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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1926

Page

23

Miscellaneous Lost And Found Items Across City Neighborhoods

A chaotic OCR listing numerous lost items including dogs, bags, wallets, keys, and glasses. Entries reference Bridgeport and nearby streets, with rewards offered for return. Contact numbers and street addresses are scattered, urging owners to reclaim belongings and pets promptly.

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Houses To Rent HARUM WENCE-1047 Stratford Nice five

Rental listings describe multiple properties in Stratford and nearby areas. Advertised features include five rooms, baths, automatic water heater, large gardens, garages, and furnished or newly decorated units. Contact names and addresses appear for inquiries.

Harum Wence Stratford Nice Arthur Gibson Barnum City Borner Brooklawn Barnum Lagane Apartment Ramos Clinton Ave Maplewood Garfield Ave Honevennt Ra Laufer Beardsldl Alpine Ave Noble

Poultry Litter and Local Barred Rock and Leghorn Pullet Prices

Classified notes advertise Barred Rock pullets at 11. month old for 160 dollars and 12% dollar for 6 month old. Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth Rocks, and Rhode Island Reds listed with prices. Addresses include Stratford, Connecticut, and nearby streets. Also mentions leghorn pullets seven months old at 175 each. various poultry and pet shop references frequent.

Alvie Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Rockwell Ave Stratford Cony Rhvne Leghorn Schumack Stenate Center

Parc Marquette head sees 15 a share for 1926 despite November drop

F H Alfred, Parc Marquette president, forecast earnings of 15 a share on the common for 1926, despite a November revenue decline tied to slower automobile shipments. Other notes: Metra-Goldwyn-Mayer gained control of 44 Brazilian theatres, Universal Pipe plans a preferred stock retirement, and industry reports from National City Bank and others note high trade levels but fading rise in new records.

New York F H. Alfred Parc Marquette National City Bank of New York American Water Works and Electric Company

Obituary notices from a 1920s city page list several deaths

Obituaries announce deaths from 1926 to 1928 including Annie EB Early Lewis W Head Francis Eugene Hemingway Mathew Kovacs Elizabeth Macy Katherine Minor Elina G Bradley Pearson Annie Steinkamp and messages of thanks. Details include ages dates and funeral arrangements with interment planned at local cemeteries and churches.

Early Annie EB Fred Early Mullins, Scott and Redgate Golden Hill Street Friis Blessed Sacrament Church St Michael's Cemetery West Washington Avenues Lakeview Cemetery Kovacs Mathew Kovats Pine Street St Stephen's Church Mountain Grove Cemetery Macy Elizabeth May Hulse Cornelius W Macy Wood Avenue Mt Grove Cemetery Katherine L Edwin D Minor Main Street Stratford Union Cemetery Prarson Eiina G Bradley Robert L Pearson West Haven Bayfield Hospital New Haven Savin Avenue Kenneth Mackenzie Holy Trinity Westport Willow Brook Steinkamp Annie Jacob Steinkamp White Street Des St Charles Church August G. Baker Middletown Conn Cemerge

Harding Alayed Senate Doubts in 1922 Lease Case

Government presented correspondence between Pan-American and the Interior department about leases on Naval Reserve No. 1 in California. Testimony showed Fall said no new leases and Finney testified about Doheny contracts and royalty terms. Defense pressed that Fall was absent in 1922, while Finney noted Navy approved terms drafted with Ambrose and Fall’s input.

Pan-American Company Interior Department Elk Aills Reserve Pan-American Three Rivers N. M F. B King Austin Texas Naval Reserve No. 1 California E. C. Finney New Mexico Doheny Navy Frank J. Hogan Finney Fall Washington Navy Department A W. Ambrose Petroleum Technologies Bureau of Mines Cresa Tinney Pearl Harborawaii Naval Oil Storage

Simpson Trial Tangles With Alibis and Witty Exchanges

In Somerville court Simpson derides witnesses and presses defenses as McCarter quips about the Pig Woman and fingerprint fraud. The jurors, teased by Senator Case and amused by wit, listen as the defense spars over incommunicado claims and Demarest links unravel.

