Fire and Fraud Trials Tied to New York Factory Case
Witness Frost describes a 1923 fire at the Burn Factory linked to smuggling, slugging, and a $150 check used to move contraband whisky. He alleges bribes, union tensions, and a plan to derail labor actions while detailing the involvement of Meyer, Brost, and others, with questions about insurance and post fire operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ibis Aeternur
Agaimis
Rapiitr
Burnlis Vetcel
Whitey Iedman Tillgatery
Oeenty Sii
Sieen- Mee
Tishi
Carell Pad
Aise
Joan Sald
Feo
Din
Wriedman
Uae
Meyer
Frost
Bernstein
Frank
Prost
Lehr
Hum Bern
Ata
Iold
Fiie
York
Big Dropper
Kid Tropper
Pepper
Bridgeport Zoning Plan Seeks Public Input And Rigorous Rules
The article outlines Bridgeport zoning proposals with seven zone types and height limits from 8 feet to 150 feet. It notes nonretroactivity, protection of residential areas, and the aim to guide future growth while avoiding past mistakes. Public hearings are planned to solicit property owners views before formal adoption.
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Bridgeport
Woner
Zanes
Zoning Commission
Board of
Sid Jost
Meetings Tonight at Munste Place and Nearby Lodges
Community notices list gatherings at Munste Street and surrounding lodges including Koff BL 1250, Tothe, Pytian Sisters, Hunne¢ ax, and Bo SPS. Attendees urged to join at the stated locations for tonight’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toth
Tepte
Pytian Sisters
Taroat Street
Former Manager of Dawe's Opens Empire
Herer Dawe, former proprietor of Dawe's theatre on Tate Street, will manage the Empire theatre on South Main Street after its change to motion pictures following last week's closing. Dawe was previously owner of the Cameo Theatre, owned by Warner, the motion picture producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herer Dawe
Dawe
Tate Street
Empire Theatre
South Main Street
Motion Pictures
Empire
Crronosly
Simslay
Mr. Dawe
Cameo Theatre
Warner
Motion Puture
Woman Sues Trolley Company For 20000 Damages
Mrs Ann H Grady files a $20,000 suit in New Haven claiming injury from a trolley car step that lowered as she alighted. She alleges the fall caused a broken ankle and pins responsibility on the Connecticut Company.
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New Ilaven
Troley
Connecticut
Ann H. Grady
Pershing's Return Hoped Delicate Health Delay
General Pershing's health problems deepen as he faces overwork and dental issues while presiding over the Plebeian Commission in Arica. The White House notes his condition while a decision on sailing is tied to medical verdicts after a possible sea voyage home aboard the cruiser Denver. Major Jones reports blood pressure rises and tooth troubles. officials consider appointing American staff to act in his absence if necessary.
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White House
General Pershing
Arie
Denver
General Hself
Major Jones
Pershing
Aried
Bat
Unis
Aries
Arica
Conridge
Willam C. Dennis
Pershine
Eneral Pershing
Amea
Flershing
Witnesses claim murder link at bootlegging house
Police describe an intimate scene at the old man’s house where a man called to see him while Decresanto led investigators to Lupo. Lane and four visitors, including Taupo, were present during the day’s events with multiple wine glasses and overturned chairs suggesting additional witnesses beyond three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decresanto
Lupo
Decresante
Decresante Santiao
Firth
Lane
Nore
Taupo
Elson Nominated For Presidency By Mith District Club
Elson was nominated for president at the Mith District Democratic club meeting held last night at 1 Harward avenue headquarters. The slate included Edwin Littell as vice president, Michael H. Smalt as treasurer, and Sygurd Carlson as maneral and recording secretary. William Jackson and Edwin Littellii were named to the auditing committee. Joseph J. Kohlman presided as retiring president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A J, Elson
Mith District Democratic Club
Harward Avenue
Edwin Littell
Michael H. Smalt
Sygurd Carlson
William Jackson
Edwin Littelti
Mertiiy
Joseph J. Kohlman
Baby Burn Injures Child in Aldrich Household Fire
In Putnam on December 28 a three year old threw a lit match into a baby carriage, setting the infant ablaze. Mrs. Aldrich fainted, neighbors alerted the fire department, and Fire Chief Ralph Thurston rescued the one year old and transported them to Dey Kimball Hospital with serious burns.
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Putnam
Der
Tire Department
Wesley Aldrich
Con
Miners Expect Return Jan 4 in Philadelphia Strike Talks
In New York a glimmer of progress appeared as miners and operators prepared for talks in New York at the Union League club. Exchange of proposals centered on resuming work at current wage scales while seeking a longer term contract. Government observers were named to oversee the meeting as talks target ending the hard coal suspensions.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Atlantic City
Union League Club
William Green
American Federation of Lauber
Wny
Waldorf-Astoria
Miners’ Committee
Cadillac
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Washington
Tabor Department
Hywell Davies
Bureau of Conciliation
United Mine Workers
Davies
Police Ask To Locate Peter Lucas In Yonkers Case
Yonkers authorities seek Peter Lucas in this city to inform him his brother is dying in a Yonkers hospital. Local police have been unable to locate the man based on a call from H. Christman of Yonkers.
