Hartford bill to create state purchasing office faces doubt
Hartford February hearing on a proposed governor backed bill to establish a central state purchasing department amid questions of cost and efficiency. Proponent George B. Chandler cited New Jersey savings of 150000 yearly and outlined a department structure including buyers and clerks. Opponents warned of possible waste and questioned effectiveness in other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Templeton
Judiciary
General Assembly
George B. Chandler
Councillout Chamber of Commerce
Sevral
2. M.coyle
New Jersey
Coyle
Commonwealth
M. C. C. Leak
Connecticut State Hospital
Middletown
Bennett
Charlies J. Bennett
Highway Department
Chandler
Howard R- Mayden
National Association of Purchasing Agents
New York
J. Hahns
Whiting Manufacturing Company
To. Driscoll
Acme Shear Company
Twidgeport
Governor approves three measures passed by legislature
Hartford Feb 27 Governor Templeton approved three acts: authorizing Russia Insurance Co to issue four shares at five dollars each. amending New Britain charter to keep assistant police court judge from becoming line judge if the regular judge dies. ratifying a contract between New Haven Hospital and the City of New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Templeton
Russia Insurance Company, of America
Ita
New Britain
Jude
New Haven
False Pretender Receives Jail Term in Stock Scam
Hattie T. Wells reports a scheme by Wallis to raise funds through shares in Connecticut Dry Milk Products and related stocks. He allegedly obtained 2700 from Frank G. Wells and 6000 from stock pledges tied to a property deal in New Maven, with only 2100 actually invested. Attorney Devine claims ownership was shifted to Caskey and vows restitution, while Wells faces a jail term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie T. Wells
Connecticut Dry Milk Products Company
Frank G. Wells
Industrial Prance and Mortgage Company
Chskey
Keating
Wells
Wallis
New Maven
Josept J. Devine
Caskey
Meetings Tonight In Local Fraternal Groups
A fragmented notice lists clubs and councils with meeting details across Bridgeport. Groups include Danish Fra ternity at 62 Cannon Street Lucetta Warner circle F of A on State Street and other lodges such as Dorothey Stamm Dangsters of Pocahontas and Royal Arcanum on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valian Women’s Council
Beach Street
Jenighet Lodge
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Cannon Street
Subalpine Club
Lucetta Warner Circle
State Street
Wowonpom Tribe
F. O A
Main Street
Kyoty Council
Degres of
Pocahontas
Broad Street
Dorothey Stamm
Dangsters of
Monitor Logge
OU. M
Adsphian Todge
OQ I
Jiroad Street
Seaside Council
Royal Arcanum
Main
Canngm
Cornelia Council
Ladies of the
Lady One Council
Sons of Liberty
Broa
Central Labor Union
Liv Eim Street
Bromo Quinine Headache Remedy Ad Declares Cold Cure
Advertisement claims Bromo Quinine eases headaches from slight colds and acts as a tonic laxative and fever destroyer. Box shows BE. W. Grove signature. Price listed as 30 cents. Be sure you set BROMO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. W. Grove
Fuel Shortage Triggers Influenza Increase in Connecticut
Severe domestic fuel shortage in Connecticut correlates with a rise in influenza cases. State Health reports 693 cases last week, up from 185 the prior week, while pneumonia rose to 69 and mumps to 153. Bridgeport shows no alarming rises due to proximity to coal hub. Other respiratory illnesses also upticked slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
State Health Department
Bridgeport
New York
Task of Killing Ship Bill in Senate Progresses
Washington Senate leaders agreed to vote next day on whether to send the Administration Ship Bill back to the Commerce Committee. Senator Robinson supported the plan, while Senator Jones, chair of the committee, favored dismissal of the measure. White House officials indicated the Administration preferred reintroduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Alto
Robinson
Arkansas
Commerce Committee
Jones
White House
Eral
House
Guarding
Work
Wall
Literiary Department
Harry
New
Indiana
Post Office Department
Frank P. Vines
Veterans’ Bureau
Richard M Tobin
California
Netherlands
McKenzie Kentucky
Saal
Harding
Health budget cuts deny raise for health officer
The health officer receives no raise as budget reductions hit health spending. A $59,000 appropriation was pared. isolation hospital funds fell from $17,000 to $12,000 and back to $15,000. Cuts totaled $146,900 from a $463,540 request, with $1,000 cuts to St. Vincent's and Bridgeport hospitals’ appropriations. The Charities Department lost $24,068 from $30,957, and the Volunteer Life Saving Corps was rejected despite a $1,000 lifeguard funding. Ella Fleck’s bid to keep the corps alive failed amid subcommittee opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent’s
