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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
8
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At Musicians' hall last night the local trolley men's union reviewed the company wage proposal. John J. Toohey explained a sliding scale from 69 to 75 cents for one man car operators and 54 to 60 cents for motormen and conductors, up from 44 to 50 cents. No decision was reached, though both sides anticipate a compromise without a strike as the company argues higher pay is unaffordable.
Constantinople June 2 The Germans failed to stamp their culture on the Turk and English is rising in Levant commerce. German language schools once taught by German officers failed to attract the better class as French dominated trade and social life. Since the armistice Italians promote their tongue though poorly attended. Turkish is little used in commerce as French prevails. English grows with American traders and relief workers. Robert College and Constantinople College for Women advance English education. The YMCA and YWCA now offer day and night English classes.
By Mrs. George Bass, the piece notes women voters increasingly ready for Democratic national campaign roles. It highlights state conventions showing capable delegates, the growing political equality, and how women’s economic independence and devotion will drive tireless campaign work for the party. San Francisco’s distance is noted but won’t stop women delegates or spectators at the convention.
Five of the Connecticut delegates aligned with wets and two with dries. Seven members from each delegation did not return the questionnaires, leaving 14 members per delegation. United States Marshal William R. Palmer of Oxford and Mayor Jeremiah Donovan of Norwalk did not appoint alternates.
New York June 2 A special train carrying 54 women delegates and alternates to the National Democratic Convention will depart June 19 led by Mrs John Sherwin Crosby. The party will travel to Chicago with delegates en route and visit sites after the convention. They plan discussions and platform proposals addressing ownership of public utilities, reform measures, and labor rights.
William Marcus Farnum, Civil War veteran and former assistant adjutant general of the Grand Army of the Republic of Connecticut, died aged 77. Delegations from Elias Howe Jr. Post No 3 G A R and Franklin Bartlett Camp No 1 Sons of Veterans attended his funeral at 2 pm at his Lindley Street home, with services by Rev. William H. Day and burial in Union Cemetery Stratford. Pallbearers included Walter C Hart and others from Franklin Bartlett Camp No 11. Also noted, Metropolitan Express Company of Bridgeport filed its incorporation certificate with $50,000 capital, incorporators Eugene J O’Connell Howard L Shaff and Esther D Frandsen of Bridgeport.
The first civil case at the current term of the U S District Court concluded after a session before Judge Edwin B Thomas. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v Emma Harris of Providence and Sarah A Reilly of Bridgeport centers on who is entitled to a $500 policy left by William Harris on April 15 1917. Harris widow Emma Harris claims the money while Reilly argues she was Harris aunt and beneficiary. Letters from Harris to his aunt were read with sharp phrases, and the insurer will pay but must settle the beneficiary. The parties are Black, with Edwards of Providence for Mrs Harris and McManus of Bridgeport for Reilly. Edwards disclosed a paralytic stroke but is recovering. After testimony, both sides agreed to submit briefs.
Samuel Reich of this city was admitted to practice in the United States district court at Hartford yesterday. He is senior member of the law firm Reich & Reich. Net earnings of the Federal Reserve Bank for the first six months of 1919 were at the rate of 92 percent on the capital. Profiteering.
Adv promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children promising gentle relief for stomach liver and bowels. It emphasizes fruity flavor parental reassurance and that full directions appear on each bottle.
They describe special trains for a transcontinental journey and claim the 1920 national campaign signals a new era. The Democratic party, they say, showed it could meet severe world crises and will win the polls when women register their desire for government for all people, not special interests.
The quote asserts that honest labor, whether planting corn or composing poetry, earns reward for both senses and thought. It emphasizes personal approbation as the measure of value and declares one is born to victory despite defeats.
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