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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
1
Dublin reports describe military and police boats surrounding Galway Islands at dawn. Two men were shot escaping, three wounded, seven taken prisoner. No casualties among crown forces referenced. Inishmaan Island used for prisoners. prior rescue attempt by police failed.
Mayor Wilson expected to name a successor to the late Thomas J. Dunningham as Superintendent of Streets tomorrow Edward Hall of the Second district is favored by rumor with other candidates such as Frederick Behriber who has acted as superintendent for two weeks Alderman Arthur Brown notes Thomas Connors may receive the appointment
Sandor Guarantee of 141 Burroughs was fined $100 and costs and jailed 16 days after being arraigned before Judge Frank L. Wiley in City Court. Police found a 32 caliber gun in his pocket amid suspicious characters in a public room at 620 Penoke Street Saturday night.
Calendar notices in Bridgeport indicate the upcoming holidays will be observed as double headers giving two days off per holiday. Christmas and New Year’s fall on weekends, with Decoration Day and Fourth of July shifting rest days. Labor Day and Christmas in 1921 also align to Sundays or Mondays, signaling a compressed holiday schedule.
Washington December 29 President Wilson's stance toward emergency legislation remains decisive as Congress fights to pass bills before March 4. Republicans lack veto power without Democratic support, and most Democrats show reluctance to oppose the president. The Senate Democratic caucus planned to map strategy on the omnibus tariff bill affecting foodstuffs and agricultural products, with Senator Hitchcock presiding.
Police investigate two weekend robberies in the city. Nellie Miller reports being held up and shot on Lumber Street with minor injuries, treated at St. Vincent's Hospital. Michael Anichoke robbed on Wembroke Street and Crescent Avenue, robbed of $12 by four assailants. no accurate descriptions available.
Clara, on trial for murder, tells reporter in El Paso she will meet Hamon in heaven after a sensational night in Chihuahua and Ardmore hospital. She recalls the final meeting with the magnate and Oklahoma Republican National Committeeman and claims others urged his killing a decade ago.
Mayor Clifford B. Wilson plans to reappoint both Chairman John C. Stanley and Richard H. Murphy to the police board on January 1. Despite widespread political chatter about changes, sources indicate the two incumbents will serve again, as dissension among members has reportedly cooled and the mayor seeks board stability amid prior tensions.
Nine motorists served with summonses appeared at police headquarters and will be arraigned in City Court. Names include Ernest Antignoni, George Lapaska, Cesare Battiston, Max Isenberg, Pietro Tagliafeu, Alfonso Tiburzis, Edgar Wald hous, Harry Demiriian, and Dominick Gray for issues such as no tail lights and reckless driving. One summoned man did not appear. Separate stock market note reports irregular opening and weak performance with several issues down fractions to over 2 points.
A newspaper puzzle asks readers to identify a gentleman described as artistic and imaginative. The profile hints the man may be an actor, poet, or painter and has excelled in one of these fields. Write your identification and mail it to The Times Office for a $1 reward to the first correct entry.
Two individuals named in a Saturday profile: Sigmund Lampell, manager of Lampell Millinery at 1126 Main Street, part of a New York Connecticut chain. J. H. Murphy of 123 Overland Avenue placed first and Miss Aurora Latrobe second.
Bridgeport and Chicago Crane Co plants report a national bonus pool exceeding 2,000,000. All employees on payroll December 1 will receive 1 percent of year earnings, with provisions for layoffs and rehires. This marks the twentieth year of such a distribution.
The Health Officer Dr William Cyons reports a slow decline in Bridgeport births with 3981 recorded to date and an estimated 4130 for the year. Wartime gains in 1917 1918 due to factory workers have faded, and 1916 1917 1918 1919 birth totals are cited along with 1900s rate projections.
Weather outlook for Monday evening to Tuesday afternoon shows increasing cloudiness and a slight temperature change. Winds shift from moderate west to northwest to northeast and strengthen, with tonight and Tuesday turning cloudier across Connecticut and adjacent areas.
With Mayor Wilson in Hartford for the night the Broad Street extension vetoes are not expected to be removed from the table at the Board of Aldermen meeting. President Ralph Beers will preside for the first time as a mayoral message is read. The ordinances committee may report on jewelers' petition to curb itinerant merchants after 6 p.m.
Washington reports President Wilson is considering Christmas pardons for many federal prisoners. Among requests is Eugene V Debs seeking pardon for espionage act conviction. The president may grant general amnesty for political prisoners too.
Secret service agents found parafine and cotton waste at the army and navy stores warehouse in Fulham. Scotland Yard suspects Irish firebugs planned a conflagration. A wagon shop blaze at 169 Hamilton Street caused $1,500 damage, two alarms, origin unknown. Two men, Harry O Leary and Frank Stevens, were arrested for allegedly stealing two overcoats.
In New York two masked bandits robbed the Seaman's Mission on West Street, shooting cashier James Russell who died and looting $400. Amid a citywide crime wave, police raid cafes and East Side joints, detain many, and plan expanded patrols and zone policing. In Morristown New Jersey, Frederick Tiryan shot his own brother Archibald Bryan outside their mother's cottage amid other hold up incidents.
Police assign fifteen extra plain clothes officers to central city duties this week. Drawn from the Detective Bureau and Department of Investigation, the team works overtime to protect banks and jewelry stores during the Christmas rush.
Angus McKay of 59 Bennelt Street faces manslaughter charges after a fatal crash that killed Michael Kochis of 440 Spruce Street at the State Street and Hancock Avenue intersection. John Krutak, driver of Kochis’s car, testified he did not see the McKay vehicle until impact. Krutak admitted his car light was out.
John Lupinski of 36 Whiting Lane allegedly bit the left ear of Marino Patana of 78 Green Street during a violent dispute over a barrel of cider. Patana retaliated by striking Lupinski with a shoemaker's awl. both were arrested for mutual assault. Patana forfeited a $50 bond after Lupinski’s charges were pursued in City Court.
Joseph and Bruno Filenovich of 940 Boston Avenue fought in a dispute that left both men with cuts and bruises. Joseph allegedly struck Bruno with a chair, Bruno then used a knife. The City Court continued the cases to December 22 with bonds set at 50 dollars.
Miss Eva Hutteriak, 30, died at Griffin hospital after being struck by an automobile driven by Arthur Peterson, 19, of Bridgeport at 10:15 p m. The car dragged her about 100 feet causing multiple injuries. She had just stepped from a car. Coroner Mix to investigate.
The United Church contributed 536 dollars to the Hoover's Children’s Crusade at services yesterday along with 200 dollars in the plate. The Forum, boy scouts and fraternal groups offered further support while publicity man Guert Guertin donated billboard space. An appeal urged readers to adopt a starving child for Christmas and donate via enclosed slips.
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