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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1922
Page
1
The article previews a forthcoming film on Einstein theory of relativity shown in this country, explaining how light deflection reveals the star's apparent position. It links simple mechanisms to great inventions, notes Lloyd George’s memoir rights dispute, comments on income tax honesty, and mentions German mark and Diesel engines amid other brief items including Sea Side park skating.
Bridgeport city politics clash as the Common Council rescinds its November 6 vote authorizing a $1,390,000 school bond. Aldermen Venexs Sanford and Doherty back the motion. Mayor Atwater supports the move. Board of Education claims its architect choice was promised locally and vows to repeal the bond order as events unfold. Dr Alfred C. Fones and Lynn W. Wilson weigh in on the dispute amid unresolved architect selection. Continued on Page Fifteen.
Police and prosecutor offices investigate after the body of Mrs. Catherine Barber fifty one was found face down in a valley road near her home. Her clothing was torn and her face and body were covered with blood leading officials to believe she was murdered. She lived with her husband and children nearby.
In Charleston eleven people were injured when a heavy steel street car was struck by a mail and express train on the Seaboard Air Line. Most victims were Black, injuries not life threatening, car was hurled across the street.
Washington reports a mail plane located on Porcupine Ridge forty miles from Salt Lake City. Pilot Boonstra is missing. A snowbound suit near the plane indicated his presence. He is believed to be in a nearby abandoned cabin as rescuers battle twenty foot snow drifts.
Ernest Mayo, serving life for a jitney driver murder, testified for the defense in the Brupen Moher murder trial over the killing of wealthy circus owner Honest John Brunnen. Mayo described Powell's maniacal talk and a gun battle at the Brunen home after Christmas. Mrs Brunen described drinks, abuse and a revolver defense, while prosecutors failed to prove alleged ties to Doc Ward in Hoboken.
A violent storm off Cherbourg kept the Bergenaria from New York to Cherbourg and Southampton offshore overnight. Major General George H. Harries and Mrs. Harries, aiming for London, boarded a French admiralty cutter during the storm, which was buffeted and had windows blown out, before delivering them to the Bergenaria.
Philadelphia dispatch reports six barns destroyed by fire early today in Montgomery and Chester counties within a 20 mile radius. Authorities note two incidents of incendiarism with gunfire as three men fled a barn. The blazes push total barns lost since October to eight across Montgomery Chester and Delaware counties, with estimated losses near 400000 pounds.
Mrs Minnie Engleheart sues Rev Adolph Engleheart for divorce naming 132 women in a bill of particulars. She accuses him of hypnotic influence and immoral association in a spiritualist church, claiming abuse and objects thrown at her. Engleheart previously faced federal trouble and internment, later resuming divine healing after marriage to Minnie Colwell.
London reports a hand grenade found in ash cart refuse at Buckingham Palace leading to police review. Metropolitan officials say no credible plot against King George VI and family is evident, though precautions remain heightened after a recent poisoning incident involving Sir William Horwood. The grenade was dirty and likely discarded unintentionally.
Police officer George Olesan of Rye was shot in the jaw at 2:30 AM after meeting two men and asking their destination. One man fired, hitting Oleson in the jaw. He was taken to United Hospital in Port Chester, N.Y., and Tony Tulesco of Rye was later arrested on suspicion. Oleson is expected to recover.
New York December 19 a patrolman struck the front door with his night stick to rouse Col Jacob Ruppert owner of the New York Yankees after flames leaped from the chimney at his Fifth Avenue residence. The colonel his wife mother and sister were sleeping in the house but no damage was reported.
Julian Sterling contributes another Do You Remember column recalling the Main Street of old Bridgeport. The piece recounts scenes and figures from a bygone day, offering an interesting chapter for older readers and those curious about past streetscapes.
A large black bear battled a car near Rochester, N Y, as driver Harry Simons of Olean escaped harm. The bear attempted to climb into the vehicle at a curve, Simons sped away and the car struck the bear several times before the animal ran off into the roadside.
A warrant charging Homer M. Johnson former manager of the R Hl Long Motor Co distributors of Bay State cars with embezzling 1309 was issued by Prosecuting Attorney Vincent Keating and turned to Captain John H. Regen. The warrant cites embezzlement totaling about 1200 during November and December 1921. Johnson has since left town and his whereabouts are unknown.
The five free public employment bureaus of the State Bureau of Labor received 4838 applications for employment 4850 for help and found situations for 4017 persons in November. There was a one percent rise from October. City applications were Hartford 865 New Haven 1605 Bridgeport 1021 Waterbury 58 Norwich 489. Applications for help were Hartford 932 New Haven 1586 Bridgeport 333 Waterbury 929 Norwich 940. Situations secured were Hartford 605 New Haven 1368 Bridgeport 890 Waterbury 485 Norwich 465.
Post office staff now use a Victrola to sing the latest songs while serving customers. Loaned by Ben F. Morrison of the George B. Clark company, the device helps keep workers cheerful and in rhythm during busy times.
Dublin reports say seven Republican irregular prisoners were executed at Mount Joy by the Irish Free State for railway wrecking and weapons charges. Names listed include Stephen White Joseph Johnston Patrick Mangen Patrick Nolan Brian Moore James O Connor and Patrick Bag nell. Father Donnelly attended and relatives were not given access. Attacks on Dublin and Cork also reported with De Valera rumors intensifying.
A probe was ordered by the Board of Education into a minor fire at Beardsley School yesterday morning. Agent John Kinsella was tasked to determine the cause, noting the blaze caused little damage but could have been serious without quick pupil evacuation by teachers Evelyn Eames and Frances Lavery. Chief Johnson to investigate next. stove base changes expected.
Senator Frank M. Drew of Ansonia asked for a recount of the 17th district Senate race after losing to Walter B. Johnson by 17 votes. Deputized service on Johnson occurred yesterday, with a state secretary certificate showing the Democratic winner by 18 on a total 11,059 ballots.
A house fire at 426 East 16th Street in New York left one woman dead and two seriously injured. The victim, 30 year old Miss Annie Otto, daughter of the house owner, died in the blaze. Her sister Agnes and their mother leaped from a window to escape, sustaining injuries.
Policeman Ralph Shoubers, newly joined on the force, was shot through the heart while attempting to draw his revolver during a South Side store holdup. The two bandits escaped.
Kent Hubbard of the Connecticut Manufacturers Association cites losses from shopmen strikes across 1920 to 1922, detailing production and wage losses for thousands of workers. He emphasizes the group’s support for labor organization but opposition to boycotts and unfair employer tactics, highlighting the Connecticut industrial council’s role in state civic and economic betterment.
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