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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1922
Page
2
Gloucester reporters recount the national committee ruling on the fisherman's championship race between Bluenose of Nova Scotia and Henry Ford, amid ongoing dispute. Captain Morrissey claims victory was unfairly denied, while Navy Secretary Denby comments on the sailors' readiness for future races.
The Halifax Herald Cup controversy centers on measurement confirmation and rules. Officials say excess was due to misapplication by the measurer while an unsanctioned contest debate arose as the Ford and Henry factions clashed over sail handling and race committee rulings. Gloucester district officials reacted cautiously as new events surfaced from yesterday’s actions and Secretary of the Navy Denby’s steering role is noted.
Los Angeles reports Dr. Max Ritterath, a local scientist, has offered a cannon and four other inventions to the United States. The scheme includes ideas to extend sea defenses to about 1,600 miles and uses reflectors of cold, dyne and fluid mercury. The details suggest a defense concept favoring more efficient propulsion and extended range.
Jury to hear the murder case as a reported witness named Vere with an unnamed woman connected to Reverend Es appears in new testimony. A minister from Islesford Maine writes a letter during vacation about pain who snuffed the choir singer and a private detective report emerge, detailing alleged misconduct.
Universal Service prints four postcard messages from Rev Edward Wheeler Hall to Eleanor R Mills. The notes chronicle a long distance romance set around Seal Harbor and Jordan Pond, with daily entries, travel details, and expressions of deep affection. The diary-style mails convey intimate feelings and plans as Hall writes from New Brunswick New Jersey to his beloved.
General Uborevitch of the Far Eastern Republic seeks surrender terms from Japanese forces and Vladivostok consular representatives. Advices say assurances were sought for safety of American citizens and property as Red troops move to enter Vladivostok amid reported disorder and Japanese retreat.
Washington observers report a pending constitutional amendment to end tax exempt securities. Administration officials say tax free bonds are central to the national tax problem and industry, with Secretary Mellon and Treasury backing the reform. Treasury notes state and municipal tax exempt bonds exceed 14 billion dollars, rising concerns over federal and state tax losses and public debt.
Dr Lyman Abbott dies at 87 after a long career as a minister and author. Born Roxbury Massachusetts December 18 18 88. He married Athy Frances Harlin in 1857 and had six children including Ernest H. and Lauretina F. who aided in management of the Collage.
Bridgeport musicians from the Wheeler & Wilson band performed yesterday at Shelton sanitarium for inmates as part of the Employes Tuberculosis Relief Association effort. Henry D. Neale arranged the event, with the Bridgeport Musicians Union cooperating. Dr. Rawerd Lynch and staff praised the concert, noting several players had joined prior delegations to the sanitarium.
View of Shelton Sanatorium Bridgeport to Shelton shows Bryant Electing Co donation of bells leaving the Armory at 7 o clock. The concert began at 3 and lasted two hours on the hospital lawn with 170 patients in residence and 19 receiving aid from the relief association. Neale plans monthly indoor entertainments featuring local musicians and hospital staff from General Electric.
A Bridgeport drive aims to raise eighty thousand dollars for the Palestine fund. Delegates are urged to mobilize their communities for Jewish nation rebuilding as leaders including Louis Lipsky and Peter J. Schwaisser were set to speak at the evening session. Regional totals from New Haven to Stamford are listed, with a grand sum approaching two hundred thousand dollars.
A 1930s aviation report describes experiments with a high altitude plane built at Warrington with enclosed cabins and variable propeller settings to reach extreme alti tudes. Engineers aim to enable passenger service at unprecedented speeds while facing oxygen and supply challenges. The United States leads in propulsion and altitude research, with the general noting rapid progress but withholding final results.
Fragmented account notes political upheaval in Britain with Lloyd George era tensions and coalition strains. Mentions Bonar Law, Asquith era figures, Labour and Liberal potential deal, and looming general election amid Conservative splits and calls for new leadership.
Washington Oct 22 Samuel Gompers AFL president said Attorney General Harry Daugherty used rhetoric exaggeration and falsehood in Canton Ohio address. He renewed attacks on the injunction against railway showmen and urged impeachment, also assailing J. Burns and tabloid methods in war fraud cases.
A suspected firebug is being investigated for a New York City fire that killed 14 people in a West Side apartment building. Officials note similarities to a prior deadly blaze and describe a chaotic scene with taxi drivers and volunteers aiding victims. A survivor, Miss Sarah Silver, died after returning for an engagement ring, while others faced losses and relief committees organized aid.
New York Oct 3 tenants of a six story Grand Street tenement fled in panic as flames enveloped packed rooms. Firemen fought the blaze beset by smoke and heat while residents urged others to seek air on fire escape. Police and crowd aided in orderly evacuation as stairs fell and the rear rooms emptied.
Report from Berlin dated October 2 critiques Barthon’s plan for Germany’s reparations burden and sovereignty. Rawle’s remarks are cited as a potential path to stability, while press commentary questions the feasibility and raises concern over independence and future concessions.
Washington reports the Department of Labor survey showing 21 industries added workers in September while 11 declined. The hosiery industry fell, and the overall industrial revival appears under way with a 13.3 percent gain in carbondine and repairing, and notable increases in other sectors.
Four race horses Almaden Onward Haze ry D O Abe Direct were burned in the Hartford stable fire at Chartee Dale near here. Daybreak trotter was shot after the blaze. twenty other horses saved with effort. Stable owned by the Connecticut Fair Association was practically destroyed. Almaden Onward valued at 19090 and the group total about 30004. Fire origin unknown and discovered by a groom in Wesley R’s stall.
A committee of distinguished citizens from multiple states, allied with the American Relief and Near East Relief, launches a national money-raising drive. The group aims to mobilize churches and organizations to support relief for women and children, urging widespread participation and endorsement from Protestant congregations.
Washington dispatch reports both major parties confident about November elections. Republican leaders praise President Harding and note public support for teamwork between branches, while Democrats claim Republicans panic and face a doomed do nothing Congress. Chinese peach cultivation note appears later.
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