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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1923
Page
3
Front Page report outlines separatist advances across towns, city terror in Ainz-la-Chapelle area as committees appeal to workers and manufacturers for support, while Berlin struggles with Bavarian insurrection and Reichswehr loyalties. Names include Von Kahr and Von Lossow amid constitutional crisis.
A heated church struggle unfolds over Pastor Quigley’s removal for alleged misuses of funds and expense practices. Board tensions rise as members dispute expenditures from the church treasury including parsonage and furniture costs and a controversial visit by Ku Klux Klan members claimed by critics.
In a Mobile gathering, pastors and community figures discussed education costs and reform. Speaker Corteiglean urged more centralized planning, proposing governmentled, scientifically organized schooling to trim city expenditures. Attendees from multiple churches endorsed practical, work-based learning and broader public education funding.
The document presents arguments for a civic charter replacing existing oversight with new boards. It highlights centralization of administration, potential cost savings, and expanded mayoral authority. Debates touch on registration boards, open sessions, and the balance between accountable governance and democratic participation.
The Education Board approved long term contracts and a compensation plan involving multiple educational officials. The vote enabled the superintendent and board to award contracts to the lowest bidder, with details on periods and funding outlined. The meeting also noted potential new members and upcoming sessions before November.
A ceremonial day unfolds as Lloyd George visits Indiana. Governor and Mayor lead receptions at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. British statesman receives honors, with Legion veterans and American Revolution descendants present. Crowds surround motor escorts as officials renew affiliations.
Fragmented OCR lists meetings and local names across multiple venues including Main Street, Shenandoah lodge, and Tolberts. references to civic committees, carriers, and society groups appear with scattered addresses and titles, indicating an aggregated record of public gatherings and organizational mentions.
A Paris dispatch reports discussions at the Natality Congress proposing prison terms for those granted divorces in France and calls for drastic measures to end American divorce patterns in Paris. Proposals include invalidating divorces after two years of marriage and banning remarriage to the co respondent, alongside broader birth rate and anti immorality campaigns.
The report describes Webb's visit to Bridgeport with sparse statements from officials. It notes lack of testimony from key figures and places Webb at the Morehouse hotel and a Green Bold summer home, while caretakers deny his presence yesterday.
Mrs Edmund Fagan receives a surprise Halloween shower hosted at Atta Felon’s home by lively guests from the Electric company and a long list of attendees including Miss Provence Knight Miss Tsien Their games gifts and refreshments featured Halloween decor and festive prizes with many named guests in attendance.
In Waldron Arkansas on October 22 a posse of about six hundred armed men kept vigil in the Ozark wilds of Scott County for Lem Turner’s three year old son who vanished Friday. Hunger and exposure threaten searchers. sheriffs anticipate sending more food to the mountain men as supplies run low.
Hartford Council of Churches led by President Dr Edwin Knox Mitchell forwards a letter to Governor Templeton urging against a wholesale change of the State Farm board. The letter, echoing Connecticut League of Women Voters and welfare groups, argues for the present board to handle its own remedies and avoid an entirely new slate of directors.
Paris dispatch reports about two hundred Separatists seizing the CrissFalta Wiesbaden City Hall at 8 o'clock. They arrested and disarmed policemen, repelled counter-manifestants, and used firearms with several injuries. Dispatch cites Mayence sources as of October 22.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney, liver, and bladder issues. It claims backaches, indigestion, and fatigue signal kidney trouble and urges readers to obtain sample bottles. The copy stresses famous brand names and offers a mail request from Binghamton New York.
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