Campbell linked to hammer death in New York case
Cecil Campbell confessed in Philadelphia to murdering a woman after a battle over a Christmas gift. The suspect, once in the Maine State Reformatory, had a convoluted history with previous wives and a claimed U S military service. Police trace movements from Nebraska to New York and Lynn Massachusetts as investigators piece together the motive and identity of the victim, May Lyle McMia Haskell.
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Associat
Cecil Casdle Campbell
Philadelphia
Rye
N.Y
fMuarder
Robert A
Millard Street
Lynn
Mass
Maskell
May Lyle McMia
Haskell
Simpson
Boston
Cecil C. Campbell
Maine
Cecil Campbell
New York
South Windham
Campbell
Phila
Fficera
Waa
Portland
Wate
Art School
University
As Press
Cecil Capbell
Teddy
Exhumation Considered For Firebug Victims In Waterbury
Waterbury faces a grave dilemma as two victims from Week’s tragedies have no burial site. City health officials plan cremation for one body while protests prompt reinterment in another cemetery. Officials weigh disinterring the firebug body to settle future burial arrangements.
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Waterbury
Asso- Press
Guchinsky
Edward J. Godfrey
Bamue
Beliwin Street
Ver Coli Grip or Jutinens as a Preventive
A fragmented note advises taking laxative tablets as a precautionary measure against Ver Coli. The legible details mention a precautionary remedy and caution but offer no formal guidance or authoritative source.
Pig Dog and Monkey in Auto Circling Disturbs New York
Four men a pig a dog and a monkey rode around Longacre Square in a car, drawing curiosity from two patrolmen. The driver claimed the pig was for “fattening” and the monkey its mascot while the dog guarded it. the others were customers. They were held for investigation into the menagerie.
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New York
Apsociated
Longacre Square
Mescot
Billboard Debate Centers on City’s Visual Landscape
In Bridgeport a petition to allow reconstruction of billboards faced opposition from the Garden Club and residents. Judge Clarence R. Hall led a town hall session as the board weighed zoning limits. The poster company seeks lattice-work billboards in industrial zones while officials threaten removal in business and residential areas. Building Inspector Nelson R. Pearson attended.
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Bridgeport
DeVer H. Warner
Mairfield Garden
Cli
Amic
New England
Town Hall
Clarence R. Hall
Allboue
Mit River
Cullinan
Srtege
Garden Club
Nelson R. Pearson
Glerk Named Acting Manager Amid Club Raid Controversy
Glerk's appointment as acting manager sparks division as Hollister Heights Improvement Club faces internal split backing Town Manager Read. Stratford police raid a club event after a liquor complaint, seizing bottles and 229 tickets while four men are jailed on liquor charges.
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Hollister Heights
Biagio DeCesare
Thompson Street
Fedorico
Hquer
Frank DeChario
Thompson
Ralph Bolp
Thompson Atree
Patsy Virigita
Sherman Street
Bridgeport
Joseph DeCane
Kossuth Street
Reed
Justinius Education Charge Shifts in Connecticut Case
Dr. Smith argues for public review as Rev Justinius seeks license for natureopathy. The 1923 act bars him due to four years of high school and 36 weeks of attendance, while Bakewell confirms lack of qualifying education. Justinius cites New Jersey diploma and reciprocity gaps amid state and New Jersey standards dispute.
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Connectcut
Natureopath
Abou College of Natureopathy
Justinne
Bakewell
Wealing Arts Board
Heating Arts Board
Dociajoy
Rupec Ne
Rev. Tuatiniue
Justinius
Coud
Connecticut
New Jersey College of Natureopathy
Newark
N. J
New J Jersey
New Jeresey
California
Florida
New Jersey College
Dr. Smith
New Jersey
American Natureopathic School
New York City
Kelberg Institute
Stockholm
Sweden
Baptist College
National Society of Natureopaths
Natureopathic Board
Natureopaths
Conne Went Board
Recu
Natureopahs
J. H. Colling
New Jersey School of Nature- Opathy
Natureopalte Board
Franklin R. Coombs
New Britain
Frederick S. Hurlburt
John
Trumbull
Coombs
Medice
Natureopathy
Emith
Lindbergh Ends Third Major Pilgrimage in Nine Months
Col Charles Lindbergh concludes his Latine-Amerite tour with a visit to St Kouly. He followed the same precise route used on his Paris flight and tour, landing in St Louis after a pan-American journey marked by punctual stops and landmark flights.
