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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1927

Page

2

Vanzetti Sister Arrives Aims to Aid Brother in Trial

Luigia Vanzetti, sister of Bartolomeo Vanzetti, arrived in New York from Italy aboard the Aquitania. She said she came as a sister not a propagandist to urge her brother toward religion and to offer spiritual support, not to campaign for clemency. She expressed hope despite father’s doubts and described her mission as bringing familial love and urging a fair outcome in the Sacco-Vanzetti case.

New York Italy Boston Luigia Vanzetti Bartolomeo Vanzetti Massachusetts Nicola Sacco Atlantic Sacco-Vanzetti Burgia Vanzetti America Bartolomeo Hfe Hinsking Qas Bac Ham Jet Piedmont Miss Vanzetta Luigia Sacco-Vanzgetti Massachusetts Supreme Court Sacco Rose Jessica Henderson Citizens National Sacco-Vanzetti Committee Aldino Felfcini Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee Miss Vanzetti

Paris Guards Reinforce U S Embassy In Hong Kong?

Paris guards at the American Embassy were reinforced after dispatches about the Sacco Vanzetti case. Under Prefect Chiappe, guards were placed at the Italian and Spanish embassies and entry was restricted while mail to embassies is scrutinized.

Paris Associated Press Massachusetts Supreme Court Sacco-Vanzetti

Peabody Vanzetti Protest Ended by Police Action

In Peabody Massachusetts a crowd over 10000 protesting the Sacco Vanzetti case was dispersed by police after the mayor permitted the open air meeting. Alfred Baker Lewis was arrested for obstructing traffic as police used hoses to threaten the crowd and clear the square near the police station.

Peabody Mass Alfred Baker Lewis Edward D. Callsden Peabody Square Robert A Bakeman Peabody Fire Department

Explosives Stores Guarded Statewide in Massachusetts

Massachusetts officials say all magazines storing high explosives are under night and day guard with floodlights in many sites. Deputy state fire marshal Timothy C. Murphy reports a statewide inventory is underway, expecting a week to finish. Fifteen dynamite cases seized in an abandoned barn near Acushnet. owners sought. Improper storage without license leads to prosecution.

Bostor Associated Press Timothy C. Murphy Massachusetts Murphy

Notables Seek Execution Stay In Sacco and Vanzetti Case

An appeal signed by a score of prominent professionals urges Gov Fuller to stay the Sacco and Vanzetti execution until doubts are resolved. Signers include Jane Addams John Dewey Haven Emerson Haven Eme son and Henry Hapgood among others, cited with Dreyfus as a historic parallel.

New York Associated Press Dreyfus France Jane Addams Chicago Frederick Almy Buffalo National Conference of Social Work Bruce Bliver The New Republic Waldo Cook Springfield Republican John Dewey Columbia Haven Emeson

Dynamite seized in Plymouth home of Edward Manter

Police found 125 pounds of dynamite a box of detonating caps and fuses at lumber dealer Edward Manter in Plymouth The dynamite was kept without a permit and stored in a locked shed The explosives were moved to the state police barracks at Norwell Manter faces charges tied to possession of explosives while in Vansetti case context noted with death sentence in local affairs

Plymouth Mass Associated Press Edward Manter Manter Norwell Plymouth Baite- Jomeo Vansetti Nicola Sneca

Vanzetti Appeals to Federal Courts in Death Penalty Case

The Sacco Vanzetti case moves toward the U S Supreme Court as defense counsel seek a stay of execution and a writ of certiorari. The defense presses due process arguments while detailing the vast 15000 page record and court rulings on motions for a new trial and writs of error.

Sacco-Vanzetti Massachusetts United States Supreme Court Arthur D. Hill Michael A. Musmanno Pittsburgh Asssistant Washington Hill Fitchburg Richard C Hvarts Defense Walter P Hail Superior Court Hall Boston Jams H Sisk Suffolk County Norfolk Sacco Vanzetti Thayer Sanderson Supreme Court

Obituary notices of Pathode Cook DeProfio Johnston Kempinski and more

Napoleon Pathode died at home on Newfield avenue after a two day illness. Survived by wife three daughters four sons and four sisters and four brothers. Resident fourteen years and member of St Anthony’s church. Funeral from 518 Newfield avenue Monday at julip-thirty then 9 am high mass at St Anthony’s. interment St Michael’s cemetery. Richard Clapton Cook of River road Shelton buried Riverside cemetery after 4 pm service. Domenica DeProfio 15 year old daughter of Umbart and Ida died Thursday at Helden. Funeral today at 1 pm from home then 9 am mass at St Raphael’s. burial St Michael’s. Robert Johnston 57 Woodling avenue engineer for Ridgeport Gas Light Co died Thursday. funeral 2:30 pm from home. burial Mountain Grove cemetery. Herman Kempinski 76 Norman street resident died yesterday after short illness. funeral tomorrow at 2:30 from home. burial B Nat Israel Cemetery.

