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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1926
Page
2
Albany July 22 reports say three dead and many injured as an intense heat wave with lightning and wind battered Albany and surrounds. Prostration, fires, and falling trees caused injuries. property damage totals not yet estimated. Heat drove offices closed and factories quiet as temperatures rose to record levels.
Milford appears missing for two days with Mrs Revt Worn reporting to the police in Milford. The man had previous ties to Newark and prior plans to return home. Local search located the man at Mal ralraad station and he was returned to his home.
Two additional candidates for the separate state tuberculosis commission post were presented to Governor Trumbull. Fatigue delays and cabinet changes caused a brief pause as the governor prepared to depart for a 11 week absence to attend the solar Congress in Cheyenne.
Worcester Massachusetts July 1 AP reports a Clark University weather observer fried an egg on the roof of the university weather observation tower. The thermometer on the floor read 148.5 degrees, illustrating extreme rooftop heat during toasty conditions.
Meriden records show temperatures from shade to sun reaching up to 182 as factories close by noon on the heat wave day. Ten workers were overcome but none seriously ill and shops and streets grow quiet while residents seek relief at the shore and floral bath ponds draw record crowds. Special police manage traffic to popular cooling spots 18 miles away.
Lawrence Mass July 22 AP Matthew Marlow infant son of Mr and Mrs William Markowski of this city was instantly killed when a heavy limb blown from a tree on the common crushed his carriage during the worst gale since 18. Mrs X hurried home and crossing common when the wind tore a limb dropped on the infant’s carriage. A number of trees were blown down, shingles torn from roofs and power lines crippled.
In New Britain on July 22 heat halted industrial and retail activity. Manufacturing plants stood idle as thousands of workers were sent home. Mail carriers were released from duty, sprinklers installed at firehouses, and residents cooled in improvised showers. The common council met with Mayor Gardner Weld in light attire.
Torrington on July 22 reported the death of JAPY Thomas Maher, 30, found unconscious in the woods at the north end. He left home less than three hours earlier. Doctor H Hainehett said death from cerebral concussion in a fall and heat prostration.
Washington, plagued by heat, closes early as government offices cut hours. The Post Office will open at one, delaying mail, while other agencies shift to one to four o clock schedules, affecting thousands of workers and city routines.
In Waterbury central district a severe heat wave continued with temperatures around 15 degrees. The morning shift saw many manufacturing plants shut down and city workers leaving early. No prostrations were reported and officials noted widespread disruption yet calm.
Fragmented OCR yields a jumbled report mentioning heat buckling rails halting trains and several misread phrases. The readable core notes heat-related disruption and railway response but obscures names, dates, and places.
City offices close early due to heat with second and third floor departments shutting down while first floor remains open. Town Clerk office operates until 4 pm for deeds. Education board clerks dismissed at 5 pm. Zoning commission meeting postponed to address street lane changes and a petition to halt rebuilding of the City Barrel plant.
In Marlboro Massachusetts July heat overwhelmed a grave digger named Joan Cainan as she worked at Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Her body was found beside a freshly dug grave, within a foot of the site, and the medical examiner ruled death due to heart failure caused by heat.
Dover New Hampshire July 22 AP A violent gale struck the town causing about 100 damage to apple orchards with many trees uprooted. The outage left the town in darkness as power and telephone lines were torn down. Traffic on rail and road was halted by fallen trees crossing tracks and roads. Buildings were blown down and roofs removed in several areas.
The Weather Bureau issued a storm advisory for ships in the Caribbean and West Indies lanes. A near term warning covers routes from Maui eastward with central and western sea areas affected.
A powerful July wind ripped across Nortil Adams Mass, decimating the Notre Dame cross in a church spire and downing trees along highways. The Boston and Albany railroad pound house roof toppled and debris blocked streets as residents gathered to assess the damage.
An article describes a second exhibit at Carey ob blankets and a sniper display hosted by the vestry at the Academy with Poe. Notable attendees include Delhi Curtis and a list of local participants as the event progresses through the day.
Earl Young of Eaton Counter Illinois drowned at a lake Friday after a bathing suit merchant youth turned on a hydrant and was seized by cramps. The incident occurred amid rough water and afterward the coroner noted a fatal outcome.
