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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1920

Page

2

Fruit a-tives Liver Pills Promise Health At 65

A customer, F. R. Adams of Lakeport New Hampshire, reports relief from digestion and liver issues after using Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets. He cites improved energy and bowel function and credits the product for restoring health. Available at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 with trial 25 cents. FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited, Ogdensburg, N.Y.

Elm St Lakeport N.H F. R. Adams Ogdensburg

Collision at state line uncovers whiskey aboard touring car

Suffield July 17 A collision between a auto truck and a touring car at the Connecticut state line between Suffield and Agawam Mass damaged both vehicles and revealed several cases of whiskey in the touring car said to be from New Haven bound for Springfield. One person was injured and Ralph Inorio and a companion were arrested. Two red wrapped packages with fuses were found in the wrecked car and kept safe as possible bombs. Inorio and Frank Mikerllare of New Haven are held for a hearing in Hartford on charges of illegally transporting liquor.

Suffield Connecticut Agawam Mass New Haven Springfield Ralph Inorio SuMeld T. B. Cooney Hartford Inorio Frank Mikerllare United States Com_missioner F. J. Corbett

Papers Displeased At Spa Conference

Paris papers criticize the Allied German conference at Spa for failing to yield quick results and leaving the situation confused. Indemnities from Austria Hungary and Bulgaria will be split into two halves with allocations to nations and to Serbia Romania and Greece per Spa advices.

Paris Spa St. Brice the Figaro Austria Hungary Bulgaria Serbia Rumania Greece

Delegation Welcomes Cox At Washington Arrival

Friends of Governor Cox staged a large demonstration upon his arrival for a conference with President Wilson. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the welcoming delegation.

Washington Cox President Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt

Obituary of Jemiah O'Donnell at Sanitorium

Jeremiah O'Donnell died at the Norwich State Tuberculosis Sanatorium where he had resided eight years. Aged 35, he is survived by sisters Joseph Dubbe of Fairfield and Katherine O'Donnell of Hartford. Funeral from M. J. Gannon parlors at 215 John Street at 8:30 Monday, requiem mass at St Peter's Church 9, interment St Michael's Cemetery.

Jemiah O'Donnell Jeremiah O 'Donnell Norwich Mr. O'Donnell Joseph Dubbe Fairfield Katherine O'Donnell Hartford M. J. Gannon John Street St. Peter's Church St. Michael's Cemetery

Brand Whitlock Receives Belgian Parliament Bust

Brussels July 17 Brand Whitlock American Ambassador to Belgium was presented with a white Italian marble bust of himself by the Belgian parliament as thanks for his services. A duplicate will be placed in the Belgian parliament building.

Brussels Brand Whitlock Belgium

Protest on Coal Pact Sparks German Labor Alarm

Berlin July 17 Indignant protest against the German delegates accepting Allied demands at Spa for Germany to deliver 6,000,000 tons of coal by Oct 15 is voiced by the League of Independent Trade Unions representing 2,000,000 workers. The manifesto calls the accord an effort to bind German workers to foreign capital. Unemployment across the nation is feared as a result. The Kreuz Zeitung attacks the terms as unfulfillable, while the Freie Zeitung supports the agreement. A semi official note states no alternative was possible after Marshal Foch was summoned.

Berlin Spa Germany League of Independent Trade Unions League Kreuz Zeitung Freineit Independent Socialists Marshal Foch

Old nickel fare returns on Shore Line trolley

In Willimantic on July 17 fare zones changed as the old nickel rate resumed after a yearlong 2.5 cent scheme. The clock register in the car rear rings fares, a sound likened to past Milk Man League games. The strike remains unsettled with few of 800 employees back at work since it began July 16 and car service only gradually restored between Norwich, Willimantic, and South Coventry.

Willimantic Shore Line Electric Railway Connecticut Norwich Coventry- Willimantic

Missing American Soldier Reported in Poland Action

Warsaw July 17 A sergeant from Fay Oklahoma with the American typhus expedition in Poland is missing after Bolsheviks captured Minsk. The disinfecting train he rode was seized by Soviet forces. He told refugees he would stay with the train to try to move it to safety. Nearby, Captain Trever Swett Boston assistant military attache at the American Legation was fired on by Bolshevik cavalry near Vilna but escaped unharmed.

Warsaw William Cook Fay Oklahoma Poland Minsk Trever Swett Boston Vilna

Get Big Gang of Auto Thieves Exposed in Washington

Washington detectives seized bills of sale linking a New York theft gang to at least 115 cars reported stolen in New York and sent to Washington dealers. Last night 27 cars were rounded up as police begin further investigations. Morris Elias of the Lincoln Auto Exchange in Newark was arrested and held on bond amid the probe.

Washington New York Morris Elias Lincoln Auto Exchange Newark N. J

World Gold Production in 1919 and 1920 Outlook

The United States Geological Survey reports 1919 world gold output near 345 to 350 million dollars with the U S production around 53.3 million Canada 14.7 million India 10.0 million Australia 29.3 million the Transvaal 171.6 million Rhodesia and West Africa 18.6 million Russia and Siberia likely down Central and South America up slightly. For 1920 a further US decline is likely with water shortages hampering placer mining and many mills closed Canada may rise while Australia South Africa and South America show small changes. Sociologists note farmers seek amusement and college boys joke that a degree cannot compensate for a cipher in the baseball score column.

