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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1921
Page
13
A 1921 Bridgeport Times editorial argues that postwar indemnities harm all, detailing how coal, industry, and money moves destabilize economies. It warns modern systems create fragile states with idleness costly to Europe, while condemning political graft and urging severe punishment for corrupt officials.
The article argues the Ireland Britain treaty is likely to be ratified by both nations and Ireland may adopt a Dominion basis with broad powers. It notes the hard days of negotiation are past, divisions will settle, moderate Irish groups support peace, and DeValera’s side is not more violent than Lodge’s stance on the League.
A critique of corrupt control in public power noting insiders profit from street projects and land options. It describes paving, land sales, and lucrative commissions tied to contracts, with graft spreading from the start of works in 441 and payments exceeding fair business costs.
Berlin December 13. German trade unions form a vast movement with about thirteen million workers, influential in government and public life. In 1920 they rallied to defeat Kapp and his followers, while internal divisions persist among Christian, Hirsch-Puncker, and free unions. The free unions, nearly nine million strong, lead in organizational strength and discipline, shaping economic life and defending the republic.
The Hartford Bureau of Preventable Diseases reports Bridgeport tops the state with seventeen diphtheria and ten scarlet fever cases. Measles numbers are high upstate, but few cases show locally. No influenza infections are reported in the state.
Bridgeport business leaders mull a five member citizen committee to report progress to the chamber and a five member chamber committee to fund an advertising drive. They seek legislative tax relief for new firms, a catalog of factory sites, and outreach to realtors with bonuses for locating plants here.
A system of form letters and city publicity aims to attract factories to Bridgeport by highlighting its unlimited resources. The approach, backed by the Chamber of Commerce, excludes the cash bonuses proposed by Mr. Neuhoff.
Cecil Fedorka reports an armed burglar near his Sutton Avenue store last night. a second intruder unarmed fled as Fedorka fired, door splintered, suspects gone when police arrived. Stratford council plans a Bridgeport-like fire prevention program amid tax and transit chatter.
Heavy ribbed hose in Heather mixtures offered in sizes 814 9 and 914 at Annex Price 1.89 Now. Splendid assortment of open end and knitted ties priced at 59 79 85 cents. A Xmas Box Of Hose contains six pairs of cotton hose in black or cordovan quality.
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