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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1927

Page

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Moscow Demands Poland Bear Blame For Soviet Envoy Slaying

Soviet note to Poland denounces the Warsaw murder of minister Peter Volkoff as an unprecedented crime tied to a broader anti Soviet terror campaign. Moscow warns it will hold Poland responsible and cites linked incidents in London Shanghai and London protests amid rising tensions and diplomatic rupture.

Moscow Poland Peter Volkoff Onov Warsaw Associated Press Maxim Lityinoff Soviet Union Reid Shanghai London Great Britain Wath Puits T Soviet Newa Agency Ekaterinburg Ural Volko Eerteh

Berlin crowds rally as Atlantic flyers face charges

In Berlin large crowds gathered as Atlantic flyers faced charges amid a tense scene. Reports describe police actions, municipal reactions, and legal maneuvers surrounding the incident, with authorities pushing for clarity on the events and outcomes expected in the coming days.

Stock soars 604 points sets record on stock rise

New York June 7. Associated Press reports historic market surge as a Pacific land stock peaks at 601 points gains amid heavy trading. Wall Street notes large investors fueled the rise. trading chatter includes mentions of a stock split and rising high prices, with periods of selling pressure later in the day.

New York Associated Press Inc Old Pacific Land New Serralock Exchange Oday Jarges Melleuil Elares Armerican Westen

Seized Rum to be Sold Without Guarantee

Washington June 7 Attor ney General Sargent said the government will sell alcohol seized from bootleggers but will not guarantee quality or purity The ruling covers liquor held for medicinal use by hospitals and charities and allows sale on court order at the court price If buyers have a permit the government makes no implied warranty of quality and a chemical test may be used to determine condition

Washington Sam Sergent United States Sargent

Sugar Bowl area braces for flood induced exodus

Mississippi floods push into Arkansas Missouri and Illinois trigger Red Cross warnings and a second evacuation in Louisiana as rising waters threaten crops across the sugar bowl. Thousands forced from lowlands with camps set up in Tiptonville Hickman and nearby towns while 900 people flee St Francis river area. Continuous inundation may wipe out crops in the Tensas and Atchafalaya basins and delay planting of cotton and sweet potatoes.

New Orleans iBy Ascoriated Press Louisianas Sugar Bowl Arkansas Missouri Ilinois Red Cross Weather Bureau Mississippi River Tensas Atchafalaya Toutsisna Uppr Tiptonville Hickman Dow Tooth Head Dnols Southesstern Marianna Ata

Teachers Sing for Salary Increases at Annual Banquet

Public school teachers in Bridgeport gathered at Pyramid Mosque for the annual Bridgeport Teachers association banquet to press for higher salaries. They parodied songs for the Board of Education and Superintendent Carroll R Reed, urging a new salary schedule and praising Board President Havens. The eight week operation plan was also urged, with a trial likely and a possible salary increase to 2100 from 2000.

Reed Havens Pyramid Mosque Ifteenth Bridgeport ‘Teachers’ Association Board of Education Superintendent of Schools Carroll R Reed Elmer H Havens P O EK President Heavens

King Ben Clothed Girls in Overalls in Trial

ST JOSEPH Mich June 7 By Associated Press testimony in the state's dissolution of the House of David Benjamin Purnell claimed supernatural power over followers. Witness Ruth Wurde Wurth recounted escapades at Purnell HQ and a secret trap door escape. Other witnesses described seizing 30 girls in 1914 and forcing them into the woods, with corroborating statements from Isabret Pritchard and Hilda Adlerburg about the girls’ attire and abduction text.

ST Joseph Mich Associated Press Benjamin Purnell House of David Colony Ruth Warde Wurth Wurth Purnell Mary Purnell Worth Benjami High Istend Benjamin Isabret Pritchard Hilda Pritchard

Carroll ordered to quit hospital for Atlanta prison

Greenville June 7 by Associated Press Henry Cunningham deputy marshal said Carroll theatrical producer would be moved to Atlante prison. Physicians reported Carroll healthy with no illness. Attorney General said sentence one year and a day starts upon admission to prison. Carroll convicted of perjury linked to a New York bath tub party. Clemmency petition pending before President Coolidge. Carroll had been confined in Greenville hospital for over a month.

