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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1922
Page
1
Rev Dr William Horace Day interprets the Oberammergau Passion Play linking faith with science and sanitation. He cites 17th century plagues, Lamarckian ideas on beauty, and contrasts with Darwin, noting public figures and wage questions amid a broad survey of faith and progress.
City Attorney John A. Cornell Jr and Tax Collector Edward A. Drew announced plans to mail arrear tax bills from 1898 to 1920 by Monday. The city faces 2,739,978.35 dollars in back taxes as of April 15, 1920, with efforts tied to former tax official Howard W. Smith’s accounts.
In Manchester New Hampshire strike leaders assume night duty to keep order around the Amoskeag Coolidge mill under an agreement with Chief M J Healy A crowd of about 1000 led by James Starr and Horace Rivière moved through adjacent streets as police presence loomed Shouting occurred and street bans were lifted under the arrangement after prior arrests of five men for violations
Prohibition Enforcement Agent Edward Deolan leads a Hartford visit on official business. The group attends a United States Court session in the city. Fire Chief Daniel E B Johnson joins New Haven officials at a Fire Chiefs Club conference in Morris Cove with routine business and officer elections on the agenda.
Akron police court approved a garden hose as a tool to quell love fires. Floyd Hide faced charges from Joe Mestuzzo. testimony described a confrontation where a hose was used to douse alleged romantic tensions. Judge Pardes dismissed the case after noting the witness’s statements and court treatment.
Picket squads surround the Wolf and Abrams clothing factory in the West End as unions claim the company may ship work out of town. A meeting between management and strikers failed to produce steps toward settlement, with union officials promising national support and cooperation to raise productivity. A separate birth notice reports a son born today to Dr. A B Margulis and his wife at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Chief Tax Assessor Lawrence Gill received a card from Col. Murphy while he enjoyed himself at Atlantic City. The message mentions Howard Smith on a plane heading to Ulster to fight Ed Drew with Art Connor as referee and Chipper Hearn as timekeeper.
Police investigate a possible identification of Louis Freedman whose body was found in the North River on May 24. Authorities note a card bearing the name Charles Twohig and a Union Button No 458 on the deceased. Freedman is named as the instigator of the paymaster hold-up. investigators seek his identity with New York police, considering self-harm or flight as possible outcomes.
The portrait follows a slight accident at sea where Mrs. Alexander B. Moore, wife of Pittsburgh Leader publisher, died. Lillian Russell, once renowned in comic opera, travels with President Harding as a representative studying immigration conditions, ignoring the mishap at the time.
Non-committal acceptance from Senators Cummins and Rawson followed Brookhart’s decisive primary victory. Brookhart won about 41 percent of 2,336 precincts, with Thorne and Pickett close behind, signaling a shift against the old guard in Iowa politics and challenging Cummins’ railroad policy stance.
China fears an internal split over foreign policy as Wu Pei Fu and Sun Yat Sen clash over leadership in southern and central China. Tokyo reports indicate Japan may choose a premier with liberal foreign views but conservative domestic aims, affecting the Pacific program from Washington.
George A. Douglas of 706 Howard Avenue, painter and decorator, was arraigned in City Court after being arrested for failing to obey traffic signals. Traffic Officer O'Urien described the incident as Douglas attempting to turn into blocked traffic and resisting police directions.
Dr. Willem J. Southey, veterinary surgeon, publicly refutes a local claim that city horses used by the Board of Health for ash and garbage collection are malnourished. He says the horses receive the best care, have good condition, and were only given less feed briefly due to warm weather. The feed shortage rumor is unfounded. barns show ample supplies of hay and feed on hand.
Paris reports Premier Poincare pledged to influence funding after meeting Olympic committee members. A 15,000,000 franc budget exists but five million more is sought. without it the Games may be moved to Los Angeles California.
Washington reports government agents have been sent overseas to capture men sought in war contract fraud investigations and who fled the country. The special grand jury in the capital meets in secrecy as prosecutors proceed. A $25,000 bond and possible indictment hang over Georgia lumberman John Lewis Phillips. A new accounting division under Attorney General Daugherty will start soon, while Daugherty faces criticism from Alaska Representative Dan Sutherland over the Alaska fishery pirates claim.
In Bridgeport court records a series of misdemeanor sentences were handed down. Edward J. Ryan of Norwich received five days in jail for his charge. Thomas O Neil of Waterbury also faced five days for drunkenness after claiming recent arrival. George Kanough claiming Fall River as home and Philadelphia as recent origin was jailed five days for drunkenness.
The Supreme Court held that labor unions can be sued under anti trust law a ruling described by Samuel Gompers as a great blow to labor and by farm leaders as threatening to the farmers movement. Senators and congressional members warn the decision removes immunity for unions and may apply to farmers as well.
Superintendent Patrick Flanagan will depart tomorrow for San Francisco to attend a national police chiefs convention running June 19 to June 25. Connecticut chiefs including Assistant Superintendent Thomas H. Flood will oversee the department during his absence due to illness of Chief John Brennan.
Three probate matters were heard by Judge Paul Miller. Henry Renouf of Monroe leaves his estate to Lucy J. Lord of Monroe after burial expenses. Henry J. Lord named executor. An appraisal places Mary Tuttle's estate at 1738.44 dollars in savings and real estate. Charles A. Hopwood presides as administrator and Maplewood Avenue and St. Mark's Place are cited as the real estate locations.
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