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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1920
Page
4
A crowded snapshot of early 20th century New Haven area events includes politics, crime, transport, and social notes. Topics cover Governor Cox versus Harding rhetoric, saloon arrests in Hartford, a Norwich patient’s tragedy, through rates talks, municipal meetings, and police actions. Several incidents touch on trains, a stolen touring car, and jitney crowding rules.
In August 1920 at Dinxperlo, Dutch troops restored order after a German clerk was tied to a tree for resisting law. Tracts of contraband including coffee tea oil cocoa tobacco and cigarettes circulated while shops were placed under strict control and a manifesto granted the local commander leeway to stock provisions beyond personal needs.
At Dinxperloo, a border village straddling the Netherlands and Germany, troops from both nations were deployed to curb a clandestine trade. Up to 300,000 Germans swarmed the town for cheaper food and goods, overwhelming rail checks and crowds spilling into a three mile main street that divided Dutch and German sides.
France reports a strong export surge in the first half of the year amid American prohibition and Britain tax affects. Export totals reach 4.683 billion francs for manufactured goods and overall export rise by 5.096 billion while imports grow 1.908 billion. Auto garages fill as farms lack help.
Bandits stormed Sol Bergman's downtown jewelry shop in Cleveland early today, wounding two employees seriously, and pocketed about $30,000 in jewelry and diamonds before fleeing in an automobile.
The Hebrew Boys club held a meeting in the Werner building on Monday evening and voted to meet twice monthly. A chance event at Lordship is planned for Tuesday evening August 24 with Gold's Harmony Kings to provide music. Tickets are available from members. A club entertainment is planned for September 6 to mark the second anniversary. The note also mentions railroad fare schedule printing delays and asks for downward changes.
A "good looker" school teacher quickly lands jobs but the superintendent must replace her soon as wedding bells ring. The article notes a political jab urging that no candidate be re elected to Congress unless he guarantees to cut living costs within 60 days of reaching Washington.
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