Five accidents, one hurt, city toll yesterday
Four accidents wounded four people yesterday while one man was arrested. Thomas Pond Sigut, riding with his father Lafayette, escaped serious injury in a Grandams Pequon neck street collision. Mary Wotron, 20, was injured when her car overturned on Tranover street. John Sveez avoided another crash but collided with a pole, injuring a police box wire. Tony Mainitz, nine, was treated for a scalp injury after being struck by a passing car on Middle street. Agnes Shea reported damage after a collision with a car driven by Gustavo Sonlo on Congress street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pond Sigut
Iederal Street
Grand Ams Pequonneck Streets
Lafayette Pond
Leroy
Gabris
King Street
Brooklawn
Mary Wotorn
Wordin Avenue
Tranover Street
Tranistan Avenue
M. B. Brodsky
Charles Criegmuss
Imnis
Tan Avenue
Alfred Fortin
Lincoln
N. H
Prospect
Lafayette Streets
John Sveez
Twentythree
Bunnell Street
Fast Publishing Company
Sveez
Guolding
Theodore Nichols
Walter Street
Bonds
Middle Street
Tony Mainitz
Steuben Street
Fanny E. Meyer
Highland Avenue
Agnes T. Shea
Alpine Street
Congress Street
Gustafo Sonlo
Center Street
Meetings Tonight Across City Lodges And Unions
Italian Women's council at 56 Beach street monitors, I O O F lodges at 164 state street and 1087 Broad street, Magna Chella lodge, Harmony council No. 12, Enighet lodge, Kyoto and Seaside councils, Royal Arcanum at 1025 Main street, Cornelia Wilder and Loyal Ladies of the Royal Arcanum also at 1025 Main street, Central Labor union at 170 Elm, Traskat lodge, Danish Sisterhood at 83 Cannon street, Star of Unity lodge at 1087 Broad street, Steuben society at Schwaben hall 87 French street, Traskat No. 16 D L 6 Cannon street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italian Women's Council
Beach Street
Monitor Lodge
State Street
Adelphian Lodge
Broad Street
Magna Chella Lodge
Sons of St. George
Stratford Avenue
Harmony Council
Newfield
Enighet Lodge
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Cannon Street
Kyoto Council
Seaside Council
Royal Arcanum
Main Street
Cornelia Wilder Council
Loyal Ladies of the Royal Arcanum
Central Labor Union
Elm
Traskat Lodge
Star of Unity Lodge
QO. S. of B
Bridgeport
TST
Steuben Society of America
Schwaben Hall
French Street
D. 1
Prince of Wales May Abandon Fox Hunt Over Foot and Mouth
London report says the Prince of Wales may suspend this season’s fox hunting due to foot and mouth disease spreading across thirteen counties. He arrived at Melton-Mowbray hunting center but is within the banned zone, with hunts canceled as horses and dogs may carry infection from cow pastures. In New York police failed to locate 5-year-old Frank Mackin in the Help Kitchen district, amid kidnapping suspicions. Two sightings described a man. the mother is charged and her 4-month-old child has been hospitalized with malnutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince of Wales
Melton-Mowbray
New York
Frank Mackin
Dempsey Fined After Mexico City Scene
In Mexico City Jack Dempsey was fined 50% peso after an automobile scene at Paseo de la Reforma. He was not harmed. the crowd was amused as the car supposedly struck a passerby. Evacuation of women and children from Damascus began under French general staff instructions amid unrest and looming troop movements from Morocco.
