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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1919
Page
7
A fragmented 1915 notice references Albert E. Lavery as Secretary and mentions Mondays and dates around the 14th. The readable text is sparse but indicates a formal secretary note with schedule hints.
NEW YORK October 13 Eliminating typesetting, a major cost in magazine production, has been achieved in the October issue of a reading magazine using plates from photographic originals. The six page issue, prompted by a printers strike, suggests the future of magazine making could be revolutionized. The makeup remains the same, with uniform type and irregular right margins as in typewritten copy.
A wireless communique from General Denikin reports gains on the Orel and Isiov fronts with 1,400 prisoners at Ostrozhansky Vaahonoi and 3,500 at Krovi. His forces also occupy Chernigaf, close to the Isicff region, as the advance continues toward Moscow. Reports from Copenhagen place Denikin within thirty miles of Orel en route to Moscow, while Bolsheviks court a counterattack to defend rail and trade hubs. Chernigast indicates Denikin’s pressure extends toward Kiev and nearing a junction with the Polish army.
Vienna, Oct 13. Chancellor Renner announced an agreement among coalition parties on Austria's new constitution. The German parts of west Hungary will be autonomous under the St Germain terms, while Austria will be organized as a wealthy poultry dealer. Pershing Praises Actors. New York, Oct 13. General Pershing commended actors for entertaining soldiers during the war in a letter to Daniel Frohman, president of the Actors Fund of America. He lauded their support as a vital service to the armies in France.
Two Eagle boats from the Great Lakes were ordered by the Navy to hunt near Tobermory Ontario for Captain Harold Dammann and his aide, missing for days after their endurance balloon race from St Louis. The balloon was found in Lake Fibro earlier.
Washington October 12. Instructions to prepare to distribute part of the reserve sugar to the public were cancelled after officials advised the present surplus in the department is sufficient for only two and a half months.
The 9,409 ton steamship Tatehin, en route from San Francisco to Italy, caught fire off Cape Henry on Saturday. Coast guard vessel Gresham tow ed the stricken steamer toward Lampton Roads as the Watchie from Noppolf, Virginia reports the incident.
MEXICO CITY October 13 The giant fossil remains measuring 32 feet 10 inches were found near the village of Nanacamiipa in Vera Cruz state by workers. Natives say the giant was related to ancestral gods and built a ceremonial catafalque with flowers guarded at night. Manuel Galmo director of anthropology at the national museum plans to travel to Nanacami to study the find.
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