Five Children Die In Holden House Fire Tragedy
In Holden Massachusetts a deadly fire at the Hoey home killed four young children trapped on the upper floor and a sixte en month old infant. The mother and father were hospitalized in critical condition as neighbors and community workers prepared relief efforts.
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Holden
Mass
John J. Jaroey
Chaffins
Hohlen ‘Hospital
Morst
John J. Murphy
Hoey
Earl
WOWAN EDUCATOR DIES IN STRATFORD
Miss Margaret E Stratton an eighty one year old educator formerly dean of Wellesley college dies at Ruffle sanitarium Stratford after a stroke two years earlier in Washington She founded Wellesley English course headed it for 19 years acting as dean three years as Oberlin College assistant dean and later dean of women at Colorado State University Born in Stratford Connecticut in 1844 she was a noted educator with deep ties to Oberlin Wellesley and Colorado State University.
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Margaret E. Stratton
Wellesley
Stratford
Washington
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Colorado State University
Miss Stratton
Strat.ord
May
Marcus Stratton
Lea
Fairfield
Milford
Apraker
Connolly Revises Bridgeport Tax Plan for Board Review
Tax Assessor William F. Connally completes revision of the Bridgeport taxation system draft. The board of apportionment will study the revised report over the weekend and a meeting to approve the document, involving about forty-two members, is expected soon.
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William F. Connally
Bridgeport
Board of Apportionment
Union Suit Fire At Stratford Ave House Disaster
A blaze at 911 Stratford Avenue last night started from drying winter lingerie touching a gas radiator. Seven engines and seven pieces of apparatus responded as neighbors smelled burning fabric. Firefighters arrived to find the fire out with no clear cause, and a family member’s pipe odor initially misled investigators.
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Frank Jl. Lyle
Stratford Avenue
Rotary Increases for Police and Firemen
Secret meeting of Ordinance committee settles pay boosts for police and firemen. Multiple items referenced across pages include a memorial tree, a court fight to block trustees’ policy changes, and local civic notes from Stratford to Fairfield County.
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Rotary
Clarence TH. Bnton
Medical Association
Christmas Gift Bill Passes House For Taxpayers
The House voted 320 to 25 to approve a $325,000,000 Christmas tax gift aimed at federal taxpayers. President Coolidge backed the measure, with broad bipartisan support and rapid passage after lengthy debate. A move to re-commit to raise income and inheritance taxes failed 267 to 147.
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Texpayers
House of Representatives
John Q. Tileon
Slmg
Washington
House
Coolidge
Senate
Representative Tilton
Connecticut
Rainey
Illinois
Beck
Wisconsin
Brown
Cooper
Wiscon
Princeton Man to Aid Polish Finance
Dr. E A Kemmerer of Princeton University, a noted expert on government finances, will depart for Warsaw to advise the Polish Government on its fiscal policy. The mission, arranged by Dillon Read and company, aims to straighten the financial situation amid temporary loss of confidence following Poland’s large foreign gold reserve liquidation after the 1924 harvest.
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New York
E. A. Kemmerer
Princeton University
Warsaw
Dillon Read
E. Hilton Young
Poland
Priest Injured as Car Turns Over in New Canaan
Rev. T. J. O'Reilly of St. Joseph's church New Canaan sustained slight injuries in a car accident at Noble avenue and Arctic streets last evening at 5 30. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital where his condition was reported fair. The car was badly damaged when it overturned.
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T. J. O'Reilly
St. Joseph’s Church
New Canaan
Noble Avenue
Arctic Strees
Father O'Reilly
St. Vincent's Hospital
Marcaldi Held for Government in Counter Plot Case
Joseph Marcaldi twenty five of 788 Mainstreet was arrested on a breach of the peace charge and held for investigation. Secret Service Agent Weissman from New York has been here a week probing a counter plot. Four others arrested this week were Nicholay DeZenzio Ameliy Perella Daniel Angrigon and Dominiek DeGenova. Perella and Angrigon faced bonds set at two thousand five hundred dollars and one dollar respectively after a Wednesday hearing. Weissman went to New York yesterday and had not returned by nightfall. It was unclear if Marcaldi would receive a hearing today before U S Commissioner Hugh Lavery.
