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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1923
Page
2
In New Haven on January 16 Miss Annie Daly aged 75 was found burned to death in her room while preparing dinner. Firemen extinguished a small blaze from an oil stove. Daly lived alone and the fatal clothes-ignition caused by the stove was discovered as smoke filled the window and alerted emergency crews.
Died in the city on January 1 percent 1923 Charles T Baxter age year. Funeral from Henry E Bishops mortuary chapel 274 airfield Avenue on Wednesday January 17 at 2 o'clock. Interment at Grave Cemetery. Other notices include Elizabeth Lee Harper Stratford January 16 1923, Jermial Kane in this city January 16 1923, Royse Elizabeth Hall Royse 59, Sheedy Neen January 16 1923, John Francis Waters January 15 1923, Hans P Boyson January 16 1922, Joner January 16 1923, John Cimbalak June 16 1923, Elizabeth Howard January 14 1923, and several funeral times and addresses.
In a Fairfield county Superior Court session presided by Judge Jean W Banks the trial centers on Sheriff Joseph Binkoski accused in a bold act involving three lions. Louise Knox of Danbury claims the lions belonged to her and were sold by Adgie Castillo in San Antonio, Texas. She sues Binkoski and high sheriff Thomas L Reilly and Simeon Prase asserting their roles in the attachment. Judge Banks granted a non suit for Binkoski regarding special deputy status. motions against Reilly and Prase were denied. Damages of 950,000 are sought as the case resumes today.
Weston townspeople debate building a new four room schoolhouse to merge four aging facilities. 75 pupils attend multiple sites including Lyon's Plain Good Tit Northfield Cergetown Valley Forge. Opposition led by Willar Sturges favors keeping old schools, while Professor Bill Bagley notes state reports on rural schooling. The plan requires a $16,000 grant and state approval.
Connecticut will again aid Weston with teacher salaries once the town clarifies its school policy. State funds amounting to about $2,000, or 60 percent of last year’s salaries, await Weston’s decision on consolidating ramshackle district buildings into one or two centers. No preference given. either plan acceptable.
Radio listings from Westinghouse and General Electric stations feature a full day of programming including weather forecasts, market updates, and musical recitals. Highlights include the inaugural address by Governor-elect Georges Hilzer broadcast from the Capitol, plus varied concerts, operatic arias, and children's stories. The schedule also lists stock and commodity prices, farm reports, and a long sequence of performances from Newark and Philadelphia ensembles, with performances by Teresa Hoyt, Harold McCall, Sibyl Sammiss MacDermid, and Bessie Volkman amid a dense array of music and spoken word segments.
Mrs Te rence MacSwiney canceled her American lecture tour and returned to her four year old daughter Muriel after a cablegram reached her hotel in Cleveland. She left the United States to be at Muriel's bedside.
A group of five Bridgeport High School girls visited the Telegram to protest free transportation to a Danbury teaching course. They argue their four year pursuit toward a normal school diploma is blocked by the school board closing the local normal, while costs for transit threaten to bar their entry into teaching.
More than 100 members of the Men s League of St Charles church and friends attended a card party in the parish hall last night. Games included Pinochle whist and forty five with prizes of chickens and cigars.
Westport residents discuss forming a town court with non lawyers as judges amid a lack of younger attorneys. The bill to establish the court was introduced in Hartford by Rep. Daniel B. Bradley. Local party leaders say the plan can proceed despite no bar members under 70.
Wilder's slate meets opposition as Republicans debate candidates for city court seats including Beers Stelben and others. The judiciary committee organized with Senator Arthur Billa as chair and John Buckley as House chair, choosing clerks and outlining the path for upstate and Bridgeport factions ahead of decisive votes.
Rome announces through the Italian foreign affairs ministry that Italy offers mediation between France and Germany on the reparations dispute. The dispatch notes the move comes amid tensions, with Major General Allen commanding troops in the London area as the situation develops.
Firefighters from multiple companies battled a blaze at the Dye Works and New York Millinery store on Fairfield Avenue. Water flooding basements and sirens filled the area as crews contained the flames from three directions. Several firefighters were hospitalized or treated for injuries, with several men recovering and others briefly overcome by smoke or heat. Local telephone staff kept service. temporary relief included hot coffee and sandwiches. New beams may be needed to support the damaged flooring.
Miss Hayes, a slight but decisive hero, located at Reymond High School, rescued two children from a two story back porch as flames blocked doors on the way to the second floor. The mother of the boys praised her courage while firemen forcibly entered the blaze center and halted the fire.
A capacity crowd witnessed an unusually diverting minstrel by Stratford Council and Knights of Columbus to aid the new school fund in Fairfield. The performance repeated after a week in Stratford and included an overture, songs, and witty quips with local touches.
Baltimore dispatch reports the main building of Rocky Hill College, a Catholic institution in Elliot City, engulfed in flames. The five story structure housed about 120 students and several nearby units responded as firefighters battled the blaze tonight with little hope of saving the building.
A jumble of group names and addresses lists tonight gatherings across Bridgeport. Philosophical Society at 1u26 Main, Italian Women’s Council at 56 Beach, Knights and Masons at various streets including Cannon and Broad, Adelphian and Magna Charta lodges noted along with Pioneer Camp and Ladies Auxiliary linked to American Legion events.
Mark O. Prentiss, trained engineer and experienced American business man, offers an insider view of the alarming Near East situation. He discusses economic pressures, regional tensions, and potential impacts on trade and stability, urging cautious policy and proactive engagement.
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