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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1923
Page
24
A Cairo dispatch to the Times notes that Carnarvon’s death should not delay the Egyptological project in progress. The article states the work will continue as a memorial to him, with officials determined not to interfere with its completion.
Yale fans hear about potential signings and ill-fated Southern trips as Paddy O Connor pursues Waterbury talent and Joe Cosgrove considers leaving league play. Smoky Joe Wood advises Yale pitchers Pond Ross Hickey Hartnett while Waterbury schedules three exhibitions ahead of Eastern League start.
Massachusetts nautical program uses the ship Nantucket as a training vessel for cadets in deck and engine work. The 1920s-era ship, modeled on navy regulations, conducts 12,500 mile spring cruises with cadets performing most tasks, while preparación includes physical exams and military drill.
Forty members of Angeline FH Bartlett Vent Daughters of Veterans with Van Horn Camp Sons of Veterans surprised Franklin Bartlett Camp No 11 Sons of Veterans at their regular meeting in the club rooms at 1087 Broad Street. Entertainment featured L L Stephens and C H Curtiss in the Barber of Seville along with clog dancing and musical acts. A banduet followed, directed by SK Mata and Curtiss.
Boston April 6 Hubert Crowley a youth wanted for the Willie murder surrendered to police after a fatal payroll robbery four months earlier. He fired four shots from behind a moving van missing all targets and a fifth jammed causing him to fall. Officers refused to fire to avoid pedestrians. He was pursued with Paulina Morton known as Pronch Polly, Webster A Grant's sweetheart, nearby and captured shortly after.
London reports a Brideh inventor unveils an uncrushable airplane undercarriage. The two-wheeled chassis houses a system of pneumatic cylinders to prevent accidents during landings by inexperienced pilots, amid recent test results.
Herbert Hikler, holder of a nonstop flight record to Tors, demonstrated the craft’s shock resistance by diving from 20 feet at a forward angle. The undercarriage absorbed the impact without bounce. A Boston professor claims heated homes could cost about one-fifth using furnaces powered from electric plants at coal mines.
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