Mother and four children poisoned by mistaken mushrooms
A mother Mrs Anna Gulick 46 and her children Anna 14 Olga 8 Mabel 5 Stephen 10 were taken to Bridgeport Hospital in serious condition after eating mushrooms given by a friend they believed to be edible. A neighbor summoned aid. doctor L M Rowe treated them, stomachs were washed, and four children plus mother showed improvement by night. The husband’s whereabouts unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Anna Gulick
Konsuth Street
Anna
Olga
Mabel
Stephen
Mas
Rowe
L. M. Rowe
Mra Gullick
Debt totals rise as Paris delays repayment to Washington
August 9 AP Georges Clemenceau’s open letter to President Coolidge is ignored by officials who cite the Mellon Berenger settlement. They note a principal debt of 407,006,009 dollars for war supplies to France, with a five percent interest rate, and predict consolidation with other war debts under the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georges Clemenceau
Coolidge
America
Washington Authoriies
Menice Dale
France
Clemenceau
Gangster Held in Probe of Shooting Feud
Heman Brown, ex-pogtlist and Motican gang member, arrested on a warning charge in a shooting probe on Sunfax morning August. He was released on a $1,000 bond. Early Sunday at 1130 Pembroke Street, Joseph Maimiern and two companions rode on Nori Main Street when a car with occupants fired, part of a feud between the ast des and the Muhleans. Police expect further action as the violence escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heman Brown
Nifee Reer
Motican
Joseph Maimiern
Pembroke Street
Nori Main Street
Orcipants
Sound of Meteor Radio Noise Sought By Scientist Fans
New York scientist Dr William J Fleher of the Harvard Observatory will lead an experiment with Radio News to detect meteor shower noises. Hugo Gernsback of Radio News invites fans to participate by tuning radios and recording any sound heard when meteors streak the sky on August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Auy
Jane
William J. Fleher
Harvard Observatory
Radio News
Wadiy
Hugo Jernsback
Raulo
Great Med Teoms
Brimport News Briefs Chronicle Turmoil and Tragedy
A chaotic bulletin reports a garage explosion on Chrome Street injuring a mother and four children after ingesting poison mushrooms. It cites arson and fires in Timbart, a police incident on Patrick O'Brien, and bouts of court and political tension across counties. Also notes open beaches, tobacco payments, and a national primary race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burma
Chorme
Timbart
Patrick O'Brien
Ieslan
Tage
Forgers Use Richard Connell Name in Imposter Scam
The author says an impostor using the name Richard Connell has caused embarrassment by forging checks borrowing money and committing other crimes in Weatport and other places. Mrs Louise M Silcox secretary of Authors League of America notes many authors have fallen victim to such impersonations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Connell
Weatport
Roleses
Louise M. Silcox
League of Ameryira
Writer claims to hold Kitchener remains in Norway
A freelance journalist Frank Power announced to the British Admiralty that he found the body of Earl Kitchener in a Norwegian cemetery. The official denial stated no Hampshire crew bodies were found on the Norwegian coast and that recovered remains were from the Jutland battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
Alliance
London
Admiralty
Frank Power
Earl Kitchener
H. M.S
Hampshire
Norway
Orkney Islands
Archangel
Frussia
Kitchener
Jutland
Officer Stops Runaway Horse On Water Street
Traffic Officer Patrick F. O'Brien, off duty yesterday at 2 46 pm, subdued a panicked horse to save bystanders. He sustained multiple bruises and possible internal injuries after the animal threw him against a dump-cart and the sidewalk. He remained in St Vincent's Hospital as the wagon crew freed the animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick F. O'Brien
Waterstreet
Fairfield Avenue
O'Brien
St. Vincent's Hospital
O'Briens
O'Bren
Sensitive Machine May Test Hall Mills Pig Woman Story
In Rochester a plethysmograph device to measure emotional responses may be used in the Hall-Mills murder probe. Salisbury of the Vocational Psychological Institute said a defendant’s counsel proposed testing June Gibson. He added the state likely would bar such witness examinations. The instrument records heart, skin, and facial reactions to suggestions via drums and pantograms, signaling violent responses by graph changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Hall-Mills
