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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1920

Page

11

Diphtheria Warning Issued To Bridgeport Parents

Health Officer Walter H Brown warns Bridgeport parents to grasp the danger of diphtheria after 27 December cases. He urges vigilant care for sore throats in children under six, insistence on prompt medical visits, throat cultures if diphtheria is suspected, and avoiding exposure while awaiting physician assessment.

Bridgeport Walter H. Brown da Brown State Department of Health Brown

Doctor Urges Close Adherence To Early Disease Checks

In a report on pediatric illness, Dr. Brown emphasizes close adherence to early disease checks. The guidance notes that timely monitoring can help identify and manage symptoms before they worsen, urging families to seek care promptly when children show signs of sickness.

Dr. Brown

Undertakers deny plan to repatriate soldiers

Hartford January 20 The undertakers of Connecticut deny any movement to bring American soldiers dead from France home. Charles J Titlen of Hartford president of the Connecticut Funeral Directors association and Hartford County Funeral Directors association and vice president of the National Funeral Directors association says there has not been and is not now any effort by reputable undertakers to pursue such an object.

Hartford Connecticut Ameried France Charles J. Titlen Connecticut Funeral Directors’ Association Hartford County Puneral Directors Association National Funeral Directors' Association Mr. Dillon

French Bank Notes Lost With French Steamer Afrique

Brand Trew reports that 1,400 franc notes of the Bank of France totaling 20,000,000 francs sank with the French steamer Afrique in the Bay of Biscay near Bordeaux on January 20. The cargo supposedly valued at 217,000,660 francs was destined for French Western and French Equatorial Africa, with insurance pegged at 6,000,000 francs.

Bordeaux Bank of France Bay of Biscay Afrique Liberte du Sud

Sister of Mrs King Appeals in Will Case

CIMICAGO Jan 20 An appeal was filed in circuit court by Mary Q Melvin sister of the late Maude A King widow of James C King challenging Probate Judge Jonty Tlornar's order refusing to admit the so called second will to probate The original will left 2 004 000 estate to the James C King home for old men The second will would have favored Mrs Melvin through her sister's death

Cimicago Jonty, Tlornar James C. King Circuit Court Mary Q. Melvin Maude A. King King James Cc. King Aledyvin

Engineer Wrecks Train to Save Girls in Pramingiam Mass

An engineer on the Boston and Albany Railroad performed a quick action today to avert disaster as two young girls crossed the tracks. He steered the locomotive off the rails to avoid a collision when one child slipped and nearly fell in front of the speeding train. The incident occurred in Pramingiam Massachusetts, with the engineer risking his life to shield the children.

Pramingiam Mass Boston & Albany Mailroad

Texas and Oklahoma in oil lands boundary dispute

Rangers head to Red River valley as Texas claimants brace for armed clashes. Federal courts seek boundary definition and rights for Wichita Indians with new suits. Oklahoma claimants argue the river course shifted northward over the past century.

Austin Texas Rangers Red River Valley Texas Oklahoma W. A. Keeling Geveral Red River

Train emergency brake saves crew and students at switch

An engineer activated emergency brakes as a Milford branch line train prepared to switch to the main line. The front wheels ran the switch, the locomotive jumped rails, and stopped a few feet from the girls, averting disaster.

Milford

European Art Treasures Wait American Buyers

Frederic J. Haskin reports European art owners sell to fund wartime needs as American collectors bid high. Americans buy prints by Durer and rare books in six figure sums while Austrian and German works face export pressures and government controls. Berlin touts a traveling exhibit to bring art to workers.

Frederic J. Haskin New York Ihvead Europe Jondon Britwell Court Great Britain British Museum Corot Paris Vienna Germany Austria-Hungary Holland Albert Durer Fifth Avenue Austria America Gerlin Berlin

30000 Silk Workers Idle in Paterson Mills

Paterson New Jersey January 20 almost twenty thousand workers in all ribbon mills are idle today as most mills refuse to open. Loom fixers and twisters on strike demand a 15 percent pay increase. A few small mills have granted the demand.

Patherson

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