This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1926
Page
7
United Cigar Stores reports 1925 net profits of 9,989,676 including leasehold value, up from 7,751,997. Earnings per share rose to 5. GS. Common stock value totals reach 8,526,851 for 1,434,036 shares. The surplus adds 400,966, lifting year end total to 14,117.
In Sonora Mexico foreigners can secure divorce without establishing residence. The two week period from filing to decree is stated, with mutual consent and six months separation as grounds. The amendment follows a 1925 decree by former Sonora governor Bas Carles.
An epidemic of sickness among United States Senators spurs a push for more sunlight and fresh air in the Senate chamber. Nine senators are in bed, three recovering, and many others with colds. a quorum could not be reached, forcing adjournment. Senators McLean of Connecticut and Fernald of Maine are among those ill.
Waterville Me Feb 26 AP The Colby College commencement set for next June will include a tribute to Eliah Parish Lovejoy, the anti slavery martyr, whose 1837 killing by a mob in Illinois boosted abolitionism and sparked debates on freedom of speech and the press. Lovejoy, born 1802 in Albion Me, was a Colby graduate and class poet in 1826. He later edited papers before delivering his life for the cause, with quotes from Adams and Beecher cited in a forthcoming patriotic service.
Springfield mass February 26 AP morphine worth several thousand dollars and 38 hypodermic needles were seized when Edward Lu William J Colley and Edward J White all of Cambridge were arrested after a police officer questioned their directions. White claimed ownership of the drug and needles but police found William Coney had served a reformatory sentence. Boston police were asked to investigate.
Police in West Springfield search two rooming houses for Alice M. Corbett Smath college student missing since November 8. Her father James H. Corbett of Utica New York had offered a $1,000 reward for her location.
A strong northwest wind yesterday hindered water traffic, causing several boats to wait. The turboats Thomas Howard of Newport and Salutation of Nantucket spent the day weatherbound in Bridgeport harbor. Thomas Howard was to tow one barge and Salutation ten from Bridgeport to New York harbor.
New York police will add radio receivers to speed alarm broadcasts and criminal apprehensions. Every patrol car will join a city-wide network. over 100 of 122 units were delivered with glass disks and a buzzer. Red lights indicate imminent broadcasts and indicate priority messages to distant divisions.
A broadcasting plant seeks to prevent officers in distant precincts from using other stations where more entertaining programs are aired. The move targets interference and aims to centralize control to maintain program standards.
In Oakland California February 26 the Superior Court upheld the adoption of one year old Laurente Beckwith by Anita Hodgkin a church deaconess. The child is potential heir to a four hundred thousand dollar Massachusetts fortune. Eastern guardians had sought to overturn the adoption. The disposition of the fortune remains undecided.
Bethel Feb 26 AP Gilbert Dusenherrr an automobile salesman was shocked by lightning during a severe thunderstorm. He is confined to his home today from the effects of the incident.
Major Richard H Tebbs Marine corps recruiting officer at City Hall station with New York headquarters has learned he is reassigned to duty with the Gendarmerie d Haiti. He will sail with Mrs Tebbs aboard the Ancon in March for his new post. Captain Erwin Mehlinger succeeds him.
In St Paul Minnesota Arthur N Jenkins campaign manager for US Senator Thomas D Schall Republican of Minnesota must serve 60 days in jail after the state Supreme Court today ruled he criminally libeled former US Senator Magnus Johnson.
A faded ad extols Musterole made from mustard camphor and menthol as a cold remedy. It promises quick relief from congested throats and chest, claiming a warm tingle and cooling finish without blistering.
The Treasury on February 26 granted four month extensions for final tax return deadlines for this year’s government payments, allowing taxpayers extra time to file.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.