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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1921
Page
5
Miss Taite, supervisor of schools, outlined contagion control at the Catholic Community House. She stressed school health inspection, nutrition, and early treatment to boost learning, noting health as fundamental to education and urging parental cooperation with nurses and a home program.
A shoe dealer in Bilbao announces a contract to send three thousand pairs on trial, sparking panic among local storekeepers who fear profiteering. Newspapers urge other towns to follow the lead and curb price gouging at the prevailing home price.
The piece reviews American views on the German reparations settlement, noting early estimates of Germany's payment capacity, the contentious 12 1 2 percent assessments on exports, and the expected economic stabilization. It discusses how leaders hoped the settlement would calm markets, yet finds confidence lacking as political parties in the United States blame each other for Europe’s instability and the perceived incomplete economic reassurance.
Milford High School joins Milford and Central Grammar students for Riley Day events. A professional reader from New York, Miss Maremenstish Tulotte, will present readings for children in afternoon sessions, followed by a public reading by Miss Lillotte in Central Grammar School assembly hall.
In New York a quirky court scene unfolds as four accused chicken thieves appear in court over theft of 84 fowls. The defendants planned to plead not guilty but the witless tale shifts as a chicken, described as a rooster's ghost, provokes confusion. The sentenced date remains pending as the case moves toward sentencing.
London reports indicate new sleeping sickness cases across the country with 190 cases in Greater London and 827 in England and Wales, physicians noting an alarming spread of the disease.
A massive blaze in Farrell Pennsylvania today severely damaged a large department store, causing an estimated loss of around 400000. Fire crews battled flames through the morning, with the blaze starting early and the building sustaining extensive destruction across multiple sections.
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