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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
5
Topeka Kansas August 17 Governor Alle proclaims a rat killing week starting August 23 to protect health and conserve food. The estimate notes at least twenty million dollars of Kansas foodstuffs are lost annually to rats and mice. The piece also comments on hit and run drivers and cemetery planning for automobiles.
Arthur T. Walker of Roosevelt L I is not yet a U S citizen though heir to the Searles fortune estimated at 50 million dollars He was born in Canada and has lived in the United States many years A friend says he is on the verge of final naturalization papers Mrs Amelia Olkers and her daughter Miss Lulu Olkers are among his closest friends Walker calls Mrs Olkers mother He met Searles twelve years ago through a former employer and travels with him, according to the Olkers family.
Governor Cox discussed publicity tactics with Senator Harrison of the National Speakers Bureau in Columbus. He rejects professional press agents and plain clothes escorts, preferring modest publicity and crowd control. A pipe of peace was shared with 36 Society of American Indians representatives at the State House, an 88 year old Patriarch lighting the pipe as it circulated. The governor asked visitors to bring a buffalo to Washington on March 4.
Washington reports contingents of the U S Army in ten distant regions totaling 203,879 personnel. Continental United States holds 168,000. Philippines about 20,000. Germany 15,690. Hawaii 4,600. Panama 4,350. Puerto Rico 1,500. China zero. Alaska 590. France 138. England 13.
The Knights of Columbus passed drastic resolutions urging U S recognition of the Republic of Ireland led by Eamonn de Valera. District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier drafted the resolutions, which condemn British rule and call the Irish government elected by the people as rightful and democratic.
New York reports thousands of white powder filled phials found along Jersey and Long Island shores. Children’s experiments erupted them into small explosions when struck. Phials contain calcium hypochlorite, a wartime water purifier, not poison or explosive. currents are suspected to have returned them from past torpedoing of ships.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs Anna Duffy at Mullins Scott Redgate mortuary and St Charles church with burial at St Michaels cemetery. Separate services followed for William Strickland at H EB Bishop mortuary chapel and for Mrs Nellie T Mooney at George P Potter chapel, both interred at Mountain Grove cemetery. Toronto club president James McCaffery announced pitcher Pat Shea was sold to the New York Giants to report after the International League season.
An official bulletin states that agricultural machinery and school books have been ordered sent to Francisco Villa, the former bandit leader, by the government in Mexico City on August 18.
Stratford property listing notes inquiry by Peter Gleason and a contact number Stratford 295. Located at 2890 Main St Stratford with a plumbing and heating firm on Corner Main and Hillside Avenue. Pilates mention appears as stray detail.
A compact listing shows surplus style items with low prices. Lot one offers black short sleeves at 2.95 dollars. Lot two presents black shadow lawn long sleeves with flame and navy at 3.95 dollars. Lot three features a coat sweater with tuxedo collar in black long sleeves.
A nostalgic ad urges twilight listening with Victrola from 25 to 350 dollars and Sonora from 160 to 215 dollars. Columbia Grafonolas range 120 to 275 dollars. Buy now with ten percent down and have the instrument delivered to your home from the fourth floor front.
A vintage ad lists children's amusements and crafts including illustrated storybooks with rhymes priced around 50c and 75c, cut out paper dolls Dolly Dimple Polly Dolly with outfits at 15c and 25c, plus magic drawing books for birds butterflies and animals in two sizes.
Chicago reports Japan eyes a spring invasion of U S baseball with exhibition tours by leading American league teams. Waseda University plans games across the east after a multi month, offense seeking tour from Tokio via Honolulu to the west coast, then east.
In hot dry weather dangers to health rise from dust and germs in low humidity. Maintain bodily vigor by eating normally, avoid rapid chilling, and moderate cold drinks. If prone to sore throat, use antiseptic lozenges and nasal sprays to reduce infection risk.
Raleigh Aug 18 suffrage readers predicted that the North Carolina Senate would likely reconsider tonight the vote to postpone action on ratification of the federal suffrage amendment until the next regular session. Opponents hoped to clinch victory by defeating the ratification resolution in the House today. The Senate had voted 25 to 2 to postpone action.
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