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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1924

Page

3

Cardinal Scores Harvard College for Its Changes

Cardinal O Connell in Ambridge Massachusetts denounces departures from Christian principles while praising Harvard as a great school and influential. He warns European universities like Oxford and Cambridge drift from duty, regrets loss of faith, and says Harvard could be supreme with old faith of Christ.

Cardinal Harvard College Ambridge Mass Qet St. Paul's Harvard University Cardinal O'Connell Harvard Europe Oxford Cambridge

Fire damages Falls Village hotel. no local apparatus

Oct 14 fire of undetermined origin caused about $13,000 damage to Relph Carlo’s hotel in Falls Village. With no local fire apparatus, Canaan and Lakeville crews fought the blaze until 8:20 am, preventing wider spread. Carlo his wife and two children escaped. the three story summer guest house was badly damaged.

Falls Village Relph Carlo Canaan LakevMe Carlo

Bolshevism Dominates British Election Posters

London reports Tory posters frame Bolshevism as the election’s main issue while Labour denies any alliance with Communists. Posters attack Bolshevik influence and the Russian treaty as Ramsay MacDonald campaigns, with lines urging England to resist red influence.

London Ramsay MacDonald England

Beardsley Park Zoo Signs Too Strongly Believed

Bridgeport readers note Beardsley Park Zoo shelves many animals yet offers essentially no signs identifying species. Park board once rejected signs due to fights and theft, keeping only a single vague message Dont Feel the Animals as crowds mix and steal fast.

Beardsiery Park Beardsley Park Park Board Bridgeport Canaries New Zealand Angola

Bishop's Daughter Becomes Bride Of Son Of Bishop

Miss Charlotte Bishop, daughter of Bishop and Mrs Edgar Lake, married Thomas G. McConnell, son of Bishop and Mrs Francis J. McConnell, at Dr Bevnard’s Evanston home. Officiants included Bishops Blake Hughes and Dr W S Board, with only relatives present. McConnell, a Marvard graduate, works at a Chicago law firm. Beginning today the city drops the old calendar, adopting the Gregorian calendar for all religious holidays.

McConnell Marvard Chicago Ofa

Highway fatalities in United States rise in 1928 toll

Census bureau estimates 23 621 highway fatalities in 1928, up 8 418 from 1923. Includes deaths from automobile to railroad and streetcar collisions and other road incidents, with trains and streetcar accidents among the cited causes. total tolls projected to match earlier high counts.

United 5 Census Bureau Hagvier Vehic United States Bureau

Doctor Injured in Auto Accident on Westport Highway

Westport October 14 report says Walter L. Bishop of Newtown Avenue reported to police that he collided with a car operated by Dr. Lowe. Dr Lowe's car overturned causing a slight laceration to his forehead. Both vehicles damaged.

Westport Walter L. Bishop Newtown Avenue Lowe Shepherds of Bethlehem Lodges Rome Crosshighway Compo Orcuparts Compo Beach

Leper Confronts Police In Capital Escape From Carrville

Willard Centilever, an escaped leper from the Carrville federal lony, wandered into Washington police headquarters early today claiming commissions for 180 inmates to protest a move. He said inmates paid his expenses but offered few details about his route or escape. He was later moved to a quarantine station on the riverbank.

Washington Willard Centilever Teper Carrvile Colon Gentilever

Milford Crash Injures Two Reported On Street Corner

Two people were injured when a two-car collision occurred at a Milford corner near New Haven. Mrs I J Prior street and George Smith of New Haven suffered bruises and shock but were reported improving. Garrity and Frank Dearsom Milford residents involved.

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Government Wins Honduras Battle Over Rebel General

Government forces defeated rebel General Julio Peralta near Coray as he tried to reach the Nicaragua border. Traffic resumed between Tegucigalpa and San Lorenzo. A separate note reports New York harbor ship sinking off Hudson Street with one survivor aboard a 160 foot vessel of 1,840 tons.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Coray Julio Peralta San Lorenzo Jershy City N. 7 Western Union Western Union Telegraph Company New York Harbor Hudson Street William Simmons

Owland's Store October Housewares Sale

Owland's Store announces daily hours until 6 pm and an October sale on housewares including pots pans tin ware enamelware aluminum ware wooden ware soaps and polishes. Dinnerware glassware and household items offered at prices to aid the family budget. Fourth Floor.

Halloween party ideas and costumes from Butterick patterns

A reader outlines plans for a Halloween party with costume ideas and materials. Butterick patterns offer dress and disguise suggestions such as Tommy Tiptoe and Pierrette, with wash goods like cambric, sateen, and challies provided in assorted colors and prices.

Tommy Tiptoe Devil Sam Pierrot Butterick Quarterly

Warm Comfortables on Display in Various Fabrics

Local shop showcases a range of comfortables with cotton fillings and size 72 by 72 to 78 inches. Prices span from $3.25 to $6, featuring silkeline, sateen, and silkoline covers with matching borders. Main door, rear.

Footwear and silks sale notes at Howland standards

Fashion feature highlights discounted silks and textiles from black faille to Canton crepe with wide 36 to 40 inch fabrics and sale prices. Arch Preserver shoes are advertised with expert fitting and a range of styles from pumps to boots, all on the main floor rear.

Paris New York Howland

Pick Your Holiday Cards With Attractive Designs

Holiday card buyers are urged to select engraved designs now before the rush. The ad highlights frosty snow scenes and Delft style motifs reflecting Yule-tide glow. Ordering early promises better attention and reasonable prices as demand starts to rise.

Embroidered Gift Items Arrive At Third Floor Center

New arrivals offer stamped linen luncheon sets and buffet pieces ready for brown and yellow embroidery priced from 50c to 1.75. Scarves and pin cushions in white linen feature old fashioned girl designs. Vanity, dresses stamped for embroidery, sizes 4 to 8 years priced 1.50 with other pieces at 85c to 29c. Third floor center.

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