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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
6
Jan 5 report from Dublin describes a mysterious park incident after Sunday evening with a volley heard, followed by a lengthy fusillade. Cars with bright searchlights patrolled the area near the fort, while no official explanation has yet been issued.
A Valencia despatch reports the death of Cervera, founder of the Gicalist port workers group, in a Saturday night incident. Details are scarce as the message arrives from the region.
A fragment mentions olive oil and olive tablets called wards Olive Tablets described as wonder-workers on er and els, claimed to carry off waste matter from the body.
Professor A B Macallum predicts Canada will power cars with denatured alcohol from pulp mill residues. He says sulphite liquor could yield about 5,000,000 gallons annually, boosting synthetic fuel production.
James O'Grady, representing Britain, reached Copenhagen from London to restart negotiations with Bolshevik envoy Maxim Litvinoff on prisoner exchanges. The talks had stalled in December for both sides to consult their governments.
Report from Camiro dated January 5 notes Viscount Milner, head of the British conciliation commission, meeting with Rouchdi pasha and other Egyptian leaders to smooth differences and safeguard Egypt’s rights. Rouchdi pasha says Egyptians will not discuss with the mission on any basis other than autonomy under British protection and self-government.
Seven Bridgeport men were decorated with the distinguished service cross according to Barnes AL in Washington DC. Bridgeport is tied for fourth in the state with seven honors, as Hartford leads with 15, New Haven 13, Waterbury 12, Bridgeport and New Britain seven each. The American military decorations rank with the highest in the world.
New York January 5 Bishop Charles S. Burch of the Episcopal Church and 140 Protestant clergy at a Zionist luncheon endorsed the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine. The group voiced agreement on the goal amid calls for support and cooperation with Zionist aims.
Baroness von Sternberg widow of the former German ambassador to Washington has returned to the United States to recover her estate now tied up by the custodian of the alice property. The baroness is Jillian May Yangham of Louisville, Ky.
New York dispatch says Colonel Sh. M. House, recently returning from the Paris peace conference, will travel to Austin, Texas, for rest with friends and personal matters. He states the trip has no political purpose and he seeks quiet.
Arbitration of differences between New York garment workers and cloak, suit and skirt manufacturers' association was agreed at a conference in Albany. Union officials promised to order workers back to work immediately pending the arbitrators’ decision. forty-five NYC factories affected.
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