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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows mentions of profiteers and food shortages with scattered names and places. The piece references a meeting or event in February, talks about a host, guests, and a supply ofnite, with unclear connections to a social or political context. The fragmentary draft also hints at a “degree” event and a club gathering scheduled on a Thursday.
A chaotic report describes lamp shades and other goods moving under wartime scarcity. Protests, price instability, and smuggling fears surface as crowds hunger and cold rise. Officials, profiteers, and curious onlookers fill crowded streets and hotels.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a penetrating antiseptic that stops itching and burns from eczema, tetter, pimples, and rashes. Furnished by druggists for 30 cents, extra large bottle 100, claims rapid clearing with a non greasy formula from The E W Rose Co Cleveland O.
Lenmon Mehella declares the proposed universal training program a threat to democratic institutions. A minority report from the Senate military affairs committee condemns the measure from multiple angles. Higher taxes are warned as inevitable by opponents, with Senators Capper and Shepherd signing the report amid charges of broader GOP support fading.
In London the practice in unfederated Malay states is condemned as inhuman. Debtors’ children are pledged by creditors, with debt treated as hereditary and no relief for labor. British agent Humphreys notes annual efforts to abolish the custom.
Houston to take up new duties today after confirmation by the Senate. The former secretary of agriculture plans to assume duties at the Treasury quietly this week. Merritt Meredith is referenced as a competing figure, with retirement and succession details mentioned in a terse, uncertain report.
Six men were rescued from the James River after a small boat swamped near a levee and driftwood during cold conditions. The crew, aboard the schooner Sava Lee, were pulled to safety by the time they reached shore and were reported in devious condition from exposure.
Federal authorities face criticism as Canadian manufacturer TIQLOM Ty Radiators seeks to crosses into the United States. Officials reportedly cited interference with import controls though the firm claims the action blocks a key product line. Detainments have sparked disputes over inspection methods and compliance costs.
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