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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1921

Page

16

Home brew mash chokes Dayton sewers officials warn

Dayton officials report home brew mash clogging sewers prompting uncovering of underground conduits and costly repairs. Foreclosure actions rise in Bridgeport as city seeks overdue funds. Los Angeles girls Mary Milk and Geraldine Somers begin a 10000 mile hike to Washington to sketch President Harding.

Dayton Ohio International News Service Los Angeles Mary Milk Geraldine Somers Washington Harding

Vaccination Drive Aims to Cover City Youth

An announcement at the Welfare Building states that many will be vaccinated for smallpox. Minor applicants need written parental consent or an accompanying adult. City officials expect hundreds to seek vaccination due to a local outbreak.

Subscriptions Total $850000 For Palestine Upbuilding

New York dispatch reports eight subscriptions of $10000 each totaling $850000 raised to aid the American Palestine Company in upbuilding Palestine. Separately, John Timko is officially recorded as accidental death by illuminating gas at a boarding house on Berkshire Avenue. Vienna faces a holiday shopping slump driven by high prices, with many shops closing. peasants buy foodstuffs to trade for Christmas gifts.

New John Timko Berkshire Avenue S. M. Gar- Hek Hridge Vienna

Death Toll Rises From Poisoned Bootleg Liquor in New York

Police and prohibition officials widen hunt for source of toxic alcohol that claimed three more lives, raising six day total to nine with several others blinded. Victims include Carrie Volek, a missing gray haired woman, George C. Henry, Charles Williams, and John Dooley a 14 year old boy. Others sickened or dying after drinking wood alcohol thought to be gin. Kings County grand jury probes the case as deaths mount.

New York Prohibition Carrie Volek George C. Henry Brookline Mass Charles Wiliams Negro John Dooley Bellevue Hospital Kings County

Banca Italiana Gets Moratorium in Rome Crisis

The Banca Italiana Di Sconto, closed yesterday, is granted a moratorium by court action. Some doubt remains whether the bank has failed, as relief measures ease panic. Exchange rates faltered from 22.90 to 24.50 per dollar as markets reacted. In Bridgeport, religious notices report a Water Night service at St Paul’s Episcopal church with meditation and Holy Communion and an organ recital by Theodore Braitling at 11.00.

Rome A. P Banca Italiana di Sconto St Paul's Episcopal Church Theodore Braitling

Jury Moves to Ally Other Grand Juries Against Bootleg Traffic

The jury has taken steps to seek cooperation from other grand juries to suppress the traffic in bootleg liquor. This move aims to widen legal action and curb illicit alcohol distribution across jurisdictions.

Elder sweethearts wed after years apart

Beacon New York report notes Mrs Joan na Sherman and former City Judge Frank Rikert, both 74, married in Beacon after long lives of separate marriages. They were childhood sweethearts, separated by earlier marriages, reconciled after Mrs Sherman's husband died three years ago and Mrs Rikert's passing last summer.

Beacon N. Y Joanna Sherman Frank Rikert Sherman

Federal authorities arrest ring leader in counterfeiting case

Federal agents charge Aaron Silver with engraving and printing 48000 dollars in twenty dollar Federal Reserve notes. He is held for the grand jury with connections to Russia and the group described as international in scope.

New York Aaron Silver Federal Reserve Grand Jury Department of Justice Silver Russia

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