Westport stores blamed for town parking problem
Westport town officials blame storekeepers for obstructing Main and Riverside streets with cars parked all day. First Selectman King W Miinsfield and the Chamber of Commerce urge merchants to use rear spaces behind Town Hall or a lot on Main Street. Community events and holiday notices fill the schedule as local groups plan meetings, Christmas activities, and civic projects amid ongoing parking tensions.
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First Selectman King W Miinsfield
Main
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Chamber of Commerce
Maslat
Harry Goodsell
Main Street
Wedings
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Carr of Hast Dineh Street
Myrtle Avenue
William E Stone
Clifton Avenue
Campooner
Sirand
Miss Winlet Tees
Sles Sim
Korwalk
Becford House
Shepherd Hedt
Richard Fienerar
Como
Lid
Plitien
Shepherd
Reshlehem
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Roms Futute
Folwas
Llam Curries
Platt
Lehn Clipsy
Alice Gule
Florence Platt
Pich
Agi Finneran
Fricens Walsh
Mrushali
Jim Melly
Ceremones
Haward
Westron Eginci
Colinhas
Medesdiy
Greeny
Sens Farms
Edwad
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Lincelast
Bueruc
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Jnnor Hoy
Church of the Assuntp
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Remus Ends Plea to Jury Asks for Chair or Freedom
In Cincinnati on December 19 Associated Press reports George Remus, on trial for his wife Imogene's murder, concluded his final plea. He urged the jury to sentence him to the electric chair if duty demanded it, framing himself as defender of honor and home. The two hour near rambling address referenced prohibition, his career, and tafts, while Judge Shook temporarily halted proceedings due to a brief illness.
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Cincinnati
Chio
Associated Press
George Remus
Imogene
Remus
Hong
Heme
Meity
Chicago
Taft
Charles P Taft II
Firm Sues to Get Back Commission in Reeder Dispute
Burroughs Adding Machine of St Louis seeks return of an alleged commission overpayment to Foster Reeder of Stamford. Reeder seeks contract revision claiming a prior understanding. he asserts 37 1/2 percent commission on profits from sales to District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, and Maryland. Company alleges an April 14 1920 accounting overpaid at 42 1/2 percent, totaling 89336.6. Reeder contends profits at 18 76318 and that he drew 8 000 before accounting.
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John Richards Booth
Burroughs Adding Machine Company of
St Louis
Foster Reeder
Stamford
Courter
Reeder
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District of Columba
Virginia
Marysland
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Reeder Hocaims
Three Children Die in Battle Creek Fire
In Battle Creek a house fire killed three children of Mr and Mrs Floyd Connie. Norman seven Beulah six and Rogers two burned in the flames. Parents were badly burned and other relatives injured. Mrs Mart Grane, grandmother, also burned. The family and hospital officials reported the dire condition with experts fearing more deaths.
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Battle Creek
Associated Prese
Floyd Connie Battle
Flyers Seek Endurance Record At Half Way Mark
In San Francisco a solo endurance attempt by Lieut George R. Pond and Capt Charles Kingsford-Smith, flying the Southern Cross monoplane, passed the halfway point toward a new world record. They must remain aloft until tomorrow to match 62 hours 22 minutes 1.5 seconds set last year.
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San Francisco
George R Pond
U SN
Charles Kingsford
Austral
Southern Ciosa
Mills Field
Germa
Edward
Riktica
Water heater blast kills chauffeur at Miss Gordon’s home
Frederick Butters, a chauffeur, was killed when a water heater exploded in the cellar of Miss Dorothea Gordon’s Winchester residence. The blast wrecked surrounding walls but no other injuries were reported. The property had been purchased by John Donoghue of Lowell, who previously faced court actions in 1923 over Miss Gordon’s confinement to a life estate at McLean hospital.
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Winchester Mire
Assochived
Frederick
Lindbergh plans Central America trip amid honors
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh arrives in the capital to plan a Central American route with maps of Mexico City onward. Entourage reports show U S officials busy with the famed flyer as merchants eagerly present gifts while Lindbergh buys clothing at local stores and ships old items home. The embassy houses numerous Mexican gifts including charro suits, sombreros, serapes, and gold jewelry as souvenirs of the visit.
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Leon Williams
Waldorf Theater
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Church of the Assumption
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New Soin City
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Riverside Avenue
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Violet Building Contractor
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WTIA
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Spicer Road
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