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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
8
A fragmentary report notes William was elected to fill the unexpired term of Clarence Wy. Eddy, with a delegation of part sardoms attending. The piece is garbled but indicates some civic or committee meeting and election outcome.
Unclear text fragments mention people and places but lack coherent facts or names to identify a definite event or outcome. Unable to determine a factual headline or summary from the provided garbled source.
A group of Irish demonstrators picketed the British embassy and the State Department, aiming to protest loans to Britain and deferring interest payments. Miss Marra Quinn of Boston and Misses Mairy Celvin and Katherine McKeown of Philadelphia were arrested after a brief warning to disperse. Pickets faced a patrol wagon and were held, with defense by Frank J. Walah arriving to lead the protest. Officials stated no objection to the embassy picketing but insisted no protests before embassies in Washington.
A sudden squall off Bridgeport tests tugs and barges as crews work to save four loaded vessels. Garratt and George McCalley push to harbor amid high winds while two other tugs drift toward New York with light barges, risking separation and danger at sea.
Weather delays ship traffic as high westerly winds slow barges on the river. The tug Wise So Cphil, operating near Lew Havens, struggled to maneuver while one tow with two towed barges faced travel disruptions.
Notice reports Dora R Wheeler filed with the clerk an appeal to the Superior Court for relief from assessed valuation on property at Congress Mdina and Arch Streets known as the Wheeler lot now under Poll possession. The site is planned for a theater project and Work is set to begin. The tax commission had set a fixed request which the relief seeks to modify.
Red Men organize a field day at West Haven for state events with participants including Morris, Collector of Wampum, and notable members William Hoffman and Louis West, amid local committee arrangements and ceremonial roles.
In Dallas Texas April 8 several crates of daily engine parts and wartime supplies burned at an Army depot near Putian. Loss estimated at one million. The defendant Hastone Lisare received a new trial in superior court tonight for the January incident involving Hattie Cammereta and Wesufield.
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