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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1923
Page
20
Stresemann cabinet receives vote of confidence as Germany signals plans to halt resistance on the return of Ruhr sovereignty. Official support from ministries under Stresemann bolsters Berlin stance amid tense allied talks and occupation issues.
Aug 14 The Reichstag approves Chancellor Stresemann's cabinet with 240 of 341 votes. He outlines conditions for Ruhr and Rhine settlement, urging international arbitration and a restoration of German sovereignty while preserving economic life, signaling cautious path after occupation.
Fragmented OCR text reports homes submerged by water and an early 7 AM event involving the Young Ri romet of Kava. Details are unreadable, with missing names and actions. cannot determine definitive entities or outcomes from the provided passage.
Reports from Berlin and Hamburg describe violent clashes as barricades rise and tram traffic halts. Police fire on rioters, with three killed and nine wounded in Wilhelmsburg area, while Hamburg officers suffer fire from strikers and several more deaths claimed by rival dispatches.
Interesting narrative recounts Frank Waterman Stearns of Boston detailing how Calvin Coolidge rose from obscurity to national prominence. Stearns, a longtime admirer and Boston department store owner, asserts Coolidge’s abilities and character as the keys to his ascent, noting meetings, legislative help, and a belief he would become president.
Washington August 14. Former Virginia Representative C Bascom Slemp accepted the role of secretary to President Coolidge after a White House meeting with Caelides. Slemp, born 1879 in Lee County, Virginia, will assume the post after Labor Day. he has long been a leading Republican figure and Virginia party chair.
A case filed in county court claims a four thousand dollar damages award after a child was struck by a car owned and driven by George P. van Teday Jones. The accident occurred near Bewlgeport as the vehicle, described as owned and operated by Consuible George P., struck the boy while crossing the Poser Rol area. Deputy Sheriff Hyiegamhay is listed among involved officials.
A readable fragment notes the Fairfield American Legion planning a dance event. Names such as George A and Toward a are mentioned in uncertain context alongside unfamiliar terms. The piece references a meeting or notice and potential attendees or speakers but lacks clear dates or locations.
Three highwaymen were captured after a tense roadside confrontation on the New London New York turnpike near Old Bay Brook. Leader Conroy of Bridgeport resisted arrest in Madison garage, aid by officers Theodore Woodin and Hugh Meade. The trio held up a truck driven by J J Sullivan demanding registration papers and license, then fled westward before pursuit. They face charges including attempted highway robbery with bonds set at 10,000 and 5,000 each. arraignment planned Wednesday.
The report says President Coolidge will stay in Washington for the summer and not take a vacation abroad. It notes the White House staff message that he will remain to oversee duties after the death of President Harding and to become acquainted with new offices and salary details.
The Park Board secured a five month option on the Woolsey Stirling estate in Trumbull exceeding 100 acres for a proposed 28 hole municipal golf course. The site lies west of Trumbull station two miles from Beardsley Park and two miles from North Avenue. Proponents cite easy conversion at small cost and a fine view over Bridgeport and Long Island Sound.
Chicago reports a widening gasoline price war led by Standail Company and Widdleywest independents. Prices tumble on New York markets amid anticipated further cuts. Georgia officials consider investigating possible gasoline price monopoly as stocks show mixed trading and reduced volumes.
Weekend mysteries mention The Voice of the Telephone and The Gray Ghost with clues about a lawbreaker and detective tales. The fragment references Arthur and Qeche and a host of melodramatic intrigue, praising the mystery fiction style but offers little concrete detail.
Ne, a driver identified as James Molxely of Hatlert Street, allegedly operated a vehicle intoxicated near the Nichols Road Bridgeport line. He crashed into a highway fence, causing property damage and minor injuries, then was taken into police custody on a $150 bond while under investigation.
Resenting charges of selfishness, forty three members of the Magyar Reformed church defend Rev. Alexander Luidman against allegations of mismanagement. They claim his finances and leadership kept the parish and the Stave Street Reformed parish from dissolution, and report that meetings caused strain while observers question the signatories’ full membership.
Two individuals suffered minor injuries in separate daytime incidents. A worker at 27 Seaview Avenue was struck by falling debris causing a slight concussion. At 428 Hanenock Avenue a resident fell from a veranda wing, sustaining contusions and a severe shake-up.
A Seaside boy named Stephen Dankura disappeared after being asked to hold $78 by a Stratford man, sparking police inquiry. The man claimed he feared losing the money during a game, but the boy did not return and authorities investigate the tale of the missing youth.
Rescue teams extracted 37 of 138 entombed miners from Frontier Mine one mile from Kemmerer as blast victims faced exposure to smoke and fumes. Authorities fear about 100 men remain unaccounted for while rescue operations, aided by Mine Bureau cars, continued amid grieving families and a temporary hospital at the site.
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