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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
22
Montevideo May 22 An effort to enforce U S prohibition aboard the passenger steamer Washington led to disorder when an officer tried to seize a bottle of whiskey from a coal passer. More than half the crew took the side of the worker and a melee followed. Port authorities intervened and thirty members of the crew were landed before order was restored.
Jose Reguerri, 21, a Porto Rican, arrived in Bridgeport after landing in Puerto Rico and staying with three countrymen at 1224 Railroad Avenue. He was attacked in front of the West End post office on State Street by Joseph Turphy, 27, of 696 Howam Avenue, who was arrested by Officer Foley and released on $25 bond.
Michael Ducas was fined 100 dollars in city court yesterday for keeping a gambling house at 318 Warren Street. Six of eighteen frequenters arrested were fined 5 dollars and costs. remaining charges called.
Alfred Miller and James Johnson of Trumbull were injured at 7:30 yesterday morning when their automobile collided with a motorcycle driven by Roland Marsh of Providence. The wreck occurred on Main Street near Vincellove. Both men received lacerations and abrasions and were treated at the Emergency hospital.
St Michael's new parochial school at Sterling and Kossuth streets will be dedicated at 2 pm Monday by Bishop John J. Nilan of Hartford. Rev Lawrence Lyman of Chicopee Falls will preach. The three story building, begun in 1919, features eight glass rooms on the first floor and a 125 by 22 foot corridor serving as a winter recreation hall.
Washington May 28 census figures reveal shifts in city rankings for 1920. Akron leads growth among large cities, surpassing eight 100,000+ peers while New York Chicago and Philadelphia remain first elections. Various cities jump several places with notable gains and earlier 1910 ranks shown for several 1910 1920 population comparisons.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address is used as a text by Rev Dr Day for a Memorial address at the United Church Sunday service. Clarence Abele, U S Navy, aids in the service. Music includes Kinling's Recessional and Saint-Saens My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord. Homer N Bartlett conducts an organ prelude De Profundis. Benson of Springfield will speak at the open forum. The Forum invites officials from the Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers' Association Rotary Kiwanis clubs.
Paris May 28 The Memorial day fund has reached 610000 francs and is growing steady, including donations from various sources across the country. Officials report the total will fund commemorations and related events.
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