10 Jan 1927
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1927
Page
1
Reading through the garbled dispatches, American ships including the Borie and John O'Voyards detour near Warmpton Roads while rebels threaten the capital. The report notes failed routes, protective naval actions, and tense near-central coast movements as authorities monitor the seizure risk and possible foreign involvement.
A ten year old boy, Joan Curren, is treated at Meriden Hospital for a fractured skull after a sled struck a cat and then collided with a parked car. A seven year old companion, Harald Lehtg, suffers minor bruises in the same accident. A second collision occurred when the sled hit a car as the cat scurried across the street. The incident involved a Darren rider who was thrown from the sled, and John Swatson, ten, of Highland, sustained injuries after the sled struck a pole.
Readers on Bridgefort page seven report a centennial event and related community notes. Mentions of Wynkoop brothers and Lytian Pettit frame the page, with St Mary's church annual report and local society items interspersed amid other headlines.
Fleming says Gould gave funds to a campaign but insists contributions were voluntary and not coerced. He references a disputed claim about payment tied to a rail contract and notes a later discussion about alleged involvement and a bank handshake in New York.
A garage fire at Ross Turner’s home on Valmen’s Hill caused $5,000 damage. Firemen from Sound Beach and Cole battled the blaze for two hours using chemicals, freezing several hands of firefighters. Robert Finch Eugene Kent and Patruimap Benjamin sustained frost injuries and were treated by the company doctor.
A second physician was consulted over the illness of A. J. Fall former secretary of the interior. Reports cite continued use of heart stimulants as part of the medical effort. Details are unclear due to fragmented text but indicate ongoing medical concerns surrounding Fall.
Sergeant Major Jiggs, a beloved English bulldog mascot of the Marines at Quantico, dies in Virginia after illness. The animal, purchased in 1920 and nicknamed for his service with Leathernecks, was honored with a state funeral setup and a firing squad salute as Marines paid tribute.
In a vote of 74 to 48 at People's Presbyterian Church, Rev. Lyman C. Pettit aged 53 of Phemp sonville Conn won the pastorate over Rev. Clifford Le Duc aged 35 of Philadelphia. Pettit will earn 3600 dollars yearly and reside in the manse, replacing Rev. Henry A. Davenport. The meeting opened with R J Wynkoop Jr elected chairman, a supporter of Pettit, while Le Duc backers backed John B. Wrnkoot. The result split the congregation between fundamentalists and a younger faction awaiting page two.
Late last night in southern Illinois battles between Birger faction and the Shelton Brothers escalated. A roadhouse in Shady Rest, near Harrisburg, was dynamited and burned. Four men died, bringing two month toll to fourteen. Bodies beyond recognition. authorities suspect two are the caretaker and his wife. Sheriff Oren Coleman leads the investigation.
Vincent Fusen, twenty two, of BC Hallett Street, died at Teldgeport hospital yesterday morning at 8 30 after suffering a brain laceration and fractured skull from a fall three stories to a pavement. Medical Examiner A L Priory said death was due to brain trauma. The incident occurred last Sunday morning when a window in his home was found open and he toppled onto the cement below after pacing in the kitchen. Police and ambulance attended.
Stamford January special report: Reuben Rect, driver of the car carrying Albert H Ackerman, twenty two, to his death, was arrested on a manslaughter charge after an early morning crash on Long Ridge road. Ackerman and Hunt, injured, lie in Stamford Hospital as a newborn son arrives for the wounded wife.
Mrs. Mary i seveny of 275% Willard street died after a single flight fall at the Suday family home near six o clock. Medical examiner L. Peters said she slipped in a dark hall on a 24 step staircase and struck her head. She was taken to a room and pronounced dead by Dr A F Derkowekt. Magical Examiner Peters notified.
Washington announces mobilization on the West Coast to assemble a standby Marine battalion in San Diego. General Yue Tennene says the move is precautionary and not tied to current tensions in Mexico Nicaragua or China. The Guantanamo battalion remains ready for instant service, while the new force is organized at San Diego without special significance beyond preparedness.
Two sections of the Twentieth Century Limited, carrying 205 passengers, collided in a dense frost at low temperature. The engineman Walter Scoville from Huffule was wed, fireman Stanley Senderson of Buffalo burned but not seriously. Several cars derailed, but most passengers escaped serious injury as trains were redirected to Syracuse while a new third section was organized.
AP dispatch from Providence reports Peter Kinley a shell shocked World War veteran confessed to shooting Ruby Rohrich at her East Providence residence. Kinley arraigned in Seventh District Court pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and associated charges and was committed to state prison awaiting grand jury action. Rohrich died from bullet wounds at Rhode Island Hospital after the attack. Officer Eferskyer, a former state hospital inmate, was arrested within hours by Providence police.
The June weather caused intermittent disruptions to radio programs in Bpringhirld Massachusetts. Officials reported technicians managed to keep some transmissions on air despite pet wire trouble and frequent outages. The incident affected IWR station coverage and drew comments from Westhurhouse officials about the day’s challenges.
A Montreal Sauier Palace film house fire on a Sunday matinee caused by a blaze in the projection room led to at least 75 deaths, many children, as stairways clogged with victims delayed rescue. Firefighters hacked through walls to reach the crowd and ambulances ferried wounded to hospitals and the morgue.
Rev T F Rutledge Beale opens a Mark Street Congregational service decrying gambling laws while questioning enforceability and fairness. He argues lotteries and raffles reflect a broader public policy issue and calls for moral reform over punitive measures.
AP reports Perevil W. Clement former Vermont governor and Rutland Herald publisher died at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel of throat disease after arriving from Washington en route to Rutland. He was eighty, survived by daughters, and his body to be taken to Rutland for funeral services.
Two freighters moved to assist the Norwegian ship Svartfond after it lost its rudder about 759 miles northeast of Bermuda. Vid's call sign was picked up by Independent Wessels, which relayed the position to Hatteras and Midseer. The radio was silent after hours, and it was believed they reached the disabled freighter.
An audience in a Niagara Falls theatre erupted in panic when a fire started in the projection room. One person cried fire and the crowd rushed to exit, but the flames were quickly extinguished with no injuries reported.
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