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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1920
Page
13
In Chigaso on January 2, more than 200 alleged radicals were jailed as arrests continued. Chief Justice Crowe prepared to convene a special grand jury Monday to probe the Red scare, with Thomas Whitehead among those arrested and leaders like Big Bill Haywood still sought. State’s Attorney Macha ...
The roundup was conducted under a new state syndicalism law and will proceed independently of the federal justice department, with directives issued today under the headline confirming provincial prosecution.
Testimony before the Lisk legislative committee in New York reveals the Socialist party’s connections with Communists and radicals. The party constitution allows aliens to hold office in its councils and to control official acts. The hearings also show Socialist meetings in public schoolhouses discussing literature from Russia.
Obscure acronyms and names form a fragmented page item. Key figures include G Sanford as chairman of First Bapt Bank and Petra Co Warner as storage and warehousing director. Mentions of textile firms, trustee roles, and board positions appear in a garbled listing-style snippet.
Census takers faced few obstacles as they started the 14th census in Bridgeport. Language barriers slowed a few Russian residents, but interpreters will be provided. Supervisor John F. Kemple urged multilingual staffing. 94 enumerators are at work, aiming to finish in about two weeks. The city’s population is estimated near 180,000, with about 56 names collected per enumerator on day one.
The bodies of Mr Charles Trean of 62 Sachs street Stratford and his wife were found dead in bed from luminating gas poisoning. Anthony Trean of Waterbury, brother, identified Charles at George P Potter morgue and their remains will go to Waterbury for burial. Mrs Trean, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hall Milford, was identified by her parents and prepared for burial at the Milford family home.
Washington Jan 2 Reports to the Department of Agriculture indicate English cotton spinners fear the growing American demand for raw cotton. English mills account for about one third of global spindles and the rise of American manufacturing is seen as a threat to their industry’s permanency.
Baron Von Ritter the Bavarian ambassador to the Vatican was received today by Cardinal Gasparri for the first time since the war began. It was announced that Ritter will soon be received in audience by the pope.
Paris reports the death today of Paul Adam the novelist born December 7 1862 in Paris He was an officer of the Legion of Honor Adam wrote a sequence of novels tracing the campaigns of Napoleon the Restoration and the government of Louis Philippe An eminent French writer is lost to literature with this death.
Mexico raises embargo on export of key foodstuffs including corn beans and cane sugar. Secretary of Finance reported to the State Department today in Washington.
Berlin officials said today that the resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany is postponed until the U S ratifies the peace treaty. An exchange of charge d affaires cannot occur before ratification, officials noted.
Rodwin V. Morgan United States ambassador to Brazil lost his mace en route home to greet his dying brother Frederick Morgan whose death occurred today while the ambassador was still at sea.
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