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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1923

Page

23

Boston Chosen for Synod as Mission Efforts Intensify

The synod selects Boston as its meeting site and sets plans to broaden outreach in year. Rev Dr Speer of New York urges greater church gifts to fund rising costs of foreign missions amid growing interfaith engagement and India’s education challenges. Committees outline leadership across General Council, Field Activities, Foreign Missions, Christian Education and National Missionary efforts.

Mopert S. Speer New York Generel Board of Foreign Mission Visso Nbic Speer Idr. Speer Japan America India Great Britain Insumenerios Gounc l Synod Francis Laira West Barret C. Bishop Worcester Mass L. Brooks Everett Mase G. R. Turner Quincy Miss Robert Watson Losston John Alison Holyoke L. E. Shields Providence RH. Weaver Waltham FH. Jaomer Greenwich D. A. McKennin K. A. McLean M. J McPherson Boston N. FE Phillips Bridgeport D. Nicholson Portland Christian Education Tr. Weaver D. Morris Fergusson

Births and marriages listed for October notices

Vital statistics record multiple October births including a daughter for Robert and Lena Ellison on Newnad avenue and a son for Taraid Connery in Bridgeport. Also listed are births to Credo Now and McAuliffe at addresses on Leming ton Main and Howard avenues. Marriages include Hermanson and Person at Bell street and Wiemer and Hert at Chapel street.

Birtha Robert Lena Ellison Newnad Douis Mary Credo Lemington Avenue Taraid Lucy Connery Eridgepart Frank Margaret Now'ck Howard Avenue Howard Mary McAuliffe Main Street Paul Anna Naypawer Qreten Street Jeseph Rose Zrisier An Gover Street Sony Eaward Anne Albrecht Hawley Avenue S Jaurice Mary Steinhardt French Street Thomas Ruth Cakavill Beechmont Avenue Alga Hermanson Bell Street Gertrude Person Be'l Street Conrad Wiemer Chapel Street Helen Hert Gongress Street

Syracuse aims to book Notre Dame for 2024 football game

Syracuse University officials said they are trying to secure Notre Dame for a 2024 home game in Syracuse. Michigan is also a target, with efforts reported to book strong opponents for the Orange next season.

Syracuse N.Y Syracuse University Notre Dame Michigan

Greatness in sport tests time not luck or breaks

A contemporary sports column asserts greatness comes from sustained performance over time. It cites Tilden, Cobb, Hornsby, Jones, Milburn and others, noting repeat dominance across years proves merit. The piece compares golf medal play to match play and surveys college football teams Notre Dame, Michigan, Cornell, Penn State, Colgate, Yale and Harvard amid near-season outlooks.

Tilden Onn Ty. Cobb Hornsby Bobby Jones Jones Devereux Milburn Milburn Ield Burt Notre Dam Michigan Cornell Penn State Notre Damo Army Princeton Mchigan Ohio State Colgate Navy Gil Doble Roxip Urda

Noiseless trolley rumble heard in Twin Cities debut

In Minneapolis on October 26 the Twin Cities unveiled a new noiseless street car with roller bearings and automobile brakes. The subdued whir of the car made passenger chatter hard to hear throughout the car, following two years of transit company engineering. A stray note mentions ducks feeding on bees with no ill effects.

Minneapolis Twin Cities

Ten Ton Aeroplane Promises 140 MPH Freight Transport

Paris reports first trials of a ten ton aircraft capable of 140 miles per hour. The duralumin craft weighs ten tons, carries twelve people, and supports sixty tons of merchandise. It uses four 260 horsepower engines and four propellers with an automatic stabilizer for easier control. Separately a note mentions superstition about Fridays among Irish peasants and cautions about opening doors or moving cats on that day.

Paris Get Margelles

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