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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
8
Danbury reports an early day explosion in the business district caused by gas accumulating in the hollow base of a steel pole from the ornamental electric lighting system. Gas leaked in during a rain, sounding like a cannon detonation. Police found no evidence of foul play after an exhaustive search.
In Hartford on December 28 and 29 more than 150 liquor cases are set for U S district court before Judge Edwin S Thomas. A large number of cases have accumulated through government enforcement efforts. Ninety eight cases are on the second day and the judge will stay in session until they are disposed.
Dec 25 discharge of many clerical workers in local freight receipts. total reduction of employees on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad to about 3000. After Jan 1 readjustments in employment and many laid off will be taken on again as freight business improves.
In Hamden, burglars looted the home of Bertrand B. Salzman at Spring Glen Manor. Forty two items valued in the thousands, including jewelry, furs, and table ware, were stolen during the early hours last night.
The International Silver Company plans to pay workers over $100,000 in annual service records. This sum is in addition to wages received during the year in payables. The weekly wage will drop, and the only pay increase will be five percent of every carding for employees who have been with the company two years or more.
In Scranton on December 23 two deaf mutes allegedly broke into First National Bank by targeting two elaborately decorated Christmas trees in the display window. They shattered glass and took new currency as alarms rang loudly. Police arrived but one suspect gave no name while the other was identified as Tommy Lawley.
In New York on December 23 the Baptist Foreign Mission Society board of managers released a letter to President-elect Watton G. Harding. It praised the aim of forming a world association of nations to promote peace and goodwill, and named Harding the first Baptist elected to the presidency. The letter pledged support and cooperation.
Dec 23 reports 1,500 Edward Ford Plate Glass workers at Rossford plant laid off until Feb 1. Company officials say no wage cuts anticipated when operations resume. Shutdown cited as a readjustment of financial affairs.
Judge Wiwin and Thomas preside as East Windsor Hill Bank and City Bank Hartford file a creditor claim against a bankrupt estate. The court considers how a creditor may prove a claim when already paid in full and notes the trustee's duty to contest if the contract cannot be carried out.
December 23 report from Danbury notes building trade employees calling for a conference to discuss a plan to reduce wage scales across several trades to spur increased building operations. The move aims to lower costs and boost construction activity locally.
New York December 28. Fourteen hundred immigrants aboard the Italian steamship Duca Delgi Abruzzi were detained under quarantine for two weeks after smallpox was found aboard the vessel. The arrival reflects wartime and immigration controls of the era.
R T Delang P Coates threat manufacturers announced that their mill would close tomorrow night until January 2. About 3,500 people are employed in the plant.
New York December 23 High railroad passenger rates have caused the financial collapse of numerous traveling theatrical ventures with rising unemployment among actors nationwide, the Actors Equity Association announced today while outlining plans for a concerted effort to secure reduced fares.
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