Lindbergh Pushes Flight Plans May Start In Ten Days
Col Charles A Lindbergh pressed ahead with plans for a Washington to Mexico City flight despite questionable weather. He met weather officials, reviewed aircraft work, and said departure could come in ten days. The Senate moved to award him a congressional Medal of Honor for his transatlantic flight.
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Lindbergh
Washington
Associated Press
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico City
Dureau
Navy Hydrographic Office
Bollingfield
Army
Senate
Iead
House
Blease
South Carolina
Reed
Missouri
Fries
Navy Department
Ton Flyer
Hydrographic Office
New York
Paris
Midweean
Co. Lindbergh
Potomac River
Representative Sweet
Col. Bindbergh
St. Lous
Havana
Cuba
Shots From Gangsters Auto Slay Two Cops
Dec. 12 in Tupascin a gunman in a speeding car opened fire as officers stood near the city hall. McGormick was struck in the breast and neck, Abel was seriously wounded, Bremra wissie Turow and the street aide fired back. The shooter fled, and the assailants acted in a staged ambush style scene near the curb as police sought clues and names. The gunmen are tied to a gang influence, and McGormick, a brother of Mayor Mervhall McCormick, was among the victims.
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Pristoy
John Stamm
McGormick
Abel Ts
Bremra Wissie Turow
Eus Lerupas
Recond
Gle Gosmnick
Mervhall McCormick
Takes Back Fur Coat Slashed by Woman
Howard Payne twenty seven of 3 Fulton court was cut on the left arm and right thumb by a knife during an argument with a woman posing as his wife. Payne had given the woman a gray squirrel fur coat as a Christmas present and later recovered it. he was treated at Emergency hospital by Dr. J M Maher with two stitches. The incident was reported to police.
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Howard Payne
Fulton Court
Payne
J. M. Maher
Bridgeport Court Reverses Damages Ruling
Supreme court overrules a damages finding, upholds another in a Bridgeport case. Related items note Oregon marriage, local governance on gas station sites, and public concerns across pages 1 5 6 7 12 15 17.
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Bridgeport Brothers
Body Company
Supreme Court
Oregon
Samuel Palmer Senior
Lovejoy
Bishop Camp
U. 3
W. V
Labrador
United Church
Grenfell Fund
Board of Appeals
Gasght Company
Warner
Board of Health
Coon
Hill resigns from Shipping Board over indirect loan
Hill of South Dakota resigns from the Shipping Board after President Coolidge nominates Albert H. Denton as his successor. Hill says a loan from a man indirectly connected with shipping interests prompted the move, notes a Justice Department probe, and defends the loan as a personal matter to save a small Mitchell bank.
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Washington
Associated Press
Hill
South Dakota
Coolidge
Senate
Albert H. Denton
Kansas
Department of Justice
Mitchell, S. D
Mitchell
Becom~ing
Middlewest
Wallingford backs world flight plan for memorial trip
Wallingford Chamber of Commerce will aid prominent Bronx pilot Thomas M. Hewitt Jr in a round the world flight to honor Raoul Lufbery and the Escadrille Lafayette. Hewitt aims to fly New York to Paris for the May 30, 1928 dedication, with a crew of four and stops across the Pacific and Asia before returning to New York.
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Wallingford
Associated Press
Thomas M. Hewitt, Jr
Bronx
N. J
America
Raoul Luthery
Escadrille Lafayette
Plainville
Connecticut
Hewitt
Paris
France
Memorial de L'Escadrille Lafayette
Raoul Lufbery
New York City
San Francisco
Hondlui
Tokyo
Vladivostok
Peking
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Hanoi
Calcutta
Delhi
Kabul
Teheran
Constantinople
Europe
New York
Pavialion
Millia
Central Vermont Railroad Goes Into Receivership After Floods
The Central Vermont railroad, oldest in the state, was petitioned into receivership as flood damage left it unable to meet obligations. Canadian National, owner of two thirds of the stock, moved for the action. Receivers were named to operate the line and seek funds to repair bridges and restore service, with more than 40 bridges washed out and many tracks destroyed.
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Buplington
Central Vermont Railroad
Canadian National Ni
Ils l
Tral Vermont
Nentis Duc Harland B. Howe
Iva Gaston
New York
Juan W. Rednomad
Newport
D.C. Caant
Caude Nationa Railways
Vermont
Grand
Trunk Railway of Canada
Cannadian National
Canada
Lilliendahl to begin sentence at once in New Jersey
Mrs. Margaret Hilliendahl and Willis Beach, both sentenced to ten years for murder, ask to start serving immediately from their cell. Beach, 57, wishes to finish quickly, while Hilliendahl says she is innocent but resigned to fate. Sheriff may move them to Trenton this week unless new trial plans are pursued.
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Washington
Hoover
Dawes
Sullivan
Capital
Ford
Couzens
Flivver King
Capitol
Wadsworth
Tun
Mays Landing
N. J
Associated Press
Margaret Hilliendahl
Willis Beach
Lilliendahl
Alfred
Trenton
Beach
Oimsino
Oklahoma Governor Blocks House Meeting as Troops Guard Capitol
Oklahoma City December 12. National Guards armed with rifles and pistols blocked the Oklahoma House at the capitol to prevent impeachment proceedings. Members met secretly at a hotel and plan to reconvene elsewhere. the governor says troops stay until courts rule on legality. Unrelated reports of phantom stabber rumors in Bridgeport follow a day of tense police activity.
