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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
14
In New York on July 25 Herman Geyht treasurer of the Shubert interests was arrested charged with theft of 24000 dollars. John Murphy teller at Hindon Trust Company and Alec were noted as charged with complicity in the theft.
Premier Lloyd George unveiled the Lincoln statue in Westminster and said the world is crying out for Abraham Lincolns of America to help settle the present problems facing us.
A Telegram For Sale advertisement by Mrs. Horner of New London reported her three months old baby girl finding a foster home with Mrs. Pettigirl of Bridgeport through Mrs. Billington who runs a children’s nursery. Mrs. Horner, in failing health and with five other children to support, hoped the adoption would secure the child’s name and future. The Billington home received many inquiries after the ad, and the family chosen was deemed a splendid match.
New York crowd welcomed Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford after their European honeymoon. A parade and formal reception at the Ritz Carlton followed a viral throng that surged the streets, police struggled to clear a path, and a car procession carried the film icons to their hotel.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Brooklyn City Railroad workers demand boosts of 30 to 50 percent pay, a six day week, and hourly rates in a modified agreement presented today. The Carmen are part of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway Employes of America. The current contract expires August 28.
Al Pert Stone, 84, posed for moving pictures beside old locomotive Dewitt Clinton. Stone has served the New York Central for 70 years, witnessing many changes from early engines to modern locomotives and Pullman cars. The locomotive is famed as one of the first in the nation.
Chief Toms, over a century old and longtime Sioux leader, traveled more than 1,000 miles mainly on foot to mark the Hudson Bay Company 260th anniversary in Winnipeg. He expressed surprise at an airship and marveled at a bicycle, pondering how he could stand on two wheels. The article also notes distinctions between armet and bracelet in usage.
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