Liquor War at Peace Bridge Stages Narrows Through Customs
At Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Port Erie Ont customs now thoroughly search each person and auto for liquor. Collector Bradley says small smugglers are active while major bootleggers avoid the bridge. Several seizures occur including two quarts in a New York official’s car and six quarts of liquor bound for New York New Year parties. A Canadian national was fined for six quarts headed to a New York party.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Associatea Press
Port Erie
Bradley
New York State
New York
Hradley
June Graduates Reunite for Class of 1927 Dinner
The first Central High June class reunion of 1927 at Champs Farm drew over 130 members and officials. Wilson Seney presided as toastmaster with Principal James C. Moore and advisors chaperoning. A 7 pm supper led to dancing until midnight as attendees shared memories and updates on life since graduation.
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Central High
Champ’s Farm
Wilson Seney
Doris Decker
William Wendell
Marion Lyons
Betty O'Connor
Edward Reilly
Abraham Kaplowitz
George Laden
al Gebeau
Hyman Brustein
Elizabeth
Ada Alison
Ann Wilson
Edne McGuire
Ruth Johnson
Catherine Lyons
Betty Merwin
Marjorie Marcantonio
Robert Stevenson
Albert Goldin
Edward Small
Mildred Abbott
Bilyan Hoberman
Mary Mullins
Bertha Weiss
Milton Gorbusen
Dorothy Wendell
Man Hit By Truck Injures Boyarsky In City Intersection
Ell Boyarsky aged 54 of 169 Ruth street remained under observation at St. Vincent's hospital after being struck by a automobile driven by David M. Hunter of Rocky Rest Shelton. The 11 40 accident at Main and Congress drew a crowd as the city ambulance took Boyarsky to hospital with facial lacerations and possible internal injuries.
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Ell Boyarsky
Ruth Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Main
Congress Streets
David M. Hunter
Rocky Rest
Shelton
D. 3
Greenspun
Boyarsky
New Comet Photographed in Broad Daylight
New Haven reported the Skjellerup comet photographed in broad daylight on December 16 at Lowell Observatory Flagstaff. Prof J C Duncan presented a paper to the American Astronomical Society at Yale describing daytime cameras on the bright comet, its one degree length and near sun proximity, and slides showing Jupiter Saturn and Venus.
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New Haven
Associated Press
Skjellerup
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Arizona
J. C. Duncan
Wellesley College
American Astronomical Society
Yale University
E. C. Slipher
W. M. Slipher
C.O. Lamp
BE. C Slipher
O. Lampland
Lovell Observatory
Duncan
Sikellerup
Venus
Wellesley
Jupiter
Saturn
E. ©. Silpher
S.A. Mitchell
University of Virginia
Norway
England
Caroline Furness
Vassar
New England
Canada
Massachusetts Bay
Montreal
Salem
Mass
Frank Schiesinger
Yale Observatory
Floor Glass Cleaning Proverb
A terse tip advises not brushing broken glass on floors. Instead dampen a woolen cloth and pat the area gently to collect the tiny shards without trouble.
Tariff Benefits Workers Most, Tilson Asserts
New Haven dispatch reports Congressman John Tilson asserting tariffs protect workers by stabilizing prices and wages, arguing protection benefits both capital and labor. He notes shifts in views toward cooperation and shared prosperity, urging government to serve all for lasting growth. Governor Trumbull comments on water diversions with Massachusetts and the federal tax, while a symposium follows with multiple industry leaders speaking on manufacturing challenges.
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New Haven
Associated Press
John
Tilson
Manufacturers’ Association of Connecticut
Union League Club
James F
Glynn
E. Hart Fenn
Jabor
Ths
Congress
John H. Trumbull
Connecticut
Massachusets
Glynn and
Fenn
Edward G. Buckland
New Haven Road
F. & Chase
Chase Companies
Waterbury
Charles Cheney
Cheney Silk Mills
South Manchester
Joseph Ensign
Ensign-Bickford Company
Simsbury
Samuel Ferguson
Hartford Electric Company
John H. Goss
Scovill Manufacturing Company
8. M. Stone
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Hartford
E. Kent Hubbard
Middletown
Lawson Concealed His Real Identity in Arson Case
John D. Lawson, 42, former editor and publisher, is accused of arson and endangering life in a blaze at his East 25th Street home. He used a fictitious name at a New York lodging house. Frank Adams, 60, itinerant painter, survived after leaping from a third story window. Adams is a key witness. Lawson faces a February term in Bridgeport Criminal Superior Court after a Tuesday town court hearing.
