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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1924
Page
5
A fishing party near Santa Ana California confronted a capsized boat at Newport Bay. Six men and two boys were killed as the crowd scrambled to escape the wreck amid rough water and strong tides.
A historical note traces the Muscle Shoals project back 110 years, outlining congressional actions from the 19th century to establish the canal, river works, and navigation aids on the Coosa and nearby waters. It cites costs, legislative steps, and key dates shaping early development and funding.
Effort to hold a Democratic party convention in this area faced obstruction and confusion. Mentions Savin Rock, timing, and a subcommittee with key figures contending for influence. Officials and locals weighed arrangements amid procedural disputes.
A social item reports a surprise shower for Miss Catherine Chanda hosted by friends and family on June 17 at St Peters Church. Present were numerous named guests including Miss Anna Glass, Miss Rose Walker, Miss Nora Lotius, and Mrs Loftus, with Mr John Fowen and Miss Gertrude Karplow among attendees.
Vermont noise figures mingle with party leaders as a Vermont Republican committee plans a Cleveland hotel gathering for the national convention. Delegation funds and ship fleet talks feature speakers from Secretary of the Navy Wilbur to governors from multiple states.
Danbury priest Father Watho S Riche, graduate of St Lancent Seminary, celebrated his first mass on May 29 at St Peters Roman Catholic Church in Danbury. The ceremony began at 11:30 am with family and friends in attendance. A reception followed at the Tame restaurant with a toast by the celebrant.
Vague OCR fragment mentions lumbago and tram history with scattered words about punishment, pens, and names. Key entities are unclear. no coherent event or figures emerge from the unreadable text.
Theodore Litth Kinton Cleveland congressman to preside temporarily at the Republican convention opening in Cleveland June 10. Longtime Ohio representative and senator, Burton shows influence as a leading orator and key organizer, with past roles in finance and national commissions.
Pantomime director examines Empire amid plans at Lanapine theatre. The 6 Pieper verse to the present cuieng shows, with Mrs ot guiding the troupe as the pantomime of Loine presents the sples of the Lalth laeatie Tease and the Wwedaes Pu Mle toon Mus.
A garbled OCR passage recalls an unwieldy political convention with names like Coetdys and Brat, amid claims of votes, factions, and protests. It mentions figures such as Mall Fhess and Susan Tepuli, with scattered references to conventions, parties, and supposed outcomes.
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