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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1927
Page
13
In New Britain April 2 William Sarox, a restaurant employee, was locked up for assaulting his wife. The wife appeared at police headquarters with facial marks from the beating and begged to be allowed to share his cell. She expressed concern for his comfort and brought sandwiches and cigarettes, but was not admitted.
Chicago April 23 The Armour fortune, once vast across steel grain and railroad holdings, has suffered a dramatic slide. Internal pressure and hostile blockades disrupted grain dealings. warehouses rose overnight and the fortune dwindled as Armour losses mounted. The Armour Grain Company liquidation and the Grain Marketing Corporation case crippled the empire, forcing asset sales and deep losses, while Armour remained a resilient yet beleaguered figure amid postwar deflation.
In Hartford on April 28 the Senate adopted a resolution expressing sympathy for Senator George Fo Holi and Lieutenant Stanton H. Wooster who died in an airplane crash in Virginia along with Lieutenant Commander Noel Davis. The two aviators were flying the American Legion plane intended for a transatlantic flight.
In Wahifington on April 28 Captain William Santelmann retired after directing the United States Marine Band for over 25 years. Taylor Branson succeeds him as leader following a weekly concert at Marine Barracks. Gifts from President and Mrs. Coolidge accompanied Santelmann's retirement ceremony. Major General Lejeune presented a silver plaque and candlesticks. Santelmann, born in Hanover in 1864, enlisted as a private in 1887.
Fairfield April 28. Samuel Wakeman appeals a 600 fine and 25 days bail after a Fairfield Town Court arraignment for liquor violations. Adelaide Sipperly also appeals a 200 fine and four days jail, both charged after a state police raid on Wakeman’s West Way Road property.
Local firms secure a Meriden Masonic building project after a bid process. The awarded contracts involve construction work with several area contractors listed as participants and anticipated start on site.
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