Rich bootlegger jailed despite appeal in Stamford court
Chanen Canal street Samford bootlegger was convicted in Lem mon Pleas court for illicit whiskey operations netting nearly 1 million dollars. Prosecutor and judges described him as a model offender who evaded law while living in a fine home. He received 60 days in jail and a 800 dollar fine after appeal reduced from prior sentence, with officials noting prior Stamford city court handling.
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Chanen Canal Street
Samford
Lemmon
Eime
eUrses
Wilishit Chinen
Court of Common Pine
Anen
Johr J Walsh
Ghanen
Fai
Stamford City
Containel
The Home Medicine Chest in Victorian Remedies
A fragmentary advertisement or article outlines a home medicine chest with tincture of iodine spirits peppermint essence castor oil and other remedies. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women’s ailments and claims decades of proven benefit.
Rain prayers bring rain to wrong place in Texas
Prayer efforts for rain in Dallas and Houston spread drought relief hopes, but reports say rainfall occurred hundreds of miles away across the Panhandle from the New Mexico border to near Kemas in Reeves County, Texas. The showers varied in amount, soaking areas distant from the intended locations.
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Dallas
Tex
Houston
West
Jesus
Panhandle
New Mexico-Oklahoma
Kemas
Reeves
Court Modifies Banks Decision in Wilton Case
In Wilton a Supreme Court order altered prior rulings involving Hartwig Lewman and Charles Baker of Walton against Jane Gal of Brooklyn. The case centers on property valued at about 25 000 dollars, leased for years by Daker, with earlier judgments against Newman totaling 740 dollars and mortgage notes for 1900 dollars. The bank held a first mortgage for 10 900 dollars. Gaul acquired rights and faced a foreclosure judgment, but a temporary injunction in Wolfe court delayed proceedings.
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Hartwig DO Lewman
Charles H Baker
Walton Aginst
Jane J Gal
Brooklyn
Mondecia
Supreme Court
Wilton
Daker
Norwalk Hardware Company
Newman
Common Pleasant
Albert Westmit
Norwalk
Bale
Pacific Coast
Gaul
Wolfe
Joseph Gray
Newm
Baker
Cgaul
Police Seek Owners of Distilling Equipment in City Apartment
Police seek the owner or owners of stills and equipment found in a first floor apartment at 428 East Street in New Haver. The scene yielded two complete 100 gallon stills, several smaller ones, a quantity of denatured alcohol, and paraphernalia used in whiskey manufacture. Authorities request owners to come forward.
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New Haver Ap
Reet
Westport Home Dispute Over Shared Summer House
Albert Balk and Mathen Branscombe clashed over a summer home at Compo Beach Westport valued at $7 000 Falk sought a half interest deed from Branscombe in superior court Judge Arthur Foills heard that Branscombe financed the project equally and Balk claimed a signed document recognizing his share Branscombe said the acknowledgment lacked value and signed under pressure from Falks wife The judge reserved decision and Branscombe later deeded the property to his wife while noting a history of business partnership shaped by tense relations
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Albert Balk
Mathen
Branscombs
Brookin Chemists
Compo Beach
Westport
Falk
Arthur Fo Llls
Superior Cour
Branscombe
Ted
Bronsto
Woman seeks $20 000 from estate in six years work claim
Suetoeth Astle of Bridgeport sues Jacob B Klein administrator of the estate of the late Elizabeth G Wilson, who died December 3, 1924 in Fairfield, in Superior Court. She states for six years she nursed Mrs Wilson, bought food, did laundry, paid for improvements to the Wilson home totaling 1530,000, but received only a $1,000 legacy. The administrator disallowed her $15,000 claim.
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Suetoeth Astle
Buidgeport
Elizabeth G. Wilson
Fairfield
Sill
Superior Court
Jacob B Klein
Wilson
Mre
Astle
Mra Wilson
Klein
Eleim
Gloria Gould Bishop Explores Russian Peasant Dances
Bridgeport writer Gloria Gould Bishop outlines Russian peasant dances such as the Cardas Mazurka Cossack and Oberlaus as part of a broader series on dance. She notes these dances demand freedom of movement muscular strength and control and cautions readers to study fundamentals before attempting Russian dance and ballet.
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Gloria Gould Bishop
New York Below Paris Or Berlin In Vice
A controversial report accuses New York actors and publishers of distributing salacious books and pictures. The article cites censorship fears and charges that theaters and publishers profit from obscene material, with critics accusing promoters of promoting unclean content.
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New York
Paris
Berlin
Babylon
Pana
Traffic Superintendent of Canadian Press Dies in Toronto
An official from the Canadian Press in Toronto dies suddenly while serving as traffic superintendent. The death leaves the newsroom with leaders and colleagues mourning the loss of a key operations figure.
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Canadian Press
Toronto
Ariit
Dancing advice from Mrs Bishop offered to Telegram readers
Mrs Bishop will answer questions on the art of dancing via Telegram readers. Send a self addressed stamped envelope for a personal reply and address communications to Bridgeport Telegram.
Darien Plans Special Meet Over Town Court Action
Darien voters face a special meeting to decide appropriations for a town court and police department now proposed by the Legislature. The part time judge would be paid about 1000 a year, with a prosecutor and clerk, while the police unit would include a chief a captain and five patrolmen. The measure faces notable opposition as critics push to block funding for the new offices.
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Spamford
tSpe
Darien
Unon
Police Department
Police Commission
Board
Tvinance
Chaiman
Bedaid At
Luence Hcpfield
First Selectman
Clarence Bouton
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Bridgeport
Henry A Bishop
Bishop
Mra
Gloria Good Bishop
Virginia Tanner
Cambridge
Plier
Quinty
Mass
Smith
Lingene
The
Smith-Murray Co
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Price
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