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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1922
Page
1
Writings criticise Will Hays and farm bloc deadlock as pressure grows over Arbuckle’s return to film. The Times letter column argues free speech and press, while other notes recount a string of tragic deaths and a Brooklyn Christmas murder scene.
Dr A C Fones president of the Bridgeport Board of Education warns that politicians are trying to drag public schools into politics. He argues education must rely on qualifications and honest work, not political favors. He cites a rift with the Board of Aldermen and the mayor over building funds and bond issuance. Continued on Page Three.
Marion Ills December 23 Edward Crenshaw defense witness in the murder case tied to the Herrin riots faced continued cross examination. He testified he was near his home about a half mile from the mine when he saw miner Jordy Henderson fall after being struck by a bullet from the mine direction. Henderson was unarmed according to the testimony.
Rome dispatch to the Daily Express cites a trustworthy source that Greece faces imminent upheaval as the Greek revolutionary government likely to fall. The officers of the revolutionary committees running the cabinet may have to flee the country. Football star dies in Canton Grove City player Martin Smith, 21, dies of pneumonia.
Dublin and Cork endure a wave of bombings and revolver fire as Republican Irregulars attack Free State offices across the city. Civilians flee in panic while troops patrol scattered sites. Ulster curfew tensions rise with Cardinal Logue set to celebrate a midnight mass in Armagh Cathedral, risking arrests. Madrid reports a railway wreck near Valencia with casualties.
The Times will skip its publication this Monday in observance of Christmas Day in line with its long standing tradition.
Jerusalem faces a desolate Christmas as Turkish victory drives over a million Christians into exile and half a million more flee. Allied pressure at Lausanne is urged to save Greek Armenian Bulgarian and Romanian Christians. A small American British pilgrim presence and an Armenian orphan feast mark the season amid Near East relief totaling 12 million dollars in a year.
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan December 23 Search for W J Kennedy and James McFie lighthouse keepers who vanished from Caribou Island Lake Superior continued today by rescue forces. It is believed they left inland in a small skiff driven by fear the tug Favorite overdue to tow them off for winter. Provisions exhausted in heavy snow and hurricane gales. The men could not survive pending rescue.
New York December 20 Death sentence will be passed on Tuesday on Abraham Becker found guilty of first degree murder for killing his wife Jennie on April 7 and burying her in an empty pit. The jury deliberated 55 hours before reaching a verdict and Becker showed little emotion aside from a brief wince when called stupid by the prosecutor.
Fire at 3 am razed the Boyarsky block on Center and Orchard streets in Wallingford. Damages to building and contents estimated between 40 000 and 65 000 dollars. Fire Chief Luby cites no cause yet as Griffin block adjoining also suffered damage.
London reports Ambassador Harvey will return to Europe with conditions the United States will accept to participate in a reparations settlement. The authoritative leaks indicate how far Washington may be willing to intervene, with State Hughes and President Harding involved in shaping policy.
Two detectives guard the City Mall entrance near the Town Clerk’s office while Chief Flanagan calls the measures precautionary with no warrant issued. Probing income irregularities and disappearances of officials have prompted heightened security as prosecutors weigh possible action.
Mayor Clifford B. Wilson and Police Commissioner John C. Stanley are not held to pay $4 206.88 the claim of W J Burns International Detective Agency for red light investigations in Bridgeport during Wilsons term A New York State jury decided in favor of the defendants in under ten minutes John T King had knowledge and active interest in the detectives operations May 1920 King conferred with Burns people in Burns office in New York Others present included Mayor Wilson former Tax Commissioner Arthur F Conner and W J Burns Stanley was absent protesting the bills
Detroit December report says Mrs May B Ford was arrested a fortnight earlier for seeking a professional gunman to kill her husband N J Ford a Dearborn farmer. He was released from county jail today on $15000 bond after a night court appearance where she collapsed as Judge Bartlett announced release.
Rome December 23 The Pope may summon the entire Catholic Episcopacy in Rome within the next jubilee year. The encyclical notes the 1870 ecumenic council as precedent and recalls recent Italian conflicts and church efforts. It highlights the 28th international Eucharistic congress and the Virgin image transport from Rome to Loreto as peaceful events.
Three young women suffered burns at the Arctic ball hosted by students of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Cigarette sparks from dancing youths ignited flimsy costumes. Helen Walker received hospital treatment, Inez Livingston Delany, a dancer, was treated for burns to the arms and shoulders. Isabel was also burned.
Randolph Massachusetts December 23. George A Faunce and John Shen were burned to death when Faunce s shack on the outskirts of town burned early today and the bodies were found among the ruins. There is no clue as to how the fire started.
Reports to the Department of Agriculture describe outbreaks of shipping fever among cattle and sheep in the middle west. The disease is a fast acting blood poisoning, with the Bureau of Animal Industry working to curb its spread.
Fire of unknown origin gutted two four story brick structures in Council Bluffs Iowa causing an estimated loss of 250000 dollars. Christmas gifts in the American Railway Express offices burned and the Nonpareil offices were damaged by water forcing the paper to print its edition in Omaha.
Framingham Mass Dec 23 The mansion of Henry 8 Dennison president of Dennison Manufacturing company burned early today with losses estimated at 75000. Firemen faced rough roads to Painters Hill summit as flames overtook the house destroying elaborate burnishings. Members of the Dennison family had no entry in leaving the house after the fire was discovered.
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