Population chart shows estimates end 1920 decade data
The chart shows New York leading with 8,870,800 residents and growth of 58,600 from July 1926 to July 1927, followed by Chicago at 3,102,800 and Philadelphia at 2,035,900. Detroit rises to 1,334,500. other large cities in 1920s ranges include Cleveland, St. Louis, Baltimore, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles not estimated. Several mid and small cities shift ranks in 100,000 to 300,000 classes. multiple updates and gaps noted for 22 cities not estimated.
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New York
United States
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Richmond
Chicago
Philaddphia
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Baltimore
Boston
Pittsburgh
Os Angeles
San Francisco
Buffalo
Washington
Milwaukee
Newark
Mineapolis
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Seattle
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Roches
Jersey City
Louisville
Atlanta
Dallas
Columbus
Denver
Providence
Oakland
Portland
St. Paul
Omaha
Birmingham
Akron
San Antonio
Miami
Jacksonville
Long Beach
Cal
Fort Wayne
Knoxville
Syracuse
Dayton
Norfolk
Memphis
Tulsa
Grand Rapids
Flint
Nashville
Camden
Fall River
Yonkers
Kans
San Diego
Duluth
Reading
Worcester
New Haver
Korfor
Youngstown
Hartford
Des Moines
Springfield
Mass
Bridge
Scranton
Houston
Paterson
Fllst
Trenton
Salt Lake City
Coo
Wilmington
Del
Cambridge
New Bedford
Albany
Kanaas City
Erie
Canton
Lowell
Spokane
Dazibeth
Tampa
Tacoma
Lynn
Oklahoma City
Waterhay
Utica
Fort Warne
Somerville
Savannah
Allentown
Evansville
Wichita
Hamtrame
Laurence
Schenebecy
Wal
South Pond
Poors
Inn Park
Rock DL
E'S Sais Coy
St. Joseph
Shreveport
Little Rock
New Castle
Medford
Greensboro
Columbia
S. C
Galveston
Tex
McKeesport
Stockton
York
Elmira
N. C
Bay City
Mich
Haverhill
East Chicago
Ind
Pittffield
Perth Amboy
N. J
Chelsea
Matson
Wis
Lima
Ohio
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lexington
Salem
Everett
Stamford
Con
Rock Island
Til
Dubuque
Counscht Bluffs
Joliet
Portsmouth
Taunton
Wichita Falls
New Brunswick
Superior
Quincy
Ill
Kameena
Austin
Lynchburg
Ogeen
Utah
Danville
Easton
Hazleton
Petersburg
Waterloo
Meriden
Conn
Uranston
R. I
Waltham
Lewiston
Orange
Poughkeepsie
Amsterdam
Notristown
Auburn
Green Bay
Revere
Moline
Elgin
Sheboygan
Watertown
N. Y
Oshkosh
Wic
Muskogee
Okla
Neburgh
la Crosse
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pensacola
Nmne
Six Dead After Tennessee Battle
A Tennessee clash left six dead after deputies and police confronted opposing factions. Deputy Sheriff L A Hennessey and City Marshal Ewing Smith were among the slain, with several others wounded including Police Chief Connor. State officials promise a full investigation and possible hearings to assign blame.
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Pipels
Thomas Connor
Connor
Shriff Wash Coppinger
L A. Hen-nessey
Ewing Smith
Ben Parker
H. Larence
Fayette Nelson
Charles Pittman
John Bates
Americans Attend Lindbergh Party
Rome was shaken by a minor quake on October 11 centered near Avedwana. In several towns including Velleul and others, 115 buildings opened in streets and houses, causing panic and some wall damage. In Rome, workers cleared debris to prevent accidents as tremors rattled streets.
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Rome
Plate
Velleul
Avedwana
Vatican tremor hits Rome as quake rumbles city
An earthquake rattled Vatican City and central Rome causing alarm among worshippers and officials. The tremor disrupted ceremonies and prompted temporary closures as residents and visitors sought safety. Observers noted no major injuries and immediate relief efforts began.
Christmas at the Connecticut Veterans Home News
Residents received special Christmas celebrations and gifts from state patriotic societies. Major Hughes reorganized the home’s economy while a chef and dietician oversee meals. Mass was held, carols sung, and a Christmas dinner served, with telegrams from Governor Trumbull and Veterans Home Commission chair Benedict Holden conveying holiday wishes.