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Hutter
Frost
Keeler
Bethe
Friedman
Moogen
Bathel
Yonkers
Peter Lucas
H. Christman
Fire Record Reports Ash Box Blaze at 1812 Barnum Avenue
SUN alarm records a small fire in an ash box at 1812 Barnum Avenue with no damage. Chemical involvement noted. An unrelated archaic remark mentions Queen Thaib th apprentices in Tandon wearing blue cloaks in summer and gowns in winter, and lists vegetables unknown in dingland until the 26th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum Avenue
Thaib
Tandon
Young Women in Holiday Attire Parade in Satin and Georgette
A long list highlights young debutantes and socialites in holiday greetings and formal gowns. Names include Miss Marcia Sculley, Misa Katrine Clancy, Miss Mildred Watson, Miss Isabel MacDonald, Miss Nancy Gokey, Miss Elizbeth Springs, Miss Dorothy Ogden, Miss Margaret Rook, and many others in satin georgette and velvet ensembles with rhinestones, beads, and lace. Notable attendees include Mrs. T. Saurs and Mrs. Elizabeth Clancy among a wide cast of participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcia Sculley
Misa Katrine Clancy
Mildred Watson
Misa Dorly Tupre
Isabel MacDonald
Margaret Rook
Nancy Gokey
Elizabeth Springs
Trorence Stone
June Lattin
Marjorie Alling
T. Saurs
Milas Isabelle Kelley
Carlin Talley
Elizabeth Clancy
Estelle McElroy
Stelen H. Rearns
Isebellie Lavery
Clare Lund
Ruth Wondraff
Patricia Kearney
Ruth Lane
Marion McCune
Josephine Finn
Margaret Ryan
Mirv
Dorothy Kelly
Catherine Culmen
Margaret Morrisey
Louise Jenkins
Mary-Louise McKenna
John B. O'Connell
Fetta
Taco
Lorraine Stapleton
Mary Cullinan
Charlotte Byrnes
Julia Cook
Varriet Wills
Mary Mogarty
Mary Clark
Florence Simpson
Doroth
Keane
Anna Drew
Lucile Halley
Vincent John Sulivan
Katherine Owens
Agnes Moravel
Eana Forestelle
Margery Porest
Broderick Lalley
Vincent John Sullivan
Howard Owens
Edward Casey
Edward Kane
John
O'Connell
William Fitzgerald
Albert O'Neill
Charles McGee
Joseph Vitale
Henry Broch
Edward F. Kennelly
Frank McGurn
Justin Hanney
Clifford Meaney
David Monahan
Henry Hayward
Walter Harrigan
Frank Davis
J. Thomas Cullinan
Smith McLean
William Allen
Haroldy Baldwin
William
Cold Snap Breaks and Temperature Rise Across Atlantic Coast
Relief arrived after a two day cold spell that killed 19 people and caused over 200 fires nationwide. In this city the 6 pm reading was 24 degrees above zero, up 15 degrees from Sunday night. Northwest winds eased to 12 to 15 mph by night.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Duy
At & A
Car Stolen From Crescent and East Main
Edward Jock of Trogndoll reported to police last evening that a Connecticut restoration automobile bearing T656 W was stolen from a street near Crescent avenue and East Main street before 9 o'clock while the owner attended a theatre performance.
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Edward Jock
Trogndoll
Crescent Avenue
East Main Street
Connecticut
Daily Ambulance Call Log Paragraph Fragment
Daily Record of Ambulance Calls lists multiple events with times and addresses. Mrs Mary Burns taken to Bridgeport hospital at 10 45 am. C C Crom at Elmwood and Laurel 11 30 am with cheek laceration and fractured nose. Edward Cromwell treated at 4 25 pm after landlord bite. Mrs Jeans Maronti at 6 10 pm sent to Bridgeport hospital. Joseph Jones fainted at 7 10 pm then left. William Frost at 7 30 pm to Bridgeport hospital for observation.
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Mary Burns
Main Street
Bridge- Port Hospital
Elmwood
Laurel Avenues
C. C. Crom
Haddon Street
Aduto Struca Pole
Edward Cromwell
Calhoun Avenue
Geaten
Eens Maronti
Oliver Street
Ritien
Bridgeport Hospital
Joseph Jones
Woodstock
New Brunswick
Canada
West Ndibrary
William Frost
Courtland Street
Bridge. Bort Hospital
Society turns to charity ball
Society members select an annual charity ball with many attendees wearing a spectrum of gowns and ensembles. Names include Mrs. Charles EK Weeks, Mrs. David S. Day, Miss Susan Gibney, Miss Clara Hain, Miss Virginia Dyes, and others in velvet, chiffon, satin, and brocade outfits described in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles EK. Weeks
Mra
KH. M
Alpney
Alvin Breul
Sidney K. Becker
Susan Gibney
Misa Henriette Bishop
Andrew Smith
Myra
William M. Paxton
Edwin Loyt
Norman Leeds
Dutro
Wi. B. Caldwell, Jr
Esther Hindle
L. ©. Paul
LaVerne Clarkson
J. Farist Panfield
Clara Hain
Virginia Dyes
Ned Goodwin
Shelton
Arthur M. Comiey
George Barker
Gerald Lindburgh
Charles W. Cyrus
Betty Wolfe
Bradhord Warner
Stewart M. Ford
Beatrice Payne
F. R. Frame
Grace West
Mra. W. West
Helen P. Whitehead
Cora Chiffon
Ornamental Dresses Parade Sheen in New York Scene
A long list of names, gowns, and designers appears in a New York fashion page. Several Misses and Mrs. holders showcase chiffon, velvet, satin, georgette, and lace in hues from rose to royal blue. Designers and sponsors include Mrs. Donald Choate, Mrs. Arthur Marsh, and Mrs. George Clark Edwards, with numerous Milan and American beauty fabrics noted.
