Coal Shortage Sparks Demand and Office Lockout in Hurley Visit
Hurley 70 comes to survey coal situation as shortages deepen. Padlock seals the fuel office door while Superintendent Hurley plans a citywide survey. State administrator Skinner refuses to serve under Hurley but co operates to transfer control to a new body. Coal yards run dry. deliveries delayed. worst winter coal crisis in memory.
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Faloe
Robert A. Huriey
Bridgeport
James D. Sinner
Skinner
Sinc
Frank Verelli
Robert A. Hurley
Hig
Hurley
Defective Flue Sparks Port Chester School Fire
A defective flue from a hot air furnace at Abraham Lincoln school Port Chester started a fire at seven in the morning and burned six hours. The blaze caused about 160000 in damage as firefighters struggled with a frozen hydrant and low water pressure. Principal Genevieve Collier narrowly escaped in a dramatic attempt to save documents.
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Port Chester
Abraham Lincoln
Genevieve Collier
Portable building too cold for Bridgeport class
Only one of all Bridgeport public school classes escaped school as the cold snap yesterday. Pupils in the portable on Capitol avenue were sent home in the morning. It had been impossible to heat the portable sufficiently during the morning, but the two classes housed therein resumed studies in the afternoon.
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Bridgeport Public School
Coapitol Avenue
Oust Fire Chiefs Who Refuse to Serve Under New Fuel Lion
Hartford reports a bill to remove fire marshals who refuse to act as fuel administrators under the fuel control law. The measure aims to prevent local boards from hampering the fuel act, with three cities already refusing cooperation. Governor Templeton and state police official Robert T. Heriey are consulted as the plan moves toward legislative introduction.
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Hartford
House of
Robert T. Heriey
State Police
Toca
New Britain
Bridgeport
British Debt Bill To Be Voted On In Senate Today
Washington Feb 15 An agreement to vote on the British Debt Funding bill before adjournment was entered after earlier blockage. Passage seen as foregone despite Democratic split with Reed attacking the measure. Senator Robinson sponsored with Smoot in charge, LaFollette pushing a nonrecognition clause as part of the vote pact.
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Washington
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Robinson
Arkansas
Smoot
Utah
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Laollette
Niobinson
Glass
Virginia
Foreign Relations Committee
Owen
Oklahoma
Banking Committee
Heed
McKellax
Tnnessee
Walsh
Montana
Trobinson
Dismissal of 52 Bridgeport Liquor Case Defendants
U S Court Judge Howe dismissed 52 liquor law charges against Bridgeport defendants in a single action. Warrants had been issued but marshals could not locate the defendants after false addresses and fictitious locations were given. The case bank was 93 cases in the group, with many listed by name in court records.
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Harthorl
Jeb
Harlan Bb. Howe
Bridgeport
U.S
George H. Cohen
Fairield County
Tallroud
Mirato
Howe
Cohen
North Avenue HoldUp Victim Critical In Bridgeport Hospital
Miss Dorothy Merritt of 2047 North Avenue lies critically ill in Bridgeport Hospital after a January 2 break in at her home. Two men tied her and a sister, robbed jewelry over $3,000, and fled as police report no trace of the robbers. Delicate brain surgery followed to relieve pressure from a revolver blow, but prognosis remains grim.
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Dorothy Merritt
North Avenue
Bridgeport Hospital
Miss Merritt
Reuben Lockhart
Merritt
Harry Savin
Morritt
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Delaware
Nantucket
Stratford Factions Seek City Charter Changes In Hartford Hearings
Stratford factions pressed the Cities and Boroughs committee to rule on council manager charter amendments and potential referendum next summer. Opponents complained the text wasn’t public. Stratford editors cited publication in Bridgeport papers.
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Hartford
Stratford
Capitol
General Assembly
Solomon
Ben
Strateford
M. J Goode
Stratford Times
Albert J. Merritt
Goode
Sammis
Frank EB
Connie
Mr. Goodef
Donald Sammis
Bridgeport
Wolcott Plans to Populate Forests and Streams
Wolcott outlines plans to restore forests and revive streams in the country. The Connecticut Fish and Game Protective Association event at Stratfield drew about 460 sportsmen as talks covered hunting fees, compensation cases, hatchery failures, and calls for better funding. Comments from Officer Curry’s injury case and state senate representatives were noted amid broader discussion of wildlife management and public works.
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Wolcott
County Fish and Game Association
Frederic C. Wolcott
Connecticut Fightwine Commission
Sairfleh
Alain Street
Fairfield Avenue de
Snort
Curry
Fairfield Avenue
Bui
Canton
Compan
Ofhay
Small Farmers Grievance Sought Over Milk Board
Bridgeport Sunday Post notes concerns raised by small farmers about milk regulation practices. The column urges readers to re read for health and road safety details.
