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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1923
Page
9
A garbled note from local coverage references an actor and audience reaction, mentioning appreciation and a map moment. The text remains unclear but implies a performance context with local media credit.
A May 1 Associated Press dispatch notes peaceful communist and social demonstrations across the Ruhr without disorder. Parades and speeches planned opposition to occupation and control, with banners and slogans referenced though few were evident in the addresses. Local officials face charges related to planning anti-government activities.
Port Chester financier faces $30000 swindle allegations tied to an 80,000 consignment scheme. Proclaims forged vehicle deeds and chattel mortgages on several autos. Accused used auto loans and mortgage filings with First National Western Mortgage and Commercial Investment firm. Indictments reference prior residencies in New Jersey and Kentucky.
In a last night meeting of the Democratic Tow Executive board, Gere Coughlin and Fitzpatrick faced criticism over contractor handling and payroll matters. The session targeted indiscriminate work to Republican contractors and questioned Public Director Gere Coughlin’s stance as David FitzGerald urged his resignation and sought his father’s sanity.
The Stamford Lodge conferred the rank of Esquire at a meeting attended by more than five members. Grand Lodge officials will be present to witness the ceremony for new candidates from Seth Stamford and Mithra lodges. Stamford Lodge will fill the Knight in fault roles and certify the ranks.
At Hatford May 1 bidders opened for 210,000 sewer bonds. Bridgeport Trust Company bid 4 1/4 percent, lowest. Other bids included several firms with varying percentages and amounts, reflecting the competitive sale process for the town debt.
May 3 Coity pase singers were inarest during rush hour when a Muenhattar bridge over rewity on the us ik approvched Brouxlys at the structure leaped into a group of waiting vehicles at the bridge end. The impact hurled passengers to the floor as glass showered. Sir Daniel Galvin, the motorman, was taken unconscious from the scene and pushed to a hospital.
New York May action against high sugar prices unsettles the market. Buyers were few as Cuban sugar sales showed a 3-8 cent drop versus the last sale and about half a cent per pound lower than the recent high record amid ongoing government talks and consumer pressure.
Obituaries recall Theodore Mighetto and Thomas McCabe with funeral details and church rites at Blessed Sacrament and Mountain View cemeteries. The text also notes a kitchen fire on Main Street at Congress Street, with smoke seen from a billboard, firefighters responding from Chemical Company No. 11 in good faith.
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