Quake kills and injures in Chile and Argentina
Tremor struck Mendoza Argentina and Chilean cities including Santiago causing at least sixteen deaths and over fifty injuries with many structures wrecked and blackouts reported. Fire crews and ambulances faced debris and downed wires as panic spread over a wide coastal stretch.
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Santiago
Chile
Copiapo
Valdivia
Valparaizo
San Fernardo
Poljee
Xeten
San Bernardo
Colorado Blizzard Paralyzes Plains Deep Snow Strands Travelers
A severe late season blizzard sweeps Wyoming and Colorado with heavy snowfall and travel chaos. In Colorado a motorist, Higginbotham of Stevensville, Texas, dies after a bus strike near Greeley. Cheyenne experiences the worst April storm in seven years with over 14 inches. Sheridan reports 22 inches. Snow reaches two and a half feet in eastern Wyoming. drifts threaten homes. Forecasters warn clearing skies and resumed travel tomorrow.
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Denver
Colo
Wyoming
Colorado
Ceenppattathan
Plains
T Higginbotham
Stevensville
Texas
Greeley
Cheyenne
Sheridan
Loak
Tully
Job for Lederer is killed by Senate
Hartfort April 14 A bus furnished to create a job for former Representative Adolph Lederer Bridgeport active in the Twenty third senatorial district campaign was killed by the Senate today The measure aimed to create the office of supervisor of auction cars and carried a salary but the Judiciary committee reported the offices unnecessary and recommended an adverse vote
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Hartfort
Adolph Lederer
Bridgeport
Senate
Samuel C Shaw
Judiciary
Officer Retired and Trials Ordered at City Police Board
A patrolman, George Kiley, was retired on pension after a Discipline Committee review citing alcoholism. Patrolman James Engilah was ordered to face a second hearing for conduct unbecoming an officer. Allan J. Kennedy, electrician, was sworn in after two weeks as a new appointee following Joseph Lengyel’s pension due to physical disability. Kennedy is brother in law of Commissioner Stephen Boucher.
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Discipline Committee
George Kiley
Cormitter
Patrormay James YW Engilah
John McGirr
Danbury Man Dies Blamed on Alcoholism
Danbury resident Daniel Lopps, 45, of 29 Frank Hinl Street, died at Danbury Hospital last night, ruled a result of alcoholism by Medical Examiner Edward A. Stratton. He collapsed at a market on 46 River Street while attempting to place an order for his landlady. Passersby alerted staff. Lopps was taken to the hospital and died shortly after admission.
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Daniel Lopps
Frank Hinl
Danbury
Danbury Hospital
Edward A. Stratton
Loppo
River Street
Carroll Remains in Coma as Pardon Hope Fades
Earl Carroll, New York theatrical producer, lies in an acute coma at a Greenville, South Carolina hospital after being removed from a train on the way to Atlanta to begin serving a perjury sentence. Doctors report a serious nervous breakdown, with family at his bedside as officials note only a severe mental strain could prompt a pardon.
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Greenville
Earl Carroll
New York
Atlanta
Carroll
Carrol
Atemford Breck Tn
Byufire
St . Paula Church
Padruiedd
Milford Hillary Club
Lefiring
Wader
Achenon
Christ Church Stratford
Europe
Vincinic
Lada Aluetern
Chaplin
Michigan
Cause of WICC Fire Still Puzzling
Fire officials have not yet determined whether the blaze that destroyed station WICC in the Newfield building on Wednesday afternoon was caused by defective wiring in the building or a short circuit in the station’s apparatus. Chief Daniel Johnson said the fire was attributed to wiring but the exact source remains unclear. Officials at the broadcasting station claim a building wiring fault caused the fire, while Johnson noted a short circuit in the station the night before but could not confirm its location.
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Wicc
Newfield
Daniel Johnson
Johnson
Bridgeport Six-Point Limit on Bridge Contract
The article outlines a six point restriction on a Bridgeport bridge contract and notes related political and civic items. It reports on police, legal actions, and local civic notices affecting Fairfield County, including church building plans and parade considerations.
Passengers Rescued From Stranded Steamship Mary Weems
One hundred sixty eight passengers from the steamship Mary Weems were rescued after the vessel drifted at sea due to fuel pipe failures. They were towed to dock by the Bristol and entrained for New York.
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Philadelphia
Mary Weems
Bristol
American Flyers Set Endurance Flight Records
Two American aviators Bert Acosta and Clarence Chamberlin rode through 51 hours of nonstop flying to claim the world endurance records. Flying a Bellanca Monoplane, they surpassed 36 and 46 hour marks before completing the 51 hour stunt above Roosevelt and Mitchel fields. They landed at 12:42 PM after sustaining precarious fuel and wind conditions, marking a historic duration flight.
