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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1919
Page
15
Cary city officials take oath today at inauguration of newly elected leaders. Ceremony follows tradition with greetings and remarks from the mayor and others outlining the policy aims for the coming two years. Legal note mentions French law allowing physicians to inherit from deceased patients.
Private Murphy sought a four weekend pass amid slim chances. A terse exchange hints at a medical setback and a humorous misunderstanding about a blind man gaining sight, with Los Angeles, front‑line notes, and a strained reply.
Obituary notices list multiple bereavements across Stratford and nearby towns for 1919 1939 and 1918 21 including Charles Le Flauer Annie Kearney Louise Matthews Annie Neamu Frana Seamitt Bernard Swanson Henry Tate Sr Ann Tate and Bella Heather with funeral details at local chapels churches and cemeteries plus a memorial note and card of thanks reflecting community mourning traditions.
Striking Newtown students will attend a private school split by the board over Superintendent Rickson’s fitness. A 3 to 3 deadlock led to adjournment and state board review. Parents form a committee to enroll pupils at the Dumont property, dubbed “New Town Clolinge,” with three teachers tentatively hired.
In a Washington letter, Daniel OConnell accuses Admiral Sims of slander against Irish Americans. He protests his stance on war accounts and Sinn Fein, arguing the controversy harms Irish people and misstates attacks on sailors as political violence.
The National Campaign for Interchurch Movement announces plans to promote interchurch engagement across North America. Newspap er ads and outdoor postings will launch next spring, with a Protestant alliance behind it. An eight state program will train clerics and laymen in purpose and methods, starting November 17 in Burlington, Vermont, with 66 centers expected to be active by January 1.
A muddled account notes wartime prohibition debates and possible lifting before January 1 next. Café owners hint at liquor ban relief while drinkers recall past pleasures and speculate on availability of beer and a “gough medicine” for colds as wartime controls stir local sentiment.
Vienna, Nov. 9. The Hapsburgs art collection, valued around $21 million, includes Gobelin tapestries, Florentine jewels and furniture from Napoleon era. Proceeds aim to fund aid for the poor, with sales pending Entente permission and possible public auction as the world’s greatest art sale.
J T Luckson of Toelkuaseta Caylan occupied the pulpit at Olivet Church in Woehureh yesterday morning. He spoke on foreign missionary work and the Junior class heard Rev Me Tickson discuss Ceylon. Thieves entered a home yesterday while the occupant was absent. no further details.
In New York, Mayor Hylan denounces seizure of his private papers as un-American and illegitimate. He accuses anonymous rumor networks of weaponizing the press to damage his office and public funds. A separate item notes a theft case in Orange Avenue where Joseph Ruper is arraigned and found guilty with a $25 fine.
President Edmund Wolfe of Ridgeport National Bank urges American purchase of European securities to aid reconstruction and fund governments. He cites war disruptions, inflation, and travel hardships in England France and France’s cities, arguing finance and investment rather than conquest will restore trade.
Mayor Wilson to open a leisure night at the Casino on November 15 celebrating the six oclock closing movement. Merchants will host their employees and guests for an evening of entertainment and dancing with a Coast Artillery band concert and Murray's Orchestra. The event aims to draw about 5000 attendees with acts from Ferguson Kiddies and Springfield Impersonators.
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