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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
4
Paris reports that Allied governments plan immediate military aid to Poland if necessary as Warsaw braces for pressure from German and Soviet forces. Ambassador Tusserand and General Weygand are en route to coordinate support, with Polish defenses described as tightening as the German advance threatens broader conflict.
Soviet forces push toward the Prussian border amid German fears of a Soviet advance. German defense plans are debated as Allied powers focus on Red threats and Polish countermeasures. The German government contemplates mobilizing security measures while defence ministers deploy detachments at strategic eastern points.
In York on July 28 a pistol owned by William Mayhew Washburn was seized during the murder investigation of J. L. Elwell. The weapon, found in a room used by Washburn and his wife, was taken by Assistant Attorney Dooling from Washburn’s mother’s home. Washburn claimed army service and denied involvement, while a $200 wedding gift from Elwell emerged in the inquiry.
The North End recreation center schedules a block party this evening at 3 o'clock on Westfell Avenue with several new features planned. Also notes a Haston town meeting to vote on borrowing 2409 dollars for current expenses and on selling the Buston Center schoolhouse.
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