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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1920
Page
16
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a girl and diet topics with unclear context. It includes stray phrases about candy and weight, but no coherent event, names, places, or dates to verify a specific news item. The readable text suggests a minor lifestyle note but lacks concrete details for a full summary.
Fragment mentions baby sleep and druggists with unclear context and no identifiable persons or organizations.
An OCR fragment advertises a cold remedy noting it contains no quinine and promises relief from headachy feverish symptoms. The ad invokes phrases about stopping a runny nose and sneering at conventional drugs, with a focus on self-administered treatment.
H. L. Kimball resigns as president of Remington Arms and will become vice president and general manager of Gaston Williams and Wismore, per an official announcement. The move shifts Kimball from Remington to a broader role in the new organization.
Abraham Golerstein treasurer outlines plans for a large slipper factory in Bridgeport. The E Wali Manufacturing company and several partners will relocate a granite factory site on George Street, with occupancy expected within weeks and production of fancy slippers to begin.
A long-ago New York bank heist attempt is recalled as Timmy Hope and a Tala gang tried to seize $1.2 million in securities from the Manhattan Savings Institution on Broadaway and Bleecker. A gun battle with officers led to capture. suspect James Stratton, 1278 Washington Boulevard Chicago, claimed Hammond Indiana origin. The 1878 robbery previously involved a janitor and wife tied up. most securities were recovered. Hope, who robbed a Philadelphia bank of $100,000 earlier, was sent to Sing Sing.
Report from general staff headquarters says Bolshevik forces attacking Lettish and Polish positions east of the Dvinsk river were repulsed after a desperate battle in which Lettish troops played a key role. Polish troops counterattacked and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Meanwhile aims of extreme cold grip the Mohawk and Adirondack regions with readings down to 95 below zero.
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