United States Geological Survey Department of the Interior United States Canada India Australia New Zealand Islands The Transvaal Rhodesia West Africa Russia Siberia Central America South America Geological Survey Colorado California Oregon Montana Yukon South Africa

Milford High School Grants 5000 Scholarship

Flashes George M. Gunn creates a 5000 dollar scholarship fund for Milford High School. The Milford and Woodmont fire departments plan to unite. City asks residents to place ashes at curbs. Hartford officials report missing drug clerk Alfred Rayme and day’s receipts. Stratford residents celebrate Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The 300th anniversary of African Americans in Connecticut planned. United States Rubber issues 20 million in debentures with funds aiding Hartford plant. Mary A. Flynn fined 200 for improper sanitary condition of rented premises. Mayor FitzGerald of New Haven to return from Frisco. Dr Joseph M. Slemons resigns Yale obstetrics chair for private practice. Prof Thomas Dwight Goodell leaves Japanese collection at Yale. Spa tensions traced to France and England. Freight trains ordered to run at 30 mph to speed shipments. Gov Cox pledges support for Tennessee ratification.

Joseph M. Slemons Yale Thomas Dwight Goodell

Winchester Appeals to Italians in Italy for Jobs

New Haven July 7 Winchester plans to recruit Italian workers abroad to fill unskilled labor gaps as factories face shortages. The Winchester Bulletin urges Italian employees to write home and encourage relatives in Italy to seek work in Winchester plants, noting growth and rising job opportunities. Messages direct readers to contact Mr Hayes or Miss Pond in the Employment Division for details.

New Haven Winchester Winchester’s Italy Winchester Bulletin Haven New York Mr. Hayes Miss Pond M Department

Vera Cruz Cut Off by Strike Demands and Rail Action

Mexico City July 17 Vera Cruz isolated as mechanics on the Mexican Railway strike for a 100 percent wage increase their job action includes removing rails while other road workers join the stoppage. General Pablo Gonzales wins a trial delay as court martial in Monterey grants a three day stay.

Mexico City Vera Cruz Excelsior Pablo Gonzales Monterey

Times Want Ads One Cor a Word Use Them

Classified column notes a single cor a word rule for want ads with emphasis on concise listings and word economy to fit standard newspaper classified sections. It outlines how advertisers should craft brief notices to maximize visibility within space limits.

Hang 12 Leaders including a Priest at Songuldak

Constantinople July 16. Twelve Greek leaders including a priest were hanged by Nationalists at Songuldak on the Black Sea coast about 150 miles east of Constantinople. Additional Greeks are being hanged in other Black Sea ports as reprisals for the Greek advance. Ekrem Bey and Rifatt Bey, Nationalist merchants, were arrested charged with plotting to kill the Sultan. The Emir of Afghanistan is moving to succeed the Sultan as commander of the faithful amid a Pan Islam conference in Angola with Afghan Syrians Turks Arabs Indians Persians and others. The congress aims to unify the Moslem world and continues Enver Pasha’s plan for Mohammedan consolidation fostered by the former German government.

Constantinople A. P.j Songuldak Black Sea Ekrem Bey Rifatt Bey Afghanistan Turkey Enver Pasha Young Turk Party

Geissler May Have Had Earlier Wife in New London

A New London report says Bernard C. Geissler, the chauffeur who fatally shot Mrs. Arthur De Cordova and then killed himself, may have been married before to a woman who wrote of a missing husband named Edward Geissler using alias Bernard. The letter, sent to Captain Pinney, describes a man of about five nine, sandy hair, 29, a jack of all trades, a noted womanizer, aligning with the chauffeur’s profile and suggesting prior relationships sparked by desertion.

New London Bernard C. Geissler Arthur de Cordova

Manger takes nieces and nephews on American tour

John A. Man ger of Atlanta Georgia sails from Cincinnati with twenty young relatives aged eight to eighteen for a cross country auto trip through the Western states including a stop at Yellow stone Park. He plans a different U S journey each year to prove America first. Taft commentary follows.

Cincinnati John A. Manger Atlanta Niagara Falls United States Canada America West Yellowstone Park

State Finances Show Deficit With Bonded Debt Rise

Hartford reports fiscal year closing June 30 shows receipts 17,481,816.09 and expenditures 19,266,506.90, a deficit of 1,784,008.81. Bonded debt ends at 14,291,100, up 2,600,000. Corporate income tax brings 1,801,661.58, inheritance tax 1,987,766, modestly up.

Hartford

Will Decide on Fight Against Cox

The executive committee of the American Anti-Saloon League will meet in Columbus, Ohio, next Thursday to decide whether to wage a fight against Governor Cox. Rev. W. C. Shupp says if Senator Herding's record is drier than Cox's, the league will stay out and let voters decide.

St Louis The American Anti-Saloon League Columbus Ohio Cox W. C. Shupp Missouri Anti-Saloon League Senator Herding Anti - Saloon League

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