Receivership Hearing Spirit of Claims Questioned
Sensational testimony by Harry Dorsen former official in the bankrupt Dorsen Dry Goods estate dominated the bankruptcy hearing. He alleged Willett Royal Adjustment firm officials pressured creditors to vote favors and that stock was manipulated prior to sale to benefit Willett and his agents. The hearing adjourned to Thursday morning.
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Harry Dorsen
Dorsen Dry Goods Company
Frank ™ . Staples
Dorsen
B. W. Willett
Royal Adjustment Company
Willett
Karpf
Rosenthall
Gottstien
Benham
Probing Danbury Railway Affairs Opens Legal Hearing
About 20 attorneys gathered in the Superior court room to probe the Danbury and Bethel Street Railway Co now in the hands of receiver Col J Moss Ives. Judge Milton A Shumway heard arguments on bondholder lists and expected foreclosure actions as the receiver seeks the road’s financial details. session to resume next Tuesday.
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Superior Court
Danbury & Bethel Street Railway Co
Col. J. Moss Ives
Danbury
Milton A. Shumway
John R. Buck
Hartford
Bethel
Bridgeport
Samuel C. Morehouse
John McCarthy
Buck
J. B. Klein
Shumway
Superior
Hartford Board Approves Gilligan Trial Funding
At a capitol meeting the State Board of Control authorized an appropriation of 15,443.76 dollars to cover Hartford county Superior court expenses in the Gilligan criminal case. The board also allowed 168,850 dollars for a new brick reception building at Norwich Hospital for the Insane. An additional 14,380 dollars was set aside under the 1918 law to aid towns facing teacher salary increases.
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Hartford
State Board of Control
Capitol
Superior Court
Hartford County
Amy E. Archer Gilligan
Norwich Hospital For the
Pingue Mfg. Co. Strike Demands Eight-Hour Day
About 75 workers from Pingue Manufacturing Company go on strike today amid a 140 strong workforce. They demand an eight hour day instead of ten while keeping current wages. The plant produces ice, textiles, and knitted goods.
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Seymour
Pingue Mfg. Co
Steamroller Rampage by Boys Shocks Kossuth Street
Six youngsters aged eight to twelve took a stationary steamroller for a joyride on Kossuth street. The vehicle zigzagged through the road, mounted curbs, damaged 200 feet of flagging, then crashed into a tree on Jane street. They were arrested by Detective Sergeant Edward G. Wheeler and placed on one year probation by Judge Bartlett.
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Kossuth Street
Jane Street
Edward G. Wheeler
Bartlett
Ice Plan Raises Hartford Ice Supply Concerns
Hartford aldermanic committee criticizes Harry W. Walker of Berkshire Ice for proposing a state wide ice pool to meet demand. The panel cites an ice trust and says Walker sells ice in New York at four dollars a ton while charging Connecticut seven to ten dollars, creating artificial shortages.
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Harry W. Walker
Berkshire Ice Company
Aldermanic Committee
Hartford
Walker
New York
Connecticut
Brew York
Advice to Mothers on McK & R Analax Laxative
An advertisement extols Mok & R Analax as a reliable gentle laxative for children and women. It claims the product strengthens bowels, reduces griping, and tastes like fruit, marketed by McKesson and Robbins with the label McK & R. Bridgeport retailers Hindle Drug Stores Cannon Pharmacy 349 State Street stocked the item.
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Mok & R
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