Margaret Sanger Presses Birth Control Bill in Hartford
Hartford hearing before the Judiciary Committee drew about 300 attendees, mainly women, as Margaret Sanger and Bishop John G Murray debated birth control. The panel signaled likely support for revising existing law though the League bill faced opposition as too drastic. Sanger urged enlightenment and responsibility while noting state burdens of child welfare and the need to educate rather than punish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
General Assembly
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Margaret Sanger
United States
John G. Murray
Jannies Tho Jara
Louvain University
Samuel Sisimy
Enfield
Auest
Henry ¥. Wletchit
Woo Drastle
American Bilily Control League
Sanger
S. Annie G. Perritt
Rrbert P. Butler
Peadium Counsel
Orney Henry
Stoll
Shepard
Bell
Salisbury
Klan spokesman claims two men alive in New Orleans
In Idaho Falls Louisiana a Klan spokesman said Watt Daniel and T F Richard are alive and under observation in New Orleans. He claimed bodies found in Lake La Fourche near Bastrop were medical student burials and that the men would be produced when the Morehouse grand jury convenes. Bastrop jury panel named to investigate Klan activity and prepare indictments. panel to be organized March 6 with no known ties to vigilante actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Ida
Lake la Fourche
Bastrop
New Orleans
Watt Daniel
T. F. Richard
Lew Burger
New York
Ku Klux’Klan
Daniel
Richard
Dr. Burger
Invisible Empire
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Burger
Morehouse
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana
Shipping Bill Sidetracked as Debt Measure Nears Vote
Washington February 13 The British debt funding bill moves toward passage in the Senate while the Administration shipping bill is sidetracked. Democratic opposition endangers both measures with the debt funding seen as likely to pass and the shipping bill in doubt, possibly doomed by adjournment constraints and procedural changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
H Shipping B.il
Congress
James
King
Utah
Harding
White House
Jones
De Valera Opens Plebiscite Path With British Pact
Dublin February 13 Eamon De Valera replies to William Cosgrave’s call for a plebiscite on Ireland’s future. De Valera conditions acceptance on Britain pledging to abide by the plebiscite result and recognizing the majority as the future state, warning war would end.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Eamon de Valera
William Cosgrave
Cosgrave
de Valera
Ireland
Great Britain
Free State
Stolen three ton truck recovered by police last night
A three ton automobile truck stolen Monday night from Gordon Max and Sons at 149 Housatonic avenue was recovered by police last night. It was found abandoned on North avenue. Several tons of copper stolen with the truck disappeared.
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Gordon Max and Sons
Housatonic Avenue
North Avenue
Jury Probe in Brooklyn Murder Case Begins
The trial of Mrs. Lillian Raizen for the December 10 1921 murder of Dr. Abraham Glickstein in Brooklyn opened with jury selection. An "extraordinary intelligence" panel was sought to find jurors who could judge the accused without sentiment while many bankers and business leaders seemed reluctant to support capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lillian & Raizen
Abraham Glickstein
Brooklyn
Steel Experts Will Address Engineers
Two steel production specialists, N. D. Hoffman of Pittsburgh and G. W. Pall Jr of Philadelphia, will speak at a joint meeting of the Bridgeport branch ASME and the Engineers club at the Stratfield hotel ballroom at 8 pm. A business session and dinner precede the event.
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Bridgeport
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Engineers Club
Stratfield Hotel
N. D. Hoffman
Pittsburgh
G. W. Pall, Jr
Philadelphia
Engineers’ Club
Nuns Kidnapping Mystery Baffles Investigators
Baltimore Feb 13 local police said the Sister Cecilia kidnapping case remains unsolved though further inquiry was paused. A taxi driver Stewart Cathcart was questioned after transporting Cecilia to Frederick. he was released. Sister Cecilia, a 21 year old formerly Marie Whalen of Verona Pa, was treated for shock and confined to bed at Notre Dame convent while investigators pursue leads and await clearer clues.
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Baltimore
Cecilia
Notre Dame
Frederick
James L. Jones
Stewart Cathcart
Federick
Cathcart
William J. Kane
S. John's Church
Ft Wng
Cecila
Father Kane
Atrock
Angor
O Osborne
Fredrick
Sck
Osborne
Secial
Cecelia
Geceua
Marie Whalen
Verona
Luncheon Club to Seek Field Improvements at Airfield
At Fairfield, Feb 13 Special report says the Fairfield Luncheon club urged town takeover of Roger Sherman field for athletic use. The field belongs to the First Church of Christ and was slated for improvements by the Men's Assembly for the upcoming season. A surprise program featured three Bridgeport theatre actors with songs and dances as visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Roger Sherman
First Church of Christ
Bridgeport
Paris Rejects Ruhr Governorship Claims Amid Occupation Plans
Paris reports that Louis Loucheur and Andre Tardieu declined governorship of the Ruhr as Paris considers ruling the region. France plans a large treasury loan of thirteen billion francs to fund the budget and Ruhr occupation costs.
