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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1922

Page

19

Two Captured in Counterfeiter Hunt

Asbury Park New Jersey December 22 federal agents and private detectives arrested Giles M Tanpey in Pre hold and James Watson with Walter Ro Mulan in Cincinnati after a lengthy hunt for counterfeiters flooding the country with forced American railway express money. Lady Mercer widow of Major General Sir David Mercer has sailed for home after a brief visit in America.

Lady Mercer Sir David Mercer America Asbury Park S.J A. P Giles M. Tanpey James Watson Walter Ro Mulan

Man Will Enter Business After Long News Career

Edwin M. Allender resigns after 11 years as Connecticut manager of the International News Service to join Best Manufacturing as credit manager. He began at the Times Leader and also served with the Press and the Connecticut News Service. Robert T. Bulkeley of the Times-Leader takes over the INS managerial post.

Edwin M. Allender Connecticut Bureau of International News Service Best Allender Timer Leader Repo Reeisier Necticut Mr.Allender Fest — Compainy EB. Best Attender Robert T Bulkeley Times-Leader

Mantler Shop Showcases Baby Clothes and Needlework

In Bridgeport the Mantler Shop in the Arcade displays an extensive range of baby clothes and fine needlework. Owner Rudolph Mantler highlights embroidered crepes, chintz and French serge outfits, bathrobes, and Oliver Twist suits for boys. The shop also features decorative Jama setes and a Japanes e silk line. Mantler invites the public to view the Christmas display and meet the proprietor. ARREST MURDER Belvidere, J. Dec. 22 Watter Loine of Wikewarre, Pa. was arrested today charged with the murder of Detective Russ Easton.

Mantier Haby Mudolph Mantler Mantler Mantler Shop Vanity Rudolph Bridgeport Puble Belvidere Watter Loine Wikewarre Russ St Easton

New York Stock Exchange Prices Reported At Noon

Private wires from T. L. Watton & Co list noon prices for numerous stocks and bonds. Notable names include Allied Chemical Amoco Rea Co Am Locomotive American Smelting Refi and Co General Electric General Motors Western Union and United States Steel, with varied bid and ask figures showing activity across railroads, utilities, and manufactured goods.

T. L. Watton & Co Osch Magneto Am. Corp Tetaceo Smmeltt, & Re. Co Te. & Tale Copnee T&s Fe Northwest St. Paul Che & Great W Reo Taland Pacs Chi Kot Pac ALLL Chile Copper Chine Copper Esee A Co Grapnaphane Col. Puet & Iran Colorita Southern Tat Cain Comden & Co Hudson dicott-Johnson Tre Erie Oie Ageics Lasky Fisk Rubber Vester Bee General Asphalt Slieias Ae General Electric General Motors Goodrich Co Seseeseees SL Houston Illinois Central Inspiration Interborough International Nickel Inter. Harvester Inter Mer. Marine Inter. Mer. Marine Pfd International Paper Invincible OH Se Kansas City Kelly Spring Tire Kennecott Lehigh Valley Petroleum Midvale Steel Middle States of Missouri Pacific Miami Copper Ad Biscuit Erfolk Western Northern Pacific New- Central N.Y NOW & Hel Ieee Se Pacific Essen Pan. Am. Petroleum Pan Pierce Arrow Pierce Peoples Gas Pere Marquette Pennsylvania Vure Pullman Co Reading Iron & Steel Royal Dutch BO Sinclair N. J. Com ON. J. Pid. SD Southern Pacificae Ete Southern Railway EAS Southern Railway St. Louis San France Studebaker Stromberg Carb Copper & Chem Texas Company Union Pacific United United Fruit A. U U.S Utah Copper Eees Gt Vanadigm Steel Virginia Ciro Chem Wabash Case Wabash Pfa Wake Westinghouse Electric Willys Overland Mite OH Sete Te Motors Wadenee Sealess Peece Cersee Log

Woman starves self to death fearing food hastens end

In Reno a 50 day fast ended fatally for Pearl A Cochran who believed food would hasten death. She subsisted until the forty ninth day, with two children in care at the Carson City orphan asylum and hospitals treating her in state and private facilities. A complaint alleged doctors signed the order that she stop eating.

Reno Wright Pearl A. Cochran Orphan Asylum Carson City

Farmers Pool Wool To Elevate Prices Nationwide

Farmers pooling their wool this year report gains of five to ten cents per pound over local markets. Pools span New York, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming. American Farm Bureau aims for uniform accounting and grading, plus a standard producer contract and Truth-in-Fabric legislation advocacy.

Chicago American Farm Bureau New York Uni Indiana Missouri Tuinola Michigan Iowa Montana Wyoming

Executioners Seek High Rates for Double Hanging

Niagara Falls Ont December 22. Wel land county officials face a double execution set for January 12 in the county jail. No official hangman yet. bids from applicants range 200 to 2300, deemed too high. Previously 50 was enough to hire a man to pull the trap. The condemned are Harry Rutka and Nick Thomas, jailed after a dispute over real estate.

Niagara Falls Ont Welland County Jall Harry Rutka Nick Thomas Janer

Yown Crier Pressed into Service During a Newspaper Strike

Perth town bellman, ill for forty years, revived to serve during five week newspaper strike. Strike started after owners refused higher wages for printers and pressmen. Pickets blocked offices. public turned to coffee stalls and posts for news while ads and information spread via informal channels.

Sydney N.S. W Perth

Mussolini Qualifies as a Linguist

Rome December 22 Benito Mussolini the youthful legal dictator of Italy is described as an accomplished linguist. Besides Italian he speaks French German and English and learned French early. He taught French literature at the University of Milan and studied German while editing a newspaper in Trento. He was wounded in the war and spent two months in hospital where he began English studies. He says he can read English papers himself.

Rome Denito Mussolini Italy University of Milan Trento Cesare Hausti

Ex Empress Zita Must Sell Crown Jewels

Vienna reports ex Empress Zita faces financial distress and must sell more Austrian crown jewels now in exile. Two famed diamonds, the Bas dener and the Franf urter, are said to be offered for sale amid a slump in international jewel trade and weak buyer demand.

Zita Vienna Basdener

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