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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
20
Railroad investigators concluded Waterville near Waterbury wreck was caused by a brake shoe from the engine falling onto the track in front of the tender and derailing the train. The track and tender wheels were found to be in proper condition.
Veterans of Foreign Wars in Raymond W Harris post prepare a Tuesday banquet at the lab rooms 1 Washington avenue honoring Captain Robert G Woodside of New York commander in chief. A reception precedes a city tour including the State Trade Education shop. Attendees include local dignitaries and members of Lions Moose Knights of Columbus American Legion G A R Spanish Veterans and Rotary. The event marks 20 years of VFW progress with 700 posts nationwide.
A parade of locals and notables along Main Street in Fairfield, including talks of a sea wall crowd, various officials, entertainers, and observers at a seaside gathering. Passersby such as Sheriff Reilly, Engelhard, and Hag, mingle with Scouts, motorists, and residents while plans for a future home for older men crop up amid weather talk and a lively street-scene chronicle.
Captain Woodside, commander of K Company, 88th Infantry, earned the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Aisne-Marne offensive. Surrounded by the enemy with officers dead or wounded, he rallied scattered troops to hold the line until reinforcements arrived, earning his unit the nickname The Rock of the Marne. He previously served in the Philippines and Boxer Rebellion and held a retired lieutenant colonel rank in the Pennsylvania National Guard.
A vast bride path in China stretches five and a quarter miles over a slow-sea inlet, supported by 200 stone arches. The monumental structure links far spans and stands as a striking engineering curiosity.
An old advertisement touts Ti2 or Tig for tired swollen feet, claiming instant pain relief from foot soreness, chafing, and bunions. It urges readers to buy a box from the drug store to ease throbbing, burn, and puffiness and end foot torture.
Colorado news from Alamosa reports that a wild shrub known as rabbit brush in the San Luis Valley contains crude rubber. Professor E C McCarty of Colorado Agricultural College plans to collect hundreds of pounds for tests in Fort Collins.
An advertisement touts Wendell Pills Ambition Brand as a tonic for fatigue nervous debility and fits of despondency. It promises relief in days for many and offers a 60 cent box with refunds if unsatisfied. Sold at Hindle Pharmacy Hartigan stores and various outlets.
An Arab proverb contrasts stages of awareness. It notes the ignorant who do not know they are ignorant, the useful teacher who knows he does not know, the asleep who needs awakening, and the true leader who both knows and acts on that knowledge. Follow the leader.
Cleveland June 24 three prisoners aided by revolvers and masked faces escaped from the county jail after overpowering four deputy sheriffs. The fugitives were Bobby Hent and James Walsh both indicted for first degree murder.
A police report states Charles Gallagher, a parole violator, is to be sent back to the reformatory. The incident involves a policeman's account and a formal action to rearrest Gallagher for parole violation.
Cars owned by Harry L. Good Sell of Westport and Rosmund S. Wolfe of 174 Park Place collided yesterday on the post road near the Jennings estate. Good suffered injuries and both vehicles sustained slight damage.
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