Bridgeport plant lands vast Argentine navy order
Union Metallic Cartridge Co in Bridgeport wins a contract from the Argentine Republic navy for heavy brass jacketed ammunition. The order, amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, will revive a dormant department and keep the plant running for about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Argentine Republic
Bridgeport Company
Department For
United States
Winchester Arms Co
Winchester
H. H. Pinney
Bethlehem Steel Co
Union Metallic Co
Aera
South American
Republic
Pretty Little Swindler A 17 Year Old Dupe of Big Store
A 17 year old girl living in furnished rooms at 517 Fairfield Avenue was held at Bridgeport police headquarters after duping D M Read Co. of Hartford by charging fine garments to Mrs. Banks of 805 Clinton Avenue. She admitted carrying a laudanum bottle and refused to aid police. She said family history in Hartford and a motive tied to life ending notes, with officers keeping her under watch as investigation continues.
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D. M. Read Co
Fairfield Avenue
Hartford
Grace Arnold
Tectives
David Jack
Ebhe
Bridgeport
Anessa
Beto
Smee
Suade Berret
Frederick J. Banks
Clinton Avenue
Cronan
Mrs. Banks
Dewey Street
Japanese Plot to Mine Manila Harbor to Hit U S Warships
Reports from Manila say a Japanese plot to mine Manila harbor and blow up anchored U S battleships was uncovered. Major General William P. Duvall leads the hunt as authorities tighten secrecy and warn of court martial for leaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Manila Harbor
War Department officials deny receiving advices on Japanese plot
Washington December 28 officials deny official advices on a supposed Japanese plan to place a force in Manila harbor. Major General Wood doubts the seriousness, noting civil authorities may search houses under strict firearms laws, while many officers believe Japanese activity has long been present in the Philippines.
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United Press
Manila
Japan
United States
William P. Duvall
Corregidor Island
Luzon
General Duvall
Loqua
Washington
Manila Harbor
War Department
Wood
Duvall
Philippines
State Business Men In Session In Bridgeport
Mayor Buckingham welcomed the directors of the State Business Men's Association at the Stratfield in Bridgeport and urged business leaders to serve on city committees, saying only health excuses justify nonparticipation. The meeting aimed to plan legislation for the upcoming session, with about 40 members present, a midday rally followed by continued discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham Jin
State Business Men's Association
Stratfield
A. R. Jones
Danbury
Railroad Ordered to Pay Freight Difference
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad must compensate a shipper for an unauthorized through rate. The Texico Transfer Company of El Paso, Texas, faced lower tariffs from the route via Evansville and East St. Louis, while rival lines charged higher rates. the commission ordered the railroad to cover the discrepancy.
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Washington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Texico Transfer Company
el Paso
Tex
Evansville
Ind
East St. Louis
el Paz
State tackles tuberculosis with Shelton sanatorium drive
Hartford tuberculosis commissioner John F. Gunshanan told Bullard Machine Tool Company workers that only one in twenty five Bridgeport cases used the Shelton sanatorium. He urged sick workers and families to seek care, noting state aid and affordable weekly charges, and urged taking November deaths and new Bridgeport cases as a warning to seek treatment now. The Shelton facility, along a local trolley line, invites Sunday tours led by Dr Stockwell for interested residents.
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John F. Gunshanan
Hartford
Bullard Machine Tool Company
Bridgeport
Shelton
Fairfield County
Brennan
State Board of Health
Waived vows, wedded, left, divorced in a year of court
Morris Vogel of South Norwalk was granted a divorce from Lydia Jackson Vogel of Stamford by Judge H Williams in Civil Superior Court. The decree cites infidelity with co respondent Aaron Kohn. The long case began last Saturday and included testimony on Mrs Vogel’s alleged affairs from spring through September with noted social impact in Stamford and New York.
