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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
7
Prominent New Haven lawyer and former Princeton quarterback received a miniature gold football from Princeton. The award honors his assistance to the Tiger eleven in 1929 and bears engraved scores showing Princeton defeating Yale and Harvard rivals.
The document lists 1928-1929 requests by boards and officers including Appraisal Board salaries for three appraisers at 1,000 each and clerks, notices, and expenses totaling 433,620.00. City Attorney and Auditor sections show salaries, stationery, and incidentals with half district allocations and various line items.
A lawsuit filed before Judge John R. Booth seeks to recover 200 dollars allegedly due to Jack Tikowits for broker services in negotiating an exchange of a Bridgeport house for a farm. The defense claims Tikowits acted for the third party and received 859 dollars from the farm owner. The document lists extensive park maintenance budgets and city projects, reflecting municipal expenses and public works totals.
Fragmentary remarks describe verbal fencing between counsel and ironic thrusts during the proceedings as sides spar over exchange and strategy in court. The flow of argument mixes sharp retorts with formal debate, revealing tense courtroom dynamics and the adversarial tone of the session.
Prague reports successful demobilization after the October revolution, with cooperation between soldiers and government. Internal Austro-Hungarian veterans and external legionaries are aided by unions, a special bank for returning soldiers, land reform, and welfare to ensure their reintegration and stability.
Chevalier John DiSilvestro of Philadelphia, supreme chief of the Order Sons of Italy, will speak at a Sunday conference and initiation at Bridgeport High School. He arrives at 12 30 Sunday morning and is met by a committee from several Italian lodges. The event includes a talk on New Italy and an evening visit to the Sons of Italy home followed by a banquet.
Over 300 Connecticut Co employees are expected at an entertainment and dance tomorrow night in the USMC barracks on Boston Avenue. Guests will come from Norwalk and Stamford. A luncheon will be served, motion pictures shown, vaudeville sketches by employees. After dinner, dancing. Music by the companys eight piece orchestra. Committee in charge: KF Kibling, C Sorenson, A K Foster.
Chicago January 24 Illinois State department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars is pushing state bonus applications for ex servicemen. A corps of typists and notaries handles the forms and legal end as the department works overtime to secure the justice Illinois citizens believe ex servicemen deserve.
Moscow reports a brisk market for theatre tickets as queues form at box offices and speculators resell seats at higher prices. Workers who once enjoyed free theatre access now buy from speculators, amid a city with many theatres, cafes, and cabarets catering to crowds nightly.
In Tondon on January 25 treasure seekers report locating a shipwreck near Cape Colony east of shore. They believe the treasure from the East Indiaman Grosvenor could total up to 10 million pounds, six centuries after the 1732 sinking, with divers reportedly preparing to explore the wreck via a tunnel from shore to the hulk.
City funds paid 40 for permanent Stratford Avenue bridge repairs after a snow storm caused fuse burnouts. United Illuminating performed the work. initial claim blamed motor overload, later found to be only fuses burned.
In Superior court Judge John W. Banks awarded David Lesser of Bridgeport $716.20 against Fidelity Casualty Co. on a theft insurance policy. Lesser claimed jewelry and clothing were stolen from his home.
A vintage style ad argues that cheap options fail to deliver value. It compares coffees, urging buyers to measure pennies by satisfaction rather than price, and promotes Duchess Coffee as the best bargain for quality and worth.
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