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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1927
Page
11
A garbled early draft discusses spark plug performance and engine care. It mentions Lindbergh Chamberlain Byrd and other figures, urging correct spark plug maintenance to avoid expensive repair bills and improve engine reliability.
A dubious home remedy touts Pinex as a rapid, cheap cough cure for bronchitis, throat irritation, and winter coughs. It claims 24 hour relief, easy preparation with sugar and pinex, and a money back guarantee.
Dr William Moore Day forecast organic unity among all Christendom churches, to emerge gradually after the Lausanne conference. He noted a lack of personal antagonism among 28 denominations and two unofficial observers from the Roman Catholic church earning mutual respect. Near East Relief leader Captain Yarrow spoke on aid winding down in Asia Minor, aiming to fund relief work until its affairs are placed in strong schools. The Bridgeport Pastors association meeting featured Devotional service, with Rev Duncan Porteous presiding.
In Ly Haven on October 17 John Kolakowski and Josep Baxter were sentenced to 10 to 12 years in state prison for criminal assault on Lena Zaharis of Ansonia. They were transported to Wethersfield by Sheriff James Geddes and Deputy John W Hutt. Ansonia youths were found guilty by a Criminal Superior Court jury after a three day trial. three others JoAN Riordan Thomas Lavelle and Michael Pauze are sought. Joann Carboni and Sorger face sentences from three to eleven years for their roles.
The Pittsburgh Terminal Coal corporation announced wage reductions for coal loaders and pick miners at non union mines in the Pittsburgh district. Rates fell from 70 to 63.5 cents per ton for loaders and 101 to 94 cents for pick miners, with the union seeking 77 and 112 cents respectively. A new day labor scale was issued for future hires. company officials said current workers remain on the old scale. Philip Murray, president of the United Mine Workers, announced strike drives in the district and supplied the rates to union headquarters, then later clarified.
The Supreme Court ordered study of the entire record in the Packers appeal involving Sulft and company and other packers. The dispute centers on overturning a tenant decree and limits on meat packing activities. The case, tied to the meat packing industry, moves through the District Court's process as the court reviews principal issues.
Walsenburg Colorado October 17 Associated Press reports citizen committees ordered IWW members to quit Walsenburg and Aguilar on the eve of a scheduled Colorado coal strike. Special deputies prepared for contingencies while officials condemn the move as illegal. No enforcement was intended, and damage included burned records after the Aguilar headquarters raid. Officials expect most miners to stay at work despite the tension.
W A McColl chairman of the Federal Tax Committee told the National Council of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States that a modest deficit is preferable to excessive tax collections and surpluses. He urged revising expense estimates and said the Treasury could borrow to cover shortfalls at low interest, aligning with the chamber’s program.
London reports harsh criticism from newspapers over Dorothy Logan’s Channel swim hoax. Officials and medical bodies questioned the feat and its push for certified records while Logan apologizes for embarrassing officials and jurists.
The International Swimmers Association headed by Bruce Grant criticized unverified Channel swims and fake long distance records in Manhattan and the Hudson. He urged professional record authentication via supervision by a federation representative to protect the sport from being a farce.
Gertrude Ederle the first woman to swim the English Channel cabled Dr Dorothy Logan of England commending her sportsmanship for exposing a fake Channel swim. The cablegram from New York thanked Dr Logan and noted the episode led Ederle to a theatrical engagement.
London reports Mercedes Gleitz, a London typist, plans another try to swim the English Channel this week. She says the swim will be a personal vindication after an unconfirmed previous effort and will involve ASA officials and newspaper representatives accompany her.
The defendant Deoree Kinley of Boston was served with papers in a 1925 60 900 suit at Hamden Court. Kinley accused of reckless driving, with Mile Connelly of the May involved, based on an incident on Charles Leary Road. Case details unclear due to damaged text.
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