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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1926

Page

2

Delaney Celebrated in Bridgeport Parade and Ceremony

A citywide celebration honors Jack Delaney with a parade led by Mayor Behrens, speeches by Crawford and Greenstein, and a $450 watch presentation. Fireworks, Band, and crowds fill Fairfield Avenue as Delaney plans a September bout with Francois Charles after August rest at Lake Winnipesaukee.

Mr. Crawford Mayor Behrens William J. 4Rd John J. Palmer Howard Fy] Bryant John H. Martin Michiel J. Ford Harry H. Doty Louis A. Abriola Wiliam Meyer William H. Baird Stephen J. Mak Henry SN. McCathron Oliver G. Righter James J. Stone Henry Greenstein Frank Braithwaite George Weldon Rawley William Chew John Nelson Behrens Wicerse F. Crawford C Chamber of Commerce Aolouthers Delaney Ebsis Rehrers Besants John L Wessels Bridgeport Samuel Merrit Madison Square Garden Jack Chammalen Aldernan William J. Ard Campinas Tesatra Jack Delaney Ptberg Jones Bridgepot Peogep P Ple Tie Jack Dempsey Lake Winnipesaukee Meredith New Hampshire Humbert J. Puwazy Francois Charles Coast Artillery Band Brilliard Berenbach Hallowe'en Delaney + rooters Fairfield Avenue Main Street

Pilgrim Mother statue unveiled at Plymouth Rock

A statue of the Pilgrim Mother was unveiled at Plymouth Rock Massachusetts. The text links her to pioneer resilience and domestic toil in early America. A Massachusetts woman testifies to the benefits of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after fatigue and illness, citing personal recovery and suggestions to others.

Plymouth Rock Maas Lydia B. Pinkham Massachusetts Lydia E. Pinkham J. W. Critchett Hammond Street Cambridge Masa

Nobile Not Pilot Of Norge Corrects Press Claims

A statement defends General Nobile against claims he served as navigator during the Amundsen Ellsworth Noble polar expedition. It asserts Nobile was the ship captain, not navigator, and credits him for designing the airship while praising Amundsen and Kilser TarSen for navigation and control work during the 72 hour flight.

Amundsen General Nobile Kilser-Tarsen Polar Sea Horygan and Wisting Myself

Colored Boy Born to Whites Sparks Custody Debate

A Boston couple's child, born in a hospital with white appearance, darkens to brown and is identified as colored by doctors. The father seeks removal of the boy to raise him as a member of the colored race, while the mother initially resists, ultimately signing adoption papers with a wealthy educator in Suffolk County. Harvard's Dr Otto Folin notes that hidden colored blood can appear across generations, complicating lineage assumptions.

Boston Hospital Othera Shim Suffolk County Probate Court Otto Folin Hamilton Kuhn Harvard University The Post

New Haven Deputy Sheriff Alfred Johnson Dies by Suicide

Alfred Johnson, deputy sheriff and former hotel owner in New Haven, shot himself in his automobile atop East Rock. He died at New Haven hospital from a 38 caliber wound to the brain. Discovered by three civilians and a policeman, circumstances remain unclear. Two weeks earlier a leg blood vessel burst caused serious worry about his health.

New Haven Alfred Johnson East Rock New Haven Hospital Johnson

Observatory Seeks Public Help Over Meteors

Harvard College Observatory asks public for data after a meteor explosion near Portland Maine. The fireball was seen early yesterday and described as a bright bluish light followed by a loud sound, waking residents and sparking investigations. Charles Hutchings of Roslindale College cited the event as a possible meteor airburst.

Ambridge Mass Publis Portland Harvard College Observatory Caplosten Trafessor Charles Hutching Rbosdein Roliege AOR

Daily Record of Ambulance Calls 430 pone to John Garibaut

Ambulance log notes transfer to Bridgeport Hospital for a patient named John Garibaut residing at 677 Road Street. Condition listed as appendicitis.

