New York Boston Air Mail Routes to Start This Year
Postmaster General plans opening of new air mail routes linking major cities under the recent law. Overnight New York to Chicago service to begin within a month, with summer operations and connections to transcontinental lines. Contracts funded from July 1 with bidders able to carry mail express and passengers.
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New York
Boston
Washington
Chicago
St James
Los Angeles
Salt Lake Cl
New Orleans
Tindianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
Birmingham
Fost
Woman Attempts to Take Life After Family Tragedy
A 1924 report recounts Mae Cunningham and relatives tied to a string of deaths and life insurance payouts. Charles died at 18 after a policy of 830 while another brother died a year later. Davin Dr. and a Gary hospital transfer are noted. Insurance in the family, totalling 1598, names the mother as beneficiary as neighbors recall Mrs Cunningham’s distress and Bible study during the period.
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Charles
Davin Dr
Gary
Chicago
Mae Cunningham
Dave
Geste FI. Baur
Bauer
Meetings Tonight Across Bridgeport and Surrounding Areas
Local listings show a crowded schedule of meetings and events at numerous lodges chapters and clubs in Bridgeport Stratford St Charles and surrounding towns. Groups include I O O M I O O M Sons of St George Masonic bodies Masons and Plasterers Cigar Makers and Veterans organizations along with social clubs and professional associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Beironeo Glee Club
St. Charles
Mast Main Street
Bridgeport Lodge
Iate Street
Loyalty Lodge
Biate Street
Pioneer Lodge
Sons of St. George
Stratford Avenue
Samuel Fi Harris
I. O OQ. F
Broad Street
Blema Jota Phi Society
St. Paul's Church Episcopal
Uncas Council
Main Street
Court Park City
F. of A
Bertha Lodge
Hertha
Cannon Street
Jerusalem
Vounet
Rang
S&s. M. Mavonie
Washington Councl
Pound J. A
AOS
Masonic Temple Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers
Cigar Makers
Metal
Angeline H. Barthit
Daughters of Veterans
Joy Man Street
United Wish War Veterans
State Armory
American Legion
Sun Oof
Todge
Vanon Street
Bridgeport
Algonquin Club
Baby Born in Grand Central Terminal
In New York at Grand Central on April 12 Mrs. Jessie Anderson 20 gave birth to a five pound son after becoming ill at the busy station. She was treated at the emergency hospital and later moved to Bellevue Hospital, where mother and child were reported well.
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New York
Grand Central Staten
Stork
Hartford Conn
Jessie Anderson
Bellevue Hospital
Two Dead and Many Hurt in Multiple Auto Crashes
Reports from New Haven and surrounding towns describe several automobile accidents. Fatal injuries and serious wounds affect multiple individuals including Miss Hull, Mrs Glinsky, and Mrs Rothgeber. Police report reckless driving, violations of road rules, and pending arraignments as investigations continue.
President's side of Senate battle to be presented
Washington April 12 The administration plans a vigorous Supreme Court defense tomorrow against Senate attack on the President's power to remove appointees The case centers on Frank Myers a Portland postmaster fired in 1920 by Woodrow Wilson Myers suit seeks back pay Senate argues Congress fixes tenure and removal conditions Solicitor General Beck argues removal is an executive power essential to independence of the executive and to faithfully execute laws He warns that Senate control could create multiple heads of the executive and curb presidential prerogatives
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Beck
Genator Pepper
Pennsylvania
Congress
Frank
Myers
Portland
Oregon
Wilson
Senate Wfas
Pepper
Arder
Bis
United States
Hhr
Comptroller General
York
Michel
Loire
France
Charles A. Fulton
Auit
Fultons
Charles A. Pfizenmayer
New York
Fulton
Lorraine
Edward Spencer Smith
Waterbury
Jersey City
Washington, D. C
Fpfizenmayer
Palermo
Italy
Santa Margherita
Hindenburg's Military Records Targeted in Campaign Attacks
Berlin April 12 Associated Press reports that editors across the United Right party accuse Field Marshal von Hindenburg of using his World War II record as a shield for presidential ambitions. Critics deflate his military deeds, claim he relied on Ludendorff, and doubt his fit for the republic, while Marx plans monster Berlin rallies as Hindenburg resists public appearances.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
German Republic
United Right Party
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Bouse
Tannenburg
von Hindenbark
Bauer
Raner
Wilhelm Marx
Germany
Fied
Hanover
Long Skirts and Soft Colors Mark Fifth Avenue Parade
New York on Easter Sunday saw crowds fill Fifth Avenue for the annual spring promenade with skirts mostly inching below the knee and colors subdued to black with splashes of color. Overflow crowds went to Coney Island where the boardwalk drew hundreds of thousands. a beauty contest was halted by the crush, and police helped rescue a mannequin with a broken ankle while Mayor Hylan was swept along by the throng.
