and iron mills around Cologne poised to restart. Despite progress, hundreds of thousands are idle and hungry while the country awaits a signed treaty.

Berlin Germany Fransfort Cemant Mayence Cologne

Fire at Willard Street Store Causes Minor Loss

A fire at a small store at 167 Willard Street shortly after 8 pm caused about 30 dollars in damage. The occupier is J Fazio. The fire was caused by spontaneous combustion. Fire alarms 611 Pembroke Will and Willard Streets and 64 Church and Hallett Streets were pulled.

Willard Street J. Fazio Pembroke Willara Church and Hallett

League of Women Voters Aims After Suffrage Victory

The national League of Women Voters formed in 1919 in St Louis seeks to sustain citizenship through Americanization. Mary Garrett Hay, president of New York City League, urged voters to make America a country where all voters speak English read ballots and honor the flag.

National League of Women Voters St. Louis America Mary Garrett Hay New York City League of Women Voters Charles H. Brooks the League

Six National Title Net at Forest Hills

Plans for the national tennis championship at Forest Hills L I from August 26 were discussed by the West Side Tennis Club tournament committee. Six national titles will be decided including singles junior and boys events doubles veterans and father and son. Entry of players from abroad is expected to boost spectator appeal.

New York West Side Forest Hills L. I Delate

Germans Loaf Under Semi Socialist Kiel Workers

A conservative paper cites Kiel dockyards and a torpedo factory as paradises for idle workers paid 60 to 66 cents an hour. It alleges regular pay with no effort, time spent in shops, meals, and politics, while state property is used for pampered workers and unnecessary goods. The New York Times reports the remark.

Kiel Tagliche Rundschau London Rundschau New York Times

Telegraph map chart by Biz Telegraph Company

A telegraph map by Biz Tele Company shows all wires used in land service for a major operator. About 1,000,000 miles of wire represented with material and gauge numbers, routes, cuts in, and cross connections. Seventy sheets form a 27 by 65 foot chart in steel framed panels, said to be the first comprehensive record of a single company's wires.

Biz Tele Company Western Union Telegraph Company Los “Angeles ‘Times

Australia’s grand plan to aid soldiers revealed

Australia presents its best and most comprehensive soldier relief scheme. It promises to settle 20000 men on land, offer advances up to 5700 for stock and machinery, plus home ownership support, rail and road construction, and public works with soldier preference. The program totals hundreds of millions, with strict controls to deter speculation and extend benefits to widows and overseas nurses.

Australia

Freedom of the seas and postwar plans begin

After the war ended, Mrs Littyl discusses a postponed holiday and asks if they will enjoy the freedom of the seas. She recalls past treatment at sea, pondering life beyond conflict. The fragment hints at lingering wartime memories and plans for travel.

Ocean Bath Rights and Woolen Prices Stir Post War Mindset

A fragmentary London caption notes that no one should be charged for bathing in the sea and mocks high woolen clothing prices as caused by many sheep-killing dogs. A brief scene shows a young woman seeking a call from a young man, with mixed social mood.

Sete Ian

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