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Paris
Franct
Ruhr
Louis Loucheur
Andre Tardieu
Tardieu
Poincare
Loucheur
France
Count de Lasteyrit
Accidental gas asphyxiation claims man at Bostwick Ave
Medical Examiner rules accidental asphyxiation due to gas leak contributed by alcohol. Alexi Paladi, 40, found fully clothed on a couch at 448 Bostwick Avenue after roommates reported the odor of gas and police forced entry. Paladi's relatives are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexi Paladi
Bostwick Avenue
Samuel B. Garlick
Paladi
Reck Granted Permit to Build Proposed Store at 1040 Main
Carl Beck sought a building permit for a structure at 1040 Main Street claiming fireproof construction. A Council bill waived the fire code allowing wooden joists, while the Building Commission approved a permit stating reinforced concrete floors with steel encased in concrete. Mayor Atwater has not signed the measure, leaving approval incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Carl
Reck
Main Street
Common Council
Carl Beck
Atwater
Commission
Five Unsigned Measures Reported by Mayor
Five major measures approved by the Coramon Council remain unsigned. The mayor said each measure will be given fuller consideration before signing. The items include abolishing the Fire Prevention bureau, regulating detective sergeant numbers, eight hour uniform day with overtime, a new parking ordinance, and a building permit for Carl Beck at 1040 Main Street using wooden joists instead of steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coramon
Fire Prevention Bureau
Fire Department
Carl Beck
Florist
Main Street
Hogan Denies Plan to Abolish Health Board
Alderman William H Hogan of Aba Sixth District denied reports that he would introduce a resolution at the Board of Aldermen meeting to abolish the Board of Health Commissioners. Hogan said he had no such plan and could not explain the report’s source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogan
Health
William H. Hogan
Aba
Board of Aldermen
Board of Health
Blockade in Peace Time Stirs Dutch Government
London reports the Dutch government ordered its foreign office legal department to examine the legal position created by a peace time blockade after Wesel and Emmerich occupation. Dutch dissatisfaction with the Allied Central Commission action fuels debate on potential political as well as economic consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wesel
Emmerich
Foreign Office
Central Commission
Irchén and Steel Exchange
Withdrawal of British Troops From Rhine Remains Uncertain
London reports a House of Commons debate on the throne speech with Bonar Law and Ramsay MacDonald. A withdrawal of British troops from the Rhine is not decided but may not be far off. Discussion centers on Ruhr, reparations, and relations with France and the Soviet government.
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London
Cassociated Press
Ruhr
United States
Rhine
Mr. Bonar Law
France
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Franéa
Germany
Banat Law
Paris
Great Britain
War slackers not prosecuted before now are exempt
Federal Judge D C Westenhaver ruled in Cleveland that thousands of World War I draft evaders are exempt from punishment because the government relied on a joint Congressional regulation deemed an expression of legislative opinion. Prosecution is barred unless indictments or informations were filed before the three year limit from the offense. The Salberg case highlighted the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Congress
Westenhaver
Harding backs plan to fuse departments into Defense Department
Washington February 13. President Harding approved a plan to reorganize government by consolidating war and navy departments into a single Defense Department. The proposal aims to streamline operations under one portfolio with officials noting anticipated efficiencies and centralized control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Department of Defense
Harding
Yale Student Dies After Boxing Bout
Elbridge Day, 23, a Yale senior from Fargo North Dakota and member of the class crew, died in New Haven hospital from brain inflammation after a boxing bout. His father Dr Lester W Day, Yale 93, arrived today. Day reported pains since competing in a previous varsity bout.
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New Haven
Elbridge
Day
Fargo
N. D
Yale University
New Haven Hospital
Lester W. Day
Yale
Ansonia Chamber of Commerce Dinner Set
Preparations for the annual Ansonia Chamber of Commerce banquet are underway for Monday evening February 26 at the Ansonia Opera House. Principal speaker will be Cornelius F Kelley president of Anaconda Copper and Mining Co. Edward Webster humorist will entertain. John Jarvis has entered New Haven School of Gymnastics for physical culture. he is a prominent local athlete.
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Ansonia
Ansonia Chamber of Commerce
Ansonia Opera House
Cornelius F. Kelley
Anaconda Copper and Mining Company
Edward Webster
John ©. Jarvis
A. H
New Haven School of Gymnastics
Jarvis
Yale Trims Freshman Class To 850 For 1923
New Haven Feb 13 The Yale Corporation announced a limit of 850 students for the fall 1923 freshman class based on scholastic attainment and promise, down from 878 this year. The action follows a period of rising enrollments and signals tighter admissions criteria at Yale University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Yale
Yale Corporation
Germans Stiffen Under Pressure in Ruhr Clash
In February 13 dispatches from Dusseldorf and Berlin reports a rising German resolve as Ruhr tensions intensify. French troops enforce shop demands in Essen Bochum and other towns using whips and bayonets, while German authorities resist. Occupation of Gelsenkirchen and seizure of vehicles highlight escalating measures amid rail and communications disruptions.
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Ruhr
Essen
Bochum
Germany
Gelsenkirchen
Berlin
Associated Press
The
Reichsabank
London
Ortmund
Tmes
Treves
Herne
Baromaster
Fournier
Thyssen
Holland
Petition to restore rights of former alderman Hamilton
Hartford Feb 13 The committee on forfeited rights heard a petition to restore forfeited rights of Edward T Hamilton former Alderman of Bridgeport. Senator Challenger Representative Platt and J Alex H Robinson urged grant noting Hamilton has long been a good conscientious and peaceful citizen.
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Hartford
Edward T. Hamilton
Bridgeport
General Assembly
Howard
Challenger
Harry J. Platt
Trumbull
J. Alex. H. Robinson
Hambiton
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J. G. Murray
Klan
Morehouse Jury
Coco
Britain
Republican Movement
Kiel
Kaiser Wilhelm Canal
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Washington Weather Bureau
Flo Ziegfeld, JR
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Ruher
Lord Curzon
House of Lords
League of Nations
MacDonald
Lausanne
Russia
Charles Salberg
Stlanton
Salberg
Ansonia Commerce Body
Dusseldorf
Pep
Central News
Duesseldorf
Hamilton
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