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Westport
John D. Lawson
Mmunicipal
East 25Th Street
New York City
Frank Adams
Teclay
John A. Dole
Lawson
Adams
Narrwalk
Fairfield County
William H. Comley, Jr
Carl Foster
Bridgeport
Stanley T. Jennings
Ile
Lfe
Girl Held as Slave in New Orleans Home Accused Mistress Arrested
New Orleans authorities charged Mrs. T. Arice with enslavement after a maid in her household said she had been a prisoner for three years. Anna Lamu described beatings, starvation, and forced sleeping on a bathroom floor, with the mistress admitting to beating the girl.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
T. &. Arice
U. S
Edward Talbot
Anna Lamu
Germany
Alice
Lamu
Tokd
Dawn Dawn Dawn Dawn Dawn Search Futile
New York dec 29 the dawn search for the plane Dawn and its four crew is futile say navy men two destroyers and three coast guard craft have found no trace from cape cod to harbor grace n f the only clues are two broken wireless messages from sable island believed sent from the dawn the los angeles back at lakehurst and five destroyers return to duty with faint hopes fading
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New York
Associated Press
Dawn
Rosendeht
Los Angeles
Navy
Coast Guard
Frances Grayson
Oskar Omdal
Brice Goldsborough
Fred Koehler
Sable Island
Lakehurst
N. J
Cape Cod
Harbor Grace
N. F
Roosevelt Field
New Foundland
Europe
Stewart
Dewn
Boston
Mopes
Portland
Maine
Grayson
H. E. Rideout
Ossippee
Cape Sable
Ossipee
Ohio Democrats To Back Pomerene For President
Ohio Democrats pledge the delegation to former U S Senator Atlee Pomerene as their first choice for president with flexibility to support any other Ohio candidate if presented. Governor Donahey would receive support if his name appears, with Smith likely favored if no strong Ohio alternative emerges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
United States
Atlee Pomerene
Chile
Democracy
Democratic State Central
Executive Committee
W. A. Julian
Cincinnati
Donthey
Donahey
Cov
Ernor al Smith
New York
Smith
Pomperens
Pomerene
Ex-Telcer Taken For Embezzlement
Former Second National teller Milton T. Clark was arrested on a federal warrant charging about 2000 dollars embezzlement while employed at the bank. Federal examiners found a shortage. Clark was discharged. He will appear before a federal commissioner with a bond likely set at 3000 dollars.
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New Haven
Associated Press
Milton T. Clark
Second National Bank
Clark
United States District Attorney's Office
United States
Jacob B. Walter
Filbert Street
Walter J. Walsh
Tomorro
Federal Grand Jury
Hartford
Christmas Party Honors American Legion Post in Stratford
The Anderson-Dunn-Rochies post held a Christmas party in Sterling Memorial hall Stratford. A turkey dinner followed by Christmas presents and entertainment featured speakers and local figures including Senator Wheel er and Commander Euerle. Installation of officers is planned for January 3 with bands invited for the ceremony. New Year plans include a Cupheag club dinner dance and church society programs in Stratford.
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Stratford
Anderson-Dunn-Rochies
American Legion
Sterling Memorial Hall
Charles BE
Shang”) Wheeler
Robert Euerle
Leslie Govnor
Layerd Savaccol
E. H. Jeffries
Willam c. Parks
John F. Lyons
T. L. Joyce
J. W. Sirois
George H. Gottschalk
Charles A. Pugrabi
Jamies Hughes
Conrad Kaesser
Jamey Rely
John Antonio
Peter Kastoputis
P. J. Schmitt
Charles Preece
David Hughes
J. Sullivan
Edmund Wheeler
Paul Goodell
Vincent Sexton
Donald Sammis
Raymond Wakeley
Bert Pardy
James Bulkeley
Harry Wells
Walter Thompson
Melanmethon Fryer
Christopher Egitt
General Pershing
France
Leslie Bilis
Henry Flood
Leslie Gaynor
James Hughes
Anderson-Dunn-Kochiss
American Legion Auxiliary
James Rielly
Beardsley and St. Patrick
Legion Hall
Main Street
Stratford League of Women Voters
Fairfield County League of Women Voters
Stratfield
Alice Merritt
Hartford
Connecticut
Cupheag Club
Stratford Congregational Church
New Haven to Run Deluxe Buses to New York
The New England Transportation Company will launch a deluxe highway service between New York and New Haven on January 2. Five daily round trips depart New York at 9:30, 10:90, 12:44, 2:30, and 5:00 a.m. and return from New Haven at 11:15 p.m., 10:15 a.m., 12:46 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m., using Waldorf Astor and Hotel Astor terminals. The fleet will feature latest type all cylinder deluxe Yellow coaches, with Fierce-Arrow parlor cars as interim protection.
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Connecticut
New York
New England Transportation Company
New Haven Railroad
New Haven
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Elgamor Langham
Norma Fuller
Mildred Steeves
Evelyn Meld
Jack Lennon
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Walter Pitt
Ronald Cooper
John Hayes
Andrew Burns
Robert Burlant
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Herman Schwartz
Duane Decker
Mary Louise McKenna
George Gerand
Barnet Shapiro
Henry Dunleavey
J. Scanzilio
Gordon Florian
Louis Szarvas
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Natalie Gleason
Ira Etorin
Studebakers Erskine
F. L. Mills CO
Fairfield Ave
Barnum
Earer Archive
Police Fund
Commander Rideout
Democrats
New Haven Bank
Railroad
Kreiger Poole Company
Main and Fairfield
Silk
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Leverty Drug Stores
the New Central Live Poultry Market
Noble
Lexington Ave
Cjnvoy
Columbus Ave
Back Bay
Broadway Subway
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Vincorvsix
Donsee Brothers
the Cudahy Packing Co
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