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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
4
The Treasury Department proposes prohibiting malt and hops sales to curb home brewing. A commentator notes a woman’s typical reactions to a husband’s furtive late night door activity, illustrating domestic humor amid policy talk.
Irish Constabulary guard Dublin mansion guards a diverse display at the Congress Hotel in Chicago. The piece known as the Chicken Gown features orange chiffon and feather trim on flat trains. Canal length and cost figures are given for Suez and Panama projects. Winsted factory to close due to orders. New England Knitting Co. suspends operations for an indeterminate period. underwear demand described as slow.
Analysis notes that eight million spectators watched school and college football in autumn 1920 with two million attending a single day. It cites two standout full field kicks and blocks, naming Ralph Flowers of Georgia Tech and James Leech of Virginia Military Institute as top performers in the rare kickoff return category.
Stock promoter Schaeffer, 37, alleged to have at least twenty wives, is jailed under a $50,000 bond in the West Side Court, N. Y. on charges of bigamy and swindling amid claims of intimate ties to Brooklyn politicians.
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