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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1924
Page
1
Connecticut delegation chair states Cummings will not seek the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention. The bombshell note fuels preconvention splits as rivals gather early to align with their wings and leaders in New York and Washington.
Report on a taxation inquiry by an official committee notes difficulties in delivering firm recommendations. Members expressed concerns over guidance from Colketo and Fawerd and anticipated varied proposals, with no concrete agreement reached.
The text reports that the Reichstag may withhold state secrets from the Reds amid political tension. A separate note describes a June fire in New Haven damaging several stores, with losses estimated at 16 090 dollars and spreading from Levenstein’s oak and millinery to Dorset company and Parent stores.
Prominent officers of the Tarfeld County Planning Association are to be elected at tonight’s meeting in Stamford. A nominating committee will submit two slate candidates for the director’s meeting, with prior organization details to be discussed.
Hopkins specialists examine Dr Angell Towland Angell president of Yale University as of Johns Hopkins Hospital today. Famed scholars say his trouble was a minor character, with completion noted by Hopkins experts.
The text weaves biblical motifs with scattered references to Lot, Sodom and Gomorrah, and divine judgment. It touches on interpretations of the eye of the eye and the auras of history, hinting at a study of moral failure and prophetic insight.
City engineers wage increase prompts aldermen to scrutinize authority and legality of pay raises. Debate centers on constitutional limits and whether ordinance support exists to raise compensation for public officers.
Pall Benson reports on Mir Marsh leading an expedition to the Uae funnels of South Fastuin Panwa seeking to prove the Nordic white Indian type evolved from Paleolithic man. The party returns with sketches of three whites and plans to bring Indians to the United States for scientific study to support a controversial theory.
Washington wins the collegiate regatta with Wisconsin finishing second amid a field of ten crews. Pennsylvania, Cornell, and Columbia trailed as Washington pulled ahead in the final mile, with Wisconsin challenging late. The event marks a standout performance by the Wisconsin squad and caps a day of strong Eastern showings at the Poughkeepsie race.
Rome dispatch reports Mussolini possibly offering to resign after the Matteotti murder scandal. Blackshirts flood Rome as guards reinforcements gather. investigations and arrests widen including former editors and officials tied to the incident.
Riotous scene in Rhode Island Senate as lawmakers battled amid a deadlock over a postmaster appointment. Senator Arthur Sherman of Potomac Republic spoke as the chamber adjourned, while supporters of Connor clashed with opponents and spectators forced from the floor.
An explosion at Menominee Slip Milwaukee Road guards today caused damage to the building and contents estimated at 500 000 dollars. Several employees were reportedly in the building when the blast occurred and responded to the incident.
An eccentric and garbled report describes a driverless auto striking a man and a woman on a street near Main Street. The piece references injuries and suggests a public safety concern but lacks clear names or exact locations.
Fragmentary record describes a meeting between CroaLiant RADES corporation counsel and others regarding a trolley incident and legal points. The handwriting is difficult to decipher. No definite names or dates can be reliably extracted from the readable lines.
In Chicago on June 17 Brigadier General Charles G Dawes Republican vice presidential nominee urged a truth driven campaign and condemned demagogic fog that obscures facts. He spoke on the Dawes lawn after a Cleveland nomination and pledged nonpartisan focus on national policy and cure for demagoguery.
Report says picture producer Dev Hears Waa injured Saturday afternoon in a hospital chest trauma incident. Authorities describe his condition as improving though nose fractures and facial injuries are noted.
The New Haven Road will be widened by 10 feet on the rip side of the Grasmere avenue bridge to improve the right of way. A public utilities hearing approved the plan with officials from Grasmere, the town, and Bridgeport housing firm in attendance. The commission will issue an order within days detailing the widening and related work.
A fragmentary report notes a balloonist possibly in Ireland with the Go uintrermet Cup 1924 unsettled. Belgica pilot Lisut Ea nes de Wirt is not officially heard from while sightings over Ticland suggest a distant chase.
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