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Acosta
Chamberlin
Pega
Harvard
Sacco
Vanzetti
Dan
Thirida
Telte
Alain Mun
Thice
Alain Page
New York
Apy
Bert Acosta
Clarence Duncan Chamberlin
New Jersey
Giuseppe M. Bellanca
Roosevelt Field
America
Roosevelt and
Mitchel Fields
Bidding On Bridge Again Restricted To Six
The Yellow Mill Bridge commission decided to limit bids to six contractors again after a prior open call. The six invited firms from New York and New Haven and Boston area will prepare revised bids, with bids due May 18 at 11 a.m. The project has $350,000 more available, and bidding will use a selective method.
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Yellow Mill
Yellow Mil
Raymond Concrete Ile Company
New York
W. Blakeslee and
Sona
Lathrop and Shea
New Haven
H. P. Converse Company
Bowton
T Stewart and Sons De¢Wien
Masa
Waa
Three Die As Plane Crashes In Mineola
John P. Andrews thirty skilled Curtiss pilot perishes in a crash between Roosevelt and Curtiss fields near Mineola New York. Passengers Carl Stoll of Louisville Kentucky and Mary Seaman of Greenport Long Island die on impact. Andrews and Mrs Seaman die en route to Nassau County Hospital. Witness Sergeant Morris Wiseman reports the craft tumbled from 175 feet into a tailspin before demolition.
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Mineola
John P. Andrews
Carl Stoll
Louisvile
Mary Seaman
Greenport
Tong Island
Andrews
Roosevelt
Curtiss Fields
Gcurtise Field
Morris Wiseman
Mitchelfield
Mra. Seaman
D. A
Nassau County Hospital
Garden City
Curtiss Flying Service
Crippled Woman Dies Trying to Save 84-Year-Old Man
In Rumford Maine on April 14 AP reports Viola Rose 67 a caregiver employed by the Staras died while attempting to save Charles Kelly 84 a paralytic living ten miles away in a damaged farmhouse near the Seth Una. Police say Rose dragged Kelly to the doorway before collapsing. both bodies were found at the threshold.
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Rumford
Viola Rose
The
Stara
Charles Kelly
Sethel Una
Seth
Mra
Hose
Kelly
Woman leaps after taking gas in dental chair
In Pawtucket a dentist Dr Adelard J. Fortier died at his home after a patient, under partial anaesthetic, jumped from the chair during treatment. The incident occurred last Saturday and caused internal injuries to the dentist, with reports noting the patient was a woman.
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Pawtucket
Adelard J. Fortier
Jim
Stamford Block Fire Spurs Wide City Burnout
A February 14 bonfire driven by wind threatened almost an entire Stamford block. Damage to several buildings and other property is estimated around 60000 dollars. four firefighters were injured. Flames spread from a carpet cleaning plant on Washington Avenue to multiple residences and garages, destroying autos and straining city resources before the Sound Beach apparatus aided the response.
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Stamford
Washington Avenue
Henry A. Studner
George 8. Watrous
Bessie Timmons
Timmons
Watrous
Court Street Cisy
Sound Beard
Town Clerk Alone Can Make Voters in Connecticut
Hartford April 14 Town Clerk John Y Caldwell faced a legislative dispute over voter creation procedures. The Senate rejected a bill authorizing the town clerk to be absent with an assistant performing the duty, citing constitutional and administrative concerns.
Stage Beauty Marries Opera Star After Delay
New York April 14 AP reports stage beauty Mary Lewis, former Follies star and opera angel, wed Metropolitan Opera bass-baritone Michael Franz Bohnen after a subway mishap. They traveled uptown for City Hall ceremony, delaying Mayor James J. Walker and reporters for over two hours. The pair finally tied the knot as a crowd watched.
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New York
Mary Lewis
Follies Thematry
Opera
Angel
Michael Franz Bohnen
Metropolitan Opera
Baes-Barltone
City Hall
James J. Walker
Stamford Boy Dies of Injuries in Auto Crash
Stamford April 14 AP Mt thas Caruso four died at Stamford hospital tonight from injuries received April 10 when struck by an automobile operated by Tony Polla Potla Potla was investigated on a technical charge of newslaughter and pending an investigation by coroner John J Phelan was released on bonds of 4500
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Stamford
Mtthas
Caruso
Tony Polla Potla
Toraner
John J. Phelan
Harvard Law students seek clemency for Sacco and Vanzetti
A petition signed by 205 Harvard Law School graduates asks Governor Fuller to grant clemency to Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, condemned for murder and sentenced to electrocution. The petition, presented by defense committees, notes doubts about trial testimony and new evidence since the trial.