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Mexico City
Ore
Jack Dempsey
Beirut
Syria
Damascus
Morocco
Dumasoug
Cullinan and King to Address Bridgeport Rallys Tonight
King leads Republican mayoralty campaign with principal address at Lyric theatre. Cullinan speaks noon at Stevens hall Sylvan district to workers. King argues for higher borrowing to finance city and revive building trades, cites 14 years of policy and critique of the so called 'rin per' board narrowing home rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. King
Lyric Theatre
Thomas M. Cullinan
Sylvan Crest
Eighth District
Stevens’ Hall
Sylvan Avenue
Cullinan
Warner Brothers Company
King
Bridgeport
Republican Organization
Hero Ship Home With Rescued Men
The President Harding rescued the crew of a submerged freighter after an 85 mile gale. Lifeboats reached the ship and sailors were pulled aboard without loss of life. A German seaman's cat was saved as well. An Italian officer was lost overboard before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Chest total held to actual needs campaign meeting
Frank V Coville appointed major for section D for the Community Chest drive held at the Stratfield. Sumner Simpson explained the goal covers only the agencies needs with no contingency or emergency fund. He cited actual cases showing city needs and announced the next worker instruction meeting for Thursday at 4.00 p.m. at the Stratfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank V. Coville
Community Chest
Stratfield
Sumner Simpson
Rhinelander Case Seeks Higher Counsel Fees
In a divorce dispute, Judge Morsehauser awards $3,500 in extra counsel fees to the wife after testimony on ancestry and color. The husband, Rhinelander, had paid $300 monthly alimony and $3,009 in fees. he faced calls for further fees as he contests the allegations of mixed race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Close
Isaac N. Mills
England
India
Rhinelander
Morsehauser
Chest Leader Appoints Aides For Automotive Division
Johannes Schiott acting lieutenant colonel of the Community Chest campaign’s commercial division names Art hur Clarke Laurence Cornwall John Carpenter John Mathias Louis Pawlett James LE McIntyre T Sandberg Charles AD Hil a James BP O Day and Joseph Cohen as captains for the Automotive division to cover all automobile and automobile accessories firms George A Sherwood and Maurice Mathiesen named majors for the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannes Schiott
Community Chest Campaign
Arthur Clarke
Laurence Cornwall
John Carpenter
John Mathias
Louis Pawlett
James LE. McIntyre
T. Sandberg
Charles A. D'Hila
James BP
O'Day
Joseph Cohen
Automotive
George A. Sherwood
Maurice Mathiesen
Collier Manager Wins Promotion to Buffalo Branch
P. V. Carroll, longtime manager of the Bridgeport sales and collection branch for Collier and Sons publishing, is promoted to head the Buffalo branch. He will move with his family and establish a residence in Buffalo to oversee the sale of books and magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. V. Carroll
Masson Terrace
Bridgeport
P. I. Colier and Sons
Buffalo
Garrell
Collier House
Sonless Fathers Bring Substitutes to Rotary Dinner
The Rotary club Father and Son dinner at the Stratfield drew about 45 members with sons or substitutes, including girls dressed as boys in some cases. Speaker Charles Shang Wheeler shared salmon fishing tales while Roy H. Clarke described travels to Arizona and Indian reservations. Bruce Young sang, Speidel's orchestra provided music, and plans were noted for a joint luncheon with Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald as guest and speaker.
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Rotary Club
Stratfield
Charles “Shang” Wheeler
Carl Dietz
Mr. Wheeler
New Brunswick
Florida
Roy BH. Clarke
Arizona
Bruce Young
Speidel
John A. Macdonald
Nevins Quartette Sings at Grave M E Church
The Nevins quartet consisting of Robert Greene Arthur Knight Henry Green and Thomas Miller performed a delightful concert at Grave Memorial E Church under Epworth League auspices. Miss Edith Carley assisted as reader and proceeds go to the church mortgage fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevins
Robert Greene
Arthur Knight
Henry Green
Thomas Miller
Grave M. E. Church
Epworth League
Edith Carley
Fire Breaks Out in Three Story Brick Building
Ferris noticed a lurid glare in a window and misjudged the source as a bonfire until the window cracked. The building houses two stores on the first floor and tailor Harry Nichols on the second floor with the third floor vacant. the property appears insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
Harry Nichols
Germans Ratify Locarno Pact Endorsed by German Peoples Party
Berlin Oct. 27 AP The Governing Board on Reichstag members of the German Peoples Party adopted a resolution endorsing the Locarno agreement. The resolution states the pact aligns with the party's core program and the German note of July 20 and preserves Germany's vital interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
German Peoples Party
Germany
Quiet Navy Day Ceremony in Bridgeport
Navy Day observed in Bridgeport with flags, school children, and a tour of the submarine N-3 at Wall Street dock. Mayor Behrens led a 23 guest party aboard for a one hour trial dive, amid battery recharges and limited depth due to shallow basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. William Behrens
Union Street Wharf
T. J. Foley
E. R. Page, Jr. Fienberg
F. F. Scheider
F. N. Morin
M. Laforcade
F. W. Weldon
J. Perry
D. Osburg
F. van Aucker
John Simmons
N-3
Wall Street
New London
Ned
Navy League
Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Navy
Teach~ers
Roosevelt
Beh Irens
G. C. Morn
Mayor Behrens
City Dock
New England Steamship Company
Stratford Avenue
Chimney Fire Reported at 166 Fox Street
Fire department log shows a 1:48 p m still alarm for a chimney fire at the residence of Mrs Julia Woods located at 166 Fox Street No 2 a. Fire crews responding to the incident.
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Fox Street
Julia Woods
Small Fortune Drops on Sidewalk in Boston Heist
A 16 year old, Louis De Lucca, found $1,580 in small bills dropped from a fire escape during a raid on a State Street gambling den. He handed the money to two men who claimed ownership and promised a reward, but police later recovered $1,904 from tables and arrested four men. The incident ended with the gambling raid and arrests.
