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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1926
Page
11
London fashion notes report a cautious start to the year with a shift toward a higher waistline in spring frocks. Paris models feature lavish revers and curved godets creating soft lines, while afternoon coats emphasize a new long coat effect.
Loose up that cold with Musterole says the ad promising grandmothers mustard plaster without the blister. Apply with fingers for a warm tingle and cooling relief. Made of oil of mustard and simple ingredients, it claims to soothe bronchitis sore throat stiff neck pleurisy rheumatism croup asthma neuralgia congestion and more.
In Washington on February 12, the House grilled the War and Navy Departments over the army appropriation bill. Representative Blanton charged the departments with running Congress, while Republican Anthony defended patience for a corrective bill from the Military Committee. Blanton pressed for measures to curb the War Department influence as the dispute highlighted tensions between Congress and the executive military agencies.
The condition of twelve nurses and a ward maid at Bridgeport hospital who are scarlet fever patients at Englewood Isolation Hospital could not be learned. Dr Connors referred inquiries to Wealth Officer Wiliam I. Coon, who was out of town. The epidemic appears checked, with ten new cases among staff and four days since cases were discovered.
A woman about 35 wearing a fur coat jumped from the ferry Ashburnham about 700 yards from the Boston shore en route to East Boston. A search found no trace. police withheld the husband’s name as witnesses described the missing woman and her attempted meeting with someone.
London, Feb 12 CAP A light moment as a Laborite borrowed Miss Elien C Wilkinson s velvet toque to raise a point of order after a division. The sight of a man wearing a woman s hat caused merriment among the Commons.
A sedan skidded on an ice covered street and plunged 70 feet from Calvert street bridge into a creek below killing Mrs John A Standish 36 wife of the Pyorrecut laboratories president and severely injuring Miss Kathryn Collins 45. Mrs Standish recently moved to Washington from Buffalo. Her mother Mrs Teatrice Lannon and adopted son John Alden Standish Jr. live in Buffalo.
Miss Helen Reilly of West Avenue C4 won the Warner Brothers popularity contest at the Ritz ballroom, taking a prize of more than $00. Reilly is employed in the mailing department.
Washington reports President Coolidge regards any Lincoln tribute as stronger than his 1913 Massachusetts proclamation. The White House circulated the text for readings at Lincoln ceremonies nationwide. A Canadian tribute by Sir Arthur Currie at a New York Lincoln Day dinner lauded Lincoln as Anglo-Saxon idealist and urged Canada and the U S to preserve sacred friendship.
Norwich Pep I-(AT) An additional angle from the 1934 defalcation of George A. Finn was revealed as salt brought by Angus Park of Llanover, president of the trust company, against four directors. Park seeks 4,965.80 from H. M. Leroy and James Graham and 2,482.90 from Edwin W. Higgins and Charles B. Foster, claiming they agreed to reimburse the funds needed to keep the bank solvent after the defalcation and that the men refused to honor the agreement. Finn is in state prison for the defalcation.
Fire officers of the Grand lodge observed the Royal Arch Degree on three candidates of Jerusalem chapter No 13 RA M at a special meeting in the Masonic temple Broad Street. A banquet at the Algonquin club preceded the session with 12 past high priests and visiting dignitaries in attendance. Grand officers present included William Bowers BE A Klatte Louis Hull Georges Duval and John Stanley. Visitors were welcomed by William H Downing.
A Williamite Blue Line jitney bus struck a snowdrift and a tree in Willimantic causing three injuries. The driver, Starold Cahill, reportedly attempted to pass another automobile just before the crash as a snowstorm affected road conditions.
Washington commemorated Abraham Lincoln's birthday with memorials and festivities, but Robert Todd Lincoln stayed out of public view at his Georgetown home. Born August 1, 1843, he led a varied career from Harvard Law to Civil War service, secretary of war, minister to Great Britain, and later Pullman Car Company chairman.
Rockville Conn and Rochester MN were added to the Great Eastern Trotting circuit replacing Readville Mass and Norisih Conn after withdrawals over fear of business. The revitta operated with New Funlys association shows. Racing will be held at Hartford Springfield and Brockton along with the two new fairs.
The Board of Apportionment and Taxation met to review budgets after salaries boosted Police and Fire departments. Officials expect only a small portion of $600,900 in deficiency notes to be issued and anticipate a lower rate than 27.4 mills. Teach department requisitions were examined before next Tuesday’s rate meeting. Sub-committees reported weekly work.
New York February reports place the former Countess of Cathcart at Ellis Island awaiting the Secretary of Labor’s decision on her US entry appeal. The Earl of Craven was found at his uncle Bradley Martin’s Park Avenue home. The countess was denied admission for moral turpitude tied to her elopement to South Africa and four divorces granted to the Earl of Cathcart.
Banks, schools, and municipal offices closed to mark the 11th birthday of Abraham Lincoln while manufacturing plants ran regular schedules. Varying flag displays appeared in the city with Warren Harding High School remaining closed. A large meal plan for 2000 residents was prepared in an electrically run kitchen at Oak Bridge Minute.
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