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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1924
Page
4
A vintage health ad urges Americans to drink more water to ease kidney trouble caused by rich foods. It promotes Jad Salts to neutralize kidney acids, claims the beverage relieves symptoms like back pain and frequent urination, and suggests yearly medical kidney checks.
The article lists deputy registrars and demonstrators selected for the senatorial election. Names include Paul D'Em a as assistant city clerk and secretary of the Republican Town Committee with deputies Leo Robinson, Iowa Baddington, H. L. Dikeman, A. P. P. O'Counor, and others across precincts. Demonstrators named include John Williams, William Mettieth, McDonald, Samuel McPherson, Matthew Rollex, Lew Paghth, and several others.
Leavenworth Leavenworth Kansas Lieutenant Colonel Emery T. Smith field artillery and a student at the Commandant General Staff schools committed suicide by hanging. He came here last August from Ripston.
Council reports show Behrens failed to act on three gasoline station permits and a proposed abandonment of a right of way. Alfred W. Gurdick, city clerk, was not provided with the reports and Behrens said he would wait several days before proceeding.
The Westchester County Park commission opened bids for Money Hill removal and announced a clause guaranteeing that any of Captain Kidd's buried treasure found will be turned over to the commission. Money Hill, tied to a pirate legend, has yielded Spanish coins in reports though no excavation has penetrated the site. The hill spans about 5000 cubic yards and will be examined during road widening near Albany Yost Road at Croton Point.
At the Empire State Gas and Electric Association meeting in Syracuse C A Bacon of Adirondack Power and Light outlined interconnecting transmission lines from Niagara Falls to Forton about 500 miles apart. Savon praised the plan as a first step toward a super power system spanning New York and possibly New England with future Pennsylvania extension. The sole remaining break in the grid sits between Niagara Falls and Boston just east of Syracuse as construction deepens on the Central New York unit.
Huntington Ves. The Women’s Coolidge club voted to call a January 19 meeting to decide on disbanding and reorganizing as a Republican club for both men and women. Officers reported year’s activities and a Hartford Republican workers dinner was noted.
James P. Andrews retires as reporter of the supreme court of errors on a $4,630 pension, effective January 1. John M. Camley of Bridgeport selected as his successor by the State Board of Control. The board also approved $2,000 for reappraisal of school fund mortgages tied to the Gilpatric inquiry.
The Stratfield church plans a second opera within four months as part of its Christmas program. A community chorus previously decided to stage one after New Year’s, while the pulpit committee made no report on a new pastor to replace Rev. F. M. Armstrong who has resigned.
Berkeley chapter No. 94 of the Order of the Eastern Star elected officers for one year. Worthy matron Mrs. Emma Knapp, worthy patron Horace M. N. Staman, associate matron Miss Lillian Perzuson, secretary Mrs. Bertha Slobodkin, treasurer Mrs. H. M. N. Slaman, conductor Mrs. Anna H. Bayainger, associate conductor Mrs. Smarh. Installation set for December 12 at St Johns temple with past matron Mrs. Gertrude Richards presiding.
Dorothy Martin Hillman, a runaway bride formerly of Chicago, was placed in isolation today on the top floor of the Gardnerland hotel after guards and police prevented access to her. Her mother Mrs George W Martin of Evanston arrived but could not reach her, and details include involvement of her traveling companion Mrs O Br Moore.
A Yale technical exhibit at Dunham Laboratory features an automatic telephone exchange in operation. A string pan heats without heat and lights illuminate without direct connections, showcasing pioneering electrical devices.
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