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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
6
W M Corbett, sub regional director for big dis weep, warned of a severe coal shortage in January. He said railroads would start using contracted coal within ten days, reducing domestic supplies and car availability, signaling tighter markets after theBituminous strike.
Ottawa report states Sir Lobart Berden plans leave of absence by mid January with no clear acting premier named. Senior Privy Councillor Sir George Ioster would assume temporary duties, Parliament session to begin with a cabinet arrangement ratified soon after.
Judge Ed win L Garvin of the U S District Court in Hartford waits on a habeas petition for Nikano r Pustovita of New London one of 45 aliens held for possible deportation He contends he was arrested November 8 in New London on a federal warrant charging him as an anarchist seeking to overthrow the U S government He claims the allegations were not proved and that his liberty is illegally restrained and bail excessive.
The general committee on retail trade of the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce will meet on Tuesday December 30 at 4 p.m. at the chamber to act on several important matters affecting retail business plans for Bridgeport in the coming months. The committee comprises the chairmen of the city’s guild groups, totaling fifteen members.
ROMe December 26 The Mestsagaro strongly backs the Italian colonial institute proposal for a permanent Rome based organization to represent all Italian colonies abroad The journal urges government support and major reforms to diplomatic and consular services with higher appropriations and larger staffing.
New York December 26 Otto Praeger announced successful tests of a motor fuel claimed to be more economical than gasoline and gentler on engines. The formula includes 33 parts alcohol 30 gasoline 19 benzol 1.6 ether and 4 totuel. The remaining 1.5 parts ingredients were not disclosed.
The nationwide strike on Argentina's state railway spread from Jujuy to Santa Fe Salta and Chaco. Trains run on delays, troops guard lines, and night service is halted. In London a British flyer Cedric Howell's body was found and buried in Corfu after a crash on December 12.
New York reports the former German passenger liner Moccasin, first of seven such ships, allocated for South American service, will depart at noon with Rio de Janeiro Santos Montevideo and Buenos Aires as ports of call. Read more about the burglary case of Rodriguez and Alvarez Sierra in Dallas and the Peru crisis noted by Chilean Admiral Montt. A Paris fuel conservation bill also advances as clocks move ahead.
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