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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
7
Washington dispatch reports that Senator designate Frank L Smith from Illinois faces a brief Washington stay as Senate considers measures to bar his entrance. The Ashurst resolution seeks oath restrictions on Smith campaign funds and to prevent his seating, with action possible in May. Dill and Ashurst clash over timing and implications for Smith’s unexpired term.
A court brief argues persistent questions of alien age and residence in a Connecticut divorce case. It urges that the Duke defendant be compelled to submit to court jurisdiction and that the plaintiff, an American citizen, seeks dissolution amid issues of marital rights, international decrees, and protection under treaty law. The text criticizes faulty pleadings and urges trial in the state court to address the merits and residency.
A historic ad-like notice promotes a pill treatment for piles promising relief within hours and days. It emphasizes no salves or suppositories, coin-sized doses, and a low sixty cent price with broad curing claims across many cases. The text showcases exaggerated medical claims typical of old advertisements.
The passage discusses whether to stop Smith at the Senate door or swear him in and expel him later. Senators split on the constitutional and legal propriety of each option, with Ashurst’s resolution favored by some to halt him at the door but objections raised about the necessity of expulsion or oath. The general view is that Smith should be removed by one of the two methods.
The Accident Prevention Bureau of the Aviation Mutual Life Insurance studies show married men have greater responsibility and maturity, leading to more careful driving. Analyzing thousands of highway accidents, the report finds married men involved in fewer crashes due to obedience to laws and higher respect for authority.
In Washington a Senate hearing roiled by attacks on wartime alien property administration. Senator Borah accuses the system of looting while Comptroller General McCarl's report cites losses and irregularities. The debate seeks funds and probes into employee and attorney payments amid calls to protect property.
Washington reports three Christmas trees will adorn the White House this season with one in the Blue Room one in the Red Room and one in the Green Room. Three large turkeys arrived including a 30 pound gobbler from Fort Worth Texas and two from Cleveland. Donor names were not released.
Annibale D'and filed a $5,000 damages suit against Bridgeport yesterday after slipping on an icy sidewalk in front of 256 Congregational Street, breaking his right arm and wrist at about 3:35 p m. Deputy Sheriff P J Reilly served notice with City Clerk Alfred W Thirdick that afternoon of an attachment for the suit.
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