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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1923

Page

17

Berkeley Fire Ravages City as Fires Consume Homes

A massive Berkeley blaze devastates areas north and west of the UC campus, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing mass evacuations. Volunteers and students join police to guard burned districts while responders fight flare ups from Berryman Reservoir to Cedar and Shasta streets.

Ube Us Commission Berkeley University of California Hames Berryman Reservoir Bix Lietks Housea Bueld Avenue Buena Vista Avenue la Loma Park Ear Avenue Tom Shasta Ailyard Thames University of Calfornia Hillard University Campus Cedar Shasta Streets Euclid Avenue Cedar Street Spring Street Feneray University Avenue North Berkeley Berkeley General Hospital Hill Side San Francisco California Hauges Piacer Eldorado Solano Napa Eldorado

Police Baffled In Murder Case Continues On Page One

State police struggle with conflicting alibis in a murder inquiry centered on Guerrise and DeBiase tenements. Witnesses including Mrs. Dinto and the DeBiase girl provide diverging timelines as authorities press to uncover which, if any, of the detained men lied to shield others.

Jaly Petrucci Comardo Guarris Guerrise DeBiase Sahe Polle Mra. Dinto Yirluwiy

East Side Merchant Cashes Bogus Check

A local East Side merchant reported cashing a counterfeit check. The incident involved a customer who requested a delay and used a false identity. Police were notified and the investigation continues for recovery of funds and identification of suspects.

East Side

Copper and zinc markets steady as lead remains strong

The Copper and Zinc markets show steadiness with lead leading gains. Reports outline strong lead demand in New York and St Louis, with European appetite and Australian disruptions influencing prices. Copper sales include deliveries around 13,070 to 13,700 tons, while zinc and galvanizing prospects grow amid Japan quake fears and continued Western demand.

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Grain Market Mixed Amid Weather and Trade Hopes

Chicago grain markets closed unsettled as harvest hopes and weekly weather notes influenced prices. Wheat gains contrasted by dull demand for corn and mixed pork provisions, with Winnipeg and Minneapolis quotes rising on wet Canadian forecasts and Japan's sizable wheat purchases shaping sentiment.

Chicago Canadian Northwest Japan Annernase United States Yissue

Steadier Stock Prices Amid Dull Trading

Stock prices showed a steadier tone in dull trading with reactions easing from last week. Closing values shifted slightly lower, while many major shares fluctuated but gained modestly, led by gains in U S Steel and Baldwin Locomotive, with tobacco and several industrials advancing.

York Boar Poincare Ruhr Oii Ove

Crops Below Normal Warn of Short Harvest This Year

Washington reports Al crop condition about 1.7 percent below the September average as the USDA completes a nationwide survey. Subnormal crop prospects raise concern for smaller harvests and higher prices. farmers receive roughly 22 percent more for products than last year while overall price levels rise about four tenths of a percent in thirty days. Corn output is up 0.4 percent from last year. wheat down. other crops show declines including rye, potatoes, rice, oats, and hay.

Washington U.S. Department of Agriculture Lae Agrinolutre

Irregular Day in Bond Market Across Sectors

Bond activity showed fractional moves and an irregular trend in New York as some European issues rose while French bonds fell. U.S. government bonds gained 1 to 4-92 points with narrower railroad mortgage trading. Industrial stocks moved little with occasional 1 point moves, and several firms reported new Shell Union Oil stock financing with a definite statement planned for tomorrow.

York Sept Li Lyons Cupa Pont United States Humtie Arenreur & Co Wilson& Co United Realty Sheel Union O11 Comppany Tomorow

Curb Market Movements Mixed In New York Trading

Mixed but steadier curb market today with industrials bid up for much of the session. Gretta Safety Razor rebounded two points, Durant Motors rose 2.5 to 95, while Read Motors held near unchanged. Standard Oil of Indiana led activity, others like Kentucky Standards and New York 29-8 gained slightly. Solar Refining dropped five points and Ohio OF fell, mining peony shares showed activity with fractional changes overall.

