Industrial revival plan for unemployment and waste
A 1920 discussion argues plenty of land labor and goods exist but unemployment and low demand cause a vicious cycle. It urges public works central planning, loans for infrastructure and housing, and a thrift reversal to restore purchasing power and restart production. It calls for immediate government and private action to hire, spend, and lower prices to stimulate demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
China
United States
Elcotts
Christmas optimism amid retail bounce and layoffs debate
Store owners report brisk Christmas shopping with toy sales up and prices already cut in half. Retail leaders forecast a strong season despite wage pressure and earlier propaganda against merchants, noting high consumer cash and growing demand for practical, affordable goods.
Christmas Trade Buoyed By Buying Confidence
The writer asserts that despite hype about the times, Christmas shopping will be strong. Buying is the key to sustaining business, preventing a stall in activity, and easing personal finances as the season approaches. Individual consequences will follow if purchases falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
United States
New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Pharmacy Commission
Oxford
California Olive Industry Grows Into A Major State Enterprise
California hosts about forty thousand bearing olive trees with thousand more entering production yearly. Five hundred thousand acres remain suitable for olive culture as fifteen hundred growers operate thirty five processing plants and eight thousand workers. Uplifted by safety standards following botulinus scares, 240 degree heat for forty minutes now ensures safe processing, boosting confidence and projected industry growth from five million to two hundred fifty million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Mount of Olives
Italy
California
California Olive Association
Editorial Notes on Harding and Global Perils
The piece reflects on President-Elect Harding returning from golf and Gulf travel to face cabinet choices and criticism. It notes New York Penn Station travel growth, a 20 million passenger year in 1919, and recounts a Mont Blanc slide that toppled into the Arenva Glacier, with no lives lost but warnings of danger and unrest in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Harding
New York
Tse
Strang
Mont. Mane
Arenva
Trallan
Courmayeur
Europe
President May Reads His Message Hints On Tax Relief
Washington observers expect the president to address international affairs and tax policy in the forthcoming message. Colby has been a frequent White House visitor as talks focus on economic stabilization and relief measures. Repeal of the excess profits tax is seen as a key proposal to ease burdens on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Morrison
George B. Clark Furniture Co
Joseph P. Day
James W. Connors
The
Connors Clothing Co
Thomas O'Donnell
Bedell Company
Hopkins
Noroton
Edwin A. Hopkins
Dery
C.G. Lewis
Oakelis
Jordan
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Michael J. Morian
Elks
State Street
Mt. Grove
McGuinness
Julia A. Butler
AL McGuinness
Stratford Avenue
St. Marys Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Nowers
Washington
Woodrow Wiiton
Colby
White House
South America
Executive Mansion
United States Army
Virginia
William Ahl
Philadelphia
Howard Avenue
Maloney
Bureau of Missing Persons
British Navy Keeps Watch Over Cork Fire and Unemployment Tensions
The OGorman department store in Cork burned today amid a slow fire response by police protection. In London, Scotland Yard warned of a planned unemployed march on Whitehall, fearing terrorists may exploit the gathering as winter unemployment rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
England
O'Gorman Department
London
Scotland Yard
Secret Service
Whitehall
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Foreclosure and Possession Sought in Bridgeport Suit
In Bridgeport a foreclosure and possession action was filed in Superior Court by Katz-Mullen Co. of New Haven against Lena H. Frank and others. The 50000 dollar note dated February 17 secured by the property remains unpaid, with multiple co-defendants claiming interests. Also reported, Judge Booth awarded costs to Louis Chamoy in a separate Common Pleas decision involving Morris Small, who sued Anna Gorman and Chamoy for injuries from a 1919 building repair accident at 509 Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Katz-Mullen Co
New Haven
Lena H. Frank
Als
Lena Frank
Herman and
Samuel Frank
Nathaniel Olshan
Kalman Goldstein
Julius Lazarovitz
Thomas Cullinan
Catherine Sullivan
James P
Joseph ¥. Doherty
Philip Jacobson
Jacob Jacobson
Wheeler & Howes Co
The
Crané Co
Lindquist-Boerum Company
Atlas Iron Works
John R. Booth
Common Pleas Court
Louis Chamoy
Morris Small
Brooklyn
Anna Gorman
Small
Main Street
Chamoy
Labor Leader Seeks Peace in Irish Reconciliation Effort
Dublin December 1 Arthur Henderson M P head of a labor commission arrived to investigate reprisals and said he would push for a joint conference representing all factions of the Irish to negotiate peace. He hopes a meeting will include all shades of opinion to consider proposals terminating violence and laying a foundation for permanent peace through conciliation. He insisted lasting peace requires consent of all the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Arthur _Henderson
M. P
Mr. Senderson
Countess Markiewicz Faces Sedition Charge in Dublin
Dublin reports Countess Markiewicz, Sinn Fein parliament member who refused her seat, arraigned on sedition charges before a court martial set for tomorrow. Dublin Castle confirms the move as troops patrol streets and search pedestrians and cars. General Petliura’s anti Bolshevik army in Ukraine reportedly shattered after a 13 day battle. Petrograd telegram claims Reds captured 12,000 prisoners and seized booty.
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Dublin
Markiewicz
Copenhagen
Petlura
Ukrainia
Petrograd
Div orce sought by Lillian Olschansky in Superior Court
Lillian Olschansky of Bridgeport asks for a divorce from Jack Olschansky of New York City on the ground of intolerable cruelty. They wed on May 2, 1915. The wife also seeks custody of one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Lillian Olschansky
Bridgeport
Jack Olschansky
New York City
Dry Campaign Raids Highlight City Saloon Crackdown
Walter Zelinsky, 703 Pembroke street, faced $75 bond forfeiture after a raid that targeted the Pembroke street saloon and led to changes in ownership rumors. Police arrested William Nerd and others in raids on 1 192 Main street known as Dave Cotters, now linked to James Reardon. Nerd released on $200 bond. City Court continued several cases to December 7 and imposed fines on others including Steve Majdos. Multiple defendants forfeited bonds ranging from 75 to 190 dollars as the crackdown continued in the city core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pase
Walter Zelinsky
Pembroke Street
Dempsser
Caffe
Main Street
Dave Cotters
James Reardon
William Nerd
Grand Street
Cotter
Bart- Tet
Jeremiah Clancy
Stratford Avenue
William Condon
Bunnell Street
Reeve Korolewsky
Hallett Street
Bartlett
Steve Majdos
Hancock Avenue
Lawrence Scanlon
Andrew Kairwkstis
George Eisen
Delbert Wilson
Guetano Russo
Philip Prudnikyitz
Ige DiAmbrosia
Moonlight Cafe
Elm Street
Resumption of White Slave Traffic Warned by Expert
A leading analyst links wartime losses and postwar conditions to a rise in white slave traffic. He cites open markets in Armenia and Asia, says many victims travel to the Atlantic for luxury goods, and urges an international League of Nations conference to curb this trafficking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Jonneson
Armenia
Asia
Atlantic
League of Nations
M. Jomeson
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Bar
Anna L. Sherman
Care Beantsky & Beardsley
U 2
Franklin Building
Michael J. Jordan
State St
Securitie New York
Tony DiGregorio
Kean, Taylor & Company
Liberty Bonds
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