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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
7
Audrey Gilfoyle, a Waterbury maid employed in the Guilfoyle household, confessed to starting a fire that caused considerable damage. She pleaded guilty to arson in City Court and was committed to the state school for girls.
German partieships Nassau and Ostfriesland reached the Firth of Fworth signaling the start of surrender under the Versailles treaty. A general 8 a strike of maritime war has been ordered and is in effect at Marseilles and Dunkirk.
Admiral H B Wilson chief of the Atlantic fleet testifies before a Senate committee disputing Rear Admiral Sims charges about the war effort. He says the fleet was well prepared in April 1917 and praises Navy Department cooperation and planning. He argues civilian leadership should guide the department and defends wartime cooperation with Allies.
A nostalgic label for California Syrup of Figs presents it as a trusted laxative for children, with mothers choosing the product for gentle relief. The ad emphasizes children’s comfort and parental care in early 20th century household health routines.
An old advertisement extols Parisian Sage as a hair treatment claiming to restore abundant hair and halt breakage. It promises quick results within days, reduces dandruff and itching, and asserts the product will not alter natural hair color. Customers are urged to buy now for guaranteed improvement.
Two known survivors of the French trawler M.FP.D. were rescued after it sank off the Seblia coast early Tuesday. They arrived today from Petheswick, while mate George Turner and seven others of the crew remain missing.
An odd obituary note from Providence mentions Sharese RARE ENDANT and April Salin Dalvey with unclear relation to a Willan Bua. references a Fifteen mile sap problems and living arrangements during a Sepoy period. The fragmentary text is difficult to parse but indicates a death notice with scattered names and local context.
The New England conference of the Methodist church adopted regulations opposing local acceptance of Sunday sports. A ministers committee presented the conference at a hearing before Mayor Peterson. Speakers urged similar action in other communities across the state.
Concord April Mrs Marion Loynes Utterson was indicted by the grand jury today for the murder last December of her brother in law. The father killed the family home in Hooksett while other members of the family were away.
Attorney General J Weston Allen announced plans to intervene in litigation involving governing boards in Boston. The statement outlines state action to join as a party in the case pending in local courts.
The text notes that Christian Science church publishing society panels would be shown to the court today or tomorrow. The article mentions a Civil Service exam in the city on April 24 for clerk positions in the post office, with age limits and a requirement to submit a recent photograph on exam day, plus an entrance salary detail.
In Wat Ot Maximum of one thousand dollars reached promotion of one hundred a year. Limiting paper to four lag loutit in Weno Indiana April Si Por the first time in forty years. Tribune faces a page shortage due to severe news drought and eliminates all advertising to run a surreal news route. Near a quarter of a million people use Charing Cross Underground station. it remains the world’s busiest station.
The speaker asserts the subject lacks style and finish and denies the existence of free credit. They note costs are borne by the bookkeeper and the collectors, with a long wait for payment. The remark emphasizes financial pressures and delayed receipts.
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