Governor orders housecleaning at Ohio State University
Ohio Governor Vic Donahey directed the university trustees to purge the campus after a prohibition dept raid found a ten gallon still and molasses mash at Dabney Horton at Horton's home. Horton, a graduate English instructor, faces charges and a hearing next Monday. The governor also called for investigations into drinking at fraternity houses and student events and considered possible communist sympathies among faculty.
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Columbus
Ohio
Vic Donahey
Board of Trustees
Ohio State University
University
State Prohibition Department
Dabney Tierton
Horton
Denahey
A. Trippst
Whivn
France
Ratders
Propet
Horten
Two Police Officers Injured On Duty In Bridgeport
Two patrolmen were hurt while on duty. Motorcycle officer Edward J. Kimmerlin Jr. suffered a fractured left ankle and was hospitalized after a collision with a car on Fairfield Avenue. Patrolman James E. English fractured his left ankle chasing theft suspects, was treated at Emergency Hospital, then sent to St Vincent’s.
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Andl
Edward J. Kimmerlin, Jr
Nobie Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Gilmore Buzzell
Springfield
Mass
Buzzell
Fairfield Avenue
James E. English
Manover Avenue
St. Vincents Hospital
Mink Wes
English
Lopy
Rhage
Alcohol gangsters jailed after Fairfield burglary ring
Anthony Perretti Enrico Llonigelo and Castiagnio Testa were found guilty of burglarizing Benton's garage in Fairfield during an alcohol theft attempt involving thirty six casks seized on King's highway. Perretti received three to four years with two companions getting one to two years. Testa testified of abuse by a state policeman who denied mistreatment and food. The case was prosecuted by State's Attorney William H. Comley Jr in Criminal Superior Court. The incident highlighted defiance of law and public policy.
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Benton
Fhirfield
Anthony Perrott
Enrico Llonigelo
Castiagnio Testa
New Haven
Edwin ©. Dickenson
Criminal
Dickenson
Perretti
Testa
Stephen A. Stanton
Stanton
Buick
King’s Highway
Fairfield
Wiliam H. Comley, Jr
City Hall Plunged Into Fresh Darkness Mystery
A new city hall blackout occurred yesterday at 4 pm, mirroring a week ago. The Probate court and town clerk outer office again lost power, prompting Clerk Alfred Burdick to summon electricians from Vigna and Stower company. The exact cause remains unanswered.
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City Hall
Flynn and Power Company
Alfred W. Burdick
Vigna and Stower Company
Pershing's Tacna Arica plan approved by plebiscite panel
Arica Chile December AP reports the Tacna Arica plebiscite commission approved General Pershing's motion to fix dates for a referendum. The Chilean motion was rejected and Chilean officials plan to appeal to the arbitrator, President Coolidge.
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Arica
Chile
Tacna-Arica Plebmenary Commission
General Pershing
Coolidge
Leominster Mother Describes Daughter's Death Mystery
Mrs. Lina LeBlanc reports her daughter Mise Ora Marcel twenty six committed suicide by poisoning in a Leominster rooming house. The mother, who has not seen Ora for seven years, says Ora had visited with James E. Lynch and planned marriage. The death shocks Massachusetts small city as authorities investigate motive.
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Mise Ora Marcel
Lina LeBlanc
Leominster
Mass
Lancaster Street
le Hlane
White
Gra
Massachusetts
U S Halves Wine for Synagogues in Connecticut
U S halves sacramental wine for Jewish congregations in Connecticut starting with the new year under treasury decision 3779. Each person may receive one gallon annually, with a five gallon cap per family, down from two gallons per adult and ten gallons per family previously. Prohibition records show 28 congregations received wine last year, with an average withdrawal around 400 gallons per congregation.
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Hartforn
Sacramento
Connecticut
Treasury
Prohibition
Frank T. Putsey
Act
Fire destroys Rose Street home as Quinn saves family
Harry P. Quinn, an auto salesman of 108 Rose Street, rescued his son on the third floor and found his father-in-law missing. He carried the elderly man down to safety as flames ripped through the dining room and second floor before firefighters contained the blaze. The Quinn household and neighbors’ belongings were destroyed.
