Dawn Plane Missing as Navy J oins Search from Cape Cod
The missing Dawn amphibian plane carrying Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson and three crew members is believed down near Newfoundland. The Los Angeles dirigible and two destroyers range search waters from Cape Cod to Sable Island as rescue teams mobilize by sea and air.
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New York
Associated Prees
Newfoundland
Frances Wilson Grayson
Los Angeles
Lakehurat
Boston Navy Yard
Washington
Cape Cod
Sable Island
Tomor
Rosendahl
Navy Department
Lekeburet
Pierce
Maher
Medical Corps
Department
Andrewa
Boston
Warner
Acosta and Burgin to Start Endurance Flight
Associated press report states Bert Acosta and Emile Burgin completed adjustments to their Fokker monoplane at Roosevelt Field and will attempt to set a new endurance record. Burgin described the craft as ready, with the ship carrying a load for the long flight ahead.
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Acosta
Burgin
Roosevelt Field
Associated
Bert Acosta
Emile Burgin
Airship Dawn Sighted Near Bridgeport En Route to Cape Cod
The Dawn airship from Lakehurst to Cape Cod was sighted near Bridgeport at 8 50 pm. Arthur K L Watson of Black Rock reported the sighting to The Telegram. The craft left Lakehurst at 6 pm and was seen crossing the sound near Black Rock then moving eastward with cabin lights visible. Reports placed the airship near Stratford at 3 pm and then near New Haven at 9 15 pm.
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Los Angels
Grayson
Bridgeport
Lakehurst
Cape Cod
Arthur K L Watson
Black Rock
Telegram
Los Angeles
Stratford
New Haven
Population chall fails to support Hartiords claim to superiority
A front page notice summarizes a dispute over Hartiords superiority claims against Bridgeport. The brief notes population trends and competing assertions, signaling local tension over regional status and identity amid ongoing civic discourse.
Gales and Snow Squalls Plague Island Flight Route
In the New York dispatch, gales and heavy snow squalls persisted from Saturday morning to early Sunday near Sable Island off Nova Scotia, in the flight path of Mrs. Princes Wilson Grayson’s amphibian Dawn. Captain S F Sommers reported the Dawn’s arrival aboard the White Star liner Albertic and noted that Canadian Radio stations picked up fragments of signals, with a sharp inkrit Say kept for the plane and radio repeaters on alert as signals were heard. Weather was described as severe, among the worst Sommers had experienced.
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Sable Island
Plecea
Cape Cod
New
Foundland
Nova Scotian
Canadian
Bureau of Marine and Fisheries
Grason
Rooseveltt Geld
Brice Goldsborough
Oskar Omdal
Fred Koeh
York
Associated Press
Nova Scotia
Princes Wilson Graysons
S F Sommers
Buble Island
Sommers
Hartford Population Claim Amid Census Estimates
Hartford asserts it has surpassed Bridgeport in population based on Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 1927 counting 168300 for Hartford and 143555 for Bridgeport. The bureau notes these figures assume annual growth from 1920 to 1927, with Bridgeport not yet confirmed at 143555.
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Hartford
United States Bureau of the Census
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Census Bureau
Bridgepot
State Board of Education
Hikdgeport
Bridgeports
Hartfords
New Heaven
Waterbury
New Britain
Stamford
Meriden
Springfield
Washington
Associated Press
New York
Cleveland
Rev James H Grady to Return as St Raphael Assistant
Longtime Catholic clergyman Rev James H Grady returns to Bridgeport after seven years to serve as assistant pastor at Church of St Raphael on Oak Street. He previously led at St Marys Norwalk and St Augustines Hartford. ordained in Rome, he studied in Hartford and Rome before serving Italian and general communities.
