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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1926
Page
2
In a formal statement Representative Royland of New York criticizes the President's instruction, calling out the adviser as lacking constitutional understanding and ignorant of the fundamental principles upon which the government was founded. The remarks reflect partisan tension over the order and its implications for national governance.
Witnesses describe a party scene with a tub on stage as jurors hear claims of champagne or ginger ale being served and the alleged drunken behavior. Carroll’s lawyers challenge evidence while theater staff testify about liquor and attendance. Thaw briefly attempts to reach the courtroom as spectators crowd the door.
The council approved a zoning plan moving several plants from light to heavy industrial zones. Firms like Phonograph makers and others such as Crane Camp, Wardware, and Iron Department Metal Goods face new restrictions. Alderman Farmer led questions about permits and enforcement with June 7 expected for final adoption.
Chicago report describes 25 year old John T Manton returning from a moonshine stupor and murdering his mother Mrs Bridget White during a drunken confrontation. White attempted to intervene as Manion advanced with a knife, the blade piercing her body as she cried out.
New York City authorities positively identified the body recovered from Central Park’s lake after a dredge scoop exposed weights on the wrist. The missing financier Robert F. Nathan, who had fled with a son after a fatal family quarrel, had previously altered his name to Robert B. Norton and faced mounting financial troubles.
A night wreck left one dead and twenty hurt as hot coals set wreckage ablaze near the signal tower. Firefighters and a special train evacuated passengers to New York. Injured listed include Hughes Durley Reynolds with hearings planned for witnesses. Names, places, and relations, including Mrs Ridings, were reported as news spread to Providence and Newtown.
Remington cash register company acquires a $2,000,000 patent portfolio under a general license replacing royalties. The move ends all current and threatened litigation through an amicable settlement, according to officials.
The Grey Line Bus company announces five new buses to replace older vehicles on the General Electric route at a Seaside Park. With the addition, ten buses now operate on the line, and twenty more have been ordered for future service expansion.
Wells street Summit street and Gordon street were widened from Summit street north about 350 feet. Petitions for sewers on Charron Maint Vincellette Exeter streets were ordered filed. A. Farmer chaired. Arthur Kinkane and boy officials honored. Several notices on sewers building permits and tax claims plus street extensions and garage permit discussed.
Eleven year old George Donears of Prospect Street was hit by a car driven by Francis O'Reilly while playing ball with companions. He died shortly after reaching Greenwich Hospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries. O'Reilly reported the incident. authorities placed him under bond as the case moved to inquest.
Philadelphia detectives arrest a man dubbed the bogus Lord Beaverbrook, known for multiple marriages and alleged swindles. He wore many aliases including Robert Whitman and John Wiedemeier, linked to diamonds worth 125000 and swindling women in New York and Philadelphia. Authorities trace him from New York to Philadelphia, where warrants accuse him of fraud and theft.
Four inmates at Tucker County State Farm in Pine Bluff Ark were shot and killed by two trust guards after a daylight escape bid. The four named convicts Will Bishop alias Jack Wade John Birchfield Benny Casey and Boyd Jewell were working as trusties when they feigned illness and were taken to a hospital before bolting into nearby woods. Guns were fired. all four died before guards reached them. Superintendent Dee Horton said this marked the twelfth escape attempt by the men in the past year.
Providence May 24. Thieves stole a unique “smart” buggy with steel tires and two large iron washers on the rear axle. Described as the only vehicle of its kind in the state, police expect swift arrest and note the owner may receive some thanks for the humor of the theft.
Mrs. Charlotte Bertschy dies when a car veers off a road near a bridge over the Long Island Railroad. Her husband Robert Bertschy, theater manager, pleads for help as passing motorists refuse to stop. He crawls to seek aid, returns to witness her death, and later is hospitalized with injuries.
Guido Caselotti, once Bridgeport maestro now in Los Angeles, appeals to City Treasurer Otto Edelman to cut red tape and secure passports for his wife and daughter to re enter the United States from Italy. He notes immigration law of 1924 and says Mrs Caselotti has a San Diego singing contract. The consul in Rome awaits confirmation as Caselotti sends photos to prove his wife and daughter are indeed his family.
The Big Parade is praised as a debunking yet powerful war film that avoids propaganda, focusing on the simple emotional arcs of American doughboys and their French counterparts. John Gilbert and Andrea Adoree propel the drama through candid scenes, portraying injury, longing, and comradeship without melodrama.
Paris May 24. Reports say Abd El Krim sent a letter to French Resident General Jules Steeg seeking peace. Paris expects telegraphic details and a ministers’ council to discuss a possible early end to the Moroccan conflict as Franco Spanish gains continue with minimal allied losses.
A grease chimney fire at the Central Lunch on Main and Congress drew a still alarm yesterday. A passerby rang Box 317 before the apparatus arrived, but the man could not be located. The source suggested he may work at a competing restaurant near headquarters.
Two individuals admitted speeding along the boneyard in Seaside Park. Officer estimates speed at 44 mph. Suspects listed as Anthony Nichholik Tae Senden Venus and Lae of 203 Adama Street, released on the Tors' Teenee station.
William S. Culbertson testimony before the Senate tariff committee describes attacks over his refusal to back Norris charges against President Coolidge. He argues public records misrepresented his memoranda and defends his private letters as private. He urges abolition or reform of the tariff commission to a judicial body akin to rail rate control.
President hopeful Al Smith was warmly received in Albany with New York financiers among the backers in attendance as he urged a presidential preference. He plans to campaign next in Ohio and Pennsylvania praising state charity funding and drawing contrasts with Pest Avada in a bid for the Democratic nomination.
April figures from the Travellers Aid report record 441 sons applying for aid across 16 nationalities. Fourteen did not meet relatives, fourteen lacked funds, three were runaways, two were beggars, four were out of work, and two were delinquents, with several immigrants among the group.
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