08 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1923
Page
1
Berlin retail chaos deepens as the mark sinks and prices surge. Shopkeepers plan a general strike Thursday to protest price quotes tied to gold and to pressure a shift to a national finance system. Barricaded shops and emptied displays reflect the volatile currency climate, with the dollar rate fluctuating around 3.3 million marks per dollar.
A man reportedly stopped a officer yesterday and declared he had blackjacked a policeman ten months ago on Main and Dreuge Street. Hamilton confessed to possible links with a prior hold-up but authorities have no record. A health check is expected.
Governor Templeton urges Hartford and state offices to close and suspend business on Friday for a national day of mourning for the late President. He asks private citizens to abstain from work as much as possible and observes the day at home and in prayer.
Washington Aug 7 Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut is described as likely to be a key adviser behind the scenes in the Coolidge administration. The article notes he alone had a long private talk with the president during the five days in Washington before Harding's funeral, while others paid respects and pressed views on foreign and domestic policy.
Local pages report national honors as churches toll bells for a president, a Washington funeral, and a mayoral tribute. Harding's trip continues, state funeral planned, and political shifts noted. West Coast gas attack fears and oil policy changes frame broader political and financial moves nationwide.
Washington endures a somber day as citizens await Warren G Harding arrival. crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue in a state of sorrow while delays push the funeral train eastward. Government business slows and vigil continues into night as plans shift with word of potential midnight arrival.
The July 7 decree from the United States Steel Merger and Operations Board calls for a 12 hour workday to end by August 16. Widely reported in the Taupets district, the plan targets steel plant operations and related governance through a stretch of industrial reform.
A rear wheel rim detached on a Belleturd road near Seaside Park west of the Bathing Beach early today, injuring four people. Injured were a man and a woman cut by debris, and three men and a woman treated at the scene, with one victim identified as Heaia Maren of Nadpatack Avenue. Names listed include Lotta Kigdenese of Devon, James Kerruson of Walnut Beach, and Miss Clorence Satkey of Walnut Beach.
Harold Maddock 21 of Roxbury Connecticut and his 18 year old wife are held without bonds in Ridgefield after being arraigned on forgery charges. Police say they are being examined in the murder of a Waterbury driver found on a Roxbury Sanbury highway after a taxi abandoned on a Bedford Village road. State police questioned the couple and their arrest followed a forged check attempt.
Governor Templeton heads to Washington Tonight to report for a special war attached press detail and attend the funeral of the late President Coolidge, after receiving a personal letter from the president expressing gratitude for Connecticut supporters.
A Pittsfield to New York express struck a Lang Construction truck at Lime Rock crossing. Driver Harry Munson of Stockholm N Y died shortly after at Danbury hospital. Munson, about 30, was employed by Meriden firm Lang Construction on a road project.
In Fort Wright Fisher's Island a Coast Artillery training exercise featured 347th and 338th Companies in a chemical warfare demonstration led by Lt. M. S. Jertes. Gas tear effects wounded several soldiers while 335th Company advanced toward the target as observers watched from the brigade and Citizens Military Training camps.
Boston Beacon Hill scene at The Seven Arts Club unfolds as guests, pretty girls, and youths are discussed by the police. The west issue details the hostess Nan Maloney and the event amid a quiet cultural stir.
Inquest into the death of eight year old Donia Canfield, struck by a taxi driven by Edward A. Morrell, 28, of North Asianus. Morrell faces a manslaughter charge with the case continued to August 14. Several Little Chums of the deceased testified as eyewitnesses to the crash on Beechwood avenue. Witnesses described Morrell speeding, with skid marks and vehicle damage measured along the pavement, leading to the fatal injuries at St Vincent's Hospital.
The Connecticut State Board of Trade adopted resolutions expressing sympathy to Mrs. Harding after Warren G. Harding's death. The Meadow Street Film Building will display mourning streamers and show the late president’s film nightly for one week, with the resolutions signed by President John A. Powers and Secretary A. M. Horse.
A morning riot on Ogden Street near Second precinct drew hundreds as two youths fought in the roadway. Police reported the combatants as John Gust, 19, of 490 Ogden Street, and George Robins, 21, of 156 Washington Avenue, with witnesses obstructing traffic and blocking cars along the scene.
Washington August 7 reports from the capital say Mrs Agrest arrived at the White House after a long trip from San Francisco. Observers described a calm bearing and no sign of collapse amid rumors she had suffered a physical ailment, as remains of the late president arrived.
Washington August 7 The funeral train bearing President Harding's casket arrives at 10 22 p m amid sorrow and crowd scenes. President Coolidge and Mrs Harding lead a silent, orderly reception as the casket is moved to the White House, with Nearer My God To Thee playing and military honors accorded along the way.
Bells toll in the capital as Harding's body arrives and a city union memorial is planned at the Palace theater Friday at 3 pm. Shops close and civic activities halt while athletic events and services note the national tragedy.
The Stratfield hotel Rotary club honored Warren G. Harding with praise rather than criticism at a noon gathering. Speakers including Albert E. Lavery and George Waldo Jr. highlighted his Rotary ideals, courtesy, and lifelong service, noting his life mirrored a devoted newspaper editor and key regional figure.
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