Regulation of Coal Supply Remains Vague In State
State police regulate coal under emergency law but lack details as officials urge keeping local fuel administrators. officials say action will discourage nonreasonable pricing while weather and rail delays hinder deliveries. a advisory committee continues studying substitutes and fuel options if funds are not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Hurley
Deaker
Giate
Daniel E. Johnson
Harding
Maybrook
Harlem River
Fort Reading
Bridgeport
Tidewater
James D. Stynner
Arthur Kent Ing
Radio Programs From WOR WEAF WIZ KOKA WGY And WEAK Listings
Radio schedules from WOR WEAF WIZ KOKA WGY and WEAK detail daily programs. Mildred Truman performances at 3 p m on WOR with monologues by Mary Burtis. WBTH and others feature soloists Mae Davis Emily Fales and more with orchestral pieces and city-wide talks.
Beardsley Park Golf House Approval Stalled
Beardsley Park golf house project faces uncertain fate as budget cuts alter plans. A City Apportionment sub committee trims about 50000 from Park Board spending while tax rate debates push toward a February 7 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardsley Park Golf House
Beardsley Park
Seaside Park
Park Board
Board of Apportionment
Board of
Housewives tumble for colored salt and coal claims
An advertisement touts a colored salt powder that supposedly makes coal burn longer and hotter with a blue flame. Tests by engineers found the powder to be ordinary salt. The piece includes a cold remedy ad for BromOQuinine tablets and cautions readers about authentic branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindes
Wireless waves take jobs of Paris maids
Feb 19 Paris reports wireless devices at the Eiffel Tower replacing maids in George Wranchette’s home. A wireless alarm, window opening, stove control, and clock timing run automatically from tower signals. Branchementte receives news via wireless receivers at dinner as he plans to heat his house next winter by wireless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maires
Paris
George Wranchette
Wrench Society For the Study of Wireless
Eiffel Tower
Branchette
Monsieur
4 Wireless
Wiress
Missing wife of Job Destro sought in White Plains case
Police search in Bridgeport for Bessy Destro reported missing at least a week ago. Her husband Job Destro of 12 William Street White Plains New York led officers to look for her in Bridgeport. She left behind two children aged seven and three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessy
Destro
Wiliam Street
White Plains
New York
Bridgeport
Connecticut Launches Boost Connecticut Tourists Campaign
Hartford February 13 A push to boost Connecticut as a premier vacation and recreation region was launched by the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. An appropriation to fund state advertising is expected to be sought from the general assembly. Governor Templeton urged active support and opposed billboards, stressing the state’s highways hotels parks and forests as assets. Representatives from Bridgeport Kiwanis and Rotary clubs attended along with members from most civil organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Connecticut
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
General Assembly
Vermont
New Hampshire
Berkshires
Cape Cod
Maine
George B. Chandler
Litchfield Hills
North Shore
Long Island Sound
Bullard
Sound
Chamber of Commerce
Finthusiasa
Templeton
Kiwanis Club
Lynn W. Wilson
Charles I. Greane
Rotary Club
Stanley H. Bullard
Bridgeport
Deadly Gas Peril Arouses England
England faces a personal crisis over dangerous gas with high carbon monoxide levels. The issue targets gas companies and raises calls for action amid several recent poisoning deaths and illness, including thirty children struck fatally while at a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Tech
Famished Elk Threaten Wyoming Hay Stacks
John Guidinger, a rancher near the South Dakota border in Wyoming, guards hay stacks after about 150 starving elk break through fences to feed. He says the state refuses reimbursement for hay tossed to protect supplies, and elk-killing is illegal, leaving him in a precarious situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
John Guidinger
South Dakota Boundary Line
Wyoming
Guidinger
First Typewriter In England 1714 Patent Highlighted
Historical note cites Henry Mill patent in 1714 for a machine to press letters on paper. It claims early device was crude and useless, with later advances by W A Burt in 1829 and Remington era launching modern typewriters. Also a dessert ad fragment for Devils Food Cake with White Mountain Cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Henry Mill
W. A. Burt
Co. L. Shores
Remington & Sons
Ealers
Washington notes and senate actions on prohibition and reform
The Day in Washington reports Harding to convene another governors conference on prohibition enforcement. Senate weighs the British Delt settlement, Weeks assigns Hull to wind down war contracts, and the Judiciary Committee narrowly rejects delaying a proposed child labor amendment. House hears on diplomatic service merger and rubber inquiry funding. House Foreign Affairs debates narcotics curtailment. A migratory bird bill dies 94 to 60. White House hints at a War Navy reorganization plan. Norris pushes a federal constitutional amendment to fix inauguration in January.
