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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1922
Page
4
Pennsylvania State College students gather junkers and modify them into mobile transport to reach the football showdown with Syracuse in New York next Saturday. Junk dealers note a drop in available old cars as thrifty fans prepare for the trip.
Citizens sign petitions urging Bridgeport mayor to place a new charter question before voters. The letters request support for a commission and a favorable vote, inviting organized groups to form a revision committee and seek a public referendum on charter changes led by local civic leaders.
Stamford report says a Gulf Retaining Co oil tank ran aground off Shippan Point with one crewman aboard and captain Verton aboard. Early rumors claimed an oyster boat from Port Washington but authorities identified the vessel as a tanker and feared total loss.
Autopsy at Waterbury Hospital examined twins born to Mrs Tadivard Lophi of Ynton City. The twins were joined at the breastbone, sharing a liver and stomach with functioning organs. Doctors note similar cases in Taunt ASTI. Coroner notified after midwife attendance delayed passing certificate.
On Lexington Avenue and East Side streets crowds gathered for funeral services for 11 of 18 victims of last Sunday's fire. In a separate incident a ladder fell from a building during one service, causing no injuries. The scene included long mournful lines and prayers as families buried loved ones, with services held at a synagogue on 118th Street and a cemetery visit following. Police later detained John Crook Jr. amid a case against a firebug theory for a blaze in a tenement.
Fragmented report describes a Greenwich rally where leading Democratic candidates including Thomas J. Spetley and Homer S. Carnitine addressed attendees. Speakers urged support for the party platform while criticizing the Republican agency and stressing welfare and policy goals amid a strong party turnout.
Foreign residents in Istanbul panicked over a suspected Turkish outbreak. Reports describe a tense atmosphere as authorities deployed measures and patrols across Blambeam and surrounding districts. The scene remained orderly with no major incidents despite widespread fear and prompts for precautionary actions.
A tablet in Marquand Chapel at Yale Divinity School commemorates Rev. Timothy Dwight, former president of Yale University. The inscription honors his memory and marks the centenary of the Divinity School with an address by Rev. Be Ayon Phelps Stoies on the relation of the Divinity to the church.
An advertisement touts Gorger’s Digestive Tablets as a remedy for nerve induced stomach distress, gas pains, and dyspepsia. It claims the tablets ease weak stomach nerves, restore normal processes, and relieve symptoms like gas pressure, fullness, and chest tightness.
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