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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1923
Page
5
A blaze at Kemper Hall, a girls boarding school in Kenosha Wisconsin, caused extensive damage and forced many students to flee into the snow. Origin of the fire was undetermined and damage was estimated at 75000 dollars as the building was virtually destroyed.
Reports to the executive committee of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World claim swindlers earned about 600 million dollars from victims in the last year. The figures come from the national vigilance committee of the organization.
President Harding concentrates on naming a successor to Secretary Falls as the March 4 resignation date approaches. The Interior portfolio could see a decision made well before the former secretary's term ends, with attention focused on securing a fitting replacement.
A long obituary listing multiple deaths and funeral details from Ansonia Derby and surrounding areas. Included are Caroline I Wheeler, Mary J O'Neil, Maurice J O'Neil, Johanna Barry, Annie O’Brien, Patrick Cullen, Anna M Christiansen, and Ida May Jackson with funeral times, church services, and burial sites at St Michael's Oak Grove Moodus St Joseph's St Augustine's and other local cemeteries.
In a Louisiana court, testimony linked the Morehouse Parish Klux Klan to the shooting case. Witnesses described buckshot in a doctor's car and claimed the Klan’s legal regime had been superseded by mob rule. Frey Biggenbotham admitted Klux Klan ties, while Mayor Dade of Mer Rouge claimed membership before quitting due to violence.
Representative Rogers Republican Massachusetts urged an embargo on anthracite noting fuel shortages in land and border states while shipments to Canada in October and November 1921 exceeded the prior year. He cited Canadian ads claiming cheaper rates and argued substitutes could be used domestically if available in Canada.
In Washington the Supreme Court heard Pennsylvanian railroad counsel contend the Railroad Labor Board exceeded its authority by setting aside company shop agreements and interfering with employee elections. Government urged the board’s powers under the Transportation Act were proper and essential to curb obstruction of commerce.
William I. Shaw, approaching a Granville Avenue house in Mauldin, Mass, rang the doorbell to ask directions. A woman answered and threw a stone, striking him in the arm as he reported the incident to police who think she mistook him for a dry agent. officers visited the residence but Shaw could not identify the culprit.
An Alabama man believed to be intoxicated refused a patrol ride and demanded a taxi instead. The taxi was called and he was driven to jail where he slept off his intoxication. Police collected fines and costs before the man left.
President Harding sends a greeting and a Davis address open a three day industrial conference of women in Washington. More than 100 delegates from 50 plus organizations attend as Charles O Chenes of South Manchester condemns exaggerated differences and calls for equality and fair labor treatment, stressing women workers as essential to industry.
A light to moderate snow began about 11:40 last night and quickly covered Bridgeport with a thick white coat. Forecasters expect the storm to ease soon with unsettled weather and a rise in temperature later in the day, around 0 degrees at dawn.
A sociology professor from Oberlin College links “oppression psychosis” to racist hostility, defining it as a mental attitude rooted in white domination. He argues elimination of prejudices could end violence and promote peaceful coexistence among races, urging whites to show greater restraint.
The text notes the College of Photography in Syracuse once thrived after being founded as a gift of Frank Z Marion, but declined and closed. The building, later used for materials for a Reserve Officers' Training Camp, remains standing though the college itself is gone.
Budget committee reports drastic economies across twenty agencies. New Haven and Bridgeport budgets show reduction from prior pledges. Officials urge donors to meet a proposed 320000 bedrock fund as efficiency measures cut duplicative efforts and push for full support of charities.
The commission reports that the home rule act is abandoned as ineffective. It finds the existing general assembly approved charter system better, proposes limited municipal latitude, and notes reduced municipal bills since the act. The study cites confusion on powers and suggests rewording statutes to clarify intent.
New Haven police held Mavala Dale alias Lyons alias Dow on a 750 bond after arrest on charge of passing a bad check. He gave an address in New Haven. warrant shows Waterbury court as jurisdiction. Release followed likely bond posting. case details pending.
A garbled OCR item notes a bootlegger involved in multiple crimes and evading pursuit near a residence outside a town. The fragment mentions a residence, a scarlet fever sign, and uncertain names, suggesting a crime report with unclear details.
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