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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
2
Local readers recall L Gacey in a historic moment as the South EMQ observers note his smile and presence. Community records mention a pretheist phrase and a curious markets framing around a sporting or public event with rising interest in the figure.
The Mayor's Armistice Day committee plans a meeting in the council chamber next Tuesday at 5 oclock to arrange General Wood's recitation. The American Legion will hold a monster dance at the Armory this Saturday night to raise funds for Armistice Day observances. the orchestra comprises members of the 15th Regiment United States Marine Band, led by Lieut. Merdin Co. and touring the country.
Meriden October 15 A messenger Louis W Bowen 16 sent by Petion Publishing Co to the bank last Friday to deposit 125 in cash and place 100 in stamps did not return Danville Virginia police report Bowen and Bert Apple ton 17 detained there They had 20 between them in checks and cash
An advertisement touts Hayes Healing Honey and a Grove's Open-Trate Salve for chest colds head colds and croup in a boxed ad. The copy claims throat relief and cough cure with the products featured.
A broad testimonial promotes CINOT claiming swift relief for nervous indigestion rheumatism constipation and kidney trouble. The earful attests one bottle sufficed after years of other methods failed. Availability is listed at Hartigan's Fairfield Ave and Main, plus several drugstores in multiple towns.
O'Leary calls clear thinking impossible amid disturbances as employers fault the arbitration proposal for forcing union recognition. Charles Edward Russell says capital and labor may concede but differences must be harmonized. J B Sheppard pushes tri partite control of private industry with one third directorate elected by employees.
London December 13 John Kaska trow a Cumberland bricklayer has raised the claim of being the heir to the Scottish title Earl of Len ox of Dumbarton with an annual rent income of 180000 dollars He says he can trace his ancestry back to the Duke of Hamilton.
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in Southern New England and Eastern New York with unsettled, cooler, and likely rainy periods Friday. Mild temperatures remain east of the Mississippi as a high Atlantic pressure fades. The forecast shows cloudiness and mild temps Thursday, with showers and cooler weather Friday across the mid Atlantic and New England region. Winds from the Atlantic coast shift to moderate southeast and southwest north of Sandy Hook.
Tonight at Bridgeport High School Legion members will hear a report urging $180 bonuses for every discharged veteran and an additional $180 for those disabled above 10 percent. A post name honoring a Bridgeport soldier likely killed in action will be chosen, and plans for disabled care, club house renovations, and button distribution will be presented.
Bridgeport police arrest a man identified as Thomas W. Condon a former detective linked to a Newark payroll robbery case. He surrendered after shots were fired at a 114 Orange Street room where he hid with false whiskers and a clipping about Frank Williams. Police trace a private detective past and connect Condon to Derby and Bridgeport regions. locals recall Williams escape from Derby jail. The case highlights Condon’s claimed aliases and a possible link to recent Newark and Derby incidents.
A city convenes a special meeting of jitney bus groups at 310 Fairfield Avenue tonight at 8 to decide bonding levels. Commissioner Stoeckel presses for a quick decision by November 1. Current plan sets liability at 5000 for one injury and 10000 for multiple injuries in jitney wrecks. Public officials seek accountability when drivers are at fault.
Two more airmen perished when their plane failed in flight over Mineola New York. The craft dropped from about 200 feet banking sharply and diving to the ground. Lieut Miller survived briefly but died before medical help arrived. The ranch manager said no wind was reported at the time and blamed nothing specific. Also noted, J P Matthois the sixth of the San Francisco starters to reach the Atlantic coast landed Roosevelt Field at 5 25 18 after weather delays at Binghamton. Major Barthalf, former Harvard man, was welcomed by wife and mother on arrival and plans to fly to Boston to attend the Harvard Brown game before returning Sunday.
Plans under way for the opening of a new home at Stratford avenue on the south side during the first week of January. A committee will arrange events, with Magna Charta Lodge initiating 14 candidates and receiving six applications at 1790 Fairfield Avenue. Bridgeport lodges lead state in membership. a prize masquerade is planned at the Masonic temple in October.
Charles Hlakeman, 55, of 112 Burr Road, attempted death by drinking iodine during a protracted illness. Relatives stopped him from swallowing more, and he was moved to Stillside Home for division after treatment by Dr Maxwell of Mmergenery hospital. His condition is not serious.
John Banks, 18, of Commercial Street, was struck by a car at 68 Hudson Avenue last night around 9 pm and sustained serious internal injuries. The vehicle’s driver fled the scene and police have no report on the incident. Banks was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital after examination by Dr. Maxwell. A license marker number 24 from Conn. 24 was observed by witnesses.
Milford police report a second incendiary fire in days in the Walnut and Myrtle Beaches area. At 4 20 pm flames gutted an unoccupied cottage owned by Ernest Ortlepp, Bridgeport undertaker, with damage estimated at 800 dollars. An old stove appears recently used. The fire department labels the incident suspicious and points to arson.
Arthur C. Tatmer of New York, famed for defense in the New York Supreme Court, appeared in Criminal Common Pleas Court as counsel for William J. Berry of New York. Berry faced arraignment before Judge John R. Booth and a jury on a charge of reckless driving that injured red Berg of Stamford. The case was not disposed of.
More than 860 attendees joined the Burns and Bassick association entertainment at Warner Institute. Alvin OG Brevil led community singing while W. O. Elliot chaired the event and Joseph J. Wells with Walter Mc Hinney ran the refreshments. Four league teams Wear Cats Bevon Acmes Rollers compete in a final roll-off at Connie Lewis alleys tonight.
Plans for observing Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday on October 27 were discussed by school officials and Republican leaders though no final program was set. A separate Navy report said a body was recovered at sea, believed to be one of two missing balloonists from an earlier national championship flight.
An old advertisement promotes Miona stomach tablets claiming to build up the stomach and aid digestion to form flesh. It targets thin people noting stomach function and digestive juice production, promising money back if not effective and listing ailments like heartburn and sour stomach as conditions treated.
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