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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1921
Page
8
A reader from Tay Street St. John NB reports hearing a woman praise Dr True's Elixir, calling it splendid for children. The note describes it as a pleasant laxative and claims it helps with worms, listing symptoms like offensive breath, swollen upper lip, sour stomach and itching.
New Haven reports Master Suliders offering carpenters 0 cents per hour instead of 1 dollar as building work slows. Mordecai of the Carpenters union notes some workers hired at old rate on one contract. State President Pittgerald expects reply on arbitration. Meanwhile a compositor strike for 44 hour week continues. strikers claim all union pressmen in offices joined.
Dereektor signs $35,000 contract with Sutherland Construction of St Louis to build a new one story theater at West Main Street Meriden rear property. The 178 by 36 foot fireproof building will be leased to Sutherland for 50 years as the Community Playhouse of Meriden with the firm already operating 40 playhouses and building 11 more.
In Ballston Spa New York on May 1 Charles B Andrus a fuel attorney of Saratoga Springs faced trial in supreme court on an indictment for neglect of duty. The case stems from an extraordinary grand jury probe into alleged gambling in Saratoga and surrounding county. A special panel of one hundred jurors began selection amid widespread public discussion and predicted difficulty in seating a neutral jury.
Dr A P R Bush, physician and surgeon, announces association with Dr J B Flair at 730 State Street. Phone Barnum 670.
City debt climbed sharply from 1918 to 1921 as grand list valuations more than doubled and population grew about 40 percent. Special investigator Thomas Lill highlights wartime spending fueling costs, with interest charges rising and expenditures jumping from 1914 to 1921.
State Police Commission refused to accept the resignation of Thomas A. Mitchell and voted to dismiss him from the force after he failed to appear for questioning about a Farmington Farm avenue collision. Antonio Fonanis was exonerated but kept on the force. a young woman involved sustained minor injuries.
Newport News May 1 An open port caused the flooding of the shipping board steamer Willimantic at the dock Friday night. Investigation finds no explanation for the port left open. The coal loaded ship had no crew aboard. the weight of the cargo caused her to sink until the port was submerged. She has been pumped out and will be repaired.
U S air units move to Hampton Roads for bombing tests on eight ships once German battleships. Planes arrived after a flight from the Rotheway Naval Station area and will target the retired vessels in an aerial bombing test.
The Memorial Day committee of the common council with delegates from the United Patriotic societies will hold a meeting on Hill Terrace Thursday evening to finalize plans for the Nolidey parade and ceremonies.
In a $1,000 damages suit, Peter Donahue contests a claim that his automobile caused a dog’s death. Donahue argues the dog acted by its own action, crossing the street and then circling, biting, and hurling itself under the car.
The crown prince arrived at Portsmouth onboard the Katesniy Katori from Tokyo and was greeted by royal escorts. He will stay at Buckingham Palace as guest of King George and Queen Mary for several days, being named honorary general of the British Army. He plans to tour London and southern England before traveling to Edinburgh around May 19.
Piuladelfata May 6 NT reports that two youths aged 18 and 15 were arrested after a companion of thrifts killed Edward Hatch at a Wishanthouse in Delair New Jersey. An abandoned canoe was found on the Philadelphia side as investigators traced the youths homeward.
Princess Anastasia faces surgery for a severe illness with the involvement of her sister Marta and Duchess Mat. The procedure, to be performed at an American hospital, includes family attendees and official grose notes.
In Paris a report centers on William Leeds and his mother, former Mrs. William Leeds, amid gossip of a possible engagement to Princess Christopher. He shows distraction yet flattered by the talk, while the princess awaits an intestinal operation by Dr. Joseph Binke in Neuilly, staying at an American hospital room.
The Grand Lodge of B ne Brith Avraham adopted a resolution urging President Harding to veto the Johnson immigration restriction bill, which would cap immigration for five years. Samuel Dorf of New York was reelected grand master after thirty years in the role. In Washington, a Shriners parade marked the Sixteenth Annual convention with several thousand participants, two cars colliding near the White House but no injuries. In Abilene Texas, the death of civilian aviator E A Locking was reported, the third fatality from a local plane crash. Miss Margaret Pearson and Mechaie Carson were killed when the plane fell.
San Francisco reports Olympic heavy weight wrestling contender E Ardouin killed a burglar during a struggle at his residence. Ardouin grappled with the intruder, later identified as William R. Anderson, keeping him restrained until police arrived. The incident occurred as Ardouin attempted to protect his family, with details outlining the exhausting confrontation and immediate aftermath.
Bulgarian citizens aged twenty and over are called to perform compulsory civic duties under a revised law. Some have served five months, others four, with many employed in labor such as canal building, sanitation, and road work. About 764 people fall under the scope, with Ghv.000 already in service. The program includes emigration bans until duties are completed.
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