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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1921

Page

9

Gold Treasure Recovered From Sunken Liner Off Ireland

At Ogla n Bottom Lendon December salvage crews report $524,000 worth of bullion recovered from the Inner Leaurentic wreck sunk by a German submarine near the North Ireland coast in January 1927. Winter suspension to resume in spring with effort to recover an estimated $10,009,000 to $14,000,000 more. Decks buried under gravel and silt, wreck amid Atlantic swells. Pumps used to move wreckage as bullion lies at the sea bottom.

Lendon Ireland Powerui Civers

Cilicia Restored to Turkish Rule After French Withdrawal

In Monastir, Dec 13, Turkish administration has been restored over all Cilicia as French posts pull back behind Palas. British subjects have left Cilicia aboard the cruiser Cone. Italian consul Signor Gautieri arrived at Adana to safeguard Italian interests amid Italian workers along the Baghdad Railway.

Monstantinople Palas Syria Cilicia Alepho Signor Gautiert Adana Mersina Bagdad

Disappearing old-time hobo amid new generation

Ban Francisco dispatch reports the old-time professional hobo fading as a younger group, mostly under thirty, takes his place. Dan OConnell of the Western railroad system notes 29,684 hobos rode trains in October and warns the new group lacks the finesse of the old. Safety official I J Clancy says fatalities and injuries are higher among hobos than railroad workers.

Ban Francisco Tventy Dan O'Connell West Steve O'Connell Hebalug I. J. Clancy

MEN WHO ROBBED SLOCUM ARE YET AT LIBERTY

Police say the two masked robbers who held up Clifford Slocum at the Great Northern Pacific Grocery store on 478 Wood Avenue remain at large. They escaped in a car stolen earlier, taking $200 in a Saturday robbery. the crime is part of a wave with five other similar heists, with more suspects sought.

Clifford RB

Ohio University Gets Many Football Offers

Athens Dec. 1 Ohio University has secured several football offers for next season as it plans winter preparations. The team played three games in the East, losing to Syracuse and West Virginia and beating Columbia. Received offers come from centers and universities including Nevy, pMapniis, George Town, Washington, Cy. G., Columbus, New York, West Virginia, Morgan Town, Wesleyan, and others.

Athens Ohio University Syracuse West Virginia Columbia Icen Tucks the Nevy pMapniis Georgetown Washington Cy. G Columbus New York West Virginia Morgantown Wesleyan Beuany

Wireless Concerts Attract Bridgeport Amateurs

Bridgeport wireless hobbyists experiment with crystal detectors and telephone receivers to hear distant broadcasts. Operators tune with a knob, connect to batteries, and relay concerts from Bloomfield New Jersey to homes and barber shops. Local tales describe 69 mile reception, echoes of undertone remarks, and improvised amplifiers for dancing.

Bridgeport Westinghouse Wleotricend Manufacturing Company Bloomfield New Jersey Tehe Focal Wireless Cncern New York Orhure Springfield

J Fisher theatrical manager dies suddenly in Chicago

John J Wisher, noted theatrical manager, collapsed and died of heart disease in Chicago on his way to catch a train for Ishuisl. He had just completed five engagements at the Olympic Theatre with his company the Irish and produced the popular light opera Floradora which earned its financiers millions.

Millingfield John Tokur Paris Fannie Gong Dea Tims iMg Wireless Toca Arlington Virginia Chicago Tohn J. Wisher Ishuisl The Olympic Theatre Pisher

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