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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1922
Page
6
In Nome on December 7, Captain Roald Amundsen, famed Norwegian explorer and leader of the North Pole expedition, travels forward to advance the perilous voyage. The report notes his steadfast planning and expected challenges ahead.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin left for the United States to press for funding of Britain’s debt and reopen talks on reparations. He said he would engage in practical discussions if President Harding raises world finance issues, and hoped for American intervention to help Europe out of current problems.
Joseph Sapperstein, secretary of the National Picture Theatre Owners of Connecticut and Plaza Theatre lessee, is in New York arranging high class attractions for the hours. He will take charge on the first of the new year and aims to bring foremost first run feature pictures to Bridgeport’s Plaza. He promises only Class A programs at popular prices and a complete policy to be announced.
Louisville report shows Olive L Jones a divorcee facing murder charges after she says she shot O L Black in self defense following a Sunday night quarrel. Police say key points contradict her account and investigators note a looped wire and nail marks near the body suggesting possible shooting from another room or window. Former husband C H Jones of Cincinnati vows support and remarriage talks were noted before the shooting. Noorvik radio updates place Amundsen sending messages from Alaska toward the vessel in Arctic ice near Wrangel Island.
Chile considers reestablishing relations with Peru after Tacna Arica protocol ratifications, but Peru’s reply to an invitation to the Pan American conference includes reservations on certain treatments, signaling cautious optimism about renewed ties.
A Peruvian cuss states that Chile has obliged its foreign nationals to join the Chilean army or depart the country. The report notes Peruvians in Chile face compulsory service or expulsion amid tense border policies.
The Russian Congress in session urged unification of the Allied Republics announcing that the Soviet army’s reduction to six hundred thousand men has already begun.
Dec 21 Philadelphia dispatch reports danger from outside attack amid unsettled conditions. Eminent officials from many regions gathered as M Stalin, commissar of national minorities, urged Russia to maintain a strong unified army and mobilize scientists and physicians for nationwide exercises.
A public meeting marked the 100th birth anniversary of Louis Pasteur, celebrated by French scientists for revealing germ ravages and methods to curb their spread. The event featured exercises at the Academy of Music in the afternoon. Armour seeks charter. Dover Del. The Armour and Company charter was filed with the secretary of state. The firm is capitalized at $160,000,000,000 and authorized to deal in livestock.
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