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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
6
Andrew Rosmun, six feet three inches tall and weighing 300 pounds, appeared before Recorder Polmann in Wallington New Jersey on October 4 to accuse his wife of beating him. Mrs Rosmun, from the security of her husband’s shadow, stood four feet six inches and weighed 110 pounds.
Tokyo reports rapid growth in Japan's paper industry from farmers to nationwide production. Annual output about 168,700 tons valued at 64 million yen with 9,009 tons for newspapers and 16,000 tons for magazines. Demand exceeds supply, prompting imports from China Asiatic Russia and the United States to supplement native paper.
Gifts totaling 57500 were given to 73 employees of John A. Ainsley & Co, a wholesale dry goods firm, as a reward for faithful service. The estate of John A. Ainsley, about 1.9 million, funds the payments: 1000 to 43 workers eight years plus, 500 to 15 workers five to eight years, and 200 to 10 workers three to five years. Eight beneficiaries were women.
Father Nicholas Lawless, a noted Louth priest, told Dundalk meeting promoters that they were beginning at the wrong end in aiding expelled Belfast workers. He urged ending crimes that outraged Catholic Ireland in the north and called for boycotts of Belfast rather than IRA–style reprisals.
Boston October 4 Dr Lyman A Jones of the State Department of Health urged Massachusetts residents to isolate when plagued by colds and take a day or two off rest and use old fashioned remedies He noted a great prevalence of colds among the public and advised Evats. Bridgeport police arrested Patrick J Dempsey and Charles Messerschmidt for speeding in Connecticut Avenue and released them on $50 bail. Cunarders Imperator and Auguste Victoria arrived in New York bringing 5873 passengers including many immigrants adding to Ellis Island congestion.
J F P Budd and August H Greiner Brooklyn scout masters of the Boy Scouts of America arrive in New York after an 8500 mile journey from coast to coast. They started in New York on July 31 and reached San Francisco August 28 then traveled to Los Angeles, departing September 6. The trip was made entirely on foot and by automobile.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Mary Trask aged 82 at her daughter's home on Dover Street, and Amelia Heimann at 290 Palisade Avenue with burial details in Mt Pleasant and Lakeview cemeteries. Also mentioned are the deaths of Sammel C Tranee and Charles H Bulkley with funeral details. A Bridgeport World War veterans parade marshals and Connecticut delegation lead a New York bonus demonstration.
A landing site for airplanes is being built on the summit of Matterhorn in the Alps near Geneva. The project notes it sits just below the spot where Lord Francis Douglas was killed during the first ascent in July 1865.
The Heene reports that continental airlines now cross Holland with many lines. Dutch cities adopt ordinances to prevent flights too low, requiring pilots to stay above 800 feet to avoid danger.
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