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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1919
Page
27
A fragmented report describes a woman's stated act of extreme virtue by ending her life after the loss of her husband. The brief text cites a possible suicide connected to a marital tragedy, with limited context or identifying details.
Frank L. Polk under secretary of state leads the American delegation seeking to keep eighteen tank ships for Germany to ship U S oil for German industry. The five powers agreed to Allied control after a Brussels council ordered Germany to surrender the vessels. The American voice was absent since the U S delegation was not on the commission.
The delegation asserts a ruling that curbs American business interests, framing the issue as a final policy position by the supreme council. The move signals a hard line in international trade engagement amid ongoing negotiations.
United States Marines Harry Ruble and Frank Sampson were killed in Balti Haiti on September 21 when Marines fired on a constabulary squad they were attached to. The constabulary unit was mistaken for a bandit navy. Polish women are noted for handsome hands and grace.
An advertisement touts a double edged detachable razor with old time shape and balance. It claims many users switch to the Durham Duplex for a safer shave and urges readers to visit their nearest dealer. Seven million prior customers are noted.
A catalog of numerous druggists and pharmacists with street addresses across Main Street Park Avenue State Street and Fairfield Avenue. Entries include J D Hartigan Mindle Phar F J Ostrotsky Kinsella Drug Store Walshs Phar American Hardware Co Stratford Phar and several out of town dealers. The list appears to solicit names to be added to a directory or ad insert.
Organized labor leaders urged against the Cummins railroad reorganization plan during a Senate Interstate Commerce Committee session led by Glenn J. Plumb, arguing the strike provisions threaten wage earners and herald an industrial revolution aimed at lowering living costs. Plumb contended that temporary strikes reduce production but can force price cuts, citing steel profits and a hypothetical two week stoppage.
Rev Charles A McAlpine announced that the general board of promotion has moved to increase Baptist pastor salaries. He urged raising any pastor earning under 2000 dollars a year by fifty percent, citing widespread debt and church vacancies due to economic strain and pastors turning to other relief organizations.
In Paris, Jonkheer Reneke Van Swindeen, head of the Dutch delegation, told The Associated Press that reports of a diplomatic break between Belgium and Ollang are false. He said he felt an understanding was near on the questions under discussion.
The Federal Trade Commission plans to hear charges against 17 leading typewriter and calculating machine companies for unfair competition. The case alleges teams of rebates and discounts aimed at restricting free competition and fostering monopolies. A November 18 hearing is set at the commission's Washington office.
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