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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1921
Page
7
Al Benson performs a finale at the West End delivering current popular songs with a unique plantation style. An enthusiastic audience approved his long career and vast repertoire, including 26 reels of cinema illustrating each word of his songs. A new two reel feature blends in advertisements amid the show.
A meeting at Varunhall last night organized a telegram protest against Britain’s refusal to back a loan of one billion dollars from America. The Bridgeport branch of the Irish association approved sending the telegram and distributing copies. Mrs Elinor Crehan was authorized to form fundraising committees. next meeting Tuesday night at Varunaghal will feature a national officer from Philadelphia. Officers elected: Teremiah Sullivan president, John Toohes vice, James Mullaney recording, Bernard Dalton corresponding, Miss Anna Donovan treasurer, Stenson, Mrs Lee, John Gay, and M. J. Flanagan also named.
The Cambridge School board approved an application to admit Princess Mahidol Sangkla wife of Sangklay for attendance. The princess, linked to Siam royalty, seeks a term dispensation as her husband begins studies at Harvard. The committee granted permission after considering ordinances on marriages.
A reader quiz lists two film players as great celestial stars among protoplayers and recalls child vaudeville stars. It cites Nancy Beaver and Mildred Harris with brief notes on origins, education, and early stage work. Details about where Mildred Harris studied and her first screen roles are included.
The Fraternal Council Commander presided as several lodges including Corinthian, Pequonnock and others installed new officers at the Masonic Temple and Odd Fellows building. The sessions featured the initiation of candidates and various degree work, with District Deputy Grand Master McMastry overseeing inscriptions and ceremonies.
Paris dispatch reports six new Red Army divisions mobilized on the frontier amid fears of a Bolshevik attack on Bessarabia. Roumanian officials deny imminent war moves, while London and Paris weigh the risk of a drive to retake Bessarabia and pressure Romania to mobilize.
Washington January 4 6 A plan by the Italian government to suspend passport issuance for emigration to the United States is denounced by House immigration committee Chairman Jalingon as a flawed gentlemen's agreement. The note stresses preserving the immigrant intake system while Italy argues that passports are unnecessary for many citizens. Counselor Adolpho Vines notes 76000 Italians are queued for ships ready to depart.
RSALN Jan 4 Germany rejects claims that its police numbers breached the peace treaty. German representatives argue Ordnungspolizei were not just security police, noting uniform increases violated no treaty terms. The Allied Military Commission debate centers on alleged infractions tied to June and August dates.
Admiral Von Tirpitz voices concern that Germany’s fate may be worsened by division among Germans. He argues unity is essential to counter hostile neighbors and maintain strength, warning that disintegration could invite outside pressure and erode national power.
ST LOUIS Jan 4 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor attacked the Supreme Court ruling on the secondary boycott as a blow to human freedom and progress. He said the decision aligns with predatory greed and undermines the movement for workers equality before the law, praising minority dissent but warning of its impact on labor. Gompers spoke during a meeting with the AFL delegation in St. Louis.
A man from Williams alleged to have taken a car from a garage on Howard Avenue near Rickard Troy. Police report the vehicle was driven December 4 last and the suspect was arrested yesterday in connection with the alleged theft at the city court.
Incomplete readable lines show a disrupted note about marriages and licenses. Mentions diverse individuals and a 1820 marker count with pulipe and games. Details are unclear due to damaged source text.
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