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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1926
Page
6
Danbury company plans adding four new buses and expanding service across ten lines. Workers weigh strike action as management and labor discuss routes, funding, and fleet upgrades amid unresolved disputes in the city.
NINE ARRESTED IN DANBURY RAID with details of the incident incomplete. The report notes arrests and mentions a total count, with limited readable names and context remaining.
In Norwalk a group of locals faced penalties after authorities discovered unlawful home brews. The incident involved multiple residents and cited violations of local liquor and production ordinances.
A promotional fragment touts a homemade cough syrup claimed to soothe hoarseness and chest irritation. It describes mixing Pine tar and honey with alcohol and pine products, touting quick relief and suggesting readers ask their doctor for the exact formula.
Two persons were injured when a car struck a coal truck on Staten 41 between were and Pequonnock tonight. A passenger on the trolley wheel broke a leg while another victim was cut by debris as the truck slid onto the trolley track. driver Frank Tawra of Hartford steered the truck off. The Hoardman Coit truck from Hartford sustained heavy damage. The trolley car was crowded.
The German foreign secretary Stresemann stated at a Hamburg banquet that Allies recognize Germany’s position after Geneva discussions on the withdrawal of the Inter allied Military Control Commission. He asserted Germany’s policy has broad public support and emphasized progress toward disarmament and unity of European statesmen.
A contested salary board refused higher wages for firemen and related staff. The decision held back increases due to budgetary concerns and potential strain on department expenses, despite various protestations from captains and lieutenants across multiple cities.
Testifiers recount the 3400 estate left mainly to charity in the will of Leite Cribt Cribtas. Witnesses describe who attended prayers and the sequence of events during the contest in which Tom hoa Mie was mentioned and various individuals from Boston and New York provided testimony about the decedent and lineage.
Washington reports a broadening dispute between the Senate and House over creating federal judgeships. The Senate Judiciary Committee opposed the House omnibus plan to add ten judges while the House insisted on ten new seats. If approved, the conference would seek a compromise.
London commentary on Columbia University debt- settlement report suggests Italy, now viewed as a European peace disruptor, should pay more to the United States. The Westminster Gazette notes Italy pays 24 percent of its debt, France 50 percent, Britain 82 percent, arguing American debt collection may not aid disarmament. The Daily Telegraph calls the report counter to U.S. views and urges a tough stance, hoping for influence on opinion and a potential conference outcome.
Washington December 20 AP The nomination of Cyrus E Woods of Greenytown a former ambassador to Spain and Japan to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission was sent to the Senate today by President Coolidge As soon as the nomination was submitted supporters of Derek Cox of New Jersey whose term on the commission expires December 31 began to lay plans to prevent confirmation of Mr Woods The opposition to confirmed was expressed by Senator Reed Republic in Pennsylvania who had commended Mr Woods to the President.
Washington, Der 80. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon today expressed skepticism about Heflin’s remarks. He noted a loan of 190 to back the Harding ticket and asked for clarification on several new paperman notes, signaling caution about the speech and possible political leverage.
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