Sabotage charges loom as shopmen strike impact nears
Hartford January 1 The restoration of normal conditions on the New Haven railroad within four months and improved service as weather moderates was virtually promised by General Manager C L Bardo at a hearing before the Connecticut General Assembly on railroads. Buckland and other officials outlined the service deficits caused by 350 locomotives needing heavy repairs, about 125 out of service, and emphasized the strain from severe weather. The hearing drew many lawmakers labor representatives and notable figures. two state policemen attended as a precaution but interference was unnecessary.
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Hartford
New Haven
C. L. Bardo
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Committee On Railroads of the General Assembly
Bardo
E. G. Buckland
Richard Thiggins
Public Utilities
Commission
Wallace R. Pierson
Cromwell
Sam Browne
Marcus H. Golcomb
J. Henry Roraback
House
Senate
Ira M. Ornburn
Connecticut Federation of Labor
John J. Egan
Bridgeport
Joseph Tone
Railroad Shop Craft's Union
Leonard J. Nickerson
de Payster
Portland
Committee On Railroad
Buckland
New Haven Railroad
Gunboat Finally Leaves Home After Defiant Stay
Jan 34 Brooklyn navy yard tale ends as P C A agents capture and gas the stray dog Gunboat. The famed hound, born on a rubbish heap, had evaded capture for three years amid stones and bullets, becoming a famous yard fixture.
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W York
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Rosa Held Under 5000 Bonds for Alleged Assault
Donato Rosa was held under 5000 bond in Superior Court after appearing in City Court in Derby on charges of assault and intent to kill stemming from a July 16 1991 incident. Stephen Degnan of the Derby Police Department was shot in the leg while guarding hen houses on the Ketloge farm at Derby Neck.
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Derby
Donato Rosa
Rose
Stephen Degnan
Derby Police Department
Degnan
Griffin Hospital
Gaetano Montini
Frank Grabaldi
Montini
Rosa
Dagnan
Derby Neck
Ordinance Committee Calls Special Meeting
Chairman W J Lavery of the Ordinance committee of the Com mon Council has called a meeting for Saturday night to discuss the traffic ordinance with the Superintendent of Police and the chief of the Fire department present. The committee seeks the heads input as provisions already adopted faced strict enforcement and amendments are proposed. A report is expected for the council meeting next Monday night.
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W. J. Lavery
The
Common Council
Fire Department
Citizens congratulated as new Americans sworn in
In New Haven on January 31, members of the Colonial Dames of America stood in a U S court and congratulated each applicant as Judge Edwin S. Thomas admitted them to United States citizenship. About 75 applicants appeared, with roughly half rejected, some for draft exemption claims from the grant war.
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New Haven
Colonial Dames of America
United States
Edwin S. Thomas
Art dealer in Hartford files voluntary bankruptcy
New Haven January 41 Karl Gregor owner of an Hartford art store today filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy here showing liabilities of 4584 No assets were listed.
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New Haven
Karl Gregor
Hartford
Milford Man Dies from Gas Fumes in Kitchen
Milford, Jan 31 Special Howe Warner 40 of Woodmont Hawley avenue died from illuminating gas fumes while eating lunch in his kitchen a broken gas pipe under the floor let fumes seep through. His cousin Richard Harney found him and notified police and Dr A C Carpenter. The death was ruled accidental with police investigation noting the pipe leak. Warner worked earlier for C H Bryan of Woodmont and was a member of the Woodmont Volunteer Fire Company.
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Milford
Howe Warner
W. H. Warner
Hawley Avenue
Woodmont
Richard Harney
A. C Carpenter
Bischer
Howe
New Haven
Warner
C.H. Bryan
Tire Injures 10-Year-Old Playing Near Home
A tire from a passing automobile struck Ralph Tranto, ten, of 207 North Washington Avenue yesterday while he played in front of his home. He sustained scalp abrasions and contusions and was taken to Mivergens hospital for treatment.
