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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1921
Page
4
Four men were arrested today on a charge of disorderly conduct after an incident involving Evelyn Nesbit. Officers say Joseph Naly James Duni and others were involved in the disturbance and faced the charge.
New York arbiter Justice Finch denies financier Tor Stokes's divorce plea, granting Mrs. Stokes a separation and releasing a lengthy 18 page document. The ruling challenges Mrs Stokes testimony as exaggerated, noting she endured cruel conduct but remained affectionate toward her husband.
An individual named Cralice T Beanedict was badly hurt when a tram or trolley crashed near the Barnnard jevenue in front of the U. M. plant. The injured person was transported to Bridgeport Hospital at noon for treatment.
Police probe a crash involving Henry Murlock driving a vehicle that struck Mator Jain Buttan of Lae Connrctieuk en phys. The injured man allegedly suffered lacerations and possible internal injuries. Both Hyrlocie and the writer are under investigation for conflicting accounts.
Milwrot September 14 Walter F Picketts assistant state's attorney of New Haven figured in a automobile wreck Sunday at the foot of Hospital Hill Milford road The Ford driven by Tom Rice of Milford garage collided with a machine carrying Charles Rim and Harry Krense Both occupants of the cab were taken to a hospital seriously injured Police investigated but no arrests reported The official said Pickett was traveling down Hospital Hill at the time
Miss Madge Merrit of Brooklyn chosen queen of the New York beauty contest as hundreds of contestants entered the event.
Police seized fourteen hundred kilos of dynamite and related fuses after trapping five dynamiters at a shop. One suspect was shot in the side as officers, who had ringed the location for ten hours on a tip, moved in to stop an impending bombing. A collision occurred near a gas station as a patrol car approached.
Bridgeport records show August births at 374 with 248 boys and 196 girls. Among infants, 157 had American mothers, 71 Italian, 57 Austrian Hungarian, 27 Polish, and 53 Russian. Five births were to non resident parents. 21 infants under one year died in August.
An article from LONDON discusses critics attacking modern youth for fashion, smoking, and slang. It contrasts reactions from old school figures like Lord and Sir with defense from critics who see youth as more respectable, open to new manners, and less obsessed with marriage or sexual norms.
Hartford reports that during U S World War I service from 1917 to 1918, 50,130 soldiers died, while 126,000 civilians, including 2,039 fatalities in Connecticut, perished in accidents. Motor vehicles caused 382 deaths in the state, with November the deadliest month due to weather and skidding conditions.
Berlin reports journalist Maximilian Harden has cancelled his planned lecture tour of the United States. No dates or venues are given, and the cancellation is attributed to unspecified reasons. The note confirms the cancellation of the U S engagement.
The passage contrasts a young woman's view of a partner with a young man's candid outlook. It argues men see women as ordinary people, not goddesses, and praises modern youth as open minded, active, brave, and eager to learn, noting previous generations were not braver or more capable.
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