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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1923
Page
2
The Senate concurred on a measure granting 2.4 million dollars for state aid highways and discussed related capital projects including hospital funds, armory repairs, and court salary raises. Several bills moved from calendar include child labor restrictions and town fiscal measures. An unfavorable report halted a home rule proposal, while a separate bill addressed school committee expenditures.
MAPBIFORD May 16 The age attendance grant bill amending the present law concerning school support passed the Senate after brief debate between Senators Bakewell and Brooks. The bill, as passed, aligns statutes to assure fair state aid without disturbing towns entitled to larger shares, noting towns with grants of 3,390,000 or less.
Local notices list various Bridgeport organizations including Masonic and Knights groups, with meeting times, locations on Main Street and Gallery Street, and required written notices for time or place changes. The advertisement outlines union greetings and civic observances, citing multiple community venues.
In Hartford on May 1 the General Assembly faced a tense session as the rejection by both branches of the nomination of Frederick M. Peasley as judge of the Superior Court created an unprecedented stalemate. Gov Templeton may submit a second name, while House Leader Buckley presses for an alternative. Meanwhile New Haven officials Blew Watrous and Arthus W. Chambers were confirmed for the City court, avoiding broader opposition as key legislation remains to be debated next week.
Governor Templeton learns from a joint Senate House committee that both chambers refuse to confirm Frederick M. Peasley of Cheshire as a superior court judge. The vote tally in the House was 101 to 45, with Templeton still considering John J. Walsh as a likely recess nominee. Cornelius J. Danatar’s name also surfaces in discussion.
Ledoux was sentenced to ten years after charges of stealing Joseph Whitcomb’s car in front of the Fairfield County building, escaping from jail, and later stealing another vehicle in Cleveland. Authorities pursued Ledoux and accomplices through New Haven, Montreal, Bridgeport, Buffalo, and Westfield before return to Fairfield.
Hartford May 10 The House concurred with the Senate on several measures including making it a crime to sell or deliver a pistol or rifle to an alien with penalties up to 500 dollars fine and imprisonment. Bills also cover insurance agent licensing, cooperative marketing associations, school construction funds, and other system-wide fiscal and regulatory provisions.
May 10 the Senate passed the bill to create the city of Milford after amendments by Bracks and Park. Broggs’ amendment on mayoral power to deploy the militia during emergencies was struck out as unusual for a city. Milford will be the 21st city in the state.
The legislature moves to preserve a city bureau and its five departments under a proposed Bridgeport charter, with key officers named. A permanent injunction against reorganization is sought while awaiting resolution by the Superior Court, outlining existing offices and terms through February 1928 and proposing continued status under the same personnel.
Stratford woman Hewih presided over a house session until Speaker Nickersoy was called away. Earlier, Canterbury senior member Freiik participated, marking a notable event in the chamber proceedings.
Senate opens debate on a stream pollution bill as factions clash over amendments and which draft should advance. Senator Arthur F. Ells of Waterbury proposes striking most of the current bill, seeking to revert to a prior judiciary committee draft opposed by reformers and manufacturing interests. The House favors the stronger version, while Ells and advocates warn the measure merely repeats a flawed approach to pollution control.
An analysis by Jot T. Nichols of the American Museum of Natural History explains shad behavior as an Anadromous fish that lives in saltwater and returns to freshwater streams to spawn. The piece discusses shad as related to herrings and salmon, their historical abundance, and the instinctual patterns guiding their migration and reproductive cycle.
Hartford May 10 A bill proposing an appropriation of 4000 dollars for the purchase of Ar Cock property in East Ryme to expand seaside option for children affiliated with bone tuberculosis was favorably reported by the appropriations committee in the House. The measure passed under suspension of rules and was sent to the Senate.
John Manzy of Norwalk pleaded guilty to a aggravated assault after firing a revolver at Charles Hausser outside a Norwalk hotel during a Fourth of July disturbance. Judge Frank D. Haines fined Manzy $10 and suspended six months in jail after noting warrant errors. Manzy, drunk and dazed, promised to give up liquor. bond matters and related cases were also reported with continuances in Superior Court.
The article recalls Lieut. Commas Perkins commanding the Chickasaw aboard the Hartford during Farragut’s pursuit at the battle of Agbile bay. Perkins, a handsome popular teen, enters the ward room where officers gather for the thanksgiving prayer. The chaplain asks him to join, and Perkins replies he will share two with the admiral.
A garbled, vintage newspaper fragment depicts a jammed dialogue about anonymity in writing and the allure of revealing pen names. It hints at Fleet Street journalism, fake signals, and the lure of scandal while mixing names, dates, and literary tropes in a scrambled style.
Hartford May 10 The House rejected an unfavorable judiciary committee report on a bill to let women serve on juries. Debate featured Mrs Nevins of Fairfield opposing the measure while supporters argued jury service is a proper civic duty for women.
Greenwich May 10 Special to the Velepiam reports two colonial houses on King Street once owned by Dr. J Short of the Schultz estate sold to A Loring Washburn for 35,000 dollars. Edgar Maerstan’s home on Svein Shore known as the West sold to A G Hannan for 70,190 dollars.
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