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Ralph ‘Tranto
North
Washington Avenue
Scralp
Mivergencs Hospital
Worldwide limit on narcotic drug production urged
President Hardinz would be asked to press for a world wide cap on narcotic and habit forming drug output via a House resolution by Chairman Porter. The measure seeks to curb unlawful use and reports to Congress within six months on progress. It calls for limiting opium and derivatives to medical and scientific needs and urges Britain Persia and Turkey to cooperate.
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Washington
Hardinz
Porter
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Greater
Britain
Persia
Turkey
Pottty
Bartlett Boom for Nomination Planned Tonight
The Sixth District Republican club at Madison avenue and Charles street hosts the first Bartlett nomination event tonight. Judge Frederic A. Bartlett is the anticipated nominee with factions united behind him. Delegates and district legislators will attend as Judge J B Pilton presides, recalling the 1907 deadlock when Bartlett cast his ballot for Lee to settle the tie.
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Yiayoralty
Madison Avenue
Charles Street
Frederic A. Bartlett
Bartlett
Atwater
J.B. Pilton
Lartlett
Henry Tee Aid
Lee
Two Men Buried Alive in Coal Hill Collapse
In Lynbrook New York on Jun 31 Arthur Grunan and George Peterson were buried beneath 104 tons of coal at a Cel Com Company yard where they worked. Both men died and rescuers raced to recover the bodies as ambulances stood by. One man was pulled free but died minutes later. the other died shortly after being found.
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Lynbroon
N.Y
Arthur Grunan
Lockville Centre
George Peterson
Lynbrook
Peterson
Grunan
Miners Threaten Action in Sear Valley February Third
PAhIs reports that miners in the Sear valley have threatened to act on February 3 unless their wages are met. The Associated Press notes the tense stand as workers press for pay.
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Pahis
Associated Press
Sear Valley
Britain Accepts American Terms for Funding of Debt
London observers report the cabinet accepted the American terms for funding the British debt with no reservations. The decision, praised by the American ambassador and seen as fair, faced opposition mainly political while financial arguments favored acceptance and the press noted the terms as generous.
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London
Associated Press
Cabinet Council
Hye
Thurvey
Gaidie
America
Sheehan Held Responsible For Branigan Death
Norwalk report details Judge discharging co defendant Marling as Sheehan admits striking Branigan a sergeant in a brawl leading to fatal skull fracture. Coroner cannot determine if injuries came from a fist or stumble. Court action lowers defendants from five to four as trial continues.
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Norwalk
Feday
Sheahan
Superior Court
Dleath
James Branigan
Trillmaster
U. A
Branigan
Sheehan
A. Huntington
Mranigan
Shurhk
Rae
Weld
Civic Organization Scores Mayor for Social Reticence
A Lion's Club meeting in Bridgeport censured Mayor Atwater for avoiding social duties at conventions and gatherings. Julius Rath of Adams Rath Baking cited the mayor's refusal to attend openings, greetings, or receptions for New England bakers, despite invitations. The club pledged to help Chamber of Commerce create facilities to welcome visitors, while the mayor stated he will only appear on official occasions and would not set a precedent.
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Lion’s Club
Atwater
New England
Master Bakers’ Association
Fred Atawaters
Bridgeport
Lion's Club
Julius Rath
Lion
Adams- Rath Baking Company
Master Bakers
Roth
The
Lions
Chamber of Canmerer
Financial expert and banker Henry Clews dies in New York City
Henry Clews, renowned banker and Wall Street authority, dies at 82 after a long illness in New York. A former fiscal agent for foreign governments, he helped reorganize Japan’s financial system in 1908 and was a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt. He started in banking after the 1857 panic and led Stout Clews & Mason, later Henry Clews & Co. Surviving relatives include a son Henry Clews Jr and daughter Mrs Henry Parsons.
