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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1923
Page
3
A fire ordinance is expected to return to the Common Council after Democrats split again over its passage. Sponsors seek changes to abolish the fire prevention bureau, with party factions warned against moving against William Lavery, the council’s president, amid renewed pledges of support from several Democrats and Republicans alike.
The legislature acted on a wide range of measures including bond issue limits, tax exemptions, and municipal finance. Senate debated amendments affecting five percent bond limits, rejected a tainted provision, and reported on fire inspection, tax exempt organizations, and insane criminal estate taxes. House activity included church charter changes, tax assessments, and bills on road work, electric utilities, and vehicle advertising signs, with many reports referred to committees.
Report from New Haven indicates Ned Alet g m stands best chance to be Yale track head if current coach John Mack cannot return. Merriam, former University of Chicago fullback and long-time coach, has gained attention as a promising candidate amid Mack’s uncertain health and tangled succession.
Dublin reports Ireland rapidly heading toward bankruptcy with widespread unemployment and ruined industry. Free State Army officials claim success against De Valera forces, arguing transport and supply disruptions hurt the country while warning of decades of ruin if the Free State falls.
In observance of Washington's Birthday government activities, except Congress, were suspended. Congress approved the British debt funding arrangement in a House vote accepting Senate changes. A Senate Banking subcommittee reported the contested James G. McNary nomination for comptroller of the currency without recommendation. The third deficiency appropriation bill was reported to the House, carrying 158 million dollars with part for internal revenue taxes. House leaders dropped plans to pursue Cape Cod canal purchase amid opposition and looming filibuster. Hoover advocated Muscle Shoals nitrate manufacturing and opposed government operation. Senate filibuster against Administration Shipping continued without wavering as efforts to break it stalled. Two constitutional amendments were ordered reported. Georgia contender George I. Peddy filed to challenge Marie B. Mayfield in Texas for the next Congress amid Ku Klux charges.
A reader in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, contemplates moral duty after receiving a handwritten note confessing a past debt of 9.65 dollars. The writer, now an old man, requests forgiveness and promises to send the amount with interest to clear the record before judgement. The missive mentions borrowing as a boy and seeking to settle the debt.
A Senate committee report cites alleged mismanagement and waste of World War I veterans funds with cases ranging from Camp Kearney and Aspinwall projects to hospitals at Colfax and Goshen. The probe covers rental schemes, inflated land values, and contracts, with potential charges against bureau officials and a nationwide tally nearing the hundred million to two billion spent.
Cleveland February 99 William fh David and Thomas Jy. Flogsett Cleveland attorneys were named receivers for the Cleveland Piscouns company by Common Pleas Judge Al gin Pearson to take charge of the affairs of the organization. No other lawyers were appointed as attorneys for the receivers. The assets of the company were reported last July to exceed 42,000,000 dollars.
Listings show multiple groups meeting tonight including Daughters of America at 614 Pembroke street and Harmony Rebekah lodge. Also listed are lodges such as Arcanuin lodge at Broad street and Women's Christian Temperance Union at 239 Gilbert street, with addresses and local club names.
Bridgeport harbor faces a severe coal bottleneck as ice and jammed water routes delay shipments. Only four barges of salt coal for factory use arrive while thousands of tons await inland transport. Tugs suffer hull damage from ice thickness, raising sinking risk. Hard coal deliveries are delayed past Monday, with state police investigating possible diversions.
Paris reports a decision to replace the German rail admin in the Ruhr with an Allied Civil Administration. French and Belgian officials move to Das Gelderdorf for talks as punitive measures in occupied areas continue. Court martials sentence Germans for varied offenses while Red Cross mediates for prisoners. Washington's birthday observances draw officials and diplomats.
Paris reports Prime Minister Lowe Barton vows France will not abandon action in Germany until reparations are fully paid. The Associated Press notes the stance reflects ongoing postwar negotiations and economic pressures shaping Franco German relations.
The rector asserts Philip Nolan is alive and discusses patriotism as justified by America's high ideals. He cites Washington and other presidents, noting America has faults but remains on the right path. He emphasizes social mobility from humble origins to leadership as a defining American value.
Connecticut company to buy coal for families of 5,000 employees each April. Purchases to be paid by payroll deductions, with the trolley company acting as a clearing house and coal delivered as early as possible. President Lucius Stoors says plan could be adopted by other large employers to guard against fuel shortages this winter.
Acting Governor Hiram Bingham addressed the Knights of Columbus banquet in New Britain, denying his comments on Connecticut education were aimed at Secretary A. Meredith. He urged resistance to centralized state control, warned it would curb democracy, and touted growth in small towns as auto travel expands, noting many towns with populations under 3,000 in 1900 and a substantial rise since.
The Czecho-Slovak Republic aids about 3,000 Russian students and professors in Prague. The world’s only Russian Law College operates there with 400 students, led by Prof. Novgortsev, offering practical studies and collaboration with agricultural programs to tackle unemployment. The Russians show constructive appreciation for Czech government support.
Louis Victor Ertinge, once a life prisoner in Arizona, gains parole after literary work and war era ads. He reportedly secured a New York publishing offer at 6000 dollars a year, parole contingent on acceptance. A separate raid at Joseph Lesto's 983 Sheridan Street seized a ten gallon still and whiskey. Lesto could not post 340 dollars.
Boston dispatch reports five stowaways found terror-stricken after a storm aboard the steamer Bellingham arriving from Raumo. A ninth teen Winnish girl Bertha Laite remained hidden until near Boston and told Captain she fled with A Alvares, a Porto Rican fireman, after meeting in a cafe during a voyage and deciding to stay aboard the ship.
The issue notes many vacancies in school rooms and mentions a busy holiday schedule. Post office carriers were released from duty and a Washington birthday banquet was held at Washington Park church. Generals of local groups attended social events, with addresses on patriotism and a greeting by Reverend C W Simpson.
Vintage ad copy promotes a one day cure for a cold using Bromo Quinine laxative tablets. The box is shown with N. W. Grove's signature, urging buyers to ensure they get BROMO for relief.
A proud Peacock pleads with Juno for a voice like the Nightingale. Juno directs him to Bridgeport to consult Wanted Twins WAN and T.S. They advise there is no magic voice, but a phonograph from the Post-Telegram Want Ads lets him enjoy music by Caruso and Cal?i Curci, while the neighboring Nightingale remains silent.
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