Committee Hears 7 Claims About Personal Taxes
The Claims committee of the Board of Aldermen reviews about 75 petitions for abatement of personal taxes amid pleas of unemployment sickness and low wages. Absent Mary Matrow, Miss Josephine Anderson sits with the Clerk’s office as petitions from residents across Main, George, Arctic, Sherman, Pembroke, Orchard, Booth and other streets are considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aluctigig Eas Iitention
Mary
Josephine Anderson
Cestrin Pellegino
Main Street
Concetta Mastioleonardo
George Street
Mary Lufuilello
Arctic Street
Goldie Murphy
Sherman Street
Founie Leamon
Hallum Street
Mia. Eileneth Lawlor
Orchard Street
Mary Urykowski
Pembroke Street
Catherine Wozny
Booth Street
Minnie Blair
State Street
Clifford and
Mildred Wakelee
Howard Avenue
Selma Peterson
Grove Street
James Coap
Lucy Tusing
Allee Street
Mary Tomanske
Stillman Street
Virginte Davidterd
Jancy Avenue
Sylvan Avenue
Anna Rabinsky
Annie B Canert
Smeaver Street
Spiro Enramini
Florence Heart
Noble Avenue
Anna Hudak
Nelle Jones
Fairfield Avenue
Agnes James
Hancock Avenue
Emiller Weldenhammer
Ogdsn Street
May Collins
Sennen
Mary Chernik
Haltell Street
Elizbeth Cheivenak
Berkshire Avenue
Mary Clarke
Noth Washington Avenue
Berthelet
Johnson Street
Adelaide Coombs
Theres Canello
Hallett Street
Minnie Clark
Chose Street
Services Today For Mrs Sanford At Home Of Son
Funeral services for Mrs Charles E. Sanford will be held at 2 30 this afternoon from the home of her son George H Sanford 123 Washington Avenue Only family and close friends will attend Dr William Tlomee Day pastor of United Congregational church will officiate Interment will be in Mountain Grove Cemetery Mrs Sanford connected with Mayflower Lodge and a friend of Abraham Lincoln The W C T U of Bridgeport remakes a tribute praising her fifty years of temperance work and leadership including directing the Medical Temperance department and urging doctors to avoid prescribing alcoholic medicines for internal use The tribute notes her keen mental faculties and missed counsel and recalls her role in national temperance work and memorials at W C T U headquarters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Christian Tempeance Union
Abraham Lincoln
Mrs. Sanford
Bridgeport
Mary Main
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Sanford
Medical Temperance Department
W C. Ty
Yang
New York Probe Clears Gluck Over Waxed Mustache
Joan Duvall Gluck, director at Park City hospital drive, declared innocence in irregularities charges against the Santa Claus Association. He claimed the U S Postal Inspector’s New York office will probe the affair as urged by the Welfare Department. Gluck noted the Welfare Commissioner gained publicity and that the commissioner’s proof was a waxed mustache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Duvall Gluck
Park City
Min Clous Association
New York
United States Postal Inspector's
Santa Claus Association
Department of Welfare
Gluck
Welfare Commissioner
New Italian Liner Arrives in Rome on Maiden Voyage
Mario Valenini Parenti arrived in Rome aboard the new 22,000 ton Consulkh liner Zurnia. He carried a medal of good will from Mayor Paten to Mayor Walker. The ship completed its maiden voyage from Trieste twenty four hours late and was met by the Rome mayoral welcome committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paten
Rome
Walker
Mario Valenini Parenti
Trieste
Fake job agency owner jailed for two months
Augustus Simpson Hose of Detroit aged 48 was sentenced to two months in jail after pleading guilty in police court to issuing a fraudulent check for BLN in payment for office space. Known as Loh Morton, he allegedly ran a fake employment agency catering to waitresses and chambermaids, charging $3 initiation fees. He has a police record in Rochester and is said to have operated similar schemes in other cities under assumed names.
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Hartford
Dy Associat¢d Press
Speer
Augustus Simpson Hose
Detroit
Mich
Hiere
Morton
Yency Swindow
Hese
Rochester
Harvard Yenching Institute Creates Joint Chinese Studies Program
Harvard and Yenching University will establish the Harvard Yenching Institute for Chinese Studies in Cambridge Massachusetts and Peking. Funded by a $2,000,000 gift from the Hall estate, the institute aims for the most complete study of Chinese culture, emphasizing language, history, and civilization. Directors include Harvard’s Dean Chase and James H. Wooda and Yenching’s James L. Barton and others. Work begins next fall with correlated degree programs and expanded libraries.
