Easton zoning hearing on radio station plan eyed
Easton faces a public hearing on zoning ordinances adopted at a July town meeting. Charles B. Marsh leads opponents of WICC broadcasting antenna on Sport Hill while John H. Candee supports the station. A Saturday motion to rescind the zoning failed 77 to 54 as residents debate rights and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange Hall
Easton
Charles B. Marsh
WICC
John H. Candee
Zoning Commission
Board of Appeals
Candee
Sport Hill
Goning
Charles Keller
Registrar of Voters
Keller
Telegram
Howard L. Shaff
Samuel P. Senior
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Bentor
Marsh
Republican Town Committee
Candace
Zantou
Willard
Gilette
Chester Hull
George B. Beers
Willard Gillette
First Selectman FE. P Mills
Bears
Mills
Gillette
Bishop Manning Attacks Trial Marriage and Divorce
Paris July 3 Bishop William T Manning of the Episcopal Diocese of New York denounced trial marriages and divorces in a sermon at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. He warned of propaganda against Christian morality, saying Russia seeks to undermine morality and religion while similar attacks spread through literature, theatre, and some colleges and universities.
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Paris
Associated Press
William T. Manning
Episcopal Diocese of
New York
Snd
Bishop Manning
Russia
Capital Library 6 Workshop of Nations Scholars
The national capital gains recognition as a center for study due to the Library of Congress. It hosts 3,500,000 volumes, millions of manuscripts, maps, prints, musical works, and publications. Specialized collections and endowments build a faculty of experts in music, history, and arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Asseciated Press
National Capital
Library of Congress
Western Hemisphere
Met
Lbrary
Tts
Celebration ends with fireworks after Italian American feast
A final band concert and fireworks marked the second Pac feast ending last night at a vacant lot near Sherman Street and Waterview Avenue. Italian American parade participants and the St Prospero Society joined the Bridgeport Marine Band for a city procession, with Rev John Keane of New Britain delivering the sermon in Italian at St Marys Church. Mayor Belreng attended and praised the committee, promising a district playground within a year while committee members clarified funds would not go to old country churches but cover celebration costs.
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Pac
St. Panteleone
Sherman Street
Waterview Avenue
St. Mary's Church
John Keane
New Britain
Father Keane
Itallan
East Side
Old Country
Pasquale Flumara
Thay
Plumara
17 Mexican Police Held For Man's Death
Vera Cruz July 31 A police inspector two captains and fifteen policemen were ordered held for trial on charges of involvement in the killing of Luis Estrada on July 22. Estrada had slain a policeman during arrest and was himself shot by fellow officers while by the grave. The shooting caused a riot in Vera Cruz and prompted an official investigation.
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Vera Graz
Menleo
Associated Press
Luis Estrada
Estrada
Vera Cruz
Debs End Jail Thoughts Posthumously Revealed
Chicago July 31 The posthumous book Walls and Bars from Eugene V Debs outlines his view that prisons should give way to humane reform like hospitals and farms, linking prison to poverty. He notes no personal grievance toward Wilson and recalls kindness from fellow prisoners and officials during his many incarcerations. He reflects on his 1921 candidacy and the election results, recounting how early returns showed Harding victorious.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Eugene V. Debs
Nation Office
Socialist Party
Bereral
Dens
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Ambulance Crew Moves to Camp Trumbull for Training
Three ambulances and a truck transported the 153rd Ambulance Company to Camp Trumbull Niantic in enclos ed vehicles to keep them dry during rain. Two vehicles faced minor delays from a clogged gas line. The unit joined the 118th Medical Regiment for weeks of training with a focus on kitchen setup, close order drill, and instruction on ambulance handling and personal hygiene.
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153Rd Ambulance Company
C. N. GG
Camp Trumbull
Niantic
Chester E. Haberlin
M. D
Ammuance
118Th Medical Regiment
Kemal Pasha to Appoint Officials and Tighten Control
The article portrays Kemal Pasha as the most autocratic republican chief, with power to select parliament members through a loyal commission. It notes suppression of opposition last year, including closes, executions, and exiles. Gazi’s Europe return is framed as a new triumph, with promises to purge dissent and reshape Turkish life to Western standards.
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Kemal
Socreign
Kemal Pasha
Gagi
Constantinople
Europe
Angora Republic
Dolma Baghtche
Gazialen
Gazi
Corryders
Baco
Husband Stayed Home Jailed After Forcing Wife to Work
Welter Dubois 45 wore his wife’s apron ten years while his wife earned the family’s living and paid him for housework. Testimony to Police Judge Lews S. Turner said he struck her during an argument. Dubois was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to get a job upon release.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Associated Press
Welter Dubois
Lews S. Turner
Dubois
Search for Boy's Body Proves Vain at Sea Near Nahant
Coast guards in Nahant Massachusetts conducted a vain search for 16 year old Melvin Letellier of Lynn who drowned while returning from Egg Rock in a homemade canoe. His friend Ralph Mulock of Nahant survived after their craft sank. Mulock swam 1.5 miles to shore to call for help but Letellier disappeared.
