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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1920
Page
2
Three men bound the night watchman in Manhattan Central Square and escaped with about 230 dollars in cash. Liberty bonds and other papers were not recovered. No trace of the burglars was found after several hours of work.
The Interchurch World Movement unveiled a $336,777,572 plan, with $229,000,000 to be spent in America. Dr. J. Taylor, its general secretary, said the movement seeks no personal gain and will be funded by cooperating agencies as a servant to all in its worldwide religious extension effort.
London reports the Atlante Trapsportt line steamer Maing sent a wireless from latitude 64.20 longitude 14.20 detailing a gale heavy sea and a failing rudder. She requested assistance and lies about 300 miles southwest of the Irish coast in position 168.
A Bar Harbor express on the Heston and Maine line stalled near Haverhill due to drifting snow and ice clogged switches. Passengers remained in sleeping cars tonight as conditions beyond the city worsened, and the train was held over for the night.
The forecast calls for continued cold and warmer shows in the near term with lows from the Mississippi valley westward. Frosts occurred Sunday morning across Florida and parts of Kansas Missouri Arkansas Colorado and northeast Texas. Also notes snow shovel options and winter gear from the local shop with sleds and chains highlighted for the season.
Obituaries record multiple Stratford area deaths from Friday to Sunday, including John Bildden Madden. Mildred Mary Rahrig Wiggins. Michael Noonan. Alexander Tisler. Frank Montague. Ester Bond. Herbert W Doolittle. Annie Wadley. Arthur Redfern. Catherine A Camp. Manis Cavvaes. Services listed include church masses, funeral rites, and cemetery burials at St Michaels, St Auguines, Union, Mountain Grove, and Maric cemeteries.
Fragmentary text from a New York page hints at rising balances and a call for reform in municipal measures. Names and exact actions are unclear, but the language suggests financial or administrative adjustments under discussion this period.
A modern apron slogan urges keeping a Health Basket stocked with oranges to encourage daily fruit intake. The piece claims oranges regulate the body, clear blood, aid digestion of meals, and improve overall nutrition when eaten at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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