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Harry P. Quinn
Rose Street
Harry, Jr
Quinn
John Harrilla
Peter Clark
Familly
Fire Headquarters
Tie
Ris Son
New Fight Looms for Democrats in Harmony Meeting
Hartford December 9 AP Mrs George Troup Glynn of New Haven named organization candidate for Democratic National Committee to succeed Miss Carolines Rutz Meen of Greenwich. Glynn heir of late Alexander Troup a longtime Connecticut DNC member. Glynn faces Fannie Dixon Welch of Columbia who resigned as state vice chair and seeks anti organization support. Glynn runs on a ticket with Thomas J Spetlacy for national committeewoman and James J Walsh for state central committee chair. Waterbury figures may gain vice chairmanship if Organization wins.
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Hartford
George Troup Glynn
New Haven
Democratic National Committee
Carolines Rutz-Meen
Greenwich
Alexander Troup
Connecticut
Homer
Fannie Dixon Welch
Columbia
Glynn
Thomas J. Spetlacy
Cummings
James J. Walsh
Meriden
Democratic State Central Committee
Edward M. Yeomans
Andover
Fither
Waterbury
Morton
Dora Egan
Alice Mooney
Peter Fitzhenry
Mias Egan
Theatre Owner Warns Patrons Film Is Weak
SHENANDOAH IOWA AP The moving picture house owner C J Latta warned customers against viewing a film booked at his theatre for two days He advertised his dislike in the newspaper and posted a bulletin calling the picture one of the weakest he had seen Latta said he would repeat such honest advertising if needed in the future to protect patrons from poor entertainment.
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Shenandoah
Iowa
C. J. Latta
Bridgeport News Highlights From Page One
Numerous items span crime, courts, religion, and politics. Ora Marcel’s mother cannot explain her daughter's death by gas. a sister from Doaminator, Massachusetts arrives to claim the body. Three gangsters jailed for attempting to hijack seized alcohol. Dr Nehemiah Boynton to address Gelden Rule dinner Tuesday. Two policemen injured in duty. Kammeriia and Inglish suffer broken ankles. Court orders sheiks to pay for attentions to girls. Kunst death blamed on husband and wife by coroner. Fire board to review new business session. expert to discuss World War issues. Lawyers warned by Judge Ruxford to curb bitterness. Local education news notes superintendent appointment favored. Rubin bound over to Stamford Superior Court. Goodman accused of dynamite for medicine in Stamford court. Senior play casting by Staples High School officials. Myrtle Beach plans for anniversary celebration. Democrats name Miss Cilynn for national committee. Ohio governor orders university clean-up after instructor jailed for liquor manufacture. Pennsylvania AG proposes public control of hard coal mines. Woodhull launches campaign to curb sport spoliation. Ford featured. Foreign: French statesmen urge load toward isolationism and arms talks. Syrian emissaries press League of Nations over Holy Land. Washington: Mitchell trial focus on state of moral banks. Business and finance brief: stock market mixed, bonds steady, cotton prices down. Sports: Bridgeport’s Hapgood trades away star, Delaney training gear for bout, Red Grange’s form questioned as team struggles in Boston. Jockeys and managers discuss season prospects. Cup game planned for Sunday.
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Bridgeport
Ora Marcel
Doaminator
Mass
Nehemiah Boynton
Kammeriia
Inglish
Kunst
Ruxford
Fairfield County
Withfield Board of Education
Necklace Mystery Baffles Vanderbilt Home Police
New York December 9 AP Police investigate the disappearance of a $10,000 pearl necklace owned by Mrs. W K Vanderbilt Jr found missing from her home on November 21 after a disclosure today. The 74 pearl necklace belonged to Charles William Clark's former wife and relates to a high society divorce case with no public comment from Vanderbilt's staff. The estranged wife Cecia Tobin of San Francisco married to Clark in 1904 pursued alimony and referred inquiries to attorney Frank L Polk who was unavailable.