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Nahant
Mass
Melvin Letellier
Lynn
Ser
Letellier
Ralph Mullock
Nabnant
Egg Rock
Mulock
Mullock
Coast Guard
LetetHer
Drouhin May Sue Levine Report
Drouhin may sue Levine over a dispute affecting an airplane and return flight. Officials say the matter would be settled by French courts, while Levine and his representative claim harmony exists in the Columbia sample.
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Drouhin
Levine
Obituary notices from Bridgeport obsequies and deaths
Obituaries record drownings and deaths in Bridgeport area including Hazel Moss and Harold Moss. burial at Mountain Grove cemetery. Other notices list Thomas H Trelease Sr. Mary Sullivan. Mary E Lammerhirt. Miss Mary Eleanor Tichenor. Machel Micklus. Services set at local churches. private and public interments noted.
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Hazel Moss
Harold Moss
Rockaway
Long Island
Bridgeport
Isaac H. West
Wilmot and West, Inc
W. R. Scott
St George's Church
Alpha Kar
Wesleyan University
Edwin Moss
Cleveland Avenue
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Mars B. Tichenor
Mary Eleanor Tichenor
Lnte Crich
Catherine Dingwall Tichenor
State Street
Ufc
Emma K. Tichenor
Tichenor
United Church
United Church Quartette
Mountain Grove
Bay State Storm Kills Man and Injures Four in Rehoboth
A violent Bay State windstorm tore through Rehoboth killing Roland Isherwood of Taunton and seriously injuring four others, including the Waltons and an unidentified man. The storm toppled trees and downed wires, damaging homes and a church, with the town cut off from outside communication.
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Bay State
Rehoboth
Mass
Associated Fpress
Roland Isherwood
Taunton
Morton Hospital
William Walton
Walton
Isherwood
Bay State Road
Rehoboth Village
Congregational Church
Seekonk
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence
Waltons
Rehoboth Barracks
Two Arrested At Vanzetti Protest In New York
July 31. Sacco Vanzetti sympathizers stage impromptu City Hall plaza demonstration after police arrest two men for causing a crowd to gather and stirring a disturbance. About a score of speakers in Union Square urge gubernatorial pardon, condemn governor’s secret case probe, then march to City Hall and clash with police.
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New York
Associated Press
Sacco-Vanzetti
City Hall Plaza
Union Square
Alvan T. Fuller
Massachusetts
Sacco
Vanzetti
Broadwey
Po- Mee
Final Session Postponed in Naval Conference Talks
In conference circles the postponement is seen as a positive sign. Japanese negotiators are credited with steering the talks from a quagmire, avoiding a plenary session due to risks of collapse and friction. Viscount Ishii met with Mr Bridgeman and Viscount Cecil, with Britain still seeking a plenary, aiming for a harmonious overall agreement.
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Geneva
Ishii
Bridgeman
Gibson
Cecil
Queen Mary Meets seven year old fan at Buckingham Palace
A seven year old girl, Thaphne Messina of Port Elizabeth now in England, sent a letter to Queen Mary. The queen invited her to Buckingham Palace, greeted her warmly, and the king tipped his hat as the girl joined the royal car. The visit centered on a shy meeting with the queen and a cherished doll collection.
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Andrue Berding
Associated Press
London
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Thaphne Messina
R. J. Messina
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
England
Mary of England
New York State Reports Large Cash Surplus and Rising Costs
Albany July 31 The annual financial statement of Governor Smith shows a free cash surplus of almost 14 million dollars for New York state. The report notes reorganizing 200 agencies into 18 and highlights a 29,807,871.50 rise in government costs from 1926 to 1927, with major increases in highways and bridges and education. Indebtedness to bond holders stood at 341,059,000 on July 1, down from 4315,520,000 a year earlier.
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Albany
WN. C
Associated Press
New York State
Smith
Department of Highways and Bridges
Education
Archbishop Mora Del Rio Sees No Hope for Mexico
Arch bishop Mora Del Rio, staying with friends in San Antonio, says religious freedom in Mexico is unattainable under current government and laws. He notes a year of tension, no priest in fifty two Sundays, and growing government tyranny. bishops remain ready to return only if laws or government change.
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San Anton
Tex
Mexico
Calles
Rome
Mora del Rio
Republic
Arc
del Rio
Bridge Builder Dies Inspecting Kennebec Draw Span
Charles Mallison of Pottstown Pa, manager of erection for McClintic Marshall, fell 50 feet while inspecting the Kennebec river bridge towers in Bath Me. He died an hour after reaching hospital. The draw span, to be lifted into place tomorrow, was postponed.
