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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1927
Page
16
A treatment claim states six hours avoid pain with a formula marketed by Hindle Drug Stores. It promises rapid nerve pain relief for sleepless nights and severe throbbing pains, urging readers to obtain the product from local druggists.
A Bridgeport group travels to Washington by train for a weekend pilgrimage accompanying two teachers. They will visit Public Buildings, Arlington, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Christchurch in Alexandria, Mount Vernon, and the Congressional Library. Return is Sunday afternoon with a list of accompanying travelers.
Fourteen year old Peter Zwarrick admitted killing Frank Vance in Danbury and implicated his mother Mrs Iteste Gabozu in an interview after being returned to Yonkers. The boy said a dispute over furniture led to Vance being strangled and the body slashed, with both suspects then fleeing to Yonkers. The mother faced extradition proceedings in White Plains while she pleaded ignorance of the crime.
In the Ural district a plague of influenza and typhoid fever breaks out within 39 square miles. In Kharkov 2,300 cases of pernicious influenza are reported, resembling the 1918 epidemic. Bryanel district reports typhoid with 400 cases and several fatalities. government enacts strict measures.
Abington dan reports that W W Coblentz and CW Hughes of the U S Bureau of Standards measured bioluminescent organisms. They used a spectroscopic prism to map colors and energy across spectra from fireflies to fox fire wood and glow of a marine creature, noting greenish blue peaks and uneven yellow in fireflies.
English archaeologists report the Roman town of Uriconium near Wroxeter in Shropshire, with the largest building unearthed in Britain. A Hadrianic forum inscription dated AD 130, charred walls, skeletons, a heated bath chamber, and finds like a Roman spur and surgeon’s lancet suggest a major fire and diverse daily life in ancient Roman Britain.
Bridgeport Normal School reports opening of a fifth term religious course at United Church. A supper, followed by talks, featured Dr. Chinkmers presenting an historical sermon on the life of Ones. The gathering drew many attendees under the Bridgeport Pugstar’s Association and local religious education councils.
Norwalk automobile mechanic Holty of Norwalk was arrested on a charge of writing a worthless check drawn on a bank where an account once existed. He was taken to Norwalk and released on bonds of $15 for appearance in Norwalk court Monday morning.
Patrolman Albert Blair, alerted by a scream from a second story window, entered a smoke filled wooden building on 570 Myrtle Avenue. He carried a sleeping boy from a rear apartment while firefighters joined Assistant Chief A. Mellor to douse a blaze threatening the owner James Palmers and family above the store. The third story was vacant and dense smoke filled the upper floors as the flames were brought under control.
In New York on January 25, famed nonagenarians John Voorhis Chauncey Depew and Gara Meeker challenged Dr Mathias Nicoll Jr on his claim that longevity lacks usefulness Voorhis in his 98th year continues his municipal duties and defends living to contribute to others Depew agrees people should live as long as possible while Meeker at ninety seven insists life remains meaningful as long as his sight and strength permit and notes undertakers faces despair over aging society
A brief report notes air travel being cheaper and faster than train travel for a New York trip with per passenger costs cited at 6.94 dollars by air and 6.14 dollars by train. It also mentions an official tally that New Yorkers need at least 24 gallons of water daily to stay hydrated.
Senate debate centers on arbitration and alleged threats to Heflin as stories on Mexican oil clashes with U.S. policy. Kellogg and Coolidge weigh Congress action while a Mexican permit cancellation tests private property rights. Officials note conflicting reports from Mexico City and oil firms about compliance with new laws and ownership stakes.
In December meeting tensions rose as O Loughlin and Gleason factions clashed over bylaws and nominations. Arguments centered on whether nominations occur at the first December meeting or the second. The Deai executive board member sought court guidance while calls for blocking the election grew.
State Troopers raided Witnd burber shops and a third age establishments, arresting proprietors for illegal gambling and selling buttery tickets. Victims include William Wolfe of Wolfe's barber shop, James Cannonttef of Cannon's barber shop, and Fret Markham of Markham's language shop. Evidence seized after the raids. Trial set for early January, unclear location.
Fitchburg reports a Fitchburg committee of ten appointed by Mayor Joseph A. Lowe to study possible fees for aiding the cotton and woolen textile industries. The group aims to secure cooperation among municipal governments in Massachusetts textile centers to address industry challenges.
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