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Hughes
J. leGuane
Noroton
J. S. Evers
Community Church of Glendale
Vermont
Major Hughes
John H. Trumbull
Benedict M. Holden
Veterans’ Home Commission
Connecticut
Veterans’ Home
Bridgeport Plant Damaged by Fire
A Bridgeport automobile tester plant was severely damaged by a fire on the new Post Road cut-off. Flames shot from the roof as water drenched machinery, raw materials, and stock. the scene did not disrupt road traffic.
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Tester Specialties
Post Road
Services Held for Commissioner Kent of Norwalk and Greenwich
Crawford of Greenwich Kent was a busy public figure and banker. A Norwalk legislator in 1921, he led the Holmes Keeler and Kent company and presided at Central National Bank of Norwalk for a decade. He shaped Norwalk streets, helped form the city charter, and led local Masonic and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Board of City Commissioners
Kent
Wall Street
St. John’s Lodge
Washington Lodge
No. 24
Royal Arch Masons
Pyramid Termple
Mystic Shrine
Monker Groteo
Clinton
Knights Templar
Norwalk Club
Norwalk Man Injured in Hamden Car Crash
Norwalk resident Elmer Sniffen was seriously injured when his car turned turtle on Whitney Avenue near Mt. Carmel in Hamden. Three other occupants suffered minor injuries, including Mae and Laura Edmunds of West Hartford and Melville Thomas of Norwalk. Police say Sniffen attempted to dodge an oncoming car entering a driveway, lost control, struck a curb, hit a telephone pole, and rolled over.
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New Haven
Iby
Elmer Sniffen
Norwalk
Hamden
Sciffen
New Haven Hospital
Shiffen
Fula
Melville Thomas
Norwell
Mae
Laura Edmunds
West Hartford
Mae Adamands
Sniffen
Whitney Avenue
Church of Our Lady, Mt. Carmel
Fred Alling
Laches
Boston and Maine appoints general manager for January 1
John W. Smith, assistant president of the Boston and Maine railroad, has been named general manager of the round to take effect January 1. The move signals leadership changes in the company as it gears up for the new year.
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Boston
Der
Associated Prema
John W. Smith
Boston and Maine Railroad
Ssenip pah Club Debuts With Formal Bridgeport Dance
The Ssenippeh club debuted as a social group for younger Bridgeport Jews with its first formal dance in Stratfield sun parlor. Eight charter members led by Julia Berger organized the event. Attendees wore varied formal gowns, including peach taffeta gold lace white taf feta black satin and many sequin and rhinestone embellishments.
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Ssenippeh Club
Bridgeport
Stratfield
Julia Berger
Helen Burger
Helen Grann
Helen Leipner
Edith Rosenbluh
Liliga Abrams
Frieda Oppenheim
Gladys Bloch
Dinth Etwler
Zol Berger
David Abegom
Shirley Beck
David Levine
Lillian Abrams
Percy Peck
Estelle Peck
Sam Frankel
Minnie Racher
Benjamin Karpilow
Gladge Bloch
Sidney Unger
Esther Unger
Benjamin Bernstein
Helen Lavntes
Hollywood
Cal
Nat Greenberg
Mildred Orloff
Louise Friedman
Helen Gratin
Sidney Kapel
Anne Goldstein
Sol Rockoff
Frances Schwartz
David Lessler
Michael Goldstein
Sadye Kraxow
Waterbury
Henry Lavine
Eva Feldman
Joseph Mandela
Mildred Geller
George Dworkin
Bessie Dworkin
Mazimillan Miller
Ida Miller
J. Yank Sax
New Havenland
Roselyne Miller
Harry Rosenbluh
Edith Rosenblin
Sidney Cohen
Dinah Elsler
Ira Harris
Frieda Oppenhelm
Holy Cross Prom Lights Up Stratfield Hotel Ball
A 130 strong crowd danced at the Holy Cross prom held at the Stratfield hotel. The ballroom boasted purple and white colors with laurel and holly decor, Christmas trees, and multicolored lights. An out of town orchestra performed as guests in varied gowns and suits danced in formal attire.
