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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1920
Page
5
Miss Cady outlines the National Board YWCA educational program with organized classes and private tutoring to train girls leaving school for work. She speaks at 4 PM with Henry W. Hincks opening the session, then attendees gather for supper and an 8 PM address focused on girls’ education and leisure classes.
A jumble of club offerings and public notices lists classes in handicraft and millinery, a short story course, a mandolin and banjo group, and charity or political events. Names, places, and fragmented phrases hint at broader community programs and gatherings across several cities.
Local report describes Pastor Richter’s contested grand juror ballot in Darien where a third candidate appeared amid disputed votes. Observers note a stray name and blank spaces that prompted election officials to reject the contested tally. Richter vows to seek court action to establish his election rights.
Dr. Freder John R. Sanborn member of the state board of health faced the alternative of contesting James Barker's interpretation of the rant laws or giving up the comfort of his home. The Sanborns leased their home to Barker for the summer and returned to be informed she would stand by her rights. A tense scene followed with the Sanborns smuggling his wife to an attic room as neighbors formed a cordon at doors and windows for protection.
Washington reports from Mexico City indicate a treaty among the United States Great Britain and France may exist to enforce Mexican war claims tied to damages totaling 26 000 900 from ten years of revolutions. State department officials deny any treaty against Mexico has been negotiated.
Vasu Odhi Vena reports coal miners in this city plan a $200,000 hospital for exclusive use of the miners. United Mine Workers of America District 17 officials announced the project at a recent convention. The hospital is to be modern in every respect with profits reinvested into the institution.
Paris sources report that negotiations with Germany resume as officials aim to renew a framework for settler and reparation arrangements. The talks, paused last March, seek to align with Versailles treaty principles and conditions.
Fragmentary wartime dispatches note continued Russian withdrawals in the southwest, with expirations and strategic shifts affecting units and positions. The report cites officials and evolving fronts as Moscow reassesses lines.
Thoveush preparations in all Heh School and College subjects. Students successfully completing our course of studies will be achieved npdow gue certificate Into stantacd colleges of Medicine Dentistry Law Engineering A Weale etc. Morning afternoon and evening sessions at 7 Lalfledd Ave Bridgeport Connecticut New Jersey Branch rk Street.
Advertisement for the Pharmaceutical Institute offering courses to prepare for State Board of Pharmacy exams. Mentions morning and evening sessions, enrollment now, and addresses in Bridgeport Connecticut and New Haven branch locations with partial street details.
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