Young couple held for widow's murder in estate dispute
New York April 3 two persons Mis Caroline Verderosa seventeen and Luciano Verderosa twenty eight were arrested for the murder of Mrs Catherine Trotta widow of Brooklyn whose body was found near a pond. Police say relatives quarreled over the estate and rope and marks tied around the neck were found at the Verderosa home. The suspects deny guilt and are held without bail for hearing.
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Catherine Trotto
Brooklyn
New York
Catherine Trotta
Caroline Verderosa
Luciano
Verderose
Verderosa
Fich
Cooper's Pond
Moonlight Cafe Raided by Police for Liquor Seizure
Police from the bureau of investigation raided the Moonlight cafe at 10 Elim Street at 1 am Sunday. Proprietor James Buchino and manager Joseph Davis were arrested with bonds set at $2 each after four bottles of whiskey and twelve quarts of red wine were seized, including concealed liquor. Buchino had previous liquor law convictions. sergeant Michael Arnoldski led the raid with officers Brawley and Foster.
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Elim Street
Bureau of Investigation
James Buchino
Joseph Davis
Buchino
Michael Arnoldski
Brawley and
Foster
Milford Forest Fire Threatens Nearby Towns
A forest fire near the New Haven railroad tracks spread over 30 acres and lit the sky visible from miles away. The blaze reached a cedar prod near Naugatuck Gardens eastern approach as flames rose high, drawing inquiries from West Haven and other areas.
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New Haver
Naugatuck Gardens
James
West Haven
Demonstration Follows Slain Syracuse Executive Funeral
Syracuse N Y April Be a grave has taken place for Dean John Wharton head of the College of Business Administration as David G Holmes of East Grange N J Uncle of Prof Holmes Beckwith, who killed the executive then killed himself Expressed sympathy and regret for his nephew amid funeral services with relatives and friends present Becket?
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Syracuse
N.Y
David G. Holmes
East Grange
N. J
Holmes Beckwith
John Hy
Whaaton
College of Business Administration
Syracuse University
Holmes
James HR. Day
Beckwith
Synthetic Gas At 18 Cents To Be Marketed
German invention Hydrol is described as a cheaper synthetic fuel blending gasoline and crude oil residues. San Francisco engineer Foreman holds exclusive American rights to produce and distribute the fuel promising 30 percent lower prices than prevailing gasoline and up to 64 percent engine efficiency gains.
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W. Fatreaday
S. Toreman
San Francisco
W York
Berlin
Foreman
New York
Rail Men Seek Sanction for District Alliances
In New York the convention of 176000 railroad employees urged national and international unions to sanction district offensive and defensive alliances in the New York district and other strategic points. The move aims to resist railway executives and unite all workers in a solid 100 percent movement. Delegates from local unions urged the AFL to clear the way for transportation brotherhoods to affiliate, with 254 representatives attending.
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New York
Apel
Guilroad
Spogin
Iday
New Fork
Coitizis
Railway Executive Association
Rucal
Wdieee
New
Transportation Brotherhoods
American Federation of Labor
United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
United States
New York City
Brooklyn
Newark
Trenton
Hoboken
Jersey City
Paterson
Long Island
Day's launch drive for prohibition enforcement
Will Jiam E. Anderson, head of the Anti-Saloon rescue of New York, opened the Allied Citizens of America campaign at the Methodist Episcopal state conference. He cited 200000 New Yorkers backing national prohibition and pledged financial support from Joan D. Rockefeller Jr. and others to extend enforcement to other states, continuing efforts to uphold the constitution and enforce the 18th Amendment.
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Cornwall X
Aprilo
Joan D. Rockefeller, Jr
Yonkers
Will
Jiam E. Anderson
New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Anderson
Allied Citizens of America
Tonkers
Iuhat
Allied Citizens of
Franklin Statue to travel from Baltimore to Waterbury
Plans to truck Paul W Bartletts statue of Benjamin Franklin from Baltimore to Waterbury Conn follow the route Franklin used in 1723. The Sons of the American Revolution announce patriotic ceremonies at each stage with Boy Scouts as guards. Elaborate events are set for April 23 in Waterbury and include a parade from Battery Park to City Hall plaza led by Col Wy Sackett and Brig Gen Oliver B Bridgman. The journey also features memorials in Philadelphia on April 17 and stops in Wilmington Bordentown Trenton Washingtons Crossing Princeton Brunswick and Perth Amboy.