Napoleon Pathode Newfield Avenue Clifford Snepart Wiliam Hollander John Abar Syracuse Ele Frederick Edmund Frank Patnele St Anthony’s Church St. Anthony’s Church St. Michael's Cemetery Diehard C. Conk Richard Clapton Cook River Road Shelton Wil Hia Rverside Cemetery Domenica DeProfio Domenica Caughter Umbart Ida DeProfio Main Street St Raphael's Church St | Michael’s Cemetery Robert Johnston Rupert Johnston Woodling Avenue Ridgeport Gas Light Co Mountain Grove Herman Kempinight Herman Kempinski Norman Street O'Clark Nat Isarel Cemetery Gaetano Vitale Davenport Street Louis Vitale Randall Avenue Raffaele Vittorio Crescent Place Arthur Vogt Parrott Avenue Otto F Voight William Street Michael J Voitke Sixth Street William von Dietsch Wheeler Avenue George Vieeland State Street Arthur J. Wade Madison Avenue Eugene Wagner W. Walker Hollister Avenue Therman Walker Fulton Street Frank Wallace Oak Street Christopher Walsh Courtland Street David T Walsh Grand Street Edward Walsh Huntington Road James A Walsh Harborview Avenue John Walsh Grove Street Michael Walsh Reuneclaer J Ward Milne Street Thomas Ward Burrougha Street Joseph Ware Warren Street John F. Warga Arctic Street John A. Warren George Warren Park Avenue Louis Warren Cedar Street Charles E Washburn Whitston Street William F Washburn Wood Avenue George Washington Chopsey HN David B. Wason Michael Wacsuk Union Avenue Charles Waterbury Harriet Street Jas, Verillt Reilly Street John E Toothill Richard S Torkey Jewett Avenue Andy M Toronto Savoy Street Gaetano Toste East Main Street Albert Toth Alex

99 Personal Tax Delinquents May Be Arrested Here

Collector Challenger sent a list of 99 personal tax delinquents to Prosecuting Attorney James C. Shannon to issue warrants. He warned 38 abatements demand payment of over $848,000 in 16 days or warrants would be issued. The list covers names with taxes due from two to 14 years.

Howard Challenger James C. Shannon Oreste Vacari Rassick Avenue Ernest H. Valentine Cole Street Louis VanBarber Stratford Avenue Arthur Vanderhoff Broad Street Joseph Vangyula Monroe Street Tony Vanes State Street William Vonsise Organ Street Ray 8. Vanstone Main Street Paul Viola Lexington Avenue Clemente Virelli

Firms Seek Protection Against Sacco Mobs

Fall River Mass August 19 The Fall River Gas Company the Fall River Electric Light Company and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company asked Chief of Police Martin Feeney to guard their property against possible disturbances after the Sacco and Vanzetti decision today. The chief will grant the request with company guards already posted.

Fall River Mass Associated Press Fall River Gas Company Fal River Electric Light , Company New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Martin Feeney Sacco and Vanzetti

Oldest Silk Plant in U S to Close in Mansfield

The oldest silk manufacturing business in the United States, founded in 1810 by Rodney Hanks and run by his descendants, faces imminent shutdown after 117 years. The Hanks family mill, now in its third building near Hanks Hill, transitions from raw thread to gum production, with the current owner’s son preferring insurance work, ending a multigenerational era.

Mansfield Associated Press United States Rodney Hanks Hanks Hill George Rodney

Fragmented School Dialogue on War and Job Talk

A teacher asks about wars remembered while a scholar replies that family affairs were off limits. The dialogue hints at job seeking and employer hesitation, with remarks on appearance and capability. The exchange captures classroom and workplace tensions in brief, oblique terms.

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