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Bath
Associated Press
Charles Mallison
Pottstown
McClintic Marshall Company
Kennebec River
Mallison
George T. Bullard
Bullard
Maliisey
Cornell
Conight
Orders Year’s Masses for King Ferdinand
Mrs. Marie B R Weber of 171 Central avenue the mother of a child blessed by King Ferdinand and Queen Merle of Roumania ordered prayers for the year for the repose of King Ferdinand’s soul Arrangements had been made for a solemn high mass or requiem after the high mass at the Orthodox Russian church Holy Ghost church on Hallet street Weber attended mass but misunderstood that the requiem had not been sung The Rev Anthony Ventaminoff officiating noted the withdrawal and Jas postponing the mass to a later service when Weber may be present
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Marie B. R. Weber
Central Avenue
Ferdinand
Merle
Roumania
Weber
Holy Ghost Church
Hallet Street
Signal cord saves drowning man in Jamaica Bay
New York July 31 A signal cord cut from a Long Island train by a crew member saved a juggling man from a capsized tailboat in Jamaica Bay A trainman Few J Moskowich from Arverne saw the danger leaped into the water and, after stopping the train, used the cord to pull the man to shore.
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New York
Uy Associated Press
Long Island
Jamaica Bay
J. Moskowich
Arverne
Bomb Wrecks Home of Canton Firm Head
In Canton Ohio a bomb exploded in the basement of William G Maxwell president of the Thomas and Maxwell Ice and Coal Co damaging his home and nine others. A second bomb failed to go off. Damages are pegged at about 100000. Maxwell and his wife were asleep and unharmed. Police suspect labor strife but Maxwell denies any enemies or employee trouble.
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Canton
Ohio
Associated Press
William G. Maxwell
Thomas and Maexwell Ice and Coal Company
Maxwell
Albert Thomas
Thomas
Clucsa
Radio inventor Hanscom ends life in home
Allan T. Hanscom, former Woonsocket Chamber of Commerce president and inventor of a popular radio hookup circuit, died by self-inflicted gunshot in his home after a night alone. His wife and two children were away in Falmouth, Mass., a maid found the body this morning. The Harris and Mowry department store link and his switch to radio circuit manufacture are noted, with no motive evident in his absence.
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Woonbocket
Associated Press
Allan T. Hanscom
Woonsocket ‘Ember of Commerce
Hansam
Childern
Falmouth
Mass
Hanscom
Harris and Mowry Company
Miss Harris
Judge Praises Man Who Offers to Pay Alimony
Chicago July 31. Judge David praises Cheater Andree who sued for divorce after 11 years of marriage for desertion. He commends Andree for proposing alimony, saying $26 weekly, though only $64 a week is earned, is fair. They have one child Everett, six.
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Chicago
David
Audree
Andree
Andrees
Everett
Stillmans Plan Five Month Motor Tour Through Europe
New York July 31 Asy Associated Press Bud Stillman and his wife Lena Wilson plan a five month motor tour through Europe. They will begin in Paris and travel by car, avoiding medicine at Harvard next year to focus on travel. Bud’s father saw them off at the ship and a stranger from Grand Anse lingered nearby.
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New York
Asy Associatees Press
James A
Bud” Stillman
Lena Wilson
Europe
Paris
Bud
Harvard
Grand Anse
Lena
Stallynan
Despondent woman drowns at Lake Noquochoke
Mrs Grace LaRocque 28 despondent after years of illness waited for her husband to leave their summer camp and waded into deep water at Lake Noquochoke Saturday night. She left behind two sons aged five and one year.
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New Bedford
Mass
Associated Press
Grace LaRocque
Lake Noquochoke
Robert W
Edward A
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Workshop OF Nations Scholars
New World
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Themes H. Trelease
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Nell M. Andrews
Edgar J. Myers
Alonzo Bailey
Thomas H
George L. Tretease
Clarence Ford
George T. Trelease
Tretease
Lakeview Cemetery
Mary ¥. Sullivan
Mary E
John Sullivan
Ells Street
Bridgeport Hospital
William
Ruth
Irene Gagne
Iullins, Scott and Redgate
Golden Hill Street
St. Michael's Cemetery
Abs. Macy
F. W. Kien
St. Paulus Lutheran Church
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Meriden
Machel Micklus
Pembroke Street
Thirotay
Eged
Dela Fem
Losey
St. Gants RC
S. Michrets Cemetery
Danbury
Boston
Duxbury
Plymouth
Marshfield
KORTH
Plymouth Electric Light Co
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A. T. Hanscom
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Simpson Spring Co
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