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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1927
Page
2
Confusion over night shipping restrictions near Yangtze gateway as Chinese authorities seek to control vessel movements following shelling threats. Chinese insistence on strict night bans clashes with Western calls for free navigation, with protests and warnings of searches for violators.
The proposal creates a council manager system with a nonresident city manager, sets executive appointment powers to the manager, and outlines the organization of administrative departments including health, safety, welfare, works, and finance. It covers elections, referenda, civil service oversight, and the authority to issue bonds and taxes under General Statutes.
In a government update from Washington a New Jersey physician is appointed as minister to Siam. The report notes changes in staff and confirms the appointment by the administration amid diplomatic reshuffles.
In Bab 17 district estate matter for Cemenure Tidmead of Beldgesert. Court notes petition for relief and seems to set dates for a hearing and next steps. Names and exact terms are unclear due to damaged text but action involves probate court supervision and potential distribution.
Moscow reports a note from Litvinov to William Peters seeking peace and normal ties with Britain while denouncing anti-Soviet propaganda. The note asserts no aggression toward Great Britain and warns Britain of consequences if relations are severed. News quotes British and Soviet press reactions and contextualizes diplomatic tensions.
Washington February 27 memorial services were held in the Senate for Senator Alec Cumanins from Tenbliein Iowa and in the House for Representative Lawrence J. Bycheity from Cathurnia both men having died since the current congressional session began.
Dartmouth defeats Sains in a heated intercollegiate league meet held in Hanover. Judges award the top speaking honor to the Green, while the House favors Coolidge's naval cruiser bill stance in Congress.
A brigantine was driven onto a ledge by a gale near Cool Island. The crew of six Nova Scotian sailors from the Renald Cy Langmire were saved by a Cutter after the vessel broke and anchored near the coast. Captain William Burns of the Renald Cy Langmire and crew names Simon Comeau, Comins, Hankinson, Thomas Comeau, and G Murine are listed among those aboard. The Roma O. Longnire, bound Boston to Digby, faced a separate mishap and reached the guard station with assistance sent from the coast.
An article reports on Republican splits over dry law revision, noting hostility to prohibition measures and the varied paths to the nomination. It mentions leaders and potential candidates like Lowden, Dawes, Capper, and Longworth, with speculation on election outcomes if the party or Democrats tilt wet or dry.
Dr Guthrie wrote to Bishop Manning seeking Suffragan Bishop Shipman at Jay's event while a New York diocese representative attended. Dr Chait had public disputes with Bishop MM in the Tor Me era, and in January the bishop pressed him to recant. The bishop resisted, firm in his stance.
The volunteer firemen from Thidge port will march from the Lendquarters on Midle street to the Coeor theatre this evening for the Penrose performance of the wenpepe The Figade. The parade honors firemen trotting the ratus while the show unfolds under the aegis of the Women’s Sink Lane association with Behrens and city officials expected at the local premiere.
De Pinedo learns of deaths of American flyers in a U S flight tragedy. He recalls wartime service and years in the Philippines. The news chills him about losses suffered by American forces and those close to him.
The death of three infants at the home of Mrs Diana Lacroix in a neighborhood called Blueveape ules in Waleshville is reported. Police said the circumstances are under investigation and a maternal witness is questioned as authorities seek details.
Buenos Aires newspapers mourn two American aviators Captain Clinton Woolsey and Lieutenant Benton Denton killed when their aircraft the Derriit crashed near the Pan American field. Plans to resume the St Louis and San Francisco flight Tuesday are announced as Argentine and U.S. officials send condolences. Military honors ready and embassies handle repatriation details as the Pan American event resumes despite the loss.
Santiago Feb 27 AP The San Antony fifth plane of the United States Army Good WH squadron has arrived at Talcamana Chile this afternoon from Gouulyiba. It was left behind at Tumaca Colombia and is flying at top speed to catch up with the squadron as soon as possible.
Hartford reports Professor Gaetano Salvemini blasted Mussolini as a master of propaganda, detailing alleged feats in Italy and abroad. He warned that removing Mussolini would trigger martial law and a swift shift in power, while praising Mussolini’s public appeal and media control.
