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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1920

Page

16

Gold Deposits Found in Panama After Forty Three Years

Norfolk prospector Sim A Shea, aged sixty three, arrives in New York claiming one of the most valuable gold deposits seen in Central America. He endured jungle peril in Colombia and Panama, seeking gold and platinum, reunited with his wife after a long quest, and secured a Panamanian claim despite earlier denials of mining concessions in Colombia.

New York Strom Sim A. Shea Columbia Panama Ris Ove Amerea Colombia Sim Shea Norfolk Pastores i Republic of Panama Shea Hiss Vallujo County Texas Central America Colon Panama Canal Huenavenura San Juan Asain Cone Forbidden Hha San Blae San Tas Sincle San Blas Panamanian

Smuggling Into Germany Grows Across Frontiers

Smuggling into Germany surges as Danish and Dutch border officials report millions of marks in contraband goods moved daily. Smugglers include women and children, aided by lax frontier officials and depreciated marks, with customs receipts falling as enforcement intensifies. Reports from Amsterdam to Cologne note 1,525 smugglers arrested in a week and widespread evasion across the Dutch German border. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reelects A. R. Erakine as Studebaker director. Congress nears agreement on emergency tariff measures to curb imports of wheat, cotton, wool, beans, potatoes, livestock, and meats.

Bertin Comtom Ema Amsterdam Handels- Diad Cologne Germany Senate House

Milford Man Promotes Safe Silverware at Hotels

William T. Hoyt of Laurel Reach leading a plan to stamp hotel silverware with a "Reward, Inc." mark to curb thefts in New York hotels and restaurants. The Hoyt plan calls for hotel name on the front and a warning on the back, paired with hotel association support and rapid police notification to stop pilferage.

New York Reward, Inc Milford Conn Stratfield Hotel William T. Hoyt Laurel Reach International Silver Co Malden Lane New York City Worn & Hardart Company West 42Nd Street Frank Hardart Vanderbilt Exchange Buffet Corporation Exchange Buffet Wm. T. Hoyt Hoyt Penn Antwell Bridgeport, Conn City Hotel Association New Hotel Embassy Broadway 70Th Street McAdam Connecticut Hotel Association New England Hotel Association Hotel Association Lotus Club Tg University The Aston Club Colony New York Hospital Hospital Bureau of Supplies International

Hires Detectives To Judge His Son In Law Habits

Geneva December 23 M Wader a wealthy resident of Bienne Switzerland has sued a detective agency for wrongly recommending an immoral man as husband for his daughter and won 140 pounds with costs. The father paid 500 pounds to learn the groom’s reputation and habits. Detectives found him worthy but six months later the bride returned home saying he squandered her dowry in riotous living and gambling. The report notes the U S bureau of efficiency.

Geneva M. Wader Bienne Switzerland Daugh Ter and

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