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St. Augustine’s Church
St. Raphael’s
Afser
James H Grady
Bridgeport
Church of St Raphael
Oak Street
Father Grady
St Marys Church
West Avenue Nor Walk
St Raphaels
St Augustines Church
Grady
Putnam Conn
St Thomas’ Seminary
Hartford
St Tomas
North American Catholic College
Rome
Italy
St Augustines
Ltatian
St Anthonys Church
Norwalk
St Raphels
St Raphasis Church
Sunde
Westerly
R 1
Res
John Sullivan
Amercan Institute For Deaf
West Hartford
Taker Gradys Superiotor
Raphaels
Tee
Thomas Sullivan
Pithher Patrick Quinlan
Rich Uncle to Visit Italy Amid Nephrew Empfang Plans
Dream poll reports Sylvester Poll returning to Italy where forty five nephews and grand nephews begin preparations for a royal greeting from America. Poll says Connecticut will always be home though not seeking travel.
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Sylvester
Hhe
Italy
Furth
America
Mr Poll
Connecticut
Motor trips for veterans at home are provided
Four months of operation at the Fitch Home for Soldiers at Noroton Heights under Major Richard J Hughes bring notable changes. An ambulance with convertible passenger capacity now serves hospital patients and outings for about 220 residents. A volunteer motor corps in New Canaan coordinates weekly trips, while nursing staff expanded to 24 hour coverage and a dental unit is established for a full resident dental survey.
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Bridgeport
Soldiers Home
Church
James H Grady
Actreas Aviat
Seenippah Cubt
Flanagan
Dance of Holy Cross Club
City
Fitch
Noroton Heighte
Richard J Hughes
Hughes
Cal
New Canaan
Hanford S Weed
WiUam
Travis Weed
Conrad G Molter
Bridgeport Doctor's Auto Crashes Bus Meriden Middlesex
Dr W Harold Young of Bridgeport lost control of a car he drove with wife Mildred and mother as occupants when it collided with a Connecticut company bus near Mt Highy reservoir Middlefield. The bus carried about 28 passengers and ended up among saplings. none injured. Bus driver William Stevenson of Middletown said the crash happened as Young attempted to pass an eastbound car abreast of the bus.
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Meriden
Associated Press
William Stevenson
Lawn Avenue
Middletown
di Young
Bridgeport Fire Destroys Leather Plant. Two Firemen Injured
A blaze at 1662 State Street nearly destroyed the Bridgeport Leather Specialties plant on the third floor, with damage estimated at 30000 to 40000 dollars. Julius Fleischer, owner of the building and bottling firm below, reported the fire began by a short circuit. Two firefighters were wounded by a live wire and a nail, while water damage affected Botting Works on the lower floors. Fire Chief Daniel E Jchinson led efforts. investigation to determine cause continues.
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Bridgeport Leather Specialties Company
State Street
Julius Fleischer
Montana Grove Street
West Endg Bottling Company
Daniel E Jchinson
John H Killian
Engine Company No 2
Joseph Walters
Engine Company No 3
Walters
Piasing
Fairfield Avenue
Alexander & Mellor
Fleische
Services Held for Commissioner Kent in Norwalk
The funeral of County Commissioner Minthorne Kent, aged sixty eight, drew large crowds to Norwalk Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev George B Tompkins and Rev Bellevue Cover led the service with burial in Rhawayton cemetery. Kent, a county commissioner since October 1 1925, was found dead in his bed Friday morning after returning from work at the county courthouse in Golden Hill Street Bridgeport.
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Norwalk
Vey Minthorne Kent
Norwalk Methodist Episcopal Church
George B Tompkins
Bellevue
Rhowayton
Kent
Court House
Golden Hillstree
Bridgeport
Board For County Commissioners
Henry B
Pair Hit by Bus Found with Weapons on Arrival
Two men Alvarez Deconto and Joseph Clecla were struck on the Yellow Mill Bridge in Connecticut by a company bus and hospitalized. A Colt automatic and a Harrington and Richardson revolver were discovered, with both men detained under guard as potential concealed weapon charges await formal arrest.