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New York
Henry Clews
Wall Street
Lincoln
Grant
England
United States
Madison Worthing
Madison
Henry, Clews, Jr
Henry Parsons
Crews
New York Glock Exchange
Mc Wea
Exchange
BAOC
Clews
Theodore Roosevelt
Union, League Club
Sex Uncontested Divorces Granted By Judge Hinman
Six of twelve divorce cases were disposed of as uncontested in the January session of Superior Court by Judge Hinman. Bertin S Fox of Bridgeport, alleging intolerable cruelty against Frank F Fox, received $300 alimony plus weekly support for a minor child, with attorney Jacob G Klein. Other Bridgeport residents Marta A Haight Mary Watt Alvert Chovit Margaret Williamson and William Mallory also awarded decrees of divorce.
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Diideo
George J. Hinman
Superior Court
Yester
Bertin
S. Fox
Bridgeport
Frank Fi. Fox
Jacob G. Klein
Marta A. Haight
Mary Watt
Alvert Chovit
Margaret Williamson
Willian
S. Mallory
Ttridgeport
Diploma Night for Eighth Graders at Welock
Eighth grade pupils from various granus schools will receive diplomas tonight at Welock auditorium Sligh school. Alfreg ones, president of the Board of Education, will present the diplomas. William T. Day, pastor of United Congregational church, will deliver the address. About 400 graduates will enter high school Monday per Everett Cort rent.
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Granu
Welock
Sligh
Alfreg Ones
Board of Education
Ftey
William T. Day
United Congregational Church
Everett
Ruhr Coal Shipment Stopped by Financial Pressure
A serious disruption in Ruhr coal shipments has halted deliveries as payments remain unsettled. Authorities warn that tighter and more rigorous measures will follow unless payments are received, signaling heightened economic strain and possible energy shortages.
Food Scarcity Deepens as Ruhr Occupation Tightens
Franco Belgian control of the Ruhr tightens forcing seizure of customs and stopping coal shipments to unoccupied Germany. Output falls to half, cars scarce, railways disrupted, and food shortages widen. French and German actions spark international tension and possible further measures.
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Associated Press
Ruhr
Germany
Io Eigen
Herr Stinnes
France
Booze Found in Bales at New York Port
New York customs officials uncovered whiskey secreted in bales unloaded from the steamer Pastores. Four bales were opened and bottles found as investigators probe Cuban rum imports. Samuel Jelles, who sought to enter the goods, is jailed on a false invoice charge with $1,590 bail awaiting grand jury action. Jelles was formerly tied to a Stamford Connecticut grocery business before joining a Brooklyn waste firm.
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New York
Cutofs
Pastores
Samuel Jelles
Kelles
Stamford
Coal relief for towns in state urged by Platt
Connecticut coal relief moves advance after a conference among Senator Philo T. Platt Governor Charles A. Templeton and state officials. Platt urged prioritizing small town orders, police to separate small consignments, and faster delivery to rural dealers. Harvey F. Bissell of Bridgeport is rumored as a possible future collector of the port.
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Platt
Marticnad
Connecticut
Philo T. Platt
Newtown
State Board of Agriculture
Charles A. Templeton
Plat
Govnreer
Govner
Termpleton
Correa
Flo
Robert T. Hurley
Tiarvey FP. Bissell
Bulgefield
James L. McGovern
Bridgepore
Federal Radio Control Bill Passed by House
The federal Radio Control bill, broad powers for the Department of Commerce to regulate wireless telegraph and telephone, passed the House today. It would require licenses from transmitting operators, except government employees, and assign wave lengths to stations, with gov’t use reserved to the President. An advisory committee of department heads, radio experts and amateurs would oversee developments while amateur stations are spared with special wavelengths. The bill aims to end the chaos in the air caused by rapid broadcasting growth and station interference.
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Warhington
Jan
Federal Radio Control Bill
Department of Commerce
Flouse
Secretary of Commerce
Army
Navy
Alr
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