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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1919
Page
5
Professor David Todd, director of the Ageherst college astronomical observatory, sails for Montevideo to observe the solar eclipse on May 28. He will use a naval seaplane at altitudes of 10,000 to 15,000 feet to secure clearer photographs than ever before.
Captain Fritz Duquesne an African explorer and Boers War veteran escaped from Belvue hospital ward by sawing through window bars. He had feigned paralysis leaving him unguarded and fled at dusk in civilian clothes. Authorities suspect accomplices outside may have planned a getaway by auto. Duquesne had faced extradition to England over a 1916 ship explosion that killed three crew members.
In New York on May 27 Harry Hawker and Lt Cmdr Grieve carried a silver Joan of Arc medal struck for the 507th anniversary celebration. One of two medals was to be delivered to Thurosean Museums, with other medals sent to St Johns N F and to be presented to President Poincare in Paris.
General Fayolts arrives in Coblenz for urgent Allied talks with Lieutenant General Liggett over possible German peace terms. Troops in the bridge head area show heightened activity, with some doughboys expecting movement toward Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, or Liberty Statue in New York harbor. A belief in a girl burying blood under a rosy bush to gain rosy cheeks is noted in France and Italy.
Bridgeport Housing Co manager William H Ham stated that children are welcome in the company homes. He noted the houses were built to accommodate families with children and that such families are sometimes better tenants than those without them.
Fragmentary note defines tannage as the vessel capacity in tons and freight value per vessel, with unclear terms on sizes and draft. Mentions endurance and fatigue of draft animals, including reindeer, in transport context. No clear events, people, or places identified.
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