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New York
Paul W. Bartlett
Benjamin Franklin
Baltimore
Waterbury
Battery Paris
City Hall Plaza
Franklin
Firth and
Arch Streets
Independence Hall
Quaker City
Wilmington
Del
Bordentown
Trenton
Washington's Crossing
Princeton
Brunswick
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
East Side Merchants Observe Dollar Day Event
East Side merchants under the Est Side Business Men's association prepare over thirty five stores for Dollar Day. Shoppers will find special inducements on purchases as the event is observed by local retailers.
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East Side
Est Side Business Men's Association
Hartford Youth Suicide in New York
Thomee Hepburn a 15 year old Hartford Conn. boy son of Dr and Mrs Tho mas N Hepburn killed himself by hanging at relatives home in New York City. He had shown signs of distress and was reported to be wandering from his guardians for some time before his death.
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New York
Apr
g.—Thomee Hepburn
Irish Labor Leaders Outline War Program in Manifesto
Irish labor leaders outline a wartime program calling for extended conflict, with 160,900 unemployed workers cited. The manifesto supports a Democratic program with a moratorium on land years and purchase annuities, insists on protection to rebuild Irish industry, and frames protection as worker focused.
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Dubluln
Associated Press
Irish Labor Party
Iapas
Suanigesin
Trish
Labor Party
Dail Blreman
Predictions of Irish settlement in Irish press
Dublin observers say a settlement of the Irish problem may come soon though fighting continues in disturbed districts and spreads to Ulster. Factors cited include Lloyd George's admission of failure, Velera's pronouncements, Sinn Fein flexibility, coal strikes in England, and the US committee report.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Trish
St. Patrick's Day
Lloyds
Ulster
Lloyd George
Eamonne Velera
Sinn Fein
England
Ireland
American Committee of One Hundred
Harding
American Relief Committee
United States
Kenyon
Foreign Envoys to Discuss Trade at A. M. Meeting
Ambassadors from more than thirty nations will attend a world trade conference during the National Association of Manufacturers annual convention in New York starting May 16. Secretary of State Hughes will open the conference on the second day unless delayed in Washington. The gathering seeks to align U S foreign trade financing with world needs, with sessions by nation groups and an information section for trade literature and data. Stephen C. Mason will preside, and the event marks a new departure in U S international business relations.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
World Line
Hughes
Washington
United States
Europe
Stephen C. Mason
Thhe Association
Mason
Whitman probes Elwell case in New York report
Ex governor and district attorney investigator Charles G. Whitman leads a new inquiry into the Elwell mystery. The probe promises revelations about a turfman and bridge whist expert, with references to a pink kimono and blue exhibit. The Elwell shooting remains under scrutiny as authorities withhold details.
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New York
Elwell
Europe
Charles G. Whitman
District Attorney's Office
Whitman
Three Held for Resisting Federal Men in Stamford
In Stamford Connecticut Leon Arena Bendetta Arena and Sezerin Arena were arrested after allegedly resisting two federal prohibition officers and assaulting them inside a city tavern. Agents entered with a search warrant but claim the suspects attacked, with a spilt liquor and objects struck. Bonds set at $1,000 each.
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Stamford
Conn
Leon
Bendetta
Sezerin Arena
York
Patrick Powers
Dennis JT. Hurley
Arena Brothers
Innocent Penalized Under Present Laws Says Post
Louis Jer ime, assistant secretary of the post, told the audience at the Lnn ed Church Forum last night that immigration policy and its administration are unjust. He criticized deportation practices as sweeping and lax, causing many innocent aliens to be suspected and denied due process. He cited 6,000 warrants issued in the government campaign against "reds," with 3,000 arrests and about 800 cases involving Communist party members, many Russians unfamiliar with the language.
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Louis Jer Ime
Istration
Govramen
Posta
Federsl
Communist Party
Greeks Defeated by Turks in Nine Days of Battle
A Turkish success route unfolds as Turkish forces aided by Bolshevik gunboats press gains in a nine day clash. The conflict topic dominates headlines as regional power dynamics strain, with allied naval support cited in recent reports. Local governance also weighs jitney service steps for city transit. The aldermen may push to enforce jitney legislation and prepare measures for uninterrupted service ahead of the new law taking effect.
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Common Council
Former Austrian Emperor Ill as Diplomacy Fights Delay
Reports say former Emperor Charles of Austria rests ill at Steinamanger and diplomats seek an allied physician. Allies weigh a diplomatic illness as a tactic to delay departure, while Prague and Belgrade anticipate steps to speed his exit. Rumors suggest a possible journey to Switzerland, depending on Steinamanger developments.
