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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
5
A vintage advertisement touts McCoy's Tablets as a pure inexpensive weight gain aid. It claims rapid flesh and chest improvement, increased energy and vitality, and a guarantee: four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes to ensure at least eight and a half pounds gained, with a full refund if not satisfied.
Berlin reports the New York mayor James J Walker arrived by train at the zoological gardens then visited American Ambassador Jacob Gould Schurman and Burgomaster Boess. He discussed Berlin life and regulation, with questions on prohibition and jazz while noting subway and hospital funding.
Bay gelding Mr Hanna owned by L B Sheppard of Hanover Pa driven by Thomas Berry wins the three year old trot, Bradley purse of 3000, third heat needed for decision as Nescopic led in second heat. Other favorites win straight heats in this Grand Circuit program with several purses noted.
The city bought a $10,000 combination sewer eductor street sweeper and flusher on a five ton truck chassis. It operates as an eductor and can double as a snow plow in winter. From Elgin Sheet Sweeper, it has run for three weeks, cleaning about 16 sewer wells daily, per Public Works Director A J Northey. This is the city’s sole unit of its kind as older eductors have worn out.
Greensburg Pa August 24 A four year old boy Charles Garland was strapped to a stake in a dog kennel for two weeks to prevent wandering. Cruelty charges filed against Jacob Steinman and wife at Grapeville Westmoreland County. Humane agent Roy Hahtam found the child exposed and alone with only a dog for company. His mother Mrs Tile Lovell said her husband deserted her six months ago and forced her to keep the elder boy strapped while she sheltered with the Steinmans. She claimed she and her other son Henry Lovell were allowed inside the house but she was forced to keep the Garland boy outside.
Bridgeport bound ship from New York to Europe delayed nearly ten hours due to a fierce gale off Cape Cod. Captain Buch said the storm was among the worst he had seen on the Atlantic, but the vessel weathered it. Coastal steamers ventured out as fog lifted. several freighters anchored at quarantine amid offshore disturbances. The Mildred Agnes grounded briefly but was expected to be floated undamaged. Meanwhile heavy rains flooded Massachusetts and Rhode Island, causing extensive damage in Worcester, Providence, Springfield, and Cape Cod towns.
About 2,000 raincoat manufacturing workers in Boston are set to strike tomorrow. Union leaders say manufacturers refused wage increases of 20 to 25 percent and a renewal of the 42 hour five day work week. Current minimum weekly wages are $40 for men and $35 for women.
The article notes that when the ace of trumps is held adversely it is often important to obtain a discard before trumps are led. It references yesterday’s mandate and discusses strategic play in the card game Auction Bridge.
In the hand described, after West leads King of Clubs and South wins with Ace, the second trick plan is South King of Hearts, West Four of Hearts, North Ace of Hearts, East Two of Hearts. The rationale hinges on exhausting trumps and discarding losing Clubs to preserve chances. By leading hearts, South can force a discard strategy that minimizes loss of Clubs and Aces, enabling a fourth trick with careful play.
Washington Aug 24 Commissioner B C Plummer of the Shipping Board urged Congress to appropriate about 25 million dollars for new ships to replace obsolete vessels. He proposed a replacement program of about 200,000 tons per year, favoring 10 000 ton freighters capable of 12 to 14 knots and a five percent annual fleet renewal to maintain U S merchant strength. He noted 325 ships are in operation now with 500 more available for emergency use, citing wartime shortages and cost factors during the coal strike.
The speaker asserts the government fleet saved American shippers about 600 million dollars while failing to profit the government. Operating costs have dropped from 100 million to around 8 million annually, with net government cost about one quarter of one percent of foreign commerce. A replacement program is deemed necessary to keep pace with private rivals and prevent obsolescence.
Conditions at sea force the Coast Guard cutter Mojave to miss the state pier arrival. Commander H. D. Hinckley brings the ship in from the cadet cruise which began June 1 amid heavy seas off the North.
The coast slows travel as the cutter remains distant from its goal early today, located about 180 miles off Montauk. Meanwhile the Mojave takes the place of the training ship in the sequence of events.
A ship lost its propeller off Neve Sea during the initial leg of its voyage. It halted at England, France, Africa and Madeira Island before Bermuda, with the crew aboard led by Captain Alexander Hamilton.
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