Radio's Rulers Rebuke WICC for Easton Building Move
Washington reports that radio station WICC faced a federal hearing over building on Sport Hill Easton without a construction permit and seeking higher power and lower frequency claiming state-wide reach. Commissioners Bellows and Sykes pressed the case, questioning motives and legal adherence as testimony outlined local opposition and alleged neglect of the Radio Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WICC
Sport Hill
Easton
Wushing
Federal Radio Commission
Jonathan Grout
Bridgeport
Jacob B. Klein
Maurice E. Resluck
Connecticut
Harold D. Feuer
Bridgeport Broadcasting Company
Sykes
Reoro
Feuer
Bellows
The
Broadcasting Company
Raymond F Griswold
Sport HI
33 Killed as Chinese Market Shelter Collapses in Shanghai
An Associated Press dispatch reports 33 dead and 350 injured when a 450 foot long open shelter housing a public market in Shanghai collapses. The crowded structure had a heavy tiled roof but lacked a solid foundation, located near the French concession border.
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London
iBy Associated Press
Iilliel
Sassa Reuters
Shanghai
Prohibition Officials Dismissed Over Liquor Handling
Washington reports Arthur Mcpartie deputy of the prohibition commission in charge of the Payetteville NC office and federal agents were dismissed today on allegations they tampered with seized liquor assets.
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Washington
Associated Press
Arthur Mcpartie
Prohibition Commissions
Payetteville NC
Todey
Second Body Recovered After Plunge Into Zoar Lake
The second victim recovered after a Danbury car crash into Zoar Lake on the Housatonic River is William Franklin, nineteen, of 218 White Street. The other victim, George Babyak, twenty three, of the Ernst Hotel, Danbury, had been identified earlier. Police probe why a fourth man was in the car and why Franklin was not named earlier.
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Peter Saabo
White Street
Danbury
Zaar Lake
Housatonic River
Southbury
Leo F. Carroll
Ridgefield
William Franklin
Szabo
George Babyak
Ernst
Babyak
Franklin
Greenha
Fourth
George Kolescar
Taylor Street
Bebyak
Kolesen
Dre
Koloscar Fali
Mitrick Babyak
Patch Street
Saabe
Democratic Central Organization Formed In City Meeting
The first meeting of what will be known as the Democratic Central Organization will be Friday night at 306 Fairfield avenue. It will comprise 120 men and women from all city districts, with Flanagan and Mrs. James Grady as officers guiding district committees and a district representation scheme to bolster party machinery. The aim is to appoint district leaders to run campaigns and elections and to expand the structure across sectors.
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Democratic Central Organization
Fairfield Avenue
Democratic
William B. Flanagan
Flanagan
James Grady
Filanagan
Former Railroad Chief Sells Country Home in Mass
Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad, sold his country place Council Grove in Stockbridge Massachusetts to Ramsey Hoquet. The sale was reported by the Associated Press on August 9.
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Stockbridge
Mass
Associated Press
Charles S. Mellen
New York,New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Har
Council Grove
Ramsey Hoquet
Ambiguous Nightly News Snippets Prompt Vague Parade Protests
Fragmented OCR text mixes references to late night events, protests, funerals, and political notes across multiple pages. Mentions include a parade, demonstrations, a planned killer watch, a president’s refusal, and various local items with unclear dates or places. The result is a patchwork of potential headlines with few verifiable specifics.
Coolidge approves secret navy plan to build 1000 planes
President Coolidge and Secretary Wilbur approve a navy program seen as moderate and adequate for defense. The plan envisions twelve more 10,000 ton cruisers in addition to eight already authorized, with eight cruisers pursuing seas within three years. Aviation expansion aims to nearly a thousand planes in five years, while a giant lighter-than-air ship project is paused amid contract disputes.
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Rapid City
Frese
United States
Coolidge
Wilbur
Navy
Geneva
Congress
General Board
Washington
Ithenist Congress
Los Angeles
Four Injured as Autos Crash in Stratford
Four persons were slightly injured and three cars wrecked on Ferry boulevard Stratford near 8 pm. Victims include Walter Van Wart 36 his wife Rose Van Wart and son Walter Van Wart Jr all with arm and leg cuts. Albert Sell 20 of West Hartford suffered a leg cut, and Frank Vetch 29 of New Britain was involved. Cars traveled abreast and all three sustained heavy damage. Injured were taken to a local physician.
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Stratford
Ferry Boulevard
Tre
Walter van Wart
Carroll Avenue
Rose van Wart
Walter van Wart, Jr
Albert Sell
West Hartford
Sell
van Wart
Frank Vetch
East Street
New Britain
Signs Made for Parade but No Permit Sought
Signs for a Bacca-Vanzetti sympathizer parade were being prepared at a local shop, but police reported no permit request. Superintendent Flanagan said permission would be granted if an investigation warranted. Police on alert found no violence or strikes. Uniformed officers guarded railroad property overnight.
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Patrick J Flanagan
Ectty
Hallvond
Hope Seen For New Respite In Sacco Case
State Prison Charlestown Mass Aug 9 Preparations for the execution of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco after midnight continued as lawyers fought to delay the death penalty. The chair was readied, straps oiled, guards increased, searchlights mounted, and visitors restricted while the two inmates faced what could be their final night on earth.
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Sacco
Fuller
Strapa
Sacao and
Vanzetti
Earth
Funeral for Mrs. G. W. Fairchild Attended by 200 Friends
More than 200 persons attended the funeral of Mrs. G W Fairchild yesterday afternoon from her Stratford home at 3100 Main Street. Rev C W Severance was absent. Rev C Carpenter of East Haven officiated. Burial followed in Union Cemetery Stratford. Survived by a daughter Mrs Eliot W Peck of Stratford and two sons George and Harry L Fairchild, plus three grandchildren, two nieces and two nephews.
