Forget to Light Gas Three Felled
Fragmented OCR reads as a chaotic incident report noting failures to light gas and injuries. Names and places are garbled, but references to three people felled and a man seeking help appear amid distorted text.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1926
Page
6
Fragmented OCR reads as a chaotic incident report noting failures to light gas and injuries. Names and places are garbled, but references to three people felled and a man seeking help appear amid distorted text.
The Common Council approved the appointment of Detective Sergeant Metlthy as captain of police, with William Jo Lynch as acting detective sergeant. The council also discussed Captain Williams’s succession and noted changes in pay and duties, including removal of building limits and a related city debt issue.
Lieutenant John Gipson Creasy of the Truntline Man area was reported missing after a publicized operation in Beooltine. The Masshusetts region lists a shipboard casualty connected to a local diver, with references to Raynor and Raynac. The report notes Beooltine birthplaces for several persons and mentions a Bishop Street New Meo incident with details unclear.
In Allegheny Meredith state commission of education has called the meeting December 29 to discuss the state school system. Delegates from various committees are expected at the capitol to consider reforms and proposed policies for the coming term.
In Providence on December 21 a 25‑man federal force from three states raided Moonshine Valley. Led by Harry W Kendall, agents seized 16 large stills and between 1006 and 2900 gallons of items used by moonshiners. Five men and one woman were arrested. four men and the woman face charges of illegal manufacture and possession.
Dean Roscoe Pound led instructors and students of Harvard Law School in rescuing books and papers from a wooden building used for storage as flames and water damaged the area. Firefighters found the blaze in a basement of Rotea Laboratory, four days after discovery.
In Gloucester, Reuba Brooks's will bequeathed $15 640 to the International Young Men's Mission and similar sums to the Home Missionary Society and other groups. The Massachusetts Rhode Island committees received $1 000 each, with additional bequests to the Society for the Prevention of Rural, the Child in the Congregational House Ministerial Fund, and related organizations.
A barber was saved from a gas danger as a man evacuated the shop. The rescuer helped the barber who was unconscious, pulling him away from the gas source until aid arrived. The incident occurred near a tram stop and involved police officials responding to the scene.
Torrington Trust Co votes to raise capital from 100000 to 200000 in a meeting. Directors recommend the increase to strengthen the bank’s capital base and future lending capacity.
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