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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1924
Page
2
Washington reports show Coolidge endorsed the measure with amendments and predicts passage. Senate and House debate focus on the Muscle Shoals proposal with party lines divided over the administration’s recommendations.
The report notes improved farm prospects with 1924 showing near prosperity for many crops, though gains vary by region. Wheat and cotton show higher prices and potential income gains, while livestock and vegetables face mixed prospects amid market shifts and policy discussions.
A memorial service for departed lodge members featured Rev Ernest Mind of the Episcopal Church delivering the principal address. He and speaker Res Craft discussed mental telepathy and clairvoyance as evidence for the soul, noting hopes that future science may enable sight beyond faith. The event included a decorated stage, solemn readings, and tributes to the deceased.
A funeral service is planned for Thursday for the novelist, with details of the services and attendees not fully legible in the surviving text. The notice indicates a literary figure’s burial arrangements and associated ceremonial planning.
A trolley car collided with a motor truck on Orange Street West Haven Tuesday night leaving ten injured. The deceased Jacque, 69, longtime Gannett employee, died today from a fractured skull. He leaves a wife and six children. Also reported was a separate crash on the Herlin State Highway involving five vehicles and one woman injured, with Tranh Wendt of Wallingford charged over the incident.
A Putnam girl was fatally crushed between two cars after a stalled vehicle on School Street. Miss McCaulay stepped from behind the roving machines as a car driven by Charles Letters approached. lack of lights on the Roberts car contributed to the tragedy.
Wounded early today when three armed men attempted a holdup on a city block opened fire. A rooftop chase led to a clash with police and the capture of the suspected holdup pair amid a tense hours long standoff. Both suspects have prior police records.
A fragmented listing shows various meetings and gatherings across Stratford and nearby streets including Cheruc tribe, Pioneer lodge, St Pauls Episcopal church events, Glee club, Mason organizations, and other societies. Several street addresses appear, with mentions of lodge numbers, veterans, and charity drives, alongside political group notices.
Patrolman Edward depaimen, shot three weeks ago, remains at Bridgeport Hospital in improved condition. Doctors report he may be strong enough within a week to undergo surgery to remove the bullet from his head. A separate note confirms progress on a head wound with a far from complete recovery. The town council offers a reward for the bandit’s identification.
A reporter describes a Morgan fund exhibit showcasing rare books and manuscripts. Items include Locke’s Essay, Swift and Pope correspondence, Newton notes on coinage, Pope’s poems and letters, Keats, Browning, Dickens, Thackeray, Wilde, and Kipling works. Curator Morgan highlights deletions in Pope’s Essay on Man and the Corsair manuscript amid a display of illustrated volumes and rare prints.
A delegation of Fire Department personnel will attend the funeral of Captain Charles V Holden this afternoon at 2 from his home. Burial will be in Mountain Grove cemetery. Holden, a longtime member, died yesterday after a two week illness. He is survived by his wife, two sons Georg and Frederick, a daughter Ethel Holden, a sister Mrs Annie Smith and a brother Laniel Holden.
In the Ukraine district the government sets aside 8,000 acres for Jewish settlement to ease congestion. About 3,060 Jewish families are expected to move to the new section with a land grant valued at $100,000 by an American commission for immigrants.
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