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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1923
Page
7
Washington reports that Germany will no longer use stamps. Letters from Germany will show only cancellation indicating postage paid. The lowest weight letter costs 200,000 marks to deliver to the United States.
New York witnesses in the retrial of W E D Stokes divorce suit contradicted earlier claims by black witnesses. Martha Jones said she did not see Mrs Helen Elwood Stokes at Bethel. Charles Williams, a Pepperman associate, denied seeing Stokes there. Rufus Stillman testified he was pressured to sign an affidavit wrongly identifying a woman.
Elbert H. Gary, chairman of United States Steel, told the American Iron and Steel Institute in New York that prosperity at home depends on business cooperation with President Coolidge. He warned against European entanglements but urged honest stewardship and optimism for profits in the steel sector this year.
A fourth youth linked to a drive on delinquents was arrested by police last night and charged with grave statutory offenses. Edward Marsh, 18, of 1120 Hangoe Avenue, is jailed on $2,900 bond. County jail awaiting Superior court trial are Wilbur Reed, 20, of 933 Golden Hill Street. Edward Bayne, 17, of 57 White Street. and David Schuymautx of Union Square.
Captain A B Randall of the President Fillmore, famed for saving ships and crews, visits Bridgeport as U S Shipping Board vessels transport more passengers to North Atlantic ports than foreign lines. He cites Navy Day impact and recalls rescues including Rita Cluett and earlier Bridgeport command. He plans to return to New York for the President Fillmore’s voyage to Germany on November 3.
Stockholm October 25 1923 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to Dr I G Banting and Dr J J R MacLeod for discovery of insulin Toronto scientists Banting Best and MacLeod associated with work at University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital in 1922.
David Lloyd George arrived in Washington for a low key greeting at the capital, meeting friends and receiving warm welcomes as he toured sites and engaged in informal conversations during his first official stay in the American capital.
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