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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
14
A British aristocrat weds an American socialite in London with a coronet of lace and silver thread. The ceremony at a major church draws vast attention as the bride, once noted for her beauty in Ireland, joins the British peerage, becoming a highly popular figure among expatriate society.
New Haven residents RM Dee 14 Mexander Newnan were bound over in Meriden Court on charges tied to a theft scheme. A police officer testified the pair allegedly offered to sell cloth goods he claimed came from a Valentine room, detailing the scuffle at the scene last Thursday night.
In New Britain court, defendants including Ward Maimans, Michael Wasik, William Ward, Albert Moyers, Penja Horwitz, and John Rifemillet were fined 100 dollars plus costs for selling liquor in violation of the law after an early morning raid. Three other alcohol cases appeared. one was adjourned after a doctor's certificate, another continued, and a third judgment was postponed.
Bernice Burbank a 17 year old from Thompsonville appeared before Judge Kellogg in Hartford Superior Court seeking annulment of her marriage to Raymond Burton age 19. The hearing followed allegations the couple wed on September 18 and Bernice later lived with Burt on at Larton home. Burton did not today contest the suit.
Poor couple from Arkansas journeys on foot to reach Monroe to visit their dying daughter. They traveled several hundred miles after learning of her illness, carrying a shotgun and a rifle as they trudged amid rain.
The Connecticut River risen another foot since yesterday and peaks at 1.5 feet this morning here. Flooding covers river banks and low lands in this area while crews work on a new bridge between this city and West Springfield, with piers unaffected.
Fragmentary census note reports the Negro population in Chicago at around 65 491 with a value showing an estimated percentage and total. The text appears garbled but indicates a census release with population counts and related numbers.
The report notes eggs priced at 72 cents per dozen with a brief mention of value shifts. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a price drop and market reference. No clear dates, locations, or organizations are identifiable from the readable portions.
Menon railway executive, serving as general manager, retires and plans to move west, ending long tenure with the railroad. He oversaw operations across regional routes and will be succeeded by a new appointee.
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