Tragedy Gar Driver Narrowly Escapes Death Near Meriden
In a near-fatal incident near Meriden, John Weber Jr., driver for Blue Ribbon taxi, was shot at by a desperate passenger while en route to New Haven Milford and Broad Swamp Road. Weber fled, police traced the suspect, and Leonard Westfort was later wounded in Meriden. investigators pursue motive and possible links to a prior Ceravelli tragedy.
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Jennie Cavalleri
Meriden
John Weber, Jr
Blue Ribbon Taxi Service
Cheshire
Birmingham
Weber
New Haven
Boston Avenue
Pembroke Street
Milford
Armos Dainton
Westfort
Meriden Hospital
Marriage Business Booming Once More
After a dull Lenten season Cupid's work resumes as Bridgeport town clerk issues marriage licenses this morning. Licenses granted include Harold Long and Ruth Olmstead both of Bridgeport. Pasqual Mantoro and Magdalena Torre of Bridgeport. Alfred Conway of Amsterdam and Busie McParland of Bridgeport. Louis Weisenbacker and Helen Byori of Bridgeport.
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Daniel Cupid
Bridgeport
Louis Weisenbacker
Helen Byori
City Court Cases Settle Assault Charges In Session
In city court Judge Wilder heard numerous assault cases this morning. Defendants include EB V Dingee placed on one year probation. William Bobko fined one dollar and costs. Mike Sledda fined 330 and costs for possessing a knife. Mike Sales fined five dollars and costs. Peter Salec fined six dollars and costs. Timothy Sadalinek fined five dollars and costs. Andrew Cordorock fined three dollars. Martin Howarth charged with assault with intent to kill and continued to March 29. John Balient fined 51 dollars and costs. Rudolph Tukas and Willard Condon continued to March 26. bail jumped by Willard Condon for 319. James Barrett forfeited 25 dollars for injury to railroad property.
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Wilder
Eb.v. Dingee
Seaview Avenue
William Bobko
Shelton Street
Mike Sledda
Church Street
Mike Sales
Willard Strot
Peter Salec
Timothy Sadalinek
Andrew Cordorock
Martin Howarth
Spruce Street
John Balient
Spruce St
Rudolph Tukas
Willard Condon
James Barrett
Beechwood Avenue
Wagon Crushes Man's Foot on Arctic Street
A coal wagon rolled over Willis Hurd aged 23 at 63 High Street, fracturing his ankle. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment.
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Arctic Street
Willis Hurd
High Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Legislator Appeals For Harbor Grant
Hartford March 2 Edward H. Warner chairman of the state rivers harbors and bridges commission in an interview today urged preserving the proposed 1 million dollar New London harbor improvement appropriation. He argued the project links state progress to national trade, warns repeal would shame Connecticut and hinder federal river and harbor aid tied to terminal facilities, and urges the state to push its own commercial development to compete with neighboring ports.
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Hartford
Edward H. Warner
State Rivers, Harbors and Bridges Commission
New London
Conneticut
Panama Canal
United States
Ler
Taft
Mississippi
South
Connecticut
South America
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Manufacturers Banquet Set by Association for Tomorrow
The fifth annual Manufacturers' Association banquet will be at The Stratfield tomorrow evening at 7. A reception precedes. Speakers include MIT President Richard M. MacLaurin, Tufts Crane School Dean Lee S. McCollester, and Rev E J Craft. Mayer C. B. Wilson to open. Terre Haute March 24. The Manufacturers' Chorus performs at 8.45 guided by G S Hadley.
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Manufacturers’ Association
Stratfield
Richard ¢. MacLaurin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lee S. McCollester
Crane Theological School
Tufts College
E. J. Craft
Christ Epicopal Church
Mayer C. B. Wilson
F. C. Blanc
Sneak Thieves Enter Home on Clinton Avenue
Sneak thieves entered Mrs. Mary Collins home at 137 Clinton Avenue between 10 and 11 Saturday morning and ransacked the house stealing small items including a gold watch and chain valued around 50 dollars.
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Mary Collins
Clinton Avenue
State Cops on Stand in Trial of Stafford
State Policeman Hartley J. Howard testified in the Stratford Inn liquor case against Dudley J. Stafford. Howard described after midnight service at the Stratford Inn and identified a waiter Jones who served him and his party. Chauffeur Frank Allen testified he drank two glasses of ale after midnight.
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Dudley J. Stafford
Criminal Court of Common Pleas
Stafford
Stratford Town Court
Ivan Morehouse
Stratford Inn
Hartley J. Howard
Howard
Jones
Henry Greenstein
Frank Allen
New Haven
Grand Jury Evidence in Eaton Murder Case
Plymouth March 24 District Attorney Barker presented to the special grand jury the facts leading to the arrest of Mrs Jennie May Eaton for allegedly poisoning her husband Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton. Witnesses included Dr Joseph Frame Harvard Medical School Professor William Whitney and Mrs June Ainsworth Keyes with Miss Dorothy Ainsworth, nurse Annie Rooney who testified on mental health history and possible insanity indicators.
