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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
19
A woman named Misgranet Wairbairn aged about 1 was burned when her clothes caught fire while writing thank you notes for wedding presents at home. The incident occurred in May in Tonthon.
A heated exchange between Samuel Gompers and Governor Allen centered on labor power, strikes, and the Kansas industrial court. Gompers denied ordering strikes while Allen touted court reforms, eight hour laws, and protections for workers amid ongoing national labor tensions.
A 1860 Republican convention reminiscence recalls Lincoln's nomination over Seward amid border-state debates and the first use of telegraph for ballots. The article notes Chicago's Wigwam, the May 16 to 19 proceedings, and Seward's early lead before Lincoln's decisive third ballot victory.
The passage reports a dispute where an owner uses phonographs against a tenant, enraging the landlady Bevan. The tenant seeks relief as the husband died last week during illness and the landlady allegedly threatened to drive him from the home by constant phonograph noise. The case proceeds before the court.
Help. A seventeen year old baby needs a home. Parents must accompany her. Local paper reports divorce notices followed by vacancy checks. Moving van drivers are stopped to identify which house is being left and relocated.
Paris May 38 Madame Mella grand opera singer endorses dental care after years of illness. X ray found a tiny tooth cavity, it was removed and she reports sudden improvement and renewed vigor. Glasgow May 2 British writer notes cross language humor as Americans and English converse on trains. Americans seek compartments while English readers understand one another.
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