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Harding
Senate
Weeks
J. A. Hull
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Hughes
War and Navy Departments
Joint Congressional Committee
Norris
Republican
Nebraska
Congress
Colonel Now Private and He Likes It in the Air Force
London report on Col. T. B. Lawrence known as Aircraftsman Ross joining the Royal Air Force as a private. He is a Mecca prince and Oxford ornament who hid his identity in Farnborough and Uxbridge, joining to perhaps write a book while enjoying normal barrack life and guarded secrecy.
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London
R. A. FW
Air Force
Col
T. B. Lawrence
Mecca
All Souls’ College
Oxford
Colonial Office
Col. Lawrence
Cpl. Lawrence
Ross
Uxbridge
Farnborough
Col Lawrence
Hoss
East
Czech figures show Prague motor vehicle totals increase
S Winans, Irague report a rise in registered motorized traffic in Greater Prague. Private registrations total 1 771 passenger cars 240 taxicabs 26 trolleybuses 431 trucks 362 motorcycles and 28 with motor attached. Excluding government service. Dealers hold 286 passenger cars and 1 0 motorcycles in stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.winans
Irague
Greater Prague
Prague
Greater Traguc
Auto driver fined after dispute over insult to injury
In Kansas City Missouri February a court hearing saw Claude R Repine fined $100 after James Brunk testified a collision left him unconscious Brunk claimed Repine struck him and insulted him Repine admitted the punch and was fined by Judge Fleming for careless driving and assault with insult to injury terms used in the report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Claude R. Repine
Repine
Geese Aged Seventy to Be Seen at Show in Grand Haven
Grand Haven Michigan February show features Henry Stark of Munika exhibiting geese including a 70 year old pair hatched before the Civil War. Also in exhibit are younger geese five years, three years, and two pairs of two years, plus snow geese, with other birds and a Mallard duck if weather allows. Stark notes the geese predict storms by restlessness prior to weather changes.
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Grand Haven
Mich
Peb
Armory
Henry Stark
Munika
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Mr. Stark
Andrew Jackson Relics Found in Paris Gallery
Relics linked to Andrew Jackson surface in Paris through a dealer’s collection. Items include a presentation sword two sabers and seven daggers with inscriptions praising Jackson and commemorating campaigns such as Horse Shoe Bend. The dagger’s inscription cites a Jefferson gift in March 1820. The sabre inscription dates to July 1897 and 1937, while the ho commemorative sword honors the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814.
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Andrew Jackson
Paris
Gen. Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Th. Jefferson
Andrew Tackson
Horsehoe Bend
Alabama
Governor opposes more normal schools in Connecticut
Governor Templeton told the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce he is against building or expanding normal schools until the state better cares for defective children. He signaled possible vetoes on normal school measures, influencing the Bridgeport project with a $40,000 appropriation, while hearings on Bridgeport New Britain Willimantic Danbury and Waterbury normal school bills were scheduled. Templeton cited 600 children needing placement in institutions for the feeble minded and urged action first.
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Velegram
Hartford
Templeton
Connecticut
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
General Assembly
Bridgeport
New Britain
Willimantic
Danbury
Waterbury
Committee On Education
Chamber of.Commerce
Village Blacksmith Takes Back Seat at Sunbury
Sunbury Pa February. Automobiles replace horseshoes as W H Auten tears down the eighty year old Rangler blacksmith shop at the crossroads declaring no further need for the forge. The hand made brick building, once central to the crossroads, now yields to progress as the coach and four in hand era fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
Rangler
March of Progress
W. H. Auten
Oayner
Hungry coyotes ruin South Dakota gardens headline
Rapid City February reports coyotes intrude the State Park in daylight. Superintendent Gideon notes four marauders have stolen eleven pigs and four of five African tree ducks from a nearby yard. Bobcats are also active. two are trapped alive using a gas-pipe noose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapid City
C. C. Gideon
Nisi
Mr. Gideon
Early wood sculpture in ancient Egypt and Greece
An overview notes that very early Egyptian sculpture included wooden figures such as the Sheik-el Beled and his wife, with polychrome decoration. It also mentions Greek wood carving as an early form of archaic sculpture and the limited use in late Greek and Roman periods, citing Santa Sapia in Rome as a notable example.