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Holy Cross
Stratfield Hotel
James V. Joy
Margaret Soully
John Beirne
Arolyn Knoderer
James Scully
Margaret Sullivan
A. M. Deveney
New
Finnian Ainsneault
Cecila Acton
Ernest Leech
Mra
Edward Sheehan
Katherine Mullins
Clifford Meaney
Margaret Behrens
William Bebyens, Jr
Agnes Ryan
Gordon Willams
Ruth Albert
James Hanley
Kathere Scully
Jack Lennon
Margaret Daley
Mesh Georgette
Charles McNamara
Martha Franklin
Thomas Murphy
Marjorie Marjorie Marcantonio
John Chiota
Laura Gallagher
Lou Bristol
Betty Scannell
Orchid Chiffon
Harold Drew
Florence Stone
Andrew Seaswell
Mabel Sherry
Raymond Lynch
Laura Murry
James Rooney
Margaret McMamaro
John Royston
Helen Kearns
John Neubate
Mildred Wellington
Robert Daley
Mary Cullinan
John Nelan
Josephine Finn
Flesh
Dr Merriam Dies After Short Illness in Hartford
Reverend David Alexander Ross Merriam professor emeritus of Homiletics and Sociology at Hartford Theological Seminary died at his home in Hartford after a short illness. He was a noted theologian and author with long service at the seminary.
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Hartford
Associated Press
David Alexander Ross Merriam
Hartford Theological Seminary
Lis
Merriam
Navy joins hunt for Grayson plane off coast
The U S Navy joined a wide search for the amphibian Dawn after Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson and three companions departed Roosevelt Field New York for Harbor Grace N F last Friday The Los Angeles airship and destroyers Sturtevant and Mahan were sent from Lakehurst Boston and Provincetown to sweep Cape Cod Sable Island and surrounding seas for the missing aircraft and its emergency transmitter signals were reportedly picked up near Sable Island but authenticity remains unconfirmed
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Lakehurst
N. J
Associated Press
U. S. Navy
Diugtbie
Los Angeles
Cape Cod
Frances Wilson Grayson
Roosevelt Field
New York
Harbor Grace
N. F
Rosendahl
Harper Grace
Boston
United States Navy
Dawn
Harvor Grace
Europe
Navy
Sturtevant
Mahan
Provincetown
Fale
Cape
Sable Island
George N. Baker
I. 1 Stewart
Navy Yard
Charlestown
St Mp
Massachusetts Bay
Cape Cord
French
Here
C. Ashirney
Canadian Marine Gid Fisheries Department
Halifax
N.S
St, Johns
Frances Grayson
Alredile
Warman
Obain
Wight
Girl kept alive by relatives to die soon
Alma Overgard, 168 years old, lies in a fifth week of artificial respiration in Oconto Nebraska. Dr J C Wade says her condition is failing and death is imminent after a congested lung episode following infantile paralysis onset on November 19.
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Oconto
Associated Press
Alma Overgard
J. C. Wade
Miss Overgurd
Rolawee
Gwen Ole Oe
Tennessee Scientists Gather for AAAS Convention in Nashville
In Nashville hundreds of scientists gather for the 84th annual AAAS convention at the War Memorial building near the state capitol. Judge Graf ton Green welcomes the guests as the evolution topic is kept off the program to suit local hosts. Dr Sylvanus G Morley delivers the retiring president's address and outlines Maya civilization achievements and discoveries from excavations at Chichen Itza and Uaxactun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Associated Press
Evoluton
American Association For the Advancement of Science
War Memorial Building
State Capitol
Grafton Green
Tennessee Supreme Court
Tennessee
Tkmm
L. H. Baley
Ithaca
Association
Sylvanus G. Morley
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Morley
Carnegie Institution
Menloo
Gustemalg
New World
America
Chichen
Itza
Yucatan
Uxacaxtan
Peten
Guatemala
Carneste Institution
Sailor on Leave Held After Auto Crash Near New London
Sam Broyenburg a sailor from Park Avenue tied to the U S naval base at New London was arrested after an auto he drove hit another car at Beechwood and Wood avenues then crashed into Vincent Sulloyan’s base. He faced charges of reckless driving driving without registration and without a license and was released on bond. Lonenburg’s car first struck John J. McCarthy’s auto at 733 Iranistan Avenue then struck the building causing minor damage and a broken window.
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Sam Broyenburg
Park Avenue
U. S
New London
Beechwood
Wood Avenues
Vincent Sul-loyan
Beechwood Avenue
Lonenburg
John J. McCarthy
Iranistan Avenue
Abduction Strikes Family as Brother Flees
In Baird Texas, Carl Wylie, 22, was forced into a car at gunpoint last night by unidentified men. His younger brother escaped and alerted R C Wylie, the grandfather, who fired at the fleeing vehicle. A 24 hour search by a large posse failed to locate Carl or the abductors, with no motive determined.
