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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1925
Page
18
A proposed bill to amend auto law will face a Tuesday hearing, banning windshield and rear-window stickers in vehicles with vision hazards, expanding license checks, and tightening definitions of motor vehicles. The measure also adds enforcement provisions, may require inspections, and links to compulsory insurance for drivers and operators.
A garbled OCR list cites multiple named figures across states and institutions including New York Kansas and California. The fragment hints at a historical dialogue or roster involving leaders, cardinals, and political figures amid a wartime or governance context.
April Angelo Katiutti a shoeman attempted a ten foot water jump with an egg in his wad and reportedly landed intact. A bet led to authorities detaining him at an asylum to assess his mental status for the dangerous stunt.
In the German National Assembly session Dr Wilhelm Marx is formally endorsed as official candidate of the Weimar coalition. The Democratic Party joins Center and Socialist blocs to back Marx for the April 26 election, signaling a united liberal front despite internal dissent and concerns over religious issues impacting support.
The New York stations drew clear attention at a Hotel Commodore dinner hosted by the National Sports Alliance. Senator Wadsworth praised sportsmanship and fair play while Senator Walker urged cleaner sports and better public health, as notables Admiral Plunkett, Will Rogers, Bugs Baer, and Willam Muldoon added zest to the broadcasts.
Erie Pennsylvanian daily and Sunday Dispatch Herald sold to William A Hendrick of New Haven Conn and Louis Benjamin of Syracuse N Y. John H Strang owner retires due to ill health. Hendrick becomes president and publisher, Benjamin general manager. No policy changes announced.
The British steamer Kamourasse bound from Sewport Newa to Liverpool ran ashore about a mile south of Cape Henry early today. It was floated later in the afternoon and returned to Flamy ton Reeds under its own steam for examination to determine damage.
A chaotic day at Seaside park as 17 brush fire alarms rang amid smoke and odor. crowds fled while firefighters battled grass fires across meadows and streets near View Avenue. One jewelry shop sustained minor damage from a nearby flame, with little other casualty reported.
London reports warn that France's political and financial turmoil risks unsettling the debt settlement with Britain. Churchill eyes tax relief if France offset payments to the United States and possible Daxyyes plan effects. Herriot may pursue a bold plan to rehabilitate France and settle with both the United States and England.
Dublin April 6 report on Northern Ireland results shows Premier James Craig defeated with only one Belfast constituency led by a Craigite Joseph Devlin wins the highest national vote. Independent Unionists and Nationalists surge as De Valera secures unopposed seat. border issue dominates campaign.
A fire at a paint store on Asylum Street in Hartford caused about 12000 in damage and halted traffic for 45 minutes. Officials said the blaze started in the cellar front, likely from a cigarette tossed into discarded paints. Fire crews forced entry, cut a floor hole, and faced intense heat and fumes as they battled the flames. A crowd gathered but the police kept spectators back.
A Central News dispatch from Brussels reports Socialists showing the best strength in the Belgian elections. Catholics suffer a setback and Liberals endure a severe setback, signaling shifting political currents.
Woodrow Wilson marked eight years since the war began with a proclamation claiming a state of war exists between the States and the imperial government. The message followed a Congress adopted wiktan, yet no formal state of war had been thrust upon the United States.
Paris dispatch reports Georges Fitzmaurice, Irish born French director, arguing nudity has nearly ended real stage art, claiming movies preserve true dramatic form. Mae Murray comments on Leonard. Meanwhile two high society marriages draw attention as Mrs Horace Allen to wed Jerome Preston and Mrs Mildred Renalds to marry John Curley.
Police investigated a possible connection between the April disappearance of Anna Bird, 19, of Covington, Ky., and a downtown Cincinnati kidnapping. A man in a car dragged a screaming woman into his vehicle at a busy street corner.
Hartford April 6 Gerald Chapman, condemned murderer of Police man James Skelly, faces execution in June after a 12 second hang. He is held in an isolation cell within sight of the death chamber at Weathersfield prison. DOJ weighs whether federal law requires serving remaining 25 years at Atlanta Penitentiary for a New York Leonard Street mall robbery. Judge Groehl discussed trial errors and appeal grounds citing misplaced counterfeiting books and contested testimony.
A family of three was overcome by coal gas yesterday morning at 176 Parrott Avenue. Mrs. Julia Kaufman, 32, and her two children Tharold and George, four, were treated at Emergency Hospital by Dr W G McLeod and later returned home to have Sunday dinner. Police call it an accident pending further investigation.
