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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1920
Page
5
Holland loses its windmills as modern steam and electric plants rise. Technical experts warn the windmill is doomed, with many replaced by electric plants or destroyed by fire. The water mill remains valued for reliability despite a shrinking number of wind driven structures.
Bands of kidnapers roam Shantung districts causing alarm. Operating in groups of 30 to 50, they seize wealthy Chinese for ransom up to $50,000. Ransoms are demanded under torture. Troops have failed to capture them. believed to come from Dannu crossing the Pechili Gulf by boats to reclaim their captives.
Henry Bowman allegedly assaulted boarder Henry Blakley with an axe during a rent dispute at 862 Olive Street. Blakley, bleeding from arm and eyebrow wounds, was treated after being escorted to a clinic for stitches. A separate backfire at North Washington avenue and Hall street triggered a false alarm as smoke issued from a car, causing a minor fire that was promptly put out.
Lois Bolton notes crowd response to Constance Talmadge in Happiness a la Mode at the Plaza as a lively program including vaudeville acts such as Juliet La France and Go and the McDonalds novelty dances. Galli-Curci slated for a Bridport concert series with Besanzoni, while Hippodrome shows The Heart of A Gypsy and Flame of the Desert.
Private lessons offer easy access to ballroom dances like waltz, one step, and fox trot. Individual instruction available afternoons or evenings at Quilty's Colonial ballroom in Fairfield, with moderate terms disclosed on request by calling Noble 526.
US publishers reduced newsprint consumption by 1568 tons in December compared with November, according to the Federal Trade Commission monthly newsprint review. The drop reflects widespread adoption of economies in production and distribution.
The number of American seamen has grown from 24 000 in 1914 to 45 000 at the present time, reflecting a substantial expansion in maritime manpower.
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