Richest Man in Stratford Marries Hartford Woman
Oliver Beardsley aged forty nine, long noted as Stratford’s foe of woman suffrage, wed Gladys M. Foster twenty five in New York City after obtaining a license. The couple will stay in Stratford for months then plan a winter trip abroad.
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Lved Alore
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Bristol
Catherine Foster
Bisson Avenue
William Foster
Beardstev
Trinity Enpiscopal Church
Bridgeport
Broad Street
Fairfield
Beardsie
Stricken on Ship Bridgeporter Dies in New York
Charles Ro Behnke aged sixty eight of 408 Park Avenue Bridgeport died after being struck by heart disease on board the steamship Deutschland returning from a Europe tour. He died at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York after the ship docked. Behnke, long a Crane Valve Company pensioner, had lived in the city for about thirty years. He was widowed and survived by sister in law Tenn Stande and brother in law Frederick Stande. He had spent the previous three months traveling Germany and Europe.
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Park Avenue
Deutschland
Europe
Lenox Bih
New York City
Yesternas
Behnke
Crane Valve
Azone
Frederick Stande
Tenn Stande
Germany
Unjust Tax Sparks Woman’s Jail Stay in Lancaster
In Lancaster Pennsylvania a 32 year old woman, Mrs Anna Beck, refuses to pay a $682 tax bill, insisting she will stay in jail rather than settle the charge. After 72 hours in custody, relatives say no change occurred in her stance or the decision to remain jailed rather than pay.
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Lancaster
Anna Beck
Beck
Chimpanzee Bites Master Then Escapes in Elizabethport
An enraged pet chimpanzee owned by Leon Sholder bit his owner after being teased by children who pelted it with tomatoes. The animal escaped into a cellar, where it bit the man when he tried to seize it. A policeman fired at the monkey as it crashed through a window and disappeared.
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Elizabeth
W J
Oliver Holton
Bridgeport warm supply up. Hull for senator endorsed
Bridgeport district news highlights movement to increase warm supply by rail and upcoming political endorsements. The Fifth District Republican committee backs Hull for the senate as local races unfold. notes on suffrage, Hartford events, and civic issues appear amid a broad countywide roundup.
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Bridgeport
Rallrordt
Lew Haven Read
Fifth District
Republican Club
Hull
Oliver Beardgree
Stratford
Hartford
Taft Wright
Park Department
Trumbull Names Tuberculosis Board Commissioner
Hartford Aug 19 AP says Governor Trumbull will appoint the new state tuberculosis board commissioner this week. He and his family plan a vacation at Moosehead Lake Maine and will return to Connecticut after Labor Day.
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Trumbull
Tag
State Tuberculosis Board
Mooseheat Lake
Maine
Connecticut
Slump of Peso Alarms Mexican Industrial Leaders
Mexico City August 10 AP The peso slump deepens as the silver peso trades at 4.20 to 1 versus yesterday 3.50. Bankers deny boycott-caused depreciation while a finance committee investigates the disorder on the exchange. The religious controversy and boycott hurt luxury goods and theatre attendance across the republic, with Mexico City seeing the sharpest impact. Protestants appear unaffected as government and church stand firm on the new regulations.
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Mexico City
Motion Pierre
Republic
State Police Tear Down Illegal Signs in Hartford
Connecticut state police led an aggressive campaign against unlicensed illegal outdoor advertising. Hundreds of signs were removed from state highways as officers warned offenders of vigorous prosecution and offered three options: license signs, remove them, or seek court review. The crackdown targets tobacco and candy signs and other small ads, aiming to raise standards and curb nuisances while noting thousands of signs are licensed and revenue last year reached 63000.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Department of State Police
Norwalk Slayer to be Surrendered by Relatives
Relatives of Antonio Padula say they will surrender him to Norwalk police after he killed Geenaro Clementi, a 30 year old laborer, in front of 47 Toex ington avenue. Attorneys John and Daniel Keogh plan self defense plea. Deputy Coroner to hold inquest at 10 am. no claimant for the body yet, burial likely by city.Further mystery surrounds Padula motive for stabbing his aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Jerry Barrett, to be clarified when Padula speaks.
