Court in Uproar as Rhinelander Counsel Flays Jones Family
In Waite Plain court the Rhinelander annulment case ends a four week trial with ten hours of closing by Isaac N Milla for Leonard. Alice, the colored wife, wept as the family faced threats and insults during the session. Justice Morschauser urged the jury to await his charge, with deliberations set for 1 pm and a verdict expected by evening if no disagreement arises.
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Flays Jones
White Plains
Waite Plains Court
Isaac N Milla
Leonard
Alice
Jones
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Pinchot
Huh Speaker
Briand Ministry Adopts Inflation and Tax Increase
Premier Briand appeals to patriotism as France faces economic peril and the chamber adopts a financial bill to inflate the currency by 7.6 billion francs and levy 20 to 100 percent taxes. The Senate finance committee accepted the chamber’s text and will push for adoption. Briand warned that the government would fall if the Senate does not approve as passed.
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Paris
Briand
All Partes
France
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Chamber
Laborer Killed On Elevator At Hartford Plant
Jose L Borros a 49 year old laborer of 27 Pleasant street was killed instantly when his skull was crushed by a moving elevator at the Connecticut Mutual Junior Storage building under construction on Garden street. He reportedly was in the habit of dumping on the elevator while in motion and is believed to have missed his step. The body was viewed by Assistant Medical Examiner Grover E Howe and moved to Varley and Molfoy undertakers. He leaves two wives and three children. Funeral from his home at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with high mass at St Patrick's Church at 9 a.m. Burial in St Benedict's Cemetery Hartford.
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Hartford
Jose L. Borros
Pleasant Street
New Connecticut Mutual Jr Tovurage Company
Garden Street
Burros
Grover E. Howe
Varley and
Molfoy
Capital Avenue
Borras
Wifh
Patrick's Church
St Benedict’s Cemetery
Wets Begin Work on Beer and Wine Bill
In Washington December 3 wets in Congress drafted a bill to legalize real beer and light wine. Representative John Philip Fill of Maryland will introduce the measure as prohibition supporters push to reform dry law enforcement and modify the Volstead act.
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Waaslingtoun
Congress
John Philip Fill
Maryland
Alf
Pair Sentenced Here for Eloping From Families
Kingston meat market owner John Boyce aged thirty nine and Bessie Robinson aged twenty seven were convicted of a serious charge and sent to state prison for one to three years. They fled Kingston with Robinson abandoning her husband and two children. Bridgeport police captured them in a Putnam street house after a pursuit that included Robinson’s husband tracking Boyce through local butcher shops. Judge Edwin U. Dickenson described the case as a betrayal of children and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyce
Kingston
N. Y
Bessie Robinson
Bridgeport
Boyce
Criminal Superior Court
Dickenson
Robinson
Coolidge Social Season Opens With White House Dinner
The White House socials begin tonight hosted by President and Mrs Coolidge with a dinner attended by Vice President and Mrs Dawes, cabinet members and their wives and friends. Notable guests include Brigadier General Herbert Lard and others from government, society, and Yale, with President's aides and attachés among the invitees.
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Waltington Dee
White House
Coolidge
Dawes
Herbert Mo Lard
Budge Lord
J . Everett Séndeds
Henry White
Any” Casiador
France
White Richard Wuastbure Child
Aitasead Fa
Mes Dobn Yay Hammond
Vieneral Ald
Esherwend A
Cheney
Adolphus Andrews
Miss and Randolph Anl Jay Pierpont White
Rum Row Prohibition Ring Busted In Massive Raid
In New York on December 3, agents and marshals swept the Rum Ring offices described as the backbone of Rum Row. The crackdown netted 20 men led by Bill Dwyer, alleged head of the syndicate tallied to smuggling millions in rum into the United States annually and involved bribes to Coast Guard and federal officers. Dwyer faced arraignment on charges of conspiring to defraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prohibition
United States Marshals
Patromen
Rum Ring
Coast Guard
bin Dwyer
Hnoud
Dwyer
Goddard
City- Escapes Havoc Wrought by Storm
A powerful Atlantic storm swept the northeast causing widespread disruption. New Jersey and New York faced damage while New London and vicinity suffered wreckage as high waves halted salvage work on the sunken S-51. Coast Guard units were doubled to defend fisheries along the Sound.
