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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1926
Page
10
Advertises McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a weight gain and health solution. Claims tablets add 5 pounds of healthy flesh in 30 days with a money back guarantee. Promotes Cod Liver Oil for essential nutrients found in vegetables and cod liver oil.
Fairfield County Hunt Club advances a local show planned for June as a prelude to the annual event in September. The program includes classes for Saddlebacks, children, jumping, polo horses, and a ladies riding class, plus a complimentary dinner dance for members and guests.
Riffian chief Abd el Krim arrives in Taza under guard after surrendering to French forces. He travels with family and goods, housed in a secured residence, while crowds gather and soldiers keep watch. Spanish demand his delivery citing unaccounted Spanish officers and prior war actions.
The funeral for Henry Harris former Board of Charities member and Bridgeport resident of 56 years will be held tonight at 8 o clock at the Cethid y chinel of Henry Ty Bishop. He served on the Board of Charities for six years under Mayor Clifford Wilson. Harris, aged seventy, active in Harmony Lodges O D B and St Johns Lodge A F and A M, is survived by his wife and one daughter. Interment will be in Salem Field Brooklyn at 1 oclock Wednesday.
Elbridge Gerry Snow III, grandson of Elbridge Gerry Snow and president of the Home Insurance Company of New York, remains seriously ill in Stamford hospital after being thrown from his pony during a polo match at the Ox Ridge Hunt Club on Saturday.
Miss Bessie Erhardt and John Dobias will sail June 9 aboard the George Washington to Prague for the International gymnastic meet. They were elected by Bridgeport’s Slovakian community to represent the city and will also study at a Prague gymnastic college after the meet.
A Peoples Presbyterian church meeting is asked to take official action on Rev Henry A Davenport's request to retire. The church plans to honor him as pastor emeritus for forty years service in Bridgeport, though the exact retirement date remains unsettled. Davenport requests relief due to advanced age and hints at possible September timing.
May 01 Chinese division mutinies at Sofa midway between Peking and Tientsin. Troops rebel, tear rafts, disrupt communications this morning. Shanghai 1925 student shooting anniversary marked with college lectures. radicals urged demonstrations but were overruled, day quiet overall.
London May 31 Fer eeral Cabbon novelist and ghost story writer died at Guernsey Channel Islands yesterday. Born 1897 he was educated in Germany and worked as journalist and war correspondent traveling in Africa America and Europe. During the war he was a major in the Royal Marines.
In Oswego county near Pulaski a gas well exploded on a cold Friday night. Water and oil bubbled up as iron casing blasted miles away. Officials estimate losses over 20000 dollars. Oil presence in water and gas drew renewed interest in the field.
The Salan government reportedly considers offering a villa in Rome as the U S embassy site. Ambassadors inspected the palace, with officials weighing the proposal as a possible embassy location. The villa, once owned by Pope Clement V, sits on elevated ground with a large garden overlooking much of the city.
Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Princess Louise visit New York for the American Union of Swedish Singers festival at the Metropolitan Opera House. Governor Smith and Mayor Walker hosted as guests of honor. Norden’s Swedish singing society represented 68 male choruses from 60 US cities as the festival concluded after two days.
Boston May 31 AP The late James J Storrow estate trustees favor moving the Boston newsboys reading room to the new West End house funded by his bequest. Roosevelt Newsboys director Keevin advocates a near site on Blossom Street for improved surroundings and closer access to the boys’ homes. The current Green Street room is in a dated building, and relocation would provide a healthier environment and a nearer gathering place for the junior newsboys.
Paris reports Premier Briand must fight a fresh parliamentary clash to secure victory won last Thursday. Radicals, largely from Herriot's cabinet, challenge Briand noting only a single tangible achievement. They summon party members to rally and vote the government's downfall or face exclusion.
A large airplane with multiple motors and sleeping accommodations for 45 passengers is being built in Amiot Morocco from designs attributed to Anthony J. P. G. Fokker. The project aims to include at least three powerful motors to enable navigation despite complex handling requirements.
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