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Antonio Padula
Geenaro Clementi
Toexington Avenue
Norwalk
Fadula
John
Daniel Keogh
Clementi
Etach
Henry C Stevenson
Padulg
Jerry Barrett
Water supply cues state caucuses set for August 27
Hartford date notes that Republican primaries and caucuses will be held Friday August 27 to select delegates to the state convention and other district gatherings. The plan calls for city and senatorial district conventions on August 28 and 30, with the main convention September 13 14 at Foot Guard hall Hartford.
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Foot Guard Hall
Republican State Central Committee
Country Club
Farmington
J. Henry Roraback
Clarence G. Willard
Divorce Court Frees Mrs Garland After Husband Demands Laws Scrapped
In Barnstable Massachusetts today Mary Wreen Garland won a divorce from Charles T. Garland, the eccentric millionaire husband who called their marriage “unfortunate.” The judge granted custody of their four children and required Garland to allow visit opportunities. The case centered on Garland’s jail letter and his open relations with Bettina Hovey.
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Barnstable
Mass
Mary Wreen Garland
Charles T. Garland
Allentown
Cohen Campbell
Garland
Miss Hovey
Scott
Baying
Sam
Mexican bishop moves for peace in Mexican religious crisis
Archbishop Vera Y. Zuria of Puebla appeals to President Calles to suspend religious regulations until Congress convenes hoping for milder laws. No official reply seen, and sources say suspension unlikely. Archbishop says church has not repudiated the law, only acted outside its requirements.
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Mexico
Vera
Beer Truck Driver Fined in Darien Town Court
William Devine of 113 Amrod Street Brooklyn was fined 150 and sentenced to thirty days in jail for liquor law violations in Darien Town Court. Arrested August 4, his truck carried 100 kegs of beer over four percent alcohol. he claimed he did not know the content and thought it near beer, appearing under bonds of 1000 dollars.
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William Devine
Amrod Street
Brooklyn
Darien
Wes Belted
Devine
Fifth Republicans Endorse Hull For Senator
Attorney Elbert O. Hall was endorsed for the 21st district senate by the Fifth District Republican club at their Norman street meeting. Club president Hull, former legislator from Monroe in 1885, received a unanimous vote of endorsement and thanked the members after the motion carried.
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Elbert O. Hall
21St District
Fifth District
Republican Club
Norman Street
Hull
David W Price
Hartford
Monroe
Albert Jo Merrit
Attorney Hall
Kitchener Body Arrival Delayed
London reporters note Frank Power claims to have found Lord Kitchener's body in a Norwegian cemetery and says the coffin arrival will be delayed as he plans to bring it to London by boat rather than by train from a northern port. The exact arrival date was not released.
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London
Frank Power
Lord Kitchener
Power
Connecticut Senator Blames Western Farmers for Trouble
Senator Hiram Bingham spoke at Ridgefield amid a 600-farmers gathering criticizing farm aid plans and calls to centralize the school system. He contrasted Connecticut farmers with wheat belt farmers, saying war prices inflated Western values, mortgages rose, and many farms suffered while Westerners seek aid. He urged Connecticut to retain district schools, arguing farmers should stay strong in local systems.
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America
Hiram Kingham
Connecticut
Fairfield County Farm Bureau
Lews D. Conley
Connecticut Farma
Bingham
New England
Congress
West
State grills 42 in Hall Mills inquiry
Somerville New Jersey August 10 AP twelve witnesses were questioned by state investigators in the Hall Mills murder case. Charlotte Mills nineteen, then fifteen when the minister and his companion were found, testified for two hours. Others included Mrs June Gibson Mrs William Easton four doctors an auto speed witness an undertaker a gunshot witness and a justice of the peace.
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Charlotte Mills
Eleanor Mills
Res
Edward Wheeler Hall
June Gibson
Mra
Gibson
William Easton
Ftwe
Justice of the Peace
Do Not Swat Mosquito While It Bites Warn Expert
Major Edwin M. Skinner of the Gorgas Memorial Institute urges to let biting mosquitos feed. He notes female mosquitoes inject a blood thinning saliva and advise patience as the insect will draw blood again without reaction.
