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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1926
Page
22
Auction listing reveals deep discounts on bath fixtures, wicker chairs, breakfast sets, tables, chairs, desks, and ripe mahogany items. Multiple prices, locations, and items including a pool table, corner sets, and vintage furniture. Sale hints at closing out, with buy now incentives and pickup details.
The report notes Helen Wills losing in doubles with an unidentified partner as Mentane International Gold Cup teams form. Mentane, noted for past wins by Mile. Tengen, pairs with Lene Lacoste. Suzynne teams with Cochet. Seovel and PLR join Mentane lineup for the tournament next week.
The city notes a municipal committee session to discuss street and sidewalk matters. Officials will consider public works priorities and safety improvements at the downtown office with potential decisions announced afterward. Residents are invited to attend and submit input on sidewalk repairs and street enhancements.
Fragmented notices list lost items and rewards including a dog named Tound, keys, a briefcase, a diamond ring, and a police dog. Several entries request returns to specific addresses in Stratford Fairfield and Norwalk areas with rewards offered. The text mentions banks and stores, and includes garbled OCR errors throughout.
State of Connecticut Bridgeport district orders hearing on a mortgage application for real estate belonging to Patrick Humitt of Bridgeport. The examiner must publish notice in a circulating newspaper and personally notify interested parties by February 26, 1928, with a return to the court. Attest Trevor A. Bartlett, Judge.
Funeral notices list multiple local deaths with dates February 25 1926 to February 29 1926. Names include John M Chaffee 74 of Huntington Avenue Stratford. Ester Esuchemin 29. Jacob Liolat 77. William Kaeser. Thomas Davin. Joseph Alcaged 61. details cover residences, service times, funeral homes, churches, and interment at Lakeview or Mt Grove cemeteries. Many entries note viewings or home services and specific addresses in Stratford and Windham County.
A brief notice reports a Monday event at St. Patiieh's Chien with Muyith's Mind Teas meeting Mars at 770 a eloetr. It mentions the rebirth or pose of the son of SMargaved 1's Bresson.
Racing results and entries list numerous horses with odds, weights, and mileage notes for several races. Entries include Sian 108 Nel Jo 08 Phil McCann, Foerte Race prize 1400, Gammon Brick, Assogation, Bargam Tay, Cherokee Lee, Pied, Parader, Penkin 108, Drummond 104, Muss Clare 107, Havgon 1000, Lucy Kate 110, Quiver 1 0, Manifold 112, Black Wand 115, Stone Age 109, Future 110. Several races specify one mile and one sixth or one and one eighth miles with purses of 8000 and 1000.
Three year olds and up contested seven events with purses from 1200 to 3200 dollars. Notable finishes include Dreary sprinter patterns and upset odds across sprint and route distances, with horses such as Frogan, Rundark, Jierbertus, Music Master, Monday Morning, Mad Boy, and Chula Vista among the day’s cited runners.
The Tampa card lists multiple claiming races for three year olds and up across five to one and one sixteenth miles. Notable entries include Sir Glen, Fast Boy, Her bert, West Point, High Priestess, Belle Fay, and Lord Allen in the first race. Second and third races feature a range of runners like Ormisteigh, Delphi, Curland, Norseland, and Joe Joe with varied weights and odds. The lineup shows inconsistent spellings and many x-prefixed placeholders common in OCR racing bulletins.
In Houston on February 27 AP report: John Mais Bailes, 17, who fled after an alleged assault, surrendered to authorities with his mother Mrs Mais Bailes of Trouston. He faces trial on a charge with possible death penalty. The fugitive had been sought since January 10 after a 17 year old girl accused him and two others of attacking her. The other two were arrested. Bailes fled to New Orleans before returning yesterday to surrender.
Montreal reports earnings gains for major Canadian railroads. Officials cite improved freight volumes and rising freight rates as factors in the latest fiscal period. Analysts expect continued activity in 1940s trade routes across the country.
