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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1923
Page
14
The labor department reports a slight rise in wholesale prices in February from January. Metals and metal products lead gains, building materials up about two percent, with smaller increases for cloths and chemicals. Farm products fall slightly while fuel and lighting remain cheaper. Compared to last year, overall prices are up, with metals leading gains.
A recent destructive fire that burned Connie Lewis bowling alleys and Dilliard parlors on Fairfield avenue will be rebuilt with the old alleys connected to the neighboring building on the second floor. The new setup will provide a spread of 16 drives across a 37 foot wide floor space.
The Times Publishing Co property at 170 Fairfield avenue changes hands to Schnee & Schnee with remodel plans including a brick front, three stores on the first floor and eight offices on the upper floor. Architect F A Cooper and Davis & Dane have drawn designs for homes and offices, with Dutch colonial style residences and modern comforts such as vapor heat and tiled baths. The Elm Realty Co is organized to handle Curtis property on Main Street Golden Hill and Him with Schnee as president and Resnik, Schnee in other posts.
Architects Davis and Dane estimate two houses for New England Securities at Maple Weights Long Hill with six and seven rooms and full improvements. The Goodyear and allied companies raise passenger car tire prices 10 percent effective March 19, while United States Rubber and Fisk Rubber push up prices earlier. Bank clearings rise 9.6 percent to 7.879 trillion with Boston and New York posting gains, Kansas City a decline. The sugar market holds steady with Federal Sugar Refining weighing in on industry trends amid ongoing speculation and Cuban crop concerns.
State Marketing Bureau notes steady prices across staples with firmness in potatoes and cabbage, heavy apple movement from Connecticut storage, and mixed egg declines. Vegetables show strong beet and new cabbage, while meats and butter hold. prices listed for apples, oranges, strawberries, and dairy, with broad ranges for livestock, grains, and hay.
Paris reports a sharp rise in prices as the franc tumbles. United States travelers face higher meals, drinks, and hotel rates with dinners from 25 to 30 dollars and rooms at 5 to 10 dollars per night. Local merchants anticipate further increases.
Free State troops patrolled Rutland Square Dublin at midnight fired on General Thomas Ennis who was shot in the thigh Detective William Egan sustained two leg wounds in the incident reported by Associated Press on March 18.
Charletsa M. MacNeill, president of Utah Copper Company and long active in mining, finance, and railroad circles, died late Saturday night from pneumonia. He had appeared at his office Friday noting a severe cold.
An official announcement says a group of American magnates will launch a Schuette Lanz type passenger airship line between New York and Chicago by spring 1924. The first ship will carry 60 passengers, later ships 100, with fares roughly rail level and a 6 to 9 hour flying time. The venture aims to extend to St Louis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Europe, with terminal fields eyed at Cape May.
A recap of Tris Speaker’s 1923 Cleveland lineup with players like Speaker, Jamieson, Summa, Connolly, and Myatt listed as regulars and substitutes. Veterans Uhle, Morton, and Sherrod Smith anchor the pitching staff with Lefthanders Smith and Winn. O’Neil and Myatt alternate behind the plate as Myatt, noted for speed, pairs with a strong infield and versatile fielders in the outfield.
The United States Geological Survey has mapped desert water sources in the Southwest and erected warning signposts in perilous desert areas. A new guidebook by C. P. Ross details watering places in the lower Gila region of Arizona, covering the triangle of Phoenix Yuma and Parker with three maps showing roads wells and springs and the Survey signposts.
Rev Dr Remsen B Ogilby president of Trinity College Hartford declared that half of US ministers lack theological training and among the rest only half are graduates. He spoke at St George's Church in New York during Trinity College centennial services.
The tug Isis tied up at Bridgeport area dock Saturday to mark 40 years with Crowley and Riley owners. Built in 1898 in Brooklyn, Isis began service on St Patrick’s Day and remains stalwart under Captain Joe Greena who has steered her mostly throughout her tenure. The only arrival was the tug George McCaffery with four coal barges totaling about 3,500 tons, tying up at City dock on Wall Street. Ten light barges wait anchored for tow to New York harbor.
Queen Milena of Montenegro was interred in the crypt beside her husband in San Remo in a private ceremony attended by relatives and local authorities. The queen died two years after her husband.
Marguerite Hickey of Hartford will speak tonight at the Business and Professional Women's Club meeting, addressing the Federation of Parent Teacher Associations. Mrs. E. R. Feicht will preside and Miss Jennie Fitzroy, Beardsley School principal, will perform a vocal solo.
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