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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
6
The team led by Frank S Cchen submitted $1,500 while Jacobs Bros contributed $300 and Frank Cohen $500 of the $4,000 total. The report lists these donors and their contributions to the fund.
Special to The Times. Stratford March 17 Peter Petroni of 45 Jackson avenue Stratford. Two motormen on the 7 o'clock Paradise Green car out of Bridgeport last evening were injured when their car collided with a Mack truck at Beardsley and Stratford avenues about 7:30. The truck owned by M. M. Trucking Co of Jersey City driven by William J. Dewdy with seven tons of merchandise for a Wallingford merchant. Motorman at fault for unsafe speed. crash under a large arc light. front end of trolley car demolished. motorman treated at home by Dr. Howland. Only slight damage to truck.
The Washington club struggles to sign players as veteran stars demand higher salaries. Joe Judge Shannon and Shanks signed this week, bringing to six signed veterans: Johnson, Phinich Erickson, Shannon, Shanks, Judge, with Leonard and Roth inclined to sign. Eddie Gharrity remains the most resolute holdout. Manager Griffith stays firm against excessive demands.
Compensation Commissioner Edward T Buckingham announced voluntary agreements granting weekly benefits for injuries. Recipients include Hersty Patchen of Bethel for a fractured collar bone from John H Baird, Alexander Geddes of Stamford for a fractured wrist from Fanny Starkey Crane, Bertha Porkony of Springdale for a contusion of the right foot from Stamford Rolling Mills, Segang Nicola of Springdale for back and leg injuries and a broken collar bone from Edward Boyd, Louis DeProsio for a finger injury from T J Pardy Construction, Michael Sullivan of Norwalk for a thumb injury from Norwalk Tire & Rubber, Edward Gauer for a crushed finger from Danbury Electric Manufacturing, John Broderick of 04 Pequonnock Street for finger injuries from Hawthorne Company, Frank Glennon for a finger injury from George Metz Sons, Thomas Howard for an infected right hand from Locomobile Company, and Edward Burns of Sound Beach for an infected thumb from Stamford Rolling Mills.
A band of about 200 armed agrarian strikers and anarchists raided Barracas in Santa Fe, overpowering police, looting stores, and pillaging houses before militia units were dispatched from Santa Fe to quell the outlaws. The attackers vowed further raids on nearby communities. The quote about teaching an old dog new tricks, attributed to a local official, underscores the crackdown.
For years druggists note Swamp Root kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician’s prescription and strengthens natural work. Sold by druggists on merit. test with a sample bottle offer for ten cents. Bridgeport Times-Farmer advertisement.
James Lawlor recounts a playful geography bet where one man swears Lake Michigan is superior to Lake Ontario and the friend, lacking knowledge, blurts Huron as the counter. The quip showcases humorous banter about lakes and regional familiarity.
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