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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
4
A reader from Troy reports rapid relief from heavy stomach discomfort after taking Fruit-a-tives. The testimonial claims full recovery and renewed appetite after buying two boxes from a local drug store. The source highlights pricing: 6 for $2.50 and a 25 cent trial size.
The Eagles of Engies opened a farewell carnival at 8 p m last night on Madison avenue to run for ten nights. New York artists aided the opener with concerts in a side room while main hall dancing featured orchestras. Mayor Wilson helped inaugurate the event with a committee including Dobry Donnelly Brady Lovely Gordon Lee Brosley Fanning Haggerty Umlah Lyons and Monahan.
London April 30 Sinn Fein sympathizers clashed with opponents near Wormwood Scrubbs prison as mounted police charged the crowd. Stones flew and several people were slightly injured. Hunger strikers released bring total to 130, many in poor condition. A large group wore tin helmets and Irish songs were sung as Mrs Despard spoke.
Francisco Jourdante, an airplane pilot, died when his craft fell near Garanquilla, Bogota, on April 30. Passengers survived the crash as authorities investigate the first air disaster reported in Colombia. The text also briefly notes a distinctive Spanish styled aircraft and unrelated Times Want Ads.
Captain Maurice Heuston leads a party of Bridgeport reporters into Africa to film life and scenery. The expedition, guided by Barnum, aims to visit Las Palmas, St Helena, Cape Town, and Kimberley diamonds, Johannesburg gold districts, Victoria Falls, and Victoria Nyanza, with names such as Eugene Jonestinchs and Albert Spong attached to the venture.
A sequence of conveyances records numerous 30 to 100 foot transfers among individuals and companies on Austin Street Central Avenue and other local streets, plus mortgage deeds and sale amounts. Separately Hartford state bank commissioners rejected Washington Bank and Trust Co. Bridgeport’s application for a general banking license in East Bridgeport citing ample local facilities and opposition from American Bank and Trust Co.
The Board of Police Commissioners unanimously suspended Captain Edward Cronan of the detective department last night. He was ordered to appear before the board for trial on May 10. The action, prompted by formal charges from Acting Superintendent Charles A. Suckley, mirrors public reaction to prior chief suspensions and shocks the department.
Bridgeport police board suspended Captain Cronan amid claims of failure to report after appointment as acting superintendent. May 10 set for arraignment hearing. Cronan, a long time detective and former chief of the focal detective bureau, has a storied career since joining in 1902. The board also planned to summon Patrolman Fitzroy for a hearing over a false name charge tied to April 17 raids.
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