Committee Hears 75 Claims On Personal Taxes
The Claims committee of the Board of Aldermen reviewed about 75 petitions seeking abatement of 1927 personal taxes amid pleas of unemployment illness and low wages. Petitioners crowded the Common Council chamber as clerk Josephine Anderson assisted in recording.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable
Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Mary A. Marrow
Josephine Anderson
Cestria Pellegrine
Main Street
Concetta Mastrolconardo
George Street
Mary Lufarlello
Arctic Street
Goldie Murphy
Sherman Street
Fannie Leamon
Hallam Street
Elizabeth Lawlor
Orchard Street
Mary Czykowski
Pembroke Street
Catherine Wozny
Booth Street
Minnie Blair
State Street
Clifford
Mildred Wakelee
Howard Arenu Selmi Peterson
Grove Street
James Conp
Min Street
Lucy Toscano
Alice Street
Mary Tomasko
Stillman Street
Virginia Cavalieri
Janes Avenue
Evelyn Corris
Jane Street
F. Caruso
Eover Street
Spiro Karamini
Howard Avenue
Florence Hearn
Noble Avenue
Anne Hudak
Nellie Jones
Fairfield Avenue
Agnes James
Hancock Avenue
Emiller Weldenhammer
Ogdey Street
May .Collins
Seaview
Mary Chernak
Hallett Street
Elizbeth Chervenak
Berkshire Avenu
Mary Clarke
North
Washington Avenue
Bertha Czlm
Johnson Street
Adelaide Coombs
Theresa Canello
Minnie Clark
Chase Street
Services Today For Mrs Sanford
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles E. Sanford are set for 2 30 this afternoon from her son George H Sanford 129 Washington avenue Only family and close friends will attend Dr William Horace Day of the United Congregational church will officiate Interment will be in the family plot Mountain Grove cemetery Mrs Sanford a Mayflower descendant and associate of Emma Willard founder of the Women s Christian Temperance Union was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln A tribute on behalf of the W C T U of Bridgeport is presented by Mrs Mary Main for 59 years Mrs Sanford lent energy to temperance work directing the Medical Temperance department and urging doctors to avoid internal alcoholic medicines She attended every meeting until health faltered Her sharp mind kept her in demand for advice and she stayed in touch with the national W C T U sending ministers literature to spread temperance There remains an armchair at the W C T U headquarters in her memory as a reminder of a charitable life
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Sanford
George H. Sanford
Washington Avenue
William Horace Day
United Congregational Church
Mountain Grove
Sanford
Emma Willard
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Abraham Lincoln
Bridgeport
Mary Main
Medical Temperance Department
New York Probe Clears Gluck of Mustache Claim
John Duvall Gluck, director of the Park City hospital drive, was found innocent of all charges tied to irregularities in the Anita Claus Association of New York. He said the U.S. Postal Inspector declined to probe the Santa Claus group at Welfare's suggestion, and noted Welfare Commissioner’s publicity. The commissioner later proved Gluck wore a waxed mustache.
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John Duvall Gluck
Park City
Anita Claus Association
New York City
United States Postal Inspector’s
New York
Santa Claus Association
Department of Welfare
Gluck
Glick
Walker Receives Medal as New Ship Arrives in Rome
In Rome on February 16 Mario Nagnini Parent arrives aboard the Consulich Mner Surnio for a formal greeting by Mayor Potenzisnl and Mayor Walker. The new 22,000 ton motorship completes a stormy maiden voyage from Trieste twenty four hours late, greeted by a welcome committee.
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New York
Potenzisnl
Rome
Walker
Mario Nagnini Parent
Mner Surnio
Trieste
Fake job agency owner jailed for fraud in Hartford
Augustus Simpson Rose, 46, of Detroit, known as Mr. H Horton, was sentenced to two months in jail after pleading guilty in police court to issuing a fraudulent $100 check for office space. He operated a fake restaurant and hotel employment agency swindling waitresses and chambermaids who paid $3 initiation fees, with a police record in Rochester and prior similar operations under assumed names.
