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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1924
Page
2
Bridgeport Telegram exposes internal Ku Klux Klan correspondence from Darien and Stamford area, including letters by G-1 Garry Luterman and Major Kleagle Harry Luttermann. The pieces detail recruitment payments, lecture expenses, court influence, and investigations into Hartford County Klan activity.
Pairmont West Virginia five years in state prison for conspiracy in the shooting of Dan Washington a negro tied to a white woman the Ku Klux Klan leader Rev HB OG Jones was jailed by Judge D M Snowalter for five years J A Laneis fined six hundred dollars and sixty days in jail Tyan Poling fined five hundred dollars with sixty days stay granted for appeal judge denounced prejudice and said liberty must be regulated by law and that Jones is a menace to society
Danbury October 27 By Telegraph Service Congressman Edward Browne of Wisconsin led a Follette rally at City Hall auditorium condemning President Coolidge for cabinet said inaction. He tied teapot dome to war stance and urged public decision on entering war. Daniel Tobin AFL treasurer urged support for La Follette. Others included William English Walling and John W. Dunleavy praising La Follette as labor’s true representative.
A conference is being arranged this week by Herbert Hanson and state vocational authorities to discuss a proposed new trade school. The initiative includes installation plans and formal correspondence from organizer Willen K Lutterman, reflecting official engagement with Board of Education members.
Copies of the official Republican campaign song Coolidge and Dawes for the Nation's Cause have been distributed at Republican quarters in the Liberty Building. The lyric extols Coolidge and Dawes, urges Americans to vote for them, and emphasizes upholding laws and national unity.
Police held seven Chinese men for grand jury consideray tion on smuggling and recruitment for a secret society. Recruits arrived by taxi in Chinatown and faced questions as detectives probed claims of a voyage from Hong Kong. One man died from starvation and disease after arrival, with autopsy attributing death to illness and drug use. Ship inspectors found no packing boxes for stowaways on the vessel.
Washington reports show Republicans spent 11460610 up to October 22 with 149200 from the public, 16458 from the RNC, and 86318 from the Speakers’ area. Democrats say their congressional committee was not independent. county totals include 40254581 in receipts and 408617 in expenditures. The Anti-Saloon League lists several candidates including O Sullivan and others across multiple states as recipients of league support.
James Telko of Stratford was arrested for driving under the influence after an accident at Kossuth street and Crescent avenue yesterday. He was held on a 250 bond for appearance in Cry court this morning. The wreck involved a car driven by Telko and another vehicle operated by D E Flotman of Main street.
Senator George Wharton Pepper of Pennsylvania and Representative Joash Qaisom spoke at a Yale Republican club rally in Woolsey Hall. Pepper touted party records on taxation tariffs railroads the Constitution and foreign relations while criticizing Democrats and rival Davis. Tilson addressed national issues including tax cuts and debt, arguing that dishonesty lies with individuals and the party they belong to.
Cambridge Mass Oct 27 Percy Haughton former Harvard football coach and captain of the 1899 baseball nine died in New York His legacy includes strict discipline thorough strategy and influential coaching at Harvard and Cornell He also excelled as a player punter and racquets champion with a varied sports career and strong ties to Boston banking after war service.
A brief comic exchange imagines a mother urging faith in oneself and others. The dialogue features a child denying faith in self while the mother cautions that others cannot believe in you if you do not first believe in yourself.
San Bernardino California October 27 MreeT H Kelty of San Bernardino died last night from injuries after a car plunged 300 feet into a gulch. She and her husband Attie mece were in the wreck. Kelty shielded her five year old niece by lying across her and using blood to keep the child alive. The child survived with a broken arm but faced starvation and thirst.
The Persian government will dispatch an extraordinary envoy to explain Tehran’s stance on the Wimbrie murder and to ease tensions with the United States over the delayed execution of two mob leaders. US officials doubt the crisis can be fully resolved without further discussions with the envoy.
Mrs Uastiie M Donnelly aged 68 of 1171 Fairfield Avenue Creandy died by self inflected gas inhalation early last night. Police say she penned a note explaining burial plans before turning on gas jets in the kitchen. Discovered by her nephew Thomas Blake, the deceased planned to move in with him as her last residence. Medical Examiner HR McLure authorized removal of the body to an undertaker's parlor.
Local list shows multiple organizations meeting at various Bridgeport venues.Entries include lodge halls on Main Street and Broad Street, Pythian Sisters at 230 Main, Daughters of St George at 106 Stratford Avenue, Workmen’s Sick and Benefit Fund at 300 Fairfield Avenue, Red Cross circles, and Masonic Temple locations.Also listed are Knights of Columbus, Atlantic, and Ladies auxiliary groups with addresses across Elm, Cannon, Housatonic, and Wallfield avenues.
Republicans met in district clubrooms to inspect voting lists and discuss campaign arrangements. The gathering focused on organization and outreach ahead of upcoming ballots.
The Republican National Committee and the Senate Campaign Investigation committee discuss alleged enormous expenditures in the La Follette Wheeler campaign. The inquiry splits into simultaneous Chicago and Washington sessions with senators Borah Shipstead Caraway Hayward and aides cross questioning witnesses as time tightens before the election.
New York October 27 Democratic headquarters released a radiogram from Owen D Young now in Europe guiding reparations machinery. He endorses John W Davis Nye radiogram to Norman Davis former treasury official and adviser, saying he is glad to help Davis and that every Democrat should support his ticket.
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