Stamp fraud arrests hit parcel post clerks in city
Six postal clerks and carriers were arrested by U S Marshals after a three year scheme involving substituted cancelled stamps and overcharges. The men were charged with monors and held on bonds of 500 dollars each, with hearings set for September. Names include Joseph W Laupenstein Nathan J Stanley Thomas Murphy Samuel Salkowitz Elbert T Paterson and John R Cahlanen.
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John, Street Postofficn Annex
U. S
Doherty
Parks
United States
Hugh J. Lavery
T. J. Rice
BE. A. Courter
Joseph W. Laupenstein
Nathan J. Stanley
Thomas & Murphy
Samuel Salkowitz
Elbert T. Paterson
John R. Cailanen
Biezea
Ofice
Post Office
Stanley
Parcel Post Division
Tran
Six Die From Arsenic Pie At New York restaurant
Six people die and more than 100 are ill after eating arsenic tainted pie at The Shelbourne restaurant on Monday. The District Attorney and chemists traced the poison to a pie mix as investigators question a former employee Charles Abramson. Names of the deceased include Prefer, Tillian Gat, Ida Weissbure, Charles Mone, and Joseph Sandheimer.
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New York
Shelvourne
Samuel Drexter
Charles Abramson
Wis
Bramson
Tillian Gat
Ida Weissbure
Charles Mone
Joseph Sandheimer
Preffer
Tim
Tarsedt Yan
Insurgent Leaders Challenge Cornell To Prove Charges
Three members of the Twelfth District Democratic club deny contacting John T. King and demand proof of Town Chairman Cornell’s charges. Garry Paddock Frank D. Anderson and James P. Heneghan filed affidavits swearing they have not communicated with King and urged Cornell to substantiate his statements. The action follows Cornell’s recent assertion that King backed the insurgent movement financially.
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Anderson
Heneghan
John T. King
Eighth District
Cornell
Garry Paddock
Frank D. Anderson
James P. Heneghan
Twelfth District
Democratic Club
John A. Cornell
King
Pagdock
Homme
Mesars
E. Cohen
Bridgeport
Gornell
Frank Anderson
James Heneghan
Garry Paddick
John J. King
Joan T. King
J.T. King
Bir. Cornell
Franks D. Anderson
James P. Hanegian
DR. Cohen
Officials Qualify Charges Against Fairfield Officer
Fairfield officials qualify charges against Constable Hezekiah Elwood who faces a hearing on accusations of blackmail. The case centers on why he kept a man’s automobile after arrest in June and the related bond funds. The article notes procedural steps and possible penalties if Elwood did not report the incident to town officials.
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Elwood
Hezekiah Elwood
Carell Lane
Eywood
Ang
Hiwood
Carlson
Dutieu
Anauze
Cornell Fling at King For Trouble Sparks City Clash
An unanimous vote of confidence in Mayor Atwater and his administration followed a meeting with Democratic clubs. John A. Commell criticizes King and asserts Democratic strength amid national and state administration errors. The report notes urban unrest, party infighting, and potential effects on upcoming elections.
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John A. Commell
Allwater
Eighth District
Gernell
New Britain
Witerbury
Plumb Dies After Illness in Washington
Glen E. Plumb, noted attorney for major railroad groups and author of the Plumb Plan, died tonight in Washington. The death is attributed to an affliction of the heart from which he had suffered for months.
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Washington
Glen E. Plumb
Amnsel
Tinalxquen
Ralrom
Aeark
Boland Dies of Wounds in Irish Hotel Clash
Harry J Boland former Sinn Fein representative in the United States dies in a Dublin hospital from wounds suffered when troops tried to arrest him at the Grand Hotel Skerries He struggled with a soldier after being awakened by raiding party. Boland had been hiding in Skerries for some time. In Missouri Senatorial race James A Reed trails Breckinridge Long as Beed’s home precincts report.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Harry J. Boland
Sinnetn
United States
Skerries
Norsh
Trongs
Lhe National Army
Bolard
de Valeri
Boland
Bulbriggan
E Saldlurs
Freds
Nouis
Missouri
Reed
Long
R. R. Browser
Kansas City
Repiublican
Brewster
Johnes
Wilianm Sacks
Deer
Three Girls Rescue Man From Water at Fairfield Beach
Althia and Constance Noble with guest Miss Dorothy Waldo rescued Benjamin Goldberg from Fairfield Beach water after he faltered during a swim. The trio, aided by Mrs Noble and onlookers, located and brought him to the surface and to St. Vincent's hospital where his condition slightly improved but remained grave. The rescue occurred near the Noble cottage as witnesses described cramps and sinking followed by a long effort to revive him.
