Congressmen Taunted as Unwilling to Quit Liquor
New York excerpts show lawmakers pressed to abstain from intoxicants for a week with the Lab Amendment proposed to repeat at week’s end. William Stayton says a group of wealthy supporters urge President Coolidge to pledge enforcement. Upshaw and other officials are urged to enforce the law, or limit the task to Congress members. Critics call the Walsteid act fundamentally crooked.
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Lab
Willam
Stayton
Association Against the Prohibitions Amendment, Inc
Asto
Citizen’s Committee
Coolidge
Slayton
Upshaw
United States
Congress
Watke
John Philby Win
Maryland
State Police Seize Liquor in Raid on New Canaan Homes
State police from Ridgefield barracks led by Sergeant Keating raided two New Canaan homes. At Dan Hamilton’s Smith Ridge residence they seized nine barrels of cider and several kegs of wine. At Angelo Peluso’s Brooks Park home they recovered nine barrels of wine and nine barrels of cider. Peluso faces a third offense. Hamilton’s trial is Wednesday and Peluso’s next week. Both defendants are free on bail.
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New Canaan
Ridgefield Barrac
Keating
Dan Hamilton
Smith Ridge
Angelo Peluso
Brooks Park
Peluso
Hamilton
Operation on Tonsils Aids Back Injury Worker
Dubois Terminus of 29 Bell Street, employed by Bullard Machine and Tool, received a weekly allowance of 17.22 dollars until recovery after an injury to his back. The inquiry found diseased tonsils hindered healing and Compensation Commissioner Buckingham ordered payment of operation bills to remove them.
Brain donation to university by Civil War vet Newton
Cambridge Mass Feb 2 The brain of Dr Burt Green Newton Civil War veteran and son of an ex-aurlite of Massachusetts was left to Cornell University for scientific purposes according to his will filed for probate in Middlesex County Cambridge today Dr Wilder dies January 21.
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Cambridge
Mass
Burt Green
Newton
Massachusetts
Cornell Univer “Tor
Middlesex County
Wilder
Connecticut Paid More Personal Taxes Than Twelve States
Connecticut paid more in personal income taxes in 1922 than 12 other states and Hawaii combined, according to a Congressional study using Treasury data. Connecticut residents paid 13,130,562 dollars, while Ackerman and the Treasury figures show 11,520,197 dollars for those twelve states and Hawaii. Connecticut’s 1,449,097 residents represented about 12 percent of the country’s population at the time.
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Connecticut
Treasury
United States
States
Hawaii
Akerman
New Je
Treasury Department
Congress
el Bs
Ackerman
Mrs Edith Hawking Suffers Double Leg Fracture After Fall
Mrs Edith Hawking of 741 Lafayette street fractured her right leg in a fall on the Lafayette Street sidewalk yesterday morning. She was taken to Bridgeport hospital for treatment.
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Edith Hawking
Lafayette Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Believe Assembly Will Turn Down Child Labor Law
Hartford February reports the General Assembly expected to reject ratification of the proposed seventieth amendment to the Constitution. It would place child labor regulation under Congress. The Senate received the amendment last week and made it the noon order for tomorrow. A test vote in the Senate forecast defeat with 20 to 11 opposing reconsideration and referral to a committee for a public hearing.
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Leartford
Boelh Dhouses
Congress
Senate
House
Radio tests prove transcontinental voice and music link
A six day series of radio tests from New York to Australia proved successful in transmitting human voice and orchestral programs across 11 000 miles. Melbourne crowds heard spoken words from KDKA Pittsburgh via microphones and a loud speaker in Collins Street while couples danced to the music in a public square. The Melbourne Herald noted particularly strong results on Friday with voices and orchestral numbers reaching distant audiences.
