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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
1
A disparate collection of notes links a rampant liquor crisis with fatal incidents in Manchester and Seattle, then shifts to Chicago University experiments on atoms. It laments priceless objects, recounts Port Arthur wolves and Hartford hangar collapse, and ends with Storrs eggs contest figures and a diary-like update.
William J Battles, 19, charged with first degree murder in Orange New Jersey, for the strangling of Mrs Charles F Brigham after luring her to a basement. Judge Steckel set January 4 for trial. Judge Bianchi condemned the crime as beastly and praised detectives Cronen and Burns for fast work.
Police records show seven murders in 1922, up from six in 1921, while burglaries decreased from 450 in 1921 to 400 in 1922. Officials attribute many burglaries to carelessness as the Department of Missing Persons reports progress locating many missing individuals, with only three still listed.
Miss Helen House, 21, a Smith College student and daughter of J A House president of Guardian Savings, woke to smoke in a $125,000 Cleveland home and dragged unconscious housekeeper Miss Olivia Nortland to safety through smoke filled corridors. Firefighters also rescued her aged grandfather R C Mills as many valuable art treasures were destroyed.
In Superior Court, John Hennessey testifies his wife Sadie Gardner deserted him to be with Rodney C. Gardner, husband of the Macy's worker Jane Donnelly. Hennessey says he later learned Gardner arranged meetings after work. judge grants divorce to Hennessey.
New York reports the murder of ten year old Theresa McCarthy. Benjamin Prenderville, a roomer, is held on homicide charges after admitting ownership of the .22 caliber revolver used in the killing. He denies involvement while the parents, long separated, attend the funeral together.
The Board of Education filed a preliminary budget with City Auditor Bernard Keating showing Unit 1,974,942.50 for school operation for the year starting April 1, 1923, up from 1,767,993. The rise mainly reflects salary schedule increases from Mayor Clifford B. Wis on's closing years and higher pupil enrollment, with repairs and improvements up 36,570 to address aging buildings and future upkeep.
Mrs. Sarah St. Comerford aged 83 lived alone on a farm near Titton New Hampshire. Neighbors watched for her lighted lamp each evening and found her home in flames that night. Police investigate whether death was accidental or the result of a crime tied to money believed in her possession.
New Haven reports a night fire at Cedar Hill in the New Haven road classification yards destroying seven loaded freight cars and damaging track. A Shore Line train was being assembled when a car crash sparked flames, engulfing engines and prompting all-night effort by crews. Ten families displaced by a separate Howard avenue fire added to a string of 24 hour blazes causing substantial property damage.
Athens warns of renewed war with Turkey as Greece prepares to deploy troops into Thrace. An Athens dispatch cites Venizelos urging rapid reinforcement and a push to mobilize additional classes of Hadforé.
A massive storm hit New York City with 60 mph winds and driving snow. Two women killed, many injured, rail and street traffic crippled, steamship service halted, and a coal shortage leaves only about two days of domestic supply. Three thousand street cleaners and 400 plows mobilized to clear Manhattan while officials fear a broader health crisis from the cold.
Boston and New England cities faced a coal famine as the winter storm disrupted transportation. Four lives were lost in the storm and several fires caused damage including the Washington theatre block and a Dunnell street saw mill. Bridgeport reported heavy weather with few interruptions to transit and one trolley derailment.
Northern and eastern New York dig out from the second heavy snowfall of the season. Steam and trolley traffic are severely hit, many country roads impassable, and workers rush to restore normal service as weather improves.
A blizzard massive storm hits Springfield Massachusetts as high winds pile snow on a sleet crust. Suburban trolley lines halt service after night plow effort. Three men, including a Black man, rescued from snow banks by police. one is severely frozen but expected to recover.
A Nyack effort titled Save the Soul Crusade begins today led by a group of prosperous nonchurchgoers who deem conditions dire and believe action is needed to combat perceived moral decline in the community.
The Alfred Fox Piano Co raises authorized capital from 50000 to 150900. Hawley Hardware Co increases from 20000 to 100000. P Turney & Sons Co Inc boosts from 10000 to 30000. F.ans 5 Mfg Co raises from 100 to 1000 with William Schroedel Herman Schroedel and Anna Schilling as incorporators. Thompson Co Bridgeport elects Henry T Hyatt president Harold R Eastwood treasurer Frank A Blackman secretary.
Miss Katherine Ayres, granddaughter of A J Kelsey of 55 Garfield Avenue, becomes engaged to BL Spencer Hitler, once of Norwell and now Detroit Street Railway superintendent of transport. Ayres works as a cashier clerk in Bridgeport, while Hitler rose from Connecticut office clerk to chief clerk and now heads 3500 men in Detroit.
Provincetown reports the schooner Annie I Spindler of Yar mouth Nova Scotia wrecked at Race Point in strong storm. Six crew were lashed to rigging for hours and saved by breeches buoy. captain notes cargo unclear despite initial report of squar.
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