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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1927

Page

7

Man Struck by Auto Has Leg Amputated

Meriden August 11. Mantlee Rona of Worcester Mass foreman for Lane Construction on the Meriden Middletown state road was struck by an automobile Tuesday and had his right leg amputated today. His condition is reported as critical at the Meriden hospital.

Meriden Associated Press Mantlee Rona Worcester Mass Lane Construction Company New Meriden-Middletown Meiden Hospital

Police uncover shipment of guns in Boston

Boston police expose a mail order gun shipment of 308 firearms into South Boston. The report notes arrests or alien carriers, a roundup of weapons, and police shadowing suspicious arrivals from New Haven and Chicago trains.

Boston Associated Press Sacco Sacco-Vinzetti Defense Committee Public Utilities Commission E Xpress Death House Alen New Haven Chicago South Station

Girl Returns 6000 Ring Is Given 500 Reward

Salem Mass August 11 By Associated Press Jeanette M Brooks a Peabody young woman received a 500 reward today when she returned an 8000 emerald and diamond ring to its owner Miss E Edwards of Toledo Ohio. Miss Brooks found the ring in a wash near a hotel where Mrs Brooks and her husband are staying

Salem Mass Assopero Press Jeanette M Brooks Peabody Mis E . Edwards Toledo

Skin graft preserves sight in eyelid repair

New Britain reports a delicate grafting operation by Dr Morea Rupail to treat a blocked eyelid edge where lashes grew toward the eyeball. A two millimeter square piece of living membrane from the lower lip was inserted inside the eyelid, correcting the inward turning and freeing the eye from pressure. The patient’s name was not released by the local hospital.

New Britain Morea Rupail Tr Kupatian Llocel

Ghost Forges Man to Abandon Farm Near Dilinwood

Aug 11 report from Great Bend notes Kl Koett, 41, and his 18 year old wife plan to desert their home after a string of haunting events. A public sale disposed of most personal property while the family reported strange occurences including moved statues and a dog stabbed with a pitchfork. Deputy sheriffs guarded the farm as Koett described the haunting as real and unbearable.

Great Bend Dilinwood Batton County Sharffs

Six men arrested in Boston raid over radical tracts

Boston August 11 six Yonkers men were arrested after police found radical literature in a West End hotel room. They were held as suspicious persons, fingerprinted, and questioned about the subway explosion in New York. Names listed include Philip Palumbe David Riskin Luigi Pons Antonio Pelegrino Salvatore Pigato Orlando Del Duco. A drawing of two skeletons in a casket tied the incident to Sievo-Vanzetti protests. they arrived by car, not with death water pickets. A separate South End blast in a lunchroom was caused by a gas range, not a bomb.

Boston Mass West End New Yok Philip Palumbe David Riskin Lutgi Pon Antonio Pelegrino Salvatore Pigtail Ad Orlando del Duco Yonkers Nu Electric Dia Connecion Sievo-Vanzetti South End Selves

Prosecutor Held as Drunken Motorist

A Meriden assistant prosecuting attorney, Henry S Bayint, 36, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated near a local park. He and two companions faced charges, were held until court, and later released after posting bond. Bayint’s license was suspended and other related fines reported.

Meriden Autuni Associed Press Henry S Bayint iHittfad Iub Bad Park Sabadas Pale Court Tadiy Ceel Hertford Chudies Henestead

Girl Swept Through Dam Flume Rescued

A girl was swept through a dam flume and rescued after being carried by the rushing water. The incident occurred near construction work when the pipe and lid shifted, pulling the girl into the flow and then freeing her after a swift response by rescuers. Local witnesses identified the victim and noted the hazardous conditions at the site.

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Mansfield Sewer Plant Contract Won by Leonard State Construction

Hartford August 11 At a bond control meeting the contract for a sewage disposal plant at Mansfield state training school and hospital was awarded to Leonard State Construction Co of Meilden The bid was 6662934 with total appropriation 82650 The plant serves 1600 population at Mansfield Also authorized to print bulletins, 1275 copies of New Haven agricultural experiment station report on tobacco, gypsy moths, and fertilizers

Hartford Mansfield State Training School Leonard State Construction Company Meilden Echcein Mansfield Comptrolle State Agricultural Ccollege Extension Service Agricultural Experiment Station New Haven Windsor

Parker Pays Fine for Loitering in Sacco-Vanzetti Picketing

Dorothy Parker, New York poet, and 34 Sacco-Vanzetti sympathizers arrested during a state house picket yesterday paid five dollar fines in municipal court after pleading guilty to loitering. George Teeple switched to not guilty. three others had cases postponed to tomorrow as 36 more arrests for the same offense are set for the same location.

Boston Associated Press Dorothy Parker New York State House George Teeple

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