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Santa Sapina
Rome
Hair Net Inspection Improves Quality of Nets
Demand for hair nets grew after China supplied varied sizes and low quality nets. Home industry production caused unevenness until hair net inspection and sorting shops were established by merchants. Now several facilities employ about 100 workers, markedly improving product quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Ancient Goggles and Early Spectacles Unveiled in History
Ancient uses of spectacles include Nero viewing gladiator fights with concave emeralds and Roger Bacon noting that a transparent sphere aided the aged in reading. A Treviso painting from around 1432 shows a bishop reading with double glasses, marking early evidence of spectacles. The first devices were leather-mounted, and ancient goggles represent early forms of vision aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
fLoger Bacon
Treviso
Italy
Rackets History Traced From Early English Taverns
The article notes rackets rose to vogue in the 19th century and centers on the World Championship recently disputed in New York. Dickens mentions the game in Plelovick Papers with Fleet Prism as debtors playing against a wall. Origin of the name linked to Arabic ra hat meaning palm of the hand, though fives survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dickens
Obituary notices from multiple towns in Connecticut
Several funeral services were held for Irene M. Doran Helen W. Gilbride Jennie Armstrong Cornelia E. Blake Nellie W. Hotchkiss Mary E. Cole Marcus B. Warner Boggie Aten Daniel Mahoney Charles Baraquin Frank Walters and related survivors across Derby Shelton Ansonia Shelton area churches and cemeteries with masses burial sites and ceremonies noted. Vestiges of local Civil War and communal figures appeared in the notices.
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Joe M Doran
Irene M. Doran
Benson Road
W Warfield
St. Thomas’ Church
William J Blake
Thomas and
Wiliam Doran
Walter Kane
Edward Planagen
Charles Mara
Arthur Burgess
St. Michael's Cemetry
Cornélia E. Blake
Cornelia DE. Blake
Long Meadow
Mass
Read Memorial Chapel
Robert C. Carlson
Newfield M. E
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Nellie W. Hotchkiss
Nellie Welton Hotchkiss
Redfield Road
Fairfield
Hatch
Southport
Grove Cemetery
Naugatuck
Conn
Marcus B. Warner
Huntington Road
Wayne Sprague
Elias Howe
Lakeview Cemetery
Derby
Boggie Aten
Derby Avenue
St. Mary’s Church
Mt. St. Peter's Cemetery
Shelton
Charles Baraquin
Griffin Hospital
Henry I Cotwell
Main Street
Andrew J. Plunkett
St. Joseph's Church
Mt. St. Peter's
Denby
Money Needed to Fight Iniquity in Canal Zone
A New York cable from the Canal Zone Committee on Religious Work appeals for $2000 from U S churches to aid the fleet boys stationed there. Union church leaders warn saloons brothels and gambling dens threaten the boys with vice. Contributions go to Alfred R Kimball, Committee on Religious Work in the Canal Zone, Room 65 105 East 22d Street New York.
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New York
Committee On
Canal Zone
Union
Canal Zghead
Union Church
Harry B. Fisher
Fred B. Fisher
Methodist Church
A. R
Federal Council of Churches
Alfred R. Kimball
Canal Zone Room
East 22d Street
Fresh Strawberries Found In Snow Covered Garden
In YRBER California on February 13 George Souza reports a surprise harvest from his snow covered rear garden. He cleared runners and found fresh red berries which he has been gathering daily for home use despite freezing temperatures.
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Yrber
Cal
George Souza
Souza
Fire damages shoe store in center city district
A small blaze at David Greenbaum's shoe store at 181 Congress Street near Main Street drew a large evening crowd and delayed traffic. Firemen forced entry after doors were bolted, with damage not exceeding 1000 dollars. Fire likely from faulty wiring. adjacent barber shop and upstairs area had minor damage while the Poli theatre performance continued.
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David Greenbaum
Congress Street
Main Street
Sumoney
GaNucci’ and Attardo
Poli Theatre
Governor praises Bennett to Connecticut Chamber crowd
Hartford February 13 Governor Charles A Templeton spoke to 250 guests of the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce highlighting State Highway Commissioner Charles J Bennett. The audience applauded loudly as the governor defended Bennett and his highway program, saying newspapers misrepresented him and that he has done all he could to retain his services.