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New York
Australia
Melbourne
W. W. Davis
Westinghouse Company
Melbourne Herald
KDKA
Pittsburgh
Colling Street
Collins Street
Senate program review signals multiple bills under discussion
The Senate debates a broad program including the Good Roads Bill and the Y retirement measure, with the Isle of Pines treaty, postal pay/ rate legislation, and a revenue bill awaiting House action. Other items include retirement from the Navy reserve, the Brookhart refugee bill, Gov ernment reorganized plan, and a constitutional amendment resolution.
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Senate
Isle of Pines
Naval Reserve
Brookhart
al Department
Senate Tolay
Wadsworth
Caartman Wadsworth
iLees
Agricul- le Comm
Bridgeport Factories Improve Amid Slowdowns and Payroll Shifts
Bridgeport plants showed mixed results last week with Madeecourt slowing and Guipros easing while overall factory payrolls rose by about 5 percent for the period. The First National Bank noted gains in late January as factories report longer hours and steadier output, yet a laborer’s mishap at a village store highlights ongoing supply frustrations.
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Ageres
Santry
First National Bank
Bridgeport
Houses of Sand review at New Lyric theater
Telegram staff critic hails Houses of Sand premier at the New Lyric theatre praising the cast led by Vivienne Osin Fail Kelly and Gladys Transon. Despite a predictable ending the production shines with strong performances and tasteful staging by G. Marton Burton and William Kernell.
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Telegram
West
Houses of Sand
New Lyric Theatre
Vivienne Osin
Japan
Fail Kelly
Gladys Transon
M Steele
George Probert
Yamato
Wast
John Bahn
Naoe Kondo
Ethelbert Tiales
Charles A. Rickford
Elise Bartlett
Spelvin
Bruce Demarest
G. Marton Burton
Whiliam 13
Kernell
Drive Out Quacks Holden's Plea For Connecticut Bill
Attorney Benedict M. Woelden of Hartford urged a new bill to curb healing quackery at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Bridgeport. He argued medical practice requires proper training, warning against unqualified “paths” and stressing public health and safety.
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Holden
Health of
Commonwealth
Hartford
Connecticut
Benedict M. Woelden
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield Hotel
Grand
Log Sand
Lyric Theatre
Naoe Kon + do
G. Marion Burton
Carl By Tietz
Bridgeport Brass Co
Aad
Shampion
Canfield Proceedings Highlight Trustee Contests and Disputes
The Bridgeport court scene centers on attorney sparring over involuntary petitions against the Marsh brothers and the selection of a trustee. Testimony reveals discrepancies in bankruptcy filings, land and dairy property valuations, and omitted real estate, with both Schwartz and Peek creditors vying for influence as receivers weigh claims and bond amounts.
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Bridgeport
Jane
Peek
Larze+t
Mr .Paek
pro-Schwarts
The
Sun
Eck
Charles B. Marsh
Schwartz
Marsh Brothers
Summerview Dale Company
Edward Seeley
Marsh
Prastee
Reach Nome Teethea and a comparailively 0 epidemic
Fragmented OCR text mentions New Haven, Alaska, and medical themes. Includes garbled names and phrases about diphtheria and graduation, with unclear actions or outcomes.
ROM RENSERS CAPTURED MAY YORK
Rebels capture two small steamers near Kun i Ley and seize vessels believed used to carry supplies to a rebel front. One ship, the Punta, an American gasoline schooner, carried five men.
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May York
Tee Stroyer Patterson
States
Kuni Ley
State alumni hold their yearly dinner at Trinity
Connecticut State Alumni Association of Dartmouth College holds its twenty fourth annual banquet at Trinity College. Dr Ernest H Topkins of Dartmouth defends higher standards and abolishing intercollegiate athletics in a fiery address. Leon Sprague of New Britain elected president. officers and executive committee named. 1920 banquet scheduled for New Britain.