Daily Record John Garibaut Road Street Bridgeport Hospital

New Attack May Spark Italian Duel in Rome

Special Cable Despatch from Rome reports General Bendenga attacked again by Arnoldo Mussolini after a failed duel. Arnoldo calls Bendenga a hack politician allied with Nitti and plots against Benito. Bendenga replies with a sharp letter accusing Arnoldo of provoking a word duel between seconds.

Rome Bendvenga Arnoldo Mussolini Arnoldo Nitti Benito

British Debt Debate Highlights Inter Allied Finance

Churchill challenged a mis reading of wartime British loans from the United States noting that U S funds backed allied needs and were strictly for war. Hastings and Young pressed for fair credit restoration and warned against treating debts purely commercially in the postwar settlement.

Mr. Young America Philp Snowden Hilton Young Great Britain United States France England

Young Vanderbilt Forsakes Family Excerpt Reveals Tensions

A young publisher discusses family strain and business aims amid a faded fortune. He recalls interviews with Mussolini and other figures, contemplates Switzerland for weathering legal issues, and plans to return to Los Angeles without seeing his parents. He laments pressures and hopes for autonomy in his publications.

Eudski Mussolini Liusd George Wilhelm Hohenzollern Armvtidio Bernad Joseph Callany Switzerland Johns Foplins Enron Los Angeles Preeggt

French cabinet picked again in postwar reshuffle

The new Herriot ministry returns Anatole De Monzie as finance minister with a mix of Radical Democratic and Socialist left deputies and senators. It replaces Laurent-Eynac and faces a battered franc as it confronts past policy errors and demands for a capital levy or loan.

Louis Locheur France Herrlot Herriot M Laurent—Eynao Air Air Service

Upsets in France Feared as Government Turmoil Continues

Washington reports high officials fear further cabinet upsets in France before stability returns. Édouard Herriot may seek arbitration on the Franco American debt settlement, but Acting Secretary Winston says nothing to arbitrate since the settlement is signed and accepted by a responsible French representative.

Washington France Committee of Édouard Herriot Winston Treasury

Two More Roads Plan Giant Merger

Washington Indy 19 The movement for railroad consolidation moves forward as the Delaware and Hudson asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a merger with the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh along with a six percent preferred and ten percent common stock dividend plan. The deal promises softer coal supply for New England and Northern New York and asserts improved efficiency and ongoing operation under the commission's tentative consolidation framework.

Washington Indy Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Delaware and Hudson Railroad Interstate Commesore Commission Delaware and Hudson Buff Rochester Pittsburgh Enst New York Ino Acond Commission

Bank Deposits Rise Across Connecticut in Quarter

Hartford July 19 ap A report by Bank Commissioner John B Byrne shows Connecticut bank deposits totaled increased by 4 493 905 90 in the quarter ending June 30 The total deposits across all savings banks rose by 28 794 506 29 from the previous date This gain marks a substantial year over year and quarterly rise versus 1925 with deposits up about a percent over the prior quarter and well ahead of the first quarter of last year.

Hartford Connecticut Ank John B. Byrne

Girl Aged Nine Drowned in New Haven River

Ruth Vohem aged nine of 1217 State Street drowned today while wading in the river near Midale Tan Avenue in New Haven. Bystanders pulled her from the water and she was pronounced dead on arrival at New Haven Hospital.

New Haven River Havin Daly Ruth Vohen State Street Quinutque River Midaletan Avenue New Haven Hospital

British fear for Francs future as crisis grows

London reports rising anxiety in British ministerial and financial circles over France and the franc crisis. The Daily Graphic notes that without dictatorship or dissolution of parliament France faces disaster, with a potential upheaval that could topple more than the franc and test national resolve surrounding leaders like Poincare and Napoleon.

London France The Daily Graphic Herrot Napoleon Poincare

Devens TNT blast kills officer at camp hospital

Captain Lewis R. Edmonds died at Camp Devens hospital after an explosion of TNT during a Massachusetts National Guard project. Six others were injured or treated for wounds, with four broader near misses in the lab and hospital. An investigation is under way.

