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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1921

Page

11

Kiwanis backs substitute for Buckley bill

Bridgeport Kiwanis Club adopts resolutions urging a substitute for House Leader Buckley s measure on state aid for veterans. The proposed Buckley bill limits aid to the sick or disabled, while Kiwanis and American Legion argue aid should cover economically disabled veterans who lost jobs and cannot find steady work. Copies will go to other Kiwanis clubs requesting similar action statewide.

Kiwanis Club Bridgeport Faa House Buckley American Legion Eiwanis Club Capies Kiwanis

City Court Hears Several Minor Cases

Minor cases were disposed of in city court yesterday. Joann Lyons was fined 25 dollars for assaulting Chauncey Brewster at Rourke's pharmacy Madison avenue. John Glennon and Charles Fischer both fined 15 dollars. A man on Summer street fined 1 dollar and costs for threatening his landlady. Louis Franzese fined 7.50 for liquor law violation with suspended jail. David Burroughs fined 40 dollars for reckless driving injuring Mu Bride's car. Kele Karas fined 30 dollars and costs for related offenses.

Joann Lyons Chauncey Brewster Rourke Madison Avenue John Glennon West Main Street Charles Fischer Kossuth Street Summer Street

Riotous Building Strike Bruises Police and Rioters

In Rochester on May 1 striking laborers clashed with police on Trinidad street. Several officers were severely bruised, two rioters shot, and about fifty participants, including men and women, were stunned and mutilated by riot sticks. The outbreak accompanies a building trades strike that began April 1 over asphalt haulage for city street repairs.

Rochester Trinidad Street

Two Killed in Fight With Railroad Detectives

Jamestown North Dakota May 8 Two men are dead and a third is unconscious with bullet wounds after a confrontation with two Northern Pacific railroad detectives at the railroad yards. Detectives say three men loitering near the tracks fired first, and the detectives returned fire killing two and mortally wounding the third.

Jamestown X. D Northern Pacific Railroad

Madame Curie Expected At Yale Commencement

Madame Marie Curie of France is slated to attend Yale's commencement and the inauguration of President James P. Angell in June. No official confirmation has been issued on honorary degrees, as Yale withholds the list until commencement day.

New Haven Madame Marie Curie France Yale James Puland Angell Madame Ocuriz

Belgian King to Visit England in July

London May report that King Albert of Belgium will make a state visit to England, with events from July 4 to July 8. The announcement came today and outlines a planned itinerary during the royal visit.

England London Albert Belgium

Victims complain of dishonest claims by pickpockets

Genoa reports a letter from The Tramways Pickpockets association accusing victims of exaggerating losses to police. The group cites cases where claimed thefts vastly exceed actual amounts, warning such false reports harm relations among pickpockets and could harm honest members.

Genoa The Tramways Pickpockets” Association Specffc Sify

Bargain Porcelain and China Sets at Low Sale Prices

A sale catalog offers American Porcelain and Nippon and Bassett china sets with medallion designs and sale prices from 13.50 to 75.00. Brass and nickel towel bars and bathroom fittings are discounted. Luggage like trunks and bags are cheaper as leather costs drop, with overall sale prices below current retail.

Dress and Steamer Trunks Sale Items and Prices

A catalog of fabric covered dress trunks and steamer trunks with heavy reinforced corners and locks, plus ash galvanized cans and kitchenware. Items show original retail prices and sale prices, including dress trunks, steamer trunks, boxes, wash boilers, clothes lines, wall dryers, glassware sets, and Aladdin utensils with specific sizes and savings.

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