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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1920

Page

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Adriatic Accord Talks Delayed Publication in London

Report on the Allied note from the French and British premiers to President Wilson regarding Adriatic settlements. It discusses inviting Italy and Jugoslavia to negotiate with their governments and notes the American position, aims for self government, and the absence of a U.S. envoy as an obstacle. Continued on Page Th.

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Blizzard Storm Hits Bridgeport After Rain Floods Streets

A blizzard and rain storm drenched Bridgeport early this morning causing impassable streets and flooding. Wires failed in several areas and the Remington Arms area reported sewer overflows while sections near Gold Street, Park Avenue, and South Main flooded. Noonday high tide was forecast to rise up to two feet above normal, threatening further inundation.

Bridgeport Remington Arms Eston Avenue Municians West End Park Avenue South Main Broin Street Strafford Black Rock Gilman Street Clackton Main Street Congress Gumiber Streets Parrott Avenue Cratten Street

Storm Sweeps To Sea Drove Ships Ashore Across Coast

A powerful Atlantic storm swept the eastern United States driving ships ashore and causing widespread shipping losses. Reports to weather authorities cited a 48 mile per hour wind with sleet and rain as the storm crossed the coast. Forecasters warned of continued chilly temperatures with a coming polar air mass, followed by a period of warmer weather inland.

Washington Mat Weather Bureau United States Virginia Mississippi River Atheitie Seaboard Harvever

Blizzard Grips New York After Driving Rain

A late night blizzard hit New York as a warm rain turned to sleet and snow, with a fifty mile per hour wind. Streets that were slick with ice from weeks of freeze thaw were flooded by the sudden wet storm, transforming pavement into water and mud.

New York

Besieged Americans under Turkish fire in Adana siege

Diary of Rev G W S Orwthern recounts 22 days of Marash Adana siege. Americans, Armenians and French troops battled Turkish nationalists with heavy shelling, fires, and civilian casualties as relief efforts faced extreme danger and food shortages.

Diary of Boston Uyvie Rives Adana Asia Minor Peking Ican Committee For Relief Amer-' the Near East Marawi U. S. Plas G. WS. Orwthern Offy A Terelary Mr. Cratiern Pail Snyder Misa Helen Schultz Reading Penna Leutersant Marazh Aintab Marash Grathern Crawthern Merasa

Damon's Queen of Diamonds Arrest Case Recalls Old Swindle

Annette Bownan known as the Dean of Diamonds and Joseph Kiskinger were arrested in New York on a treen swindling charge. Police found uncut diamonds valued at 740,000 and hundreds of thousands in cash in Bownan's handbag. The case traces a vanished 209,000 diamond loss from Maiden Lane. Bownan reportedly swallowed poison and died later in hospital.

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American ship ashore in storm off Delaware coast

The American steamship Marsodak is ashore and in distress tonight off the Delaware coast, calling for aid by radio. The Coast Guard cutter Manning is responding with duty crews en route to assist.

Norfolk Ateamship Marsodak Delaware The Coast Guard

Woman Mistakes Stranger for Husband in Arcade Alley

A dramatic street assault unfolds as a woman, overwhelmed by emotion, confronts a man in an arcade alley claiming he is not her husband. The assailant, aided by two others, strikes the victim with blows to the head and ears. The scene ends with the woman fleeing, crying out that the man is not her husband.

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School Board to Decide on Teacher Salary Increases

Bridgeport education board set to vote Monday on salary raises for teachers. A flat $200 boost approved by the board may be used or a sliding scale favored by some members. Supervisors principals and teachers will attend to urge a fair adjustment matching rising costs.

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Burglars Loot Jewelry Store Window with $200 Take

Burglars hurled a brick through a jewelry shop window at 2 Patfield Avenue, escaping with $200 in goods including watches, gold bracelets, and a lavalier. Police alerted, three officers responded but the culprits left without being observed.

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Crushed by Switch Engine at Freight Office Yard

Michael Pinel, 44, of 82 Carating Avenue, Pinel Ayed, was crushed when a switch engine ran into him while inspecting a freight car in the yard near the freight offices. Witnesses absent, inquest planned. family notified.

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Floar Barrel Sales Plan Yet To Be Finalized In Congress

A House committee heard Barone and others discuss selling grain on credit at $16.75 per barrel. Barone claimed authority to make these sales while urging cash buyers pay higher prices, citing market pressure and a surge in hard wheat prices over five months to push up values.

U.S Barone Wabhusoton Marty Amarean Mary Barnes Amerigo Faas Repustean

Sinn Fein Ready to Fight Glorified in Commons

Sinn Fein ready to fight, says MacPherson as loyalists urged to leave the country. Dublin and London dispatches warn the Irish situation could worsen with martial law and possible rebellion. MacPherson asserts government steps to curb unrest, while Loyalists and Greens fear Irish radical action amid mounting tensions.

Sinn Fein

American Kidnapped London Threatens Munich Plot

A garbled report from a distant city describes an American kidnapping in London and plans near Munich. The text mentions damaged goods, missing people, and alleged terror actions, with unclear names and dates.

Butchers Refuse Gov't Meat Handling Offer in Bridgeport

Bridgeport marketmen and city officials met with Mayor Wilson and Colonel Courtland Nixon of New York to discuss government frozen beef. They declined to take responsibility for distributing federal meat locally, doubting demand and price viability. Nixon noted government stores could be opened if supply officials approve, but local dealers were wary of undercutting prices and public reception.

Bridgeport Wilson Courtland Nixon U. S M. C New York City Hall York Nisas Hertford New Iaven Beck Gar'h Nixon Waren Colenel Nixon

Shoe Dealers Profits to Be Probed by Justice Dept

The Department of Justice plans to investigate profit margins of shoe retailers amid a price reduction campaign. A DOJ official indicated limited scope on calling for business statements, while a joint committee will seek detailed figures to assess possible profiteering.

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Potatoes Sell At Four Dollars Per Bushel Wholesale

Wholesale potatoes move at four dollars per bushel as market reports show very limited supply in Bridgeport due to storms and blizzards disrupting transport. New York state produce trades at four dollars per bushel while retailers charge about five dollars per bushel in the city.

Bridgeport Mati New York State Duplers

Pennsylvania floods wash away bridges and traffic

Lancaster Pennsylvania reports widespread flooding with bridges and houses swept away along the Lincoln highway and surrounding towns. Nine feet of water covers roadways and river reaches surpassing any prior record. Passengers on disrupted rail routes endure long delays as trolley service falters and power fails.

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Freight Smashup Blocks 3 Trains at Woodmonthxn Yard

Eastbound freight cars derailed and spread across three main tracks near Woodmonthxn, briefly blocking service. No injuries reported. cars damaged but no serious smash. Crews cleared tracks and trains resumed normal movement by 7:40 p.m.

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