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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1919
Page
17
A mass meeting of ankee Division veterans is set for Thursday at 5 o clock in the First Presbyterian Church gym in Bridgeport to discuss forming a Yankee Division veterans association. Mayor A Wilson and other local leaders are expected to speak. the group would be called the Yankee D Club to honor comrades from the twenty-sixth.
New Haven afternoon papers the Register Times and Union published without regular editorial staffs as reporters and copy readers went on strike. The Journal-Courier, the city’s lone morning paper, issued editions under normal conditions. In Philadelphia, the Country Club quartet defeated Rockaway Hountirg, 9-61-2, in the junior polo championship, with E Lowther scoring in extra time to seal the win. The Country Club will face Meadow Rock in the final match for the junior title.
American Association action lingers as a game at Towsville draws attention with sparse detail and unclear scores. Names like Wat and werherday appear in fragmentary form, offering little concrete context or outcomes.
A local protest in Bridgeport prompts officials to gather views from leading citizens. Report notes strong public interest and calls for clarity on municipal plans for winter swimming facilities.
Sept 1. Former Princess Pasilie of Germany travels with her two sons to Amersfoort Holland en route to Germany. Conference at Von Bentinck Castle with former emperor and empress discussed potential home in Hulland. No decision yet. The family visited Amerongen enjoying country drives and garden views while the grandfather sawn wood.
Officials logged a rush of marriage license activity at the registrar in the Welfare Building, led by James J Nell known as the millionaire newsboy. Dozens of couples applied, with Nell choosing his legal name James Jamal.
Brownie Jakabasky a 17 year old of 18 Gilmore Street and Benjamin Verris a 68 year old of 1223 Fairfield Avenue suffer possible skull fractures and are in Bridgeport Hospital. Wilbur Jennings, 21 of 83 Brewster Street has several fractured ribs.
The body of Charles Sawyer, once a prominent Derby manufacturer and brother of the late Warren Sawyer, arrived from Brooklyn after dying suddenly from a heart attack in a Brooklyn restaurant. He will be buried tomorrow in the family plot at Qual Cliff Cemetery.
Capt Ker mit Roosevelt of New York is appointed secretary of the American Ship and Commerce Corporation, the holding company of the Cramps Shipbuilding Co and Kerr Navigation Co, as announced today.
Margaret Lupo, reportedly 16, vanished from Green Street last Thursday after paying $7 for an apartment on Hallett Street. The landlord refused the rental to the large family, prompting the theory she fled to avoid returning home with bad news. The family believes she is hiding in Bridgeport. The girl wore a pink suit with a white linen collar and a large picture hat at the time.
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch asked the Belgian government to search for the body of his son killed in August 1914. The general has long avoided mentioning his son, who died early in the war, and few are aware of his loss.
Derby Elks announce Sunday afternoon baseball at Sunnyside park with Bridgeport Antlers visiting. After the game, an entertainment and lunch follow at the Derby Elks’ new home. Also notes that many Japanese women smoke, beginning in youth.
A joint Constitution Day observance will be held Thursday night at Bridgeport High School under the Sons of the American Revolution Silliman branch and the Community Service Americanization committee. Speakers include Rev William Horace Day and Mayor Wilson with performances by the Italian Hungarian chorus and Community Service orchestra. The program is to be announced tomorrow.
In Derby on September 15 three ministers protested a carnival opening Wednesday night on Main Street run by Storm Engine company. They vow to use the law to block gambling at the outdoor event and may seek state police intervention if local authorities fail to act. Also mention of a bridgeport aid group planning a tag day sale October 18 to aid women and girls in need.
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