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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1919
Page
2
The Illinois Steel Company and other plants in the district are reported to be operating on a 90 percent production basis while a strike is set to be withdrawn next Monday.
In Bridgeport a debate on abolishing the zone fare system surfaces as officials discuss forcing the Connecticut company to a eight cent single fare when the Public Utilities Commission reviews the matter. The city seeks 70 000 plus state back taxes while considering receivership and reorganization to end the current losses.
The article discusses doubts about cloture in parliament and the difficulty of advancing the treaty in the Senate. It notes opposition from Irreconcilables who warn against hasty action during a Christmas recess and the possibility of delaying action into the new year, with leaders aware of campaign pressures and Senator Borah’s pledge to break with the party if it opposes the treaty.
Under the Americanization Committee, a first meeting to promote assimilation of foreign-born residents will be at St John’s hall Pembroke and Arc tic streets Sunday at 10 pm. Yale’s Willie Lyon Phelps will speak on Americanism, with a film The Making of an American and a musical program by Mrs. I B Granniss and St John’s school children. The event aims to foster greater civic interest among the neighborhood’s foreign element, with similar meetings planned citywide.
The exchange centers on war powers and the danger to freedoms as authority expands. Mr Root defends broad legislative and executive latitude, while Justice Hay notes peaceful aims and Senate unity on terms of peace, highlighting dispute over collateral agreements among allied nations.
Infant Williams Robert Barnes dies at home aged 9 months 18 days in Stratford. Edwin C Whitehead of Washington Connecticut dies suddenly at sister’s Stratford home aged about 70. Funeral arrangements for both to be announced. Leona Evendoves two year old daughter of William Jones dies at grandmother’s Milford home. Body removed to Bridgepool by August Baker. funeral plans TBA.
Raymond W. Harris post adopted general orders making Civil War veterans honorary VFW. G A R members will be invited with a membership card. A nominating committee was named to propose officers for the next meeting. Committees were set to find new post quarters as rooms are small. The post thanked Armistice Day participants including the mayoral committee, chamber of commerce, Mrs. Sy Poli, Bridport, and the press.
New York dated November 20 Rose Pastor Stokes refused to accept a grand jury subpoena in a case involving alleged radical activities. A process server reported the Greenwich Village home was refused and that Stokes shouted to refuse. Assistant District Attorney Rorke said a writ of arrest could be sought from the Supreme Court if needed.
The forecast covers Southern New England with fair weather and warmer temperatures Friday and Saturday. East New York is expected to be fair and warmer on Friday and Saturday, with warmer conditions in the southeast portion. High pressure dominates the region, light snow observed in New England, and no notable temperature shifts expected beyond general warming east of the Mississippi.
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