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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1921
Page
4
A group of insurance salesmen from the Phoenix Mutual Life of Hartford will insure themselves for two million dollars through Lloyds of London. They are traveling from the west to attend a convention in Las city next week aboard a trainload of insured travelers.
A Torrington real estate broker died yesterday after an apparent illness. The obituary notes the deceased was affiliated with a local agency and had been active in the community for decades. Funeral arrangements were not immediately released.
A 14 year old girl shot and killed a man described as traveling in what police say happened last night. The incident occurred when he appeared at her bedroom window. She was not held.
A Chicago report claims baseball pools change about 20 million dollars yearly, accusing the activity of corrupting public morals. The board of temperance warns that pools are sold freely in many towns and states the figure reflects annual wagering across the country.
Schwarz Bros Company sues Samuel Magill David Magill and Robert Blackwood for 790 dollars over an uncollected 50 dollar loan. Debts total 4187 with assets of 40 held by a sheriff. Samuel Colletta of Stamford filed for bankruptcy in U.S. court. The plaintiff ran a store in Stamford. Glass artifacts from Roman times are mentioned alongside old show windows.
The Superior Court naturalization session led by Judge John B. Keeler admitted 89 applicants to citizenship and denied 27 due to incompetent witnesses or families remaining in the old country. Most admitted were from Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary, or Germany, with numerous name changes noted. Court will resume hearings Thursday after a day off.
Geneva May 31 Views are exchanging among Allied nations on reopening the question of choosing a city as the permanent league of nations. The subject may be added to the agenda for the June council meeting. Friction centers on securing contact for delegation arrivals and headquarters preference between France and Britain.
Rear Admiral William S. Sims, who commanded U S naval forces in European waters during the war, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Cambridge. The Prince of Wales received the same honor at the same ceremony.
Official sources in Vienna report the Austrian coal miners strike has ended. It is understood miners will receive a 29 percent wage increase as part of the settlement.
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