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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1919
Page
6
Rhoda Merritt ten daughter of Justice of the Peace Malcolm Merritt was attacked on Lomingo street by two boys. One punched her in the face after they pursued her behind a wash barrel. They took her pocketbook containing forty cents.
Byron H. Uhl, acting immigration commissioner at Ellis Island, leads deportations of radicals and other undesirables. He thrives on busy days, enforcing strict immigration policy.
Western cattle associations led by John Miller urge President Wilson to overturn Attorney General Vauder's compromise with meat packers in antitrust cases. They demand new suits with Francis Heney as special prosecutor and removal of prosecutions from AG. Colorado Oklahoma Texas groups join from across the region. Washington discussions followed New York meetings with McAdoo.
Chicago December 28 Major topics at the American Economic association conventions include tax and insurance questions as educators from across the country gather. The opening session will debate whether a business profits tax should remain permanent.
London papers give prominent play to reports from Christmas morning in the United States about John Tackefelly Rhe to education and Secretary of State Lansing's message explaining the departure of radio head Hettateras. The Londog journal literary commentaries focus on these two news features.
The Lyric offered Charles Tray and Charles Ray features with The Dasher and The Thunderbolt among a full program. Katherine MacDonald headlines at the Bridgeport theater in The Thunderbolt, while West End screens Broken Blossoms by David Wark Griffith. The program includes vaudeville acts and a Rob W. Chambers story, with Golden Gate Trio and Pearl White selections.
The Daily News lauds Mr Lan and Mr Stouckefeller as key contributors to world progress. Editorials laments Britain’s need for imitators while criticizing funding cuts that cripple hospitals and universities. It notes nature’s cold storage cellars and a steady supply of ice for northwestern homes.
A fragmented roster lists Monday through Friday social events at Qui efys including orchestra, masquerade prize, New Year celebrations, afternoon dances, and private lessons. A January 7 beginners class teaches wiltz one step and fox trot in eight lessons at six dollars total, two dollars per lesson.
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