Remonstrances loom as Atlas hotel license hearing set
Report says friends of the Atlas license applicant boast of an easy win while church members prepare to present testimony against the hotel. Officials scheduled hearings for December 23 at the county courthouse, with additional remonstrances on December 17 at Westport for Elm Country Club and December 28 in Fairfield Town Hall for Christian Rist of Southport.
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Hotel Atlas
Reece
Tsky
Westport
Elm’ Country Club
Ewan
State
Fairfield
Dgsins
Christian Rist
Southport
Charles
Making Hospital Wards at Jail For Infirm Prisoners
County Sheriff Pease converts two rooms in the county jail into hospital wards with modern apparatus to treat ill prisoners on site. Store rooms have been prepared to hold the large stock of shoes, clothing, and other wholesale-bought items for prisoners, ensuring sufficient supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease
Legal dispute over custody and jurisdiction in Connecticut case
Former assistant attorney William Rand Jr of New York set to begin pretrial work as cross examination commences in the Eligapeth Colt custody suit. Colt, a Ridgefield resident, argues the U S district court lacks jurisdiction since he and Harris Dunscomb Jr. are not Connecticut residents.
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Wiliam Rand,Jr
New York
Eligapeth — Colt
Ridgefield
York Dunsee
Hass Rand
Hamburg-Amercan
United States District Court
Ivnur
Harris Dunscomb Cit, Jr
Colt
Focal Court
Connecticut
Charles Boyle Found Dead in State Street Hotel
Charles Boyle aged 60, a Grand hotel resident on lower State street, was found dead in his room at 10:50 this morning. An ambulance took him to hospital where Dr J H Beaudry pronounced death from an alcohol related cause. Medical Examiner M Garlick was notified. body not yet moved at press hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boyle
Grand Hotel
Lower State Street
Otto Stankey
J. H. Beaudry
Boyle
Mystery surrounds shooting of Darien tea room owner
Miss Lida Wesselink of Darien was shot at Chick Inn on the Post road yesterday. Andrew Taylor, a friend, says he spoke with her before she went upstairs and later found her with a bullet wound near the heart and a revolver nearby at the scene.
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Lida W
Darien
Ford Hospital
Chick Inn
Post Road
Miss Wesselink
New York
Andrew Taylor
Spoans
Weeselink
Irish Heir Barred From Mrs Noonan Estate
In the estate of Julia A Noonan the court rules an heir in Ireland, Mrs Anne McWeeney living in the United States, is not entitled to share. Decedent's house share valued at $2,000. Michael Noonan named administrator. Appraisers Alderman MacFay and John Murren appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne McVw
Eney
United States
Ter
Julia A. Noonan
Noonan
Peter F. Noonan
North Avenue
Scotch Breakfasts and other antiquated quips
A scattered column covers Scottish foods praised in Susan Ferrier's Des tiny with examples from Argyll Aberdeenshire and Perthshire, contrasts with general scorn for the land's cookery, plus notes on judges gowns, handwriting tips, a child’s cake confession, flea biology, and various short anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Redgill
Susan Ferrier
Scotnd
Argyllshire
Aberdeenshire
Perthshire
Sunday Movie Receipts Benefit Tuberculosis Relief
Poli's theatre manager Matt Saunders reported Sunday night receipts of 805.65, added to Mayor Wilson for the Em ployes Tuberculosis Relief association. Attendance was 3,144 with 75 at 25 cents, 2,040 at 15 cents, and 1,029 at 10 cents. Gross 427.65 and expenses 122.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Saunders
Poli's
Saunders
Wilson
Employes Tuberclosis Relief Association
Derby Silver Co adopts 55 hour work week
Shelton date line reports the Derby Silver Co a branch of the International Silver Co posted a notice that starting January 1 employees will work an 85 hour weekly schedule with 60 hours pay and piece workers will get a 10 percent wage increase. About 225 employees affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton
Derby Silver 1 Co
International Silver Co
Grain ships load 7 million bushels in 24 hours at port
From midnight Saturday night to last midnight 30 large freighters were loaded with grain and cleared for the east. The shipments totaled 7,000,000 bushels, as announced today from ort William Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ort’ William
Ont
Jewelry Heist At Chicago Art Institute Reported
Brief notes report jewels valued at 50000 stolen from the Art Institute of Chicago. Other items include Albania facing near famine, Yaqui Indian raids in Mexico, a birth at 583 Noble Avenue, and various local incidents such as a Woolworths window breakage fined 50 dollars.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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Atlas
State Street
Ireland
J. A. Noonan
Ion
Union Metallic Catrifige Co
Taetter. de of S
London Law Times
Sir Pollock
Queen Anne
Henry Ward Beecher
Indianapolis News
Edmund
Chicago News
Department of Agriculture
Alex Eicana
Mitzmann
Indian Plague Commission
Mitzmain
Johnny
Rere Ocey
Tame
Enermiade
Boston
Transcript
New York Weekly
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Opportunity
D —Louisville Courier-Journal
Ir Product
White
McDougall
U.S. A
REED
Ion Home Furnishers
LEY Cor
BROAD + JOHN STS
Derby Silver Co
Albania
Yaqui Valley
Mexico
Andrew McQueeney
Noble,avenue
McQueeney
Cunard Line
Altonia
Mabel Cunningham
Quebec
St. Nazaire
France
Michael G. Cunningham
St. Nazaire Roads
Stratfield Road
Woolworth
Main Street
Emmanuel Egallo
Madison Avenue
Egallo
Agatee
The
Post Cme Department
Congress
Sigma Phi
Hamilton College
Clinton
Vienna
Constantinople
Budapest
Semendria
Daniels
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Edouard de Curieses de Castelnau
Joffre
Peter
Serbia
Scutari
Hayes Fish CO
Water Street
Long Island
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