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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1924
Page
1
President Coolidge warns Senate to confine investigations within constitutional rights in his State of the Union message. Democratic protests erupt as Senator Walsh calls the message a rebuke to Senate committees probing tea pot Dome oil matters.
A special Senate subcommittee faced a temporary restraining order blocking investigation into the Midland National Bank and its ties to former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty and ally Jesse Smith. The order halted testimony and forced the panel to return to Washington to pursue proceedings.
Senator James Couzens of Michigan is to undergo an operation today after a stomach ailment that has troubled him for years. Doctors described his condition as serious but not dangerous and a specialist was summoned from Detroit for the procedure.
State police report the body of Charles F P Blaha, a farmer and painter, was found buried beneath an old apple tree near his farmhouse after a confession by Johanna Tell. Blaha, shot in the temple, had been killed last Tuesday. Tell now in Bronx county jail awaiting further steps.
Charles Gotthart former Bridgeport city tax collector in 1906 07 and noted chess champion of Connecticut died at 70 after eight months illness He came to Bridgeport from Germany at age 12 and later ran a general store before serving as city tax collector Gotthart was active in the Knights Germania Singers and local insurance work Funeral plans incomplete amid ongoing political controversy surrounding a fraud tied election in 1968
The Board of Police Commissioners ordered every special policeman to surrender his badge as part of a proposed reorganization. Compensation Commissioner Buckingham had previously awarded 3200 to Bredat Lake, citing city employment status. The move targets older officers many over 60 and aims to favor younger recruits under a new system.
President Coolidge today joined the debate on campaign financing criticizing large contributions from both parties. He argued size invites suspicion and favors, while a principled approach favors overall support for parties rather than seeking specific favors.
Report states the Army appropriation bill moves to the Senate with increases including 800,000 for army transportation 060,000 for military posts and 1,824,000 for various military activities. The measure comes after passage in the House and includes a total proposed funding of 326,604 or 3,308, age figures noted in the report.
In San Francisco on April 1 1940 dancer Tivan Burroughs Fontaine filed a suit in Puriey Court against Qormveling Vanderbilt Whitney seeking 1 000 000 dollars over alleged broken promise to marry.
Dorothy Kelly of New York admits taking part in the Ashford Plumbing Co robbery in January 18 with four male accomplices who shared $4,572. She acted as lookout, was arrested January 21 after a disturbance at 88 George Street, and faces indictment with Santella and others in New York.
A coroner heard testimony about the shooting death of Joseph Scrafani age 56 of Pembroke Street. Witness Miss Elizabeth Castaldi testified a woman argued with a man near the Scrofani residence moments before revolver shots. Police seek a possible unidentified woman connected to the case and will continue the inquest next Thursday.
Higgins, chairman of the Connecticut Utilities Commission, urged state regulation of motor traffic and streetcar service noting improvements under supervision. He pressed for a uniform law with New Jersey officials and cited trolley accidents and near misses caused by curbside viewers and driver inattention as justification for stronger regulation and enforcement by law.
Police held four youths on breach of peace charges in connection with burglaries at two drugstores, one at 666 Brooklawn Avenue Bridgeport and another at Hard's Corner Stratford. Named suspects Merwin Lynch John Prince John Edison Smith facing $2.50 bonds and further questioning to locate their whereabouts.
The Japanese government delivered a formal protest through Ambassador Hanihara against excluding Japan from a definite quota. The note, sent to Secretary Hughes and to Senate committee chair Colt, cites the 1907 gentleman's agreement, asserts Japan's observance, and warns of grave consequences if the measure passes, framing it as a matter of national honor and principle.
In Superior Court a divorce suit alleges William Coulson, about 80, was shell shocked in the war and married an English girl on a health trip home. The action names Elwie Coulson of Harrison New Jersey as the wife and Sarah Coulson of Bridgeport as conservator, with claims of insanity and incapacity for a valid marriage. A neighbor notes Coulson returned from England with his mother and was influenced by the war, while Curtis Cahill of Norwalk seeks divorce on cruelty grounds.
Middlesex County grand jury returns indictments against the Ammonite company over a Jersey blast that killed eighteen and injured many more. The exact charges, likely manslaughter, are to be announced after the proceedings become public next Monday.
Paris reports show the Reparations Commission unanimously adopting the experts' report and recommending approval by respective governments. The move, seen as a breakthrough, suggests a sea change in handling Europe's reparations dilemma and signals coordination among major powers.
Premier Poincare intends to dissolve Parliament, with an official decree expected to be promulgated tomorrow evening. The move comes as France heads into a political setback amid ongoing tensions in Paris.
New York April 11 announces a plan to arrange a credit of 5 to 10 million dollars for a Home German bank formed by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. International Acceptance Bank acts for a New York syndicate to aid Germany's economic rehabilitation and stabilize its currency under the Dawes plan.
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