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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1921
Page
3
Danbury July 5 Rev James Campbell Bey has resigned as pastor of the Church of Christ Disciples of this city. Mr Bar, who came here several months ago from Minnesota, is to return to educational work.
Police report thefts in Hartford with a jewelry firm on Main Street and another loss at a lawyer’s office on Maih Street. Total value around 8,400 dollars plus additional undisclosed items. No suspects named in the fragments.
A reported silent explosive device prototype claims to propel a three inch bolt at high speed with no smoke or heat and to bore through steel plates without disturbing surrounding material. Inventors Millay Reese Hutch- Bison and colleagues presented a demonstration in Seabrook, highlighting a new principle beyond standard smokeless powder.
An explosion at the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting Indiana caused a major fire in which eight men died and ten were seriously injured. Some workers perished in Chicago hospitals while property damage is estimated at two million dollars. Large steel cylinders ruptured, walls collapsed, and burning oil spread as expert investigators cite pressure failures in the crude stills used for gas production.
The firm Wooster and Tavis will handle patent law and related solicitation. It will include Mr. Wooster in active practice and Max W., formerly of Elizabeth, as partner. Max W. graduated Cornell 1908 with a mechanical engineering degree and spent eleven years in the U S Patent Office rising to first assistant examiner. He studied tar at George Washington University and earned a Bachelor of La. For two years he served as attorney in the Patent department of Singer Manufacturing in Elizabeth, N J.
Under the board of recreation, a series of seven band concerts will be held at various parks this month. Lafayette Park Columbus Band Seaside Park Locomobile Band Beardsley Park Creat Ar Tillery Band and Harvey Hubbell Band are scheduled with start times from early evening to late night. Weekday shows include one hour of music and dancing on the green. Sundays feature only concert music with no dancing.
Defendant Bartholomew Vanzetti testifies in his murder trial defending himself against charges tied to the payroll holdup and the 1924 South Braintree killings. Co defendant Nicola Sacco stands accused as well. The case links to prior Bridgewater paymaster robbery in 1914 and broader alleged movements on the day of the shootout.
The American steamer Pocahontas sailed from New York on May 23 when the crew mutinied and refused repairs. A German passenger volunteered to fix the damaged machinery, allowing the vessel to resume its voyage after arrival in Naples.
A Belfast girl was shot dead while shielding her brother during an assault near Newry. The gunman, part of a band of armed attackers, carried out the fatal attack.
Joseph H. Choate Jr the son of the late ambassador to Great Britain will address the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce at its regular meeting. The talk covers chemical industry in wartime and the need to preserve domestic production of dyes and related chemicals for peace as well as military preparedness.
Government agents under Commissioner Blair of the Internal Revenue Bureau conduct a nationwide probe to catch soda tax evaders. They target dealers refusing returns, plan arrests, and expect to recover millions in delinquent taxes by enforcing separate cash registers and receipts for soda fountain sales. Inspectors report violations by large establishments, including national store chains.
President Obregon issued a decree requiring oil companies with biased operations in Tamaulipas and other states to indemnify employees driven from work. The exact indemnity is unspecified, but workers are to receive three months' pay. The move follows a crackdown tied to new export tax measures on petroleum.
Washington in July reports census figures on U S farmers for 1920. Of 6,448,566 farmers, 5,444,000 are white. 950,607 reside in the South. Indians and Japanese numbers are listed. white farmers rose 2.2 percent over a prior period, while total farmers show a small change.
Ready Wednesday at the Self-Service lunchroom offering cold bites or hot dinners at special price. Menu includes lamb stew baked spaghetti cocon toast cold pickled lambs tongue egg salad lettuce tomato with dressing, tapioca pudding cake pie and tea coffee cocoa or Queedie Fells milk. 5c gas plates of extra value fourth foot.
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