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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1925
Page
3
A March London piece surveys alleged moral decline among Britain’s upper and middle classes. It cites divorce, romantic scandals, and public hypocrisy across aristocracy and reformers, contrasting past virtues with present venality and social erosion.
A fragmented notice lists meetings at Pioneer Lodge in Sorsog and multiple churches including Sigma Torn, Phi suruty, and Panity church. It mentions addresses and times, with scattered names and locations like George and Erisea pal, plus references to a local hall and community groups.
The State Legislature prepares for early adjournment as the Appropriations committee begins evening star chamber sessions. With hundreds of bills to act on and only minutes left in the present session, committees push into overtime. The Appropriations panel plans Tuesday night meetings amid uncertain prolongation risks.
Widespread rising waters from continuous rain flood roads and rails in Vermont and New Hampshire. High water effects include suspension of Boston and Maine main line traffic between Concord and White River Junction, track washouts near Concord, and river crests on the Merrimack, White, and Connecticut rivers. A three story Mercantile block collapsed in Manchester, with occupants escaping. stores suffer thousands in stock damage. Floods close roads, divert traffic, and threaten bridges along several rivers including the Champlain, Saranac, and Hudson basins.
A report from abroad notes the so called World’s Richest Baby, famed for wealth, attended Paris races this afternoon. Earlier word of a potential appendectomy appeared to be incorrect as surgery was reportedly avoided, and the child remained in good condition."
A jury concluded a church dispute concerning denomination practices and paren ages after a tense trial. The jurors, divided into four groups, reported findings on ritual conduct, dress codes, and governance, with church leaders facing questions about authority and compliance.
A convoluted case ties Stuyvesant also known as Charles Clarke to a New Britain murder, with Gerald Chapman later named and charges dropped. Judge Groehl asserts evidence linking Stuyvesant to Shean at the Old Colony Inn while others identify Chapman, Skelly, and Atwater in a complex chain of witness statements.
Danbury residents Walhout Carney and George ten Nett were arrested by Ridgefield barracks officers for a burglary at the Howard home in Redding. A Victrola and several items were reported stolen. Gennett and Cure are expected to appear in Redding court today.
President and Mrs. Coolidge and son John aboard the Mayflower near Washington after a two day cruise nearly to Norfolk. The President plans to leave the yacht in the morning, marking one of his longest trips since last winter’s Congress session.
Hartford dispatch reports Gerald Chapman in Wethersfield Prison reading Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim in his cell. The piece notes his intense focus while jurors consider his fate, framing the court drama as a monumental trial against society.
In Germany’s third national election in eleven months the country showed calm as voter turnout hovered near zero. Jarres supporters faced apathy while Berlin saw clashes between nationalist and communist groups. Ludendorff and other leaders did not vote, and Potssdam displayed republican indifference despite royals voting.
Berlin reports that under German election law a candidate must win a majority to be declared winner. In the recent election no candidate achieved this majority, triggering a second vote. The law then requires the plurality winner to be elected in the second round. The vote is set to take place in April.
WNYC New York aired near nonstop music from Mary Strand Theatre in Brooklyn. Listeners likely heard the series Reminiscences of a Reporter featuring prominent figures, amid minor interference from undamped receivers and little static.
Multiple bridgeport area crashes report a 6:30 am Noroton collision injuring Anthony Grochowski, a Wilkes Barre native employed by UMC. A separate pursuit on East Main Street ends with Seery and McNiff charged after an unlicensed sedan hits a girl, Elinor Agast, 6, near Nichols Street. Elizabeth Lengel, 16, struck near Main and John streets. a bus wheel incident on Main near Congress Streets adds to the day’s injuries.
New York March 29 Lois Meredith a motion picture star is not the American woman alleged to sue Colonel Dennistoun for breach of promise in London. She says she has no authorization to file such a suit and has not engaged Malone. Meredith, who has been abroad, declined to disclose her lawyers and denied any contact with the case.
J A Loomis is dying at the Central hotel under mysterious circumstances. Wallingford police search the state for his wife Eula and two sons Crawford and Stanwiech after doctors diagnose heart break as the cause. Bridgeport suspects a woman named Mia Ella Toomis. she denies being Loomis’s wife. A doctor says pneumonia followed from the illness as the man destroyed identifying papers.
Forbes, facing a new trial appeal related to a conviction, was stricken with paralysis on the eve of his departure to Chicago. Colonel Parkes had been sentenced to two years and was given 40 days to prepare his case as veterans bureau probes continued.
Sebring, March 2. Fear for Captain R. A. Smith and Th. Yr Lott aerial photographers from New York as no word arrived from the Everglades after a Saturday morning departure to photograph drainage maps. Both were experienced flyers, and concern grows for their safety if they did not return Saturday night.
Hartford March 25 swift reporters from New York Boston and others cover the Chapman trial with vast nightly telegraph copy. Extra staff and eight operators rush dispatches to newspapers, speed delivering to readers amid courtroom activity.
New York, March 23. Dr Henry S Pritchett president of the Carnegie foundation deplores athletic dominance in American colleges and universities. He calls for simplification of overloaded educational machinery and says liberal education shapes mind habits and powers. He urges intellectual sincerity as the test for progress and a return to the college as an intellectual agency.
Washington reports the Agriculture Department warns of grave danger to fur resources including muskrat mink raccoon and opossum. It urges uniform laws and enforcement to regulate open seasons and trapping methods, in cooperation with State Conservation and Game commissions.
Two robbers boarded the Central Express near Cleveland and obtained less than $2,008 in currency from Howard Young, Buffalo messenger. They believed currency shipments were from New York Central remittances. Young, who had eight years with the company, aided investigators and was relieved of duty after the hold up.
In a dramatic escape attempt, prisoners burned through a metal ceiling and roof to descend a wall rope. Bernstein was wounded by a guard after dropping to ground outside. authorities recaptured a suspect nearby. Discovered items included crowbars and jimmies. date linked to a 1934 Parkerburg jail break report.
In Verdun France March 29 four thousand attended a League of Times of the West meeting to counter Sunday Catholic and nationalist protests. The assembly praised Premier Herriot for pacific democratic policy and passed a resolution congratulating him on his stance against clerical reactionaries.
In Vals Mass this morning a fire at White Markl and Terazzy Company's plant caused about 75,000 dollars in damage to machinery and headstones ordered by the United States government for soldiers' graves. Purported food laws are noted but did not apply to Baker's Extracts. Local advertising references appear in the ad copy.
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