Government leads five-state drive against European corn borer
The federal government with five states as allies has begun a campaign to halt the European corn borer invasion. Congress has appropriated 18 million dollars to back eradication efforts in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. Farmers must destroy corn residue by May 1 or federal agents will take over at farm cost. Dr. W. H. Larrimer directs the entomology bureau with Dr. A. F. Woods supervising scientific work and L. H. Worthley heading field operations.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
New England
W. H. Larrimer
Bureau of Entomology
A. F. Woods
L. H. Worthley
Educational leaders to dedicate Hartford seminary
Hartford Hart seminary foundation to host May 17 and 18 dedication exercises with speakers including Yale president James Rowland Angell Chicago Theological Seminary president Ordra Davis Union Theological Seminary head Henry Sloane Coffin and Wellesley president Ellen Fitz Pendleton. Other speakers include Theodore M Soares and S Parkes Cadman Bishop Francis McConnell and William Horace Day. President William Douglas MacKenzie will deliver an address.
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Hartford
James Rowland Angell
Yale
Ordra §. Davis
Chicago Theological Seminary
Henry Sloane Coffin
Union Theological Seminary
Ellen Fitz Pendleton
Wellesley College
Hartford Seminary Foundation
Theodore M. Soares
University of Chicag
S. Parkes Cadman
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Francis John McConnell
Pittsburgh
Wiliam Horace Day
Bridgeport
Wlliam Douglas MacKenzie
Excerises
Lightning strikes Ansonia house forces families to flee
Ansonia residents were awoken at 3:36 am when lightning struck the wooden dwelling of Mrs. Agnes Helmatis at 25 Fifth Street. The attic fire caused $2,000 in damage, portions insured, prompting three families to evacuate to the street as fire crews contained the blaze.
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Ansonia
Agnes Helmatis
Fifth Street
Ain Akaron
New Anaconda copper plant to boost power demand
Anaconda Copper begins a new electrochemical zinc plant near Anaconda, set to start early next year. It will raise Montana Power Company load by about ten percent, requiring roughly 30,000 horsepower daily. The facility will be about half the size of the current Great Falls plant, which is also served by Montana Power.
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New York
Anvil
Anaconda Copper
Anaconda
Montana Power Company
Great Falls
Montana Power
PARDONS ARE GIVEN BY RHODE ISLAND SENATE
The 1927 Rhode Island Legislature ends with thirteen pardons granted, all to murderers, including a Bristol gang leader, amid debate on the reprieve system. Highlights include Senate redistricting, voter qualification abolition in cities, absentee voting, a gasoline tax, and seven million for state buildings. Women may serve on juries. a commission studies criminal statutes. arson laws strengthened and fire prevention regulated.
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Providence
Senate
Bristol
Justicial Council
Bequest Funds Annual Dinner for Behr's Seven Friends
Cosmos Hamilton and friends will dine well each year as Fritz Bernard Behr, inventor of the monorail, bequeathed 37 500 the interest to provide his seven best friends with an annual dinner. The last survivor receives the principal.
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New York
Cosmos Hamilton
Fritz Bernard Behr
Geta
Alleged Blackmailer Pleads Guilty in Court
Edmund G. Day, 32, pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing 486 dollars from hotel proprietor Stanley G. Burd of Peekskill, N. Y. He had been arrested for attempted blackmail of Edsel Ford. the blackmail charge was withdrawn. Day, held for investigation, allegedly sent letters to Hoisel Burd and Ford predicting harm to Ford's nine year old son in exchange for payments.
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N. J
Edmund G. Day
Gulfport
Mass
Tdsel Ford
Crand
Stanley G. Budi
Peekskill
N. C
Day
Hoisel Burd
Ford
Edsel
Dune
Ex Senator's Wife Dies in Baltimore
Evalyn Kanece, wife of former United States Senator Joseph I. Kanece, died in Baltimore after months of illness aged seventy two. A Fort Deposit, Maryland native, she helped found the Lome Institute to educate poor youth and served as president of two banks started by her first husband, Mr Tome, continuing after his 1898 death. She married Mr Franco in 1909.
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Baltimore
Evalyn
Franre
United States
Joseph I. Kanece
Washington
Fort Deposit
Jacob Toye
Lome Institute
Tome
Franco
Yale News Names Three Freshmen Editors
April 22. Yale News announces three freshmen from the class of 1850 chosen for the staff after preliminary competition. Maurice F. Manson of Duluth Minnesota Adrian Lambert of New York City and Raymond W. Ellis of Charles City Iowa were selected instead of the usual single editor.
Montville Church Destroyed by Fire
The Methodist church at Uncasville in Montville was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike hit the belfry. Fire loss is estimated near 60900 dollars. Pastor Rev. Charles Smith and his wife are away at a conference in New Bedford, Massachusetts. A nearby cottage sustained minor damage from debris.
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Uncasville
Holt
Charles Smith
New Bedford
Maas
Bolt
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