Bridgeport Hospitage
Volunteer Corps
Recreation Board
Robert Pp. Goddard
William Pf. Kirk
Local Medical Men to Attend Convention
Members of the medical profession in GalCity are to attend a meeting of the New Haven County Public Health Association on March 1 in New Haven. Bransford of the State Laboratory will speak on testing Diptheria Carriers for Virulence, and Dr Lanpheatt of the State Child Hygiene Bureau will discuss Plans to Decrease Maternal and Infant Mortality. Rosemary is noted as an excellent growth aid for stock. details advise a small quantity boiled and strained with coconut and verbena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gali City
New Haven
Defendants Change Plea In Stamford Court
Judge John P Kellogg presided as several Stamford residents pleaded guilty and were sentenced. Nicholas Lombardo of Stamford received a one year jail term for assaulting Ben Arena after a dispute over supper and drinks. Others faced shorter terms or suspended sentences for charges including illegal auto sale concealment, threats, indecent assault, and simple assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Stamford
John P. Kellogg
Superior Criminal Court
Nicholas Lombardo
Ben Arena
Lombardo
Arena
Prank G. Howe
Bridgeport
Jennings Company
Howe
St. Louis
Chicago
Henry Greenstein
Insuranga Company
Charles’ Sabino
Asaidore Shapio
Shapiro
Sabino
Joseph Smolko
James Archer
Airfield
Norwalk
Tra Anderson
John Silver
Karl Shaw
Wotor
Henry B. Weiss
Lawrence Larson
Reformatory
Walter Luby
Harding to Leave for Florida Trip Next Week
A White House note states President Harding and Mrs. Harding will depart Monday for a stay in Florida. The article outlines other political moves including resignations, nominations, and policy shifts in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
White House
Florida
Oklahom
Texas
Han Xon Wy. Ely
Senate
Bail
Alaska
Naval Oil Reserve
Caraway
Arkansas
Veterans’ Bureau
Secretar Hughes
Smyrna
Senator Lodge
Obeh Grotto Ball Attended by 600 Guests
The Stratfield hotel bell room hosted an Obeh Grotto ball with over 600 attendees. More than 300 people danced as the Obeh Grotto Glee club of 20 performed local tunes, accompanied by the grotto orchestra. Refreshments were served during intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratfield Hotel
Obeh Grotto
Glee Club
Obeh Grotto Orchestra
Bridgeport Tax Rate Cited at 29.2 Mills for Fire Fund
Bridgeport earmarks 29.2 mills for a fire insurance sinking fund. Last year’s $19,600 started the fund, but $1,000 has been spent. The board added $19,000 to grow the fund, with Mr. Burnham hoping it will expand significantly and remain protected from raids as unappropriated revenue.
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Burnham
Detective Sergeant Burns Critically Ill
Detective Sergeant John A Burns is critically ill in St Vincent Hospital after a breakdown. A longtime member of the department, he served in the force for a decade and had been confined to his home before admission on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Burns
St. Vincent's
Burns
Nea
Lie Forces
Pequonnook lodge confers third degree on two candidates
The Pequonnook lodge 16 O0 conferred the third degree on two candidates at Odd Fellows hall on Broad Street last night. Officers and past grands performed the ceremony, followed by a social hour. An advertisement at the end promotes Baker's flavoring products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pequonnook Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Broad Street
Board Restricts Teacher Salary Increases Amid Budget Cuts
The Board of Apportionment trimmed the School Board’s 19 24 245 budget key figures, denying most automatic salary boosts. The final allowance drops from 1 290 745 to 1 262 000, a 28 745 cut, with the $100 annual increase preserved in effect. Overall budgets shrink by 1417 6178, and the top teachers’ funds fall while a dental clinic line is cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Cornell
Salton
Plan World Conference on Education in Frisco
Cleveland Feb 27 The National Education Association called a world conference on education to be held in San Francisco and Oakland June 28 to July 2 to involve more than 400,000,000 school children and promote international peace and mutual understanding among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Education Association
San Rancisco
Oakland
Cant
Execu
Department of
Association
Lovieht
Converts Globeid spring concert draws over 150 attendees
The Converts' globeid held its annual spring concert last night in the Christian Union editorian. Performers included Constance L Sherwood Sioprana Lore Legere Hayes Ellis Lundberg Wallace Kamens Mrs J Maclaren Tichiardson and Miss Belle Plack Stone. A dish strainer was noted as a kitchen gadget and a toaster demo was described.