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New York
Charles William Clark
United States
W. K. Vanderbilt
Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Mitchell Trial Verges On Riot As Insults Fly
The Mitchell court martial neared chaos with threats of impeachment and contempt. Spectators hissed and Major Allen Guilion led a turbulent forenoon as Captain Hart testified on alleged cribbing in Wanted Defense and defense counsel Rep Reid clashed over perjury and records. Courage questions lingered as the court ruled on admissibility and moved to curb interruptions.
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Washington, Dee
Mitchell
Allen Guilion
Thomas C. Hart
Pacific
Col. Mitchell
Majors
FR. Reid
Major Gullion
Hart
Reid
Maine Fiddler Among Ford’s Dozen for Dearborn Visit
Mellie Dunham of Norway Maine arrives in Dearborn to perform for Henry Ford as the thirty ninth fiddler brought by the Ford organization in recent months. Ford officials note Dunham has not previously been heard by Ford and may contribute new tunes to the old time dance compilation. The visit includes media representatives and a Friday night old tune dance at Word Laboratories.
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Detroit
Melile Dunham
Norway
Maine
Henry Ford
Champion Fidder
Dearborn
Ford Organization
Mellie
Ford
Fiddler Dunham
Word Laboratories
Dearborn Country Club
Fiddler and Hil
Boston
Portland
Madonna
Dushams
Mr. Ford
Jep Bigbes
Michigan
Ienry Ford
Dunham
America
Fire Drives 30 Patients From Milford Convalescent Home
A Milford convalescent home fire drove 30 patients and staff from Schermerhorn Pond Point. No injuries reported as workers and residents escaped safely due to rapid evacuation and early alarms. Fire began from a defective flue. dormitories on the second and third floors were destroyed with attic equipment. Total damage estimated at about 25,000 to 26,000 dollars. The Episcopal churches of York operated the facility for women and children.
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Milford
Schermerhorn & In
Pond Point
J. W. H. Fischer
Episcopal Churches of
York
Pinchot Official Advises Treaties To Control Mines
Attorney General Woodruff of Pennsylvania says the state lacks authority to seize mines but endorses public control via interstate compact ratified by Congress. He urges designating anthracite mining and distribution as a public utility under government regulation and invites other states to join as needed. Rep Jacobstein asked if Pennsylvania could commandeer the mines.
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Washington
Woodruff
Pennsylvania
Jacobstein
New York
Congress
United States
New Jersey
Pinchot
Gendarmes Decry Spy Case Involving Model Spy
Paris dispatch reports Commandant Grocard a former Storks squadron chief deprecates the espionage case linked to model and parachute jumper Marthe Moreuil and three Englishmen. He says France has nothing to hide and could show camps and air bases. Authorities report Mme Moreuil may be examined for mental competency as police contend she is irritable.
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Paris
Grocard
Chamber of Deputies
Storks
Guynamer
Marthe Moreuil
France
Drocard
Mme. Noreuil
Noted Clergyman to Speak at Golden Rule Dinner
Dr Nehemiah Boynton a nationally known authority on world affairs will headline Bridgeport Golden Rule dinner at the Hotel Stratfield next Tuesday evening. He has served as an army chaplain and led in Congregational circles, lecturing on peace and international relations. Patrons include Judge and Mrs John Pull and Chief Justice and Mrs George Wheeler with other prominent local figures.
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Nehemiah Boynton
de. Parkes Cadman
D Fillies
New York
Bridgeport
Hotel Stratfield
Boynton
Europe
Allianc International Friendship
Am Congregationaliam
Medford
Mass
Boston
Amherst College
Amherst Theological Seminary
United States
United Gates
Geneva
Stockholm
Pri Tiridgepert
Aerons
Rule
Hotel II Field
John & Pull
George Wheeler
Horace Day
Bu Impsen
Harvey
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Cy" Wentworth
New Hampshire University
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Garve
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Pershing
U. S
Harry Quinn
Blaze
NEW Fight
Democrats IN Harmony
Organization For National Committee
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Cilynn
Os State University
Woodhull
Red Grange
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Fiddler Hut
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Henriford
League of Nations
Holy Land
Hapgood
Jack Delaney
Bertenbach
Jimmy Det*orest
Delaney
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