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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1920
Page
7
Fragmentary note describes vessels at a loading pier near New York. It mentions Himiploa, a boat, and the Blake Line tag Gwen McWil- Maras arriving after tugs. The text suggests belief in relaxation of a certain constraint to ease the situation.
According to a department of commerce report by Consul General Woes Stanley in London, Britain’s threat of a general coal strike is viewed as a bluff. The dispatch notes no actual disruption of coal exports or port activity despite rhetoric from English labor unions.
The ad claims forty is the peak of effort and that vitality declines with age causing nervous strain and physical woes. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a non alcoholic remedy to strengthen blood and nerves for all ages from children to adults. It emphasizes improved energy and states pills are available by mail from Schenectady NE with a booklet offered.
The New Haven and Mart ford Railroad will omit several local trains into and out of New York on Columbus Day October 12. Trains 244 274 140 180 135 and others will have adjusted or extended stops at Mt Vernon Pelham Pelham Avenue and New Rochelle, with varying departure times and limited service between New York and New Haven area destinations.
In Bangor Maine the shield relic from the battleship Maine was melted down for junk at a local foundry. About 40 pounds of metal from the scroll work were recovered before the item was moved to a new display location. Police searched for two missing employees tied to the incident.
A fragment notes Leon of 42 streets being boomed by young Republicans 92 for alderman. A veteran of the Greas has been wounded. Further details unclear with incomplete names and locations.
A flotilla of 15 coal barges reached Bridgeport after leaving Whitestone and Norwalk amid threatening weather. The tow, Atlantic bound, includes Captain Archie Guth and vessels like the Sallie and Margaret T, delivering about 15 740 tons of coal to the port, marking a notable easing of local transport conditions at the head of the Sound.
A French balloon crew prepared to compete for the James Gordon Bon icou trophy in Indianapolis. Two thousand two hundred ninety cubic centimeters gas capacity and a modified engine were among the design features for the race.
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