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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1926
Page
5
Senator Underwood, a Democrat, warned of strong anti America sentiment overseas. He argued that debt cancellation would imply guilt and urged lowering tariffs to restore competitiveness, noting European opinion and loose American travel talk fueling the mood.
The Manufacturers Association of Connecticut announced its annual meeting will be held in Waterbury on October 29. A banquet at Hotel Elton will feature speakers including Hanford MacNal er Hiram Bingham and Major General John F. O'Ryan. Governor Trumbull will toastmaster.
Federal Judge orders transfer of Jacob Schaeffer from Florida to Brooklyn to face charges of misappropriation at the National Bank of Bay Ridge. Authorities estimate loss between 23000 and 50000 dollars. Schaeffer, bank president, appeared and consented to extradition while held on bond of 59900 dollars.
Dexter Kimball of Cornell University told reporters at Philadelphia's Sesqu-Centennial that modern America rests on vast industrial heat from dynamos and steam engines. He argued universal well-being depends on science applied to industry and the rise of wages and productive capacity. He rejected the idea that low wages and capital concentration are desirable.
Ghosts from a distant past will rise in a pageant of the stone age near Casa Grande Arizona to depict 800 years of Indian life. The show features Ho Ho kams seven cities of Cibola Coronado Kearney and the 1846 conquest as part of the narrative. It highlights ancient canals, rock-cut walls, and pre historic architecture with details of compounds and palisades. Local Paiute Apache Navajo Papago Hopi and others are invited to participate in the production set on a 1000 B.C. to 1400 A.D. timeline.
AP reports Howard Franklin, president of Wrankhn Lae Casting and brother of Hersht Wrackin, died suddenly while playing golf at the Hellevus Country Club course in Syracuse New York. The death occurred late yesterday during the round.
An AP story reports Rosroe Pound and John Oliver criticizing American courts as unsuitable for an industrial era, urging reforms. William Shepherd proposes replacing imprisonment with monetary penalties tied to earnings, to fund state needs and dependents. Tacoma and Kansas City seek the 1927 association meeting.
Virginia Allen nine of Port Fulton Indiana cannot attend school after wearing knickers. A mandamus to force Port Fulton authorities to admit her was dismissed for naming the child. A new suit is filed with a hearing set for October 23.
A thief stole a $10,000 tapestry from the Lord and Jaylor’s antique department just as the store closed. The suspect reportedly hid behind a screen or in a chest, then left with the wall piece after other tapestries were taken. An employee challenged a man with a bundled item as he exited, who claimed to be a customer and moved on.
Lt Col W Po McArthur British delegate at the association of military surgeons called on medical men to use their influence to promote peace. He argued doctors, trusted in intimate relations with the public, could foster international fraternalism and help create an anti war mood among their profession.
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