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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1919
Page
15
In Berlin daily thefts of 32 to 40 horses go unreturned as a special police unit fights a growing crime. The animals vanish into illicit channels with meat sold illicitly. thieves target teams whose drivers are away.
A brief report describes thieves snatching wagons with valuables, stealing horses, and driving them to hidden barns or distant suburbs where the animals are killed. The account warns of quick, clandestine thefts and the danger to local transportation and property.
Sir George Clerk, the high commissioner to Bucharest, is reported by the Journal to favor a conciliatory policy toward Roumania. He carries notes from the peace conference to the Roumanian government and urges gentler dealings amid tension.
The United States operates a coal yard in Washington D C with a capacity of 30 000 tons for department use.
Sir Charles G Wade, agent general for New South Wales, urges Britons to buy from the British Dominions to ensure a constant supply of raw materials and defend against disruption of imports. He argues self sufficiency protects economy amid competition from the United States and Japan and contends a preferential tariff could counter foreign undercutting.
The item notes a pastor preaching on the well known picture The Last Supper by Dr. Vines from a rural newspaper and references another brief report, suggesting art education and local commentary.
Six uncontested divorce cases will be submitted in the October term Civil Superior court with Judge James W. Webbe presiding. Names include Julia Balla vs John Balla and others. two desertion claims filed yesterday. Soren Olsen seeks a decree from Thela Thorgensen Olsen. Susie Vengel sues Julius Vengel for desertion dating from 1916.
Boston October 9 The Supreme Court overrode objections from Holyoke Chicopee Westfield and other western Massachusetts towns to a bridge across the Connecticut River between Springfield and West Springfield. The court approved the commission's plans formed two years ago.
Major General William S Graves, commander of American forces in Siberia, decorated John M Stavens, head of the American Railway Commission to Russia, with the Distinguished Service Medal in Vladivostok.
A fragment cites reredos with seven gilt panels of Fra and Tels lico angels. A third paper reviews a visiting orchestra and notes Grieg's Ass Death in the program, mentioning a companion tune linking to a cow’s death.
The Raleigh, a new 9750 ton British cruiser of 35 kn, designed to outrange raiders Moewe and Wolf, may prove impractical now that German threats are gone. Armament includes 7.5 inch guns, underwater bulge for torpedo protection, and multiple floodable compartments, with anti aircraft and fuel efficiency features.
General Von Hindenburg, once a German army commander, is living a quiet life at his Finnover estate in East Prussia. The correspondent notes his absence of uniform changes his appearance, comparing him to a bank manager or ordinary German businessman as he wears a rough coat and Panama hat.
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