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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1924

Page

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Cities Ask P O P Pay Raises Out by Ordinance Committee

United effort to fight raise by municipal representatives seeks a joint fare hearing and asks the Public Utilities Commission to pay for a traffic study. Hearing in New Haven was deferred after a conference led by Assistant City Attorney Henry Greenstein of Bridgeport to press for a single statewide hearing on the proposed rate increase.

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Sinclair Spends Heavily in Lease Deals in Oil Scandal

A Senate committee probes large sums linked to the Sinclair lease matter. Subpoenas issued to Chaise National Bank figures in Washington. officials ordered to testify next Thursday with bank remittances. Investigators seek if wage salaries flowed to Sinclair amid talks with Secretary Fall.

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Simplicity Will Mark Ex-President's Burial

Across Washington a simple funeral for Woodrow Wilson is planned with quiet religious rites. The decision by Mrs Wilson to forgo elaborate honors reflects a desire for restraint as the nation marks the former president's passing and the closing year of his era.

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Diploma mill probe links doctors to forged payments

A St Louis inquiry reveals checks totaling $1,150 and $300 from a alleged diploma mill connected to Dr Ralph B. White and Dr George Sutcliffe, with payments routed through lenders and a Connecticut medical society. Brundidge exposes the network as he traces licenses and fake firms used to shield quack activity.

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Creditors Press National Grain Co in Bankrupt Ring

Court hearings reveal National Grain Co at center of a bankruptcy dispute as creditors seek access to books. Judge Keogh threatens to eject noisy lawyers while a trustee refuses a probe, with multiple named firms and individuals tied to the receivership and alleged claims.

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Levermore Wins Bok Award for World Peace Plan

Carles Herbert Levermore of New York, a student of international relations and former college professor, won the Edward W Bok Prize offering 100000 for the best plan to preserve world peace. The plan favors American cooperation with a modified League of Nations and adherence to the World Court, with jurists to codify international law.

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More Bus Lines and City Council Vote on Hearings

Alderman Brown urges council to renew plea for a public hearing on establishing two bus lines from Ash Creek to Bark Place and South Main to Connecticut Avenue. The proposal, criticized as old and likely repealed, calls for restoring routes with support from local drivers. The public transportation commission has not approved the Ash Creek and North Main proposals, and the council weighs resubmitting the plan.

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M adoo backers confer in secret in New York City

Secret conference in New York brought together William McAdoo supporters led by Daniel Roper and Milan Flint Miller to discuss campaign strategy after Woodrow Wilson’s funeral. Roper returned to Washington with intent to coordinate with Moe Alea amid uncertain prospects for the campaign.

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Common Council Approves Increases Despite Contested Revisions

The Common Council approved several salary increases and tax actions amid committee reports. City officials boosted auditor aides, the city engineer staff, and a weights and measures post, while rescinding prior tax abatements and directing tax collection. The vote followed input from the administration, auditors Bernd Keating, and the Ordinance committee, with noted resistance from caucus members.

Slain Girl Case: Bloody Towels Found in Yard

Detectives uncovered towels and a jar of stains under a ground four feet deep at the home of the Thompson family in Bricksboro. Grand jury prepared to hear evidence as the elder Wickson testifies about his son’s possible guilt.

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Imprisoned by Mad Brother Dies of Hunger

Miss Mary Mooney of West Nottingham township Chester County died from starvation and gangrene after being confined for seven days in a room by a brother who had suddenly lost his mind. The scene unfolded with burns on the arm and a grim discovery after the isolation.

Mary Mooney Nottingham Chester County

Police Lacking Workable Clue After Priest Ambush on Main Street

Crowds on Main Street witness a fatal shooting of Rev Father Hubert Dahme near High Street. The unidentified slayer fled. police launched broad manhunt with patrols and road checks, while witnesses scattered amid the chaos and misdirected alarms.

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Newark City Boosts Advertising Plan For All Products

The Newark chamber proposes a broad city advertising campaign to promote local products and industry. A publicity scheme would incur about 7 900 dollars in expense with aims to attract factories, shipping, and distribution, citing a 3 percent surplus for the city and urging adoption by the chamber committee to enhance trade.

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Ludlum Named Guardian for Hawley Children in Will

Mrs Ludlum is named guardian of Hawley children amid the will of Samuel Moo Hawley, late of Gridgiport Savings Pink. The Tate sister Mrs Ludlum acts as guardian for four children, the ablest being one identified as Mrs Ludlum. Nathaniel bank and other named guardians appear in the document.

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Messenger Vanishes With $100,000 Loot

Police said a messenger disappeared with cash believed stolen, as authorities traced the missing funds and potential accomplices. Investigators noted securities valued at about $100,000 and followed leads tied to the suspect’s movements after a series of steps taken weeks earlier.

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