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Boston
Louis de
Lous
Louis
Toula
Daily Record of Ambulance Calls
Daily Record of Ambulance Calls lists multiple emergency responses. Entries include Paul Lisbona at 199 Colony Street treated for thigh contagion. Mrs. Miller at 474 Grand Street transferred for acute appendicitis. Helen Happ at 629 Bostwick Avenue for typhoid and bronchial pneumonia. Tony Meirits at 180 Steuben Street knocked by automobile with scalp laceration. Frank County at 248 Broad Street for apoplexy. Mary Veteran at 167 Wordin Avenue injured in an automobile accident with a right shoulder contusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lisbona
Colony Street
American Specialty Company
Holland Avenue
Charles Miller
Grand Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Helen Happ
Bostwick Avenue
Park City Hospital
Tony Meirits
Steuben Street
Middle Street
Inmergency Hospital
Prank County
Broad Street
P. Om
Mary Veteran
Wordin Avenue
Hanover Street
Greece and Bulgaria in Balkan War Tensions and League Efforts
The council hears that Greek troops evacuated Athens while cannon still thunder. France and Britain appear united to bolster the League of Nations and peace. Greece and Bulgaria blame each other for aggression as reparations are sought, with talk of a possible naval blockade if Greece defies the mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Briand
Council
France
Great Britain
League of Nations
Greece
Bulgaria
Athens
M. Campanos
Locarno
Europe
Wreck of Train Kills and Injures Multiple Aboard Pullman Cars
In a train wreck on the embankment, seven Pullman coaches left rails after a trestle collapse. Total damage is estimated around $100,000 to Pullmans and Frisco railroad equipment. Known dead include H. Guy of Memphis, J S Thompson of Tupelo, J Burrell, Burt Gladden, Jack Haskins, N C Doss of Orl and others. Two white children and four unidentified Black individuals listed among casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
A. W. Logan
Memphis
Pullman Company
Frisco
H. Guy
Tenn
N. C. Doss
Qriande
Pia
J. W. Ryan
Himira
East Main Street Girl Crowned Miss Remington
Miss Anna Chernesky of 1567 East Main Street was chosen Miss Remington at a benefit dance for the Remington Arms club, over 1,200 employees. A committee selected her from more than 250 contestants. Miss Clara Lawless won Remington Favorite. Prizes included bouquets, gold pieces, loving cups, and gifts from local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Chernesky
East Main Street
Mia Remington
Remington Arms Company
Remington Arma Club
Litz
Edward T. Buckingham
Ted Holt
James P. Kaley
Remington
Clara Lawless
Central Avenue
Remington Company
Chernesky
Miss Remington
Miss Lawless
Meigs and Company
D. M. Read Company
Lane's
Huber's
Davis and Savard
Silver and Company
Atlantic City
One Man Rule Debated in Bridgeport Politics
Campaign chatter in Bridgeport centers on a controversial measure dubbed the ripper. Democrats praise Mayor Behrens for a businesslike administration while critics claim the action undemocratic and a threat to citizens rights. Speakers highlight tax abatements and alleged outside interference, naming Cullinan and Blodgett, with opponents calling for repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Behrens
Harrison
Democratic Common Council
Howard G&j Challenger
Cullinan
Barrison
Thomas M Cullinan
Bridgeport
Dennis Kelly
William T. Blodgett
Arthur F. Connor
John ¥. Caldwell
Ebert ©. Tull
Tistrict Republican Club
Kelly Boy Kelly Dies In Park City Hospital
The ten year old son of former Alderman Eugene J. Kelly died Monday night after a three day illness in Park City hospital. He is survived by his parents and two brothers Coleman and Eugene Jr. Funeral at 2:30 pm tomorrow from grandparents 2993 Fairfield avenue with interment in St Michael's cemetery. The Kellys have been in Florida for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart ¥. Kelly
Eugene
J. Kelly
Park City Hospital
Coleman
Isugene, Jr
Fairfield Avenue
St. Michael's Cemetery
Goth
Cullinan Blames Misrule for Bridgeport Conditions
Democratic mayoral candidate Thomas M. Cullinan told Bryant Electric workers and Harvey Hube, Inc. yesterday noon that Bridgeport’s depressed state results largely from long-term mismanagement. He argued city policy pits classes, vows that increased industrial activity would boost employment and real estate values, and criticized tax cuts and a 10 percent rise in home assessments as administration failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant Electric Company
Harvey Hube Yell, Inc
Thomas M. Cullinan
Bridgeport
Cullinan
O Neill's Point of View in City Hall Campaign
Political advertisement rhetoric from a mayoral campaign tied to Thomas Cullinan. The speaker forecasts vitriol from opponents and urges support from women, hints at a forthcoming manifesto about the Ripper bill, and notes cross district voting by a Republican supporter. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek sign off about God and a fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cullinan
Hlent
O’nell
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