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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
5
Army officers have designed a two-strap haversack with one strap over each shoulder. The design, approved by General Pershing, is described by a War Department official today.
A description notes a device with two straws and a removable denture slide style pouch, a content double magazine pocket and its attachment, producing a frame that is worn with distinct features.
The Supreme Court today advised the case of Uthan A. Tufts on charges tied to improprieties with a moving picture outfit. Special Assistant Attorney General Gurlsnrk and Mervin M. Johnson summarized the trial as a swirl of circumstantial evidence. The defense claims the defendant faced political retaliation for alleging worthless speculation by the attorney general.
Three persons were instantly killed and another seriously injured when a Boston and Maine passenger train collided with a motor car at a grade crossing near Alton. Crarge W. White of Havervill Mass and his two daughters were aboard the car. Limred Nelson of Laconia was a passenger on the train and rushed to hospital in Rochester.
The battleship California was completed at Mare Island and commissioned yesterday after its launch in October. The first U S Navy dreadnaught to carry 10 inch guns, California is the pride of the shipyard, with a crew drawn from California men and officers.
Town Aug 11 A tented evangelist Rev W L was accosted by ex soldiers amid alleged unpatriotic remarks about American dead in France. The assailants forced him into an automobile carried him to a tar and feathering. he was doused but promised to leave town and was released. The disturbance prompted orders to discontinue the tent meetings.
The new prosecuting attorney and staff moved to the third floor of the police headquarters on Avenue yesterday. Previously, court attaches handled most court work from private offices, with the vice squad and the investigation unit occupying the former spaces.
A Black man was arrested in connection with a $50,000 jewel heist at New York’s Grand Central Terminal. Police report show trunks filled with jewels valued at fifty thousand dollars. Wife allegedly provided information prompting the arrest. The case involves a Black suspect and several unnamed parties.
Harding is reported as initiated as a life member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at a Whallington lodge event attended by local officials and club presidents. The ceremony followed the group’s ritual as described in the published member account on page 9.
Fragmented OCR text describes tidal power concepts at the river mouth of Ronee in France with vague references to turbines and wind-driven ideas. The passage appears garbled, mentioning Isabel, chTlaws, and exploration of tides and turbines without clear facts or dates.
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