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River Witr
Devon Conn
Youth Breaks Down Under Interrogation In Murder Case
YOUTH FINALLY BREAKS DOWN UNDER QUESTIONING AND ADMITS STRANGLING AND DISMEMBERING VICTIMS IN A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT LED TO A DEADLY GUN BATTLE BETWEEN CITY AND COUNTY AUTHORITIES. SIX PEOPLE DIED IN THE FATAL SHOOTING, WITH WIDESPREAD FEAR AND A MASS GUARD DETAIL CALLED IN TO RESTORE ORDER.
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Parker Cial
National Guard
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Tenn
Associated Press
Marian County
Chattanoga
W C Boyd
Knoxville
Horton
Vatican Earthquake Shocks Rome and Allen Wilson Case
An earthquake lasting about four minutes rocked Rome with Vatican tremors felt at the pope's residence. Allen Wilson, son of a Bridgeport journalist, faces potential commitment to Matteawan State Hospital after a court commission deemed him mentally unbalanced following burglary charges. Wilson, a WWI veteran, reportedly suffered lasting mind effects from a harbor explosion.
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Italy
Associated Press
Rome
Ide Biando Fortung
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Gregoriana University
Polyclinic
Vatican
Apostolic Palace
Rocca di Papa
Velletri
Appian
Elodrome
Naples
Florence
Milan
Rocca di Papi
Allen Wilson
Lynn Wilson
Bridgeport
Danbny Times
Matteawan State Asylum
Sanity Commission
Wiliam F Bleakley
White Plains Court
R .S McCormack
Yonkers
White Plains
Larchmont
Wilson
Glenkley
Americans Attend Lindbergh Farewell Reception in Mexico City
Several thousand Americans in Mexico City attended a farewell style reception for Charles A Lindbergh as he plans a Central American air tour. A man named Harry Beck died after falling down a flight of stairs at 986 Myrtle Avenue, with police ruling death accidental.
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Mexico
Harry Beck
Mexico City
Associated Press
Charles A Lindberg
Detroit
Henry Ford
Tampico
Stalin
Myrtle Avenue
Dr H OR DeLuch
Beck
Meriden
Bureau of Investigation
Hickman Confesses to Gruesome Parker Murder
William E. Hickman on a train confession details the 12 year old Marian Parker killing in Los Angeles. He says he strangled her with wire, dismembered the body in a bath, and planned a ransom to appear alive to her father. He claims no accomplice and reveals the motive and steps leading to the crime.
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Edward Hickman
Parker
Hickman
Pittsburgh
Tenn
Navy
Los Angeles
Hunt
Grayson
Wilbur
Federal Reserve Board
Marian
Bady
Cascade Limited
Oakland
Calif
Associated Press
William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
Bellevas
Hickman ' Oaks
Ferry M Parker
Los Angels
Andrew Cramer
Pendleton
Oregon
Superior Court
San Francisco
Cail
William Edward Hickman
Asa Keyes
Angeles
Harry Raymond
Keyesay Hickman
Hickmen
Bellevue Arms
Mariam
Mrs Hicksman Engages Counsel for Son in Kidnapping Case
Kansas City dispatch reports Mrs. Eva Hickman, mother of Edward Hickman, retained Jerome Walsh, a 25 year Kansas City attorney, to defend her son. She asked District Attorney Asa Keyta of Los Angeles to protect the youth's legal rights as the Los Angeles case moves forward.
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Kansas City
Asoociated
Eva Hickman
Edward Hickmen
Elsyer
Ted
Parker
Jerome Walsh
Atorney
Asa Keyta
Los
Wala
Los Angeles
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Cutler
Milford
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Tientsin
China
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Soth
Yale
Zoom Bright
Nnnapolis
James H. Grady
Richard 3. Hughes
Botting Works
Chattanooga
James Connor
Piis
Pope
Cornice
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