Stamford company declares a 50 percent discount on October bills as a customers dividend from an unusual surplus. Directors say rates are already among the lowest in the region and the dividend rewards consumers without raising public costs.
A European press dispute over American debt settlement and British attitudes toward France stirs cross channel unease. The Westminster Gazette attacks Daily Mail for anti French stances while Evening Standard and Daily Express defend reconciliation, warning against harming Anglo American relations.
Nine people were rescued from dangerous waters after a storm. Bergeant Arthur Stimons led responders and police assisted as rescuers from fire units pulled several youths from the water near Cedar Creek and North Park. One youth was treated at Emergency Hospital. no serious injuries reported.
New Haven lawyer cites bribery and graft involving a southern Connecticut doctor seeking liquor permits. Senator Edwards says to file a sworn affidavit for a federal probe, detailing irregularities in Hartford’s Prohibition office and urging repeal of the 18th Amendment. The testimony references payoffs to an attorney in New Haven and potential influence to obtain permits.
A fragmentary item notes Geraldine facing a state inquiry or arrest related to a vague issue. The readable portion mentions Wisconsin and Pennsylvania as possible locations or associations. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are confirmed in the surviving text.
Berlin observers weigh Charles Poincare's likely course after his comeback. The print press debates whether he will pursue a firm policy or seek cooperation with Anglo-Saxon states under Locarno terms. International sentiment remains wary amid inflation memories and war guilt.
French premier Poincare may urge a policy shift as he considers forming a new cabinet. Briand is reported to have accepted the foreign affairs post while Painleve would join in principle as a minister. Schraneck, a radical leader, is slated for the interior department.
A series of robberies left two dead and several wounded. Rodack was killed after exchanging fire with fleeing gunmen who had robbed a store on East 287th Street. Barmowski died from a bullet wound after being dragged from a car tied to the same bootlegger robbery. In another incident in the Bronx, a bank on East 287th Street was robbed, three clerks were shot, and one robber wounded a guard before the robbers fled in a painted touring car.
Stamford reports a three mile chase through city streets ending with a man named Traces, who claimed to live at 457 Warburton Avenue Hastings X.Y., being arrested as he tried to flee from an automobile containing 490 bottles of beer. The car’s driver fled when police approached.
Reported injury to Rogers Hornsby of the St Louis Cardinals after a ninth inning collision in a game versus the New York Giants. Toronto players returned to the lineup, with incomplete phrases noting Deut and other names, disruptions during the late innings.
Hartford July 22 AP A main meeting of investors in four Miami real estate syndicates has been called for tomorrow night at 7 o’clock in Unity Hall Pratt Street. An investors’ protective committee led by Edward J. Waly will report on an investigation conducted in defense of Charles A. Tease, certified public accountant.
Isaac Cook a 60 year old wealthy St Louis businessman died of a heart attack while swimming at Biddeford Pool during a storm. James Montgomery Flagg an illustrator plunged in to save him but Cook could not be saved. Cook had summered here 24 years and his body was planned to be taken to St Louis tomorrow.
A. M. Cooper held a simple funeral with guests and family in Bridgeport. The late founder was four years old at his birth and connected to numerous fraternal civic groups including Corinthian lodge F and M, Hamilton Commandery Knights Templar, Pyramid Temple, and Brooklawn Country Club. He served on the Board of Apportionment for eight years and was a director of Bridgeport Trust Company.
Careless behavior at Seaside park caused two bad cuts from broken glass and another injury when a bather was struck by a plank. John Kamenchik eight, 214 Lindley street, and Stella Augur sixteen, 48 Prospect street, were treated at the First Aid tent along with Thomas Carroll fourteen, 98 Well Street. A drowning incident occurred Wednesday night as a young girl sank three times but was rescued by a lifeguard. Police kept watch as beach crowds filled the area from dawn to night.
A prison raid by two Texans ends with the guard shot dead. Inmates and liberators flee to a touring car on the highway firing two more shots before escaping toward Crockett and Waco. Escaped prisoners include Pryor Dixon Hotland and others. investigators trace the raid to bands near Blatts ferry.
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