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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
2
The trial records show Spelke vindicated as accusers jailed after prosecutors alleged dangerous men, while defense and judge debated immediate trials and possible leniency. Witnesses described stolen items and tensions in Stamford, with court actions and potential sentences discussed.
Reported conflict over town offices shows Duffy declining to be the third selectman while others push for party allies to fill posts. Town Clerk Birge notes discussions with Violet and King Mansfield, with Democrats seeking appointment on election day. First Selectman Reys and several officials faced swearing in as votes aligned, amid cautious delay.
Observers note Behrens buttons and beaded pins on Bridseport roby of a new flapper fad. The trend appears among Democratic supporters of Mayor Jennens, who may seek renomination and reelection.
The American Legion debates leadership, World Peace report, and World Court support. Delegates discuss naming Mitchell and the national defense plan, including a unified cabinet for land sea and air forces, with rowdyism addressed by a provost guard.
Eugene V. Debs, four time U.S. presidential candidate and prominent socialist figure, will address a Bridgeport Park Theatre tonight as part of a Socialist party rally. Jasper McLevy, humorously misnamed as mayoral candidate, is listed as a fellow speaker. Debs is noted for fiery oratory and refusal to curb free speech, with prior imprisonment cited.
District President C. J. Golden of the United Mine Workers issued an order calling out all maintenance men employed by Madeira Hill and Company operating mines near Shamokin and Frackville. The withdrawal follows the company’s refusal to cease loading surplus coal at the collery near Mount Carmel, affecting about 400 men.
A merger of coal companies, valued around 80 million dollars, was announced in Nashville. Bon Air Coal and Iron to purchase Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company and Chattanooga Gas and Coke Company properties for 1,250,000 dollars each, with Chattanooga Coke and Gas stockholder ratification due by October 26.
Edouard Benes joined meetings with Austen Chamberlain and M Briand to discuss developments as Franco German envoy efforts continued. Gustav Stresemann’s condition improved with temperature drop and throat swelling receding amid sunshine and fresh air, leading to him in good spirits after tea and cakes.
An unidentified well dressed young man was found wandering in Avon Park Stratford unable to recall his name or events. He was taken to Hillside Home and then to St Vincent's Hospital where doctors described his condition as doubtful. An abandoned car nearby showed signs of a minor crash and police traced no immediate suspects. The two men who discovered him fled before questioning.
Detailed report on the Republican and Democratic primaries in Bridgeport with faction battles led by the King machine and the Reorganization. Key figures include Mayor Behrens, Commissioner Anderson, Leo C. O Loughlin, Andrew M. Cooper, and District contenders across the Fifth to Twelfth wards.
The board unanimously adopted a tribute to Victor Fremont Lawson as its first action after his death. They praised him as a courageous newspaperman and Christian gentleman, ordered a steel engraving portrait, and sent copies to every AP member he founded.
Five men were arrested, indicted, and held without bail in connection with the murder of James Fernau, a night watchman, during a $1,500 rail yard robbery in Waltham. The suspects were taken from Allston, Brookline, and Brighton, arraigned in East Cambridge, and pled not guilty. The grand jury named Devereaux, Heinlein, Kink, and McLaughlin for murder with Bennett charged as an accessory.
Colonel William Mitchell was summoned to appear before the naval Court of Inquiry in the Shenandoah disaster. Adjutant General Davis ordered the appearance at the court and warned of possible court martial over charges he raised against the Navy department. The reopening in Washington likely will hear Mitchell as the lone witness tomorrow, with many other witnesses to be summoned later.
The Chapman appeal of Gerald Chapman, convicted slayer of Patrolman James Skelly, was postponed until Thursday noon in Hartford. Judge Newell Jennings will preside in Keeler's absence as State's Attorney Hugh Ahearn and Nathan Freedman plan to present tomorrow. editors have been subpoenaed for public attitude context.
Boston air mail contract awarded to Colonial Air Lines of Naugatuck Connecticut signals a planned merger with Eastern Air Transport. The reorganized Colonial would begin mail flights in February or March next year with Governor Trumbull likely named chairman, Trving Bullard as president, and Juan Trippe as vice president and general manager.
Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes, commander of the battle fleet, opposed two separate aviation corps but said the airplane is a crucial arm of the navy. He stressed the need for air power under his command and control.
Stamford Det. T Special reports Judge John E. Keeler of the Supreme Court of Errors saw his son Ralph recover after an appendicitis operation at Stamford hospital. The procedure by Dr Samuel Pierson postponed Gerald Chapman's appeal hearing, which the judge was to preside over, but Keeler will return to Hartford for tomorrow's arguments.
The Lutheran church of the Synodical Conference says its mission is spiritual and will not back blue law legislation. The American Luther publicity bureau quotes support for church-state separation, citing Augsburg Confession Article XXXVII and warning against ecclesiastical bodies guiding civil policy.
Off the Nova Scotian coast the schooner Bowdoin and companion steamer Feary were believed to be steering southward toward home. Commander Donald B. MacMillan planned to rendezvous with Peary off Halifax before dark and then proceed to Monhegan Island Maine and on to Wiscasset, their home port.
An old advertisement warns that chronic fatigue causes irritability weakness and worry. It promotes organic iron in Nuxated Iron as better than mineral iron, claiming quick absorption without stomach upset and a two week quick vitality boost with a money back guarantee.
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