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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1920
Page
6
Edmonton Alberta October 25 Farmers prospering from a bumper grain harvest are buying provincial domestic bonds. Wheat shipments boost rural investment as bonds in 100 500 and 1000 denominations carry 6 percent interest. The issue aims to use home money for treasury needs and may become a permanent policy.
Local list of obituaries and funeral notices includes Mrs. William H. Marigold Henderson born in Scotland and long resident of Waterbury, with services in Maplewood Avenue home. Patrick Daley, 52, formerly with Crane Company, dies after influenza. other deaths include Christopher Holland, Margaret Carroll, Martha Patchen, Innessa Aressio, Thomas Burke, Joseph Vogel, and Joseph Holland with funeral details and burial plans. Philadelphia birthrate rise noted. U S adds inspectors for Vancouver due to increased travel.
Hon William B Wilson United States Secretary of Labor and first labor union member in a presidential cabinet will address Bridgeport voters Thursday October 28. He will speak at St Johns Hall Jane and Pembroke streets then at Warner Institute Lafayette and Broad Streets to discuss Harding administration stance toward organized labor.
Ida Tarbell argues against armaments and war, praising the League of Nations and Versailles constraints as moves toward a police basis for armed forces. She cites lessons from constitutional history to urge support for international cooperation over aggression.
Reported loss of one million dollars by Eastern grape buyers who mistook green grapes for ripe fruit. California grape growers warn green grapes lack sugar and cannot store, causing spoilage after shipment to New York. California Grape Growers Association president KE Sheehan predicts eventual demand for grapes, but not green. Toscanini to sail from Rome in December for a New York concert tour with an Italian orchestra. Russian gold valued at ten million dollars reportedly reached Stockholm, consigned to Robert Dellar Co. of San Francisco.
Tokio announces a government subsidized Japan South America line by Osaka Shosen Kaisha. Service from Kobe to Buenos Aires begins October 25 with Cuba, Los Angeles, and San Francisco as return voyage ports. Ships include Canada Maru October 25 and others through April 15.
An assortment of mercerized fabrics including Fleece quality, lawn, batiste, long cloth, and shirting from 2 to 10 yards. Stripes and checks in fine, lustrous black varieties. suitable for nightgowns, undergarments, waists, and curtains. Prices range from 25 to 35 cents per yard.
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