Greenvilles iBy Frers Eall Carroll Atlas Might Henry Cunningham Mashoa Greenille Cairou Carroll Greenville

Prudential moves to cancel Snyder life policies in Newark

The Prudential Life Insurance Company opened legal action to cancel two life policies worth 990,000 on Albert E Snyder, alleging fraud via his wife Ruth Brown Snyder, then imprisoned at Sing Sing for his murder. The company offered 61,400 in premiums back, which Ruth Snyder refused, with counsel planning to contest.

Newark N J Associated Press Albert E Snyder Prudential Life Insurance Company Ruth Brown Snyder Sing Sing Snyder Henry Judd Gray Edward D Dufkeld Prudential 1 Prudential Albert BE Snyder Prudentiel Mig Snynet

Doctors study leprosy case at Bridgeport meeting

Bridgeport Medical society members heard Dr James A Harrar of the Lying In Hospital New York describe the leprosy case of Salvatore DiAngelo. DiAngelo isolated at Englewood hospital under federal care, to be transferred to Carville Louisiana. Health officer Dr William Hall Coon first identified the condition. diagnosis confirmed by a skin specialist.

Bridgeport Medical Society Salvatore DiAngelo Englewood Hospital Carville la Bridgeport DiAngelo William Hall Coon Welfare di Coon Medical Society James A Hairar New York City Harrar H E Waterhouse Thoms J Roche Martin I Horn Cheiles W Nichols

Warsaw Looks for American Flyers at Airfield

Twenty thousand Poles waited at Warsaw airport for Charles A Levine and Clarence D Chamberlin in the Columbia to return to Poland. The pilots were found to be in Kottbus attending a banquet and planning to go to Berlin, disappointing the eager crowd.

Warsaw Poland Associated Press Charles A Levine Columbia Polish War Office Clarence D Chamberlin Levine Kottbus Kottbua Peparing Berlin Warnaw Skalii Ametiars

Baby girl thrown into water alive in Worcester case

In Worcester Massachusetts on June 7, medical examiner Dr Frederick H Baker said an autopsy found four month old Bul murdered and thrown into Lake Quinkamagond alive. A probe had been conducted for the parents Mehio Kingott and John A Adonis, with the body reportedly found in a white plane.

Worcester Mass Bul Lake Quinkagamond Frederick H Baker Mehio Kingott John Adonis

Medical Examiner Attacked as Trial Reaches Jury

Dr Carl Beck's manslaughter trial over Dorothy Reynolda's death proceeds with courtroom confrontation over Medical Examiner Horatio De Luca. Attorneys spar over credibility as defense labels De Luca a "big boy" learning the trade, while state witnesses dispute the examiner's conclusions amid intense cross examination.

Beck Horatio de Luca Henry Chenstein Carl Beck East Main Street Bridgeport Dorothy Reynolda North Avenue Greenstein John Keogh Norwalk Pr de. Luca Keogh Les Jona J Phelan

Bassick Buys Meriden Caster Business

Bassick company purchases Meriden caster business from the Posey Meridan firm. H O King, vice president, says the transfer will consolidate manufacturing at Meriden plant. The move expands sales reach by taking over all sales agreements and contracts and supports development of foundry equipment.

Bassick Meriden Caster Fosse Mein Company Marien H O King Brsalck Tia Une Meriden Meriiam Thala Ae Elas Purchgesd Foundries Pin Ieee

Lindbergh Heads Home as Memphis Clears Ocean Course

Thousands cheer as Charles Lindbergh aboard the cruiser Memphis sails Toward Virginia Capes on the 39350 mile voyage home. Captain Lackey discusses sea trials while Lindbergh studies naval secrets and the feasibility of floating landing stations for trans Atlantic flights.

Memphis Virgintta Capes Aviato Lindbergh Europe Lackey & Provid Lackey

Berlin Welcomes Bellanca Pilots After Air Parade

Berlin crowds cheered as the Bellanca Columbia 5 and accompanying German planes landed at Tempelhofer Field. Officials praised the American envoys Chamberlin and Vine, while the crowd waved flags and sang as the giant craft circled the airfield during the public reception.

