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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
4
American sculptor Jacob Rystsin causes a stir in London with his carved stone statue The Risen Christ The Savior shows a slender tomb wrapped figure with one hand at the breast and the other pointing to the wound The head is square and dignified and the sculptor says he aimed to express Christ as a universal man not tied to any race or era.
Rome prepares a vast entertainment district on a waste land near the city. Two theaters with 6000 capacity, moving pictures, operettas, cinemas, circuses, boxing, concerts, skating and open air amusements are planned. The project, named Parola, is led by Cavaliere Filoteo Alderi, a film pioneer.
In Buenos Aires on March 17 La Razon notes Argentines favored gambling with a total last year of 176 million dollars across horse racing lotteries roulette and related bets. With a population near 9 million the per person average was about 22 dollars annually and the paper urges government supervision and use of proceeds for public benefit.
In London on March 17 huge anti prohibition posters appear on billboards. One shows a burly British worker fishing Uncle Sam from his glass with a caption. Another portrays W J Pussyfoot Johnson, an American prohibition campaigner, as an angel by a citizen's bedside while he binds him with iron shackles.
Five known dead and extensive property damage mark the storm in Bismarck North Dakota on March 17. Hazel Miner 18 sacrificed to shield her siblings as she perished in the frigid drifts near Center. Adolph Wohlke perished after guiding his brothers to safety then seeking help. their father later found them frozen. Freight and passenger trains severely disrupted. snow banks 20 to 30 feet between Devil's Lake and Minot.
Admiral Sims said his London office was overwhelmed by incoming despatches with insufficient staff to code and decode messages or compile vital information. He noted a 1914 Navy resignation volunteer and one aide, later adding a medical officer, clerical help, and a detached captain to aid convoy plans, yet warned repeatedly that troop convoys were at risk due to lack of experienced personnel and closer coordination with Washington.
Taxes on the Grand List of 1919 are due at the City Hall Tax Collector's Office Rooms 4 and 5. Howard F. Smith as Tax Collector will be present April 1 1920 and daily thereafter 9 AM to 5 PM Sundays excepted and Saturdays 9 AM to 12 noon. After May 1 1920 interest accrues at 0.75 percent monthly on unpaid taxes.
Sufferer reports years of nervous headaches and dyspepsia healed by Fruit a tives Liver Tablets. C E Beswick from Ogdensburg endorses the remedy, noting friends now using it. Box price 50 cents to 2 50 for six, trial 25 cents. Sold by dealers or Fruit A Tives Limited 9707 wy.
An advertisement offers specialist painting stacks roofing and all kinds of exterior iron work. Roof and iron paint are for sale from box 433 Bridgeport Connecticut.
A United States major, anxious over a wartime desk assignment, hid in a neighbor’s cellar and fired at pistol flashes in the darkness, killing two burglars who attacked him. The incident ends with the major surviving the encounter.
An old advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a trusted antiseptic cream for nose and throat relief. It urges keeping air passages open day and night, applying balm in the nostrils to relieve congestion, and claims quick soothing effects and lasting dependability across thirty years.
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