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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1921
Page
2
A Meriden boy aged three was struck and killed by an automobile while fleeing from a street, with a fractured scene reported. A woman driver has been arrested as investigation continues into the fatal incident.
A nervous man visits a dentist and learns teeth can be fixed without pain. The dentist promises not to charge if pain occurs, easing the patient’s fear. The man leaves smiling and assured, joking he would have slept less otherwise. The tale underscores the clinic’s no-pain reputation and invites others to try.
A Waterbury man, Fitzpatrick, 28, took his own life amid a chaotic scene as five others were wounded during an incident described in dispatches. The event involved federal forces and a patrol’s return to Waterbury, with details scattered in drafts and code references.
Unclear fragment suggests a censor attacks the unemployment issue in London with a claim about cheap safety matches produced by strikes. The readable text hints at social unrest and labor concerns, but specifics are missing.
In Washington on Wednesday William Repairmen Jacobus an auditor of the United States Shipping Board was arrested by Federal authorities on war graft charges including soliciting a bribe. The case tied to the Straderaeaver Pivet Corporation and river traffic operations as the warrant was executed and arraignments prepared.
The report notes a graft inquiry involving Dacobus and Colonel Yor claiming a $1009 bribe from Georges Gibbs of Gibbs Engine Co in Jacksonville to push a favorable report. The alleged deal aimed at aiding liquidation of a shipyard that supported government interests.
government agents tightened control over liquor in New York City as enforcement intensified. shipments from Louisville to major firms were seized and men associated with the operations were taken into custody under ongoing investigations.
In White Plains, strikers were sentenced after failing to heed court orders. The incident involved a company and workers facing legal action, with a suspended sentence under terms that the injunction would be served.
Reports say former assistant secretary Franikt Tary, a pneumonia victim at his summer home near Port Me, shows gradual improvement. Physicians note he is still ill but expected to test his fitness at Ryde Park next week.
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