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Boston
Harvard Law School
Nicola Sacce
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Alvan T. Fuller
Law School
Nicola Sacco
Wao Felte
Pickets Enjoined at Raincoat Plant
Judge John R Booth signs a temporary injunction restraining striking raincoat makers from New York City from picketing the Bick Bros raincoat plant at 783 Jn Street. Counsel Henry B Shannon filed for dissolution. hearing set for Wednesday at 10. Alterations to the sprucing for the injunction denied by David Gindold. Strikers aimed to cause irreparable damage and disrupt business organization.
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Jacob
Isaac Bick
Bick Bros
Ji UN Street
John R Booth
New York City
Henry B. Shannon
Booth
David Gingold
Noir Ramncoat
Congreg
Seaplane Pilot Shatters Altitude Record
Washington April 14 AP Lieut George R Henderson in a navy Chance-Vought Corsair seaplane reportedly broke the seaplane altitude record by more than 2000 feet with an official reading over 29,200 feet after taking off from Anacostia at 3 26 pm and landing 1 hour 20 minutes later. Henderson born Pawtucket Rhode Island in 1893 and a Maine alumnus joined the service in 1917.
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Washington
George R Henderson
Bhava
Anacostia Field
Henderson
Nanking and Chinkiang Cantonese retreating expected to fall
Hartford April 14 Reports say Nationalist forces near Nanking and Chinkiang Cantonese retreating. northern troops along the Yangtsee hold Tangchow and nearby lines as Shanghai see further clashes between Cantonese Moderates and Radicals. Foreign observers note evacuation plans amid rising tensions.
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Nanking
Washington
Withérng Jung
Chiaki
Yangtsee
Tangchow Ts Noint
Wehu
Ad Willems
Navy Department
Half Million Site Purchase Considered for State Building
Hartford April 14 The Appropriations committees considered an item about a half million dollars for buying a site on Washington Street to house a state office building and relieve capitol crowding The planned 860000 square foot parcel fronts Washington Street and is tied to options already acquired Members include Comptroller Salmon Motor Vehicle Commissioner Stoeckel Senator Robbins Representative Lynch and Phoenix Mutual President Milligan
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Hartford
Appropriations Committees
State Capitol
Washington Street
State Highway Department
Fone
State Comptro
Frederick M Salmon
R. B Stoeckel
Lee Roy Robbins
John F. Lynch
Milligan
the Phoenix Mutual
Senate Holds Line on Rules as Bills Move Between Houses
Hartford April 14 Senate avoids hastening business by not suspending rules for immediate sending of House bills to engrossing and Senate bills to the House. Two weeks earlier such action was taken. last week Samuel C Shaw proposed it but faced opposition led by Senator R. Leland Keeney. The body adjourned until next Tuesday, finishing the week ahead of the House which debated the licensing bill.
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Fartford
Senate
House
Samuel C. Shaw
Leland Keeney
Somers
American Consulate Burned in Durango Mexico
Destruction by fire of the American Consulate at Durango, Mexico was reported to the state department. The blaze was discovered around 2:30 this morning in the building housing the consulate, destroying all consular property including archives. Consul Myers did not report a cause.
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Washington
Durango
Mexico
State Department
Davis J Myers
Myera
Veteran Miner Leads Nineteen Trapped Men to Safety
John Cameron, a veteran miner, guided nineteen coal miners to safety from the Old Wise mine near Henryetta after floodwaters trapped them 96 feet below. Rescue teams sunk two shafts as water from Coal Creek poured into abandoned passages, while Cameron navigated the dark tunnels to reach the trapped men through a small cable connection.
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Henryetta
Ola
Old Wise
John Cameron
Cameron
Duncan-Mc-Kay
Rugh
Coal Creek
Banka
Chambera
Wise
Woman Slayer 70 Pace High Come Norwalk Trial
Norwalk April 14 Mrs Eadle Ruscello denied the murder of her Tusbdpe Ruscello on April 5 bound to the May term of the Superior court after arraignment before Judge Freeman Light. She shot her husband during a struggle over a gun as he allegedly attacked their year old daughter. The coroner’s finding previously exonerated Mr Ruscello.
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Norwalk
Eadle Ruscello
Ruscello
Superior Court
Freeman Light
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