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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
8
Fragmentary text shows discussion of peace terms and a possible treaty signing. It notes prolonged German negotiations and speculation on satisfaction and return home. A separate item mentions Adolph Otto Stenfadt petitioning Civil Superior Court to change his name to Olivers Stam.
A civil action was filed in the Common Pleas court by Gust Scholtz and Otto Scholtz trading as the Wifth Street Garage of Mills City against Mike Shahevian of Bridgeport. They allege he owes them 335 dollars, with the suit seeking 500 dollars in damages.
Delegates report the Austrian treaty taking shape with portions drafted. The Allies may demand a large indemnity from Austria totaling about 5 billion crowns. The pact will outline frontier delimitations and division of Austria-Hungary's prewar debt among new states. The Austria Italy border and Adriatic settlement also likely figures.
At Versailles on May 7 the German delegation led by Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau and Herr Landsberg left the conference hall. The military arm had been withdrawn to avoid a militaristic look. The party, escorted by British and Erich, moved through broad streets under oppressive silence amid peering crowds.
A damaged, OCR distorted report states William A Boggs drive a touring auto when struck by a trolley car on Main Street. He was arrested yesterday on a charge of operating a jitney without a license under state auto law and released on his own recognizance. he faces arraignment in city court this morning.
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