Treasury pauses rail relief payments under transport act
Washington Oct 7 Comptroller Warwick holds up Treasury payments to railroads under the transport act guaranty pending final accounting of losses during the guarantee period. Officials estimate about 600 million dollars involved though carriers have already received around 120 million as advances against prior deficits. Warwick says adjudication and final settlement should proceed as soon as practicable after expiration of the guaranty period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Treasury Warwick
Warwick
Trea
Houston
First Platinum Cost One Dollar A Pound
CHICAGO Oct Two pesos or $1 a pound was the envy price quoted for platinum now worth $165 an ounce. The metal’s history spans Colombia and Russia, with early waste and later use in jewelry and coins. Russia’s Ural mines resumed after the war, total world production around 4,000,000 ounces, with only a small fraction used for jewelry. Platinum’s durability makes it ideal for intricate designs and diamond settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Russia
Colombia
Ural Mountains
Goll
Ural
United States
Milford Police Banquet Brings Town Leaders Together
Milford October 7 Milford municipal family gathered at Smiths Indian River Rest for the annual Milford Police banquet. Covers were laid for 40 with guests including the board of selectmen board of police commissioners Judge Omar W Platt Judge I D Brown Town Clerk Willan A Rose and other town officials. First selectman M J Cheney was toastmaster and speakers included members of the notice board Judge Platt Judge Brown Chief Maher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Smith's Indian River Rest
Board of Selectmen
Board of Police Commissioners
Omar W. Platt
I. D.brown
Willan A. Rose
First Selectman
M. J. ‘Cheney
Judge Flatt
Sudge ‘Brown
Maher
James Maher
M. &, Fowier
Ser
Beant Hebert T. Hibbard
State Secretary Asked to Decide on Single Tax Petitions
The secretary of state must decide if the Single Tax party gains a place on voting machines in the coming election. The town clerk recorded the petition after the legal filing window closed and sent it to Hartford for a ruling. This marks the party’s first venture into Bridgeport politics, with delays blamed on unfamiliarity with state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofice
Winton
Hartford
Bridgeport
Ming
Miss Ruth Bulkley Married Lewis Ey Mark in Southport
A wedding last evening in Southport united Miss Ruth Elizabeth Bulkley and Lewis E. Ey mark of Westport. Rev. W. H. Holman officiated at the bride’s parents’ home. The bride wore a white satin gown with lace and a veil. Her sister Daisy Bulkley was the only attendant in a yellow organdy gown with yellow chrysanthemum bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southport
Ruth Elizabeth Bulkley
Lewis E. Eymark
Westport
W. H. Holman
Daisy Bulkley
Waves Healing Honey Promises Cough Relief for Cold Sickness
An advertisement touts Waves Healing Honey as stopping throat tickle and curing coughs with a price listed as 3ho. Each bottle includes a free box of GROVVE'S O PEN TRATE SALVE for chest colds head colds and croup.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shoninger Pianos and
Shoninger
FOU
Connecticut
B. Shoninger Co
New Havoc
Conn
Flanca
Tita
Shoninger Piano Factory Cor
Chapel and Chestnut Stg
New Haven
Indian River
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commisales
Comptroller
American Bankers’ Association
Richard 8. Hawes
Guy He.bowermen
Miss Bulkley
Auke
Burns Realdy
Sores Belle
Dent
Jan
Kesinsl Chemical Co
Baltimore
W.L. Douglas Shoe Store
Main
Poli Theatre
Atlantic
Atlantic Motor OL
the Atlantic Refining Company
Boner Menads
Cudahy
Monroe St
Chicaso
Puritan Dept
Cudahy Packing CO
Dsactt
SHUTE
MGR
Bandis Perian
Water St
Br Secport
TEL
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!