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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1920

Page

5

Violence at Newport barracks mars Boyne anniversary in Ireland

Reports from Ulster describe Orangemen celebrations across towns while Newport barracks in County Tipperary saw an attack leaving Lieutenant John Brokes dead. Belfast and other areas fortified by soldiers as banners condemn Sinn Fein and Carson. Timmon in Belfast predicted Irish emigration’s impact on empire and America.

Ireland Boyne John Brokes Newport Arracks County Tipperary Ulster Mutex Belfast Sinn Penn S'r 'Ward Carson Geoge Timmon Orange Order United States Finaghy Park America American Republic

Obituary highlights for Helen Marie Dwyer and others

Obituary notices recall funerals and services for Helen Marie Dwyer at 39 Sixth Street with burial at St Michael's Cemetery. Also noted are services for Thomas H. Decker at his son Albert Decker’s home, Duncan Nairn’s infant funeral at Beardsley Park terrace, Catherine S. Kelly of Stratford, and Anna G Schneider with services at 9 Poplar terrace Brooklawn. Burial at Lakeview. Survivors and service details listed.

Helen Marie Dwyer Sixth Street Church of the Blessed Sacrament John H. Landry Benjamin Hannan Harold Marshall Benjamin Nordstrom Patrick Maxwell Frank Donahue Frank Boland St. Michael's Cemetery Thomas H. Decker Albert Decker Grove Street Warwick Duncan Nairn John Nairn Beardsley Park Terrace Mr. Meserve Milford Lakeview Cemetery Anna G. Schneide Anna G. Schneider Charles Crossley Poplar Terrace Brooklawn O. O. Olson Summerfield M. E Dorothea Stamm Lodge Lakeview Catherine

Mill End Sale Draws Huge Tuesday Morning Crowd

A large, excited crowd flooded the Mill End store at 8:30 as doors opened on Tuesday. The sale promises strong savings across thousands of Mill End lots with dependable quality. Shoppers are urged to visit for savings for the whole family.

Mill End Sale

Servant Shortage in France Sparks Wage Demands

Paris reports the servant problem, tied to high taxes and postwar shortages, as women workers stay in factories. Employers cite willingness to pay higher wages while French households lag in adopting electric and gas labor savers. Government levies deepen discontent, with surveys suggesting reliance on other races for domestic work amid rising costs.

Paris Europe France Ota Indo-China French Africa

Five District Telephone Directories To Be Issued

Southern New England Telephone plans five district books instead of one statewide directory. Pressures include higher newsprint costs, delivery guarantees, and the aim to improve readability and binding. Each district directory will appear late July and be distributed to all exchanges simultaneously.

Southern New England Telephone Company

Japanese reject woman suffrage in lower house vote

Universal suffrage defeated in the lower house as a resolution pushed by the opposition failed 155 to 283. During the debate, suffrage demonstrations occurred in parks, reflecting public interest in the issue.

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Martial law proclaimed in Lien Tsin amid skirmishes

Peking July 12 The Associated Press reports martial law declared in Lien Tsin as Admiral Albert Gleaves arrives with the United States Pacific squadron. Fighting flares between rival forces near the city and legations fret over food as railway lines are cut.

Peking A. P Lien Tsin Albert Gleaves United States Pacific Squadron

Annamites Remembered in Paris War Memorial Temple

Premier Millerand inaugurated an Annamite Temple in the Colonial Gardens at Nogent sur-Marne near Paris to honor Annamite soldiers who fell serving France. Buddhist priests conducted the ceremony in a pagoda with Oriental music as incense burned before the altar. The temple is consecrated to the order of the Emperor of Annam.

Paris Millerand Nogent sur-Mains France Annam

Empress Eugenie Bequeaths Farnborough Estate to Victor Napoleon

Former Empress Eugenie of France leaves Farnborough mansion and estate to Prince Victor Napoleon and his wife Clementine of Belgium. She also bequeaths a substantial sum to Queen Victoria of Spain, her god-daughter.

London Eugenie of France Napoleon III Farnborough England Victor Napoleon Clementine Belgium Madrid Daily Mail Queen Victoria Spain

Germans Given Time for Coal Dispatch

Spa Belgium July 13 The Allied prime ministers decide not to press for a German reply to the coal delivery ultimatum at 3 p.m. today. Germany may defer their answer until tomorrow.

Spa Belgium

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