Monument Defaced by Boys Leads to Scrub and Lecture
In Seratford a vandalized monument prompted neighbors to report the incident to police. Boys were found to have defaced the memorial and were made to scrub away paint using borrowed brushes. One youth faced restitution for tree damage, while a separate event announced an entomology talk by Dr. Bryton Murata and a retirement obituary for Chal Var veteran Murphy detailing his Civil War services and family.
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Seratford
Westerlay
Igonumou
Wathole
Puaholmien
Edward Mandisset Invest
Ate
WNO
Nad
nauLe
Cobeys
Biurk
Mee
Keonis
Brie
State Agriondmal Vivne- F.mensation
New Haven
New England
Hfo
Ani
Vyt Associa
Candlesticks Will Be Milford's Gift At Rotary Meet
Milford Rotary club plans a decorative gift for the Massachusetts Rotary district conference in Pittsfield. Beavyl brass candlesticks from the Milford Manufacturing Co. will symbolize the town s hospitality as delegates travel to the event.
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Milford
Rotary Meet
Pittsfield
Bridenport
Massachusetts
Tvary Arty
Ehab
Rotland Manufacturing Company
Rotary
Bogeis
Foner
Reow
Fred Wobans
Plernie
Alm
Cercertion
Herpard
Gyraram
Foenk Chan Wales
Hadar
Claude Balmer
Jareda
Peter Campbell
Jennie Smith Smith
Richard Thaetha Russ
Helen V Mooberriel
Burt
Vieta Matton
Myrtle Tulmer Srath
S.lney Cooke
Amerios
Phalen
Bes Garmins
Tira
Brookfield Missionary Society Holds Election
The Brookfield Congregational Missionary Society planned to meet Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Oscar Jamson's Center home for its annual meeting and officer elections for the coming year. The event follows the group’s prior success with the play The Sky Riders by local youth in New Preston and Danbury performances organized by the M. I. club at the local church.
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Laqokefield
Brookfield
Wiret Congregational
Danbury
M. I. Mh. Club
Vaat Church
New Haven Rail Plan Aims Pension Fund For All Employees
New Haven railroad considers a pension schedule requiring monthly contributions from the company and workers into a common fund. The plan, discussed at a directors meeting set for April, would go to employees for a May 1 referendum if approved. The 1924 annual statement shows 31,741 employees would be covered.
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New Haven
Jay
Em Moyes
Industries Appeal for Lower Valuation in 1924 Assessments
The Columbia Phonograph Company and American-Canadian Properties file appeals in the Superior Court seeking reductions of 2,544,789 on the 1924 grand list. Columbia items machinery and inventory at 1,407,000 while buildings were unlisted. assessors raised the total to 1,631,187 with 594,487 for buildings and 994,500 for machinery and 1,449,000 for inventory. American-Canadian valued machinery at 152,585 and buildings at 775,187. assessors set 271,000 for machinery and equipment and raised the total. No relief granted.
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Columbia Phonograph Company
Propeties Company
Superion
Alfred W. Burdick
Board of Reef
Easter Social Roundup In Huntington Community
Huntington residents report a busy Easter period with numerous social visits and gatherings. Notable attendees include Miss Bertha Sehneider, Hubie Schneider, and extended family from Bridgeport and Philadelphia. Local homes hosted card games, meals, and cheerful greetings amid community updates and hospital recoveries.
Equal rights stance debunks race inferiority in Bridgeport talk
Frank Jew Raymond declares equality under the Constitution during the Bridgeport Junior Chamber lecture on Making Good in Business at Stratfield hotel. He cites Roger Williams and Marconi as examples of intellect and language not defining worth, notes age milestones and warns about tax return secrecy revealing personal truths.
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Frauk Jewis Raymond
Bridgeport
Hambar of Commerce
Stratfield
Roger ‘Willliams
Rhode Island
Marconi
Ohio
Steinmetz
United States
Mr.Raymond
Ife
Family quarrel ends in large liquor seizure
Easton April 14. A domestic dispute ended with John Cassett in the hospital and Frank Cassett jailed on $1000 bond for assault after a bottle struck John’s head. The elder Cassett allegedly housed eight barrels of wine and two of cider along with six barrels buried in the cellar sold illicitly, prompting a state police search and seizure.
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Easton
Theather
Ralnus
John Cassett
State Road
Frank Cassett
Cassett
Cangell
Justice of the Peace
Eplili
Justice Hill
H. Bigelow
Tthe
Uassett Home
Bigelow
Ansett
Mysterious fire destroys Greenwich home
A $50,000 blaze in Greenwich destroyed the David Banks homestead on North Street. The fire, started in the kitchen, was believed incendiary. The property, once owned by Henry T. Drinkwater and William Smith Bary, had served as Asmithy Health Farm sanatorium. Nearby, John Skolnick of 14 Crosby Street was injured by an illuminating gas jet and carried to Stamford Hospital after his rooming house fire.
