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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1925
Page
6
Dental science links tooth and gum troubles to a germ laden film on teeth. The film colors teeth, clings, and allows decay. A new dentifrice called Pepsodent claims to remove this film and firm gums, offering a proven method beyond ordinary cleansing.
Constable George E. Dow was shot and wounded by Frank George alias Fellows in Huntland New Hampshire as a posse pursued him through ten woods. George, an escapee from Nashville penitentiary, fled after Dow attempted arrest. Dow taken to hospital, pursuit ongoing with reward offered.
Washington dispatch reports Mrs John Jacob Rogers, Massachusetts representative-elect, pressing President Coolidge to appoint an impartial board to settle the anthracite strike dispute. She says she received no encouragement as the president remains firm that government cannot act under the law and that an inquiry would yield no gains.
Bridgeport received one of its heaviest parcel post mail volumes at the local railroad station on Sunday. Railroad Mail Clerk Thomas Rooney attributed the rush to advance Christmas orders by Bridgeport merchants. Outgoing mail also ran heavy but trailed incoming mail. The chief of the railroad mail delivery foresees mail volume increasing daily through the holidays.
York reports Attorney Banton received an anonymous letter offering real information on the Donahue jewel case. The District Attorney would meet the writer if he appears and sees importance in the offer. Private detective Neel Scaffa, indicted for compounding a felony linked to the theft and return of jewels valued at 683000, faces arraignment tomorrow. The jewels belong to Mrs James P Donahue, Woolworth heiress.
An advertorial promise describes applying Freezone to a corn to halt pain instantly. It touts a tiny bottle at low cost, claiming it removes hard and soft corns and toe calluses without soreness or irritation when used with fingers.
Manila November 9 The House of Representatives unanimously approved the Senate bill for a Philippine independence plebiscite. An amendment struck the six year independence provision, leaving a vote on immediate independence. Governor General Leonard Wood is expected to veto the measure.
Chicago news report on November 9 cites Representative Upshaw and others urging moral suasion to place editors and reporters on the water wagon. The discussion accuses some media and politicians of tolerating bootleggers while calling for a nationwide campaign to enforce Prohibition.
Captain Anton Heinen of the Chelsea Naval Station was released on $2,000 bail after his car struck and killed trolley motorman Thomas Chamberlain of 55. Chamberlain had slipped from his car to switch a light when Heinen’s car, traveling toward Camden, struck him. Mrs Heinen and the captain surrendered and awaited the coroner’s action.
In Iemna and other cities Jugoslavs demonstrated after reports that fascists attacked the Jugoslav consulate and the Slovenian Edinost office in Trieste. Italian flags were burned and attacks on Italian consulates and private citizens occurred during the demonstrations.
Muskegon Mich November The slain George Dutch Anderson is linked to the December 79 1924 Fort Wayne jewelry store robbery. A gold watch he carried is identified as part of the loot, now believed to have been taken by two masked men, Anderson and Charles Wolfe.
One hundred members of the New England Hotel association gathered in Springfield Mass for their annual meeting to launch a statewide advertising and publicity campaign to sell New England. The push, first proposed by F A Cantwell of Bridgeport Conn, is under consideration with an expenditure of 3 000 905. F C Traill of Boston presided as members toured toward New York for the annual hotel men’s exposition.
The Department of Agriculture reports a probable cotton production near 15,996,000 bales of 500 pounds each for the current season if average influences prevail. The estimate factors in condition, abandonment, yields, and other influences as of Monday from Washington Nevada. The report covers New on condition and possible declines, with figures reflecting the ongoing season’s uncertain impacts on output.
Paris, Nov 8 AP The deadlock between Premier Painleve and his majority in the Chamber of Deputies over financial restoration measures sparks a cabinet crisis. Debate splits inflation, a sinking fund, and short-term refunding with a capital levy. Leon Blum plans a decisive vote as Bank of France regents seek an early solution while Painleve resists broad changes. The lottery loan gains favor among authorities and papers, defending daily prize drawings as a safer path than outright capital confiscation.
Long Hill school elections select Grade 8 president Lorenzo Wildman and officers for 1935-36. Lists include vice president Orville Cairns secretary Helen La Bair treasurer Howard Seeley and many attendees by grade from 1 to 8.
A hotel fire at the Huntington in Boston forced several Miracle cast members and other theater figures out into the street. The blaze started in the basement and spread to a first floor restaurant kitchen, filling the building with smoke and stalling an elevator. Guests used stairways to escape as damage neared six thousand dollars, though the exact cause remained unknown.
The St John the Baptist Greek Catholic church choir will host a dance Saturday evening at St John’s Carpathia hall. Proceeds will back the concert tour as the group, highly regarded among Slavish singing societies, prepares for engagements after recent recitals in New York and a broadcast offer from a New York station.
The Lordship Improvement Association will hold a meeting Wednesday night in Fire Hall, while the Women's Auxiliary of the Lordship Community Church plans a meeting Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. P. R. Bowen's home on Grove Street.
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