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Carl
Dunsmuir
Marian
Hickman
Harry G. Kinch
Southern Pacific
Charles Wandaver
R. C. Dawson
Klamath Falls
Ore
Mount Hebron
Nith
Portland
Oakland
McVey Captures Title Bid In 10 Round Pro Bout
New York December 26 By Associated Press lightweight contender Jack McVey weighed 151 pounds and won a judges decision over Wille Grebe of Scranton Pa in the main 10 round bout at St Nicholas arena. Roberto Roberti outpointed Homer Smith in the heavyweight semi final. Sam Hunter knocked out Sammy Singer in a four round prelim. Joe Kelly knocked out Jack Burke in another four rounder. Lou Barba won by technical knockout over Lew Williams in a six round event.
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New York
Associated Press
Duck McVey
Wille Grebe
Scranton
St. Nicho
McVey
Grebe
Roberto Roberti
Homer Smith
Kalamazoo
Roberti
Smith
Sam Hunter
Pittsburgh
Sammy Singer
Joe Kelly
Brooklyn
Jack Burke
Astoria
Lou Barba
Lew Williams
Prince George Narrowly Escapes Injury in Car Ride
London der Daily Mail reports Prince George, the King’s second son, narrowly avoided serious harm while traveling by car to Sandringham on Friday. The Associated Press details the incident as a near miss with potential injuries avoided.
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London
Der
Associated Press
The
Daily Mail
Prince George
Sandringham
Hickman Confesses After Long Interrogation In L A
Hickman breaks under hours of questioning by Los Angeles detectives and officials and admits to fatally harming Marion Parker. He says he acted alone and names Andrew Cramer as a mistaken aid. Train journey to Los Angeles sees crowds, guards, and tense scenes as details are set to come.
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Hickman
Inez
Los Angeles
Andrew Cramer
Marion Parker
Cascade Limited
Gerber
Cal
Associated Press
Willam Edward Hickman
Martian Parker
Fockman
Port Costa
Harry Raymond
AL Benita
Carquinez Straits
Fox
Southern Pacific Crark
Hickmen
Oskland
Oakland
Marian Parker
Jase
Helen Patterson to Wed Kenneth Harlan
Los Angeles announces engagement of stage actress Helen Patterson to film actor Kenneth Harlan. Wedding planned for late 1928 after Harlan’s divorce from Marie Prevost becomes final next year.
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Helen Patterson
Kenneth Harlan
Los Angeles
Associated Press
New York Survey Finds 30 Percent of Aged Depend on Charity
The National Civic Federation reports that under 65 seniors in New York and nearby states show less than 30 percent depend on charity. Most elderly own property or have other income. widowhood increases dependency and immigration reform is urged. The study cites 14 815 respondents and notes wealth and native status affect outcomes.
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New York
Associated Press
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Industrial Welfare Department
National Civic Federation
America
Montana
England
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Pilot's check refused for air search by Dawn crew
Mrs Brice Goldsborough offered a Christmas check from her husband after the Dawn amphibian plane, which disappeared during an eight hour search over Cape Cod, prompted a Curtiss Airlines refusal to accept payment. M Merril and Curtiss leaders said they could not take money under the circumstances. The Dawn's navigator’s wife said the expense left her nearly penniless to continue the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Brice Goldsborough
Harbor Grace
N. F
M. M. Merrill
Curtiss Flying Service
C. M. Keys
Frank H. Russell
Curtiss Company
Goldsborough
The
Dawn
Wiliam Winston
Steve Parkinson
Cape Cod
Three Men Dead in Gas Filled Room in Buffalo
Police found the bodies of three men in a gas filled Genesee Street room in Buffalo. Rode Zabradze was identified. D T Ludsiknoti from Lackawanna had warned friends by leaving a note on Zabrudze's door before the tragedy. The heater vented gas as authorities opened the door, all three men fully clothed on the bed.
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Buffalo
Associated Press
Genesee Street
Rode Zabradze
D. T. Ludsiknoti
Lackawanna
Zabrudze
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Roanoke
Fresno
Ee Omo
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Hammond
Atlantic City
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Pontiac
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W VI
Mount Vernon
Maiden
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Woonsatket
Newport No
Hartford Special Machinery CO
B. Hartford Conn
W. H Cameron
Soch Pittspurch Savings Bank
Eves
Autorney
Tom Stewart
Vatican
Indanapolis
Lindbergh
Hai Gon
William B. Stout
Stout Aircraft Corporation
Regula
Alrervices
Mexico
Morton
Hamden Road
Ssenippah Club
HUNT
Grayson
Boston Navy Yard
Navy Department
Grayson Rescue Committee
Scopeg
Sailor
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Brother
Jack Gross
Prince
Hag
KE. W. Grove
Bowe Ade
Atwater Kent
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