Samuel Gompers' condition fluctuates amid ill news reports
Reports from the Mexican border railway zone amid high altitude illness claim Samuel Gompers waning health on a train from Mexico City to Laredo. Officials in Mexico anticipate a possible transfer of the party to the international line at Laredo for further care as varying telegrams caused daylong confusion.
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Laredo
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Der
Lamar Gompers
Wader
Towl
Ralillo
Monterey
San Antonio
Samuel Gomper
American Federation of Labor
F. Trevine
Nuevo la Fae
Gompera
Mexico
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Tise
Mr. Trevine
Gompersa Party
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San Nicolas
Gempers
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Mpers
Sali Io
Coahuila
Taredo
Adona
Bean Hospital
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Agriculture Bill of Appropriations Passed by House
The Agriculture appropriation bill cleared the House after brief debate. Reports say lawmakers offered fewer than a dozen amendments as the measure moved toward final passage and funding decisions for the current budget year.
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HOUSE
Washington
Agriculure
Adoppa
Bingham Not On New Haven Voter List Claim
The report notes Governor elect Hiram Bingham is not a legal voter of New Haven. A Democrat inquiry claimed Bingham was registered improperly, with officials denying his eligibility and citing state voter registration requirements. The article records Bingham’s denial and the claim of an incomplete appearance before local boards.
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Bingham
New Haven
New Waven
Bec
Clyvernoram Binghian
United States
Haven
Ins
Democratic
Hiram Bingham
Board of Selectman and Registration
Mayor agrees to allocate funds for library work
City administration will provide bonds to cover the shortfall between the proposed central library cost and the 350000 set aside from the City National Bank Library deal. The project is estimated at 500000, with bonds around 150000. The library board may mortgage its property to raise the rest, as plans await final approval.
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Central Brary
Librare Board
City National Bank Library
Franklin and Sturdevant
Newbrary
Library Board
Inere
Churchill Denies Debt Agreement Amid Turmoil
Fragmented OCR text shows Churchill denying a debt agreement amid political tension. No clear dates, places, or corroborating entities emerge beyond scattered names and terms, leaving the core event and participants unclear.
Dangerous Jobs and a Chilly Hazard Amid Old Era
A fragmentary report references dangerous work, diving, and winter gear. It notes old and modern hazards, a voyage or ship incident, and questions of safety in harsh conditions, with unclear names and places but hints at forensic or investigative angles.
Government 10 Adjust Claims Of Sub Builders
Government moves to compensate sub contractor firms Bridgeport and Groton for fixed price submarine contracts during war. Navy to adjudicate war contract claims while special legislation is required to cover losses from wage increases ordered by the shipyard adjustment board.
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George H. Manning
Washington
Lake Torpedo 2
Company
Bridgeport
Electric Boat Company
Groton
House
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Connecticut
Lake Company
The
Electric Company
Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board
Bridgeport and
Secretary of Navy
Comptroller of Treasury
War Claims Committee
Treasury
Audh Capes
Neva
Rane Page
McCoy’s Sister Takes Stand in Murder Trial
Los Angeles December lt Arr Keanie Thomas sister of Kid McCoy ex fighter testified she could not recall details of what McCoy said after Theresa Mors died from a bullet to the brain. She was a witness for the defense during grand jury disclosures and faced questions about whether she believed her brother had killed a woman.
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Los Angeles
Keanie Thomas
Kid McCoy
Theresa Mors
Tate
McCoy
Sinclair Concessions in Italy Rescinded
Fragmented text discusses concessions in Italy being rescinded and mentions warnings and orders. The readable portions reference entities and a Germanic phrase but lack clear names or dates. The item presents as a terse, garbled notice with little concretely identifiable facts.
Pay Master Killed in Attempted Hold Up
Niagara Falls New York police report a paymaster killed and a fellow employee fatally wounded during a failed payroll heist. Three gunmen raided the scene. one suspect was captured as officers chased the others. The incident shocked local workers at the National Carbon Company headquarters.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y del
Howard Unt
National Carbon Company
Johe
Guether
Fier Tate Tale
Broadway Rum Ring Tied to New Jersey Scandals Probe
New Jersey rum running scandals draw federal attention as Attorney General Stone plans a wholesale investigation. Indictments may name Bayonne and Weehawken officials and officers, with operatives in Washington linked to the case. Evidence reaches Walter Van Roper as federal grand juries weigh action.
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Bayonne
U. S. Attorney General
New York
United States
New Jersey
Stone
Washington
Marding
Hauer
Milton
White Light
Broadway
Weerhawken
William Griffin
N. J
Weehawken
Walter D. van Roper
Federal Grand Jury
Trudean County
Reallocation of Wave Lengths Dropped by U S
Washington December 11 The reallocation of wave lengths to radio broadcasting stations, recommended by the recent national radio conference, has been abandoned by the commerce department. The plan, devised recently, is now obsolete due to the influx of broadcasting stations and demand for wavelengths. Until the radio broadcasting situation stabilizes, no changes will be made to the present allocations. The department will meet increasing demands as far as possible.
