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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1927
Page
2
The record notes emphatic denial of Dr. Pishbein’s assertions about chiropractic in this state. It cites his remarks on socialization of medical practice and the claim that the poor are exploited by those on the medical fringe. The resolution calls for minutes and press copies for publicity.
Fraulein Thea Rasche departs from here with mechanic Hans Kruedener in the Flamingo biplane for a New England tour. The voyage includes Portland Maine and Worcester Massachusetts exhibitions after a prior crash near the Hudson. She plans further southward city visits after the tour.
The article reports on an inquiry into wartime spending, asserting charges against Admiral Magruder and detailing the cost of the armor plate factory, Liberty motor inventories, and the Philadelphia airplane factory. It references extensive wartime purchases and questions the value of the dollar in defense ventures.
Atlantic City report details Beach confessing he knew Mrs Lilliendahl and reenactment plans at the crime scene. Prosecutor Repetto expects arrests by tomorrow as investigations continue and the physician's will is set for probate.
Porto Rico Governor Horace M Touner will travel to New York to deliver his annual report to President Coolidge and then visit his Iowa home. The governor notes Puerto Rico’s floating debt has been reduced and the island is prosperous, with plans to promote new industries and growth in the coming year.
Chicago dispatch reports nine teen Frank Schlieben shot and killed Stephanie Cilec sixteen for taking eighteen cents for a ride home from a dance. He warned her not to accept money from Frank Ryzner, a companion, then fired when she disobeyed. Schlieben surrendered at the home of his slayer and confessed.
San Francisco reports two native sons James Rolph Jr. the incumbent and James Edward Power the former postmaster compete for mayor. Rolph would mark 16 years in office, a record tenure in the city, while Power resigns as postmaster to enter the race. Both are Republicans and have accumulated 109 years of combined residence in the city.
Benjamin H Turner thirty six year old convicted murderer of James D Hallen remains in fasting at midnight reaching forty one hours. He has had two or three drinks of water since Saturday morning when the Maine law court dismissed his final plea for a new trial. Medical officials say no forcible feeding will be attempted and Turner plans to leave the county jail tomorrow for Thomaston to begin resentencing.
Birmingham, Ala Sept 25 W W Robertson Sr sixty five prominent financier and president of the Alabama Home Building and Loan Association was found dead in his bath with an ice pick through his heart A deputy coroner said death likely self inflicted but no verdict yet pending further investigation
In Paderborn Germany aviation pilot Kleinberger died attempting a parachute jump from about 2000 feet. The parachute failed to open during the descent after a reported record of 110 successful jumps.
William Bomburgh of Brookline, advertising manager for the New England Telephone and Telegraph, died today in Newton after an illness of more than a year. A prominent Rotarian, he served as governor of the New England district of Rotary in 1918 and 1919.
Deputy sheriff Clifton Johnson was shot and killed a few miles from Roanoke Virginia. His alleged slayer, a Newcomer, was wounded. The incident occurred near the city on September 25 as reported by Associated Press.
A Canadian government inquiry reveals veteran Army pigeons still serve the country at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. Among 465 birds there are wounded veterans including President a leg loss from a St Mihiel message run Spike carried 63 messages and Mocker who lost an eye at St Mihiel all noted among the lofts war service years after the conflict.
Hollywood monoplane Spirit of Hollywood remains untraced after on site search by two Army planes and a private craft. Frank Tomick pilot and Marion Mack passenger disappeared Wednesday en route from Santa Monica to Salt Lake City. Authorities plan to return to Las Vegas area with Barstow as potential base. search efforts may be abandoned due to vast search area.
The Weather Bureau forecasts a new winter sweep across the Middle West tomorrow with a line of freezing temperatures pushing from upper Michigan through Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, and Colorado. Rain mixed with snow is expected west of Tilmodt as temperatures drop.
At Aberdeen cathedral in Oyster Bay New York Angl ican church leaders urged creation of a memorial to Samuel Seabury the first American Anglican bishop. Bishop Arthur Deane of Aberdeen and Dr H Erakine Hill laid a wreath on President Roosevelt's grave after the service.
Charles A Levine told his wife Grace Levine that he will sail for America October 11 on the Leviathan. He abandoned plans to fly to Karachi and will return by boat, according to the cablegram Grace Levine received. She said the message made her very happy.
A posse of 200 including the fire department guarded the woods to prevent the escape of a man who attacked Mrs. Clifford Wallace earlier. Witnesses described the assailant as looking and acting like a wild man as he chased Mrs. Wallace toward her father’s home.
Annie Oakley style stunt by Grace McClellan of Austin as she climbs out on a speeding airplane wing to shoot at toy balloons released from the craft. She once hit six of seven balloons, aided by partner George Watson as they run the Austin Air Service field with ambitions to finance a flight to Europe.
Robert Eileen thirty four of 140 Jefferson street was buried beneath a truck chassis after the body separated from the cab. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries and remained in serious condition at St Vincent's hospital. Driver Frank Carbone, the employer, was arrested and released on a thousand dollar bond on a temporary reckless driving charge. Ellison had only recently secured work with Carbone.
Springfield mass Sept 25. Charles McDonald thirty an actor of Lawrence was arrested at Union Station after throwing himself into traffic. He claimed to end his life due to being blamed for others. He was held for examination and promised to leave the city.
Lawrence M. Hight, the unfrocked minister who testified at Elsie Sweetin's second trial in Mount Vernon Illinois, plans to appeal for a pardon within a reasonable time. He claims he was initially irresponsible when Wilford Sweetin died, and says an influenza attack before the death led to his imprisonment.
