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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
9
Jane Coviello and Dominic Verratro, both of this city, were arrested late this afternoon on charges of possessing a stolen automobile from Brooklyn. They claim they bought the car from Lewis Smith at Ribbon Garage in Bridgeport for 2700. Police tie case to a broader auto theft ring. Smith has no Bridgeport employment record. The car parts numbers had been altered.
Ode to a famed actress extends her American tour after a brief stop in Havana. Management via Vorris Gest reports a dual act with the Selwyns and Fortuny troupe as a major operatic style performance before a European return.
Special to the Telegram reports two Stamford youths were rescued when ice broke beneath them on local ponds. One boy was hospitalized with shock after falling through near Greenwich Avenue and Richmond Street while skating. Officials said the incident prompted a security check and a plan to discuss patronage at a later date.
A deadly blaze swept three connected buildings in New York late today killing five members of the Ester family and another man. Firefighters report the cause as a gasoline torch accident used to thaw frozen pipes, set off by a young man whose two brothers were injured trying to warn others.
Connecticut Company plans reduced staffing on Waterbury routes. Two man crews will still operate Cheshire to New Haven, Waterbury to Derby, and Waterbury to Middlebury via a new service from Middlebury to Woodbury. Officials say no discharges, but many workers may leave voluntarily as retraining shifts crew roles.
Meriden man Levine, 4 year old of 117 Crown seer Wis, arrested tonight on arson charges. Held in 3000 for preliminary hearing. Fire destroyed his home with one horse perishing. detectives say he confessed to setting the blaze to scare and delay suspicions. Value of property loss around 5000 dollars, exact amount not known.
A historical note details Majestic staging The Black Oxen in New York City, describing travel from Twenty Fifth Street to Tenth Avenue and the costume and theater atmosphere. The account mentions a $350 daily travel pad for well dressed staff and the era’s publicity practices.
Funeral services are planned tomorrow for Miss Austina Tuttle. The obituary notes she resided in Brooklyn for 20 years and leaves Miss Pattie as a surviving relative. The service will be at St Johns Episcopal Church in New York with burial at a local cemetery.
Presbyterian ministers voiced views on liberty and doctrine in a disputed matter involving church guidance. The text mentions committees, a United States issue, and an incident at a coal company employee's workplace, though details are garbled and unclear.
Grand Jury returns first degree murder indictments against Philip Rousch for the killing of Alburt Hoag at Cheshiro reformatory and Hens Allenmeglio in the home of Mrs Mars Pletcher. Affected parties include a Black victim and the case stems from events several weeks prior.
Mrs an Jordan alias Jane O Roarke was bound over to the next term of the Criminal Superior Court in bonds of 1500 on three counts of fraud. She allegedly swindled merchants in Stamford out of nearly 4000. Seamin Meade Stationery Store proprietor Ly man Hoyt Company fur i tyre dealer and risie K Noyes are named in the charges.
A parolee named Arlington Price was arrested yesterday for drunkenness after police found him sprawled on a street sidewalk near a motor vehicle. The County Court imposed a sentence suspended on good behavior in the future.
Curley was appointed Ash superintendent succeeding Willan Leopold as head of garbage collections. Louis Blair was named to replace Brank Jo buh ardy Louis Blair takes over immediately as the public works department reorganizes, with FP UK set to assume duties today.
A stolen truck belonging to Howard Coburn was recovered in New York after being burglarized on November 23. The motor vehicle was found abandoned in a city location last week and identified by the owner, who had it restored to him early this morning as police were notified.
An old advertisement warns that alkali in soap damages hair and suggests Mutlified coconut oil shampoo as a greaseless, superior alternative. It claims two to three teaspoons cleanse thoroughly, leaving hair soft, bright, and lustrous, with affordable refills available at local drugstores.
Fragmented OCR describes a substitute for calomel touted to cleanse the liver and bowels without harming teeth. It mentions Dr Edwards, olive labels, and claims of quick correction of bile issues, with references to taste and side effects.
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