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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
2
Stratfield June 4 Special Deputy Sheriff John Fuller halted a three mile chase by leaping from his motorcycle and lassoing a runaway horse with a strap tied to his time clock. The frightened horse dashed through lawns and sidewalks until Fuller corralled it on Churchill road using the strap as a halter.
A horse named Quits caused a stir on Buena Vista road after being dragged for about a half mile. Fuller described the colt as a wild animal, noting surprise at such behavior in the area.
Three Yale seniors placed among the first eight in a Spanish studies prize contest run by La Prensa New York and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish. Thomas Goddard Bergin won $125 for La novela española que premieró. Edward H. F. West and Elmer Levine, both from New Haven, earned $25 each for their essays on Le Argentina su importancia.
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The twenty year old Tottenham Affair will be staged at the Gem opera house to aid the high school graduating class. Local talent will perform as part of a benefit program on the scheduled date, with community figures supporting the event and preparations underway.
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General strike called in Lisbon protesting deportations of agitators. Two temples near Sakkara, Egypt, reveal ancient funerary rooms with twenty tombs and Greeklike architecture. Grettir Algarsson abandons North Pole flight plan due to aeroplane delays. Gowen incident in Leghorn fades after Fascist parade clarification. Eight-day-old John Kubena sets cheap ocean fare record at $9.25. London reports three thousand students protest anti foreign policies in Peking. guards separate them from legations.
City briefs note the Epworth League will hold a bakery sale in Carlyon’s Furniture on Church Street tomorrow at 2 PM. Also reported are Newark visitors Everett Morrissey and others, a St Michael’s Sunday School meeting, a surprise party for Miss Helen Sokoloski with pink and blue décor, and a list of attendees.
Baseball roundup with Red Sox wins on strong hitting and pitching. Yankees, Browns, Hornsby’s Reds, White Sox, and others post victories as late surges and sharp pitching shape the standings. A separate Bay State fire in Boston details two men fleeing tenements and a large warehouse blaze.
Foavo Nurmi, famed distance runner, met Alan Helffrich in a farewell half mile race in New York City. Nurmi, who had dominated distance events, was defeated by six yards in a time around 1 minute 66.45 seconds amid hype of the era.
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