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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1921
Page
7
In a local bankruptcy petition filed by Samuel Botkas of Stamford doing business as Urban and Suburban Paint, assets and claims totaling about 4,422 dollars are listed. Judge John J. Keogh will oversee hearings as creditors and assets are examined.
A prominent Norwalker, Harry Tils, died this morning as the community debates new lawmaking actions. The fragment references Prohibition era tensions and calls for stricter enforcement, with disappointing confusion in the report and no clear conclusion.
Stratford residents reacted to new fare rules as a five to ten cent change sparked protests and explanations about transfers. Stratford officials and Bridgeport connections shaped the confusion. Mrs Dudley Stafford, formerly Esther Lawrence, was fined 300 and costs for alleged violations of local laws. A Stratford Teachers Training class plans a social at the church hall with a roll call and entertainments.
Coroner John T. Shelan inspected the American Tuve and Stemping plant yesterday in the death inquiry of John Fernandez 47 of 11 Main Street. Fernandez died Sunday at Arid Report Hospital from burns suffered November 15 when a steam pipe burst at the factory. Govency Phelan traveled to Norwalk to hold a hearing on a separate fatality, a woman killed Saturday night when pinned by a hidden car against a tree.
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