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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1921
Page
4
Hartford dispatch reports Lake plans to attend the Woodstock fair Thursday with community leaders asserting the governor will attend. Only fragments remain, but the piece notes a town meeting and a local event schedule in mid September.
A fragmented report notes an American party split following a convention vote on two leaders. The factional rift centers on O Pollard and TH Harry Serer for the local office, with movement toward new leadership amid party tensions.
Report describes the liberation of a suspect named Oldwig Von Hir schiell from Patgon. The piece mentions a minister, declined details, and notes investigations and events dated around April with unclear timing and fragmented phrasing.
A local jail case reports Anaustog Baris of Sprite and Keown, among others, being released and immediately reoffending. The county daily notes unclear details but confirms the cycle of release followed by return to custody in a recent case. Police and court records remain referenced.
In a Norwalk case at the Criminal Superior Court, Frank D. Haines presiding, Francis Cormaran, 21, formerly orderly to a constable, was discharged from a potential long prison term after evidence of his wartime service in France, St Mihiel, and gas exposure. Judge Haines noted the service record and ordered probation for one year under supervision in Norwalk, with the rest of the sentence suspended.
The Chicago builders and the union workers clash as plans surface to replat all non returning union men with non-union labor. Judge Landis had postponed a rehearing on the wage award until workers return. Union leaders strive to keep members employed though many have left, and associated builders meet to back open shop policy.
Poland threatens a break with Russia amid prisoner exchange tensions. Officials describe detentions and potential retaliatory moves tied to a stalled treaty and broader security concerns. The crisis centers on prisoner claims and calls for a resolution before further steps are taken.
The unnamed ex convict, described as about 30, committed burglary in a bid to provide for his wife. Judge Haines sentenced him to not less than one year and not more than three years in prison. Catherine Chambers, colored, with a lengthy record, received three years in county jail on a related charge. The night of December 3 she stole 147 dollars from Julius Giol. She pleaded guilty and was defended by the public defender.
Post Office Department approves lease proposal by George Beses for a new Sound Beach post office site on Arenilla Street between Sound Beach and Park, to be erected and occupied within ten years starting December 21, 1921.
New London elects one of seven council members under the new council manager plan. Lucive EB Whiten, former state official, won 3420 of 4692 votes and was the sole victor among 3F candidates for a council seat. Remaining six directors to be chosen September 21. Melville F Gond r dead in Omaha after pneumonia while being moved on a larceny case.
Oris Sept 13 Dr Oscar A King a famed neurologist died here yesterday after gaining early fame in 1890 for treating mania and melancholia with a botulinic toxin injection. Born in Peru Indiana in 1811, burial arrangements were noted.
Urban Leonx, alias Mr Zero, announces plans to auction unemployed men on Boston Common and parade through Broadway, claiming he will expose sources of unemployment by auctioning employed women as well. His proposed action targets jobless people in public displays, drawing sharp criticism from observers.
An old advertisement promotes Black and White Beauty Bleach and related products for quick blemish removal and skin brightening. It claims a fragrance, suitability under makeup, and lists soaps creams powders for sale at general stores. It offers a free sample booklet by mail.
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