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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1927

Page

8

Wife of flyer would go with him

Rahnsdorf Germany July 13 By Associated Press Frau Koennecke speaks of her husband Otto Koon Hecke's plan to fly from Berlin to America. She regrets not joining him, saying she would if not for their three children. She has flown three thousand kilometers with him and accepts his demanding schedule and long separations.

Rahnsdorf Germany Associated Press Otto Koon Hecke Berlin America Fala Frau Koennecke Ser Dome

Man Wanted in Italy for Killing in Jail Hartford

Pasquale Amaranto, sought in Italy on a murder charge, was committed to New Haven county jail by U S Commissioner McRoughlin after probable cause. Arrested in New Haven by Deputy U S Marshal Parks, he admitted to killing the man named in the Italian warrant issued by Pasquale DiCicca, vice-consul at New Haven, relating to Pagani in Salerno province.

Hartford Pasquale Amaranto Italy New Haven United States McRoughlin Amaranto U. S Joseph Parks Pasquale DiCicca

Dry Chief Describes Excitement of Raids in New Jersey

Colonel Reeves recounts his term as New Jersey Prohibition Administrator starting September 1926 amid the state’s stampede to raide and close saloons. He details seizures of stills and liquor, challenges with information, and confrontations with operators, workers, and a bribe offer during Garfield raid.

Reeves New Jersey North Messelean Lnanad Og Ira B. Reeves Union United States District Attorney

Wainwright seeks annulment for staged marriage

New York July 13 Helen Wainwright says a joke marriage to Oklahoma City organist George Leonard Holland is invalid and she will seek an annulment. While touring with Gertrude Ederle she wore a fake ring and theater rice led to a real ceremony two hours later she left Holland to resume the act.

New York Helen Wainwright George Leonard Holland Oklahoma City Gertrude Ederle Miss Wainwright Dallas Holland

Medical schools to share $550000 bequest

Rochester. Medical schools to share more than $650000 as residuary beneficiaries of the estate of Dr. Charles Dewey, former Rochester physician, after will probate. The bulk was left to a nephew and niece, but their deaths freed the legacy for the colleges. Dewey graduated from Rochester in 1861 and Harvard Medical in 1880.

Rochester, N University of Rochester Medical School Ward University Medical School Charles Dewey Rochester Dewey Rochester College Harvard Mediey School

Man jailed for annoying girl in New Haven

July 13. Harry Minson received a six month jail term for disturbing the peace after he allegedly annoyed a girl in central New Haven. Minson claimed to be from New London and said he had been in the city about a week, noting a prior January court appearance for idleance.

New Haven Associated Press Harry Minson Minson Frank New

Scorpion 10 to Be Sold After 29 Years Service

Philadelphia July 13 AP Bright and trim as a millionaire s yacht the U S gunboat Scorpion after 19 years foreign service has finally come home ending a career of unparalleled variety. The vessel has been in naval service 29 years and holds the world record for length of foreign service. Crew of seven officers and 100 men crestfallen at learning the Scorpion s last voyage was over as she heads to be sold.

Philadelphia U. S Scorpion Foreign Service Naval Service Gibraltar Philadelphia Navy Yard Navy Washington Aervil Navy Yard Mediterranean Adriatic Marmnoia Black Seas Herbert Bab Babbitt Constantinople

Cutter Salvages 100 Tins of Alcohol

In Boston on July 13 a Coast Guard patrol chased a fleeing vessel from East Boston before it escaped. A second patrol found 100 wooden cases, each with a five gallon tin of liquor, floating between Brewer and Green islands as Harbor surveyors inspected the scene.

Boston Associated Press Coast Guard Anotler Schimte Brewster Green Islands

Stowaway Found Near Death From Exposure

Adelino Fernandez a fifty five year old Spaniard survived seven days of hunger thirst and exposure after being found hidden on the Munson Line steamship Muniala arriving from Santiago Cuba He was rushed to Boston City Hospital in critical condition Captain Knudsen of the Munala said sixteen stowaways were found before leaving Santiago

Boston Damly Associated Press Adelino Fernandez Munson Line Muniala Santiago Cuba City Fernandez Knudsen Manisla

Coroner Finds Shelton Youth Accidental Death

Coroner John J. Phelan ruled John Sember of Derby died accidentally at Adams Manufacturing in Shelton on July 9 from a fractured skull and crushed chest after his head became caught between an elevator floor and shaft wall. The incident involved workers Burnley Duant and John Griffin during unloading and elevator maintenance. No criminal responsibility was determined due to lack of explanatory testimony.

John J. Phelan Shelton John Sember Waterstreet Derby Adams Manufacturing Company Burnley Dunnt Fourth Street Ansonia John Griffin Howe Avenue Duant Sember Griffin Duan

Dogs Held a Nuisance in Stamford Court

Mrs. Anita Searles of Clark Hill avenue was fined seven dollars in City court after a lengthy hearing found her guilty of holding and harboring dogs that were a nuisance. The conviction followed a petition by forty district residents seeking action.

Stamford Anita Searles Clark Hill Avenue

Neighbors Testify About Dogs Nuisance in Searles Case

Four neighbors testified that the dogs on Mrs Searles’s property were a nuisance while asserting the animals were otherwise harmless. The scattered testimony highlighted the ongoing dispute over pet management and neighborhood peace.

Erb Bail Clerks to Get Increases in Pay

Nearly $000 Erle railroad clerks will receive wage increases ranging from 7 to 17 percent on July 16, it was announced here today by J. H. Pryor, general chairman. The notice confirms adjustments affecting clerks at Hornell and surrounding yards, with details to be distributed by officials.

Hornell Erle Pryor Rinso

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