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Hartford
iLy
Associated Press
Augustus Simpson Rose
Detroit
Mich
H. Horton
Rai
Rochester
N. C
Ald
Harvard Yenching Institute sews ties with Yenching in Chinese studies
Harvard faculty will join with Yenching University in a joint Institute to study Chinese culture. A $2.6 million gift from Charles Hall estate funds the project, with directors from Harvard Yenching and Hall trustees. Work begins next fall to train Sinologists and correlate courses at Cambridge and Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Feo
Associated Press
Harvard-Yenching Institute of Chinese Studies
Harvard University
Yenching University
Peking
George H. Chase
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Charles Martin Hall
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Aluminum Company of America
Hall
Homer H. Jonason
Cleveland
Arthur V. Davis
New York
Institute
Harvard
Dean Close
James H. Woods
Yenching
James L. Barton
George c. Barber
Eric M. North
Hall Estate
Roland W. Boyden
Roger 5. Eene
Wallace B. Denham
Archibald
Coolidge
Boyden
Chase
Amercan
China
P. Leighton Stuart
United States
Freed Wednesday In Again Thursday Record Set
Peter Buonamo, 32, of 2 Columbus Place, was released from county jail Wednesday after a Greenwich offense. He visited Joseph Amadio at 229 Grand Street yesterday, quarrel erupted, Buonamo allegedly struck Amadio, knocking him down. He was arrested and his case continued to February 18 for legal aid. City court focus included motor vehicle matters.
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Peter Buonamo
Columbus Place
Greenwich
Joseph Amadio
Grand Street
Patroman
John J. McBride
Buoname
Amadio
Busname
Origin of Soap Through Ancient Trials and Tales
A brief note traces soap from early washing practices using wood ash and fat collected from roasted foods to form lather with water. It cites Pliny on ancient preparations from goat tails and beech ash, mentions Pompeii excavations revealing a preserved soap, and ends with two aphorisms about gold and anti fat remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliny
Pompeii
Jury still deadlocked in youth slayer case
Ottawa Newfoundland Feb 10 The jury in the case of Harry Hill rested and debated for two days and a half and remained in deadlock after twice being refused discharge. Judge Joe A Davis urged patience as defense and prosecutors debated possible discharge or continued deliberation. The outcome hinges on a verdict on the charge of killing his elderly mother and burying her body in a basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Associated Press
Harry Hill
Joe A. Davis
Davie
Harry
Hanson
Russell O. Hanson
Officer Testifies At Savage Trial In Federal Case
Providence jury hears Pawtucket cops link a touring car to the February 1 1926 post office robbery that yielded 266000 in stamps. Patrolman William Bianchini admits he did not approach the post office during his first hour and passed a bagged car, while other officers identify a similar vehicle in Pawtucket that night. The case resumes with Assistant Clerk Joseph F. Rogers slated to testify for the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
RB L
Fes
Associated Press
George “Red” Savage
Pawtucket
Johnny” Con~ley
William Bianchini
Blanchini
Willam Chestham
Post Office
Joseph F. Rogers
State Board of Public Roads
Ship Building May Resume at Lake Bridgeport Rumors
Rumors of reviving submarine construction at Bridgeport centered on a visit by Lt. B MacLellan of the U S Navy to the former Lake Torpedo Boat property. George W Sanderlin of Bridgeport Dredge and Dock showed the site and noted no information was given about any purpose. The Lake company had closed with government policy favoring navy yard production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
B. MacLellan
United States Navy
George W. Sanderlin
Bridgeport Dredge and Dock Company
Sanderlin
Luke Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Reports Record Net Income for 1927
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced a record net income of 68,160,204 dollars for 1927, surpassing the 1926 peak by about 600,000. The result yields 13.4 percent return on capital stock, despite declines in freight and passenger traffic and a 3 percent drop in gross operating revenues from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Pennsylvania Railroad
Radio Extension Cord Reel for Portable Speaker Setup
A self-rewarding loud speaker extension reel operates like a tape measure with a 25 foot cord and terminals to control the reel. Pull out the ratchet, extend to the desired length, place the speaker, then release to wind the cord. Housing finished in brown enamel and lockable.
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John Irving
Main
Bayer
Mon
Nicact
Keuffel & Esser
Mathews Brothers
Conn
Mrs. Sanford
W.C.T.U
Harvard-Yenchng
Harvard-Yenching Institute
Dean Chase
Freed
Origin OF
Hill
Lake's
Steiger Poole Company
Main and Fairfield
Doilies
Gillen
Goh
X Sons
Agane
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