Vamp Chester Scayne North Saugus Walter Harris Cambridge Charles Jeffery Somerville John Beeler John 4. Liloyd R. W. Cochran Medford

Hero of Hartford fire near death

Hartford July 14 AP report tells how Emerson Davis of Springfield warned residents as flames enveloped him after gas from a refrigerating plant on the Lafayette apartment fourth floor exploded. Davis, with clothes burning, led others to safety before collapsing outside Wilfred Weaver’s third floor door. Olive oil was applied to his burns as he was taken to St Francis Hospital, where doctors feared death within hours.

Hartford Emerson Davia Springfield Mass Lafayette Gariean Street Davis St. Brancis' Hospital

Judge Rules Hoover May Regulate Radio Stations

Kansas City dispatch notes a United States District Court ruling granting the secretary of commerce authority to regulate radio broadcasters. A permanent injunction restrains WOS Missouri from monopolizing broadcast time and affects KAS in Independence. The decision addresses shared wavelengths and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints station operations.

Kansas City Secretary of Commerce A. I. Reeves United States District Court WOS Missouri State Marketing Bureau Jefferson City KAS Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ, Lath Day Saints I Nde Pendence

Boston doctor and wife arraigned in illegal operation case

The report covers Dr Thomas E Walsh of Boston and his wife pleading not guilty to indictments for performing an illegal operation and for being an accessory before the fact and conspiracy. Bail was posted as the couple faced Superior court proceedings. State welfare officials stated they provided care for the state ward amid guardianship inquiries.

State Department of Public Welfare Rirhast Ke Conant Public Wefare Alvin Puller Tody Boston Partment Thomas E. Walsh Walsh Superior

Man Seeks Ride Struck by Car in Norwalk Accident

Special report from Norwalk states John L Briggs about thirty five of Grand Street Norwalk was hospitalized with possible skull fracture and leg injuries after being struck by a car driven by Beatrice La Porte of Stamford. Briggs allegedly ran toward Roger McKibben’s stopped vehicle amid Wayside Inn area traffic. La Porte released on $500 bond for reckless driving.

Norwalk John L. Briggs Grand Street Beatrice Laporte Main Street Stamford Wayside Inn Briggs Roger McKibben McKibben Frank Syec

Connecticut Bar Admission Ruling Tightens Exam Rules

A recent Connecticut Practice Book change raises admission standards by limiting examinations to two per applicant. If both are failed, the person cannot sit again until a regular semiannual exam intervenes and they show diligent study of law since the last exam.

Connecticut Bar Association Connecticut

Thaw hailed as hero after beach rescue at Long Beach

Harry K. Thaw was praised for aiding a lifeguard in rescuing two swimmers who had ventured too far from shore near Long Beach New York. He briefly admitted a hand in the rescue but downplayed the feat while vacationing incognito.

Long Beach X. Y Harry K. Thaw Thaw

New Haven Road Loses New York Trolley Line

White Plains November 18 The desk franchise and equipment of the Westchester Street Railway company a former subsidiary of the New York New Haven and Hartford were purchased today by Third Avenue L line representatives in New York for 70 000 outbidding the New Haven by 1000.

White Plains Woestchester Street Railway Company New York, New Haven

Norwalk Man Dies at Seventy Four

Norwalk July 19 west Ow Talmadge brothers Oyster Company employee died suddenly at Rin home today at age seventy four. He is survived by his wife and one daughter.

Norwalk West OW Talmadge Talmadge Hroethers Oyster Company Rin

New Gland Treatment Discovered

A new gland treatment, Glandogen, is offered in tablet form for men and women. European and American scientists report internal gland extract boosts gland activity, reawakening normal function. Hindle Drug Co. and Leverty drug stores will supply the tablets.

Hindle Dru Co Leverty Drug Stores

Instant relief from bunions and corns claim

An advertisement touts Emerald C antiseptic for bunions and soft corns. It promises rapid pain relief by applying drops to swollen joints, noting swelling diminishes after several uses. Hindle's Drug Stores guarantees and dispenses it to many foot sufferers.

Wé Binckad Hindle

Zemo skin remedy promises fast relief from itching

Zemo cleanses, soothes, and heals skin ailments including blotches, rashes, and eruptions with a disappearing liquid. Safe for daytime use as it dries clear. available from druggists in small or large bottles for $1.00.

Zemo Jay

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