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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
16
Eleven year old Florence Buckworth, near 1610 Barnum Avenue, wandered into the path of a moving auto driven by Thomas B Stillman of Kossuth Street near Florence Street. The girl dodged to avoid the vehicle and was struck, sustaining a broken leg. She was taken to a Bridgeport hospital for treatment.
A swindler posing as an electric light bulbs salesman fleeced clerks at several stores including Home Bakery on Main Street and Jane’s Drugstore on Main Street. Police tracked the suspect after reports from Stratford and a near capture at Stratford avenue. He obtained small sums totaling around ten dollars before fleeing.
NADA Ky July 20 William Rice mountain man died by voluntary cust began May 18 and buried near here today De Qay declared the act had no purpose of purifying his body Prior to death Rice predicted a great storm would mark his burial The sun shone from a cloudless sky as mourners gathered for the burial services
Seven women contest the Democratic primary for the Texas House, including Katie Datfin and Edith Williams, amid redistricting that alters incumbents’ districts. Several state offices have contested races with multiple candidates, while many incumbents seek self-nomination elsewhere or face no opposition.
Five passengers were injured when five Southern Railway Limited coaches derailed between Smithville and Leesburg on the Central of Georgia line en route from Gengo to Jacksonville. One seriously hurt, injured rushed to local hospital. Wreck blamed on broken rail.
Chicago July 20 Officials say electrified railways in the United States and Canada amount to about 5 billion dollars. The American Railway Association will hold its forty first annual convention in Chicago with related groups. Exhibits include passenger cars and machinery to be displayed on the Municipal pier with much space already spoken for.
A group of English actors in London on July 20 formed a cooperative producing company. They will stage plays at a popular London theatre starting with She Stoops to Conquer and other classics. The actors will act as their own managers and finance productions, with prominent actresses joining on equal terms.
Nearly 300 Algonquin Club members attended the annual outing at the Farm yesterday afternoon. Harry B Husted, entertainment committee chairman, said the affair was very successful from start to finish. The Wheeler & Wilson band led a motorized parade from State Street at 12:20. After arrival, refreshments were served followed by outdoor sports and a shoreside dinner at 4 o'clock with several speeches.
From Asia Minor Angora the capital of the Turkish Nationalist government plans major improvements. A boulevard will connect Parliament House to the Bolshevik embassy, a large fountain will face the parliament, and shop signs will display names. Prisons hold 104 inmates with learning materials and new workshops planned in Anatolia.
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