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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
5
Washington dispatch reports J A H of the census bureau estimates the continental United States population at 105,000,000 based on 1406 cities and towns. It notes a 1.5 million rise since prior decades and attributes the slower growth to wartime immigration stoppage while city populations total 1541,029,304.
New Haven June 25 plans for Yale Universitys freshman year were announced by Roswell Angier the new dean of treahmer. A new student counsellor plan will be adopted and the honor system will be invoked. Freshmen will live in Van Shell dormitories or on Berkeley oval and select their own department for sophomore year. This selection marks the separation of the class into scientific and academic students.
Announcement from the American Gas Association says gas workers will back a Democratic platform plank on public utilities. A resolutions committee in San Francisco will consider it tomorrow.
A temporary platform at the Broadway auditorium used for the Northern Baptist Convention collapse injuring about three people severely and causing several others to be cut or hurt. Chapel-Carter of Ansonia Conn suffered an ankle fracture as the event halted amid condemnation of propaganda urging US government meddling in Great Britain affairs.
A Welsh funeral notice notes 18 pallbearers and a 392 pound casket weight for John George, with details of shortages of materials and rising costs affecting the event. The brief mentions regulation needs and a plant related wake, implying service disruptions and administrative notes.
A brief incident occurs when a young student loses control of a vehicle on a rural road near Milford. The car leaves the pavement, prompting nearby witnesses to assist until authorities arrive. No serious injuries reported.
A garbled clipping references a police incident involving gunfire and a series of arrests. Names and details are unclear, with several words missing or distorted, leaving the exact location and outcome uncertain.
An expansion plan, described as a significant capacity increase, is connected to a consortium and a company named Tion rk lexun vaslesday tampany. The project involves a preliminary expenditure around $100,060 and targets meat processing capacity.
An embargo on freight items from Brooklyn and Long Island places is reported. Shipment details show limited clearance for a few yards and a note of improved general conditions in some sections. The issue remains unclear and authorities monitor progress at the ports.
Fragments describe restrictions placed on others and two VRPTs motor gash victims, with Otis siren and 472 Guilors Teceise 3 vy Drusses. Metor us gtrack i grule She6y hy i She They were removed to St avenues pital for treatment Vingent's.
Edward E. Brewer of 47 John Street suffered two compound fractures of the right leg yesterday after a fall from a listed landmark on Myriic Avenue near his house.
An OCR fragment advertises various cosmetic and dental products including Vanishing Cream priced at 43 and Hind's Hot Almond and Cream at 39 cents. Mentions men’s and women’s brands like Gouraud and Albodon Tooth Fuse with unclear listings and misspelled items.
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