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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1919
Page
20
Young Folk's Corner recounts Bully the English Sparrow clashing with Jenny and Mr Wren over ownership of the Old Orchard home. Mrs Bully watches from the doorway as the fight and bravado spark neighborhood talk about propriety and quarrels among birds in a benign turf dispute.
Brest France May 15 The liner Imperator turned over to the United States by Germany under the armistice agreement sailed for America this morning On board were 1100 first class 2200 second class including the 364th Infantry the 17th Infantry Brigade Headquarters evacuation ambulance company No 1 and 810 women nurses M C A workers and soldiers brides This is the first overseas journey for the Imperator under the American flag.
Sebastian Pattavina, 18, was arrested while walking on a railroad track between Hartford and East Berlin after fatally stabbing fellow worker Edwin Berge at the Wilcox-Crittenden plantTuesday night. He is held on homicide charges awaiting coroner instructions.
Three hundred seventeen American soldiers and civilian field clerks from expeditionary forces arrived today in New York aboard the Frenchy Steamer Wipagrne. The troops were all casuals.
London May 14 Bonar Law admitted that Premier Lloyd George asked Frank Walsh Edward Dunn and Michael Ryan Irish American representatives to call on him to present the British case for Ireland It was stated the invitation was withdrawn because he would receive Americans but not those who go to Ireland to engage in Irish political and rebellious activity.
Police found dynamite buried in dirt with fuses crossed the street car tracks near Cook's corner Methuen Mass as workers for textile mills pass by. A work car carrying a motorman and conductor was wrecked earlier in another Methuen section, prompting the search that uncovered the explosive.
The will of Rev Waller J Shanley late rector of St Peters Danbury admits probate and bequeaths 1000 to St Josephs Cathedral Mortford and 200 for the poor of St Peters Danbury. Executors are Rev H E Wilson Hartford and Mrs Maria E B McElroy Bridgeport. Most of the estate goes to Mrs McElroy and Mrs Jane Brennan Plainfield NJ sisters of Father Shanley.
An ad declares traditional fats overpower chicken flavor and promotes a butterless, grease-free result. Saute Products Corp. cites its Woolworth Tower, New York address to tout a healthier, tastier fried chicken experience.
Paris May 15 The railway men's association by a vote of 174 300 to 71 700 announced it has approved the Central committee's stance in refusing to call a strike on May 1 The committee cites improved working conditions as the basis for the decision
Mrs J C Lawtorp of Laurel Mississippi writes that after eight years of female troubles she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, took twelve bottles, and regained strength to run a machine, sew, and manage housework. She offers to publish her testimonial to aid others. Thousands of women suffer displacements, irregularities, backache, and blues. the medicine company claims long experience and service.
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