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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
15
A wireless from the Shipping Board steamer Bayden reported she broke from the steamer Wichita about 4 points off the Delaware Capes, with several hundred miles of sea to the nearest help. Hayden said rough sea and NW wind hindered, no vessels nearby to assist.
At the American Bankers Association forty seventh annual convention, debate focused on extending branch banks. Proponents urged nationwide expansion and a pending law proposal, while opponents favored delaying or restricting such moves. The ninth banking division backed extension, but the session adjourned with plans to revisit the topic at the general session tomorrow.
Lexington, Ky Oct 3 Anne Scott Brnny Olivetta and Ally win as Rose Scott takes the three year old division in straight heats at the Grand Circuit meet. Murphy pilots Winns Tis purse. Jay Lee driven by Curtis wins heat three of Unfinished 2:15 trot. Lightsome Watts later heats. Main Direct wins 2194 age division. Wilkes second in both heats. HH Wirmin gp pilots Bolla to 2:08 trot victory. Cumberland 2:98 pace stake splits. Walter K drives first heat. Jimmie Merran second heat.
Col Arthur Wood to lead a new centralized relief agency aiding workless and job seekers. The wartime plan envisions a national body coordinating relief programs, with leadership to report on community needs and implement wage support and employment strategies.
A report from Mexico City describes a flourishing border smuggling network into the United States. Professionals, often tied to organized groups, guide European arrivals through Mexico into the U S, routing them to trains or border crossings and sometimes to jobs in stores or factories. The article notes the use of forged badges and careful navigation of border patrols, with smugglers warning entrants to avoid detection and promising safe passage through organized routes.
The Weather Bureau issued a Northwest storm warning at 40 a.m. noting disturbance south of Nantucket will bring strong northwest winds and likely gale conditions, affecting Sandy Hook and Provincetown areas. Mayer favored for judge in the Second Circuit, as the Judiciary Committee voted to report his nomination to the Senate.
A derailment on the New York Central lines early today involved three coaches and a club-car of the second section. No serious injuries reported, though many passengers were shaken. the engine received a broken drive wheel and the wreck delayed traffic for about two hours. On Trinidad Island a brick chimney from an abandoned sugar mill remains, with a tree sprouting through its center.
An Indianapolis Oct 6 report states a declaration favoring a new political party, prepared by the convention resolutions committee, proposes an early AFL sponsored conference of labor and farmer groups to organize a definite political movement.
Washington October 5 official statement from George B. Christian II secretary to the President denies any personal representatives for President Harding anywhere amid Mexico City reports in Excelsior that Dinner Dever of Tacoma Washington arrived as the president's envoy in Mexico City.
At Brockton grounds a flying swing device failed injuring eight children who were hurled into the crowd. The injured were taken to a hospital and several others treated at an emergency station on site.
Thousands gathered in New York Chicago and San Francisco to hear President Harding deliver a speech at Arlington. The event aimed to assemble a large, disciplined audience in clear spaces, seeking quiet and minimal echo for optimal listening, with organizers planning one million attendees if feasible.
Stockholm Oct 5 The cabinet of Premier Oscar von Sydow resigned today after socialist groups won 196 seats in the lower chamber. It is reported former Premier Tijatrane Branting will be asked by the king to form a new ministry entirely socialist. Iberians declare themselves unwilling to join a liberal socialist coalition.
Thomas A Edison of Edison Wisconsin is confined to his home with a cold. He is still working in his home laboratory, which was recently installed to keep doors closed during minor indispositions.
Six students sail to Cape Town on the liner Gloemfontein for universities in Holland. The steamship company provides them first class passage accommodations.
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