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Lindbergh
St. Kouly
Aimerle Konrney
Paris
Lountries
Four Station Fire Traps Four Prisoners and Blocks Rail Line
Mollshing and Maquin crawled from the wreckage and freed Pascouche before flames trapped four imprisoned men. Firefighters from Blaremont battled the blaze, pumping river water to control it as rails and poles were torn up, halting traffic and severing northward communication from Claremont Junction.
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Maquin
Pascouche
Blaremont Fire Department
Connecticut
Claremont Junction
Building materials damaged in home project sparking board debate
Complaint filed by Alex Acard of 403 Central avenue claims 676 worth of plaster board and materials damaged during weekend work on a Church lane home. The story cites Connecticut Natureopathic board members Franklin R. Coombs, Dr. Smith, and Frederick S. Hurlburt and discusses licensing, standards, and potential legislative changes amid calls for investigation.
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Alex Acard
Central Avenue
Oye
Church Lane
Wade and
Dixon Streets
Insane Hospital Guards Slain in Bridgewater Incident
In a Bridgewater outbreak, two guards were killed and three wounded as James Melton and accomplices released inmates after seizing control of the northeast ward. Supervisor Tugene Arron lay dead. several officers were overpowered before Attendants and a rescue team restored order. The medical examiner cites traumatic injuries and asphyxiation. The district attorney is reviewing the case.
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Snow
Hegan
Williams
Mies
Davis
Melton
Am'aw
Arlaw
Johnson
Commissioner of Correction
State Farm
Strann
Amian
Gerrer
Noli
Lindbergh Rough Submarine Dive Journey
Springfield report describes Colonel Charles Lindbergh aboard the submarine 6 9 at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, enduring rough seas and hot, smoky engine rooms yet staying curious and engaged with the crew. Bradway’s letter portrays him as plain and earnest, eager to learn and exchange good will.
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Springfield
Mass
Associated Press
Lindbergh
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
A. W. Bradway
RB. W. Bradway
St. Louis
Bradway
Charles Sinabergh
Boa. m
O c Atay
Torpedo Prac
Edo
Towan
Mirarabie
Shin
Dindherth
Tam
Lindbergh Arrives Safely In St Louis Tonight
Lindbergh arrives in St Louis after a cross country flight and discusses his goodwill tour. He deflects credit for aviation benefits, asserts airlines linking the United States with Central and South America are practical, and notes conditions with fog near Florida stopped his approach. He plans his institute visit and will pass observations to the Commerce Department.
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Lindbergh
Bere
United States
Central America
South America
South
Sinithseaiin
St. Louie
Washington
Department of Commerce
Florida
Mississippi River
Believed to be Arthur W. Stinw linked to killing case
The report states a man, aged 51, believed to be connected to a killing, fled and sent a representative to conduct an investigation. Melton, a Nova Scotia native who lived in Benton, is confined to the State hospital for over 20 years and is identified by the alias Arthur W. Stinw.
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Melton
Nova Scotia
Benton
Arthur W. Stinw
Trumbull and Family to Be Coolidge Guests Today
Governor John H. W. Trumbull of Connecticut travels with wife and daughter Mar ence and is hosted by Senator Hiram Bingham. The party plans calls on the White House with Governor Trumbull and Mrs Coolidge invited to dine with President Coolidge and Dr Robert Work. Florence Trumbull is mentioned as the President's son John Coolidge's sweetheart.