Andrew Fusco of 4 Thurett Street was arrested after being found in the cellar of a house on East Malin Street. He is described as just over sixteen. Officers McCarthy and Burns took the youth into custody and he asked for a bond of £508 for abignment this morning.
Power magnate Elman wed former governess Miss Dient at Rev. Brewster Adair's home in Rung Nevada. Attending were Elman’s mother Mrs. Charles Parbury, his sister, and Etzman’s advisers from New York. Miss Dient, NY high school principal’s daughter, formerly served as governess to Elman’s child.
Faith Mae Cummings of Detroit rose from a switchboard operator to a prominent woman real estate entrepreneur. Returning from Cuba she spoke of a $12,800,000 venture, built ten subdivisions, and hinted at a mayoral bid on the Republican ticket. She credits vision and decision, saying she supported her family after her husband’s death before starting the Faith Mae Mining Company.
Chicago Tribune reports opera singer Kate Condon Scott identified the body of her husband William T. Victor in a New Orleans cemetery vault after he shot himself at a Chess, Checker and Whist club in September. Scott, once Sibel in Faust, performed at the Met in 1893 and later taught after a touring career.
In Trenton New Jersey last Wednesday surgeon W Atkinson transfused his own blood to a female patient Harriet Davies at McKinley Hospital to avert likely death. Dr B F Burcell assisted under urgent conditions and the operation resumed immediately after the transfusion. The patient was reported recovering and en route to recovery at the hospital today.
Donald Keith of Los Angeles married Kathryn Spienaza in Hollywood at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament after eight years of courtship. The ceremony delayed by bad weather will be followed by a honeymoon as Keith finishes Soundlay a picture at Paramount. Keith’s real name is Francis Feaney. the bride is twenty one.
A man named Joho J Sullivan of 84 Lerates buc was attacked and beaten in an alley near 72 Calorade Avenue. Three assailants escaped. Michael Sweenes of Clinton was arrested elsewhere. Bond set at 100 dollars and not yet paid.
Chicago news reports Mrs. Theodore Tieken, wife of a renowned diagnostician, has enrolled at the University of Chicago on the South Side. She travels with her two sons, Robert and Theodore Jr., who are students there, and majors in philosophy as she completes her MA.
A missionary eyewitness reports hundreds of civilians and soldiers killed in Hangchow as Cantonese forces approached the city. Looting and terror followed Northern demands for money, with 40,000 dollars paid to avert more looting before clashes escalated.
New Brunswick New Jersey police report amnesia victim King from New York wandered into a doctor’s office seeking clues to identity. He could recall only a numerical code heard from a nurse, and a description matched Henry Newyer, a Huntington pharmacist. The man’s wife says he left home for a trip to New York and has not returned. The hospital notes concussion and suspected robbery of car, money, and jewelry.
Evam Fontaine announced plans to marry in June, saying she will wed a real man. The performer Sunny Cornelius Var terbilt and others teased the engagement, with vague notes on dates and a mentioned Jaelfie coast.
The Peter Randall house at 54 Branch Avenue, an early Rhode Island landmark dating to 1754, is slated for demolition to make way for a new courthouse. Built by Peter Randall, it served as a district school around the Revolution era.
Police raided an alleged midnight incident on Simmer Street arresting Matale Staen ders and eight others including Macy Rooney and Frank Hean. Suspects named from Summer, Railroad, State and Rigat Road addresses held on bonds of 208 and 49 dollars. several remained in custody as the early hour passed.
A monthly review notes a strong rise in orders for New England industries, with production figures showing varied January to February shifts. Cotton textiles show firm activity, while overall factory employment fell from December to January, weather and seasonal factors affecting public employment demand.
Paris reports President Hage received a reply from the X Y about accepting his proposal for provisional payments on the French debt to the United States. No ratification of the debt section is indicated.
In the wake of a torpedo strike, about 20,000 sailors are drifting in open boats after abandoning ship near Mea Fe and San Pedra. The fleet’s destroyers split from their formation at noon, pursuing an unknown course after dark while the Pacific battleships remained on the move.
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