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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1921
Page
6
A city court yesterday morning fined an individual $15 and costs for exposing cider labeled "Fussion" with an alcoholic kick. The odd wording mentions drivers and buses and a cryptic exchange about cooking, reflecting a fragmentary local report.
The newly designed gasoline car, recently tried on Worcester branch lines, arrived by rail in New Haven and will operate on the Derby division between New Haven, Ansonia, and Waterbury. It averaged 25 miles an hour on the trip, handled grades well, and carries 86 passengers with a baggage compartment.
Meeting notices list changes corrections and dates for fraternal lodges including Bridgeport Encampment Canton Parisette Schiller Inger Humblag Stam Fidelity Nebckrh Togs and Loyalty Lodge. Highlights mention public installation of officers January 7 at Odd Fellows hall Broad street Canton and grand master night with second decree for candidates. St Johns Lodge and St Tmmins Lodge schedule gatherings at Masonic Hall Broad street and 1905 Broad street respectively.
At Welfare building the blue admission cards for the Dispensary are in high demand among children for the annual Christmas party. Nurses discuss bringing a sick baby to the clinic, while organizers plan to provide toys and fruit for hundreds of attendees, with local groups contributing to ensure every child is included.
The weekly morbidity report shows sixteen diphtheria cases and six scarlet fever cases in the city up to last Monday. A state health warning notes previous Connecticut trichinosis cases linked to salted pork from infected animals and urges safe cooking to prevent infection.
Washington dispatch reports cabinet consideration of a federal act to force steamship lines to stop bringing in immigrants beyond the three percent quota. The debate centers on enforcing immigration laws and the human dimensions of the entry limits, with officials noting widespread overflows and the need to curb excess arrivals. The discussion also touches on broader enforcement and administrative actions.
The British Royal Air Force launches a Cairo to Baghdad air mail under training, covering about 120 miles via Ramleh Amman and Ramadi with typical delivery in ten to fourteen days.
Hartford dispatch reports Ernest Wilson of Wethersfield was given a three year term for burglary and four years for a related count in the fur store burglary at New Britain against Edward Miskin, decided by Judge Maltbin in Hartford Superior Court.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16 A University of Chicago professor was asked to resign after peeping into a coeds dormitory. He rewrote his resignation and collapsed from a hemorrhage. He was taken to a hospital. President Judson did not reveal the professor's name.
Julie Frank BD Haines yesterday accepted the resignation of Charles A Smylaiwick a colored lawyer who was before the grievance committee in April to six different charges of defrauding cents. The resignation was accepted as a move from the state Attorney Homer gc Curiminge.
The United States Treasury issues new savings certificates on sale at the post office in this city. Denominations include 29, 80, and 309 dollars with 4.5 percent interest. Sold at a discount, interest accrues to maturity at five years, yielding a lump sum. Maximum investment per person is 5,000 dollars, attracting attention despite cautions about speculative publicity.
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