Salisbury
Vocational Psychologial Institute” of
de Fenunounsel
June Gibson
Stove Explodes Revealing Large Moonshine Plant in Garage Fire
An exploding gasoline stove at 500 Thorne Street caused a fire that destroyed a garage and uncovered a large moonshine operation. Firefighters found a hundred gallon still and barrels of alcohol. Garage owner Frank Crego denies ownership of the distillery. two men named Michaels rented the apartment previously. Police seized equipment and began seeking the suspects, with extensive paraphernalia moved to headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorme Street
Frank Cregro
Ave
Michaels
Greerle
Trumbull Praises Connecticut Economy at Banquet
Governor John H. Trumbull lauded Connecticut as an economical, debt free state with strong history and progress. About 200 residents from Norwalk Darien New Canaan and Wilton heard his praise of fiscal prudence and prewar income stability while highlighting highway growth without new bond issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darien
John H. Trumbullt
Cooldge
Connecticut
Norwalk
New Canaan
Wilton
Alfred G. Walton
Congregational Church
Stamford
Mark W. Norman
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Ats
Four Die In Bristol Fireworks Plant Blast
Four people were killed and many injured when a Bristol Fireworks Company plant exploded wrecking three nearby buildings and shattering windows across town. Victims included Giuseppe Giorgio, his wife, their son James Giorgio, and Luigi Tamburo. The blast left a mangled scene with decapitated remains and extensive destruction in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Bristol Fireworks Company
Giuseppe Giorgio
James Giorgio
Luigi Tamburo
Giorgio
Patel
Fifmay
Tambrin
James
Alorgio
Teachers Resignations Open 18 Positions at Board Meeting
At yesterday’s Board of Education session 16 resignations were accepted and a two teacher leave granted. Eighteen graduates of the State Normal School were appointed to fill 18 vacancies, with plans to place them by June 1926. Resignations include Marion Hourke, Katherine Lyons, Josephine Conklin, Lila Barnum, Anna Burns, Edwin Aten, Florence Macencrone, Lorena Robbins, Emma Moller, Dorothea Williams, Mabel McNamara, Margaret Maher, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Samester
Bridgeport
State Normal School
Carrol R. Reed
Normal School
Marion Hourke
Bryant School
Katherine Lyons
Wheeler School
Josephine Conklin
Whittier
Lila
Barnum
Maplewood
Anna F. Burns
Waltersville
Edwin L. Aten
Columbus
Florence Macencrone
Hallen
Lorena Robbins
Lincoln School
Emma G. Moller
Prospect School
Dorothea Williams
Central High School
Mabel McNamara
Margaret Maher
Congress High School
Margaret Meher
Blake D. Prescott
Warren Handing High
Joseph
Spain and Italy sign new arbitration treaty
Madrid reports a Franco-Italian arbitration pact aimed at pacifying postwar Europe. The agreement, signed in Madrid and Rome, pledges mutual aid and weighs on the Mediterranean balance as both nations seek to deter unprovoked aggression and restore calm after regional upheavals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Spain
Madrid
Juguayia
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Mediterranean
Tribuna
League of Maions
Tavaro Italia
Dlavent
Two More Fires Spark Hubbard House Probe
Six fires in two weeks at Watson Hubbard’s 147 Pembroke Street prompted a police probe led by Detective Sergeant Thomas Maloney. Firefighters responded to two incidents yesterday with no major damage as authorities expect a break in the case soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard House
Watson Hubbard
Pembroke Street
A Andall
Thomas Maloney
Bureau of Investigation
Ohio primary voters choose among 87 candidates today
Ohio voters head to the polls today for 87 Republican and Democratic nominees for state offices, Congress, the legislature, and county posts. The governor and U S Senate races attract attention while a constitutional amendment on property assessment for improvements sparks discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Congress
Vic Dohaney
United States
Supreme Court
Florence EB