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Greenwici
David Banks
North Street
Henry T. Drinkwater
Willian
Smith Bary
Rose Smith
Robert Smith
James White
B.T. Holmes
Stamford
jJohn Skolnick
Crosby Street
Skolniel
Lfe
War Declared in Fairfield County on Tubercular Cows
In a nationwide effort to stamp out bovine tuberculosis, Fairfield County Connecticut reports high infection rates reaching 15 percent in cattle. Federal and state authorities, with dozens of veterinarians, test thousands of livestock monthly as indemnity payments and accredited herds expand, tracing the disease to European cattle imports and noting progress across multiple states.
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Fairfield County
George H. Manning
Washington
Connecticut
Pairfield County
Windham C
Congress
J. A. Kiernan
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wreshington
Dr. Kierran
Kiernan
Tnlaime
Seattle
Federal
Stata Lana
United States
Indictments in Million Dollar Swindle Named Infractions
SEW YORK April 14. Indictments charged two sealed cases in U S District Court over a $1,000,000 mail fraud swindle. Adolphe Topper Angel Irving Sass Abraham A Lichtman John Con Conn named along with two fugitives. Indictments say stock in a bullet proof glass company was sold nationwide with government sales alleged but profits diverted to salaries and commissions.
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Sew
York
Hight Amen
United States District Court
Adolphe Topper
New
Harry L. Gold
Txs
Angel Irving Sass
Englewood
N. J
Abraham A. Lichtman
Brooklyn
John & Con
Conn
Mattusk
Arkansas
Wartforn
United States Trial Attorney's
New York
George Jk. Cohen
Samer Atants
Hartford County
Hela
Krantz
United States
Late Bulletins Murderer Reprieved in Springfield
A sprawling, chaotic wire service bulletin cites Governor Smalteday halting Bernard Grant’s execution in Springfield Louisiana, delaying his hanging to August 14 after a Chicago conviction for murdering a police officer. Poison victim dies in Indianapolis, a Ku Klux Klan case arises in Indiana, and a Hartford Jersey arrest looms over sealed indictments.
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Springfield
Smalteday
Bernard Grant
Chicago
Indianapolis
Maige Oboerhollster
Stevenson
Ku Klux Klan
Mdiana
Ufe
Backlash of 1914 Burr and Knapp loan case surfaces in court
Clementine Richmead of Bridgeport seeks possession of Milford Beach property over unpaid 1500 mortgage to Ted Forgette. Judge Jennings discharges jury, noting two innocent parties affected by a third party’s dishonesty. Forgette paid 21000 to Knapp after Knapp sold mortgage to Mrs Bidmead. liquidate that payment never reached Bidmead. Judgment expected for Bidmead. case headed to Supreme Court of Errors for possible May term argument in New Haven.
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Burr and Knapp
Ivelge Newell Jennings
Clementine Richmead
Bridgeport
Milford Beach
Ted Forgette
Jennings
Burr
Knapp
Forgete
Bidmead
Supreme Court of Errors
New Haven
Igh Court
Supreme Court
Socialist Leader Forms New Belgium Cabinet Battle
Brussels April 14 The Socialist leader Vandervelde resumes the task of forming two new Belgian cabinets to replace Theunis government resigned April 3. He acts with King Albert and Socialist party council approval but faces a minority main hurdle as a socialist ministry must be Congress backed. Catholics and Federal elements threaten unity while Democratic factions may be courted to stabilize the government. Paris also notes Belgian elections shift capital flows as French capitalists pull back after Socialists gain ten parliamentary seats.
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Brussels
Belgiuim
Minne Vandervelde
Jeager
Justice
Theunis
Albert
Socialist Party
Vandervelde
I Fhe
Paris
T/Information
Belgium
Boy almost killed as father's car strikes tree in Fairfield
Thirteen year old Leon Lebenthell suffered a deep facial wound from glass during a crash when Bernard Lebenthell of New York lost control near Santa Cover. Dr Thomas F. Davis treated the injury with stitches and drainage after the car hit a tree. The father was arrested by Constable F.T. Elwood for reckless driving and appeared in Town court Thursday with possible further charges.
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Leon Lebenthell
Fairfield
Leon
Bernard Lebenthell
New York City
Lebenthell
Giusa
Thomas FY. Davia
FT. R. Elwood
Boy Merola 14 Dies After Car Collision in New Haven
Frank Merola, 14, of 432 Chapel Street, died at St. Raphael's Hospital after the car he rode in struck a parked truck on St John Street near East Street. Police seek Laula Brangt of 72 Wooster Street, alleged driver. The crash occurred as another car approached, causing the driver to pull aside and collide with the parked truck owned by William J Clancy of 9 Courtland Street, Bridgeport.
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New Haven
St. Raphael's Hospital
Frank Merola
Chapel Street
St. John Street
East Street
Laula Brangt
Wooster Street
Mercla
William J. Clancy
Courtland Street
Bridgercort
Dr. Sherer Chosen President by County Doctors
Dr. Henry C. Sherer of Norwalk was elected president of the Fairfield County Medical Association at the annual meeting in the Welfare building. He succeeds Dr. J. St. Coons of Bridgeport. Delegates to the state convention were named, and the afternoon featured a paper on the place of physio therapy in medical practice by Dr. H. C. Stewart of New Haven.
