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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1920
Page
16
Five monuments, seven feet high, are ready to be set up at Saint-Juvin and Sedan. They bear the names of officers and men of the division killed in the attack. Designed by Jo Davidson, the memorials feature an American eagle crest.
A floating pontoon apparatus on the roof at 1206 Main Street drew crowds as Captain Jerome Wilson and T. Pierce explained Alois Saliger’s salvaging system. A boring machine and inflated pontoons attach to sunken ships to lift hulls and cargo for sale, with Bridgeport eyed for a Long Island Sound base and stock touted at five dollars a ton versus seventy five.
New York reports a silver beandelabra once given to Commodore Perry by Shanghai and Hongkong merchants after his orient voyages of 1863 and 1854 has been presented to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis by Perry Tiffany of New York, grandson of the commodore. The candelabra, in the family since 1858, honors his grandfather and naval service, donated to commemorate friendship between the United States and China. It features seventeen branches and a thirty eight inch spread.
International News from Chicago reports farmers and researchers criticizing grain exchanges and Federal Reserve rate hikes, arguing high discount rates harm farmers. Analysis shows various costs from elevator to freight yield about 10 cents per loaf, with farmers receiving slightly over 3 cents of the 10-cent bread price while bakers and retailers claim margins.
Budapest reports a string of mysterious kidnappings of wealthy Jews. Three wine merchants vanished after trips to the country, boats and hats found ashore near Lake Balaton with no bodies recovered. Jacob Reissman, a piano maker, was abducted by men posing as military police, his safe contents stolen and likely killed though his body remains missing.
Beutah Michigan December reports Estelle Gates about 36 is elected sheriff of Renzie county amid talk that women influence elections. She claims opposition in Benzie county used sly tactics and asserts women did not back her, noting men were relied upon to fund the campaign and grain trade details are described in the piece.
International News Service reports Montana state senator O G Willett of Alberton Mineral county is afflicted with leprosy. A WWI Philippines veteran who entered the legislature in 1917, Willett was diagnosed by Mayo Clinic Rochester as leprosy. He declines local treatment offerings and hopes for divine healing though health officials expect government therapy.
Chicago reports that Hardin county in southeastern Illinois may host diamond deposits. Geologist Francis W. Shepherdson notes the area sits in the Ozark fault linking to South Africa’s diamond fields, though no diamonds have yet been found there. Other Illinois finds include a 1912 discovery of a 7 1/2 karat diamond, plus isolated finds in Indiana and Wisconsin. The Arkansas Pike county mine, discovered 1906, has yielded over 5,000 diamonds and is now in regular operation.
The Clarinola features a universal tone arm for all disc types and masters works by top vocal and instrumental artists. A smooth tone arm guides the needle with a light touch, while a tone modulator controls volume and allows manual interpretation during playback. The motor runs quietly with a five year guarantee and tempered springs ensure smooth, perceptible release.
A description of a device named the Reproducer that preserves perfect silence during playback. The mica is transparent and positioned between rings of live rubber, preventing any contact with the metal holder. Movement over the record is entirely vibration free on all notes.
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