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Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Henry HE. Johnston
Oklahoma House of Representatives
House
Capitol
Jack Walton
Walton
Johnston
Bridgeport
Kossuth Street
Patrick J. Flanagan
John H. Regan
Detective Bureau
Telephone Company
Kosauth Street
Police Department
Precioct
Thaw Sued for 400000 by Forest Wall in California
Los Angeles dispatch reports Harry K Thaw, famed for his Stanford White case, named defendant in a 400000 breach of promise suit by Forest Hope Wall a former extra. Wall claims Thaw urged marriage and paid for one day of work she missed plus later small sums. details recount a 1926 trip to Thaw’s estate and escape from his secretary.
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Los Angeles
Der
Associated Press
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Forest Hope Wall
Extra
Teasalt
Miss Wall Deck
Harry Thaw
Laguna Beach
Calif
Toention
Wall
Culver City
Pittsburgh
Connally
Thaw
Cautoruia
Stratford Oasts Abolishes Building Inspector Post
Stratford oosts Town Council votes to abolish the building inspector’s office effective January 1. The engineering department will assume duties. An investigation into the building commissioner’s office cited use of charred wood and unsafe foundations. A paid Board of Building Commissioners plan was proposed for future organization.
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Stratford
Jerembib Dahli
Walter Redfern
Herbert Lewis
Lewis
Redfern
Building Trades
Christmas Near Justice Bars All Garnishments
In Brookpein Missouri on December 12 Georgy W Batley justice of the peace says Santa Claus comes first at Yule. He notes no garnishments will be permitted from his court against parents of children until after Christmas, reflecting a Christmas tone in the town paper advertisement.
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Brookpieln
Mayor Reassigns Gas Station Decisions To Board of Appeals
Mayor Behrens will yield authority over gasoline stations to the Board of Appeals and will send applications to the board for recommendations. The board will review cases and guide the mayor on zoning related hearings at Fairfield avenue and other sites, with last week’s Noble avenue Fulham street approval cited as context. Obeh Grotto’s plea for a station near Bagsick Junior High was among referrals, opposed by Board of Appeals president Carl Siemon.
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Behrens
Board of Appesig
Board of Appeals
Behrena
Paul D’elia
Obeh Grotto
Fairfield Avenue
Bagsick Junior High School
Iday
Carl F. Siemon
Texas Company
Noble Avenue
Fulham Street
Butler exits 1928 Massachusetts senate race
Boston December 12 William M Butler chairman of the Republican National Committee announced he would not seek the Republican nomination for U S senator in 1928 He stated in a letter that his keen interest remains to see this seat Republican The 1928 election will fill the term begun after the death of Senator Lodge and follows a history of close contests and recent party nominations and defeats
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Boston
Associated Press
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
U. S
Robert M. Washburn
Roosevelt Club
Buster
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Willam
Gaston
Channing H. Cox
Butler
David I. Walsh
Frederick H. Gillett
National House of Representatives
Walsh
Sendy
Fuller Andox
Committee votes to abandon plan to acquire private airport
Bridgeport officials opt to drop city takeover of Stratford field after legal review. The airport committee recommends abandonment citing lack of authority under current charter and pending General Assembly actions. Agreement with Bridgeport Airport Inc. would have secured land, operations, and profit sharing, but lawyers say city cannot proceed without new powers. Local officials and company representatives debated legal routes and next steps as the matter heads to the Common Council.
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Lordship Meadows
Bridgeport Airport, Inc
Privess
Behrens
Bridgeport
Stratford
Tomammiteee
W. Hertlaon
Common Council
General Assembly
Rex B. del
George BE. Craneford
Thomas Mr. Cullimat
George Hawley
Alderman Harrison
James A. Turner
Wilbert Sansford
Ciy
A. L. DeLaney
City Air A. L. DeLaney
Yochelman Loses Attempt to Gain Verdict Reversal
Isadore Yochelman, a deposed physician of this city, must serve six to ten years in state prison for causing the death of Mabel Deery, a 20 year old operator. The Supreme Court upheld the guilty verdict, ruling that the dying statement introduced at trial was admissible despite improper handling. The court noted Yochelman could have explained the situation but failed to do so. The 1927 trial had a 59 minute jury deliberation resulting in guilty verdict and imprisonment.
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Yochelman
Supreme Court
David
Beach
Bridgeport
State
Fairfield County
Yale Fund
Connecticut
Child
Piirfield
Reynolds
Golden Cross
Westport
Stratford
Rash
Dovts
Milford Town Court
Isadore Yochelman
Mabel Deery
Frank D. Haines
Yocherman
Isaac Wolfe
Haines
Halnes Ss
Tsage Wolfe
Yochel
Overcoat Stolen From United Church Choir Room
J H Molten of 173 Beechwood Avenue reported the theft of a gray overcoat from the United Church choir room Sunday night. Police searched for the garment but no trace has been found.
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United Church
J. H. Molten
Beechwood Avenue
Organized Minority of 13 000 Foisted Dry Law on Country
Washington reports that Prohibition was imposed by a well organized minority of 14 000 business leaders, says Association Aguinal. Dr Howard Russell cited as key figure in enactment of the 18th Amendment. Campaign mailed 195 000 letters urging Congress for ratification within eight years. About 13 000 responses endorsed the drive, with Kresge named crusade chairman.
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Washington
Association Aguinal
Howard Russell
Anti-Saloan League
As i South Econome An
Congres
Kresge
Harding
Ohio
Congress
Harding Yinatly
Russell
Anti-Intolerance Bill Would Ban Klan Hoods
Washington dispatch reports a federal anti intolerance act proposed by Representative Lindsay Democrat New York to bar intimidation by wearing hooded or distinctive outfits that disguise identity and interfere with religious groups. The measure targets acts of force or intimidation tied to religious freedom and would ban such garb in attempts to disrupt worship.
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Washington
Lindsay
Democrat
New York
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