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New York
Ifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Coney Island
Bowery
Grand and Canal
Lower East Side
Bita
Prinses
Wales
Mannikin
Hylan
Khighlight
Briand Moves to Form Cabinet Amid Socialist Split Threat
Briand seeks a cabinet with Socialists backing, risking party splits if the Socialists refuse power roles. Herriot supports the plan but Painleve hesitates, while London commentary notes inexperience as the likely cause of recent French government defeats. A potential Briand government could delay inter allied debt settlements and affect British tax policy. In boxing news, Jack Fenant signs to box Leo Gates in Rochester for 12 rounds on March 16.
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M. Doumergue
M. Herriot
M. Briand
Briand
National Council
Herriot
MM. , Painleve
Doumergue
Blysee Palace
M. Painleve
Macdonald
England
London
Ramsay Macdonald
Verriot
M. Hertlot
Id. Briand
Winston Churchill
Exchequer
Jack Fenant
Genesee Valley A. C
Rochester
Leo Gates
New England
Easter Sunday fashions brighten Bridgeport sidewalks
Bridgeport residents flocked outdoors on Easter Sunday in new spring bonnets and outfits, admiring fashion while churches echoed with the resurrection message. Main Street saw the best spring bonnet displays as vehicle traffic eased and pedestrians enjoyed the sunlit afternoon.
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Bridgeport
Main Street
Restaurant Head Joins Mourning for Sun Yat Sen
Howard Leong manager of the Asia restaurant joined a worldwide day of mourning for Dr. Sun Yat Sen founder of the Chinese republic. A parade of several hundred Chinese marched from Chinatown to the Bowery theatre in New York for a memorial service led by brass bands.
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Howard
False fire alarms plague Bridgeport in six rapid calls
A string of six false alarms rattled Bridgeport early yesterday, pulling engines and trucks across multiple boxes from Box 57 to 634. Chief Johnson warned of unbalanced individuals and warned of high costs, noting about ten miles traveled and nearly $28 per alarm, with Bridgeport losing around $200 total.
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Fulham Street
Madison Avenue
D. E. Johnson
Union Avenue
Orange Street
Beardslee
Middle Street
Central Avenue
Deacon Street
Barnum Ave
Nue
Johnson
Hastalde
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Radio reception tests extend to distant stations
Radio practitioners reported considerable stace and fad ing on distance last night with Chicago and other distant stations not satisfactorily received. Bridgeport fanfare led tonight by Bert Squires on WMCA from 8 20 to 10 10 announcing a surprise for the Park Cito fan on 846 7 meters.
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Chicago
Bridgeport
WMCA
Bert Squires
Squires
Presbyterian Bans Bare Knees Scene at Community Hall
In Washington on April 12 the Takoma Park Presbyterian church pastor denounced bare knees in a rehearsal of The Minstrel Follies to be staged by the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department. He warned the showgirls must be properly clothed or the performance moved elsewhere as church elders weigh propriety.
