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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1926

Page

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FALL-DOHENY JURY PICKED FOR TRIAL IN SCANDAL CASE

The District of Columbia jury was selected for the Doheny and Pall oil leasing case tied to the Senate inquiry. Young jurors, average age 33, were chosen amid a guarded process with deputies in custody of the panel. The trial is set to begin after holidays, with 12 men seated and 27 veniremen examined.

Washington Senate Adolphus Hoehling District of Columbia Supreme Court Albert B. Pall Edwasd L. Doheny Lee Anselea Elk Hills California

Local Girl and Londoner to Wed in New York Ceremony

Nov 22 New York reports a marriage license grant linking Cecel Desmond Bernard to Moss Dorothy Heinlein of Bridgeport Conn. The groom, described as British journalist Wimaell, lists 13 Hyde Park Garden London addresses. The bride is 25 year old Moss Dorothy Heinlein. wedding planned December 10 at West 57th Presbyterian church.

New York Conn Henry Howland Tarmaworth Lord Northcliffe Moath Lord Rothermfir Harmsworth Livek Nde Canrnett League of Nations Mra

Judge Walsh Dies after Sound Shipwreck Ills in Norwalk

Judge John J. Walsh long linked with Fairfield County politics and the state judiciary dies at home in Norwalk after weeks of illness. A former Common Pleas judge and Democratic State Central chairman, he narrowly avoided retirement years earlier and survived a dramatic rescue attempt aboard his yacht Beulah near Collender's Point. Interment at St Mary’s Cemetery follows a Mass at St Joseph’s Church.

Norwalk Fairfield County Common Pleas Court Associates John J. Walsh Common Pleas Court Fairfield County Democratic State Central Committee State Higher Judiciary Gregory's Point Road Banca Callender's Point Noroton Hig Walsh Asman George W. Wheeler John W. Banks Superior Court Edwin S. Thomas United States District Court Commonwealth St Joseph's R. C. Church South No Walk St. Mary's Cemetery Judge Walsh Julia Finnegan Walsh Margaret Cole Catherine A. Boyle Florence L Elizabeth R Mary Augusta Hamilton Long Island Sound Collender Beulah

Community Chest Six Freight Cars Urgently Needs $75,000

Community Chest officials report a total goal of 735,000 for 1927 with 39,192 raised so far, optimism high. They urge un approached donors to call headquarters at 991 Broad Street or visit in person to arrange collection. A derailed six mixed freight cars near Danbury disrupted service on the Central New England line, causing four-track blockage between Danbury and Poughkeepsie. no injuries. Traffic paused since Saturday's earlier 20-car derailment at Stevenson, with service resuming afternoon. The derailment was linked to a broken wheel. a radio parts car and glass shipments were among the cargo.

Community Chest Clarence King Financial Federation Upeadquarters Broad Street Chamber of Commerce George J. Crawford D. M. Read Company Howland Prytycode Company Waley Lines Building Company RayLeston Company Bren Maybrook N. Y Danbury Fairfield County Central New England Poughkeepsie Stevenson New Haven Stepney Bridge- Dart Sandy Hook Irvine Rudd Public Utilties Commission Rudd Maybrook N.Y Fishwell Bridge Danbury Fair Grounds

Confusion mars Maine charges against Gould in Senate bid

In Augusta on November 22, Arthur Gould Republican candidate for United States senator faced an order to file specifics with the secretary of state by Wednesday afternoon. His attorney Frederick Wolluckles argued the charges are vague and could imply criminal conduct, prompting a request for detailed specifications to clarify alleged acts and possible prosecutions. Contiued on Page twenty three.

Augusta Cha Gee Arthur R Gould United Snark W Rall Mgr. Gould Frederick Wolluckles Arthur F. Legh. Hamldl Gould United States Senate Arthur Roseald Leizh

SCRIPPS-HOWARD BUYS TWO MORE NEWSPAPERS

Denver Nov 1 Ros W Howard chairman announces Scripps-Howard gains purchase of Warning Rocky Mountain News and Evening Denver Times from John S Shafy fur...

Scripps-Howard Denver Ros W. Howard Scrippa-Howard Eroup Warning Rocky Mountain News Denver Times

Boston Mayor Wilfred Twin of Dead Wife to Have Best Man

Boston Mayor Wilfred Twin announces his son Clark Nichols will be best man at his wedding to Miss Carrin Williams. Dexter Nichols and Marjorie Nichols will serve as ring bearer and flower girl, with the ceremony at the Church of the New Jerusalem conducted by Rev Anton Hay. Miss Williams’s sister Miss Florence Williams will attend the bride.

Boston Wilfred Malcahm E. Nichola Clark Nichols Carrin M. Willams Dexter P. Nichols Marjorie Church of the New Jerusalem Tr.Anton Hay Williams Florence Williams Carrie Williams

Triat defense shifts to Willte and others

Reported front page items include Gall-Mills Triat defense shifts to Willte, twenty-unit support for Henry, and a note on a doctor stating Wille is not ware but a misdescription. Also mentions a prosecutor doubting alibis and a major bridgeport death of a teacher from Mark Tack School.

