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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1927
Page
3
A chaotic OCR fragment describes a fatal traffic incident with frost and vibration issues. It mentions the scene, injuries, responders, and unclear victim details as a mangled sequence of garbled notes from a post. The text references vehicle impact and ensuing inquiries with fragmented survivor accounts.
A Bristol woman left a charitable endowment in her will directing that $200 be used for the support of a hospital or related medical aid. The bequest was to benefit the needy and sustain a local hospital work, with the funds designated for endowment and maintenance. The will names relatives and associates as potential beneficiaries, highlighting the donor's intent to aid the sick and support hospital care in the community.
Massachusetts diversions of the Ware and Swift rivers for Boston area replenishment will raise the Connecticut river flow in the lower basin and affect navigation at peak and low flows. The project, valued at about 65 million dollars, is estimated to redirect substantial water from Connecticut to other regions, stirring concerns over navigation and downstream water levels.
Ten company experts testify in a government hearing on Ford Motor’s stock value arguing over the impact of Henry Ford’s continued leadership. Witnesses present estimates ranging from about 945 to 19 000 dollars per share, noting Ford’s role in stability, expansion, and public perception while the Treasury seeks to revise the prior valuation from 1913.
Portland courtroom heard Benjamin H Turner describe a six year arc toward murder as he testified in the trial over James O Hallen, accused of killing Hallen at a summer home near Portland last September. Turner linked the plan to betrayal by Hallen after Hallen allegedly swindled him, taking 1827 from his finances and leaving him imprisoned. The defense argued Turner was temporarily insane when Hallen fired a revolver shot.
Hugh S Gibson named American ambassador to Belgium, succeeding William Phillips who heads to Canada. Gibson, currently in Washington, led the American delegation at the Geneva preliminary army conference and will return to Geneva in March. He previously served in Belgium in 1914 and as minister to Portugal, and hails from Los Angeles.
Police arrested sixty two year old Scourso DeGregory at his Port Washington New York home on charges of murdering Alfred Woodinher night watchman at the Guggenheim estate on November 2 1911. The elder DeGregorio allegedly killed Woodinher after an attempt to spit some shrubbery. The son Anthony DeGregorio thirty two claimed his father threatened him and said he was silent during questioning.
President Coolidge withdrew the nomination of William J Tilson as a federal judge for the southern district of Georgia after a Senate committee failed to confirm the nominee. Tilson is noted as brother to a representative, with contradictory spellings in the public report.
Mr and Mrs Harold Strewart and their three children were visiting friends in Winsted when their Coltbrook home burned down. Firemen forced the blaze, but the structure was destroyed. it is believed the fire reignited later due to ducting and a recent draft, leaving the family absent during the incident.
The President Harding arrived in Halifax at noon under tow from the Canadian steamer Lady Laurel after last night breaking free from a wind leak at sea. Temporary fuel tank repairs will be made before resuming the voyage from Bremen to New York.
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