Tempelhofer Airdrome Berlin Planetas Columbia Hussar Dersal Tempelhofer Tempalhofer

Milford Fireman Kept on Job After Reprimand

Milford unsigned report says a Fort Trumbull Beach fireman was severely reprimanded for leaving duty on May 31. He was retained by the fire commissioners after defense claiming proximity to a telephone. The board warned that any similar leniency would lead to discharge. The man earns about 1850 dollars yearly and drives the department’s truck when needed. volunteers comprise the rest of the unit.

Milford George Smith Old Point Land Myrtle Beach Fort Trumbull Beach Howe Board of Fire Commissioners Smith Mainey James G Taylor William O'Hara Shawn Milford Hill Fort Trumbull

Cal les Joins Funeral Train From Mexico City Page One

Traveling ropse Mexico with sympathetic crowds assembled in silent tribute at every station the special train bearing the body of Senora Calles with her husband President Calles and their children was due to reach Mexico City. The president's wife is expected to be buried in the Panteon De Dolores. President Calles joined his wife's funeral train at Ruiz in the state of Nayoilt.

Leans Vilantic Tyight Berlin Ehrer Findwich Levit Atlantis Oishi Y Uthaut Woonther Xparts Oetean Praide Theo Thues Nual Waterbury Wgfi Wilford Mulfort Congo Beach Stratfield High Stratfield High Pehcat Tecome New Re Ld Kort Trumbull Gtalrad Lippied Coast Guard Ankwa Epirinent Et Alere Bude Hudson Pope Socirtenreps Cart Poland Carlos Jone Petre Jose Hartford Pittsfield Cabs Braves Amelia Ting Mexico City Iby Presa Roiesa Mexico Senora Calles Calles Toyforros Panteon de Delores Cemetery of Sorrows Ruiz Nayoilt Qhiegon Prest

Convicted Killer Appeals Life Sentence in New Haven

Tony Padula, convicted of second degree murder for shooting Genario Clementi in Fairfield county, argued before the New Haven Supreme Court of Errors. Judge Isaac Wolfe had sentenced Padula to life imprisonment after the 25 year old jury verdict. The appeal was presented by Carl Foster and Daniel Keogh for Padula, with State's Attorney William H Comley handling the state's side.

New Haven Associated Press Fairfield County Supreme Court of Errors Carl Foster Daniel Keogh Tony Padula William H Comley Isaac Wolfe Padula Genario Clementi

Prisoner Ties Tubes then Jumps into Hudson in Escape Attempt

Norman Randall twenty seven of Boston Mass serving five years for larceny tried to escape Bing Bing prison by leaping into the Hudson River aided by tire tubes wrapped around his body. Guards and armed sentries chased him from the wall projecting into the river. He surrendered after being warned and rescued by another prisoner from the water.

Ossining NY Norman Randall Boston Mass Grant Larceny Bing Bing Hudson River Randall Lewis B Lawes Gune

Hotel Deal Near Fairfield Avenue Likely Today

Indications were the hotel deal on property at 1 Fairfield Avenue would close promptly, probably today, after talks between Development Service Corp New York and the American Corp New York. The plan calls for the hotel company to acquire the Beach property and build a new hotel with not fewer than 100 rooms, adding to a chain that includes the Roosevelt in New York and the Bancroft in Worcester.

Fairfield Avenue Development Service Corpo New York American Corporation F. E Beach Pairfield Elm United Roosevelt Phi Bancroft Worcester Royal Montreal Burritt Britain Nathan Hall Wymantic Tog der Construction Oon Savannah

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Volkoff Peking Viet Union Onlinue Texas and Pacific Land NEW Great Forces King Ben Islan Atlanta Snyder Insurance Prudential Company Father de Luca Basle Girlick Arthur F Ellis Garlick Comley Morris Horwitz Heck Howitz Harry Butler St Louis Throng Bellanca Esc Chamberlin New Berlin Mies Charles Vine New Says Trumbull Beach House Sealy Hempstead Long Island Atlantic Postoffice Department Coleone Charlies A . Lindbergh O'Connor Army Air Force Mitchel Field Tao Court of Errors Hudson Fairfield 3
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