Henry Deikman Somerville Simpson Willie Stevens Mr. McCarter Cinduch Jersey City McCarter H Schwartz Newark Howard Schwartz Dominion Thestate Schwartz Phil Payne Daily Mirror New York Payne Vais Silas Marines Mary Demarest Henry Stevens New Brunswick Demarest D'dhson Willla Stevens North Plainfield Anna Hoag de Russey’s Lane Shakespeare Silas Mariner

Chef Receives Compensation After Finger Cut

A chef injured by a chicken scratching his finger was awarded 189 dollars after a hearing before Compensation Commissioner EB Buckingham. The case touched on alleged exploitation of Elk Hills Naval oil reserves and tied to a larger dispute involving Doheny, Fall, and Navy Interior transfers under President Harding. The testimony covered Navy involvement in Pearl Harbor contract decisions and alleged collusion risks between Fall and Doheny.

George Bourjoukos EB. T. Buckingham Elk Hills Calnaval Duneny Fall New Mexico Harding Navy Interior Department Frank J. Hogan Navy Department Doheny Finney Pearl Harbor Admiral Robison Nathing Denby Naval Robinson Bureau of Engineering of the Navy Hogan Theodore Roosevelt Bureau of Mines Fal Telegraph Watelegram Ambrose

Imprisoned Klan Leader Wins Suit Against Borglum

David C. Stephenson once Indiana Klan leader serving a life term won a judgment of 27,586 in Superior Court against sculptor Gutzon Borglum of Stamford. The suit claimed Borglum owed 24,560 on three promissory notes plus interest.

Gutzon Borglum David C. Stephenson Indiana Madge Oberhalzer Stamford Stephenson Borglum

Bridgeport Faces $2 Million Sewage Upgrade Plan

A 1908 sewer survey projects a city wide overhaul costing about 2,017,494 to remove sewage from coastal waters. It calls for sedimentation tanks, ten interceptors on west and east sides, two pumping stations, and relief sewers to curb flooding while improving disposal at the Bostwick avenue plant and Cedar Creek outfalls.

Hering and Fuller Bostwick Avenue Sewate Railroad Avenue South Avenue State Streets West Avenue Catherine Street Harral Avenue Pepuonnack Grange North Avenue Goodman Lincoln Avenue Madizen Avenue Main Street Thorme Street Knowlton Street Housatonic Avenue Seaview Avenue Hollister Mill Pond Sound Cedar Creek Burr Creek Fairfield

Bridgeport Sewage Sedimentation Plan Details Costs and Lands

A Bridgeport report outlines storm water upgrades at Johnsons Creek with pumping stations and sewers costing hundreds of thousands, plus a sludge digestion tank system east of John Creek at about 345000. It discusses sedimentation as the key to efficiency, discusses sludge disposal by sea, and cites cost savings of over 155000 by coastal disposal. The plan also covers Bostwick avenue repairs costing 52600 and pipe work of 600 feet of 48 inch line to Cedar Creek.

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New England Traffic League Seeks Rate Changes

The New England Traffic League urged a probe into the rate structure for western trunk line routes. Chairman Mr Yay said changes could affect interstate shipping costs and port charges, with potential gains for manufacturers. The inquiry aims to prepare for the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Omaha starting January 26.

New England Yay Mississippi New England Traffic League Omaha Nebo Atlantic Seaboard Yorks Harbor League

Births in State Decline Continues Across Periods

Births in the state show a decline for the period, with 21,628 births versus 22,618 in the previous year and 24,618 in 1924. The birth rate drops from 21.5 in 1934 to 19.? in 1926, while marriages fall and deaths vary. In September 2,160 births were reported, 207 less than 2,367 in 1926, and the month’s death rate was 8.4.

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