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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1920
Page
8
Oct day semi finals in the national women’s championship saw Alex Stirling face Mrs C. H. Beck, Mrs J. V. Hurd meet Mrs C Gant, and a Stirling VanderIk clash drawing the week’s largest crowd. Hurd favored over Gaut.
A 1926 Bridgeport Times report lists October 5 patent grants from Connecticut inventors including Louis Egger Hartford Diegin king machine and others. The article then details railroad unloading delays causing demurrage costs, citing car shipments from Chester to Bridgeport, a specific car 8787, and ongoing unload problems blamed on New Haven road practices and local officials. It notes a broad railway system burden with 11,454 cars unloaded on Oct 1 and 12,065 placed for unloading on Oct 5 facing 951 cars under demurrage for 6,254 days, mainly in Connecticut, contributing to coal shortages and rising prices.
Friends of John Cappucci, a worker at J J Meyers tensorial parlors in Fairfield Avenue, announce he has received his American citizenship papers and will cast his first vote. He lives at 1391 Main Street. Pasquale Prince of Stamford was found guilty of breach of the peace and abusive language and sentenced to six months in jail plus court costs after arrest on July 14 following a complaint by 14 year old Carmellia Capporelia.
Hutchinson Kansas October 8 authorities investigate after boys fishing found a 15 inch cylinder of black powder with fuses under the Math street viaduct. Police chief says it contained enough explosive to destroy the viaduct and convention hall though no blasting device was attached.
Louis Sachs of 165 Central avenue s failed to appear in City court and forfeited a 100 bond after being charged with driving a car without an operator license. He allegedly struck five year old Evelyn Groschel of 643 Newfield Avenue, who was hospitalized at St Vincent's with shock and possible skull fracture. The case will be reopened in court tomorrow morning.
New York stock prices started irregular with a mix of small gains and losses. By midmorning strength appeared in rail and industrial shares led by Reading, New York Central, American Locomotive and Crucible Steel with gains also seen in Baldwin Locomotive, General Electric, Texas Company, and Allied Leather preferred. Reactions showed in St Paul preferred, Texas and Pacific, Montana Power, American Car and American Smelting.
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