W J Trowbridge New Haven Banker Dies
W J Trowbridge, assistant treasurer of the New Haven Savings Bank, died at his home from heart disease after months of declining health. Born in New Haven in 1886 and Yale graduate, he attended the law school but never practiced. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Former New York Prohibition Head Held In Rum Case
Former New York prohibition chief Harold L. Mart with William A. Grr and 14 others is charged by Assistant Prosecutor Matlick in a conspiracy to defraud the government under the Volstead Act. The case alleges falsification of liquor withdrawal permits and permit abuse, letting Toei and drug companies dispense fifteen times the liquor allowed by basic permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Toei
Matiick
Harold L- Mart
Willian
A. Grr
Charles 8. Wiitman
Senate G O P Men Solid On One Vote Split On Another
Hartford Feb 27 The Senate split on two key proposals with party lines. The GOP supported the committee report on banks by 23 to 7, rejecting a measure that would let savings bank depositors with $194 or more participate in officer elections. A separate roll call showed Rebuff and Wilder steering a party vote, with Democratic senators present backing the measure. The chamber also rejected a Judiciary panel report and a bill allowing auto accident claim suits against drivers or owners.
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Stidt
Hartford
Sena Ite
Senate
3 Vath
Nority
Qembin
Judiciary Committee
Frank J. Wilder
Mbher
Pure Stream Bill Support and Commission Duties
A contnuation of the page one commission discussion outlines support for the Pure Stream Bill. It grants a new water commission authority to inspect premises, report to the governor, investigate wastes, determine purification methods, and regulate pollution with cost limits and no salaried members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lereneged New Commission
Persis
Pringnesa
Citizens Discuss Proposed Cos Cob Greenwich Merger Plan
In Cos Cob a lively town meeting with over 500 residents debated a proposed Centa Pede Ball bill in the Legislature to consolidate Greenwich Town and Cos Cob Borough. Attendees questioned the bill as Ralph Brush explained it. a petition to call a March 7 special town meeting was approved for further discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Cos Cob
William L. Tierney
Walter A. Anderson
Harry L. Nage
Greenwich Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Brush
Brush
Tierney
Georges Bjones
Hirsehberg
Tyner
Anderson
Hirschberg
Selectman
Cfigrens
Cog Coh
Salesimen
Equal Pay Bill Draws Debate On Teaching Jobs
Hartford February hearing on an equal rights bill heard Corporation Counsel William M. Bennett warn that paying women equally would quickly drive men from teaching. Senator Challenger defended the measure as just, endorsed by the Connecticut Teachers’ Association and by a New Haven delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
William M. Bennett
New Haven
Committee On Education
Ceneral Assembly
National Women's Party
Fowaril $ Challenger
Bridgeport
Senate
Bakewell
Challenger
Connecticut Teachers’ Association
Ainn Haven
Kidnapper Morgan Seeks Speedy Trial in Philadelphia
Philadelphia February 27 Morgan the confessed kidnapper and slayer of a six year old girl is reported to be under guard awaiting arraignment. District attorney officers said tonight the thief plans are practically complete. Morgan will be arraigned before the coroner Friday and indicted by the grand jury Saturday. He had urged a speedy trial to avoid public wrath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wylie FL Morgan
Li Ian Mimare
Lolice
Morgan
Denuy
Budget limits and council rule in selectmen cases
An 1890 charter clause bans budget overruns without a two thirds Common Council vote. The Selectmen hesitated to certify bills, agreeing they would not be paid from the current year's appropriation. A stray note adds unrelated dental advice about myrrh and breath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Tax Board Expenditures and City Bond Debts Report
Summary notes total expenditures for schools and city costs bonds and debts. It lists figures including a highlighted amount of 2 044 780 79 dollars, indicating combined liabilities and obligations across school funding and municipal projects.
