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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1926
Page
5
Thousands seek Olive Tablets as a natural remedy for stomach upset and indigestion. The ad touts they stimulate the liver and bowels without griping, claiming quick relief with a bedtime dose of one or two tablets.
Science highlights a famed physician's discovery showing 92 percent success in high blood pressure treatment. The report warns of stroke and other serious dangers without proper therapy and cautions patients to avoid unsafe drug sources. Local drug stores and pharmacies are listed as outlets for the medication.
A special commission opened today to study rebuilding the league as tensions rise over Germany and the council. Viscount Cecil and other delegates argued for maintaining unanimity, while others warned against enlarging the permanent seats or altering the covenant. The discussions involved Britain Italy Spain and Poland amid pressure on council structure and peace preservation.
Three Brooklyn men, John Maxwell Kashal Baraseck and William Haraseck, were arrested Saturday at Darien in the investigation of a quarrel at Joseph Mutlar’s Brooklyn grocery. They admitted to police today they committed fifteen robberies in Brooklyn. A lineup of 175 officers viewed them, but police could not confirm further links to other crimes. The men denied knowledge of a shooting.
The Rectors Aid society of St. Pauls Episcopal church will hold an annual Springtime sale and tea at the Parish house on Kossuth street tomorrow from six to seven. An entertainment is planned under Miss Marion MacManus with sales led by Mrs. Robert s. The sale features aprons candy and lingerie with various chairmen and assistants named including Mrs. Fr Kost Mrs. Milden Isman Mrs. A MauMan us Mr. F Langden and Mrs. Karl Steiger. Models include Mrs. Carol Hailey and others with fans to be mustard shades.
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In a terse Hillside inmate notice, authorities inform the family of a missing detainee named Thomas Shevith. The report cites unclear details and a placeholder memorial of events, with no definitive location or date provided.
Mrs William Whitten a soprano soloist at United Presbyterian church Newburgh New York collapsed and died while singing Memories of Mother during Lan Mathers art service. She finished the line but was stricken.
Stratford coroner hears witnesses on last Friday accident at Barnum avenue and Dorus street. Roos Lamanna, 59, of Bridgeport, died after an automobile driven by Charles Hawley struck him. witnesses say car was near Lamanna before he stepped into path. Hawley deemed unable to avoid impact.
May 16. Mrs Meecert Knox Smith of Farmington Wisconsin has just assumed duties as secretary of the National League of Women Voters at the organization headquarters. She leaves for Atlantic City to rest a few days before returning to Connecticut. Mrs South, elected secretary at the recent convention in Louisville, will come to Washington only for executive committee meetings and will carry on duties from Farmington.
A forest fire near Elisville threatened the village as flames spread from a roadside area. Fire departments from Stony Wymouth Bourne and Sid responded quickly. by two o'clock a stand was being made to prevent more spread.
A detachment of 60 uniformed firemen will attend the funeral of Captain Iain Michael Dailey at his home 1620 Park Ave and St Augustine's Church. He died after complications from a truck accident, at St Vincent's Hospital. He was 51 and the oldest captain on duty. Pallbearers will include Captains John Kine Sidney Bray George Egan Joan Kigan Patrick Neary and Jack Kane. He left a wife Margaret a son Joseph and sister Mary. He was a long serving member of the department and active in several fraternal and civic groups.
Aviation quartermaster first class Ghy W Standis of Bua Mindo Alabama drowned at the oval aviation base Goulds land when an old seaplane pontoon capsized during a base outing. His body was recovered in shallow water and sent to the naval hospital at Newport awaiting disposition orders from his mother.
The Supreme Court of Errors, in five opinions, granted a new trial to Salvatore Selyietti, a 14 year old who says Michael Gormeley threw an apple causing injuries. The court found no error in two other appeals and dismissed the fifth.
Attorney General Jeremy Waldis ruled wage payments to Boston and Maine railroad workers by check violate the law unless workers accept that method. The decision came at the request of state labor commissioner John B. Davie after protests by B and M employees affected by the new pay schedule. The policy affects hundreds of workers across the system in New Hampshire and beyond.
In Boston a probate judge urged Mary Sophia Arsenuutt of Revere to wait longer before marriage to Sabrina Caprio of Wakefield. The judge ruled the girl is too young and described the groom as an older suitor while noting consent from the father. The remark echoed as a cautionary stance on underage marriage. In Middletown a hotel chef, Joseph Adams of Arrigoni, was rescued from suffocation by firemen using gas masks after a refrigerating plant malfunction. He received medical care and was expected to recover.
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