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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1920
Page
5
Milford police seized twenty five gallons of alcohol after a Maxwell touring car with New York registration 39820 collided with a trolley pole near Milford. Chief James M. Maher and Sergt. Robert P. Hibbard led the action this morning.
The Naugatuck steamer sails from Bridgeport at 1 00 a m arriving in New York Pier 27 by 6 00 a m All aboard fare 1 23 including war tax Staterooms ready for occupancy aboard the New England steamship line
Police investigated a wreck near the Methodist church on Bread Street where two men asked to remove cans from a car in the yard for safety. Witnesses heard a crash before 3 a.m. as a car struck a pole, the wrecked vehicle was to Smith's garage, and officers detected alcohol odor near the pole. Occupants of the adjacent house were cleared of wrongdoing.
The Russian countess Gunna Walska secretly wed Alexander Smith Cochran, New York’s wealthiest bachelor. Cochran, famed yachtsman and socialite broker, was rumored to be worth about 50 million dollars. his wife, a former Petrograd favorite, survived a wartime death.
Teachers debate a proposed rule prohibiting outside employment that may affect school duties. A committee is to investigate reports, with Miss Gertache Pits pattick empowered to lead. The plan would require teaching extra activities to be limited and supervised by the principal, drawing strong opposition from many faculty members. The board delayed final action pending committee findings after October meeting.
John W. Judice and others admitted 75 aliens to United States citizenship in the naturalization court. The four day total reached 345 with several cases continued for study and some dismissed for failure to respond or provide adequate answers.
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