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Associated Press
Steinamanger
Charles
Stein Aidanger
Prague
Belgrade
Switzerland
Steinamamger
German ex crown prince denies coup plans
Berlin April 3 The former German crown prince branded as ridiculous reports that a group of German monarchists would attempt a coup if Ex-Emperor Karl Hunsrath succeeds A dispatch to Universal Service Berlin signed by Major Von Jena adjutant to the crown prince calls the telegrams combinations entirely absurd
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Berlin
Erman
Haa
Karjo Hunsray
Universal Servie
Major von Jena
Vessel Aground in Nantucket Sound Echoed by Report
New York April 3 report states the Thatch schooner Evolution bound from New Godfori for the Cape Verde Islands ran aground with a leaking hull on the shoals of the lower Nantucket sound. Sails carried away. five crew members aboard.
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New York
Seashnet
New Godfori
Ape Verde Islands
Nantucket Sound
Annie Cary Former Prima Donna Dies at 79 in Norwalk
Annie Lowise Cary once famed prima donna and wife of banker Charles M. Raymond died at her Norwalk home aged 79. Born 1843 in Wayne Maine she began singing at 18 in Boston and studied in Europe before rising in American opera, including the first American staging of Aida in 1874.
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Annie Louise Cary
Norwalk
Norwal
Conn
Annie Lowise Cary
Charles M
New York
Annie Louse Cary
Wayne
Kennebec County
Maine
Rowe Street Baptist Church
Boston
Gorham Seminary
Siana
Inman W Wheeler
Europe
Funeral Services Today for Geo C Waldo Sr
Funeral services for George C Waldo Sr editor and newspaper figure are to be held today at Read Memorial Chapel Mounting Grove cemetery. Rev John G Saddler of Trinity Episcopal Church will officiate. Waldo, born March 29 1897 in Lynn Massachusetts, spent most of his life in journalism with a Civil War service period and a brief study of law medicine.
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George Curtis Waldo
Connecticu
Hegie
George G. Waldo
Grovers
Black Rock
Read Memorial
Mounting Grove
John G. Saddler
Rist Tspiscopal Church
Waldo Bridgeport
Loses Ann
Waldo
Five States Surpass Irish Relief Quota
The article reports that five states have exceeded their Irish relief quotas. Connecticut has given 170000 of a 100000 target, New Hampshire 14000 of 50000, Rhode Island and other states including Florida have surpassed their allotments. The overall fund has slow progress, nearing the 90000 mark.
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York
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Columbia
Florida
Greeks March Across Divisions in New Turkish Assault
Unconfirmed reports from Brusa claim Ottoman forces captured two Greek divisions as Mustapha Kemal Pasha presses a nine day Eskishehr front battle. Turkish spokesmen say Biledjik was recaptured and Greeks retreat toward Erusa while Bolshevik aid ships land further troops. Greek losses rise as three fresh divisions deploy at Moudania, threatening a wider engagement and prompting alarm among Serbia and Bulgaria. ERUSA scene reports hundreds of wounded, with unclear total and possible Greek strategic withdrawal.
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Eskilhehr
Biledjik
Erusa
Kara Bekir
Ineveli
Eski-Shehr
Moudania
Mustapha Kema Pasha
American Son of Greek Princess to Wed King's Niece
AVRESS April 3 William B Leeds Princess Anastasia of Greece arrived to visit his ill mother and became engaged to Princess Neniz the 17 year old second daughter of Grand Duchess Marie and niece of Constantine. The marriage is planned for June probably in Athens and the couple will reside in America. Leeds, nineteen, went to London to arrange a wardrobe and will return to Athens in a fortnight.
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Avress
Wiliam B. Leeds
Anastasia
Greece
Trincess Neniz
Ord
Mirie
Nise
el Constantine
Agtens
America
Leeds
Prince
London
Athans
City S Community Spirit Faces First Test Today
The city reads to unite for a campaign in Bin 17a, led by Gaurse M and George Hawley, with Industrial Division head George Hawler driving a push among 21,000 workers. Local efforts in United Church after Dr Day inspire pledges and new charity drives to aid missing young men.
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Branaport
Opm
Campaigh
Jancheon
iSiineldiyo
Gaurse M
Warmers
Oiter
George Hawley
Movtgien
Che
George Hawler
Ad Vanvass
United Church
Day
Amoubh
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Manufacturers’ Association
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Geo. C. Waldo, Sr
Mountain Grove Cemetery
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