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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1921
Page
14
A catalog of canned foods with listed prices and bulk deals. Items include New York State Succotash Banquet Brand Lima Beans Curtice Brothers Tomatoes Campbell’s Soups Fancy Maine Succotash Ree Brand Tomatoes California Spinach Campbell’s Baked Beans Fort Hubert Lifted Peas Curtice Bros Cut Refugee Beans and Whole Refugee String Beans with individual can prices and case discounts.
American Minister Ira N. Morris reports Bolshevik gold deposited in Swedish banks, in bars valued in the millions, causing puzzlement as Sweden slowly recovers from postwar business depression. He notes Sweden does not know how to handle the awaiting Allied actions regarding the gold.
Thomas W. Lamont of J Morgan and Company said the International Committee of Bankers on Mexico was reviewing the possibility of calling Mexican government securities. The group felt the six months ahead had developed a new situation and would act in the interests of holders if advisable, though no immediate action was taken.
New York dated January 3 reporting a military accident at the Army supply base in Brooklin. A two‑ton army truck plunged into four feet of water after Private Mariano Vacecola tried to avoid a collision with an electric tractor. One man drowned before rescuers freed him. four others were injured.
Detroit January 8. A petition circulated among Ford Motor Company plant workers requests the company turn over the plant to the workers during the shutdown period. The petition says employees will supply all raw materials and return the plant in good condition. A self styled committee said they had not heard of the request.
The piece notes that some senior Republicans urge Herbert Hoover for the cabinet, citing his campaign fairness and loyalty to the party on the League issue. It contrasts Hoover’s approach with less cooperative rivals and weighs potential posts notably Labor and Attorney General, with Daugherty as a central if contested name.
The piece discusses possible 1920 cabinet selections under Harding. Ex Senator Weeks of Massachusetts and Will Hays of the Republican National Committee are named as likely to hold key posts, with Weeks favored for Navy and possibly War, while Hays could be Commerce or Postmaster General. The plan stresses close cooperation between the secretary of state and commerce to advance foreign trade.
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