Actress Louise Lawson Slain by Bootleggers in New York
Miss Louise Lawson former motion picture actress was found strangled in her West 77th Street studio apartment. Police seek two men after liquor and a $9000 platinum bracelet vanished from the scene amid signs of a struggle. Lawson, daughter of a Texas merchant, had been unemployed for years in a luxurious setting connected to a known party life.
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Broadway
Walnut Springs
Texas
Miotion
Duke
Angier KB Truhe
Lethal gas execution marks first in United States
In Nevada at Star prison the first lethal gas execution in U S history occurred for Gen Jon Tong murder, pronounced dead two hours forty five minutes after exposure to the vapor. Physicians estimated the gas caused rapid unconsciousness and near-instant death, with limited muscular movement observed afterward.
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Star
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Ui S
King Tut Sarcophagus To Be Opened Tuesday
Preparations for the ceremony continue as Howard Carter and team work toward opening the sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun. The tomb is under permission from the ministry, with officials coordinating the ceremonial sequence for the royal tomb reveal.
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King Tut
Associated Press
King Fur Ankh
West Tuesday
Howard Carter
Onkey Boy Crushed by Truck in Fairfield Tragedy
Theodore Onkey Jr son of local businessman Theodore Onkey and grandson of Philip Onkey was killed in Fairfield when a truck owned and operated by former Selectman Poi London struck him as he played near his Grasmere Avenue home. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon in front of his parents’ residence, with the vehicle moving toward Post Gad. Continued on page 20.
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Philip Onkey Prsident
Oriental Rouge Company
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Fairfield
Selectman Poilain F London
Churchill Road
Stratfeld
Grasymere Avenue
Sinclair Agreed to Pay Million After Newspaper Attack
In a Senate oil inquiry development Frederick G. Bonfils of the Denver Post testified that Harry F. Sinclair had agreed to pay him and associates 1 million dollars to settle claims over Teapot Dome matters. Bonfils outlined a Kansas City contract after investigations into Fall’s leasing of Teapot Dome. The hearing schedule shifted as Bonfils’s testimony extended, with broader inquiries into Honolulu Consolidated Oil and other interests.
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Naval Oil Reserve
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House
King Likely To Testify Tuesday In Senate Hearing
Former Connecticut Republican leader Tolhham King is expected to testify Tuesday before a Senate special committee on the Teapot Dome scandals and oil interests influence. He arrived with Moses King and sat near the committee chair as Piel Ronfily testified.
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Republian
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King
Senate
Bulding
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Sen Meses
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Satife
Piel @ Ronfily
Denven
Radio Nuts Rally At Stratfield Hotel Lobby Event
A lively Stratfield lobby gathering titled Radio Nuts drew a crowd with laughter and staged readings. Attendees, including notable figures, watched as plans emerged for a future port on the map with performances and scenes amid the hotel setting.
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Stratfield
House Defeats Effort to Ban Tax Free Bonds
Washington February 8 1941 the house defeated a resolution to amend the constitution to prohibit issuance of tax exempt securities The vote was 247 to 183 with thirteen exceptions The measure sought to curb tax advantages for bonds issued by the Farm Lawn board and other entities The only adopted amendment set a seven year states ratification window Longworth criticized Democratic support as political maneuvering and warned that the defeat leaves tax exemptions unchanged for now
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Washington, DC
House
Steagall Democrat
Alabama
Federal Farm Lawn, Board
Moore
Virginia
Cookridge
Scretary Mellon
Treasury
Ways and Means
Mellon
Bacharach
New Jersey
Ways and Means Committee
Berge
Ohio
Graham
Pennsylvania
Crisp
Georgia
Longworth
Wife Blames Radio Set for Breakup in Lairfield Custody Case
Judge Wolfe denied Harold K Andrews’s habeas corpus petition seeking custody of his two daughters. Andrews blamed neglect on his wife for preferring her radio set, while Andrews admitted temper and alcohol use. Mrs Andrews argued the children would be better with her. the judge noted the husband was absorbed by his radio and owed duties to his wife.
