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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1926

Page

18

Vegetable Prices Hold Steady Lead In Farmer's Market

Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture notes steady to firm market across vegetables fruits and poultry. Prices for potatoes onions and butter firm, lard down slightly. oranges cheap with strong fruit demand. arrivals from China and western dressed meats steady. many specific item prices listed for apples oranges grapes cranberries and other produce.

Farmer's Mart Connecticut California Texas Alo Rees Conn Kennery Doz Ees

Albanian Senate Ratifies Italian Treaty in Unanimous Vote

Tirana Albania Dec 12 AP The Albanian Senate in extraordinary session last night unanimously ratified the treaty of friendship and security with Italy. The pact, a subject of V Ungure in Yugoslavia, was approved by the chamber on Thursday.

Tirana Albania Iinty

Explorers Meet Abyssinian King in Warm Addis Ababa Welcome

The Abyssinian regent Tafari Makonen received the Field Museum North American Newspaper Alliance expedition with simple, cordial hospitality. He praised scholarly work on Abyssinia and animals, expressed interest in natural history, and offered assistance for travel as the party presented gifts and books from their institutions.

Melontttg Alynavnta Chicago Nasapaper Telagrama Mon Bann Herodotus Savage Los Tafuri Makonen Addis Ababa Sidi Yasu Osgood Kus 'I United States State Department Field Museum North American Alliance Abyssinia Albyssinia America Oxgood Meld Museum Fuertes North America Zoudita Chicago Daily News Francis Ras Tafari

Gaines appeal averts hanging in Seattle murder case

Wallace C. Gaines, saved from execution by an appeal, remains jailed in King County awaiting a possible new trial. The defense argues improper admission of evidence about Gaines relations with his daughter Sylvia and protests several jury instructions. The motion for a new trial raises additional objections to Judge Robert M. Jones rulings and instruction denials.

Brattle Wash Doc Wallace C. Gaines Sylvia Seattle King County Wig Robert M. Jones Robert & MacFarlane John D. Carmody

Former Officials Facing Charges In Federal Indictment

Cleveland dispatch reports 39 former justices of the peace suburban mayors and alleged bootleggers indicted by the Federal Grand jury. Names include Herman Geltman former Parma justice of the peace C E Zimmerman former Newburg Heights mayor C Peters former Independence Township justice and Bert y Adams former chief constable. The sweep links many conspiracies with indicted justices and recounts numerous overt acts attributed to the group.

Cleveland CAP Phirty Justices of the Peace Branc Herman Geltman Parma

Cobbler jailed on contempt charge after raid incident

TIRMINGSUAM Alabama December 12 AP T Lumpkin a cobbler at venfale was sentenced to serve days in jail and pay a $40 fine daily for part in last Tuesday raid on the home of Frederick L Thompson newspaper publisher Lumpkin testified he swore out a warrant after hearing a bootlegger boast of liquor delivery at the house The raid found no liquor and Lumpkin was convicted of contempt of court for issuing the warrant without sufficient evidence and received the maximum punishment allowed by law

Tirmingsuam Ala Dee T. Lumpkin Venfale Frederick L.thompson Lumpkin Thompson

Stock Market Sees Broad Gains on Dividends and Optimism

Markets posted higher stock prices as dividends were paid and optimism grew about business conditions. Industrial shares neared September highs while bond averages rose to decade highs, aided by strong trade news, large U S Steel tonnage gains, and a brighter automotive outlook.

New York France United States Steel Corporation Econdition Ag Bank of Iranco Werther Cotten Bridgeport

New Issues Fail to Retard Bond Prices Rise

Bond prices reached new highs despite a flood of new issues. Foreign bonds gained, German, Belgian, and Polish issues rose while French bonds strengthened. Tax changes for external bonds affected demand for government and corporate issues. Major activity centered on German securities and railroad and copper company issues with strong earnings signals. Public financing and Treasury notes influenced the market as expectations of supply tighten.

New York Des Pssible Granby Chile United States Treasury Treasury Tienes Alves Berlin City Electric Company Port of New York Authority

Wife of tennis club head ordered arrested

Edith Bryant Mescreau, wife of Jones Wo Mersereau, president of the United States Laws Tennis Association, was arrested by warrant signed in the Supreme Court yesterday. She is charged with contempt of court for failing to return her two children to a Garden City school per a court order. The warrant will be served Monday morning.

New York Edith Bryant Mescreau Jones Wo Mersereau The United States Laws Tennis Association Supreme Court Garden City

Manage All Right Dear Effie Fat Table

Effie thanks Auntie and notes meat as tough as this at home in a warm domestic exchange. Muramsle7 appears in dialogue as a casual, affectionate moment.

Effie

Optimist and pessimist wrap life around pennies

A reflective piece compares two temperaments through money worries. It notes a despondent man fixated on five cents and a quarter, blaming others for mistakes while missing future chances. It ends with a quip that optimists use compound interest to plan savings while pessimists dwell on losses.

Sahl Suce Jana

State motor vehicle registrations slow. new rule requires first name

The State Motor Vehicle Department reports fewer than 40,000 1927 car registrations by Saturday noon. Registrations pace is down vs last year, but fees collected to date exceed last year’s by 15,000 and near 750,000 overall since October 1. A new rule mandates applicants sign with at least one given name, and a Stamford branch opens alongside Hartford main office and other offices in New Haven and Bridgeport.

State Motor Vehicle Department Stamford New Lonton Waterbury New Haven Bridgeport Hartford Iiust Department Appli

Applicants’ Names Spark Registrant Ruling Change

A ruling requiring full given names on registrations faced protest as applicants balked at giving first names. Clerks noted applications should not be accepted without a full name. One applicant refused to provide a first name, insisting he would register without it, yet later relented and supplied initials with his first name.

Donelst Wpon Wes Ed

Gould's $8000 Campaign Spending Reported in Maine

Augusta Maine December 12 Arthur R Gould selected United States Senator to succeed Bert M Fernall spent $8000 in his election campaign. The statement was released by the secretary of state yesterday. The amount was paid to the Republican State committee for general campaign expenses. Maine has a $1390 limit for primary expenditures but no limit on general campaign spending.

Augusta Arthur R. Gould Bert M. Fernall Tion See of State Republican Stat Committee

Merger Approved for Three Railways in Hartford

The Public Utilities Commission approved terms of the proposed merger among the New York New Haven and Hartford Railway, Hart River and Port Chester Rail Company, and the Central New England Railroad. A Capitol hearing on December 26 saw no opposition and noted the merger would save about 60 000 in the New York New Haven and Hartford accounts.

Hartford New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company Hart River and Port Chester Rail Company Central New England Railroad Public Utilities Commissio Navy Capitol New York, Newten and Hartford Railroad Company

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