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Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
New Jersey
New York City
New
New Haven
Sound
New London
United States Weather Bureau
New Wondon
Stabbing Fiend Suspect Freed Of Major Charge
Frank Perry of 853 Main Street was acquitted of the stabbing fiend charge after a city court sentence for annoyng a young woman at the Bijou theatre. Police and detectives failed to identify him as the assailant amid eleven victims. Perry had been arrested on a separate complaint and remained under police scrutiny before the case was dismissed.
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Frank Perry
Main Street
Bijou
Perry
Terry
James Vs
Din
Huis Bates
Panin
No decision on pay increases after council meet
Administration leaders stated no decision on raises will be made until after the initial Common Council session. A resolution proposing increases could be introduced on Monday, with discussion by mayor and council members. Major Behrens met with Police Superintendent Patrick Flanagan to discuss related matters.
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Common Council
Freuen
Tegmed
Ordingner
Mellon Raps Reformers for Attack on Administration
Clinton N M Howard of Rochester New York led a 25 organization reform group to the White House to press enforcement of the 18th amendment, calling enforcement a national scandal. Secretary Mellon rejected the charges as unfounded and said efforts are underway to fix violations, while noting no violations would nullify enforcement needs.
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CTON
White House
Mellon
Clinton NM. Howard
Rochester
N.Y
Reform Group
Exec
Treasury
Woman Victim Found on Goodyear Slip Near Lackawanna
The nude body of a woman with a crushed head was found on the Goodyear Slip near Lackawanna this afternoon. Police suspect the killer known as the Clubber, who recent crimes in Toledo, may be responsible. Captain J Daly recovered the body after a mysterious call from an unknown man. The victim was about 66 years old, 5 feet tall, weighed 334 pounds, with black bobbed hair. officers seek any matching descriptions.
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Bupfipalg N. V
Dee
Goodyear Slip
Lackawinna
Wollen
LaSalle
Niagara
Toledo
J. Daly
Oast Gigard
News Sprintes and Legal Trials Across Counties
Sombre summaries mix parole pleas and murder charges with trial warnings and witness gaps. A stabbing suspect is freed as connections to crimes are unsettled. government talks in Fairfield, a tax board adjournment, and a White House social season kickoff frame a broad state scene.
Maine's Champion Fiddler to Get Gala Send Off
Maine's champion fiddler and his wife will depart Norway on Monday for Detroit with a special Pullman car arranged by local officials and Detroit manufacturer Henry Ripley. The send off includes transportation via the main line, a possible official presence from Governor Ralph Brewster and staff, and plans by a committee to organize a grand farewell with newspaper delegation and other residents attending.
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Maine
Fiddler
Gala
Norway
Panners
Eas
A.M. Tinthai
Fmma Damahsam
Henry Fred
Ward
South Paria
Canadian National
Troit
South Wales
Parinen
Ralph ©. Brewster
Cummings Flays Belligerents in World Court Talk
Homer Cummings of Stamford told a mass meeting in New Haven that irreconcilables in the Senate block America's adherence to the World Court. He noted Presidents from Roosevelt to Coolidge favored the plan, with the American Bar Association and the House endorsing it. He blamed a small bellicose faction in the foreign affairs committee for delaying the consummation.
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New Haven
Homer & Cummings
Stamford
United States
America
United States Senate
Roosevelt
Coolidge
American Bar Association
House of Representatives
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Court Warns Mitchell Trial Lawyers Over Bickering
Washington dispatch notes the court martial of Colonel William Mitchell warning opposing counsel for repeated disputes and reminding them of army law. Major General Robert L. Howze urged adherence to procedure as cross examination of Lieutenant Commander Charles Rosendahl continued amid interruptions and objections from Major Allen Gullion.
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Washington
William Mitchell
Robert L. Howze
Howze
Charles E. Rosendahl
Hanundoah
Frank S Teid
Ilinois
Aged Man Dies of Heart Failure at Mill Street
Charles W. Hollenberg three, of 19 Brasrr street, suffered a fatal heart attack yesterday morning near the WW Mills company on Parallel street as he walked to work. He began to return home, collapsed on the sidewalk, and died before medical aid could reach him.