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Henry C. Sherer
Norwalk
Fairefield County Medicval Association
Welfare Building
J. ST. Coons
Bridgeport
F. L. Day
FB. Parmelee
Ll. A. Harvey
F. WW. Stevens
W. A. Lafield
W. F. Gordon
Danbury
W. F. Gorgon
Bela Smykowski
J. D. Gold
C. D. Godfrey
B. M. Parmelee
Stratfield
H.C. Stewart
New Haven
Stewart
W. Arthur Lalffeld
Lewis G. Cole
Bridgeporters Attend Boston Welfare Conference
Bridgeport delegates participate in the New England conference opening in Boston and running to Friday. Attendees include Mrs Mary Cassin and Miss Alice Chapman and Katherine Rose with local agencies aiding neglected children. The program features informal discussions, round tables, and talks on health, mental problems, psychology, and field work with problem children.
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Philo
Boston
Harry C. Solomon
Boston Psychopath Hospital
Oliver Cooper
Massachusetts Department of Hygiene
Lucy Wright
Harvard School of Social Ethics
Four Die When Auto Struck By Train At Crossing
Four members of a Worcester family die in a highway railroad crash at a crossing on the Pancoag line of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad near Saintfield Rhode Island. A fifth woman is critically injured and taken to hospital. Victims include Mrs Frank Paul of Worcester and Mrs Charles Darwin of Worcester. The party was en route from Providence to Worcester when the tragedy occurred around 7 pm.
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Providence
R. I
Rhode Island Hospital
Pancoag
New York, New Slaven and Hartford
Stalthield
Paruun Pike
Membee
Trck
Worcester
Tives
Frank Paul
Institute Road
Charles Dawin
Earle Street
Wc, Poller
Boylston
Mase
John Lindblad
Stanton Street
Manly
School Street
Worqester
Justice Beach Rules City Liable in Lake Workmen Case
Justice Beach of the Supreme Court of Errors holds that the city of Bridgeport is responsible for compensation to a special policeman hurt on January 1, 1922. Frank B. Lake, represented by Clifford B. Wilson, is awarded about 5000 dollars, with the court ruling the officer was an employee, not a casual worker, and that the city must pay under the Workmen's Compensation act. The decision emphasizes the officer’s duties, city supervision, and statutory expansion of who qualifies as an employee, affecting future police board practices.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Justice Beach
Supreme Court of Errors
Frank B. Lake
Take
Lake
Vrage
Clifford B. Wilson
Beach
Board of Police Commissioners
Police Department
Edward T. Buckingham
Polos
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Aphram B. Murphy
Whithhead
Mourprhury
Casa
Sassi
Lee
Park
Murphy
Fred Perry
Jlosaph ‘Lai
Stober
Lincoln
Brookfield Missionary Society
Columbia Phonograph
American Properties
Huntington
Lilntengton
Miss Bertha
Neilie Sehneider
Hubie Schneider
IMO Social
Haster Sundas
Berg
Butor Setor
Nusbaum
Louis Salvin
Tina
Moss Nuanau
New Jersey
Tarry Croidmann
Kvan Goldman
Philadelphia
Ireeuh Tatas
Empion
Waverly Street
Mise Irene Penny
Bridgeros’ Hospital
Wendors
Tuma
Lews Pavelko
Stephen Joe Risky
Booths Efil Street
George Bartlet
Stratford Is A Giest
George Shelton
Joseph Lube
Jeannette
Peink
Albert Nopaca
Pulaski
Wranses
Fredirick
Trinity
Raymond
Marconi and Steinmetz
Father
Greenwich
Hartford
NAW Tavern
Dasabaid
Glenford
Ulster
Vishkin
Salam
Mass
Datroimt
Ateh
Jretralt Moison Company
Preach Landing
Ypsilan
Campant Office
Turon
French Landing
Lake Fri
Eldon Liquor
Winlimantion
Michael Hosa
Theheay Mass
Rom Ranner
Howor
Shan
Nicholas Leonda
Ross
Hiad
Wistsor
Peter LaSalle
Martford
Windsor
William ¢. Wagzard
Wartford
David Master
Vasalic
Artlord
Aprib
Enble Lolities Remponiesion
Danbury and Bethel Wagned Electric Company
Canal ‘Street
du Danbury
Henry C. Wilson
Ts Company
Borglum
Kansas City
Young
Stone Mountain
Gutzon Borghan
Hollins No
Randsiph
Atlanta
Wadsworth
North Adams
Mars
Palliot Whfere
James W. Wadeworth
Arthur J. Davis
Anti Saloon League
Troy
Anti-Saloon League of
James W. Wadaworth
Columbia
Bogota
Ne Ospina
Soneyang
Superior Court
Iboy
DR. Sherer
F. H. Goops
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