Beettle Fight Gets $50 000 Urgent Aid Request
Washington dispatch reports an urgent deficiency appropriation of 60 000 to fight the Japanese beetle now infesting Fairfield County. Connecticut already spends 10 000 annually, while the U S government allocates about half a million per year. Officials say the 86 000 immediate fund is needed to carry on spring eradication efforts.
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Washington, DC
Fairfield County
House of Representatives
Connecticut
United States
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department
Appropriations Committee
Former trooper hopes to join Darien police force
William OCrady of 160 Connecticut avenue Norwalk yesterday resigned as a state police trooper at the Ridgefield barracks and applied for appointment to the Darien police force to replace the late Officer William Bowman Grady. John Cochrane of 142 Holmes avenue Darien and Theodore Studley of 51 Bank Street Stamford also appeared before the police commission. Salary is $1660 and an appointment is expected before December 15.
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Darien
William Ocrady
Connecticut Avenue
Norwelk
Ridgefield
Baracks
William Bowman Grady
John Cochrane
Holmes Avenue
Theodore Studley
Bankstreet Stamford
Police Commission
Aliens Ordered Deportation After Santa Veronica Arrival
Five aliens who sought to enter the United States as stowaways on the American steamer Santa Veronica, sailing from Port Tarafa Cuba to Boston, were ordered deported after the vessel arrived today. The report notes a comment about youths and conversation, reflecting the period's tone.
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Boston
Associated Press
United States
Port Tarafa
Cuba
Danish Church Gives Play
The committee in charge of the entertainment at the Danish Lutheran church was composed of J Peterson, N Rasmussen, Hedegard, Jorgensen, Peterson, A Nielsen, Wadgett, Nicken, and Rev Naelsen.
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Gwen Hs
Washington
Wiggs Nielsen
Andrew Nielsen
Jep Peterson
Dinh Lutheran Church
J Peterson
N Rasmussen
Hedegard
Jorgensen
Stind Ne Peterson
Vis A Nielsen
Wadgett Vo Nicken
OM Naelsen
Cold Wave Claims Twenty Lives Across Nation
A severe cold wave sweeping from Canada to the United States brings temperatures from near 70 below to 53 below zero, causing at least twenty deaths, widespread transportation and communication disruption, and heavy snow. Power and telegraph services suffer, with Milwaukee and Chicago area hit hard. Many schools close and aid crews mobilize as the Arctic chill expands toward the Gulf Coast and New England.
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Canada
Nothh
Chic River
Smith
Gulf of Mexico
New England States
Calfornia
Weather Bureau
United Suites
Culbertson
Montana
Glasgow
Minnesota
Diket
Upper Michigan
Minnesote
Ctuir
Erie Vitaly
Eithier
Chicago
Boty
Fur West
Chicepo
Pathy
Winter Arrives As Snow Cuts Northwest Access
Hundreds of homeless crowd shelters as the first real winter weather hits. Police stations and relief groups rush to provide food and warmth. Northwest regions face isolation due to heavy snow and coal shortages.
Two Lake Ships Grounded in Storm
Fort William Ont Dec 8 Associated Press Two steamers were reported victims of a Great Lakes storm. The steamer F B Squie of Jenkins Steamship Co foundered with no details on location. The steamer Alliboy sent wireless that 16 crew members were ashore but condition unknown. Altaboc, a 6600 ton steel freighter from Fort William, reported aground but no further word on crew. Coast Guard at Copper Point planned search. if no word, they will move to Keweenaw Point for a district-wide search.
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Fort William Ont
iBy Associated Press
Great Lakes
F B Squie
Jenkins Steamship Company
Alliboy
Altaboc
Copper Point
Luther
Keweenaw Point
Body found in Baton Harbor may be missing Miss Mary Louise Uinich
An official of the Hamburg American Line suggests the corpse recovered in Baton Harbor could be Mary Louise Uinich of Toledo Ohio who was reported missing after leaving the steamer Clee bound for Queenstown.
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Boston
Himsburg Amerian
Baton Harbor
Mary Louise Uinich
Toldo Ohio
Clee
Jelint
Queenstown
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Leah & Arakans
Graham
Paige Connecticut Corp
Fairfield Ave
Aldi
Felts and
Rich
Merida
Sudan
Lustig’s
SILK
Beetle
George H. Manning
Darien Force
Northwest
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Dad
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Squire
PROM
Sir Amer
Heney
Kolster
Steinert’s
M. Steinert & Sons
Main St
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