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Plymouth
Masc
Barker
Jennie May Eaton
Joseph G. Eaton
Hugh A. Dubuque
Joseph Frame
William F. Whitney
Harvard Medical School
June Ainsworth Keyes
Dorothy Ainsworth
Annie Rooney
Boston
No Big Decisions By Supreme Court Reported
Washington dispatch notes that the Supreme Court today did not issue any major rulings. It mentions that the inter mountain rate case and the state rate cases were not among those decided, leaving the court with no big decisions at this session.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Inter-Mountain
Weather Indications for New Haven and Connecticut
Weather forecasts show rain tonight and Tuesday with clearing and colder conditions. A strong storm centered over the upper Mississippi area produced 50 to 60 mph winds and 1 to 3 inches of rain in parts between the Rockies and lake region. The system likely skirts the St Lawrence valley, followed by high pressure bringing pleasant but freezing conditions into the northwest and extending to Wisconsin.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Upper
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
Lake Region
St. Lawrence Valley
Wisconsin
New Police Uniforms Advance Amid Fittings in NYC
Hartford March 24 A petition to the public utilities commission from the Connecticut Company seeks approval of a proposed double trolley tracking method on West Main Street in New Britain. The petition will be heard March 25 at 11 15 in the commission’s office.
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Hartford
Public Utilities Commission
Connecticut Company
West Main Street
New Britain
Wilson Un derwood meet on tariff revision details
President Wilson and Representative Oscar Underwood will confer tonight on tariff revision specifics. Previous talks were general. tonight aims to define subjects for the special message to Congress. The plan includes a single tariff bill, debated by Democrats to speed or hinder revision.
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Washington
Wilson
Oscar Underwood
Congress
Florist Beach Shooting Suspected Revenge Plot Unfolds
Police conclude a Park Avenue florist, James Beach, was ambushed rather than chased by fleeing thieves. Investigators cite a trap noise, two Italian speaking men seen near the rear, and a longstanding hire of Italian workers as possible motives, with a former employee seen as a suspect. Beach, surprised by the attack, says he did not pursue intruders and praises his staff.
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James Beach
Park Avenue
Beach
Connecticut chief road official resigns to save salary
Hartford March 24 resigning of Timothy F Conway Waterbury as chief officer of roads for the state of Connecticut has been accepted by Highway Commissioner Charles J Bennett. No appointment will be made to replace him and the 1200 dollar yearly salary will be saved. The move is part of retrenchment plans promising large savings in department expenses. The comptroller’s office says nothing definite yet on auditing the department’s books under James H Macdonald while the governor supports experts and comptroller Dunn prefers the state auditors to handle the task.
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Hartford
Timothy F. Conway
Waterbury
Connecticut
Charles J. Bennett
Comptroller’s
James H. Macdonald
Dunn
Walter C. Hillier Dies of Uremia
Walter C. Hillier a Shelton Conn salesman was found unconscious on Water Street by Patrolmen Gregory and Coughlin and died later at Bridgeport Hospital probably from uremic poisoning. Card records show he lived at 167 Canal Street Shelton with relatives in Burlington New Jersey who were notified.
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Walter C. Hillier
Shelton Company
Shelton
Canal Street
Burlington
N. J
Corbin Vote Tomorrow in the Senate
Hartford March 24 Tomorrow the Senate will consider nominating William H Corbin as tax commissioner. Democratic leader John L Purcell heads the opposition and party leaders expect he will not be confirmed. The Democratic State organization insists Democrats should fill the post and critiques Republicans allied with independent papers for possible shifts in support.
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Corres
Hartford
Senate
William H. Corbin
Corbin
John L. Purcell
Purcell
Beieves
Pursell
Baldwin
Democratic Town Committee
Vice-President Marshall Here This Afternoon
Boston March 24 The Vice-President Marshall spent the day in the city discussing parliamentary law and his unfamiliarity with procedures as the nations second officer He noted only Roosevelt and himself have held the post without national legislative experience He visited ill friend Henry B Brown of Valparaiso Ind and declined a luncheon to focus on this visit Mrs Marshall accompanied him in the morning and mingled with shoppers They planned to return to Washington late this afternoon Washington March The Supreme Court recessed today until April 7.
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Boston
Marshall
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Senate
Springfield
Young Men’s Christian Association
Henry B. Brown
Valparaiso
Ind
Fitzgerald
Marshal
Washington
Omaha Tornado Relief Under Martial Law Declared
Omaha Nebraska reports indicate a devastating tornado strike causing hundreds of deaths and injuries as martial law is imposed. Gov Morehead and local officials lead relief efforts with troops, Red Cross aid and disrupted railroad lines complicating rescue.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Missouri Valley
Midddle
Terre Haute
Ind
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Lincoln
Neb
United States
Fort Omaha
National Red Cross
Gov. Morehead
Bonjon's Roost Thieves Hit Property At Bonjon's Roost
Louis Bonjon of 544 Howard Avenue reports repeated thefts since the start of the year at his residence. Losses include 46 Plymouth hens, 40 pigeons, 180 feet of rope, one saddle, a storm door, carpenters' tools, and half an extension ladder. He seeks police protection and suspects unknown culprits.
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Louis Bonjon
Howard Avenue
Plymouth
Rome
English Father Seeks Son Lost 28 Years Ago
George Clarke Jr of Coventry England seeks news of his father George Clarke who settled near this city after leaving England 28 years ago. The letter to Sheriff Vollmer asks whether the elder Clarke is alive or dead and notes he had two sons and two daughters in England. The request is addressed to the Chief Constable of Fairfield County.
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England
Offic
George Clarke
Vollmer
Clarke
Barrack Place
Smithforad Street
Coventry
Upper Stoke
Fairfield County
Sergeant Luther Goodwin in Bridgeport Hospital
The local recruiting station chief, Sergeant Luther Goodwin, remains seriously ill in Bridgeport hospital with a five day persistent hiccuping attack. Doctors note hiccups usually subside sooner, but occasional cases recover after longer spells, offering slight hope despite the grim prognosis.
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Luther Goodwin
Thi City
Bridgeport
Goodwin
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