21 Dec 1926
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1926
Page
1
Amateur boxing report notes Bogash delivering a decisive knockout over opponent White in the tenth round. Referee halted action as the bout concluded with Bogash achieving victory by knockout.
A garbled report lists a manager named Hornsby with 26 champions and 10 giants traded, mentioning names like Sto folis De, Boyd, Edie, Pennelly, and Rae, with scattered references to a settlement, salaries, and possible dates. The text remains fragmented and difficult to parse for clear facts or outcomes.
Governor Smith calls for removal of the Boxing Board and favors one man rule. The proposal seeks centralized control over boxing regulation, arguing for efficiency and decisive leadership. Details remain unclear, but the stance signals a major shift in oversight and policy direction.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe an officer in Norwalk with remarks about overstaying leave and related unclear details. The text includes scattered phrases about policing, day by day actions, and references to weapons and war context without coherent narrative or confirmed events.
The board bars higher salaries for firemen while considering abolishing the ranks. Proposals sought to raise engine house captains wages and move engineers toward new pay scales. Arguments cite retention needs and equalization with other city departments.
In a Washington dispatch, Senator Borah presses for an official investigation into alien property controls. He calls for scrutiny of the custodian’s office and the handling of securities and assets tied to national concerns, arguing public knowledge warrants action and accountability.
Obituary notes the death of Charles Brooker a copper industry leader aged about seventy nine in Daytona Beach Florida. He headed the American Brass Company and chaired its board guiding major consolidations including the Anaconda and Chile holdings. A former Connecticut legislator and longtime Republican figure he served in the lower house in 1870s and remained active in national conventions until ill health. He left a widow Mrs Brooker and a son, Alten Eurell, among others.
Suspected foul play surrounds the Mrs Ingersoll launch tragedy amid 62 laborers bound for new jobs. Authorities explore a possible murder before suicide theory while investigators examine forged documents and hospital plans.
Croarkin, son of a wealthy family, confessed to murdering a child feared would reveal abuse. He claimed the act was to prevent disclosure and implicated others in a wider pattern of violence against youths. Police continued questioning after his surrender yesterday.
A hearse backing from a cemetery struck a woman as she left the grounds. The injured person, identified only as a local resident, was taken by ambulance to St Vincents Hospital for treatment. The incident occurred near Mountan Grave cemetery and police are investigating the circumstances.
Reader faces heavily garbled page text with many nonsensical fragments and misspellings. Names, places, and events are indecipherable, yielding no clear persons organizations or dates to summarize into a coherent item.
Fragmented wartime style account details Col onel Stirling Rown stepping aside amid a Coolidge scandal. Mention of Jess Smith death and political fallout, with references to the White House and Senate inquiries.
A fragment from a San Antonio newspaper outlines disruption to air operations as mud halts planes and plans begin today. The text mentions delays, possible injuries, and ongoing coverage across pages, with scattered notes about names and places blurred by OCR.
A rowing launch advertised to ferry workers across the Hudson River carried a crowd of unemployed men, many gaunt, who sang while awaiting transport. The Linseed King loaded at the 95th Street pier, but rough water capsized the boat, leading to multiple drownings and missing persons as rescuers battled cold, choppy waves.
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