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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
1
Superintendent Samuel J. Slawson calls for a 12 month school year to combat overcrowding and extend learning. He notes European systems show advanced student progress with longer terms and says year round schooling could fill current 40 week gaps and broaden education for all ages.
Victor L. Berger representative elect from Wisconsin Fifth District was escorted from Jersey City by Chief of Police Richard T. Battersby amid a mass meeting ban by the Socialist Educational club. Berger and Oscar Omisringer were detained as detectives trailed them. he was driven to a ferry for New York after being ordered to leave the city.
A strand of Edgar Allan Poe's hair sold at a benefit auction for Italian soldiers relief, fetching 8350. The donation was given to the Edgar Allan Poe Historical Society and will be housed at the Poe cottage in the Bronx.
Washington dispatch details prospective Democratic presidential candidates meeting at the Jackson Day banquet. A dozen speakers will include figures like William G. McAdoo and a message from President Wilson. The event aims to select time and place for the nominating convention while speeches are to remain uncensored and candid.
The steamship Imtouraine of the French line arrived New York after a brutal voyage with 669 passengers aboard. Several lifeboats were missing and the port side deck was smashed. Captain Jean Bordeaux was praised for steering through the 24 hour hurricane.
Senator Harding of Ohio argues in New York that national conscience and practical Americanism must guide policy. He condemns the League of Nations as a false cure and warns against disloyal citizens wearing full American citizenship while aiding foreign agitators and industry abuses. Major General Wood sends regret for absence.
Annies Stanakin aged nine of 977 Maplewood avenue died after being struck on Fairfield avenue between Mountain Grove street and Lenox avenue by a car driven by Michael Horoskie eighteen of Greens Farms. Horoskie said the girl darted into the road. he claimed he could not avoid the impact. The driver was charged with manslaughter. bond set at 1500. The vehicle is owned by Dutio W. Flint, an automobile dealer.
Democratic senators submit reservations to the peace treaty, reportedly courted by William Jennings Bryan, sparking conflict with Republicans and raising questions about Bryan’s role against Wilson’s position. McNary and Lodge dismiss the proposals as ineffective while leaders dispute the support tally and leadership alignments.
City night schools face possible closure around January 30 unless new funds are secured. A subcommittee noted the board of education has less than $4,000 remaining for salaries and expenses, requiring transfers from other funds to keep programs in session.
Edward Brush, vice president of the American Smelting and Refining company and former Standard Oil executive, died at his Greenwich home today at age 66. He served as president of the Greenwich Hospital Association and chaired its Building Committee.
Herbert Hoover released a statement from New York asserting that U S relief to Europe centers on bread supplies for feeding less than five percent of the population. He argues no new treasury loans are needed beyond existing credits and that neutral nations have profited from the war while Allies seek repayment.
The Kentucky General Assembly's lower house approved the federal woman suffrage amendment by 72 to 26. Senate action on ratification was deferred while considering an amendment to submit the issue to a statewide referendum.
Atlantic City New Jersey January 6 plans for the greatest world evangelist campaign ever attempted were agreed at a preliminary meeting of the Inter-Church World Movement. Representatives from home missions boards of nearly twenty Protestant denominations attended. A drive for converts will be carried forward by 200000 pastors in every state, closing with a nationwide marshaling of recruits for Christ on Easter Sunday. The effort runs alongside the Methodist Episcopal campaign aiming for one million new members by June 1. Spectacular methods are not encouraged.
Secretary Nuorteva charged that eighty million dollars lent by the American government to Russia was squandered by Russian reactionaries and used to buy American newspapers and spread propaganda. He claimed Soviet emissaries plan to flee with embassy furniture as he prepared to testify before the Senate Russian propaganda committee.
Mexico City dispatch reports a massive quake that hit a Vera Cruz area village destroying Couzet lan and Teocelo garrison casualties. Officials indicate about 2000 deaths and 1060 confirmed dead with 64 injured, plus widespread flooding and destruction in surrounding roads and Barranca Grande totals.
Helen Draper Taft, daughter of former Massachusetts governor, is granted a divorce from Walbridge Smith Taft in Reno Nevada. The couple wed in Boston February 10 1917 and separated in Cleveland in 1918. The Tafts are connected to former President Taft and to legal circles in New York City.
Columbus Jan 6 William Green international secretary of the United Mine Workers defends accepting President Wilsons settlement for the soft coal strike. He says the only alternative was disaster and that federal agents and government pressure would have crushed the miners. The delegates cheered as he warned against demanding a referendum on the commission findings. Acting President John J Lewis ruled out an amendment to reserve a referendum.
A 1920s report states the Labor Department asked Congress for about 1.15 million dollars to fund enforcement against radicals and deportation efforts. Agents claim officials aided anti Bolshevist planks, while others deem the allegations humorous. The piece notes raids, prosecutions, and future hearings as deportations loom.
Washington reports that no father deportation of radical aliens will be undertaken until the Buford transport experiment is completed. The Buford carries 249 radicals bound for Russia, and it remains undecided whether the ship will reach Soviet Russia or whether the captives must be moved to another country, with repatriation likely if needed.
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