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Washington
Raia
Commerce Department
Tt 18
Demonstration by French radicals halted by police
The planned protest by Communists near Saint Téware station drew about 3,000 police and guards. Approximately 2,000 demonstrators gathered and resisted a police order to disperse, but the effort to form a procession was blocked and the crowd withdrew.
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Love Letters in Poison Gases Read in Court
In Mount Vernon Illinois on December 12 court heard letters from Lawrence Hight to Hisse Sweetin written during his imprisonment in Nashville Jail. The letters show affection as prosecutors seek to prove motive for poisoning Blake’s husband and Hight’s wife while defense counters with prior testimony from ministers.
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Mount Vornon
Hisse Sweetin
Lawrence Hight
Ordening Blake
Elsie
Mt. ‘Vernon
Ray
Mternon
Till May
Thompson
Sweetin
Hight
Alfred
Runaway Freight Train Stopped by Brakeman Near Anconachos
A runaway freight train near Anconachos derailed and struck Main Street after an emergency brake was applied by a brakeman, causing damage but no fatalities. The incident involved emergency braking, a damaged engine, and multiple crews responding to secure the scene.
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Bueraio
Anconachos
Mottie
Turfyont
Oalan
Dubious Honor Named for Dawes Plan Reparations
A testimonial dinner at the Watded Astoria Hotel featured the new plan for reparations after the Dawes framework. The speaker, identified as Young, warned the Dawes name could invite empty hopes as failures followed past promises in Paris and elsewhere.
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Lee
Owen
Las Dawes
Payne
Tim
Lena
Watded- Astoria Hotel
Dawa
Young
Answer to Yesterday's Cross Word Puzzle Clue Update
The solution to yesterday's crossword puzzle will be posted on page 14.
1923 Savings Bank Gains Reported and New Banks Opened
The report shows a $37,000,000 gain in savings for 1923 with three new banks started that year. General deposits increased by $13,000,000 while 78 savings banks paid dividends, indicating rising consumer savings activity and banking expansion.
Connecticut banks show big deposit gains in year
Hartford report details a $37.1 million rise in savings deposits and a $15.1 million increase in commercial bank deposits for the year ended Sept 20. Total bank assets climbed to $628.2 million in savings banks and $366.5 million in state banks and trust firms, with loans and discounts totaling $106.9 million in commercial banks and capital stock increases across several institutions.
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Dee
Eavings
Eavings Banka
State Banka and Trust Companies
Domestic Building and Loan Association of
Thaveeta
Mortgeee
Cargil Trust Company
Putnam
Devon Bank and Trust Company
New Hartford Trust Company
Citizens’ Bank and Trust Company
New Haven
City Bank and Trust Company of
Merchantat Trust Company of
Waterbury
Westport Bank and Trust Company
Banto
King outlines get-out-the-vote plan for Hiram Bingham
Republican leader Jo King trains district workers in a system to mobilize support for Colonel Hiram Bingham. He presses that this is about securing votes for next Tuesday and stresses responsibility distribution, use of autophones, and district clubs in boosting turnout while defending President Coolidge and party unity.
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Jo King
Hiram Bingham
Cooolidge
Cond
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Ph Wet
Republican Party
Bingham
Rens
Riet
Sillvein
Sim Bethean
Senate
Brandegee
Lodge
King Wae
Gingham
King Eaig
Hingham
Siumton Hols
Holt
Senior Class Costume Day Sparks Prettiest Parade
Strange costumes by seniors trigger a festive morning as students prepare for a long standing Bridgeport High School tradition known as pig-call day. Girls in queer outfits and boys in unusual attire promise humor and pandemonium during last-period antics and a gym parade led by Miss Florence Taska and Miss Theo Van Pusele.
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Asaumen
Bridgeport High School
Earrance
Achant
Enine
Aima
Florence Taskia
Misa
Theo van
Woman Arrested in Shoplifting Case at Main Street Store
Mary Reason, alleged first shoplifter of the Holday police, was arrested last night by the Tatuta at 96 Lexington Avenue after concealing goods from a Main Street store on her person. Police say the stolen items were found on her as she attempted to leave. She faces theft charges and was bound over in 360 bond to be tried in City Court this morning.
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Holday
Mary Reason
Lexington Avenue
Bonda
Holt Declares He Agrees On Tariff Necessity
Hartford December 11 Campaigning for the United States Senate Hamill Holt declared his position on tariff policy. He said he would support a tariff that recognizes Connecticut as industrial and would protect labor and industry during Senator Brand's term, while acknowledging it may not pass in the near term.
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Veday
Connecticus
Hamill Tolt
United States Sinate
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Brand
Connecticut Aa
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