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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1927
Page
3
Paris report says French cabinet will discuss President Coolidge's naval disarmament proposal and issue initial comments. French sources note France's tonnage under the Washington accord and warn against isolating lighter ships from the disarmament scheme, with critics in Le Temps and Journal Des Debats urging restraint.
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Geneva reports say Coolidge proposals for naval disarmament strengthen the League of Nations stance. Officials call the American note not a precursor to a separate conference but a step toward Geneva negotiations and a 5-5-3 ratio for cruisers torpedo boats and submarines. The secretariat anticipates naval talks at Geneva and may use funds for a naval portion of the general conference.
Edward Wenner, 55, a prosperous Youngstown farmer, anchored his body to a barn with a chain and tied a horse to another chain around his neck and shoulders. He urged the horse forward and was killed when the animal jumped, leaving relatives to find him dead.
London reports praise for President Coolidge’s plan to expand naval disarmament, with British officials signaling strong Anglo American cooperation as Geneva talks approach. Viscount Cecil is seen as the likeliest delegate to carry Washington’s momentum, while Britain weighs land and air armament limits alongside naval ratios.
Berlin Feb 11 AP Dr Wilhelm Cune former chancellor and Hamburg America Line director urged Coolidge to justify losing faith in the Geneva disarmament conference. He said the conference failed to yield practical results despite duration and efforts, noting Germanys maritime interests and dependence on set redistribution of maritime powers.
Preparatory conference at Geneva discusses a three power supplemental accord among Great Britain United States and Japan to cap cruiser tonnage. Chairman Tutler notes extending limits would force Britain to 207 900 tons and Japan to 30 400 tons. U S would need ship construction and new vessels incl twenty one heavyweight cruisers and nineteen submarines with estimated costs totaling about 48 000 000 dollars.
A daily ambulance record notes calls including a man struck by a vehicle with teeth knocked out and a Bible fracture, and another patient suffering injuries. Both were transported to St Vincent's hospital, with destinations on Fairfield Avenue and State Street for treatment.
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