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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1927
Page
18
A chaotic OCR text discusses restricting machine gun sales and a Crime Commission push. It references regulation plans, legal actions, and procedural hearings, with garbled names and locations. The readable fragments suggest a formal proposal, hearings, and enforcement considerations in a governmental setting.
Researchers explore using light to energize mercury compounds, noting potential chemical changes and reactions under photon exposure. The report references Department of Chemistry work and laboratory observations on atom behavior and energy transfer.
A startling incident at Lanseria involves two acrobats when one plummets from a pole, killing his partner. Witnesses report a mishap during a performance, with authorities investigating the cause as safety protocols are reviewed.
In a rare disruption, shipping operations halted at Porteand as dense fog enveloped the harbor. Officials reported a standstill with vessels awaiting visibility to improve and expected delays across several routes.
For the first time in Jinan, motion pictures will record the imperial funeral processions from the palace to Shinjuler gardens and the cemetery at Asakawa. No cameras with flash will be used along the cortege while officials control illumination for the evening service.
The article reports on a municipal tax debate led by a mayoral figure identified as Ripder, noting budget hearings, reallocation of internal departments, and proposed tax rate changes. It covers fiscal planning, upcoming hearings, and projected dates for final rate decisions while detailing the tax board and public accountant roles.
A 1926 report from the Bureau of Mines notes coal output nearing a wartime peak. Production reaches around 674 thousand tons with high demand and extensive call for increased mining activity.
A letter from Jargus on the Central and South American voyage describes the Good Will Flyers facing rough air, high winds, and sea spray. Major EL A. Darin praises the amphibian planes for endurance and cites a 74 mile landing setback at Sailing Cruz as among the toughest moments.
Three bandits were killed and ten wounded when about fifty outlaws attacked the village of Sinpeivl near Jalico. Townspeople and police repelled the assault, rallying to defend the town.
Arthur W. Ma refuses to quit the Madison clerkship as disputes flare within the board. Mrs Marsten hints her husband would challenge removal. board members clash over authority. The board voted to demand resignation, with an announcemen t expected tomorrow evening.
J Morgan Derr twenty a sophomore at University of Rochester and Western School of Music killed himself with a .22 rifle at his home in Brockport after a classmate and friend Burby Wile sixteen died by suicide in New York on January 2. Derr who had pneumonia illnesses and health worries had moved recently with his family to Brockport from Rochester. He had been a good student and pianist, studied voice and piano, and the rifle used was a gift from his grandfather.
A long obituary column lists several Bridgeport and area deaths with funeral details. Names include John Moore of Milford and Wedda Bridgeport, Michael McNulty, John Edward Straub, Marion M iefer, Gustave A Fohrholtz, Thomas Kite, and others. Burials planned at St. Marys, St. Michael, Lakeview, Mountain Grove, and River Side cemeteries with services at local churches and mortuaries.
Mary Virginia Burleigh, daughter of Mrs. Henry Bur leigh, to wed Lamar Kearl and Ron of J. Ts Wes from Greenwich Conn, vice president of International Paper. Ceremony set February 18 at Ticonderoga Liplesomad church. Mr. Fearing is sales manager in Pittsburgh for the Laper company. Miss Burleigh is secretary to the art manager of the plant here. They will reside in Pittsburgh.
Tokyo reports that Emperor Simperor Turohite announced a donation of 1.5 million yen to charity on the eve of the funeral of his father, Koshiro Yo shihite, the late ruler, as broadcast by AP.
Rehearsals proceed smoothly for the Trish Tire at Town Hall Newtown, a benefit for St Roman Catholic Church. The event features many local names and will be held at the Town Hall with a 10 oclock Mass noted. Local obituaries mention James Carron and Conner Haugh with funeral details at St Roses cemetery Sandy Hook. An odd remark on appetite follows a line about broken hearts and Chinese mobs.
In New York a patrolman shot and killed Hans Fuchs, proprietor of a rooming house at 1g West 90th Street, after a pursuit of Josep Mahoney who had been ejected from the vestibule of the house three times between 3 and 4 a.m. Mahoney, 23, had demanded to see two guests. Fuchs said he refused and the man fled in pajamas and slippers.
Meriden February 6 AP reports a Meriden New Britain trolley car struck Charles Mastriano of Flanders Road Southington at 3 PM while he walked the tracks between Lay Lane and Oak Tree Cemetery. Injuries described as severe scalp lacerations possible forearm fracture. Condition unclear at Meriden hospital.
George M. Carmod, professor of liberal arts at the University, was blind since birth and a member of Phi Beta scholastic fraternity. He died early today in Syrectse, New York, according to reports.
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