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G. W. Fairchild
Bridgeport
Main Street
Stratford
C. W Severance
Stratford M._ &E
Rev. C. Carpenter
East Haven
Stratford Church
G W. Fairchild
George W. Fairchild
George Meaden Jr
Walter Curtis
Clarence Smith
Howard Ayers
James Cahill
Union Cemetery
Fairchild
Helen Parrott
Dughter
Eliot W. Peck
George Fairchild
Harry L Fairchild
Alderman's Daughter Named Fire Department Aide
Miss Helen Donovan step-daughter of Alderman William Cannon was named atenographer in Clerk John J. Hines's Fire Department office. She started Monday at a salary of 1560 dollars annually, replacing Veronica Smith who resigned to marry Thomas P. Flynn.
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Helen Donovan
William Cannon
John J. Hines
Fire Department
Donovan
Miss Donovan
Helen Stone
James J Stone
Veronica Smith
Smith
Thomas P. Flyn
Radio Station Plans Program From Asylum
New York report states Station WGL program manager Charles D Isaacson announced a Monday feature titled From an insane asylum by confidential arrangement. No institution name was provided to permit viewer installation of a lantern.
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New York
Associated Press
Charlea D. Isaacson
WGL
Today
Raylum
World Wide Strikes and Sacco Vanzetti Protests
Radical demonstrations sparked by the Sacco and Vanzetti case spread globally as strikes and violent incidents were reported from London to Newark. Judge Thayer refused a stay, an appeal to the New York Supreme Court was filed, and President Coolidge said the matter was a state issue.
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Webster Thayer
Superior Court
State Supreme Court
London
Chicago
Secco Yanzetti
Boston
Mounted police halt Yanzett parade in New York
Police disrupted an unapproved Sacco-Vanzetti sympathy parade in Manhattan after a day of mass demonstrations. About 2,000 protesters moved from Union Square along Fifteenth Street to Firth Avenue before mounted officers dispersed the crowd. Union labor groups and 24 hour strikes drew large turnout, with estimates ranging from 75,000 to 500,000 involved in related protests and meetings across the city.
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Rapid City
Coolidge
New York
Fifth Avenue
Union
Brussels
Belgium
United States
Consult
Newark
N. J
Associated Press
Sacco-Vanzatti
City Hall
Union Square
Fifteenth Street
Firth Avenue
Bacco-Vanzetti
Sacco-Vanzetti
United Hebrew Trades
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
International Ladies Garment Workers
International Pocketbook
New York Fur Workers
Brotherhood of Painters
Evening Sun
Alvan T. Puller
Massachusetts
Sacco-Vanvetti
Webster Thayer
Madeiros Death Warrant Linked to Sacco Vanzetti Plea
Aug 9 report notes Madeiros who aided the Sacco Vanzetti case faces execution at midnight next, tied to potential governor relief. Statehouse debate centers on granting Madeiros a reprieve if Sacco Vanzetti relief is approved. At Charlestown prison a death watch says Madeiros will die unless a reprieve paper is secured.
Wallingford Airport Plans Assured by Borough Meeting
Wallingford residents approved 1700 dollars for land purchase and 87500 for improvements to the borough airport. Four parcels join a 40 acre South Plains field lot to expand the site. Work begins immediately with a temporary hangar and shed on the city lot, plus summer lighting and fencing.
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Wallingford
Associated Press
South Plains Field
Beacon Field
Milford Riot Guns Ready for Sacco Vanzetti Night
Milford officials armed riot guns and deployed officers around town hall and Washington bridge to deter possible disturbances tied to the Sacco Vanzetti execution scheduled for tomorrow night. Police trained firearms, stationed guards, and warned Devon patrols to question suspicious individuals as Milford guards a strategic Post Road position between New Haven and Bridgeport.
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Milford
Washington Bridge
Sacco-Vanzetti
Housatonic River
Trafic
New York
Boston
Derby
Mitford
Charles Worrell
Angele
Post Road
New Haven
Bridgeport
New Appeals Against State Decisions Possible For Sacco and Vanzetti
Boston August 9. Governor Fuller says he has taken under advisement the defense plea for a further respite for Sacco and Vanzetti. New counsel Arthur Hull asks time to let the Supreme Court consider new legal questions. Appeal to the full bench may be filed and is set for decision tomorrow on whether to proceed.
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Boston
Associated Press
Nicola Bacco
Bartolomeo Vanzett
Alvan T. Fuller
State House
Arthur D Hull
Fuller
Supreme Judicial Court
Sacco
Vangett
Basix
Hill
State Supreme Court
Justice Sanderson
Sanderson
Superior Court
Thayer
County Jail Probe Opens in Elm City
New Haven Aug 9 Irregularities in accounts at the New Haven County jail indicate that supplies used privately have been charged to the county and used by it A special meeting of county commissioners was held and an investigation was opened led by High Sheriff James Geddes Frank Baldwin and Philp Fond with no comment from those present The probe targets a person or persons holding a minor jail position
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New Haven
Associated Press
New Haven Journal-Courier
John W. Sanford
Hamden
James Geddes
Frank R. Baldwin
Philp Fond
Journal-Courier
Gasoline price cut expected this week by majors and independents
Industry managers and independent station operators announced a planned gasoline price reduction of two to three cents per gallon. Standard stations currently charge 22 and 31 cents. independents show prices from 21 to 1 cents per gallon.
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Nicola Sacco
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Yanzett Parade
Mooney
Madeiros
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Sacco-Vangetti
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