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Milk Regulation Board
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Tension Grows Between France And Britain Over Rail Control
London reports heightened tension after talks between Prime Minister Bonar Law and a French delegation led by Minister of Public Works Le Trocquer. France seeks control of six miles of German railways and full running powers on main lines into Cologne to ensure Ruhr coal deliveries, while Britain hints at keeping troops out of rail safety. Historic friction over occupation lines and train security looms as public pressure mounts.
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London
Paris
Premise Bonar Law
le Trocquer
Payotand Marquis
J. Aulaire
Trench
Cologne
France
Ruhr
Socialists Protest as France Grants 400 Million Loan to Poles
Paris reports Socialist opposition to a 400 million franc loan to Poland amid France’s debt constraints. The Financial Commission approved the loan guaranteed by the Polish National forests. The Journal Des Debats notes Franco Belgian industrials seek a global Ruhr market and a plan to seize Ruhr assets with profits shared between French industry and German workers. The Aux Ecoutes weekly claims talks of a Rhine Westphalia republic with Doctor Derten as president.
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France
Paris
Poland
Financial Commission
Polsh Nationa Forests
Journal Des Debats
Occupation of Ruhr Debate Sparks House Clash
In Washington on February 13, the Ruhr occupation dominated House discussions. Rep Knutson argues France aims to dismantle Germany militarily and economically, urging the US to break its silence. Rep Butler expresses sympathy for France and rejects Knutson’s view, while Rep Vinson notes a relative who died in France as he backs France.
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Ruhr
Knutson
Minnesota
Trance
America
Butler
Pennsylvania
House
France
Vinson
Georgia
Mrr
United States
Wilson
Germany
Berlin Rises on Mark as French Franc Falls
Berlin observers note the mark’s surge while the franc weakens, with Reichsbank planning to push the dollar rate to 6,000. An official says only half of the exchange tools have been used, with aims to last through early summer. The Reichsbank reportedly coordinates via London and New York to secure foodstuffs and raw materials.
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Germany
Holland
England
America
Reichs—bank
London
Neww York
Armour and Company Fire Threatens Omaha Stockyards
Fire at Armour and Company plant in South Omaha raged for more than forty hours, threatening stockyards as wooden sheep pens burned and walls collapsed. Wind shifts intensified the blaze, with losses estimated around 2.5 million dollars as fire crews declared it under control earlier, then the fire worsened again.
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Omaha
Nebr
Associated Press
Armour and Company Hare
South Omaha
Armour
Council Bluff
Fairfield measles cases decrease in week report
Fairfield Morbidity Report shows a notable drop in new measles cases with only one new case. Scarlet fever adds four cases and the first death in two years, a five year old from Southport, is noted. Diphtheria remains absent and whooping cough totals rise to eight.
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Fairfield
State Department of Health
Julius Kacgouceg
Southport
Sucamihed
Germans Block Rhine River Canal In Ruhr Region
Essen, Feb 15. German workmen sank a barge to block the Rhine Herta canal, denying traffic on a vital Ruhr fuel transport artery. The action ties up the waterway and disrupts movement along the line.
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Essen
Rhine- Herta Canal
Ruhr
Prohibition Agents Impersonators Seize Liquor
Three men posing as enforcement officers entered Victor Simonovich's home in Union City last night and, after showing badges, took $400 worth of liquor from the red cellar, police report indicates.
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Naugatuck
Victor Simonovich
Union City
Polish Guards Clash With Lithuanians In Neutral Zone
Polish guards clash with Lithuanian forces in the neutral zone as clashes erupt over a disputed area. A bridge is blown and railroad tracks are destroyed in the skirmish, raising tensions and threatening regional transport links.
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Vilna
Associated Press
Poland
Puskarnia
Lotowo
Orany
Ruhr
Rail disruption and food scarcity in occupied Ruhr
Reports from V I N A and Dusseldorf describe Polish frontier clashes near Puskarnia and Lotowo with casualties, plus rail damage. In the Ruhr food supplies tighten as prices rise. French and German officials blame occupation and disrupted transport, with limited coal, bread, and dairy availability.
Three Firemen Collapse From Smoke At Charcoal Yard
Three firemen fainted from suffocation amid highly gaseous smoke at the People's Coal and Wood Yard on 123 Admiral Street yesterday. Archibald McMullen of Engine 3, John Gallagher and Clay Carpenter of Truck 1 were rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital and revived. all remained in fair condition last night. Spontaneous combustion is suspected as the fire cause, with minimal flames and no major structural damage.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Archibald McMullen
Engine Company
John Gallagher
Truck Company
Clay
Truck Company Number 1
Spruce Street
I Engine Company
King Street
Fairfield Avenue
Middle Street
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