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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1926
Page
5
Thomas A. Edison says machines are the hope of humanity and that the future depends on mass production and more complex devices. In a Forum interview he argues that machines will liberate mankind from drudgery and that America needs more machines to carry out ideas.
Mrs Margaret Budlong lost a bid for guardianship of her two sons and administration of their estates in Probate Court. She claimed jurisdiction issues citing marital affairs in New York. Husband Milton Budlong denied press charges and asserted signatures were not obtained.
Hartford, Sept. 18. Connecticut dancing teachers abandon the Charleston and introduce the Valencia, a six eight time Spanish tango fox trot. The sixth annual normal school of the Dancing Teachers' club of Connecticut opens at the Allyn House with New York specialists demonstrating the new dance. President B L Deming of Middletown says the Charleston is outdated and the Valencia will ease contorted knees. About 280 teachers and staff attend the three day program for demonstrations.
Sharp fighting continued for hours yesterday between the Jugo Slavian gendarmerie and Albanian political bandits, with a dispatch from Helerade report today to the Central News.
Morris Wisconsin September 18 A T Parker forty manager of the Elgin Motor club and leader in the movement to abolish or guard all grade crossings and his sweetheart Mteg Tone Long thirty six of Elgin were killed when their automobile was struck by a Rock Island train on a grade crossing near here today during a patrol trip.
A crowded OCR of a mid-century radio schedule lists programs across many stations from New York to Philadelphia. Items include orchestras, soprano performances, lectures, weather reports, market updates, and entertainment segments with times, artists, and show titles.
Cairo source reports official preliminary totals for the crop. Sakelorides long staple seed cotton reaches 2,961,557 kantars with 2,862,010 kantars ginned. other seed varieties total 3,599,337 kantars with 996,058 kantars ginned. Figures may change due to weather or pests.
George C Farley of Wayneville North Carolina was brought to Cambridge Massachusetts to face murder charges in the July 13 shooting of Eugene Crawford at the Atwood and Mc Manus box factory. Farley entered a not guilty plea at Middlesex Superior Criminal Court arraignment.
Washington Sept 13 The influenza outbreak at the Samoa station, which halted activities since early August, has been controlled and quarantine lifted, according to the Navy department.
Hartford September 15 Governor John H. Trumbull approves a requisition by Adjutant General George M. Cole for 14000 dollars covering salaries and expenses of his office force for the last quarter.
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