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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1920
Page
15
United States Marshal Wilson seized 1326 quarts of Canadian whiskey hidden in a carload of hay in Bangor Maine. The hay originated from Van Buren Maine and was bound for Ayredale stock farm. The liquor was taken to the federal building for storage.
Two small fires were logged last night by fire headquarters totaling about 50 dollars in damage. The first started in the attic of John Miles's house at 152 Putnam Street from an overheated oil heater exploding and burning attic furniture. The second fire occurred at the Tait paper mills on Railroad Avenue in a waste paper bin but caused no damage.
Boston health officials announced 401 of 1,898 new influenza cases today. The 22 influenza deaths and 30 pneumonia deaths reported for the 34 hours ending this morning set a seasonal record.
The House on February 10 approved the conference report on the oil leasing bill. The measure advances to the Senate, marking the sixth time the House has passed a similar bill.
Toronto February report on Dr. James Cotton debuting a new ether said to reduce nausea, quicken action, and allow major operations with minimal pain. It allegedly aids childbirth and could force truth under certain doses, with experiments dating to 1916 and Du Pont involvement.
Admiral Bristol, American High Commissioner at Constantinople, urged the Turkish government to immediately investigate the killings of two American M C A representatives near Aleppo. He asked the French high commissioner for help and sent Assistant Commissioner Engert to Intab to pursue the case while the relief expedition was under way.
Pressmen at the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Georgian returned to work after two international union officers arrived and told the men they were in the wrong. Dispute centered on bonuses and working conditions, prompting the three Sunday papers to publish limited editions.
Paris reports the Society of the Men with the Copper Masks held its first annual convention at Val de Grace hospital. French soldiers with facial wounds received copper mask portraits from the American Red Cross. A nose-less hairdresser described how the mask restored his livelihood and confidence.
Great Britain's bill for 1918 is estimated to reach a record figure of 000,000 pounds though consumption declined and sobriety rose. Convictions in England and Wales fell from 207,171 in 1905 to 29,075 in 1918 while public houses decreased from 103,341 in 1895 to 84,644 in 1918. Lander activity is described as not causing neuralgia and comparable to a sea voyage for toning the system.
The document outlines authorized stock of $25 million in Preferred Stock, $10 million in Common, plus $15 million in Founders' stock, with reserves for employee and customer offerings. Net assets near $25.5 million, earnings over four years total $6.2 million, dividends to be allocated after preferred dividends. Legal and appraisal work by major firms.
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