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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1920
Page
1
Nashville August 13 Tennessee Senate approved a resolution for ratification of the federal suffrage amendment by a 25 to 4 vote. Supporters celebrated as seventeen votes were needed, while House action awaited. Opposition, anticipated maneuvers, and crowd reactions marked the session as suffragists pushed toward House consideration.
North Carolina Senate moved to ratify a federal woman suffrage amendment after Governor Bickett urged action. Republican Leader Williams introduced the measure, arguing women must have the first say on whether the world is ruled by reason or by blood and iron. The resolution heads to further debate as the chamber reports favorably.
Aug 13 Dublin report says E Wylie resigns as legal adviser to Lord Lieutenant Vincourt Fronel, prompting a new move toward dominion rule for Ireland. The second resignation in a week reflects pressure for peace and a dominion settlement, with Downing Street ministers meeting as Greenwood is summoned.
New York coast longshoremen, after two mass meetings, voted to resume work Monday morning if steamship owners remove strike breakers used during the walkout begun March 22. The vote follows days of disruption along the harbor.
Boston reports four men connected to Old Colony Foreign Exchange and Ponzi, known for high interest promises, were jailed with bonds set at 50,000 each. Charles Ponzi surrendered after bondsman default, while Brichwell, Meyers, and another Meyers faced charges in Suffolk County. Federal and bankruptcy actions continued amid a run on the firm’s offices and investor pleas for refunds.
Washington Aug 13 An amazing feature of Charles Ponzi operations is that among his victims are several staid bankers of Boston and other callers who will testify how the Italian immigrant fleaced them. Officials say bankers losses total several hundred thousand dollars and investigations probe if banks contained Ponzi assets. Children were lured to invest small payings in Ponzi company.
Federal inquiry links Ludwig Wartens and Soviet representatives to a jewel traffic involving 131 diamonds found on Swedish sailor Neila Jacobsen in New York. The case centers on a package sent to Noorsrade Martens and potential connections to Martens aide Santer Nu Grteon. Hearings postponed to August 30 to allow Martens to gather refuting evidence.
A US ambassador to Russia declared this afternoon that the Moscow government will be overthrown within the next ten months. He asserted only a small portion of Russians support the Soviet regime, warning that the United States will continue to oppose Moscow’s aims.
In Rome, Pope Bene dict had a minor mishap slipping on a marble floor while moving from his bedroom to his private library. He sustained a small knee scrape but no serious injury was reported.
CHAMPAIGN August 15 Cyrus B Palmer a University of Illinois faculty member says he will file for divorce claiming his wife engaged in a courtship with Carl A Carlson a businessman using a butcher shop ice box as a scene The scandal unsettles local social circles and could involve parties at a professor's home with faculty wives and students in attendance.
Jtneurs debate incorporation at a stormy meeting in Rainy Au Bostwiike avenue. About 15 to 26 jitney men quarreled over forming a corporation to replace the current jitney organization. Attorney Greenstein advised against incorporation citing $60 per man guarantees, while Fridel and supporters pressed to resist a formal merger.
MARIGN O Aug. 18 Gov vearnor Cos declares the Republican party stands on the skyline of a setting sun Senator Harding ranked today that if we may look backward to clear our vision we may look forward more conscionsly He said we need the old standards of honesty the lofty standards of fidelity recalling Washington Jefferson Hamilton McKinley and Roosevelt for inspiration.
Governor Cox prepared for vigorous attacks on Republicans in two Wheeling addresses announcing a shift in strategy. He praised Tennessee Senate action on woman suffrage and avoided commenting on national committee positions while planning future travel. Senator Gwen of Oklahoma, ally of Bryan, to meet Cox soon.
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Paris August 13 The Polish forces retreat toward Warsaw after heavy fighting at Pultusk as Bolshevik troops push from the forest onto the dunes and river bridges. Reports describe intense artillery and machine gun fire, with Poles holding both river banks briefly before falling back under pressure. A lone civilian woman ferried food as guards withdrew, with shelling continuing on the approach to Warsaw.
Washington reports receipt of peace terms said to be drawn by Bolsheviks for submission to Soviet and Polish emissaries. Key provisions include a plebiscite for Russian Poland, unrestricted propaganda for a year, free Soviet travel across frontiers, and control of salt and coal mines by the Soviet government. Official circles see these terms as drastic and indicative of invading powers' aims, though not final amid favorable events for Bolsheviks.
An automobile owned by Tarala B. Jonson of Valley Road crashed along Chapel Street near the Statdeld Hotel early this morning. It struck the Frer Shop at the foot of the hill, demolishing a plate glass window.
Paris reports that America is committed to the Wrangel policy, with French officials noting Washington’s stance after a note from the State Department and a reply from Premier Millyrand. The exchange is seen as aligning France against Britain and Italy on Russian policy.
Berlin reports a Soviet foreign minister telegraph denying plans to conquer Poland and pledging respect for Poland’s independence. The dispatch asserts no looting or terror by advancing troops, rejects imposed governance, and counters false rumors about Red Army actions.
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