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Euort
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Waldo
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Smng Statun
Harold K Andrews
Lairfield
Wolfe
Andrews
Hs Andrews
Andrewa
Anderson Sentenced to Sing Sing for Forgery
New York February 1919 William H Anderson superintendent of the Anti Saloon League faces one to two years in Sing Sing for third degree forgery for falsifying the league books. Justice TompKing described the crime as deliberate and aggravated by testimony. The case follows a leniency plea by former Governor Whitman and an appeal on a certificate of re easenble doubt. A libel suit by Francis Cartwright seeks 165000. The court noted a suspended sentence was customary. Continued on page twenty.
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Feb
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Sing Bing
Anti-Saloon League
Supremes Court
Tompking
Charles S Whitman
Anderson
Wetdin
Pecora
Publc
M. Whitman
League
Francis Cartwright
Corning
State Assembly
O Bertsall Phillips & Fund Collector
Debated Action Looms Over Deceased Eclectic Doctor
Prosecutor awaits Attorney General opinion on whether an appeal from revocation of James A Christian’s medical license stays the order. Town authorities hold no action will be taken until guidance is received, despite evidence of continued practice and birth certificate filings.
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Clara Flint
Christian Ig
Trank EB Healy
Haitiord
Healy
Stanley H. Osborn
bSute Health
Fatford
Bacon Wakeman
Punflela
Wilkemar
Selectman Liederek
Bua
Hin
di Oshoin
Wis
Phisican
Appea
Wikemin
Rebels Reoccupy Vera Cruz Port Amid Martial Law
Reports from Orizaba indicating Vera Cruz port area fell under rebel control as martial law was declared. Disturbances spread through Vera Cruz and surrounding towns with unrest noted over wartime conditions and shortages.
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Betrothal announced amid New York to Ottawa match
A lengthy, error laden dispatch reports Eleanor Green and Pringe Vigo betrothed, with details of a Copenhagen court process and a separate Norwalk case. It mentions Miss Litanur Margret Geeen of Pilne Visgu and Ottawt ties, amid a chaotic mix of names, places, and dates. A Norwalk special notes Constable Charles Smith of Danen arrested for complicity in a Wilton holdup. victim Stanislia Szkodzineki dies, with $601 stolen and bond set at 3000 dollars.
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Gitay
Lewis
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Norwalk
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Danen
Edward Keating
Henry Palau
Ridgefield Canucks
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Iil
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Meple Street
Ansonia
Tomnght
Norwalk Hospital
Murderer Seen After Crime Local Probe Continues
A chaotic era report mentions a priest killer seen after a crime and notes authorities await an attorney general opinion before proceeding. The piece also references a truck fatality on Grasmere Avenue and broad city notices from Danbury to Stamford amid investigations and public concerns.
Dry Raiders Slain in Prohibition Era Clash
A deputy sheriff and another man were shot dead amid a clash with a group alleged to violate state prohibition laws. The incident occurred near Herrinto as authorities arrested several men and surrounded the buldia area during a night meeting of the Mamin Circle.
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Cusar Cagh
Herin
John Rayuiin
Wall
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Herrinto
Etrempyimg
Areel
Umipht
Isle
Taymin
Mystery of Dahia murder deepens with witness account
Police seek the slayer of Rev Father Hubert Dahia after a witness described a man with a beak nose and foreign features seen near the Washington area days after the shooting. The informant, met near Main and High Street, provided a detailed encounter report to accelerate the investigation.
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Hubert F. Dahia
Ex governor Quinby of New Hampshire dies suddenly
The former New Hampshire governor Henry B. Quinby died in his car at age 78 after experiencing a sudden illness. His chauffeur sent for a physician, but Quinby collapsed and died before help arrived.
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