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Edwin M. Skinner
Gorgas Memorial Institute
Major &Kinner
Dempsey to defend title against Tunney September 16
New York dispatch reports world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will defend his title against Gene Tunney in an 11 round bout at Yankee Stadium on September 16. The boxing commission delayed Dempsey’s license amid technical issues but granted Tunney a license. If contracts are finalized, Dempsey will receive the permit once rules are followed and approved. The decision comes as the commission faces a heated season and awaits formal contract submission.
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Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Yankee Stadium
Tex Rickard
Towight
Dempsey
State Athletic Commission
John J. Phelan
Tanner
Tunney
Gene Normile
Governor Refuses Appeal in Whittemore Case
Baltimore August tenth AP reports Governor Albert C Ritchly will not grant a reprieve for Richard Reese Whittemore without Attorney General input to end court action. Whittemore faces gallows Friday after midnight for murdering a penitentiary guard. Habeas corpus hearing set for Wednesday noon as attorney TL Pendleton seeks federal stay if writ denied.
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Albert C Ritchly
Richard Reese Whittemore
Whittemore
TL Pendleton
neBro
Lornes Engineering
United States Supreme
Increase in U S Steel unfilled orders boosts outlook
New York August 10 AP Tangible signs of improvement in the steel industry appear as United States Steel reports its first yearly rise in unfilled orders. Total at July end reached 3,602,522 tons, up 123,880 tons from June low, signaling demand strength.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Trumbull Opposes Governor Salary Hike as Too Small
Hartford August 110 AP Governor John H. Rumbull said no one could serve as Governor and maintain dignity on a salary of 6090 a year He noted his remarks at a Darien Republican dinner last night about spending more than his salary to hold the office He added the salary should not deter capable men with independent means but could affect those dependent solely on the pay He would serve without salary if necessary and stressed the need for competent candidates while the salary remains unchanged.
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Fairfield County
Milford Selectmen
Alst
Weathort
Norwalk
Glaver
Republican State Central
Stratford
Trumbull
Bridgeport
Fairfinld
Trumbill
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Wott
Hingham
Ridgefield
Conley Farm
Hartford
John HK. Trumbull
State Capitol
Darien
Shere
Pomerene Leads In Ohio Senate Primary Race
From 1,689 of 4,684 precincts in Ohio, Atlee Pomerene leads Florence E. Allen for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator with 16,013 to 11,466 votes. Republican Sen. Willis held a strong lead over C. Q. Hildebrandt and Charles Dick trailed. Vic Donahey leads for governor with a wide margin as returns trickle in.
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Ohio
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Florence E. Allen
Supreme Court
Pamerone
Allen
Frank B. Willis
C. Q. Hildebrandt
Charles Dick
Akron
Vic Donahey
Atleeruntrene
Florence Allen
Pomerene
Daugherty
Teapot Dome
uinoMcial
Judge Allen
Ste | Supreme Court
Mig Alen
United State
Misty Allen
Ote
Thad Brown
Deaf man detained by Danbury police over alms appeal
Danbury police arrested Henry Diston, age unknown, on vagrancy charges after he solicited alms while claiming to be deaf and possibly dumb. Officers, unsure of his condition, used pencil and paper to communicate and later obtained his prints. Diston posted bonds of 500 dollars, with 72 dollars found in one roll and 350 dollars claimed as his earnings for a short Danbury stay.
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Danbury
Henry Dinton
Diston
Altho
Mrs King Named as New York Administrator
Eleanor J. King widow of John J. King, noted Connecticut politician, received letters testamentary and was appointed administrator of her husband’s estate by Surrogate Foley in Superior Court. No opposition to the appointment existed and creditors asserting claims were noted. The estate’s value is stated as around 4,200 dollars with possible additional creditors.
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New York
Eleanor J. King
John JT. King
Anel
Orde
Foley
Surrey Court
Husband
York
King
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