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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1926
Page
4
Members of the joint expedition of the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Museum report a series of archaeological finds near the site of Chaldees in Tract. The discoveries enhance the record of early man and shed light on regional history, with fieldwork led by senior directors and researchers.
At the university tonight, a field expedition reported by Mr. Woolley has excavated the temple of the Moon Goddess Nin-Gal near Ur. More than 200 workers spent most of the month exposing mud brick remains, cooking ranges, a grinding stone, and a monumental statue of Floopy the goddess seated on a goose, described as the oldest statue of its kind found in Mesopotamia.
The Supreme Court upheld padlocking orders against South Fork Brewing Co in Pa. ruling owners need not be proven directly involved in unlawful sales. Government evidence showed premises held unlawful beer as a beverage, supporting the action despite lack of direct company knowledge.
Rome with AP reports Monsignor Lienest Van Reey is named archbishop of Mah Belgium by the pope to succeed the late Cardinal Mercer whom he served as vicar general.
New York report details Carl Tie Von Schoula a self styled fifteenth Baron of Ascheraden and Trija who was sentenced to a term in the penitentiary for defrauding the Biltmore Hotel out of food and lodging. He married Ruth Biswell Pers of Ridgefield and later registered with chorus girl Josephine Miertung of Newark while linked to a Newark hotel. Police in New Haven seek to identify a man named Cal Melcson Schonitz suspected as Fairle Schoulta, a former Bar on who claimed titles but worked as a hotel writer.
Worcester Mass March 15 AP Ralph McNabb an employee of the Crompton Knowles loom works was found beside an elevator in the machine shop with his head severely crushed. He died or was seriously injured after being taken to hospital. Police investigate. factory officials refused comment.
Captain and Mrs. Allen of 364 Dover Street Bridgeport enjoy major wins as Magnet Priscilla and Magnet Grit, English Bulldogs sired by Chammod Caufield and Champion M met Cinger, claim top honors at the New Haven dog show under the American Kennel Club. The triumph marks their first show entry, boosting Bridgeport breeding into the spotlight.
Chicago March 15 Bert E Collyer editor of Collyer Eyes was found not guilty of criminal libel after Judge Emanuel Eller ruled the article signed by Joe Le Blanc did not clearly establish responsibility. The piece implicated Harry D Brown racetrack owner and linked a Cuban official’s son in Havana, with Collyer cited only as treasurer of the company.
Secretary Mellon, replying to a libel suit by Charles I Brewer, testified in the District of Columbia Supreme Court that a letter he wrote to President Coolidge regarding Brewer was privileged because it concerned the integrity of the national debt and the public interest. Brewer, active in investigating possible duplication of liberty bonds, claimed Mellon's letter accusing the charges of being unfounded damaged his reputation.
Waterbury mourns Police Chief Thomas J Kilmartin with a near citywide turnout. Officials and doctors fill the Immaculate Conception Church as Monsignor Win Sveum and other pastors lead rites. A delegation from the lodge and city officers line the procession from the Kilmartin home to the church.
In Land, Pennsylvania, on March 15, a mother Millie Towner forty four and four of her children Feliuiye Leonard ten Clinton six and George two died in a house fire at Samuel Towner’s residence near here. The father and three other children were seriously injured as the home burned after an overheated stove started the blaze. Mrs Towner and two older sons escaped momentarily but perished after the stairway and floor collapsed trapping them.
The health officer reported five deaths from grip in March, one above the average, with thirteen total cases. He noted the illness is now receding as the epidemic period passes and the threat lessens.
Health officers report measles spreading to every county with 1234 new cases last week, up 274 from the prior week. West Tatford leads with 61 cases, followed by Ta itford with 43, Sonthington 12, and Manchester 11. diphtheria and typhoid cases also shift, while Newark and Middletown report notable outbreaks.
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