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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1922
Page
4
United States weigh abandoning military defense of the Philippines even before the four power Pacific treaty ratification. War Department considers reducing army strength to a police force to support insular government authority. Policy would rely on treaty guarantees and belief in international good faith for island security.
A mass meeting and concert at the Casino tonight features the Hiberniana and friends to celebrate Ireland’s evacuation and the new treaty. Davin B. Fitzgerald, mayor of New Haven, will speak with Assistant City Attorney Joseph J. Devins as chairman. Singers Lydia Walsh, Teroen O'Brien, Frank Doyle, and Jack McDonough join the program with dancing to follow.
New York Feb 13 Mrs Charla Westbrook sues for separation claiming abandonment by her husband in St John s Virgin Islands where no other women lived He says they wed in Newport Rhode Island in September 1916 and that he left after she refused to give him tiara money after she had already given him eighty thousand dollars
New York February 16 A jury in General Session court found Saito Taino guilty of murder in the first degree for strangling a fellow Japanese in a Broadway hotel in October 1821. The attacker stole $200 from the victim’s pool before fleeing toward Seattle Washington.
William H. Johnston of the International Association of Machinists and J. F. Maurer of the Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor will address the all trades legals meeting on Broad Street. Samuel Gompers of the American Federation has promised to attend later in the spring.
Belfast February 16 The meat Rev Charles Frederick D'arcy Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland urges the Irish to cooperate in every sphere to support movements for restoring order and the common good amid ongoing political controversy.
In Saco Maine Keb The will of John Kendle Bangs grants the estate to his widow and two children after his death in AnlanGe City. Probat e details show no indication of the amount, executor named Jeft to the widow and two children.
Washington February 6 Senate Agriculture Committee heard a proposed plan tied to the Ford purchase and lease of Muscle Shoals government properties Alabama. Worthington testified and a film was shown. committee favorably considered a statement outlining Ford fertilizer production potential and questioned fixed output guarantees.
Thomas W Farnam of New Haven has been named associate treasurer and comptroller of Yale University, a new post created by the Yale Corporation. Farnam resigns from the corporation and had prior service as acting secretary of the university. He is a Yale graduate and previously led American relief efforts in Serbia.
A jury in Common Court awarded 312 dollars in damages to Henry Helvity et al after a vehicle collision on Stratford Avenue near Fourth Street on November 40 92m. The verdict names Prudgan Company and others as defendants.
In a German trial, a prisoner named Hoppe collapsed and died as the judge declared him guilty of manslaughter for a murder and robbery case. The scene unfolded with Hoppe clutching at the bench before he fell lifeless.
Milford high school students from all classes will attend a Valentine party at the Milford High School Friday from 4 to 10 o clock. A box social will be held in the school assembly and the grand march starts at 7 o clock. Tea and refreshments will be served at intermission.
Washington Feb 1 The Senate agriculture bloc, after Senator Kenyon’s resignation, is expected to appoint Senator Capper Republican Kansas as its leader. Indications show Capper would head the bipartisan group, with Republican adherents supporting the choice and some Democrats backing the bloc’s voting strength. Senate members say current business would proceed under the new leadership, while the bloc remains key to legislative action.
A Connecticut company report shows 259,942 more passengers transported on Bridgeport lines last week than the prior year, with revenue up by $4,004. Over the same period, the company notes a revenue decrease of $4,101.06 for the previous week versus November 13, reflecting changes in the ten-cent fare and week-to-week variations.
Taxpayers flocked to the Internal Revenue office to file income tax returns as the chief outlined penalties for late filings. About 28 days remain before March dates, with penalties of five percent and one percent monthly. Payers are urged to file online and present their figures to staff for faster processing.
An earthquake described as very severe was recorded at Georgetown University Observatory. Tremors began around 10 20 p.m. and lasted about a mile. The director estimated the disturbance’s center roughly two thousand miles south of Washington and noted it differed from a earlier reported quake.
The Edison Medal for significant contributions to electrical engineering was awarded to C. Chesney of Taunton Massachusetts at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers annual convention in New York. Chesney, chief engineer and GM of General Electric plants at Pittsfield, invented an alternator transmitting 220,000 volts in commercial work and recently, in an experimental test, succeeded in transmitting 2,000,000 volts.
Fred Tate, proprietor of Anuto mobile accessory store at 424 Main Street, was fined $25 in city court yesterday morning for keeping seven hard cider bottles on the premises. He said he did not know the cider was hard.
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