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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
21
Fragmentary OCR shows an address string combining Chicago and a street name with stray department and phone hint. No clear event or person details beyond an incomplete location snippet and odd words.
A conservative critique accuses Representative Schall of seeking to regulate political positions. The piece argues his bill would force presidential candidates to reveal policy aims six months before primaries. It questions consistency, cites Marion’s front porch, and contrasts Republican ambiguity with Democratic certainty.
In a retrospective note John J. Leary III recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s imagined 1917 cabinet. He cites picks for Treasury or Commerce, Postmaster General, and Labor, plus Navy, State, and Justice yet to fill, while touching on leprosy history and a Hawaii governor’s use of a new therapy.
Editorial notes discuss a Hadley Pasa air crash harming four people and igniting public fears about cross channel travel. It also covers advances in X ray analysis exposing forgery in old master paintings and hints that the election may fracture the Solid South with Tennessee as a turning point.
Boston vigil continues as Miss Daniels 38, a Radcliffe graduate and former Johns Hopkins student, vanishes after Thanksgiving. Police and private investigators probe amnesia, dual personality theories, and a possible motive tied to a burning love.
The Berkeley Chamber of Commerce and a Manufacturers' Association unit announce a fund of 1,090,000 dollars to build an athletic stadium on the University of California campus reminiscent of Yale's bowl. The note hints at political and tariff dynamics affecting Republicans and mentions Canada importing wheat despite tariff talk, implying counterproductive outcomes.
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Bridgeport Traffic Officers' Club House at Stratford Point early yesterday. Joseph Bednar pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Sept. 11 hammer killing of Andrew Prevus and was sent to Wethersfield for 10 to 15 years. Other notes include lectures at The Stratfield, a funeral for William F. Kennedy in France, and various local notices.
After Lieut Horton is killed in a gun duel, a body is found on 143rd Street. A stolen watch is recovered and a suspect surrenders at Beach Street station. Police arrest Michael M Loresch, Joseph Cavanaugh, and Emma Brooks in Bronx and Brooklyn links. A second homicide suspect is linked to the dead elevator man from the same night.
A dated editorial argues for maximum unity among Irish independence supporters, criticizing divisions over Sinn Fein actions and Union Club demonstrations. It cites De Valera’s leadership, British repression, and American support, urging clear public understanding and steadfast backing amid wartime policy. It also comments on Washington budget fears, trade with Russia, and U.S. congressional economies, presenting a period-typical mix of international and domestic concerns without graphic detail.
A vintage listing advertises Heather Hosiery for Women in ribbed and plain styles in sizes 9 11 and 10 with children’s sport hose and socks in Heather mixtures. Striped cuffs in red green or blue. Also annex price at 1.39 and four patterns with wide hemstitched hems sized 45 by 36.
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