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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1922
Page
5
The text compares checks to money, explaining a check functions as a counter for wealth in business. It argues that checks stand in for cash within a firm or corporation and that the face value is secured by the wealth of the issuer, not by gold or government backing.
Protestant actress Maude Adams left a 130000 dollar country estate at Lake Ronkonkoma to the Roman Catholic Sisterhood of Our Lady of The Canada. The estate includes a large stone residence, outbuildings, and 300 acres, once connected to her stage career as Sandy Girth.
In West Virginia hills a widow, Jim Starr's wife, survives in a weathered tent beside a frozen ledge. She recounts the feudist’s life and the fear he inspired, laments lack of insurance, and clings to memories of the man who provided for her before his death.
The Supreme Court issued no decisions today. only several orders were noted.
Berlin reports that prohibition and the German mark devaluation cripple Bohemia Moravia Pilsner exports once thriving before the war. Large Czech breweries consolidate by cutting prices to squeeze smaller rivals, while Austria and Germany tighten duties and imports rise.
Washington dispatch reports Alexandria styled Reno of the East amid Virginia Assembly charges. In 1921, 57 divorces granted to residents of Alexandria, records show. 300 people lived in a single pine-room house, with one woman stating that the home housed occupants for over a year.
Hartford January 16 U S District Judge Edwin S Thomas granted State's Attorney Hugh Alcorns appeal in the case of State of Connecticut against Thomas McAuliffe former chief Federal prohibition enforcement officer charged with bribery. The case goes to the Supreme Court February 25 under habeas corpus and questions whether McAuliffe acted under cover of office. The remand motion was denied and a later quash motion granted on grounds of insufficient cause.
The Board of Recreation reflooded Seaside Park pond to provide a fresh skating surface. Danger lights mark bad spots over Bruce's Pond. A petition seeks to lower Bruce's Pond rough spots to aid skate adjustment in the district. A special policeman guards Seaside Park to maintain decorum.
Rockwell's advertises dramatic price cuts on fur coats and collars including caracul, seal, opossum, squirrel, and skunk details. Items show former prices and new sale figures with many styles reduced to under 400 dollars.
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