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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1926
Page
11
Oct 4 AP report: at Hartford station a stranger aided Miss Mattie French of Meriden who was blindfolded by a train incident and told her he was Gene Tunney, world heavyweight champion. The man offered help and spoke to her before disappearing.
York. Francis Murphy and John J. Fitzpatrick face homicide charges over Dorothy Smith’s fall from a Holden apartment window. An autopsy indicated she was attacked before death. Witnesses described a fall, hanging from the window, and screams. The defense presented a letter suggesting she may have intended self harm.
Dr. George W. Orton director of athletics at the Sequi Centennial exposition wired Commissioner Landis inviting the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals to play a seventh World Series game at the Sesqui Centennial stadium. The stadium seats more than the other parks and offers neutral ground for the deciding game. Authorities had declined an invitation to play two games there.
Leon Trotzky openly defied the Communist party Central committee and Stalin policies in a public challenge. Supported by Zinoviev and other leaders, the meeting risked expulsion for opposing a majority party decision as Moscow's party committee denounced him for violating party discipline.
A dense, dated schedule lists radio programs by station and city, detailing concerts, talks, weather, stock reports, baseball scores, and various performances, with multiple time slots and performers such as orchestras, pianists, singers, and conductors across stations like WCWS WNYC WMCA WNBC and others. Broad coverage includes live events, weather forecasts, stock market summaries, and public interest features through the day's schedule.
The Museum of Natural History rejected claims that Carl Akeley was ill in Nairobi. It said a cablegram from him stated he left Nairobi for Lake Kivu in the Congo to gather more gorilla material and to carry out a Belgian government commission on a research station in the Romila sanctuary.
New Haven patrol wagon covered 64 miles over the weekend to make 49 arrests, the largest number in the city’s history. The force reports the total surpasses any similar period previously recorded, signaling a major push against crime.
President Coolidge told the Red Cross convention that public support for relief work demonstrates idealism applied practically to real problems. He cited San Francisco Tokyo and Florida disasters, noted trust that contributions are wisely spent, and praised the Junior Red Cross for fostering service and international goodwill.
Hartford Oct 4 AP three Connecticut health authorities will speak at the American Folk Health association annual meeting in Buffalo Oct 11 to 14. Featured speakers include E aryg A Winson Yale Medical School New Haven D M Lewis New Haven epidem iologist and Friend L Mickel West Hartford Bureau of Laboratories State Department of Health.
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