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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1921
Page
3
A telegram from the Canadian committee in Halifax challenges the eligibility of the Mayflower schooner for the Fishermen’s Cup contest in Boston. The telegram states rule 4 requires an entry to have sailed in commercial deep-sea fishing at least one season before the event, affecting the schooner’s chances to represent a country.
Miss Yetta Lehman, 21, described as fatigued and sleeplike, was reported to recover in a week or so after a Christmas period of immobility and delirium. Doctors observed sleeping sickness symptoms but could not confirm diagnosis.
A submarine L-1 collided with the steam pilot boat Philadelphia off the Delaware capes early today causing damage to the pilot boat and forcing her to take refuge in Lewes inner harbor. No casualties were reported as the Navy yard investigation notes the contact occurred on the port quarter while the submarine’s stern light remained visible.
A committee from the association of petroleum production in Mexico presented formal objections to the proposed oil tax act to Secretary of Treasury Adolfo B De La Huerta. The memoranda allege subterfuge in education of the act and accuse arbitrary maneuvers by company employees affecting exporters.
Washington Heb pageant promoter Miss Mackaye discusses how pageantry has become a permanent community activity. She describes aims, structure, and shows that pageants unite citizens, with episodes dramatizing history and social progress, including a forthcoming Suffrage drama honoring Susan Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton.
A large public celebration in St Louis blends pageantry with history, attracting 150,000 spectators who waited for the event and then returned for the Mdsqio. The piece notes rising interest in patriotic pageants, college courses on the stage, and community efforts to expand cultural offerings and Fourth of July activities despite imperfect text.
A taxi driver testified in county court implicating a soldier and guardsmen in a lynching, detailing threats, immunity promises, and the involvement of several named guardsmen while the defendant described a fatal shooting and orders to target a victim.
An advertisement warns against washing with certain shampoos that contain alkali and adulterated ingredients. It claims these products dry and damage hair, irritate the scalp, and suggests a purer alternative as safer for health and beauty.
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