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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
1
San Antonio May 21 General Carranza is said to be fleeing Mexico via Nanita Veracruz coast but General Trevino reports three pursuit columns and predicts Carranza will be captured soon. Despatch from extco City quotes Trevino recently returning from Puebla.
William Fuller aged 81 of 139 Stratford avenue was found dead from gas poisoning at 11 am by Mrs Charles of Manchester where he lived. A disconnected gas tube in the kitchen caused the poisoning. Dr B J Burns saw the case, past medical attention, and Medical Examiner Dr S M Gerlick began investigation at noon.
Market activity fell as banks tightened credit, prompting losses across stocks with widespread liquidation. Separate notices warn about overdue and old cases in Superior Court while receivers must attend the June 4 accounting in New York.
In Williamson West Virginia May 20 state police and local authorities rushed to Matewan after a night battle between private detectives citizens and authorities left ten dead and five wounded. Armed deputies patrolled the town awaiting further orders. A separate car theft report surfaced as an unknown man drove Bernstein’s Ford from a garage. The vehicle remains missing and under police inquiry.
Two men named John Gordon and Walter Wessel were captured in Lawrence Massachusetts after confessing to stealing 6000 dollars worth of goods from A. R. Harry’s tailor shop in Bridgeport on April 22. Detectives traced the goods to a New York fence and expect most material to be recovered. The robbers face long Massachusetts terms and likely won’t be returned to Bridgeport.
In Superior Court today James De Cava won a verdict of 550 dollars against Mitchell Dairy Company. The plaintiff's automobile was struck by a Mitchell truck on August 13, 1919 on John Street, alleging damages from the accident.
Hundreds of machinists in Waterbury walk off jobs at 10 this morning after a vote at last night’s meeting. Estimates put striking workers between 1200 and 2000. Blake & Johnson Machine Co suspends operations while E J Manville Machine Co. remains operating. No disorders reported as workers carry tool boxes from plants. Continued on Page Six.
Dublin reports a man killed and two women wounded in rioting on the streets of Limerick. Police and soldiers are on duty as British troops arrive in Ireland to help suppress disturbances, with overall troop numbers still below prewar levels.
Joseph F. Adifetta, organizer of the Journeymen Barbers International Union of America, declares no price raise by union barbers in New Haven and vows to oppose any move. A mass meeting at Carpenters Hall, 172 Elm St, Bridgeport, June 13 aims to organize non-union barbers. A separate suit seeks 2900 damages for injuries to a motor truck of Hegeman & Barret from a truck owned by Charles W. Keuhn Jr on April 6.
Secretary Daniels tells a Senate committee the 1914 manpower policy followed precedents and that linking prewar plans to World War I was abortive. He defends actions by Admiral Fiske and others and cites enrollment and training during the war as without precedent.
In Manhattan and Long Island City milk deliveries were nearly stopped by a driver strike and police cordons protected stations. Officials clashed over strike size with 3,000 claimed by leaders and 800 by union officials, as pickets blocked trucks and one driver was assaulted during a failed delivery attempt.
The Senate ordered an investigation of presidential campaigns from both parties into their contributions expenditures and use of influence. A Borah resolution establishing a privileges and elections sub committee was adopted without debate.
Plans for Bridgeport children to visit West Point on June 3 face a setback as Hudson River boats run on daylight saving time while West Point uses standard time. The dress parade time shifts by one hour between schedules, prompting organizers to seek a return by train.
Boston May 20. The destroyers Rodgers and Converse have been ordered to proceed to Mexican waters to relieve vessels on duty there. The Rodgers was on her way today and the Converse was preparing to sail tomorrow.
Medical Examiner William P. Donaldson testified at the coroner’s inquest that Stanislaw Sckineovich was likely murdered by more than one person at Rooster River, Fairfield last Friday night. He cited a two foot by six foot blood pool near the body and a throat wound indicating a held, prolonged hemorrhage rather than rapid arterial severing.
Forte Steranza of 1219 North Main Street Bridgeport is charged with murder and held without bonds until the coroner completes his inquiry. Luigi Gigliotti 36 of 127 Wolcott Street Waterbury was shot four times in a Meadow and Canal Streets confrontation started after Steranza followed a girl believed meeting another man. Steranza sustained knife wounds to the left ear and neck. Gigliotti was a friend of the man the girl was to meet. Police investigate varying accounts from friends and have no record of Steranza with local police.
Harry Cox, 51, of 170 Black Rock Avenue, died of heart failure this morning while climbing stairs at home after a week of heart trouble. Dr. B J Burns and coroner John J Phelan were notified. Cox lived in Bridgeport 23 years and leaves a wife and sister.
New Haven manufacturers raised cigar prices with Bridgeport likely to follow. Five cent cigars jump to at least ten cents, with per thousand increases of 1.50 for five cent, 2 for ten cent, and 3 for former fifteen cent cigars. Revenue tax on five cent cigars rises from six to nine dollars per thousand.
Deputy Sheriff Reilly served papers in a $50000 action by Henry Greenstein against Charles S Canfield John Smith and Andrew P Nichols. The complaint alleges malicious prosecution and recalls a prior case where four lawyers were accused of defrauding Nichols over a contract for selling an invention. Judge Light found no case and discharged the attorneys.
Special to The Times reports a proposal to use Stormfield, the Redding home of Mark Twain, as a memorial and state park. The Hartford site faces high price and zoning hurdles, while Stormfield could be acquired by condemnation with less cost though funds and political approval are uncertain.
Albany Governor Smith vetoed the Fowler bill intended to repeal the daylight saving law keeping daylight time in effect in New York state. The move preserves current time practices and avoids a rollback to standard time.
Cambridge readers learn that Harvard Yale and Princeton game tickets rise to 3.00 this fall, up 60 cents from last year and 1.00 above prewar prices. The Weather New Haven predicts unsettled conditions tonight and Friday.
New York on May 20 reports a car shortage and railroad labor unrest hurting construction and industry. Merchants say raw materials shortages force closures and delays, with brick and steel shipments notably stalled. Police investigate a Bridgeport man missing in city, while Catholic Charity Bureau volunteers prepare to expand to a Community House, naming captains and teams for next week’s drive.
Six new trailers costing 2000 dollars each were delivered yesterday to the city's municipal garbage collection apparatus. Health Officer Dr William H Coon announced the department plans to phase out horse drawn heavy wagon vehicles. The latest shipment completes a fleet of 22 trailers used for garbage collection.
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