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Today, a century ago · Wednesday, October 20, 1926Edition: New Britain, New Britain Herald

100 years ago today: Wednesday, October 20, 1926

New Britain Herald was printed in New Britain, Connecticut. This is its front page from today's date in 1926.

New Britain Herald

New Britain, Connecticut

“ECONOMIC WAR ON U. S. THREATENING”

“British Expert, Speaking at”
“Yale, Discusses Manifesto”
“AMERICA HOLDS --THE KEY”
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OCR text: F. W. Hirst Says If V. S. Refuses Cooperation, Europe Will Form Commercial Alliance Against This Country. New Haven, Oct. 20 UP) Whether Europe will have a commercial al liance against the United States as the outcome of an appeal for low ered tariff barriers contained In a document made public in Berlin and New York yesterday depends, in the opinion of F. W.

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“OF SERIOUS FIGHT”

“I Columbia and New York U. In”
“structors Engage in Brawl”
“ONE'S SKULL FRACTURED”
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OCR text: Beth Men Had Been Drinking Heavi ly Before They Got Into Their Battle Over the Merits of Philo sophical Ideas. New Tork, Oct. 20 CD Lawrence Bauermeyer, 37. of Wernerville, Pa., instructor at New York university, is in a critical condition at Bellevue hospital with a fractured skull re ceived in a fight which followed a discussion of philosophy with Joseph Carson, an instructor at Columbia university. Carson confessed early today to assaulting Bauermeyer, police said.

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“AMERICAN CIGARETTES PLEASING TO ROYALTY”

“Marie Smokes But Won't”
“Let Daughter Uses”
“Lipstick, No Rouge”
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OCR text: Washington, Oct 20 (P The dia mond crown worn upon shingled, permanently waved locks Is not tho only sign of modern femininity dis played by Marie, queen of Rumania, for she smokes American cigarettes and likes them, and, furthermore, sees no harm in the use of lip-stick to enhance her royal good looks. So declared her spokeswoman, the lady in waiting, Madame Simone Lahovary. In answering questions to day of reporters. Madame Lahovary described a queen who la modern and human, feminine as well as regal.

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“City Already Deluged By Rain-All Avail able Police and Relief Workers Called Upon To Be Ready for Emergency.”

“More Than 150 Homes De”
“molished in Cuba Where”
“130 Mile Gale Blows”
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OCR text: Off. Miami, Fla., Oct 20 UP) A tropi cal storm of great intensity, whipped out of the West indies, was lashing Havana and the west coast of Cuba today and threaten, lng to leap across to Florida. Before all cable service to the Cuban capital was severed, reports received by the Cuban consulata here said that more than 160 homes had been demolished In tha hickly populated Vlbora and Jesus Del Monte residential sections. Th American embassy is In the Jesus Del Monte district. No word had been received from the interior.

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“OLDEST REAL D. A. R. DEAD AT 108 YEARS”

“Eastford Woman Had”
“Never Ridden on Train”
“or Heard Radio”
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OCR text: Eastford, Conn., Oct. 20 UP) The oldest real daughter of the Ameri can revolution passed away here last night at the age of 10S years, five months and 20 days. Sire was Mrs. Sarah Bosworth Bradway of this town, so far as known the oldest person in New England and believed to havo been one of the oldest in the country. For two years Mrs. Bradway had been confined to her bed with a specific disease which physicians said would have been fatal to ono half her years.

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“Nickerson, in Superior Court, Says He Cannot Spend His Time With Dilatory Officers.”

“Stinging Rebuke Adminis”
“tered for Failure to Re”
“spond on Bordinaro's”
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OCR text: Antonio Bordinaro ot Buffalo, N. Y., who has been held by the New Britain police in default ot $5,000 bonds since his arrest last Saturday night on a technical charge of breach of the peace, was released from cus tody by Judge Leonard J. Nickerson in superior court this afternoon. The judge overruled the demurrer filed by Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods and granted the writ of habeas corpus asked by Attorney Thomas F. McDonough, representing Bordinaro. Mr.

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“Bishop of London Takes Issue With Judge Ben Lindsey SPEAKING IN HARTFORD”

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OCR text: Famous British Clergyman Says in Ills Opinion the Youth of Today Are No Different Than They M ere 10 Years Ago. Hartford, Conn., Oct. 20 UP) "I licve that someone should refute, if possible, tho assertions mads by Judge Ben B. Lindsey in his book. The Revolt of Youth, because It does not seem to me that the young people of today are nearly as bad as they are represented as being," said the Right Rev. Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram. Lord Bishop, here this morning. Bishop Ingram arrived in Hartford yesterday to bo tho guest of President Rcmsen B.

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“BERGSTROM APPOINTED TO COMPENSATION BOARD”

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OCR text: Former City Official Named to Com mission to Succeed Iate John F. GUI Mayor Weld ' today appointed August Bcrgstrom a member of tho board of compensation and assess ment to fill the unexpired term of John F. Gill, deceased. Commission er Bcrgstrom is a republican.

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“mark Being; Razed by New Owners”

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OCR text: The old Erwln residence on Wash ington street, which was considered one of the finest homes in the state wh.;n it was constructed, 50 years ago, and which was the first house in the city of New Britain to be equipped with electric lights. Is be ing razed to make room for more modern construction. George LcW t. William F. Far ley and P. F. McDonough are the present owners. They have in mind adapting the property to commercial uses and among other tvpes of K.,;i.i j , . . . . . . uuuuiiiG unuer consideration is a theater.

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Front page of New Britain Herald, Wednesday, October 20, 1926
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Questions from readers

What happened on Wednesday, October 20, 1926?

Front pages that day led with: “ECONOMIC WAR ON U. S. THREATENING”; “OF SERIOUS FIGHT”. Each story above is quoted from the original page.

Is this the real newspaper?

Yes. Every headline and story is taken from the scanned page and its OCR text at the Library of Congress. OCR can misread letters, so the scan is shown next to the text.