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Washington
C. Clark
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Takoma Park
Waue
Man May Die After Trolley Car Collision in Greenwich
Stephen Kadusto, 30 Chesnut Street East Port Chester, struck by a trolley near Adams corner and the Boston Post Road. He is in Greenwich Hospital with a scalp wound and possible skull fracture. doctors describe his condition as serious. The Mo torman Harry Doetsch and Conductor Walter Knott were operating the car moving east. Kadusto and two companions, Joseph Kosala and Andrew Franc, were walking along the tracks awaiting the car. officers investigate and Dostsch is held pending Kadusto’s condition.
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Greenwich
Specelal
Stephen Kadusto
Chesnut Streets
Port Chester
Adams Corner
Boston Post Road
Greenwich Hospital
John A. Clark
Harry Doetsch
Walter Knott
Kadusto
Joseph Kosala
Avery Street
Stamford
Andrew Franc
Chesnut Street
East Port Chester
John Grisler
Charles Weneley
Dostsch
Trooper and Aide Wounded in Montauk Point Raid
Captain Tobey of the State police reported that Lieutenant Lynch confirmed a liquor raid at Montauk Point last night. The liquor involved totaled about 2,200 cases and Trooper Delmage and another man were wounded. Full details were to follow as investigation continued.
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White Plains
Tobey
State Police
Tonigh
Lynch
Bayside
Montauk Point
Delmage
Raid at Villa Club Triggers Guest Panic and Seizures
State police and federal agents raid a Woodlawn inn and a New York Fund run home in East Haven area. Pro prietors John Sengnolle and E Pardes along with Mrs Nellie Kusano face charges for running a speakeasy and a punch board device. Six bottles liquor seized at Woodlawn inn. Truck linked to Hamden man Ralph Tranerd. driver escaped. No arrests reported yet.
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John Sengnolle
Woodlawn
John A. Morse
New Haven
East Haven
Ralph Tranerd
Hamden
Bubonic Plague Fears Rise After Tampico Rat Found
Reports from Tampico, Mexico say bubonic plague symptoms appeared in a rat caught days ago, prompting Mexican authorities to step up measures though no human cases yet. Havana also orders fumigation of ships from Tampico and follows further precautionary steps as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Tampico
Havana
Mexico
Fine Easter Programs Highlight Trumbull Church Activities
In Trumbull on Easter Sunday the Congregational church featured special choir music and a solo by David Hickey of Long Hill. Rev. Emmons K. White preached at the parsonage, and a Sunday school concert was held. Various local residents and visitors enjoyed Easter events, with forthcoming minstrel and fire department activities announced.
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Trumbull
Congregational Church
David Hickey
Long Hill
Emmons KE. White
Emmons White
India
Lilian Brinamade
Ernest Ward
Dorothy Beach
Carrie Baulea
Farmington
Banford
Washington, D. C
Wilma
Mary Cthal
Newark
N. J
John Cthal
Trumbul
Fire Department
Elbert Brinemade
New Milford
Howard
Beach
Charette van Horn
Milford
Madelaine Hale
Stratford
Frank L. Wells
Charles Wheeler
Storrs
Wheeer
Edwin
Thornton
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Post Road
Center Street
Ralph EB. Sementin
Holly Street
Charles Soloman
Fairfield
Soloman
Sementin
Arthur J. Dennett
Joseph Strolin
Constabble Benner
Grace Hospital
Orchard
Gotse
Thomas Emacrudo
Andrew Ematrade
Ematrade
Louis Rizizzo
Thomas Ematrudo
Rizzito
Lena Clinsky
Commerce Street
Orange
New Haven Hospital
Glnsky
George Rothgeber
Gilbert Street
Big City
Columbus Avenue
South Orange Street
Westport
iSperal State Police
Wairfeld
Charles F. Fulley
Quincey
Mass
William Gorovky
Aiptham Letterman
Walter J Barton
Hioollyn
Gy Santora
Long Island City
Charles R Quigley
Santoro
Airfield
Steve Stanton
Hindenburg
Patrick's
Thor
Brick Presbyterian
Abie Collegiate
St. Bartholomew’s
Yark Avenue
John
Sun Yat-Sen
Presbyterian
Doetsch
Bad Hampton
Villa Club
Trumbull Church
Edgeworth Smokera
Edgeworth
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