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Althia
Constance Noble
Goldberg
Fairfield
Frederik C. Noble
Fairfield Beach
Florida
Benjamin Golberg
Passaic
N. J
Whitehouse
Fave
Beach
Mrs. Noble
Peanig
Goldber
Noble
Galdbore
Bridgeport
William
Beacoc
H Donaldson
Dakfield
St. Vincent's Hospital
Wairfield
Goldborm Jy
Ba Vbant
Boyil
White House
Nespress de Beaudry
Siory
Walde
Guastance Noble
Wage conference call shows U S support for Lewis
Anthracite operators and bituminous coal interests show willingness to resume talks or accept arbitration. John L Lewis urged a Cleveland wage conference to set a basic scale, with mayors and governors involved in efforts to ease the coal labor dispute amid government pressure. Indiana operators decline Cleveland meeting as five state governors plan a separate conference on the coal crisis.
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Pialadelphea
Ailg
CAs+sociated Press
Cleveland
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Lawis
S. D. Warriner
Cmmittee
Six Die in Wreck Near Cincinnati on Sunday Train Collision
Six killed and more than fifty injured in a head on crash between a Cincinnati city train and a Sunday school excursion train at Lester station in the Lebanon suburb. Names uncertain in text. investigation ongoing by authorities.
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Associated Press
Lise
Ani
Cincinnati
Lebanon
Nother Tran
Lester Station
South Norwalk Man Killed Crossing Tracks
Stamford August 1 Jerry Colabella of South Norwalk was instantly killed by a train on the New York New Haven Hartford line as he attempted to cross the tracks at a private crossing near Springdale in an automobile. The wrecked car and loss followed. Colabella, an employee of Saunders Rubber Co, had just finished his day.
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Jerry Colabelian
South Norwalt
New Cura
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Springdale
Colabella
Saunders Rubber Com Y
Wreck injures man at New Haven area oiling hold
Westport man 26 was badly hurt when struck on the head by an object at an oiling hold in Ming Tork yesterday afternoon. He was taken to an emergency hospital where doctors treated a four-stitch head wound.
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Tajered
Wikinny Barging
Westport
Roy Srout
Ming Tork
Lake
A. 2B
Margolly
Railway systems reject seniority rights in wage dispute
Representatives from 148 railway systems vote unanimously against striking employees retaining seniority rights. Only two dissenting votes push for a stricter refusal of seniority conditions as the transport controversy continues.
Rail Heads Adjourn Meeting to Operate Roads
Rail executives adjourned the meeting rather than continue talks or negotiate. Facing a presidential warning, they must accept terms or open direct negotiations, choosing to assume full responsibility for the situation.
Government Control Now Likely
President Harding faced the rail strike issue after railway executives in New York rejected the administration plan on seniority. The White House gave no indication of further steps, as labor leaders’ Chicago meeting loomed and officials considered forcing a quick settlement possibly restoring prior railroad controls due to coal production stoppage concerns.
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Washington
Associated Press
Harding
New York
White House
Chicago
Proposals Rejected by Nation's Railway Executives
NEW YORK August 1 Associated Press Railway executives of the nation today firmly but courteously rejected the program advanced by the Harding administration for settlement of the rail strike. They were willing to consider conditional terms but insisted on unimpaired seniority rights and opposed reinstating strikers. The leaders of 148 roads declared the plan unacceptable and prepared to operate under existing forces, signaling continued forceful opposition and direct negotiations if needed.
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New York
Associated Press
Harding
Sestions
Alter
Robert 8. Lovett
Union Pacific
Seceytary of Commerce
Railyway
United Shop Crake
Thera X Hood
Ieannot
Assie
Hoover
ATORG
Phlan
Ureavinous
Rick Jf Nperatha
Atnding Committee
Hb FP
Lores
Taswern Conference
Telaware and Hudson
Kansas and Southern
Strikers Near Agreement on Harding Railroad Peace Plan
Striking workers show practical assent toward the President's railroad peace plan after a four hour session with a committee of ninety. Leaders offered no definite trend and would not comment on action. The meeting followed discussions on the President's proposals and included participation by labor officials and board members.
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Harding
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