Cox says no authority to recall senator in election dispute
Boston Feb 27 Governor Channing H. Cox told Conrad W. Crocker attorney for defeated prohibition candidate John A. Nicholls he had no authority to recall the certificate of election issued to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. Crocker had appealed for recall and new election due to alleged violations of election law. The rest of the text mentions an unrelated cleaning tip about brushing and washing toothbrushes.
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Boston
Channing H. Cox
Conrad W. Crocker
John A. Nicholls
Prohibition
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Obituary Notices from Bridgeport Area February 1923
Death notices list widows and relatives with funeral details across Bridgeport and nearby towns. Margaret Bonjon Bettys Bryers Sarah Byington Jennie Clark Willis Waller Anna Johnson Sarah Lacey Constantina Leopold and Captain Frederick Webb are noted with service times, locations, interment plans, and cemeteries such as Calvary Lake View Mount Grove and Oaklawn.
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Tami
Lakeview Cemetery
Clarie
Bridgeport Hospital
Jennie A. Clark
Fuller
Providence
R. 1
Willis J. Waller
Park Avenue
Bridgeport
Read Memorial Chapel
Mountain Grove
Johnson
Anna Maria
Marta
Alex Johnson
August Soderholm
Davidson Street
Lacey
Southport Conn
Sarah Elizabeth Sherwood
Charles Lacey
Oaklawn
Feberg
St. Josphs
Order of
St. Francis Society
St Michael's Cemedry
Mass for late Patrick J. Cougivin at St Charles
A three month mind mass will be celebrated in St Charles church on Thursday morning at 7:20 for the repose of the late Patrick J. Cougivin. Friends are invited to attend.
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St. Charles Church
Patricl
J. Cougivin
Mass to honor Carolline Mernan at Sacred Heart Church
A Month Mind Mass for Carolline Mernan will be celebrated Thursday at 8:00 AM at Sacred Heart Church. The service aims to honor her memory and provide solace to family and friends.
Col Hadsell Native of Connecticut Dies at Sea
A telegram from Edmund Platt of Washington reports Col G Arthur Hadsell born in Plainfield Connecticut and educated at Riverview Military Academy and Yale Sheffield School died aboard ship in Lisbon Portugal while returning to the United States. He served in the Spanish American War and spent a life in service. His son Arthur is a cadet at West Point.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Edmund Platt
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
G. Arthur Hadsell
Lisbon
Portugal
United States
Hadsell
Plainfield
Cona
Riverview Military Academy
Sheffield School
Yale
Arthur
West Point
The Lark Family Learns from Provisions Ad Tactics
A brood of young Larks overhear farmers visiting the field and learn from each day’s events. The mother Lark warns against idleness and notes the farmer’s use of a Post-Telegram Want Ads to hire help, signaling a shift to practical measures.
Post Telegram Want Ads Aimed At Busy Businessmen
A brief endorsement notes that efficient results come from using Post-Telegram Want Ads for getting big business done, emphasizing practical access and quick connections for busy executives.
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Bill
G. B. Chandler
Bridgeport Telegram
State Health Bulletin
Plan World Conference ON
Frisco
W. J. Trowbridge
NEW _ HAVEN
U. S
Conmission World
Vomplratter
COB Citizens Scuss
Fred Atwater
Board of Apportionment
Sae
Besson
Cox
Carolline Mernan
Sacred Heart Church
Harry L. Chrisman
Devon
Ralph L. Chrisman
William Turney
Col. Hadsell
Gies
Fesop
Wan
Tad
Stratfield
Midnigh
Fr. A. Cantwell, Mer
Frisbie
Cuticura
Olitenas
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