New York April 6 John W Davis has been re elected president of the English Speaking Union of the United States after resigning to join the Democratic presidential campaign last summer Taft previously led the organization.
In Willimantic on April 5 James A. Donohue aged 52 drowned after a boat upset while Thames Eagan narrowly escaped. The group had rented a boat from Paul Dansereau on the north river bank and set out for a ride when the mishap occurred.
In New York tonight a thousand professional women of the American Women's association outlined plans to build the largest women’s club in the world. A $3,000,000 first story structure, financed and run by women, would include a club house with 1,000 bedrooms rented at rates below hotel prices. Officers named include Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs Newcomb Carlton. The site is West Twenty Third Street near Seventh Avenue.
Grant Adams, 19, who killed Patrolman Henry Stoudt in Reading, is set for execution at the Western State penitentiary in Rockview tomorrow morning. Marguerite Adams rode with him to the prison. Malcoln Schildt, a Christian Scientist adviser, accompanies him, first in Pennsylvania to die with such a clerical escort. Adams expresses defiance after Governor Pinchot refused clemency, saying if he must go he will go with a smile.
Detroit April reports that the sale of the Dodge Brothers business to Dillon Read and company will proceed without delay despite a recent lawsuit filed by John Duvall Dodge. Charles P. Spicer of Detroit Trust company stated the trustees of the John F. P. and Horace Dodge estates approved the sale today.
Two dead and eight hurt in multiple Hartford area accidents report a tragic toll. An 16 year old killed when a Springfield Hartford highway crash overturned a car carrying Hartford youths. Police and medical examiners note internal injuries and severe head trauma in victims. Local drivers face charges or bond postings as investigators sort fault and circumstances.
In New York on April 4 a jewelry store owner, Abraham Padolsy, struck his head against glass and yelled to draw attention as two bandits attempted a hold up. The thieves fled, leaving diamonds valued at about $100 untouched in an open safe.
Norwalk April 5 Special Silence prevailed among five Putnam Hose Company members when Fire Committeeman John R Frizzell summoned them to the Central Fire Station to answer questions about alleged gambling at headquarters. Committeeman Irtezel sought firsthand details prior to a City Council inquiry. No firemen spoke. three did not attend and two said they had not been notified.
In a detainee case, the store book entry is cited to claim Saturday’s date. Chapman asserts the last listing of Shelbourne at 180 College Avenue matches his handwriting. McLean, unsettled, testifies after hours of sleepless worry, aided by Hartford lawyer Harold Evans. Prison authorities withhold details. Freedman to visit Monday.
Henry Schock, sixty four, longtime Republican figure in Stamford, died suddenly this morning of heart failure. He served as town constable after last city election and spent more than two decades as a special policeman. Survived by two daughters and a son.
A long list of local meetings in Bridgeport including lodges, clubs, and societies such as Okenuck Tribe 0 K E M, Red Men's hall Stratford, Bridgeport lodge L O O M at 661 State Street, and others. A separate New Haven incident reports a car collision at 2513 causing police to pursue Engleman with liquor found in the vehicle. A town court session fined Engleman $300 total for liquor transport and possession with intent to sell. Segal fined $100.
Navies Bank of New Haven Trustey for the 19 year 7 percent debenture sinking fund bonds of I New man & Sons Inc dated October 1 190% will purchase for the sinking bond at the lowest price attainable 15006 face value. Offers for sale of the bonds must be received by the Trustee no later than May 7 1926. Dated New Haven Connecticut this third day of April 1925 The Medianics Bank of New Haven Trustee By George H Stirling Vice President.
A bankruptcy sale is planned for the Paradise Confectionery Co assets on Stratford Avenue. The auction is set for Tuesday at 11 o clock with trustees arranging the proceedings.
The Bridgeport Telegram announces ownership and circulation data under the 1912 act. It lists The Peer Publishing Company as publisher and George C. Waldo Jr. as editor, with Edward Fichter as general manager. Stockholders owning 1 percent or more are named. Average copies sold in the prior six months are 14,358. Sworn affidavit notarized April 1926 with notary expiration February.
Multiple estate notices record funerals and burials for residents of Bridgeport and surrounding towns in early April 1925. Names include Sarah Burton Blake Charles H Blake Aurelia E Brown Estella Chase James Fanning Henry Goedish Charles Kemper Vincent Norkus Augusta Robertson Guy Rowe Frank H Serre William Wellington with funeral plans, locations, and interment details across Lakeview Park, St. Michael’s, St. Peter’s, and local cemeteries.
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