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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1926

Page

2

Employment Drop Noted In New England November

Boston reports show slight seasonal slackening across New England in November. Maine notes improvements in shoe and textile sectors but other areas report insufficient jobs. wood, building trades, and farm help vary by section. New Hampshire and Vermont show mixed results with some industries at capacity, while Massachusetts observes overall improvement but shoe and textile surpluses. Rhode Island and Connecticut report high activity levels with jewelry and metal trades at capacity and widespread farm labor availability.

Boston Mass New England Maine Shoe and Textile Industria Indor New Hampshire Vermont Surfers Massachusetts Shoe and Allied Snew Rhode Island Connecticut Tninigtries Bulla- Ine Wnok

American General Visits Mexicans in Torreon

Brigadier General Edwin Winans of the First Cavalry, based at Fort Bliss, arrived in Torreon, Mexico, after accepting an invitation from Mexican forces. War Department officials could not confirm if he was accompanied by other U.S. officers, noting the visit as part of ongoing border army exchanges of courtesy between American and Mexican commanders.

Warlington Edwin Winans Fort Bliss Tex Torreon Mex Fiim War Department Winans North American Newspaper Alliance Henry J. Schicth Welfare Tx+ land Schieth

Postal rate reduction distant officials say

Washington December 16. There was no reduction of postal rates by Congress as announced today by Senator Moses Repeblenan a New Hampshire man and member of the Postoffice committee. Moses said the department had recommended a downward revision of rates and the committee would concur in the department position.

Wasitington Senatos Moses Repeblenan Imhiman Moses Hig Committee

Laxative Bromo Quinina Advertises Cold Remedy

An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinina tablets to fight colds and fortify against grip or influenza. The box bears branding for Bow Grove with a 40 cent price shown.

Bow Grove

New Drug Cure Claims Turnaround For Addicts At Welfare Farm

Interviews with patients at a welfare hospital describe Narcosan as a breakthrough curing heroin and morphine dependence. A recovered man details prior failures with belladonna and reduction therapies, while a repeater Nellie recounts dramatic weight gain and renewed health after Narcosan and related operations.

Cold Wave Grips West as Thermometers Rise Slowly

A bitter cold front lingers across the West with Chicago reports of frigid conditions and rising relief efforts. Temperatures dip to minus 25 in the northwest and near zero in Illinois and Ohio while traffic and communications recover. Refuges fill city jails as relief groups distribute food and clothes amid forecasts of normal temperatures by Friday or Saturday.

Chicago Appalachians Kansas Weather Bureau Wilinois Indiana Ohio West

Passport expires woman detained and admitted to US

New York dispatch reports Jeanne Gold of Wakefield Mass was detained at Immig rations officials after her Spanish passport expired four days earlier. She arrived from Valencia on the Grace liner Santa Luisa with a maid and two trunks and was admitted to the country today without bond by a board of special inquiry.

New York Filla Jlandlu Jeanne Gold Wakefleet Mass

Two Navy Planes Lost In Crashes During Flight West

A loss of two of twelve Marine Corps aircraft en route from Quantico Virginia to San Diego was reported. Sgt J L Heckman crashed at Favens Texas and Gunn Er Wodarczyk at Tucson Arizona. Both crews uninjured. ten planes proceed toward San Diego with remaining aircraft at Tucson and Lordsburg.

Awastlington Marine Corps Quanttec San Diego Navy Department Ross Howell J L. Heckman Favens Tex Wodarczyk Tucson Ariz Lordsburg

Alling Names Helen Kelley as Attorney General Secretary

Hartford Dec 15 AP Judge Benjamin W Alling of New Britain announced the appointment of Miss Helen B. Kelley as secretary to the incoming attorney general. Kelley has served Attorney General Frank E Healy in that capacity.

Hartford Benjamin, W. Alling New Britain Helen BE. Kelley Frank E. Healy

Cleveland Engineer Wins Essay Contest

I Murdock of Cleveland yesterday was announced winner of the National Engineers Essay contest by the American Road Builders association. The event sought new methods of highway construction, maintenance, and financing. Harold Tilton of the Massachusetts State Department of Highways won second prize.

Ashington Sc I. Murdock Cleveland National Engineers American Road Builders Association Harold Tilton Massachusetts State Department of Highways

Anarchist Killings and Plots Reported in Barcelona Dispatch

A Daily Express Barcelona bulletin says an anarchist was shot dead while escaping and 13 others were arrested as police halted a plot to assassinate General De Rivera and King Alfonso. The piece reprints chaotic prison anecdotes about harsh treatments and the Twilight cure.

London General de Rivera Alfonso Daily Express Barcelona

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