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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1921
Page
1
Police board to convene to hear charges against two officers Joseph Ratzenberger and Thomas H Miller. Broderick undecided on appeal and retirement counsel as protest to appointments and promotions linger.
The Olivet Song relationel church held a cornerstone ceremony for its parish house. Clergy including Rev. Morris J Thunckles and Rev Tey Gutdinge Hand led the service with hymns and brief addresses. Music by the Olivet Quartet and visiting pastors accompanied the event.
The body of Wilson Water Vigilant arrives in New London after a funeral service for a sister Mrs C F Re Tark Avenue. A Mountain Grove commode breeze and A. Davenport will officiate. Authorities say a darkened coal-ship Allegheny docked at Chappell Wharf was seen after dark. The missing man, Thomas Wilsters, is reported. Others mentioned include Mrs Harry J Razin Stevenson and James Wilse of New York City. England, Nov 1. A steamship arrived today from Cleveland.
Over forty gamblers from Bridgeport Hartford and New Haven at Ash Creek near Bridgeport Fairfield were held up by eight masked gunmen armed with revolvers with silencers. They raided a crowded room, stealing nearly $10,000 in cash and valuables while backing players against walls and escaping with the loot. Local authorities blame inside information and note the raid follows a Stamford gambling incident weeks earlier.
Rev. Alexander Alison urged at the arms conference sermon that race prejudice must cease for peace. He argued a new order of justice is needed and that conferring nations must reject class divisions to move toward the kingdom of God. The talk warned that without a square deal for all, progress toward peace remains unattainable.
Mrs Gould collapsed after finishing a drive at the fifth tee during a golf round. The report notes she appeared in health prior to the sudden death and mentions immediate family details and the travel of relatives to New York and London after the incident.
Delegates at the Washington arms conference reacted to Secretary Hughes’s blunt proposal for immediate reductions in Britain, the United States, and Japan fleets and a ten year naval holiday. Britain and Japan offered guarded comments, while no flat rejection was planned, as experts study concrete terms and possible outcomes for the global disarmament effort.
Simon Lake urges a 150 submarine cap to defend coasts, arguing the current fleet is half that number. He says a 140 to 150 tonnage defense would protect the United States, Britain, and Japan, while warning that higher costs could bankrupt the nation.
Representative Fred Britton of Illinois denounces the Hughes Naval plan as dangerous and impractical, warning that any other nation would shout it down. He argues the proposal would drain assets from American finance and industry and warns of risky diplomacy amid a looming credit squeeze.
The state of Rhode Island honors Marshal Foch with a ceremonial welcome as he travels by special train from Sewbane and New London to the capital. Crowds cheer, Governor Tiny Sadtotel leads a delegation, and a reception follows at the station.
Senior Japanese delegate Admiral Baron Ito reiterated belief in a workable naval agreement with the United States. He said Japan wants a defensive fleet scale and hinted collaboration on pacific fortifications while noting China’s chaotic state. Reports show Japan seeking mutual understanding before the conference, with emphasis on avoiding American sensitivities.
The forecast indicates rain or snow and cooler conditions across the Atlantic states and Canada. Snow has fallen near the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi valleys in the past day. Temperatures rise in the Great Central valleys with unsettled weather expected Monday into Tuesday, including rain in the North and east of the Mississippi.
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