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Washington
John HW
Trumbull
Connecticut
Marence
Hiram Bingham
George P. McLean
White House
John Coolidge
College
John Io
Amherst
Missing Bridgeport girl Mary Foster sought by police
Fifteen year old Mary Foster of 226 DePorest avenue ran away from Bridgeport on Saturday with a Stratford grocer and her parents. Police are combing the area to locate her and return her home. After leaving the store on Main Street the girl aimed to work in a Danbury shop and received a dollar for wages. She is described as five feet two inches, 178 pounds, with dark hair brown eyes and a sturdy build. She wore a sand colored coat brown woolen hat stockings and tan shoes.
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Mary Foster
DePorest “Avenue
Bridgeport
Stratford
Danbury
Foster
Welglsa
Landau Colleagues To Meet Amid Embezzlement Case
Maurice Landau, former secretary, jailed on 910000 bail, amid a 615000 swindle by Landau. Progressive Welfare association members to attend a meeting tonight to decide the organization’s future. President Raphael Korff, three weeks in office, will present a detailed account of the alleged shortage. Landau faces embezzlement charges exceeding 816000.
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Maurice Landau
Alts
Fairfield County
Progressive Welfare Association
Landau
Raphael Korff
Korff
Mrs Wheeler to be Buried Today in Bridgeport
The widow of Hobart R Wheeler Mrs Antoinette Fairchild Wheeler will be buried at 2 PM from 67 State Street. Rev Stephen Fish Sherman of St Johns Church will officiate. She will be remembered for benevolences including a gift to create Fairchild Memories Park beside Beardsley Park. Survived by son D Fairchild Wheeler and four grandchildren, burial in Long Hill cemetery family plot.
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Antoinette Fairchild Wheeler
Hobart R. Wheeler
State Street
Stephen Fish Sherman
St. John's Church
Wheeler
Fairchild Memories Park
Beardsley Park
Philo
Calhoun
D. Fairchild Wheeler
W. Redie
Hobart F. Cole
Long Hill Cemetery
Freight Car of Alcohol Seized by Dry Agents
Federal prohibition agents seized a freight car in the Boston and Maine yards at Malden Mass containing 2,600 gallons of alcohol valued at about $100,000. The car shipped from Philadelphia was consigned to a fictitious Gerard Oil and Grease Co. of Malden. Agent Pettett led the seizure and expected arrests within 24 hours.
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Malden
Misa
Associated Press
Boston and Maine
Philadelphia
Gerard of] and Grease Company
Prohibition
James F. Pettett
Hurredly
Pettett
Odd Train Phrase Sparks Confusion Across Car
Fragmentary reader text mentions a cold on a train and armed individuals amid garbled phrases. Local context unclear but hints at a disruption or scare during travel, with scattered terms such as steam heated and waiferigs, suggesting a transcription error rather than a clear incident.
Torah Presentation Sparks Rabbinical Controversy at Synagogue Split
A stormy meeting at a Long Island synagogue centers on Lebovich as president elect who seeks to present a Torah bearing his name and his second wife. Families from New York oppose him alleging undue influence and a split threatens the congregation of about 150 members. Members vow further action after a near riot and demands Lebovich be ousted.
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Jebovich
Jebvochs
Lebovich
Samuel
Max
New York
Laboviel
Jeboviel Ia
Immerdu
Lebovich Sa
Ray
Ignate Tarovitz
Spruce Street
Alnvithavi
Tsfovsky
Sally
Ileboviel
Max Gold
State Street
Henry Bresky
Bresky Produce Company
Water Street
Jacob Miller
Fidelity Loan Company
Ignatz Islovitz
Themen
Pleasant-tasting tablet claims quick cold relief
An advertisement touts Papea Cold Compound as a fast acting remedy that allegedly cures a cold quickly. It promotes the tablet as effective for unsettled noses, with claims that it will work next time and that any drugstore carries it.
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Witte
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