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Cambridge
Mass
Associated Press
Harvard-Yenching Institute of Chinese Studies
Harvard University
Yenching University
Peking
Georg H. Chase
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Charles Mart Hall
Ningare Falls
N. Y
Aluminum Camps of America
Hall
Homer H. Johnson
Cleveland
Arthur V. Davis
New York
Med
Institute
Harvard
Dean Chase
James H Wooda
Yenching
James L. Barton
George Co. Barber
Eric M. North
Hall Estine
Roland W. Boyden
Roger G. Greene
Wallace B. Denham
Archibald G. Coolidge
Boyden
Far+ yard
Pri Mary
America
China
Espely
Senerars
P. Leighton Si T
United Statice
Freed Wednesday In Again Thursday
Peter Buonomo thirty two of 42 Columbus piece was released from county jail Wednesday after a Greenwich offense. He went to the home of Joseph Amadio at 229 Grand Street and caused a disturbance, knocking Amadio down. Buonomo was arrested and brought to City Court where his case was continued to February 18 to obtain a lawyer. Most City Court time was spent on motor vehicle cases.
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Peter Buonomo
Columbus
Greenwich
Joseph Amadio
Grand Street
Statioa Aitogu
Pairo
John J McBride
Amadio
Duonomo
Wase
Vidal
Origin of Soap in Ancient Times and Pompeii Evidence
An early treatment of soap origins notes washing relied on water and mineral ash with fat. It cites Pliny describing soap from goat tallow and ashes, mentions Pompeii excavations revealing well preserved soap, and ends with a proverb about wealth and remedies.
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Pliny
Pompeii
Nebt
Jury Deadlocked on Fate of Youthful Slayer in Ottawa
Ottawa February 10. The jury in the case of Harry Hill, accused of killing an elderly mother and her body in a basement, remained in deadlock after two and a half days of deliberation. Discharge requests were denied. the judge warned he would hold the jurors overnight. Defense urged release, while the state offered no death-penalty request. Harry appeared pleased by the second discharge request and quoted a song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Associated Prose
Harry Hill
Riverr
Joe A. Davis
Davis
Harry
Hinson
Russell O. Hinson
Officer testifies at Savage trial in Pawtucket heist
Providence bail court hears George Rea Savage and Pawtucket Johnny Conley charged in the February 1 1926 Pawtucket post office robbery. Patrolman William Bianchini admits missing the first hour of duty and notes a touring car with bags on its mudguard. Police identify a car seen in Pawtucket that night. Prosecution to call Assistant Clerk Joseph F. Rogers tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Piésk
George “Rea Savage
Pawtucket
Johnny” Con 4Ley
William Bianchini
Blanchni
William Chestham
Post Office
Pawuicket
Clerix Joseph F. Rogers
State Board of Public Roads
Submarine Plant at Bridgeport May Be Reopened
Rumors rise that Bridgeport may revive submarine building at the former Lake Torpedo Boat site after a U S Navy visit led by Lt H E MacLellan. Bridgeport Dredge and Deck Co owner George W Sanderlin accompanied the inspector and said no official purpose was disclosed. The Lake company closed after government policy shifted submarine work to Navy yards, ending a large staff of skilled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Lake Torpedo Boat. Company
H. E. MacLellan
United States Navy
George W Sanderlin
Bridgeport Dredge and Deck Company
Liutenant
Sanderlin
Lake Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Reports Record Net Income for 1927
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced a net income of 68,160,298 for 1927, the greatest in its history, exceeding the previous record and yielding 12.4 percent on capital stock. The result came despite a substantial drop in freight and passenger traffic, with gross operating revenues down about 645 million dollars, or 63 percent from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Pennsylvania Railroud
Lonigh
Radio Extension Cord and Loud Speaker Reel
Portable extension reel with 25 foot cord and terminals to control reel operation. Pull ratchet to extend to desired length and place speaker, then release to rewind. Brown enamel and nickel housing.
Fine quality beautif patterns in multiple sizes
An item listing offers fine quality patterns with dimensions 54 by 54 inches and 72 by 72 inches. The note emphasizes variety in pattern design and size options for potential buyers.
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