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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1926
Page
2
The Yellow Mill Bridge Commission will meet tomorrow at 3 with Major Behrens presiding. He stated preparations are complete and decisions will be made on bridge work and receipt of bids for the contract.
Fragmentary text describes a grounding incident with crew held at bay and Coast Guard actions. Contains numerous garbled names and places, hindering precise details but indicates a maritime emergency involving ships, rescue efforts, and surrounding personnel.
A person was overcome in a garage and transported to a hospital. The incident details are partially garbled but indicate exposure to gas and a medical evaluation following the event.
Local item reports Tampa school officials will arrive today amid routine oversight. The piece emphasizes anticipated meetings with city educators and potential discussions on district priorities.
Local authorities broke up a large moonshine operation described as the most complete outfit in the Shire. Police observed racks of barrels and bottles stacked tightly in a house stall, with hydrometers and distillation gear noted. Investigators, acting on tips, aimed to expose the illicit setup near Bedford Gardens and pursue arrests for illegal liquor production and distribution.
Fragmented text references Frazier and GOP tactics with scattered names and phrases. The readable bits suggest a political confrontation or analysis involving figures such as Vogl and Mannes et al, but details are unclear.
A mayor named Wise is indicted on bribe taking charges. The case references payments totaling 350 000 with related figures 830 009 and 599 000 cited. Officials discuss vessel seizure and alleged kickbacks connected to a New York harbor operation involving names such as Reynolds and Pindar, with associates named in the tally of crimes and transfers aboard a ship near Trandwewater yard.
A report states $43,000 was paid to customs officials and police to allow the kee to crater New York arbor nate its huge cargo.
Preliminary meetings of the two Bridgeport banks took place yesterday to discuss consolidation into a single Savings Bank. Officers from both institutions favored the move after brief statements, with formal board actions pending and a possible new bank name Bridgeport Savings Bank. Meetings were set for December 28, 1926, as boards prepare to seek approval from the Connecticut banking commissioner.
A missing novelist identified as Mrs Christie was located at a Harrogate hydropathic establishment after a weeklong search in Surrey. Police reform talk followed, urging a national detective service ready to respond without invitation.
The Garage Centre commission discussed the approved budget and noted increases for the year. President Fred R. Canfield stated heating and plumbing system repairs including roof work are planned to improve the garage.
In Odessa on December 14 four Soviet recruits were killed and nineteen injured when an unexploded shell buried underground detonated during cleanup. Local authorities reported the blast caused extensive damage to nearby trenches and prompted emergency responses.
A New York Welfare Island report describes Narcosan curing narcotic addiction rapidly. Four hundred addicts were treated with peaceful sleep by day two, craving vanished by day four, and many remaining symptom free for years. The method uses plant derived compounds, avoids morphine and related drugs, and allows in-house recovery with minimal relapse.
The Senate debated a Wadsworth amendment to allow entry of wives and children of aliens already admitted before July 1 1934. The plan would bypass quotas for these relatives and be allocated by petitioned numbers. Opponents warned of political influence and broader immigration breakdown.
Allen D. Colvin of Hartford, Rotary district governor, spoke at the Stratfield hotel lunch yesterday. He announced the spring conference will include a Genoa Italy Rotary member as a participant and outlined Rotary’s aims and impact on members and business. Colvin later met officers and committee chairs at a dinner at the Algonquin Club.
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