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Amerway
Ernest HH. Topkins
Dartmouth Ologe
Trinity College
Philip Curtius
Trinity
Oxford Apl Cimbridge
EH College
Topking
Eusich
Leon Sprague
New Britain
Connecticut State
Darmonth College
Arthur 4. Bucknan
Waterbury
Paul West
Midgetown
Philip Pellette
New Briain
George R. Adams
New Haven
D. M. Trecartin
Bridgeport
C. T. Carty
Naugatuck
West Mortford
Hearing Today On Concealing Auto Purchase
Harry Smith aged 34 of Broad steel faces a city court trial for concealing an auto sold to him on a conditional bill of sale. Vostondima Dunnie reports a burglary at his home on Monday night. Charles Zasselin of the U o store on State et says burglars stole various radio supplies.
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Harry Smith
Broadsteel
Vostondima Dunnie
East
Washington Avenue
Pepal
Btreau
Charles Zasselin
U O
Bioglars
Stoen
Council squabble delays readings on lights and lists
The council deadlocks over proper channel for association petitions and refers requests for street and Englewood lights to respective committees. Amid the dispute, the board notes the grand list for 7822 is reduced and three appeals to the Superior Court are settled, including back taxes from 1920 1922.
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Association
Are Light
Tindley Street
Association For Are Lights
Englewood Avenue
Lamps
Ard
Alfred W. Burdick
Proper Cour
Te Superiar Court
Clare
Ranthin
Brel Tiren
Praetisinn
Remington Association Backs Tax Revision Proposal
The Remington Association endorses a tax revision plan favoring municipal improvements. The board recommends bond issuance for public works and calls for corrective taxation and reassessment to fund the levy. Charles Brittney elected as representative for legislative committees on related matters.
Greek Patriarch Restoration Aims to Secure Peace
The Greek minister Mokomdilis told the cabinet that Greece must restore the Patriarch to Constantinople to gain satisfaction from Turkey, even if it risks war. He asserts restoration could end tensions, framing it as crucial for Greek interests in the region.
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London
Mokomdilis
Greece
Turkey
Constantinople
Freak Shoes Alarm Retailers At Pennsylvania Convention
Atlantic City reports warn that women’s demand for novelty “freak shoes” unsettles manufacturers and retailers. CS Diamwand, a shoe advertising expert, told the Pennsylvania Shoe Retailers Association meeting that such insistence drives worries and upheaval in the business. The discussion shifted to jury service for women, with Miss Milly Fanny Greaton arguing that women’s broader education makes them fit for service, and urging Connecticut and lawmakers to support women’s jury participation.
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Atlantic City
N. T
CS. Diamwand
Pennsylvania Shoe Retailers Association
Sheld
Milly Fanny Greaton
Connecticut League of Women Voters
Christchurch
Stratford
Stratford League of Women Voters
Babylon
Misa Gleaton
Mias Gleason
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Iowa
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Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Utah
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Alice Stone Blackwell
Tax Lists Wasted Effort Says Blodgett in Report
State tax Commissioner William H. Blodgett urges legislation to allow abstract tax systems and grand lists without requiring taxpayers to list real estate. He notes lists are of little use, time and labor wasted, and proposes card systems with maps and transfer updates to replace annual taxpayer lists.
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William H. Blodgett
Blodgett
Board of Relief
Lsts
Gia Reteceie
Ula Convissioner
Registarun
Acconses
Plaza Fire Continues as Water Pumps Channel Efforts
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Plaza theatre complex as crews pumped water from the building to quell flames. Cmdr Johnson and assistants directed efforts while a dozen men worked overnight, preventing spread to nearby structures and maintaining the long running performance venue after years of intermittent use.
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Johnson
Lin
Plaga Theatre
New Palace
Majestic Theatres
Ex-convict sought for mortgage fraud in Brooklyn
Police in Brooklyn search for Arthur G. Schaffner, an ex convict, and accomplices accused of defrauding via counterfeit deeds and mortgages. The crimes, targeting widows and school teachers, could total over $100,000, per the district attorney.
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New York
Brooklyn
Arthur G. Schaffner
Saki
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine for Cold Relief
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a safe and proven remedy to fight a cold or influenza. It claims to fortify the system against attacks and notes the box bears the signature of E. W. Grove.
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E.W. Grove
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