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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1923

Page

3

Prohibition agents seize 15000 alcohol in Boston yards

Boston July 19 sixty one barrels of alcohol valued at more than 15000 were seized by prohibition officials and the Boston and Maine railroad police in the railroad yards. The shipment consisted of 47 barrels said to contain sugar for Herman Grocery Company Richmond Street. Thirty six barrels had been removed in autos when police investigated and found the company did not exist. One 22 one gallon cans of alcohol were disclosed and the trucks hauling the shipment fled, the police reported.

Boston Prohibiton Boston and Maine Railroad Weehawken

Hylan Breaks Ground for Brooklyn Staten Island Tunnel

Mayor Hylan breaks ground for a new Brooklyn Staten Island freight and passenger tunnel under the Narrows. He predicts surface trolley lines will soon be obsolete as buses replace them. Some 29,000 people attend the ceremony.

New York Hylan Brooklyn Staten Island

Youth in Pembroke Re-Arrested for Non Support

Leonard Antonieri, 20, of Pembroke, failed to post a $250 bond to secure $5 weekly support for his wife. He was previously sentenced to three months in jail by City Court, with execution suspended on bond. Re-arrested after not filing the bond, he faces further action.

Leonard Antonieri Pembroke Atrest

Restaurateur Sued for Divorce and 50000 Claim in New Britain

July 14 an attachment for 50000 was levied today on property of George Demos owner of a restaurant and counter tonery store in a divorce suit filed by wife Laura Wads worth Degfos. She claims wealth of 150000 and seeks alimony and restoration of her maiden name Mia Demos. Degfos runs a private hospital in the city.

New Britain George Demos Laura Wadsworth

Ancient raat methods of France on the farms northwestern region

In northwest France farmers still practice an old technique where wind action is used to drive away the chair. The method reflects enduring agricultural traditions as a relic of earlier times.

France

Admiral Sigsbee Dies After Long Illness in New York

Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, veteran of the Maine disaster and Civil War naval hero, died at his home in New York after a heart ailment. He will be buried in Arlington as arrangements are announced. Survived by wife Ellen Rogers Lockwood and three daughters, his career included command of the Maine during the Cuban crisis and later scientific work in oceanography.

New York Adair Charles D Sigshee Loson Maine Wis Havana Sigeb Arling Ton Washington Sigsbee Elten Rogers [Ock] Wood H M Lockwood Kittelle Kistele Spain Charles Dwight Igaber Haxank Harbor Issel Ater Amer- Ican Dig United States Bigsbee St Paul Cervera Santiago Sigahre Horn Albany Naval Academy West Gulf Farragut Mobile Bay Fort Fisher Navy Pressig William Germany Agassiz Legion of Ifoner U.S Havana Harbor Charles D. Sigsbee

Hell's Kitchen Guts Career of a Veteran Fighter

July 19 in New York recounts Carmilo Discullo a long time Hell's Kitchen resident known as a quarrelsome man who fought neighbors chased a crippled man a child and was stabbed to death by three men who restrained him amid the neighborhood's violence.

New York Hell's Kitchen Carmilo Discullo Margaret Daly

Bandits Hold Up Man With National Biscuit Deposit

In Buffalo New York on July 1 a robbery occurred as Benny assistant cashier and Jon Mertziufft sales manager for the National Biscuit Company were robbed of their bank deposit. Four auto thieves in a sedan forced them to surrender the money en route to Liberty Bank. The staged hold up occurred at gunpoint, with the consignments totaling the deposit.

Buffalo NY R C Benny Jon Mertziufft National Biscuit Company Liberty Bank

Barracca cup air race in Milan attracts 74 planes

In Milan on July 1 the Barracca cup race covered a 1,000 kilometre circular course from Cinsinella with seventy four airplanes starting and thirty reaching the finish.

Milan Italy Cinsinella Here

Storewide Bargains Hit At Loom Goods And Fabrics

Storewide bargains highlight fabric, clothing, and houseware items. fruit of the loom pillow cases, unbleached muslin, towels, perca ses, and various silks, dresses, and gowns priced well below regular. assorted notions include gloves, corsets, and baby wear plus portable talk ing machines and croquet sets.

Warner

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