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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1919

Page

5

Foreigner Cure Bolshevism Urged by Mrs Kildare at Forum

Mrs Owen Kildare urged formation of industrial sisterhoods and opening of women’s clubs to study problems of working women as a path to Americanize foreigners. She blamed immigrant unrest on incomplete social and educational guidance, urged studying hours wages and factory conditions, and praised rest rooms and hygiene training as progress in women’s industrial roles.

Owen Kildare Dare Europe America

Notorious diamond outcast Scotty Smith dies in Upington

Scottie Smith later known as George Lennox died at 73 in Upington after a life marked by frontier terror and gun running. He kept the secret of a vast Kalahari diamond field amid Boer War exploits and resistance to government claims, accepting nothing when government ownership was 60 percent.

Upington South Africa Scottie Smith Cecil Rhodes Kalahar Reigh Smithsonian- Universal Scotty Smith Kimberley Kalahari Scotty

Starving Russia Won’t Rebel Says Petrograd Art Dealer

Hellingfors Dec 14 The Petrograd Bolshevik regime faces no winter uprising says Finn M Saponen a prominent art dealer who fled after bribing Bolsheviks to leave the city. He claims starvation will not spark revolt and laments loss of his art and jewels valued at about 4 million rubles with his Russian exiles’ plight worsening under Allied blockades.

Hellingfors Petrograd Sapenen Russia Maxim Gorky M. Saponen Finland

Two Old Colleges Seek State Aid From Commission

Oxford and Cambridge universities have applied for government support as a commission is appointed to study the request. The public expects limited grants while tuition costs and rising living expenses strain undergraduates, narrowing access for poor students to the historic schools.

London Oxford Cambridge

London conference outlines possible French loan deal

Dec 14 A Paris dispatch reports that before official statements, a French loan of five to six billion francs may be accepted by England. An inter allied military organization to ensure treaty execution remains under consideration, with Marechal noting cautious plans and reservations amid delays.

PAIS London England Germany Marechal

Wilson Blamed for Spreading of Red Activities

New York December 14 Representative Isaac Siegel denounces Secretary of Labor Wilson in a Washington speech on What Ails America claiming the department spread radicalism. He cites the missing immigration service report and says 400 radicals held at Ellis Island have been paroled or released on small bonds during incarceration.

New York Departent of Labor House Immigration Congressional” Committee Wilts Island Department of Labor Congressional Committee Siegel Hillis Island

Mother Accused of Killing Son to Win Husband

In a frantic bid to win her Philadelphia broker husband, Mrs Esthar Blake is charged with murdering her five year old son Buddle as part of a desperate plan. Police report she believed the boy’s death would rekindle her stalled marriage. The case follows her alleged kidnapping and assault by two uniformed men, with Blake expressing bitterness toward police and longing for contact with her child.

Guey Dee Jack Esthar Blake Dames Jhy Lossimg Bine Areaa Pody of Hutte Budiliss Wiesnen Lerart Ventnor Atlantic City Rol Spragie Sprague Philadelphia Jim

Signing Armistice a Great Blunder

Major General George H. Harries, former commander of Americans in Berlin, denounces the armistice as a major blunder by the Entente. He criticizes the treaty of peace, warns of German influence in the U.S., and urges punishment for the Kaiser while noting political issues in Washington and the London Paris accord.

Harries Berlin Summit N. J Entente Alles George H. Harries United States Germany Han

Don’t Take Chances With Your Cold This Season

An old advertisement urges readers to begin taking Father John's Medicine to treat colds. It claims six years of use and warns against neglecting cold symptoms. The fragment emphasizes urgency and brand familiarity.

Father John

Beadell Receives 18008 Salary As Building Trades Chief

The Building Trades council president Robert Beadell earns 18008 annually over four years, with the article noting his leadership and alleged involvement in a fire contract linked to a smatltown organization, reflecting scrutiny of his role and compensation.

New Yorn Building Trades Council Robert 3. Beadell Sars Lin Jie Smatltown Leade Slip Building Worriedl

Cathedral of Rheims to be fully restored

KPARES December 11 the cathedral of Rheims will be restored within the next years and the work will cost francs according to the architect in charge The restoration will be complete except for life sculptured figures which were spared by fire Many fragments of stone have already been replaced using an artificial glazing process

Kpares Cathedral of Rheinill

Italians Fill Lyric Theatre With Sunday Drama

The Lyric theatre drew a full house yesterday afternoon for five act La Capiners del Mulino presented by the Ragozino company of New York. Artists included Cav Frank Guerra and Ulgi Agugila.

Italtians Pil Theatre Lyric Theatre la Capiners Ragozizino Company New York City Cav Frank Guerra Ulgi Agugila

Court order preserves Esther’s married status in Baltimore case

A fragmented court record notes Esther, aged ten, linked to a privilege under a Baltimore order four years after a separation of husband and wife. The man involved repeatedly acknowledged she could not be his wife again, yet he remained in contact with her as part of ongoing intimate arrangements.

Esther Baltimore

Tolish Catholic group forms to aid influenza orphans

A temporary Tolish Catholic charitable society in Troy held last night to organize care for Polish orphans left by the influenza epidemic. Alphonse Wighewski was named pastor, with John Dubicki as secretary and Dr. Bronislan Smyrkowski as treasurer. Permanent officers to be chosen in January.

Michaelis ‘Chareh W Troy Alphonse M. Wighewski John D. Dubicki Bronis-lan J. Smyrkowski

Routes and Distances Charted for Aviators

The American commission for the first aerial Derby has arrived in Japan and is preparing the Japan stage. They completed charting trans Pacific routes from New York to Yokohama via Seattle Alaska and the Aleutians at 8420 miles and via San Francisco direct 1523 miles. Tentative world routes range from 243760 to 28086 miles.

Japan Pacific New York Yokohama Seattle Alaska Aleutian Islands San Francisco

Teachers Compile Wage Statistics In Bridgeport

High school teachers in Bridgeport show average salaries lower than those in many eastern cities. A survey of twelve cities finds Bridgeport wages range around 2,100, with Brookline at 3,025 and New Haven at 2,300. Hartford pays higher, prompting calls for increases to attract better teachers.

Bridgeport B’port Bridgeport‘Pearhero’ Association New Oneland a@astern Brookline Masse New Haven Hartford

Boy Scolded Kills Himself in Scranton Store

Twelve year old Harry Jenny, son of George J Jenny, died after stabbing himself with a butcher knife following a reprimand by his mother for disobeying orders to go to the store. The incident occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania on December 14.

Scranton Harry Jenny George J. Japny Hite

Theft of $85 Reported by Ernest Cronk

Ernest Cronk of 189 Golden Hill Street reported to the detective bureau yesterday the theft of $85 from his room. He observed two strange men in the house earlier but could give no description of them.

Ernest Cronk Golden ‘Hill Street Detective Bureau

Salvage claims filed over Joazeiro grounding

The Brazilian steamer Joazeiro, recently ashore at Glace Bay, is held in North Sydney for 825 dollars in salvage and assistance claims. Several assisting steamers have filed claims as well.

Halifax Joazeiro Glace Bay North Sydney

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