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Morris Vogel
South Norwalkk
Lydia Jackson Vogel
Stamford
H. Williams
Civil Superior Court
Aaron Kohn
South Norwalk
Vogel
Williams
New York
Broad Street
Fischer's Final Answer Expected This Week
Attorney Marsh told City Attorney Cullinan that Charles Fischer the York Pa garbage contractor will soon send concessions he requires from the Board of Health before his firm and associates undertake the contract. Fischer must post a 10 000 bond or forfeit a 1 000 deposit. negotiations include altering nuisance provisions to allow only a property owner to sue and permitting relocation before a contract is declared broken. The current Board ends Saturday with two holdover commissioners Osborne and Bogart. new members will replace Ober and Lawson, affecting final action on the deal.
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Arthur M. Marsh
Thomas M. Cullinan
Charles F. Fischer
York
Fischer
Board of Health
Marsh
Culliinan
Cullinan
George Eugene Ober
Lawson
Osborne and
Bogart
Deposed priest sued by parishioners in Stamford case
Rev. Ignatius Kruzynski, the depos ed pastor of the Polish Catholic church of the Holy Rosary in Stamford, released on $10,000 bail, faces two civil suits seeking return of funds. Plaintiffs claim $14,000 entrusted for church use was diverted to buy Stamford real estate, titled in the name of August Ferry Wansierski, who is named as a defendant. suits seek $1,200 and $2,000, with property attached.
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Ignatius Kruzynski
Agnieska Sroka
Stamford
Legal P
August Ferry Wansierski
Experienced builder picked by Buckingham for building board
Mayor E T Buckingham announced the appointment of William S Dowling to the board of building commissioners to succeed Charles T Beardsley. Dowling, senior partner of Dowling & Bottomley, will serve three years from January 1, shifting the board to two Democrats and one Republican. Dowling is a long-time mason, has led major city contracts, and has aided in forming the city building code.
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E. T. Buckingham
William 8. Dowling
Board of Building Commissioners
Charles T. Beardsley
Dowling
Dowling & Bottomley
W. Ih. St. Bots
Charles H. Botsford
Magya Charta Lodge
Bt. George
Cecil Calvert Cornell
Grover Cleveland
William Stephen Dowling
The
Dowling & Bottomley Co
Sheffield
England
Joseph M. Dowing
Bridgeport
Two Prominent Bird Men Die In Paris Aviation Crash
Paris December 28. The worst French aviation accident ends the lives of Marquis Maure Paulla and Alexandere Laffon as their Antoinette monoplane falls 200 feet near Issy. Laffon, 27, a famed instructor, perish on impact. Paulla, owner and promoter of aviation, dies shortly after. Laffon's wife witnessed the tragedy and is in critical condition after a grief-stricken collapse. The pair were contending for a $20,000 prize for the Paris to Brussels two-passenger flight and return.
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United Press
Paris
Issy
Marquis Maure Paulla
Alexandere Laffon
Antoinette School of Aviation
Antoinette
Laffon
J Laffon
Paulla
Brussels
Marquis
Boucicault Hospital
Hospita
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Loo
Derail
Buckingham
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John Gunshanan
Acc Ey ' Inc
Groc
Stratfield Hotel
Lenox
Arco Theatre
John St
Amos Candee
Easton
Mark Nagel
Fritz G. Hartmann
Wal: St
Terry Farms
Newfield
Connecticut Ave
Anderson & Co
Joseph P. Coughlin
Fairfield Ave
Water St
McPadden
F & M. Schaefer
Weiner
M. McPadden
Building Board
William A. Dowling
Firm
of Dowling & Bottomley
Pacific Iron Works
Barnum ‘Thompson-Staples
Tate An
N. J. City
Woodlawn School
City of New York
Tomby
Esergins
McKinley, Wheeler, Marplewood
Siliman Street
Bryant Electric Co
First National
People’s Savings
Marquis Paulla
Loraine
Dover
Eng
Robert Loraine
Sheppy
France
Belgium
Cecil Grace
North Sea
Ying
Tidyhead
Tewth
Trish Sea
John Beck & Seon
Seaview
Hse
Pers Clancs
Pollfield Ave
J. F. Welsh
Kossuth
M. Kenner
Bethel
Romemos
Standard Art
Mats
Strathela
Peter Hron
Stratford Ave
Pratt
Alex
Stratford
Bridgeport Laundry
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