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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1927
Page
16
An astronomy note by Dr C. Brainin of the Columbia University Observatory describes February skies. It notes the belt of Orion extending eastward with Sirius in Canis Minor to the northeast and the Gemini twins to the north of Procyon.
The article describes viewing the Belt of Orion and stars such as Sirius, Miria, and Castor and Pollux in Canis Major and Gemini. It notes Sirius appears brightest, Miria as a binary system, Castor and Pollux as double stars with Castor itself a quadruple system, and explains their movements and general constellation relations.
Color in cheeks signals poor appetite and yellow complexion. Olive Tablets, a plant based product mixed with olive oil, are advertised as a substitute for calomel. Dr Edwards claims they aid bile flow, relieve constipation, and have no dangerous after effects. Millions of boxes sold yearly.
Jan 31 Geneva dispatch reports Central European leaders fear renewed Poland Lithuania tensions over Vilna could trigger a Russian attack on Poland. League officials lament the Soviet refusal to join disarmament and economic talks and doubt Moscow's denial about meetings on Soviet soil linked to the 1923 Lusanne envoy murder.
The second heat of the New England sled dog derby was canceled due to warm rain soaked 25 mile course. Leonard Lepalla, who won the first heat, received the cup as winner. Arthur Walden, last year’s champion, finished second with Channing of Boston third.
Jan 31 near Oxford Junction NS a head on crash between the Ocean Limited and the Maritime Empire killed one fireman and injured another. Report from the Canadian National Railways details are lacking as investigators seek clarity on the事故 shoreline and train positions.
The second Vitaphone program at the Cameo theatre Sunday night features The Better Ole with Syd Chaplin as Ole Bill and Jolson in Ole Boy songs. The review notes the program tests Vitaphone value with Philharmonic overture and a Balmrf s father address, praising Mina Case and Elsie Janis while criticizing Chaplin’s limited screen presence.
Paris dispatch reports Crown Prince Carol of Roumania plans to return to Princess Helen and their son Prince Michael after his affair with Mandla Lupescu. Romanian savant Nicolas Iorga, a close associate, says Helen has forgiven him and Carol will reconvene with his family under the same roof as he resumes his place in line for the throne.
A Bristol report says a thief opened the Princess theatre safe on Riverside avenue by forcing the knob and dialing the combination. About 1600 dollars in receipts from the Princess and Palace theatres over the weekend were taken. Police suspect a night intruder from a Saturday show. a similar break occurred three months earlier at the Bristol theatre.
New Haven Jan 31 The Security Insurance Co stockholders approved increasing capital stock from 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 dollars. Shares rise from 80,000 at par 25 to 120,000 at par 25. Board of directors was re elected.
Meriden January 31 Charles Habiger of Hartford was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to ten days in jail on a charge of driving an automobile without properly reading English. Judge T P Dunne presided in police court, noting Habiger held a driver's license but could not read English.
Rajah Tabold presents The World's Greatest Mentalist Dr Kaboul who answers audience questions without words. Fisher and Hurst offer a unique singing and dancing act. Claude Weat Rob Burns perform blackface comedy. Keller Cooney and Matthews Trio provide songs and dance. First National screens An Affair of the Follies with Billie Dove Lewis Stone. The Batting Kangaroo and Pathe News round out the bill.
Vera Gordon headlines a Palace one act playlet Her Triumph by Edgar Aven Wowlf and William Siegel with Dunnabue Barrett in a comedy skit. Norman gymnasts the Three Vagrants and Hanson Burton Sisters perform. The Masked Woman now on its Palace run features Anna Q Nilsson Elmar Hans a Holbrook Blinn Charlie Murray Ruth Ratind and Gertrude Short in the cast.
A star cast including Jacqueling Togan and Robert Jraze opens a three day Lyric run of One Hour of Love about a society wife drawn to a mountain project engineer who leads to romance. Also today Vanity revue farewell week switches to On the Campus with Tom Carrell and Feliz Martir, plus Fools of Fashion ending its Lyric run.
Ricardo Cortez stars as Mike Cassidy, an East Side boy who rises from Bowery nights to Broadway club life. Lois Wilson and Estelle Taylor support a plot of love, engagement, and jealousy that leads to a near tragedy on the eve of marriage.
The Lyric theatre will launch a new Poli Stock company on Monday evening February 14 with Ernest Lynch managing the Park and directing the players. Admission will be 25 cents for matinees any seat, 60 cents in the orchestra, and 25 cents upstairs for evenings. Successful Broadway plays will join the local company repertoire.
Zion Illinois January 91 AP eighty seven dancers were taken and four officers and a member of the Zion lodge of the Modern Woodmen of America jailed after a raid by Zion police. They were released on 500 bond. The lodge amid turmoil for two years with overseer Wilbur Glenn Vohva opposed to such groups. Officers and members charged with disorderly conduct operating pool tables and entertaining without a city license. Police found money on pool tables and seven bottles in a cloak room.
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