Allen
Atles HM
Pomerene
Secret Marriage Revealed of John H Hammond Jr
Gloucester Mass August 9 John Hays Hammond Jr electrical research wizard inventor of the radio controlled torpedo has been secretly married for a year The bride Irene E Felton Reynolds daughter of Archibald Felton yacht designer and builder was divorced from Frederick Reynolds ex husband who says they wed in 1902 and parted in 1913 She is in New York while Hammond tours Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Mass
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Hammond
New York
Europe
Irene E. Felton Reynolds
Archibald Felton
Frederick Reynolds
French deputies balk at U S debt discussion plans
Paris August 9 AP French deputies decide to postpone consideration of the Mellon Berenger debt accord with the United States. A sub committee is to review the agreement, delaying ratification until October at the earliest amid cabinet opposition and concerns over public readiness in France for the Washington settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Poincare
Great Britain
Clemenceau
Coolidge
M. Marin
Pensions
Republican Union Group
National l#loc
M. Foincara
Bis
M Tardieu
M. Maurin
France
Washington
British Submarine H-29 Sinks With Five Dead
The British submarine H-29 sank at its moorings in Davenport dockyard near Plymouth. Five sailors died while six on deck jumped clear and were rescued. Officials cite possible causes including an overly sharp angle during mooring and water entering open hatches during a tilting test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Davenport Dockyard
Plymouth
Norwalk Man Dies Blamed on Poisoned Liquor
Norwalk August 9 William O'Donnell forty five was found dead in bed this morning poison liquor is blamed by Dr. W W Tracey medical examiner Deputy Coroner H C Stevenson to investigate tomorrow authorities report the case suggests lethal liquor exposure as the probable cause of death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fexaa
Ma’ Ferguson
China
Europe
To8 Politics Institute
Ohio
Oda Shoeléf
Heira
Scripps
White Pine Camp
Taena Bie Talaine
Norwalk
Gonn
William O'Donnell
W. W. Tracey
H C Stevenson
Escaped Leopard Seeks Marathon Distance in Jersey Hunt
A wild Indian leopard escaped from Middletown and reportedly ran seventy miles to Dover as Jersey search efforts resumed. Police hunted with a posse of volunteers and dogs, tracking the weary animal through Crane Hill road area while Bowman and others reported glimpses near General hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hleven
Aenthe
Jersey Hunt
Miles Spart
Bristol
North Bergen
Wewkan
Batt
Wes
Jersey
N. J
Olver W. Holton
Middletown
Dover
Counterman
Russell Bowman
Handolph Township
Bowman
General Hospital
Crane Hill Road
Tracka
Supreme Court Defines Moral Turpitude in Prohibition Case
Hartford August 9 The state supreme court in a decision by Associate Justice Frank D Haines holds that liquor violations under the Eighteenth Amendment involve moral turpitude though the penalty may not reach six months imprisonment The opinion defines moral turpitude as base acts in private or public duties and asserts that such offenses are not ordinary crimes The ruling references the Kurtz Farrington case in New Haven and notes the constitutional importance of enforcing liquor laws to sustain the federal prohibition framework
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
State Supreme Court of Errora
Frank D. Haines
United States District Court
Anna J. Kurtz
Daniel T. Farrington
George E. Hinman
Superior Court of
New Haven
Supremes Court
Causky
Ageinor Tal
Supreme Court
Flower Court
United States
Supreme Law of Tat Land
Haines Ix
Mainteni
Intermts
Ilans Corporation
New Haven Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Side
Pairtiely
Trumrigh
Stenney Arade Crossing
Lighthouse Point
Sowage
Stratford Pelice
Hronklyn Map
Hingham
Midgefield Today
Balkot
Germiqt
Coffe
Clemencea
National Assembly
Versailles
Snolnies
Anpehire
Btsini
Finante
Bowum
Cork
Beara
Lew Haven
Heros Pase Owasty
Fon
Jane da Etgoth
Provitene
Springfield
Yankee
Detroit
Tazeert
Math Withomer
Glenty
Hobie Jose Jack Dempers
Heena
MAW Tunnel
Lord Kitchener
Powers
Patrick F. O’brien
Therme Street
Rhode Island
New Jersey
North Regen
John Hay Hammond, Jr
U.S
Supreme Court A
EAM Mit
Justice Hain
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!