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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1924
Page
17
Washington November 6 President Coolidge in a brief statement read to reporters expressed simple thanks to voters for his election and pledged to dedicate himself to the service of the country. He said the honor came from an overwhelming choice and that Providence aided the outcome. Davis and Mrs Davis sent congratulations.
Compensation Commissioner Bucking ham found Policeman Fred B. Lake earned 5 weekly for 74 weeks plus a 276 lump sum, amply justified the award, in Bridgeport. Judge Waldo Marvin ruled the injury occurred in the line of employment, affecting all special police in the city.
A Virginia senator, staying at a mountain inn, was awakened by a host shouting about milk. The innkeeper claimed a cow supplying the milk had swollen and died, prompting the senator to ask whether to see a doctor or a veterinarian. The Philadelphia Ledger reports the odd scene.
Nov 5 report from Franklin notes a blaze sweeping Webster late tonight destroying summer homes of Secretary of State Enoas EK Sawyer Jean At Shaw of Franklin and Ina St. Class of Portsmouth. Mrs Mary EH Sawyer’s cottage was damaged. Fire found under the Shaw cottage piazza where state Unitarian ministers were dining. Loss listed at 25009 dollars.
A Maplewood Junior High polling site tale centers on a woman who voted on two machines then a third, insisting each machine needed a vote. Clerk Samuel McPherson halted the sequence after confirming she had already cast votes, while other locals like Joseph Bayette and William Winn entered the scene with mixed enthusiasm and missteps.
After three days of suspended business, six courts will hold plenary sessions today with three juries hearing cases. The Supreme Court of Errors continues hearings and appeals. The November term of the criminal Court of Common Pleas will be presided over by Judge Frederick W. Huxford before a jury. The civil side will have a jury with Judge Joan J. Walsh. Superior Court judges Christopher L. Avery and John R. Booth will preside over jury hearings and court actions. Deputy Motor Vehicle Commissioner Melvilis E. Snow will hold a special motor vehicle court. All justices and judges attended yesterday’s funeral services in Hartford for former Chief Justice Samuel O. Prentice.
An inquest in Westport into the death of Michael Baltovitch a 26 year old Bridgeport man who died from injuries after falling from a Bridgeport owned truck of Overland Motor Dispatch was held by Coroner John J. Phelan. Driver Robert L. Smith testified Baltovitch climbed from the cabin to reach a dragging object on the rear and lost his balance. The coroner indicated the testimony appeared to exonerate others of responsibility in the death.
Westport authorites report Dr Winfield Bot Hall of New York urged early education of children to fight social ills. He told boy and girl groups at Staples High School that mothers must tell the truth to children to lead them from darkness to light. In other news a car crash on Shore Road left Mrs James Burke seriously injured and led to charges of reckless driving against James Burke and M J Armstrong.
A London critic hailed Arthur Roberts after a recent music hall turn, noting his time on stage remains magnificent despite rumors of age. Roberts replied that age rarely stops performers, quoting a resilient pride in his profession.
An old advertisement touts Dave's Menthol Pepsin as the grandest stomach remedy. It claims rapid relief from distress, promises money-back guarantees, and cites New Jersey sales in 1921. Hindle's Drug Stores warehouses the product and endorses the claim.
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