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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1926
Page
2
An advertisement promises two ounce bottles of Moone's Emerald Oil full strength to quickly reduce inflammation soreness and pain. It touts rapid relief within fifteen minutes after two to three applications and states that swelling and corns shrink with nightly use. Hindle Drug Stores and other druggists guarantee money back if no improvement.
The annual report from the Child Hygiene division shows midwives attended 302 percent of non hospital births, with 927 such births by midwives and 833 by physicians. Of 3,068 total infant births, 1,298 occurred in hospitals and 1,770 outside, with 96 infant deaths in first four weeks.
Washington May 1 AP Preliminary permits for a hydro development on Fundy Bay Maine were issued to Dexter Pauper Inc New York City The action marks the commission s final step on a project expected to yield 600000 horsepower It involves building dams between islands at the bay mouth to use the tide rise and fall exceeding five feet.
Washington May 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed for want of jurisdiction a long fought case over accommodations for negroes on passenger trains. Dr E Crosby sought 120000 damages against the St Louis San Francisco and others alleging denial of same train and station privileges as whites. The commission said allegations of prejudice were not definite enough to warrant an order and that it lacked authority to grant punitive damages.
Joseph F. Small of New York and this city faced contempt charges for not turning over 10000 to his bankruptcy trustee after operating the JHL Small Shoe Co. in New York. Judge Edwin S. Thomas in New Haven denied the contempt finding, stating no proof showed Small possessed the funds when ordered to pay.
The New Milford airport set to open this month will be named Poulola Field honoring Lieut-Col. Benjamin Poulola, Mitchel Field commandant and former Washington Conn. boy. Approval came Wednesday as the field lies two miles south of the village on the Danbury-New Milford highway with identification circles and wind cones planned this week.
A jumble of figures and words describing shifts in investment and policing in a town. The text references $13,000, $12,400, and a transformation of junk into a fund, with mentions of state police and a looming financial adjustment for a short period.
Principal Joseph J. Jeffery reports theft of athletic equipment and money from Congress High School. Burglars climbed to a roof access point on a recently added wing and entered a second story room through a window during the night.
From Cheyenne Wyoming May 14 AP tests by the 78th Field Artillery at Fort Russell show a 1926 Browning fifty calibre machine gun with an effective range of 4 000 to 6 000 yards and a maximum of 7 000 yards. A beveled base bullet design reportedly increases range and rate of fire is about 500 bullets per minute. The weapon could threaten a French 75 battery and alter battlefield dynamics.
Hollywood fencing instructor Emile notes films revive the antique sport as era of duels and romance fades. He cites Douglas Fairbanks and other stars, saying The Three Musketeers revived interest in 1917 and other pictures kept fencing alive since.
Washington March 15 forecast a favorable report by Means of a Senate Prohibition committee after continued Senate Judiciary deliberation on a bill to strengthen the Volstead act without major changes. Much debate centered on the search of dwellings used for manufacturing intoxicants for commercial purposes.
New York May 14 AP report says actress Beryl Halley was discharged after Magistrate Gordon watched a Wednesday night performance. He ruled today that present standards do not condemn such exhibition, deeming society not corrupted by common entertainments. Producers Ramsy Wallace and Harry Tevy were discouraged.
A May 14 AP report from New Haven states Mes Alles To Puller, wife of Governor Puller of Massachusetts, lost a bracelet containing 17 diamonds and 17 emeralds. A reward of 1.06 was offered for its recovery amid a quick search by pawnekops in town.
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