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Joseph Marcaldi
Secret Service
Weissman
New York
Tittle
Marcaldi
Nicholay DeZenzio
Taft Avenue
Ameliy Perella
Madison Avenue
Daniel Angrigon
Federal Street
Dominiek DeGenova
Perents
New
Counsel Defends New Haven Buses in Mass Meeting
Benjamin J. Spock general counsel of the New Haven railroad defended the road's plan for motor bus transportation at a Chamber of Commerce mass meeting in New Haven. Patrick Healy of the Connecticut Motor Stage association and Yale's Prof. Winthrop M. Daniels spoke on the economic aspects of state control over bus operations. The Public Utilities Commission approved 28 sales of bus lines for the New England Transportation Company, a Motor bus subsidiary of the New Haven, in Hartford.
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New Haven
Benjamin J. Spock
Counael
Chamber of Commerce
Patrick Healy
Connecticut Motor Stage Association
Winthop M. Daniela
Yale University
Hartford
Public Utilities Commission
New
Tngiland Transportation Company
New Haven’ Road
Kaplan Defeats Herman to Retain World Feather Title
Louis Kaplan of Meriden Connecticut defeated Babe Herman of California in a close bout at New Madison Square Garden. Kaplan pressed relentlessly, crowding and battering Herman to win a disputed decision for the featherweight crown. Herman, disappointed, fought well at long range but could not keep Kaplan off and the verdict drew mixed reactions from about fifteen thousand fans.
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Kid’ Kaplan
Babe Herman
New Garden
Bridgeport High
Keceys
Ted Walsh
Jack Chesbro
Otates Jennings
Detroit
Beaton Braves
Herrera
Meriden
Finnegan
Garcia
Damon Runkon
New Madison Square Garden
N. Y
Louis Kaplan
Byerman
Herman
Kaplan
Aheer
Harman
One-way traffic plan for Boston Avenue on Old Mill Green
Streets and Sidewalks committee will urge a one way system for Boston Avenue around Old Mill Green. Westbound traffic would use the north side and eastbound traffic the south side to address a narrow north branch near the General Electric plant. Alderman John H. Martin pushed the measure after a GE employee was killed crossing the avenue.
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Boston Avenue
Old Mill Green
Common Council
John H. Martin
Sixth
General Electric Company
QC. J. Smith
Hillside Home
General Electric
Martin
Michael J. Ford
Eighth
Summit Street
Lake Street
Sylvan Crest
Ford
North End
Twenty four Guilty in Large Rum Conspiracy Trial
In Indianapolis a jury found twenty four defendants guilty of conspiring to evade Prohibition by removing 891 barrels of whiskey from the Jack Denter distillery in St Louis. Three were acquitted including John and Ada Geh tum and August Walter of Cincinnati. Named defendants include Arnold J Hellmich Nat Toldstein William J Kinney John Marcus and State Senator Michael J Kinney among others from St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati. Marcus was also tied to a Toledo murder case from years ago.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jack Denter
St. Louis
United States District Court
John
Ada Gehtum
August Walter
Cincinnati
Arnold J. Hellmich
Internal Revenue
St. Lewis
Nat Toldstein
William J. Kinney
Collecor
John Marcus
Michael J. Kinney
McAhlan
St. Loula
Thomas J. McCaftrey
Edward Meininger
Toney Foley
Denzel O'Neil
Harry Levin
Morris Sidney
Isadore Maltina
John Connors
Edward J. O'Hare
Robert E. Walker
Henry Stratten
Ben Doncaster
Richard Fitzgibbon
Don H. Robinson
Chicago
George Landon
William Lacking
Marcus
Toledo
Untuer
Secret Meeting Sets Police and Fire Salary Increases
An ultra confidential session of the Ordinance committee settled pay raises for police and fire personnel. The report awaits presentation to the Common Council, with weekly salary payments approved and officials pledging secrecy. Raises are not to exceed specified limits, and uniforms were not discussed.
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Commone Council
Tewapr
Suimuel Awe
Mitchell Forces Rally to Retain Petrel in Army
Washington dispatch reports strong rallying support to keep Colonel William Mitchell in the army after a five year suspension from rank pay and allowances. Congress debates honoring his service while White House declines comment as review proceedings move toward a potential commutation or resignation.
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Mitchell
Stormy Petrel
Turban bearers lay Siki in grave in Harlem funeral
Six pallbearers in Islamic garb carried the silver gray coffin of Louis Siki known as Battling Siki to his grave in Flushing cemetery. A Moslem service was led by Rev. Clayton Howell. Sikis widow rode with homicide squad members as Harlem residents attended. Police search for the killer continues with no suspect identified.
