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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1923
Page
12
Harry B. Clayton, a black mental mechanic at Mount Alto veterans bureau hospital, confessed he tainted bridge work for former service men by using only half the gold and selling the rest. Government agents estimate the loss at about 5,000 dollars. Clayton is jailed.
Police interrupted a planned cigar store theft near 874 Main Street yesterday morning. Officers Rely and Erickson drove off the burglars, leaving about $500 in cigars outside for the getaway. The stock was later taken to police headquarters and reclaimed by the owner. Separately, Jules Ligety’s home at 2742 Fairfield Avenue was ransacked by a thief using a duplicate key, with jewelry valued at $200 stolen.
The Red Star and Holland America steamship lines announce a winter joint service with Red Star ships normally sailing New York to Antwerp stopping at Rotterdam and Holland America ships from New York to Rotterdam stopping at Antwerp. The arrangement enables Red Star to deploy its largest ships the Bergenland and the Lapland on Mediterranean cruises.
Judge Arthur F. Ells of the Criminal Superior Court appointed Drs. David M. Trecartin, Frank W. Stevens and Charles H. Sprague with a special commission to examine Stephen Pellath, 72, held for the murder of his wife, Clara Pellath, 70, with a hatchet at their Milne Street home several weeks ago. Pellath is believed to be mentally unbalanced.
A white Leghorn pen from Hollywood Washington led the Storrs egg laying contest with 2000 eggs, with the test running six more weeks and three more pens expected to reach the mark. Ed gar J. Stoughton of Wapping Connecticut sent a Barred Plymouth Rock pen to win the week with 55 eggs. Ontario Agricultural College, also Barred Rock, close second with 52 eggs. Leading pens include Edgar Stoughton Groton Massachusetts Rhode Island Reds Pinecrest Orchards Groton Massachusetts White Leghorns Hollywood Washington with 2011 eggs.
Antonio Custacrea of Marsh Hill Road West Haven appeared before U S Commissioner Hugh J Lavery after federal agents arrested him on a Friday near Stamford with about 170 gallons of alcohol on a truck. Custacrea was bound over in $500 bonds for liquor law violations while his brother Emil Cuzzucrea, driving the truck, was discharged after claiming ignorance of the cargo. Both men said they believed they were transporting rained oil to New Haven and disclaimed ownership of the load.
Living costs in the United States dropped two tenths of a percent from July 15 to August 15, with 77 wage increases and 22 salary raises while a wage increase was canceled from August 15 to September 14. Increases occurred in clothing, coal, glazing, iron and steel, leather, railroad, street railway, teamster, chauffeur, and theatrical industries. Prices in August were 21 percent lower than July 1920 and 61.6 percent higher than July 1914.
Hattonchatel celebrates its resurrection five years after General Pershing’s drive at St Mihiel. Premier Poincare attends with Miss Belle Skinner, Colonel Winship, and Miss Elizabeth Clevenet. Gaston Liebert to confer Legion of Honor on William Skinner. Poincare cites American and French cooperation and lists wartime gains.
London reports that Harper’s Dictionary lists over 2000 Scotch whisky brands with humorous and peculiar names such as Abbot's Choices Real Stingo Sure Delight Auld Kirk Bury the Corkscrew Charlie Stuart Monkbarns Micawber Twist Drap Wee Drappie Wee Nipple and Zummat Cood Reflecting a wide, quirky spectrum beyond common consumer guesses.
Police investigate a Wednesday night theft at Blayes Fish Market 200 Fairfield Avenue. An unspecified amount of cash was stolen and investigators seek the responsible party.
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