In Worcester Massachusetts a heavy motorcycle toppled onto three year old Peter Kaspingk in his yard while he played nearby. The chest was crushed and a possible skull fracture diagnosed. He was rushed to a hospital where little hope remained for recovery.
William E K Vanderbilt II and Barclay H Warburton Jr. marry in Paris on September 5. The newlyweds and their yacht Ara arrived in Halifax on September 25 after a southern European voyage. They will sail along the coast to New York at a relaxed pace.
American Charles H. Nestle, detained in the Bahamas on piracy charges tied to a Coast Guard capture of a rum smuggler, faced a Bahamas hearing as Nassau dispatched a magistrate. In Savannah, Nestle had been tried previously on bribery and impersonation charges, convicted, posted bonds, and disappeared before the record closed.
Samuel Lewis Shank longtime Indianapolis leader dies at home from heart disease at age fifty five after a short illness. He had appeared as a witness in the trial of Mayor John L Duvall earlier in the week and was reported to have grown worse after a restless night before a physician pronounced him dead.
F Trubee Davison assistant secretary of war for aviation announced on WEAF that airplanes show usefulness for land transport but overseas flight needs exhaustive tests before practicable. He spoke under the Playground and Recreation Association of America ahead of a Memphis Tennessee event on October 8 stressing research in air travel and childhood aviation.
Two unusual motored Curtiss aircraft built to test V 1560 engines and wing radiators impressed Army officials. Lt. E C Batten at Wright Field won the Spokesman-Review trophy race 120 miles at 201.239 mph with a wing radiator plane.
A series of fires injure two firemen and wipe out 15 horses in Elm Grove area. A large warehouse and New York Central depot burned, causing about 820,000 in losses. Sparks from burning bran set roofs ablaze. prompt firemen actions prevented wider damage. Early Saturday morning the former Oak Hall Country club clubhouse burned for about 100,000.
European diplomats note the tariff move tests whether the United States will grant equal access to all foreign entrants. Washington stands ready to concede nothing beyond equality, while insisting on MFN participation in every lower duty or concession granted among European neighbors in a long reciprocal exchange.
Ethel F Leverenz twenty one a teacher in Amsterdam public school died in Dr M E Nolen's office yesterday after taking poison at her home in West Perth about an hour earlier Coroner J W Joslyn ruled death by her own action
Governor Alfred E Smith, recovering from an attack of influenza in his Hillmore hotel suite, ventured a short walk. He expects to return to Albany on Monday, according to Associated Press dispatches.
Alfred Sprague aged eighty and his housekeeper Mia Fanny Baldwin aged sixty six were killed when their car was struck by a Long Island railroad train at a grade crossing in Wantagh New York. Sprague was driving the vehicle at the time of the crash.
Two Chicopee Falls men Cyril Valcourt and John Besek leaped into the Chicopee Falls canal to save Fred St Marie who told police he jumped in to cure a headache. Exhausted while helping St Marie up a six foot embankment, they nearly drowned before firefighters pulled all three out with ropes.
Ottawa Ontario September 26 Twenty five trolley cars were destroyed tonight when a fire swept a wing of the Ottawa Electric railway barns at Rockcliffe. The loss was estimated at 6.2 million dollars and the damage disrupted service in the city.
Federal investigation into conditions aboard tramp steamers in the North and South American coast trade began after sailors testified to food and work abuses resembling the old hell ships. The hearing before U S Commissioner David B Head followed crew complaints from the H J Lawrence at San Pedro after a South American voyage. Sailors said they ate spotted meat and had not been paid for four months, while about $5 000 in claims against ship owners were allowed. Commissioner Head said he would cooperate with other federal agencies to obtain evidence of alleged brutality and starvation aboard ships.
A large monoplane owned by Vance Breesa of San Francisco and piloted by C. W. Meyers of Detroit crashed at Felts Field after a motor stalled. Meyers escaped injury, though a wing and undercarriage were damaged. Witnesses credited Meyers, recent winner of the New York to Spokane air derby, with guiding the craft away from the river.
Obituaries list William F Brown of Bridgeport died after a six week illness. He lived with his niece in Fairfield since his wife’s death and belonged to multiple fraternal groups and churches, with funeral at Mullins Scott Redgate and Sacred Heart. Also noted are obituaries for William Wallace Parsell of Southbury, Tillian Roberto, Eleanor Marie Johnson, Edward Casey, John Alvord Gorham, and John F Jacoby, detailing ages, residences, survivors, and funeral arrangements in Bridgeport and surrounding towns.
In Milford Massachusetts on September 25 Lucy Meomartino seven was fatally struck by a car driven by Bertha Wilkins of Medfield. The child had just left her father to visit friends and stepped into the street into the path of the Wilkins vehicle. She died en route to Milford hospital.
The Putnam Baffin Yeland expedition, leaving New York in June, nears Labrador homeward after three months. Scientists from major US institutes report mapping 6 000 square miles off Baffin Island, discovering a new mountain range, visiting Fury and Hecla Strait, and gathering Eskimo life artifacts. The Morrissey steamer, radioed by Auburn station 8 DNE, transmits home messages as it sits in Labrador waters awaiting a gale before proceeding to Sidney, then New York.
New York officials and physicians reject a Chicago claim that 60 percent of babies born to smoking mothers die by age two. While some doctors doubt the statistic, most experts agree infant mortality is low and many mothers smoke without risk to babies.
John Hamilton Fulton, president of the National Park Bank in New York City, died suddenly at his summer home in Essex, N J, on September 25. The Associated Press report notes Fulton’s unexpected passing at his residence.
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