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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1920

Page

7

Two Bomb Cases Puzzle Police

Police face tangled clues as suspects race to identify the bomber and the horse linked to a tag. Amid new bomb scares in New York and nearby cities, detectives search for the source of a tag tied to a horse and investigate suspicious tubes, a rickety liquor-filled buggy, and weights linked to an explosion.

Rein ‘Ice, Cream Company Brooklyn William J. Flynn Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Putton B. R New York Grand Central Pennsylvania Wall Street Federal Building Bogota N. J Geigler Kessler Dubhin Wie Yauke Company Washington Cortlandt Street Eloc

G O P Caucuses Set for Monday October 11

Republican state central committee fixed October 11 as the caucus date for nomination of state representatives and justices of the peace at Hartford meeting. Women voters enabled by October 9 registration will be able to cast ballots in Bridgeport. Charles Goddwin named as presidential elector candidate replacing George Klett. Conner, Delaney and King also attended.

Justices of the Peace Republican State Central Committee Hartford Bridgeport Charles 4. Goddwin Vartford George W. Klett New Britain Artford Arthur F. Connor Unis City Alexander Ll. Delaney John T. King Maine Woods

Two Ballot Bills Vetoed by Governor Holcomb

Hartford Sept 22 Gov Holcomb vetoed two ballot bills amid Connecticut statute conflicts that would nullify actions from a special legislative session. The measures aimed to ease fall election voter list preparation in Hartford and Waterbury by delaying or simplifying the process for listing new names tied to enfranchisement of women.

Hartford Connecticut Water-bary Holcom Uch

Waterbury Jitneys Win Ruling From Judge Hoyt

Local jitneymen applaud Judge Samuel E. Hoyt's Waterbury decision upholding their right to drive their buses through restricted areas on the way home for dinner. Hoyt discharged three men charged with violating Waterbury trade regulations as new city ordinances shut certain streets to jitneys, which they ignored when operating in the restricted zone.

Samuel E. Hoyt Waterbury Hoyt New Haven Bridge‘port Common Council of

Dry Leader Attacked as Religious Bigot, Speech Censored

Washington Sept 25 Officials of the International Congress Against Alcoholism censored a portion of Bird S Coler New York City public welfare chief speech aimed at William H Anderson of the Anti Saloon League Coler agreed to deliver the remainder as a public statement accusing Anderson of anti Catholic and anti Jewish bigotry and seeking to ignite sectarian conflict in the prohibition crusade

Bird S. Coler Anti-Saloon League Washington International Congrese Against Alcoholism Public Welfare New York City Coler Wiliam H. Anderson New York Congress Anderson Andersen

Jitneymen Count Trolleys And Busses

Jitney inspectors reported the number of passengers on trolley lines in Fairfield avenue between 4 56 and 5 o clock last night. West bound cars to Nor walk Fairfield Strat field and Norwalk carried 431 passengers during the period. A jumbo trolley bound for Nor walk had three passengers aboard during the cash tour.

Bridgesor Ciner Fairfield Avenue Norwalk

TAX OFFICE HERE S OPEN EVENINGS

Commissioner Connor announced the tax office in city Wall will stay open every evening until 7 o'clock for the rest of the month except Sunday to handle the expected rush of taxpayers. Property owners are urged to pay within the legal time to avoid a 10 percent penalty. Clerks will assist taxpayers in filing reports during the evening hours at Main and Johan streets.

Connor City Wall Sundzey Main Johan

Foundation Stone Laid for 6 Million Shrine

Cardinal Gibbons laid the foundation stone of a 6 million shrine to the Immaculate Conception on Catholic University grounds in Washington. Cardinal OConnell assisted, with U S archbishops bishops priests and government officials in attendance for the World War remembrance dedication.

Washington

Stepfather charged with death of girl in Boston

In BosTox on Sept. 23 4 a formal murder charge was filed against Charles T I Rodgers a Black man for the death of his six year old stepdaughter Dorothy The child was found unconscious after an earlier report she fell from a house roof Police said statements by her mother prompted the investigation Rodgers was arrested last night Police declined to reveal evidence behind the charge Earthquakes in Italy are frequent and football season is approaching.

BosTox Wealeid Charles TI Rodgers Ista’ Tocay Dorothy

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