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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
8
On Friday night the Knights of Pythias will mark its anniversary at Castle Hall, 1083 Main. Members and friends are invited to attend with music, dancing and refreshments provided.
Dublin faces a February curfew with adults indoors from midnight to 5 a m starting February 23 under a government measure. Permits to be out after hours go to select workers such as night cleaners and hospital staff, while police defer distribution to military authorities. The change reshapes city night operations, including electric lighting and gas workers, prompting a review by the cleansing committee at a Monday meeting.
London hotel managers raise rates by 2 to 40 percent as the weak pound increases costs for American travelers. Savoy officials note exchange favors Americans, while several large hotels prepare for continued American tourism and related demand.
Washington and Cincinnati show early census totals with 1920 population figures given by the census bureau. Cincinnati reaches 401,158 and Washington 487,414, marking increases over 1910. Officials caution these are preliminary counts subject to correction and further review.
Rev James P Donovan DD pastor of St Johns Middle town has been a patient at St Vincents hospital for a month with a fractured arm from a fall while attending a funeral He will leave today to return to his parish duties Rev Charles M Scobly assistant at St Patricks has been ill at home and improving Rev C M Mosey wide assistant at St Paulesek s tenured who had been ill at St Virgens Hospital is greatly improved Rev William Mwyer of Hartford ordained a month ago was thren as slate by Rev Tom Lynch as the absence of Fathers Wally and Fosey.
In a late afternoon gathering, the Junior members of the Bish aehoal presented their aims for the year. President Eimoar d Lawford, treasurer Milas, and secretary Thelma Von Doren led the discussion with emphasis on member participation and community projects.
Cleveland O Pod 22 delegates to the National Educational Association converge next week with a wage dispute as the key issue. A $1200 minimum pay is proposed for grade teachers, up from about $640, with further debate on a federal secretary of education. Support split among members over tying wages to union labor versus professional status. arguments cite $1500 as bare sustenance, $1800 for professional rein, and $2100 to acknowledge teaching ability amid lingering shortages.
Rome February reports the Trine warned Italians that President Wilson will not alter his stance on the Adriatic question. The issue is framed as a personal affair to defend American prerogatives, with Wilson said to have replied that changes must come from his own authority and not from others.
In Washington February 22 United Press says Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary will be interred with full military honors at noon Monday in Arlington National Cemetery. The cortege will depart after 11 from Washington, escorted by airplanes cavalry artillery and bluejackets, crossing the Potomac to Virginia then up to Arlington, where many national heroes lie. Condolence telegrams arrive, including one from President Wilson.
New York reports that 52 alien reds taken in Justice Department raids across the West arrived on Ellis Island for deportation under the 1913 act. Officials note 580 awaiting deportation proceedings, with 409 at forty on hai. Details mention Trout fovolarors deported and a party sailing for Norway aboard the steamer Af.
February dispatches report a Madrid cabinet of Premier Manuel At Jendestlazars resigns amid unrest. Strikes grow as the federation and workers’ agitation intensify. Dispatches warn of a complete cabinet change with uncertain factional lines in the new government.
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