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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
18
A fragmentary note questions penny based issues and a puzzling reference to xOs with unclear context. The readable text hints at a cryptic problem or sketched idea rather than a complete event or report.
An old Musterole advertisement claims quick relief for neuralgia and head pains by rubbing on temples and neck. It lists uses from sore throat to pneumonia prevention, praising its mustard oil formula and noting 30c, 60c jars and hospital size $2.50.
London report says Admiral Kolchak's surrender to General Janin of the Czrechoslovak army was authorized for troops west of Irkutsk. The Far East reacts with shock as word of the surrender spreads, provoking duels and inflammatory propaganda among Russian factions and allied officers.
Telegraphed reports show General Janin at Verkinle-Udinski presenting Kolchak surrender terms. Czechs contend they face annihilation unless they choose to surrender a single man.
At Boughan's hall danger arose when Patrolman William G. Clancy was shot amid a crowd a week earlier. Grand jury questions focused on an alleged plot to kill Clancy for enforcing dance hall rules. Sammarco confessed to firing the shot but said it targeted another officer in plain clothes. Investigators consider multiple persons under surveillance as the grand jury pursues action. Rev Dir B C Dorion, editor of Zion's Herald, dies in Wronkline.
Sailors Captain Petiih and Captain Shaw report Southwestern Newfoundland residents face starvation due to severe winter. Their schooners Itasca and Cel L Beck trapped at North Bay NF, forcing a 14 mile overland trek to Port aux Basques to reach a steamer for Sidney NF. Provisions are dwindling across towns between North Bay and Port aux Basques.
Report notes remote railway line declared as having sea and snow effects with ongoing disruption. Passengers and crew face indefinite weeks of delay as officials struggle to determine the fate of people aboard. Captain Pettt Finn is quoted on the grim situation and uncertain outcomes.
New York City faces continued influenza and pneumonia cases with Health Commissioner Copeland warning the peak has not yet arrived. Today 4706 influenza cases and 649 pneumonia cases were reported, with 100 influenza deaths and 136 pneumonia deaths. Telephone and rapid transit firms report impacts from the epidemic.
Commissioner Copeland and New York officials reported a telephone traffic reduction caused by illness among operators across multiple transit and rail firms. Public health data showed about 40 percent of workers were absent, prompting plans to curb epidemic spread, open additional hospitals, and establish a training school for nurses to ease the shortage.
An early wireless dispatch from Lenin to Vienna reports a French loan of about 200 million francs for German Austria to secure wood and materials through June. It also suggests a likely British loan to buy raw materials or parts needed for production.
Benjamin Marsh, representing the farmers national council, testified before the Senate commerce committee that a large portion of farm organizations oppose selling government ships. He named the National Federation of State Farm Bureaus and the National Grange as examples, denied ties to Wall Street, and urged keeping ships idle until a new Congress convenes. He warned against J P Morgan interests buying vessels for Britain and called Wall Street Bolsheviks a risk.
Robert Gerndon Vite Jr a Wesleyan German professor in Middletown Conn will succeed the late Calvin Thomas as Columbia University German professor Fife a historian and German literature author and Virginia graduate of 1895 leads the announcement Vite also chairs Connecticut State Board of Charities and has studied in Europe
Washington directs immigration inspectors to defer repatriation of Mexican laborers imported under wartime exemptions for the present where they are literate and admissible. Employers remain responsible under agreements. illiterate workers cannot stay permanently and those paid head tax may stay only pending further instructions.
Gpon pore promotes Brownatone hair tint for gray faded or bleached hair offering a free trial. Claims easy apply with comb or brush, no harsh chemicals, and guaranteed safe formulas. Available in two browns and two sizes 80c and 1.43, endorsed by thousands of women and druggists. send coupon for free trial.
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment as a perfect harmless cure that soothes nerves and banishes neuralgia instantly. It promises pain relief for facial, head, limb, and body neuralgia with a quick rub on the painful area and notes half a century of use.
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