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New York
Louis Phal
Clayton Howell
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Sikits
Man And Boy Hurt In Two Accidents
Acoy and a man were seriously injured in two automobile accidents yesterday. Clifford Smith, fifteen, of 387 Connecticut Avenue, was struck by a car driven by Lucio Wiley, 30 Sherman Street, in front of the Pullic Market on Atule Street at 10 40 a m. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital with a possible fracture of the skull and was listed in fair condition. James Jack, of the Lyme Hotel, was knocked down at Mull’s Head tonight at 9 o’clock and taken to the Emergency Hospital with scalp and facial injuries. Twelve stitches were required for a leg and head wound. He was later moved to St. Vincent’s Hospital where he rests comfortably.
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Acoy
Clifford Smith
Connecticut Avenue
Lucio Wiley
Sherman Astreat
Pullic Market
Atule Street
Bridgeport Hospital
James Jack
Lyme
Mulls Head
St. Vincent’s Nusprat
Camforta
Tilson Aims Blow At British Rubber Control
Representative Tilson of Connecticut after a Hoover talk introduced a House resolution for the Commerce committee to investigate British monopoly control of crude rubber prices. He charged extortionate profits hurt American consumers and estimated 666 million dollars unfairly extorted from rubber users this year.
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Tilson
Washington
Connecticut
Hoover
House Commerce Committee
City of Rome blamed for sinking 351 submarine in 1940 collision
Boston dispatch reports Lt Cmdr Charles A. Lockwood told a Navy court that the steamer City of Rome was a blind ship and wholly responsible for the collision that sank the 351 submarine with 33 lives lost. Counsel for the shipowners urged the issue rest with a federal admiralty court amid concern over testimony and course.
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Boston
City of Rome
Charles A. Lockwood
Naval Court of Inuiry
Ocean Steamer Company
City of
Rome
Blague
New York
P. Jackson
Walter H. Hunt
David A. Weaver
Navy Department
Valentino Silent Gin Divorce Action
Paris reports Rudolph Valentino returned from London and learned of his wife Winfred Hudnut's formal divorce action. Valentino denied knowledge of her plans, said he was in the dark, and announced plans to travel to Berlin then London to spend Christmas with relatives.
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Paris
Rudolph Valentine
London
North
Winfred Hudnut
Valentino
Berlin
Bridgeport Merchant Files Bankruptcy Petition
Bridgeport merchant M. Sulut filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy with the United States District Court in New Haven. Claimed liabilities of 67,380 and assets of 34,000. Also referenced is Wartford dry goods merchant Isafore DPSerman who filed on petition with liabilities of 83,020 and assets of 51,108.
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New Haven
M. Sulut
Bridgeport
United States District Court
Isafore Dpserman
Wartford Dry Goods
Petittor
Bilton Fights Trustees In Hartford Company Case
Prominent manufacturer Bilton and former president of Bilges Machine Tool fought in Superior Court with Judge Newsell Jennings over control and plans for the company. The hearing reviewed entangling finances from 1320 and a proposed stock increase and rebranding. A special session will continue the next morning to decide whether to dissolve the temporary injunction blocking the trustees’ plans.
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Clarence
Bilton
Btlges Machine Tool Company
Newsell Jennings
Committee of Trust
Newman
Marsillius
Trobert
Hincks
Edward A. Harper
Roscoe S. Lathe
Sore
William Grippin
Senator Borah Opposes World Court In Debate
Washington dispatch reports Senator Borah from Idaho urging the Senate to keep the United States out of the World Court and away from European political entanglements. He argues the League of Nations creates the court and fixes salaries, inviting U.S. involvement and international counsel. Elihu Root and other World Court supporters counter that the tribunal is essential to the League’s structure.
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Washington
Senate
United States
World Court
Europe
Senatarah
Idaho
Wise Court
Elihu Root
Borah
League of Nations
Stores to Keep Christmas Hours In Holiday Season
Retaliators in the boalh section will keep open until 9 o ek tonight for the first time and be open every night from now Christa to accommodate shoppers. Merchants advise the best hours for shopping are in the morning as crowds grow. the Connecticut company will add cars to handle crowds.
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Boalh
Christa
Connecticut
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