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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1919
Page
2
Disjointed text describes Coast Artillery and multiple units assembled for a Pop Up Bridgeport Victory Loan event. References include ships such as the Kentucky and discussions of equipment, tr ucks, and a parade-like presentation amid unclear lines.
A large crowd gathered as victory celebrations unfolded for the local team. The event highlighted speeches honoring Cootie Sprague and Dick Barlow, with a parade planned from Seaside Park through Washington and Main streets. The procession features a 20-piece band, police platoon, and military displays including artillery and a tank-like tractor. A $40,900 bank addition and a million-dove tribute were noted, alongside overseas service details for the unit under Lt. Col. H. F. Spurgin.
Basel dispatch from Vienna confirms the unconditional surrender of the Hungary to the Allied powers. The message records the surrender of the Hungarian government and military forces, ending hostilities on the European front.
A Bridgeport ceremony applauded Major Frans Stevens and Captain Charles Sprague for praising the 102nd Ambulance Co and Comfort Club during World War II service. Mayor Wilson lauded the unit's morale support and the town, while speakers saluted the returning veterans and the soldiers who endured hardships.
Boston officials and labor leaders met at the Grand Opera House to protest the imprisonment of Thomas J. Mooney and Billings. A resolution was adopted unanimously pledging a three nation wide five day strikes if Mooney and Billing are not released, with strikes planned for July September and November.
Lawmakers from several towns joined the Democrats in voting with the majority to reorganize the state board of education. A proposed amendment would strike out words limiting governor appointees, sparking constitutional questions as debate continued on board leadership and the selection of a new secretary to replace Charles D. Hine of Hartford after decades in office.
Washington May 8 The Supreme Court denied review of the Kelly case involving Dennis Betty and three other officials of Capital City Dairy Company charged with defrauding the government of about 1 000 000 in taxes on a marginal manufactured product. The decision sustains earlier convictions and dismisses petitions for review.
A memo from Cornell and Alderman Hogan outlines a five member Democratic committee response to an inquiry by the Mayor on unemployment. The measure proposes delaying tax payments, with a plan to report fully and modify collection dates. The council resolves to adjust deadlines and return any penalties collected to taxpayers. meeting adjourned to next Monday night.
A Buenos Aires report states Sunday’s anarchist demonstration failed due to Vigilance Committee actions. Committee members wore white armbands and blocked plazas, with civilians barred from sidewalks. Sunlight surveillance followed a suspension of anarchist plans as crowds gathered briefly.
Washington reports that only 474 individuals who served in the United States military or naval forces have been awarded the Croix de Guerre. The wartime decoration was authorized to wear by official order, with recipients cited in a brief military notice.
A March 11 letter from Grace L. Dillingham, formerly of New York and now teaching in Pyongyang, describes May 52 conditions in Korea during the uprising against Japanese rule. It details schoolgirls flogged by gendarmes and Christians jailed, stripped, and beaten, with churches toppled and Bibles destroyed.
New York May reports Secretary of War Baker says the one millionth American expeditionary force will begin homeward travel next week aboard the transport George Washington. He notes troop return progress is satisfactory and June will see 300,000 reach home. He praises the third army on the German frontier as the world’s best equipped.
East coast officials gathered for a demonstration of aerial police effectiveness tied to the Pan American congress. New York State police will patrol by naval boats at the aviation field while Colonel Johnson B Thomson flies from New York to Chelsea Heights to join the landing. Major Herbert Manes Major Granville Pollock and other city leaders coordinate the aerial police beats and invite police officials from Boston Cambridge Albany Philadelphia for the event.
A midnight blaze in a downtown Columbus seven story building traps many residents. Police say numbers may reach 20 to 30 with women and children jumping to safety from upper floors and rushed to hospitals for serious injuries.
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