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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1920
Page
5
A church driven Mortgage Day effort reports a $1500 fundraising milestone with a quota exceeded following an announcement by Rev. The initiative aimed to ease loan costs and build community support through persistent appeals.
Touth Edwards of the Lat Meth odist church decried Sunday small that a total of $167891 vad been taken in as a result of the Mortgage Day drive.
The court paused several decisions and issued opinions in a delayed session, with the docket remaining unfinished as justices continued deliberations into the next term.
A damaged fragment mentions the era of slavery and stamps related to New York and Europe allies. It references freedmen and the breaking of bonds, with incomplete notes about past events and a metro Bay area context.
A proposal in the Connecticut legislature seeks a one year minimum service for retirement with pension eligibility. It also calls for disability retirement after ten years of service and a pension increase from 800 to 490 in the retirement payment, with broader state aid and education grants to follow after passage.
Joseph Damore employed at Remington Lb MC company incurred 1262 for surgery and care after a work related hernia in 1918. Commissioner Buckingham ruled Damore must be reimbursed for medical expenses though he did not allow time loss compensation or let the firm select its own surgeon due to a misunderstanding.
James R Burroughs and Eugene Shanley, both of Detroit, charged with involvement in an alleged automobile theft ring, had their cases postponed for two weeks by U S Commissioner Hugh J Lavary while the Detroit grand jury considers the indictments. The grand jury action remains pending.
Elias Marks pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal anarchy and was let off with a suspended sentence by Justice Bartow after a two hour lecture on Americanism. Marks was caught in a raid on Communist party headquarters and repudiated the party's doctrines and any opinions he may have held.
The Supreme Court dismissed for want of jurisdiction the appeal of Frank R Lopez from two deportation orders issued by the Secretary of Labor. Lopez, arrested in East Dedham Massachusetts over two years ago, was deemed an undesirable alien for advocating or teaching anarchy.
The Mexican embassy in Washington stated on November 22 that reports of uprisings in Mexico are false. It said it acted on Mexico City instructions and that the entire country from the Rio Grande to the Guatemalan border is enjoying complete peace.
Supreme Court today moved to January 3 the arguments in the Newberry case from Michigan and others convicted under the corrupt practices act. Separate notes describe a diver’s burrowing machine intended to pass cables under ship hulls and to place resilient pomtoon parts during rough seas.
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