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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1921
Page
5
An altered wire dispatch reports a Chicago banker Spurgin hires an automobile and rescues passengers after a trolley crash in Presidio Mexico. Officers and company officials note Spurgin’s actions while authorities investigate the incident.
A memorial from Helgoland residents calls for independence from German rule. Signers condemn Prussian influence over Alsace, Silesia, and Posen and urge an independent administration to prevent further mistreatment and misrule by Berlin authorities.
Henry Torrance of Plainfield, president at the Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association, was brought to the hospital after a collision on Willimastic Avenue. He sustained a concussion from the crash into a tree in Mangheld.
The article reports a severing of relations between the Petrograd government and the Soviet government following Ainaviell’s resignation. London reactions note Sir Philip Lloyd-Craeme’s parliamentary response and the impact on international diplomacy arising from the event.
A saloon keeper at a TSAT Barnum avenue location was held up by two masked men after midnight Monday. They pressed revolvers to his head and demanded money, but Morrowski resisted, keeping a watch on their weaponry as one robber struck him and both fled without loot.
Arthur M. Goldsmith, who runs a private commercial school in New York, was arrested by federal agents for involvement in mail theft connected to a Chicago base. He admitted dabbling in Liberty bonds and war stamps and faced arraignment before Commissioner Firehnoth with ties to the Central Securities Company.
Paris reported that Germany and France will likely endorse a new revelations agreement concerning reconstruction. The accord, negotiated by M. Louchaur and Dr Rathenau, awaits German government ratification before formal exchanges. It will be presented to the Supreme Allied Council for approval when it meets next week.
Detective Sergeant Bhanars Wherler will replace McCullough as patrolman on the street duty after the prosecutor's office ordered the return. McCullough accepted the move cheerfully despite a pay deduction, saying he can do it again.
Coroner John J. Phelan and Rev. Pop McSispey, noted as five tele gates of Veneu Knighis of Colum nus, attended the Tinights convention opening in San Francisco yesterday. Phelan and Father Gitney traveled with a body of delegates from across the state last week and had an interesting coast trip.
A third arbitrator for the wage dispute between the Connecticut company and its employees has not yet been agreed upon, with Wearhey of Boston and the company ready to serve.
In Paris during the French national holiday, priests objected to the new American style dancing sweeping Montmartre venues. The article notes widespread dancing at Salle venues and ward events, with mass participation and public unrest as priests condemn the grip of foreign dance forms on French society.
Mary Sales Hencott directed twenty Bridgeport girls in a patriotic pageant at G O F outing near Asure Beach. Attorny General Healy plans to showcase the spectacle upstate if possible to instill love for America through songs and tableaux. The pageant capped the outing as its most memorable scene with many spectators.
Two Norwalk women file for divorce alleging intolerable cruelty. Caroline Quass of Norwalk seeks a divorce from Frederick Quass of Danbury, married November 29, 18xx, with alimony requested. Mrs Glang of Norwalk also seeks divorce on grounds of cruelty since 1998, naming her husband as respondent.
Benjamin Zalinger could not account for a significant loss disclosed during a Bankrupts hearing. Attorney Free and Morgan questioned him as creditor representatives pressed for details. Zalinger made a voluntary confession regarding an ESG loan and asset valuation discrepancies.
Vatican envoy Archbishop Bernard Turra Cerratti arrives in Paris to pursue papal diplomacy as Rome and Paris discuss renewed recognition of the Holy See. The morning papers stress the significance of the mission and potential impact on Franco Vatican relations.
HaVaNa Aug 2 Quotation on one million tons of Cuban sugar has been requested from Berlin. Jose M Cortina secretary to the president and cabinet chief said German firms aim to supply Russian and fresh markets and that the sale would be realized.
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