Neny York Gretta Safety Razor Durant Motors Rea Motors Glen Aldencoal Standard ,O Indiana Kentucky New York Ohio

Metal market New York prices steady with mixed gains

The New York metal market shows tin near 41.19 spot and 40.87 futures with iron steady. Lead remains firm around 27.10 spot, zinc weak nearby, and copper futures glimpsed. Antimony quoted around 1.55 with unsettled delivery and uncertain near term moves.

New York Northern

Dairy products market report with varied prices

Market firms for dairy items list salted and unsalted butters creamery totals with multiple price points. Creamery extras and firsi values appear, along with tub prices. Cheese notes include whole milk fitts fresh fancy aspects and regional varieties with many fractional cents. skim and brown exports show lower ranges. Pacific coast items show extra and firsts pricing as well.

Gutter Chense Spraden Wisconsin Miik, Fane Pacific Coast

Fireworks Light Up Market With October Options Rally

Gollan furnished the fireworks yesterday as interest shifted from the bie board to sky rockets in the white staple. The market opened strong, rising 52 points, then held buoyant as October options crossed a new high for the move, with all months showing gains before 4 o’clock. Prices quoted over the private wire of Hirsch, Hencal & Co show October at new highs and a buoyant session across the board.

Gollan Bie

Foreign Exchange Rates Edge Down Across Markets

Foreign exchange rates generally declined with demand for sterling holding near 4.54. French franc fell to 5.79 cents per 100,000 francs, German marks at 65 cents per 100,000, Spanish peseta improving, and other currencies showing varied nightly quotes including Antwerp Amsterdam Vienna and Stockholm.

France Ster Paris Antwerp Amsterdam Vienna Crown Hungary Stockholm Christania Copenhagen Switzerland Spain Berlin Mark

Credit Clearing Report Shows Mixed Purchasing Activity

The weekly report shows purchasing at 1.3 percent of national activity with declines in the North and Mudie Agricultural Sections, a smaller drop in the South, and increases on the Mountain and Pacific Coasts driven by copper demand. The East is steady while New England edges up slightly and Delaware and Maryland show high activity. Widespread collections persist with Mountain and North sectors strongest . New York and Chicago markets exhibit varied price movements amid ongoing bidding. A notable wedding in New York features Gloria Gould and Gary Alfred Lishop among society events. political candidates prep for judiciary and assembly races.

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Real estate transfers listed in local records

Property deeds show numerous transfers including Bradley Street Center Street Noble Avenue Sterling Place and Railroad Avenue. Transactions involve William J Nichols Minnie Flynt Myrtle Rose Gertrude Locke Theodosia Veronese Alex Kiron Katie Kirilotto Emma Whetstine and others plus City Savings Bank and Bridgeport Trust Company as trustees or lenders with amounts ranging up to $5,000.

Wiliam J. Nichols Minnie L Flynt Myrtle L. Rose Gertrude Locke Bradley Street Bvya Levy Gertrude Stenderson Finkestonce Theodosia M Veronese Center Street Alex Kiron Katie Kirilotto Anton C. Green Antonina Green Emma Whetstine Thomas I. Melly the City National Bank Trusler Weta Cornier Reservoir Avenue Grace Bradley Wilson Starting Place Jeremky Jalonizecki Stanislaw Uialublzecki City Savings Bank Lafayette Street Radley Sterling Place J William Light Railroad Avenue Anni M. Light City Sav Ines Bank Black Rock Avenue James J. Fitzgerald Catherine Witzgerald City Savings Loans Yreuluy Gordon Street

Honey New York Loan Terms Amid Market Flurry

A fragmented financial note mentions honey New York rates, acceptances quoted at 4 1 2, and a reference to last loan terms around 4 1 4. It reflects a trading desk chatter with high and low ranges and requests for renewed bids.

New York Wasler

First Mortgage Bonds Yielding 75 or Better

There are logical reasons to select such bonds to yield the most liberal income returns.

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