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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1928
Page
18
An article recounts a British inventor revealing a device that uses infrared rays unseen by the human eye. It describes the invention’s testing, the public demonstration, and notes a prior claim by John Bird about practical infrared use decades earlier.
A Southbound train accident in Florida takes the life of E Evans. His son Gaylordville plans to bring the body to Shen 1 32. 1853 for burial. Evans, a longtime contractor in western Connecticut, had lived with his two children Marion and Deki after moving to Pineville Street years ago. The article notes his birth in Shenandoah in 1853 and mentions his career as a contractor and his extended family.
Latin America refrains from challenging U S policy as Masons plan a Alexandria pilgrimage to mark George Washingtons birthday at his lodge and Mount Vernon site. The event mirrors a two day Washington National Memorial Association convention with the George Washington memorial under construction on Shooters Hill and Mount Vernon visible from the memorial tower.
New York February 10. The New York Academy of Sciences offers a $900 prize for the best thesis on solar energy and the sun's energy source. Proposals must be submitted by February 12, 1925, with the aims to extend current knowledge of solar radiation and its practical conversion. A committee will judge proposals and award the prize to the most compelling study.
A Darien teacher, facing a charge of burglary, was released on a $1000 bond after a hearing in Superior Court. Judge Bates overruled a request to deny bond, with the case continuing as of the latest filing involving Helen Central of Rumford. The defendant, a 1927 birth year, is a mother and teacher in the district.
The Havana Sixth International Conference of American States concluded with key calls to outlaw aggressive war and promote obligatory arbitration. Hughes backed U S leadership while Pueyrredon resigned over transfer issues. Immigration, maritime neutrality, and a future Washington meeting were outlined. colonial and European events were also noted.
A 13 year old boy named Erank Horton Jere was appointed a colonel by Governor Sampson in Kentucky. The youth, described as polite and courteous, hails from a family linked to notable local figures and is placed among militia ranks amid the era’s ceremonial honors.
An inmate described as a convicted murderer died in the jail yard during exercise. Physicians ruled the death, but an autopsy is to be performed tomorrow. The incident follows a prior death related to a disease, with ongoing investigations into the circumstances.
A Delhi court released a reporter on 2000 rupees bail after he was charged with injuring a Ubi servant. He protested that the blow was unprovoked and that the officer acted violently, while the case against him remains under review.
Eugene Hetty a railroad brakeman from Bronx New York fell from a Stamford platform and was dragged 76 feet between platform and train. Doctors Harrison and Staub say there is a possibility the leg may be saved though final judgment awaits three to four days. His wife traveled from Bronx to be beside him.
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