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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1926

Page

13

Boy Scouts Seen as World Peace Agents in New York

Sir Robert Baden Powell and Lady Baden Powell, visiting in New York and Briarcliff Manor, praised the scout movement as more effective than World Court or League of Nations in promoting world peace and deterring crime. They cited 90,000 Boy Scouts marching between rival groups in India as an example. Arnold presided as Girl Scouts and leaders forecast the movement’s role in global peace efforts.

New York Scout Movement League of Nations Robert Traden- Powell Roert Baden Powell Biltsheirt Tulda Girl Scout Organisanton Rebarecifet Manor Ertyir Robert Said Ity Vas Rious Tria Leenhater Sir Reost Taymyaia Sturrew Bostan Bhainker

Girl Elope Not to Marry, She States

New York report details a teenage elopement scene with Atay Titik and Kara Henter. Police released the pair after questioning. Katherine Berg unrelatedly faced abduction charges dropped in Magistrate's Court. The girl refused further marriage plans, expressing intent to stay independent.

New York Ne York Licen- Burrau Thony Berg Dal Lum Beta Beng

Actress Files Divorce Against Actor Husband

Maya Viste seeks divorce from actor Rosert Ames whom she married July 40. She alleges desertion and non support and appears today in Circuit Court.

Cibcago Iba Teiust Aaraise Rosert Ames

Emperor Improves Tory in Japanese Royal Health Update

May 12 AP dispatch reports Emperor Yoshihito showing improvement after a stroke and pernicious anemia. The imperial household department notes his condition with fever subsiding and no serious illness detected, while a five year illness for the crown prince is mentioned in passing.

Tory Ene Cor Japan Yoshihito

Bahama Government Cancels Currency to Thwart Bandits

In Nassau on May 12, the Bahama government ordered all existing currency withdrawn from circulation. New money will be printed to replace it after a three month search failed to locate the bandits who raided the Treasury on March 1, netting $47,000 in gold and $380,000 in currency.

Nassau Bahamas Barta Ace Te Uw

Sacco and Vanzetti fail to secure new trial order

Boston May 12 AP The full bench of the Supreme court today overruled defense exceptions in the 1921 payroll murder trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The high court denied a new trial amid worldwide attention as radical agitation followed their arrest.

Boston Supreme Court Defenge Nicolao Bartolomeo Vangetti sSouth Ant ‘Aliesandro Berardelli Lese Sacco Vangetto Europe Mexico South America Paris Myron T. Terricks United States France Propanda South Stoughton Vangetti A.jorney Thompson

Firm Charged With Fraud Reorganizes

Boston May 12 AP A report will be made on June 7 as to progress in the refinancing plan of Hamilton Manufacturings of Lowell. A stockholders committee named in a notice read at the adjourned annual and special meetings. Officials and employees were arrested last year on charges including false entries and a cash shortage. A reorganizaton plan was proposed with about $000,000 subscribed by stockholders.

Boston Hamilton Manufacturims Company Lowell Dumaine, Jr Ikemy HE. Miuch Arthur Adams Charles Curtis Ddeward Coon Fe Dumaine Felix Rackemann Juin FE Thayer, Jr George H. Whiting Charles 2 Curtis, Jr Use Corporation

Poison Candy Case Sparks Multiple Lawsuits In Hartman Drama

Jurors in Jurshey City report a chain of civil actions tied to a candy case involving Ernest Herman and his wife Jenni Hartman. AP dispatch notes Flattman filed for 100000 damage alleging alienation of affection. Herman was briefly acquitted on related charges amid ongoing litigation.

Jurshy City Ong Flattman Tolly Ernest Herman Jenni the Hutmans Herman Palsar Noe Vermis Hermas Randy Hartman

YEGGS ATTEMPT TO STEAL SACRED CHURCH VESSELS

In Worcerntise Massachusetts, thieves tried to steal vessels from the Peter Catholic Church during a night festival. They damaged the tabernacle and altar and fled before dawn, with church members notifying authorities after the break in was detected. No injuries reported.

Yeggs Peter Cathole Rhurch Tysaete Ciemselvis Peeltien

Three of four fleeing convicts are captured

At Great Meadow prison guards pursued Emil Longhorn and three other escapees from a column of 100 prisoners. The four fled yesterday. three were recaptured quickly, with John Fay wounded in the leg. Laughton, Gaeser, and Ahborn had sentences for burglary, grand larceny, and robbery.

Comstock Gards Great Meadow Laughton Richmond County John Fay New York City George Gaeser Louis Ahborn Gaeser Monroe County Grand Arc

Oxygen Fosters Growth of Cancer, Warburg Claims

Berlin May 12 AP. Professor Otto Warburg of the Kaiser Wilhelm Biological Institute argues that oxygen fosters cancer growth. He cites experiments in rats showing tumors die when oxygen is kept at minimal life-sustaining levels, and notes rats eat less during treatment but recover when oxygen increases. Other scientists see potential progress toward cancer cure while Warburg remains cautious. Mrs Margaret Gay of Pawhuska heads an oil land development firm in Oklahoma.

Berlin Otto Warburg Kaiser Wilhelm Biological Institute Warburg Margaret 8. Gay of Pawhuska An Oil Land Development Company Oklahoma

Harvard Pupils Reject College Division Plan

Harvard Crimson polls show undergraduates voting against dividing Harvard into smaller colleges modeled on Oxford and Cambridge. Faculty favored the plan by 188 to 182, while students voted 964 to 822 against it. another student plan for divisional examinations was noted.

Cambridge Mass Harvard Crimson Undergraduate Daily Harvard Oxford Campridge

Distinction Candidate Election Result Echoes Change

A junior year distinction candidate defeated a senior rival with a 886 to 758 vote tally. The outcome reflects a shift in voting preference within the school community and impacts upcoming student leadership dynamics.

Frigidaire Icebox Ad Promises Self Care Frigidaire

The ad touts a low maintenance electric refrigerator with a metal cabinet and white Duco finish. It highlights self starting operation no need for care and easy purchase through GMAC with down payment and monthly payments via coupon. Brightly trimmed models feature seamless porcelain enamel interiors.

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