New York Woman Held as Key Witness in Norwalk Shooting
Negrese Fernandez of New York City is held in Fairfield County jail on $31,000 bail as a material witness in the Norwalk shooting July 30 at 20 Day Street. The hearing before Supreme Court Justice Jon W. Banks ordered her detention until Ruth Riley, a Norwalk resident, is tried. Odum remains in critical condition at Norwalk Hospital with a gunshot wound believed to be fatal.
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Thomasetts Fernandez
Negrese
New York City
Fairfield County
Norwalk
Junion Odum
Supreme Court
Jon W. Banks
City Court of
Ruth Riley
Negress
Govery
Odum
Ne Jackson
Halbyay
Hhe
Jackson
Riley
Fernandez
Office of State
William B. Corley
Worwalk
G O P Plans New Vote Drive
The Republican Town committee discussed methods to organize voters with districts forming committees. Chairman Alfred W Burdick said the party will cover the to-be-made field thoroughly and start after Labor Day with large activity after October 12, while not prioritizing primary enrollment. The meeting at Algonquin club preceded a social gathering.
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Republican Town Committee
Alfred W Burdick
Republican Party
Feld
Burdick
Iet
Cardleste Ier
Arthur Connor
Chatman Burdick
Algonquin Club
Rinvernis
Broess
Hail Causes Major Tobacco Damage Near Windsor
A severe electrical storm accompanied by hail estimated at 75 000 in tobacco damage swept Windsor August. About 125 acres of shade tobacco were damaged across several plantations including Hayden Station where a bolt of lightning struck John Butler of Prinbow, though he escaped serious injury. The storm tracked roughly half a mile wide and lasted about half an hour, destroying coverings on several acres of Otee Tobacco Company land.
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Windsor
Associated Press
Ball
John Butler
Prinbow
Otee Tobacco Company
Hayden Station
Three German Balloonists Enter Gordon Bennett Race
Berlin August 5 Associated Press three German business men will represent Germany in the Gordon Bennett balloon races from Detroit September 2 to 10 Fritz Elmermacher dealer in oils and fats Dr R Halben oculist and Hugo Kaulen merchant and manufacturer piloting a gas bag over the country’s paths are the entrants all over 40 years old Elmermacher from Munster is the most traveled balloonist with 165 flights since 1908 and has won multiple prizes Halben began flying after meeting a air corps captain and set a world record in 1024 for landing distance Kaulen from Barmen began flying in 1908 and set a long distance and duration record in 1923 with 1465 miles in 87 hours before a later Berlin competitor surpassed him
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Detroit
Fritz Elmermacher
R Halben
Hugo Kaulen
Eimermacher
Munster
Westphalia
Gelsenkirchen
Halben
University of Greifswald
Henry of
Prussia
Air Corps
Baltic Sea
Kaulen
Barmen
Rhineland
Osear Erbsloeh
American
Oslo
Paris
Stoeckel to weed out unfit drivers
Hartford August 5 By Associated Press in broad policy motor vehicle commissioner Robbins B Stoeckel announced a plan to deny or suspend licenses for drivers with mental illness, hospital or prison histories, or other disqualifying factors. He seeks state cooperation and public hearings to build a on file list of epileptics, drug addicts, habitual drunks, ex convicts and others deemed unfit to drive.
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Hartford
Associated Press
Robbins B Stoeckel
Connecticut Motor Vehicle
Stoeckel
Benjamin W Alling
Connecticut
Staeckel
State Department of Health
Varius
Varius Mental Hygiene Clinics
State Hospital For the
Norwich Hospital
Cheshire Reformatory School For Boys
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Eight enrollments on primary lists and rail/port plans
Eight prisoners applied to Registrars William Lounsbury and Thomas F White for primary enrolment. Six seek Republican lists and two seek Democratic. Applications accepted until 10 pm. last day is August 12 at 10 pm. Haifa port expansion tied to Baghdad Europe rail link, boosting westward gateway status. Jaffa oranges shipped to Liverpool illustrate growing regional trade amid harbor limits.
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William Lounsbury
Thomas F White
Mosul
Mediterranean
Haifa
Europe
Damascus
Bagdad
Far East
India
Mesopotamia
America
Asia
San Francisco
Liverpool
Former Denver Mayor Robert R. Wright Dies in Wilbraham
Former Denver mayor Robert R. Wright died at his sister Emily Wrights home in Wilbraham near Springfield. He was 82 or 83 and had summers in Wilbraham for years. A Civil War veteran, Wright served as mayor of Denver starting in 1891 for three years.
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Springfield
Mass
Robert Russell Wright
Denver
Colo
Emily E. Wright
Wilbraham
Wright
G Drivers Fail 10 Get Licenses Back At Hearings Here
Eight petitioners appeared before Deputy Motor Vehicle Commissioner Devereaux with two winning full license revivals. Pronezan, Barnwell, Pantaleone, Noel, Ahlstrom, Kiefer, Paprocky and Turens faced varied outcomes as the commissioner weighed prior records, recommendations, and pending appeals.
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Devereaux
Mqnor
Jervis D. Brown
Milford Town Court
Julius Bronezan
West Avenue
Devon
John F Barnwell
Carroll Avenue
Bridgeport
Barnwell
John Degnan
Bridgeport Plate Glass Company
Degnan
Avon Park
Stratford
Bainwell
Degnar
Paul Pantaleone
McKinley Avenue
Bridgepat
Jess Dilving
George F. Noel
Seaview Avenue
Noel
John E Ahlstrom
Danbury
Daiunk
Ahlstrom
Frederick E Kiefer
Courtland ‘Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Browst & Bons
Oakland Street
Melvin Hathaway
Connecticut Avenue
J R Amsel
Savoy Street
William Paprocky
Charles W Turens
Golden Hill Street
Joseph Nnasta
Mayors Asked to Speed Water Main Work
A Sylvan Crest delegation pressed Mayor Beh teng to urge Bridgeport Hydraulic Co to accelerate water mains across Woodrow Street to Sylvan Crest redtop. City officials estimate about 109000 dollars spent on North End improvements, with Woodrow Street paving among the major undertakings at City Hall.
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Sylvan Creat
William Behteng
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co
Woodrow Street
Sylvan Crest
Water Company
Bemeng
Far North End
Beh- Yens
City Hall
Sylvan Avenue
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Stratford Town Court
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Stratod Police Department
Criminal Common Pleas Court
DeRuyte Howland
Statford
Brown
Proneezan
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