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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1919
Page
13
London reports labor disturbances in Trinidad and Tobago with rioting as men landed from the warship Calcutta. Despatches describe Port of Spain government buildings stormed and held for days, though official advices do not confirm such an event.
Twenty two miles northeast of Brinidad Tobago locals clash with police who fire on rioters killing the ringleader. Calcutta bound seamen disembark as authorities move to restore order.
Los Angeles December 14 Captain Sir Arthur Whiten Brown, who crossed the Atlantic with Alcock in the historic first nonstop flight, has entered a Vickers Vimy for a proposed Pacific crossing race. Thomas Hince offers a prize of 60000 dollars for the event.
Francis Biddy aged twenty years died by self inflicted gunshot on a rifle range in Glastonbury. He had been shooting at targets with two companions. He was the son of RB K Biddy, a New York public accountant.
Washington announces Senator Hiram Johnson of California has joined Republicans ready to accept the nomination for president in 1920. The move counters reports he would not run, with Johnson’s friends having quietly pushed his candidacy for some time in the far west.
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