Gall-Mills Allbi Willte Henry Wille Simpnor Kunyon

Theresa Oelrichs dies longtime society leader in Newport

New York November 22. The death of Mrs. Mermann Oelrichs at her Newport home recalls the era when Mrs. Oelrichs Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. O T P Reimont led New York and Newport society The sole survivor is Mrs Belmont The Four Hundred was the name given to the circle once led by Ward McAllister and Mrs Astor with Oelrichs and others contending for social sway

New York Mermann Oclrichs Newport Ward McAllister Mra Aator Gelrichs Mra Wishard Belmont

Supreme Court rules cars in rum trade forfeitable to government

Washington November 22. The Supreme court held that automobiles seized for unlawful transport of intoxicating liquor may be forfeited to the government whether used by their owners or others. The decision, in a Alabama case, upheld old internal revenue taxes on liquor under prohibition, despite debates over whether those laws remained effective. Justice Brandeis wrote the majority opinion. Justice Riefler dissented, arguing for forfeiture under prohibition law with protection for innocent owners.

Washington Supreme Court Alabama Internal Revenue McReynolds, Sutherland and Butler Garth Motor Company Justice Brandeis Juatien Riefler Nquor

Record foreclosure bid for Chicago Milwaukee St Paul rail line

Foreclosure sale of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway drew a single bid of 140 million dollars. Representatives Robert T. Swain and Donald Swalard, for the reorganization committee led by Kuhn Loeb and Co and National City Bank, will seek court approval in Chicago on December 1. The bid covers five sections totaling 140 million, including West Mobridge and East lines, and the physical property and investments. The sale marks a milestone in railroad foreclosures, with the line the first of its magnitude to go to public adle.

Chicago Mobridge, &. D Robert T Swaine Donald Swalard Utd

Prison Ethics Seal Leopold Refuses Testimony in Murder Case

In a Chicago–era report, Leopold, jailed for Bebby Franks’s murder and held at a state penitentiary, refuses to testify about Deputy Warden Peter Klein’s death last May. Prosecutors press him on prison ethics while he cites deception risks and invokes his rights, prompting contempt warnings from Judge Frederick II.

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Alibi Defense Shifts to Willie Testifies for Henry

In New York on November 22 1929 the alimony dispute of Frances Heenan Browning known as Peaches centers on Henry Browning. Supreme Court granted temporary alimony of 390 weekly and 8600 in counsel fees pending separation trial. Browning’s millionaire father figure is cited as support. The couple plans January trials after Browning seeks separation and Peaches countersuit.

Willie Henry Browning Sam Tau Frances Heenan Peaches" Browning Edward W. Browning Supreme Court Morschwaser Penehea Sec Bret

Harvard Names Four Tenure Track Members On Athletics

Harvard Overseers adopt resolutions amid break between Harvard and Princeton football, naming a committee to confer with the athletic committee and student council on the current situation. President Lowell and Elliott discuss potential Yale-only scheduling and broader policy implications. Maud Lillian Rose, veteran Black Rock teacher, dies after apoplectic shock. her memorial tributes praise her decades of service and impact on students.

Cambridge Maas Harvard Overseers Althiettew Margard Princeton A. Lawrence Lowell Howard 2Ihott New York William J. Bingham Yale Elliott Harvard Barth of Overseers Lowell Dalley Eliott Board of Overseer Jas | Maud Lillian Rose Black Rock Brikweport Iranistan Avenue Miak Ida Holroyd Miss Rose Black Rock School Maud L. Rose Mideeport Hfe Janky Cays Stat Brade

Cotton to exceed 8 million bales reported

Washington reports the 1924 cotton crop likely to surpass eighteen million bales according to the Agriculture Department. Indications as of November 4 point to a total around 18 249 000 bales, about 2 895 000 bales more than last year. Unpicked cotton remains in Texas and Oklahoma, with weather labor and prices expected to influence final ginnings in the coming weeks.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Financier Sues for Alienation in New York Suit

Charles Burnham Squier sues Horace Raymond Paige in the New York Supreme Court for $1,000 alleging Paige influenced his former wife Qlye Rae Squier, who wed Paige after a Paris divorce, and that Paige urged legal action and provided funds to pursue divorce. The pair married in 1915 in St Louis and separated in 1925.

New York War Charles Burnham Squier Financie Qlye Rae Squier Paris Horace Raymond Paige Supreme Court Paige Bee Ineen Gifta Squier Squiers St Louis Paria

Stevens trial chronicles night of double murder

Somerville New Jersey AP reports 2percent witnesses in the Hall Mills case reveal Henry Stevens and his sister Afrces Stevens Hall implicated in the murder of Mrs Eleanor R and Rev Edward W on September 14. Testimony includes accounts from a fisherman family, a mother daughter pair, and a fingerprint expert as state seeks to prove Stevens wore a derby hat and carried a gold watch while the trial unfolds in Lavallette and nearby towns.

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