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Jay Godillot
Portia Turner
Mary Ix
Helen Jonica Spafford
Julia Wheeler
Einmy Lou Havens
Marguerite Sanford
Jotn Windsor
Frances Tiftsworth
W. Mel Varland
Doris Bryant
Donald Choate
Arthur Marsh
Misa Mirabel Miller
G. 3. Bushnell
Sherwood Wilmot
Frederick Stanton
Misa Eilhel Skinner
Margaret Horahan
Frank Butler
Webster V. Walker
R. EK
Wheeler
H. YU. Rennell
R. Payne
Oliver
Robert Weed
Sally Lavery
Frances Cute
Mise Mary Hincks
J. Walker Hol
Charlea Skinner
John L. Christie
E. J. Bowers
Betty Kauffmann
F. Tizedes
A. W Paige
George Clark Edwards
George Paul
Charles Logan
Margaret Mills
Catherine Bullard
Frances Slutenmoon
Katherine Siemon
Mildred VanAmburg
Georgette
Natalie Whitworth
Harriet Hunter
Howard Adams
Hubert Whitney
William Staples
William Tunniels
Norwalk
Harold M . Austin Roche
Charles Skinner
John L Christie
KE. J. Bowers
John Redgate
Harold Lally
List of names appears in a historical document segment
A long enumerated roster of individuals including Leeds, Caldwell Jr, Lasher, Penfiela, Wolfe, Hincks, Hubbell Jr, Comley, Stoddard, Bishop, Gyrus, Lineburgh, Ives, Barker, Hatheway, Griffith, Simpson, Morgan, Boardman, Lewis, Reyburn, Neilthereut, Pullman, Weeks, Jen nings, Day, Payte, Wintter, Stondara, Bowers, Gardner, Beck, Winter, Cyrus, Breul, DelLarour, Raceioppl, and Bishop. The fragment reads like a partial list from a directory or memo.
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Nor Leeds
E. B. Caldwell
Walter B. Lasher
J. Farist Penfiela
Edmund 8
Wolfe
Rebert Hincks
Harvey Hubbell
Arthur MW. Comley
Henry Stoddard
Maroja’ “Aust
Jewett City
Nathanie Bighop
Charles W. Gyrus
Gerald Lineburgh
Edweed Ives
George Barker
Trulock Hatheway
William ¥. Griffith
Sumper Simpson
Daniel Morgan
William B. Boardman
E. Schlette
Fred Atwetar
Paul Ricker
Gregory Bryant
Tarvresy Hubbell
Louis B Powe
H. ©. Ives
W. B. Lashir
Walter Ritieamen
Robert Hincks
Edmund Wolfe
C.F Lewis
John R. Reyburn
G. Edward
R. I. Neilthereut
John &. Pullman
James D. Bkinner
Caridraerser
Charles E. Weeks
William Grippin
BE. M. Jennings
David Day
C. Payte
William Wintter
Henry BR
Connecticut Jews to Attend Session
Connecticut members of the Zionist Organization of America were notified of a Sunday New York meeting to act on Dr. Stephen Wise’s resignation as United Palestine Appeal chairman. One Connecticut member may vote to accept the resignation as criticism followed a recent address praising Jesus Christ. A Hartford Zionist district meeting is set for tomorrow at 521 Albany Avenue, led by Abraham Goldstein, with expected sharp debate and telegrams urged to Dr Wise to stay.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Zioniat Organization of America
New York
Stephen &. Wise
United Palestine Appeal
Jesus Christ
S21
Albany Avenue
Abraham Goldstein
Dr. Wise
Rotary Members to Have Open Forum
As the last meeting of the year the gathering of the Rotary club members in the greatfield this noon will be given to open discussion and any impromptu addresses that the members care to make.
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Rotary Club
Gtratfield
Laxative Bromooquinine Ad Warns Against Grips
An old advertisement touts BromOquinine laxatives as a safe remedy to prevent grip or influenza. The ad cites E. W. Grove’s signature and urges taking the product when a cold begins to fortify the system against attacks.
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E. W. Grove
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Koff BL
Sues Trolley Company
Elson
Bilt
Dingland
Daily Record of Ambulance
Rotary
Moses
Aaron
Him
Colorado
Pike's Peak
Pike’s
Ari
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