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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
17
Mrs. Jennie Kirns of Detroit answers her husband in a divorce petition claiming he saw her with other men. She asserts it must have been one of her four sisters wearing her clothes, suggesting mistaken identity.
A British mystery unfolds as Sinn Fein and other groups are blamed in the Marshal Wilson killing. Threats to Wilson and guards at Lord Carson’s residence are reported. Royal condolences pour in, and Lloyd George and the Prince send messages. Unease spreads in Ireland with officers sweeping Dublin theaters for soldiers.
Reports from Herrin Illinois describe a dawn assault on striking miners that devolved into mass killings with gunfire beating and hanging. Fifteen bodies were reported and many more wounded as locals boasted of violence and officials offered little action or investigation. The Associated Press noted brutal scenes with women and children present and fear that the true death toll may never be known.
The Herrin Illinois labor riot is analyzed as a shocking deviation from normal strike clashes. Armed guards and strike breakers faced thousands of strikers with rifles and a machine gun. After tense firing, 27 prisoners were murdered, some hung, others shot while fleeing. The piece warns of premeditated violence and urges America to choose progress by law over insurrection.
A Times political writer likens Mr. King’s return to Hannibal crossing the Alps to ruin Rome. The Bridgeport scene is described as already ruined, with Romans and Carthaginians invoked to discuss policy and the Republican party. The piece questions slogans and warnings in the local political climate.
The writer argues for rewritings of school histories to be fair to the South, suggesting Northern texts bias the record. It advocates a scientific approach, showing how reason, not winning, shaped events. It cites slavery, emancipation, and the Great War as areas for rational analysis over mass passion.
A block party hosted by the Men's League of Blessed Sacrament church opens this evening to aid the new pol and Convent Building fund. The event runs on the church lot at Central avenue and Grange street with Connolly's orchestra providing music and dancing planned for tonight through next week.
Providence June 23 national guard officers and local police investigate an explosion behind the public utility in Crompton village near the Crompton Company mill. The blast, tied to the five month Rhode Island textile strike, tore an eight inch deep hole twelve feet from the flora building.
Classified notice emphasizes fast results using Times Want Ads for best reach. Readers are urged to place ads for rapid exposure and efficient transactions in local marketplace.
Our Saviour's Danish Evangelical Lutheran church at 52 East Washington avenue plans a full dedication Sunday on June 25 featuring a 10 o'clock service with Holy Communion, a noon dinner by Ladies Aid, 3 o'clock speeches by Danish society delegates, 6 o'clock supper, and a 7:30 service with coffee and cake. Visiting pastors from Hartford and New York will lead, welcoming out of town visitors and Danish supporters.
A Central News Despatch from Berlin says Soviet Foreign Minister Ticherin has fallen seriously ill. The illness is described as a grave matter and affects Moscow’s foreign policy posture amid rising tensions with Britain.
King cancels the dinner planned at Buckingham Palace in honor of the Prince of Wales following Field Marshal Henry Wilson’s assassination. The murder shocks the nation as Ireland policy is noted. crowds observe as two attackers fatally shoot Wilson, then flee. A funeral is expected tomorrow.
Chicago figures Willam Friedman a pugilist and William Cohen a taxicab driver were convicted of murder and each sentenced to 14 years in the penitentiary before Judge Cayerly. David Edelman and Max Miller were found not guilty.
This morning three births were registered. A daughter named Elizabeth was born to Theo and Angeihesia Giam baz. A son named George was born to Finn and Olsa Nastu. The fifth pair of twins born this month are Sedli and Eduard Dembrosky, both boys, at 23 Cherry street.
G Swope rose from helper earning $1 per day to president of General Electric, a meteoric climb within thirty years. He led the company through rapid growth as a major electrical equipment supplier in the region.
Mme Pauline Bessarabo is held by Paris police on a charge of killing her husband, a writer and wealthy businessman, and shipping his body to Nancy in a trunk two years ago. She retracted a confession claiming defense of her daughter's honor.
The Moore family in Bridgeport rejoices as their son Kenneth, now living in New York as John Long, is identified after a long disappearance. Investigations traced faked tips from Hallock and Murphy, with calls to send money for a supposed railway fare. Parents wept with happiness as the search finally ended in joy.
Bridgeport firms file for capitalization changes as Remington Cutlery Works raises its capital from 25000 to 1500000, with par value 100 and incorporators Charles St Barrett William B Stitt and Chauncey B Garver. Also Never Enough Pie Co new Bridgeport incorporation with 190000 capital and 75000 initial business. John Smith Samuel F Beardsley Kathleen B Bight listed as incorporators. Funeral notices for John Reilly and Gerald Doherty given with service details and interment.
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