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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1924
Page
9
Rockland Maine November 20 The Hecht cruiser Cincinnati completed her experimental trials off the Maine coast. Rear Admiral G A Burrage president of the Board of Inspection and Survey called the work a splendid triumph of the naval arms.
Mayor Charles invites President Coolidge to attend the rededication of Faneuil Hall on April 19 and 20, marking the 150th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord in Boston.
The Castleton cut off and A. Smith Memorial Bridge on the Hudson near Albany were formally opened in a ceremony attended by about 29 railroad presidents. The project, costing 26 million dollars, includes 47.4 miles of connecting tracks and Selkirk freight yards with capacity for 1760 cars, reducing coast to coast freight time and easing Albany bottlenecks. United States Senator Royal Copeland and other officials spoke at a luncheon following the inspection tour.
Nov 20 Chicago authorities announce a restructuring of the Detective Bureau with William Shoemaker named to head the unit replacing Michael Hughes who resigned amid a police shakeup following the Dion O Banton slaying ten days earlier. Hughes, urged by friends to stay, weighs his options.
Seventeen state governors and their wives toured Florida with visits in Tampa and St. Petersburg. They attended a banquet at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club, then joined a dance night before heading to St. Petersburg for further engagements. The group resumed activities after the opening of the Gandy Bridge, touted as the world’s longest automobile span.
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