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Hartford
Charles J. Bennett
Charles A. Templeton
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Templeton
Highway Department
Dantel and Richard Alive Says Klan After Hearing
After the March 5 open hearing the transcript suggests Dantel and Richard are alive. If evidence fails to justify murder indictments, it is intimated the attorney general may file several informations charging manslaughter as the next most serious charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Richard
Meetings Tonight Across City Lodges and Councils
A series of meetings is listed for various fraternal and civic groups including Italian Women’s Council at 46 Beach Street, Enighet Lodge and Scandinavian Fraternity of America at 62 Cannon Street, Subalpine Club at 29 Ash Street, Warner Circle of A. 651 State Street, Wowompom Tribe IO,R.M. at 1138 Main Street, Kyota Council Pocahontas at 1119 Broad Street, Dorothea Stamm Daughters of Pocahontas at 1119 Broad Street, Pyramid Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Masonic Temple, Monitor Lodge I O O F 164 State Street, Adelphian Lodge I O O F 1087 Broad Street, Household of Ruta G U O O F 497 Housatonic Avenue, Seaside Council Royal Arcanum Main and Cannon, Lady Howe Council, Sons and Daughters of Liberty 1119 Broad Street, Magna Charta Lodge, Sons of St George 396 Stratford Avenue, and Central Labor Union 170 Elm.
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Italian Women’s Council
Beach Reet
Enighet Lodge
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Cannon Street
Subalpine Club
Ash Street
Lucetta
Warner Circle
State Street
Wowompom Tribe
R. M
Main Street
Kyota Council
Pocahontas
Broad Street
I Dorothea Stamm
Daughters of Pocahontas
Pyramid Temple
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Masonic Temple
Monitor Lodge
I O.O. F
Adelphian Lodge
Household of
Ruta
Housatonic Avenue
Seaside Council
Royal Arcanum
Main and
Lady Howe Council
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Magna Charta Lodge
Sons of St. George
Stratford Avenue
Central Labor Union
Elm Street
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Hurley
Tate
Hia
Bamberger & Co
Newark
N. J
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Soprang
Bloomfield
Aep River
Mary 2. Burtis
Orangs
Mildred Truman
Jack
New Jersey State College’ of Agriculture
New Brunswick
New Jersey ‘Tuberculosis League D
Frank J. Wiliams
Willie Sullivan
Newar
Chicago
Bill Steinke
Merritt HE. Gregory
Orchestra
Morristown
Alaska
Frederick Zorn
WEAF
Merican Tel & Tel Co
Emily B Fales
Li Lova Whee
Emily E. Tales
Rove
Sana Tol
Irvine Seidman
Chib
Rio Grande
Pate
New Orleans
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
New York-Chicago
Mae Davis
Saida
Wiz
Westinghouse el. & Mig. Co
Theo. Warners van Nest
Taterson
Women's Wear Daily
Iron and Steel Review
The
Iron Age
Florence Smith Vincent
Eatey
Batey Auditorium
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co
Pittsburgh
WDA Little Symphony Orchestra
Newas
New York Stock Exchange
Kdka Tittle Symphony Orchestra
Mabel Jefferson
Alan Davis
Marsh
Delibes
Lucia di Lammermoor
DeBussy
Massenet
Strauss
Eisa
Mr. Mackinbird
Faust
Bit Jah
WGY
Seneral Electric Co
Schenectady
N. Y
A. MacFalane
Down By the Old Apple Tree
Oal
Georgette
Miss Sourl Waltz
Taawaiian Guftera
Mr. Gallagher
Mr. Shean
AV. Grove
aGc
Sher
WE Were
Fairfield Olde Polies
Fairfield Memorial Library
St.,Paul’s Episcopal Church
Westport
Mercy Webster Carswell
Theophilus Butler
Butler
Reuben
Rachel
Reuben Buckingham
Méhiable Stevenson
Betsy Ann Clark
Mahala Hayes
Kathleen Mavournsen
Annie Laurie
Citoyenne Burr
Clarissa Clark
Heckalian Deyo
Jedediah Huntington
Miss Carroll
Jerusalem
America
Washington
France
South Dakota
ARON
AIG
Helen W. Gilbride
John J. O'Hara
Sixth Street
John H., Landry
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
King Street
Jennie Armstrong
Harry EH. Bullard
Nash Street
Mr. Smith
Grace M. Ke
Mary E. Cole
Bridgeport Avenue
Devon
William HH. Day
United Congregational Church
Milford Cemtery
Milford
Ansonia
Daniel’ Mahoney
Frank Walters
Rank Walters
River Road
Charlott
Saylor Walters
Paul J. Miller
George H. Walters
Royal P. Wright
Sara Walters
Franklin Walters
Pine Grove Cemetery
Gov
Bennett
Dantel
Bridgeport Telegram
Mr. Burrage
Smopolitan
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