The agriculture department notes native cabbage supplies remain strong with firmer prices driven by cold weather and robust demand. Western stock is heavier but late-grade goods are scarce. reports also cover dull Bridgeport meat demand, steady poultry prices, and varied hay grain figures and livestock quotes.
New York Feb 25 AP The disappearance of John J Corbett a messenger with 88500 in Liberty bonds on February 19 reveals a long criminal history with more than ten prior arrests and at least four aliases. Corbett vanished after exchanging bonds with Charles F Childs and Company in New York brokers. Police traced his record to 1897 including reform school confinement and multiple burglaries with arrests across several states. His aliases included John J Gurtis Tom J Larva John J Carney and John Limball.
James Collins, a nationally known swindler, was arrested in New York after a card game at the Hotel Commodore. He allegedly collected $400 owed by Arthur Wesseau and took $300 in cash plus a $400 promise of repayment, then fled toward Conagade. Police say Collins previously served time for swindling a neighbor out of $248,000.
Theresa Pralmo and Marie Nicolin’s murder case ends quickly as the jury deliberates about 15 minutes before acquitting the defendant. The rapid verdict follows a tense trial with unclear details from the transcript and lingering questions about motive and evidence.
New York reported large orders for railroad gear including 2300 Zon dulas by the Illinois Central at about 6 million dollars. NY Central bought 500 automate cars and 10 coaches. American Grain and Beandry secured a contract for 300 refrigerator cars. Rock Island ordered 200 locomotives and Santa Fe 100 hopper cars. St. Louis-San Francisco ordered 154 steel underframes from Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad.
Real estate records show numerous transfers including George W. Guyer to Lilian Baws for property on Pierpont Street at 2000 dollars and Bernard and Verine Lynch to Soln and Iuen Burke on Horace Street. other deeds list Arch Street and Highland Avenue among listed streets.
Stormy weather forced postponement of a Capitol School District Parents and Teachers meeting. The session aimed to organize a Parent Teacher Association with a core group of women led by a school principal to pursue merit related reporting efforts.
Rubber prices on the New York market fell sharply, slipping as much as 2 cents a pound on the Rubber Exchange as activity waned. Prices were 4 1/2 to 6 cents below last week’s close, with factors including slumping crude rubber use in the U.S., London price pressures, and speculative selling cited by officials and traders.
The Stratford dinner crowd saw a close contest where judges Behrens Neary Hugo Buckingham favored Black for technicality but allowed a public vote. Black won overall as the audience favored him. Beers had strong showings with several pieces and dancers performed by the Lovenberg Sisters.
In Moscow on February 25 the world’s oldest man, 114 year old Ivan Bagdanov, underwent an appendicitis operation and a gland transplant aimed at rejuvenation. Surgeons report a dramatic effect as Bagdanov laments feeling younger than a century. A 20 year old street accident victim died after arrival, unrelated to the procedure.
Governor Trumbull grants an 84 day reprieve to Gerald Chapman awaiting a US Supreme Court appeal. The decision follows lower court denials and aims to keep Chapman’s execution suspended until April 6 1226. Attorney Frederick J Groenl will seek a writ of certiorari while Alcorn of Connecticut prepares a brief in opposition.
In New Britain on February 25 William Anderson of Hartford was fined $25 after pleading in prolce court to running over a dog with his truck and failing to stop. The white chow, owned by Miss Gladys Andrews, was reportedly struck near her home on Stanley trees on February 2.
Albany February 26 The State Water Power Commission faced sharp debate on whether hydro electric developments along boundary streams should be publicly or privately developed. Colonel Hugh L Cooper urged a unified approach to the Niagara and St Lawrence waters, stressing Canada’s stake and urging coordinated engineering and economic control.
Witnesses recount Bimba’s inflammatory remarks at a Lawrence factory tour and his call for overthrow of the capitalistic government. The defense argues free speech and a right to deny God, while prosecutors press blasphemy and anti-American rhetoric claims amid cross examination and interpreter debates.
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