11 Mar 1927
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
1
Reports from Osaka and Tokyo detail a powerful gale sweeping Central Japan in the quake's wake, wrecking shelters and compounding homelessness. Officials report 2,243 killed, 4,107 injured, 88 missing, with thousands of homes destroyed or badly damaged as relief efforts mobilize nationwide.
American Minister John Mauray directed the consul general to lodge a protest with Cantonese authorities over disorders after Cantonese occupation of Wuhu where American invasion property was looted. Shanghai saw anti foreign demonstrations with the Customs House and indus toms club wrecked by rioters as foreign men were sheltered aboard the steamer Kutwa. A group of foreign women and children were placed aboard the Kutwa, with unclear fate for those aboard.
Madison reports a senate session discussing a national vote on beer policy. The discussion centers on reform proposals and potential federal action, with lawmakers weighing impact on Wisconsin industry and consumers. No final decision reported.
DETROIT March 10 AP A baby girl born with appendicitis was operated on within an hour of birth. Doctors found a ruptured appendix and a gangrenous development. Surgeons performed the operation successfully, warning that even a few hours' delay could have been fatal.
A garbled page from a Bridgeport newspaper lists diverse items from a fatal incident involving a fiancé to political warnings, accusations, and social notes. It mentions a cross organization resignation, Democratic cautions, election topics, poetry, and a mix of national and international briefs with scattered page references.
New York March 10 The American Telephone and Telegraph official announced a new trans oceanic radio telephone line extending 6209 miles from Cuba to England. The system uses continuous stimulant boosts to ideas rather than speakers, allowing voice to be carried undersea over air and along land lines with amplifications that revive tired signals. The first boost reaches Havana and Key West, with an amplification of 16 times the initial tone.
Miss Dileen Dalton of Holbrook Massachusetts and Maurice Masey Conley Bridgeport roller polo goaltender died after an early Monday car wreck near the Salisbury River Brockton Massachusetts. Dalton sustained two broken ribs a broken leg and internal injuries while Conley suffered severe cuts bruises and concussion before passing away.
New York AP report says 46,000 U S girls under fifteen became brides and mothers with parental consent, marrying men aged sixteen to fifty-two. The New York League of Women Voters urges raising the marriage age from fourteen to sixteen to curb educational law evasion and early work mobility.
Washington March 10 Members of Washington's exclusive set attended a wedding with notable guests including Senator Robert Stanfield of Oregon. Modistes filed suit in the District Court to recover the cost of the bridal trousseau and related items totaling 735 dollars, citing unpaid bills for gowns, alterations, and an accompanying wedding guest dress. The action centers on charges for gowns, a wedding dress, alterations, and other garments linked to the marriage of Miss Garbury Stanfield and Font Teas.
Poet Louis Untermyer pledged wealth to curb youthful personal crisis reports at Yale after the suicide of his son Liehardta six weeks ago. He intends a long term endowment to educate and shift views toward reducing youth crises, noting older generations are hopelessly fixed.
City plans two major sewer works to link Black Rock and Slack Rock through Brewster street Interceptor to Cedar and Burr creeks, diverting flows to the disposal plant. Engineering chief McElroy says funds depend on General Assembly approval of a $450,000 bond issue. Fairfield seeks Bridgeport program changes and earlier pollution concerns at Fairfield Beach are noted.
Madrid March 10 AP The four Uruguayan aviators led by Captain Tadew Larre Borges return to civilization after a year as prisoners of a local tribe. Their plane was found 60 miles from Cape Juin. they were brought home by Latecoere air service crews. One crewman survived a dangerous leak after takeoff from Casa Blanca during a forced sea landing.
March 10 news reports a two word cablegram stating that sixteen American women in Japan are safe after the earthquake near Tokyo. The message aims to quell fears of relatives and friends, though details remain brief and unclear due to the terse wording.
An Austrian doctor named Adolph Lorenz was named as a defendant in a 900000 dollar damage suit filed in Supreme Court today. The suit alleges Lorenz impaired the plaintiff's ability to utilize a major lower fairway route, causing damages.
Outdoor advertising dealers urged the Legislative Finance committee to repeal the three cent a year tax of 1925 and replace it with a 140 dollar annual license fee plus a 2 dollar per panel permit for six square feet or larger. Small firms argued the tax takes 56 to 60 percent of net income, threatening legitimate business and New England recovery. Representatives Hayes and St Louis of Waterbury backed the bill alongside J W Diggs of the Outdoor Advertising Corporation and Hoover era ties.
The State Board of Contro l granted the American Legion permission to use 20000 of the 56000 appropriation two years ago to supplement the 2500000 veterans aid fund. Major Clarence Scarborough administers the fund. Also approved a 1200 bill for John P. Culhane of Danbury, a National Guard member with infantile paralysis. Highway Commissioner John A MacDonagh secured approval to swap state land for a dam owned by about 150 individuals along a state highway in Clinton.
Albert Frick, 22, who lived four days powered by artificial respiration from coworkers, died at Evanston hospital. He had suffered from Landry's paralysis and was kept alive by hands-on breathing assistance for 108 hours.
The Senate learned it had used emergency funds to cover other government branches and faces 6500 for the annual loss of the Senate restaurant. Without this money the restaurant could close this month, forcing senators in Washington during the long summer recess to seek meals elsewhere.
In Annapolis on March 10 Maryland rejected the proposed child labor amendment to the Federal Constitution as the Senate adopted a joint resolution against it. The House of Delegates had already approved the resolution. Both houses acted unanimously. A separate resolution to provide aid to veterans on their bonus payments was adopted.
Congressman says the Mexican government spent nearly 2 million dollars to discredit President Coolidge and undermine U S policy. He alleges subsidized media, religious leaders, and academics abroad to attack the president and influence public opinion in favor of opposing Woodrow Wilson era protections. The claim cites funding for statements at the Menton consulate in New York and other campaigns to spread defamation.
London March 19 AP a murder trial at Old Bailey lasted six minutes Hatton Freterloh Straten aged two years was found guilty of murdering his sweetheart in a swift court proceeding the jury delivered a death sentence and the judge scheduled immediate execution details were sparse due to garbled text
Chicago report from March 10 summarizes Octave Landry's 1954 observation of a deadly paralytic illness. The patient developed rapid weakness from the legs to the trunk and arms, then to brain centers, ending in death. Microscopic spinal cord changes were minimal, with few degenerative signs, while the cause remains uncertain as no germ has been proven.
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