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Charles W. Hollenberg
Brasrr Street
WW. Os. Mills Company
Hollenberg
Werk
Self defense plea may free King from Kunst murder charge
London AP report notes Lord Dawson, physician to the king, stayed at Kipling's bedside and planned to return to London by car after a late-night trip due to a temporary departure. Observers infer Kipling's condition did not worsen, suggesting no grave symptoms today.
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King
London
Lord Dawson
Kipling
Jos
Darwas
Medical Exam Finds No Marks in Strangulation Case
Medical examiner H I DeLuca and Coroner John J P report William Kunst of 87 Merriam Street died from strangulation. A chair was found around his neck and chest during the fight at 111 Merriam Street. The coroner's inquest is set for 2 o'clock at the County Court with witnesses, including the victim’s wife and two children, to testify.
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H. I. DeLuca
John J. P
William Kunst
Merriam Street
Laurie
Eal
DeLeca
Boundary dispute settled in record time in London
Britain and Ireland sign a rapid accord amending the Anglo Irish treaty to retire the boundary issue. Premier Baldwin delivers the agreement in Commons as Cosgrave and Ulster leaders prepare to sail for Dublin. The pact revokes article 12 and withholds publication of the commission’s award.
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Page
Kipling
Greeer
Bulgaria
Syria
London
Evin Macfeill
Free State
Irish Boundary Commission
Baldwin
Commons
House of Commons
Stanley Taliwin
Winston Churchill
William Johnson- Hicks
Lord Birkenhead
L. C. M. Amery
William T. Cosgrave
Kevin O'Higgins
Ernest Blythe
Peter O’bryne
Northern Ireland
James Craig
Ulster
Blackmore
Jongrave
Ar. Cosgrave
Dublin
Judge Feetham
Joseph Fieber
Boundary Commission
Irregular Ouster Action Delayed at Club Session
The Eight District Republican club did not report on expulsions of members who opposed the King of Sanitstian in the next election. Herman Gerster headed the committee with no action. likely new bylaw revisions and officer changes may be discussed next year. A Christmas party planning committee was also formed, including women’s auxiliary involvement.
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King of
Acthin
Aif
Pinchot calls for early settlement in coal dispute
Revival of hope in the anthracite crisis as Governor Pinchot's call for a quick settlement triggers a conference by business leaders and coal operators. Rev J J Curran of Barre says he forwarded messages to hard coal operators asking them to reconsider the governor's rejected proposal, per J B Warriner of Lehigh Coal Navigation and other operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pruladelpela
Peice
Dhot
Hepe
Nigat
J. J. Curran
Barre
Pinchot
J. B. Warriner
Lehigh Coal Navigation Company
Former Alderman Struck By Car Near Black Rock
Former Bridgeport Alderman Murberg aged fifty nine of Pairfield avenue was struck as he crossed near Awb mreet and Fairfield avenue by a car driven by James Behwaer Huntington road. He suffered nose injuries and brul es. He was taken home by ambulance where Bavitz treated him for brules. Known to many as Mayor of Black Rock he is hoped to recover quickly from injuries and possible complications.
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Bven Murberg
Pairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
Am Tonic
James Behwaer
Huntington Road
Wais
Bavitz
Murberg
Black Rock
Eid Avenue
Awb Mreet
Fairfield Avenue
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Gulf of Mexico
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Tae Sey
Kyunet
Charac Ag
Fairfield County
Fairfield
Fairfield Liameheon Club
Milford
Fage
Fairfiel
Shelton
Homer
Crummitgs
Tass
United
Macri Wlal
Mitchell
Murray
Ching Hammill
Ramo
New Britain
Horemans
Rani
Bridgeport Celtica
Kress
Melheais
Jaght
Elven P
Mvt
Denn Oh
AllsAnerin Eles M. H
Everyoming Waek
Cummings
U.S
Yale
Wheeler
Mitchell Trial
Reid
Allen Gullion
Mr. Reid
Bla Appensnt
Tluwze
Nosendahl
Kosendahl Les
Achary Lansdowne
Roland G. Mayer
Shenandoah
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Man
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Wenty
Harrisburg
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