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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1924
Page
2
The Welfare Bureau will hold its regular meeting this evening in the vestry rooms of the Park Avenue Temple. Officers to be elected include president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. New committees will be appointed for the coming year.
In a local notice a governor's daughter is reported to have undergone an appendicitis operation. Friends and family are listed for prayers and visitations. funeral notices follow for several residents with details of dates and burial places including St. Michaels Cemetery and Oaklawn Cemetery.
In Darien a wave of crimes prompts a purge of lawbreakers led by an unnamed deputy sheriff. Citizens, affluent residents, and new strongmen press to restore order as several deputy sheriffs are reportedly removed and a health official dismissed amid a climate of fear and intrigue.
In a Birmingham address last night William Jennings Bryan attacked Senator Oscar Underwood’s prohibi tion record and endorsed Governor Alfred E. Smith for president. He labeled Underwood a dry in a wet environment and praised J. Musgrove as a well to do man who would spend his wealth for the masses.
Anaconda Copper directors vote to omit the dividend due at this time amid heavy bond interest and low copper prices. The decision follows prior dividend omissions by Calumet and Hecla as copper stock prices slump and production costs rise. International Business Machines raised its quarterly dividend, aided by 1923 earnings and patent infringement settlements.
A distorted OCR note outlines an annual meeting for the United Patriotic Societies. It references governance, eligibility, fines, and procedures. The fragmentary text mentions dates in May and potential speakers or topics but lacks clear details.
The article reports ongoing questions over Secretary of State Dean Daugherty's retirement amid a Senate oil investigations inquiry. It notes the attorney general offered no statement on Daugherty's future, while Senate aides pursued additional telegrams and communications involving Edward McLean and others. The piece mentions a lengthy committee hearing and references to political maneuvers and public interest in Cabinet continuity during the probe.
Final tax rate of 28.2 mills announced by Mayor Behrens with broad budget cuts across departments. Key changes include reductions in education, police, fire, and public works allowances, and transfers to bond funding and debt service. Final appropriations total 4,721,173.68 in the First district and 2,929,297.01 in the Second, with net receipts unchanged from estimates.
Weather bureau warns of a major snowstorm developing today with heavy snowfall, strong northeast winds, and rising gales. Early snow disturbance moved northeast from the south along Alabama, intensifying toward a broad storm system affecting coastal regions.
A local reserve officers unit gathers for an organizing meeting at the Arnaty hall on Saturday night. Major Arthur Menneih will attend as guest speaker while a public viewing of the gathering is planned.
A garbled report describes a harbormaster facing denial of his boat by unspecified parties. The text mixture mentions legal action, potential threats, and disputed ownership but lacks coherent names or dates. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
Report states Mexican federalists have captured Uxpan amid ongoing conflict. Key figures include Marg e Wnier Arnorats and Cherteepens. details on participants and forces remain unclear.
In a cautious update from Vermost county, officials report patient(s) remain under medical care after a serious incident. Doctors say progress is being monitored and no definitive condition is confirmed, with ongoing tests to determine next steps.
A New Haven hearing on federal prohibition enforcement actions centers on the status of a dry agent and the legality of a search. Judge Thomas reserved verdicts as testimony described wartime service and drug addiction claims.
An investigation is ordered after a trolley car failed to switch properly at a junction, striking a crossing and damaging the sidewalk. The operator Samuel Coppola, of 51 Pacific Street, stopped the car and reported a displaced plug near the switch. a new rubber plug later appeared as crews searched the area. No injuries are reported, and authorities are reviewing switch conditions and signals.
Babe Ruth finished poorly in the qualifying round of the all event at Phat rad County, then lost 2 up in the match by Tiwef Ober Bewane Snehed. Other major figures like Dyatt and Washington appeared in second flights as the event unfolded with mixed results.
The German American Claim Commission awards 26 cases related to Lusitania claims. Awards range from small sums to the largest to Marshall Veild & Company of CUR, with various claimants including Wallace Bama Phillips of New York and others across the United States and Canada.
The Senate debated the agriculture department budget and wheat policy while the White House signaled broad appropriations for relief. President Coolidge urged large federal outlays amid prosperity concerns as Western senators sought Northwest aid and a tax measure affecting theater admission issues surfaced.
A worker from JPR Aten street failed to report a freight elevator mishap properly, leading to dismissal of his compensation claim against Live Eledon al feppucentre Pers Edwards Company f ties Commussione Awards. The court ruled the filing error overshadowed the event, despite alleged elevator malfunction.
The LA done case may be postponed at a session tomorrow as the defendant awaits additional motions. The defendant was previously held in the county jail and faces extradition issues tied to ongoing court proceedings, with further action anticipated after a court review.
A Greenwich physician, Joln White, seeks a divorce from Berth Cullen White of Port Chester. The case alleges intolerable cruelty and a divorce action moving through court. Mrs White counters with cruelty claims, Isaac Wolfe referenced in defense, leading to a contested proceeding.
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