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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1919

Page

19

Morgan Armest Praised For War Efforts And Service

The Spectator hails PF Morgan of New York for crucial wartime tasks including arranging war materials, acting as agent for Britain and France, stabilizing exchange, and securing a massive Anglo-American loan. It notes his long friendship with the country and personal risks endured in the cause.

London Cambridge University PF Morgan New York Morgan the Spectator United States Elf

Four found dead from acid poison in Sheepshead Bay

New York dispatch reports Mrs Giga Brockgerbem aged 24, her 4 year old daughter Olga, and four day old son and Miss Alice Sheridan of Brooklyn found dead from oxalic acid poisoning in a summer bungalow. Police consider two theories including a nurse’s possible murder suicide or accidental poisoning chain. A bottle of toxin was on a table and the tragedy was uncovered when a relative brought blankets.

New York Giga Brockgerbem Olga Alice Sheridan Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay Iaelias

Hoover seeks aid of foreign born to clothe Europe

Herbert Hoover unveils a plan to enlist Americans of foreign descent to supply needy Central European children with food and clothing at coal price. Aimed through the American Relief Administration and the Inter racial Council, the program directs purchases in the United States and shipments abroad, with warehouses already planned and initial stock dispatched.

WEW York Herbert Hoover Ie American Relief Children’s Fund Tyrone Hoover Finland Latvia Poland Jugo-Slavia Hungary Kisthonia Lithuania Czecho-Slovakia Austria Armenia Iinter-racial Council United States Mr. Hoover

Life in a Great City Traffic Deaths by Vehicles

In October in Greater New York automobiles caused 63 deaths including trolleys five and wagons seven. This compares with October 1918 when 68 died by autos 17 by trolleys and three by wagons.

Stresty Greater New York

Rush of Christmas Mail Tops City Post Office Record

The Bridgeport post office reports record mail volume as 270 regular and 60 extra workers handle a growing Christmas mail surge. About a thousand sacks of outbound mail, mostly parcel post, were queued yesterday, with daily increases expected as the peak season nears. Postal staff, police, and trolley workers anticipate long hours on the job during the holidays.

Bridgeport Charles I. Greene

Milford Public Schools Closed for Winter Break Event Planned

Milford notes public schools will close Tuesday afternoon for a can tata in the auditorium inviting parents and friends. Winter term opens January 6, boarding pupils depart Saturday morning. The American Legion Post 6f plans a Municipal Hall social Saturday January 10 to raise funds for a permanent home. The event features dances and specials, with Robert B. Clemence as committee chair. Fire company auxiliaries host a dance at the firehouse Friday evening inviting officials and commissioners.

Milford Auditorum Lauration Wall The American Legion Robert B. Clemence Miremen Fort Trumbull Beach Hose Company

Tax take in second federal reserve district tops trillion note

New York December 14. The total amount collected this year in income and excess profits taxes in the second federal reserve district, which besides Greater New York includes Creater New York, is 1 145 976 000 dollars, the Federal Reserve Bank announced today. About 20 000 000 dollars is yet to be collected.

New York Federal Reserve District Federal Reserve Bank

Scope of Leak Inquiry Expands Across Wall Street

Attorney General Palmer leads a broadening probe into a leak of Supreme Court decisions used for Wall Street speculation. Investigators pursue links to brokers, lawyers, and others who possessed rulings days in advance, tracing stock movements, amounts, and the suspect network.

Hington Dee Palmer Supreme Court Wall Street Ieads Department of Justice Todam New York

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