Missing City Hall book sparks rampant rumor and inquiry
City Clerk Alfred W. Burdick reports another missing volume in the office records the 1906 to 1992 index catalog. The volume vanished a week ago prompting staff inquiries and a citywide search extended to other departments.
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Alfred W. Burdick
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Paul’ D'Blig
Art. J. Merritt
Ben
D'Eila
Lees
Common Council
William A. Redden
Arthur FE. Connor
Shaw presses permanent clerk plan to revise state statutes
Hartford Feb 21 Senator Samuel C Shaw of Redding urges naming a permanent clerk to oversee statute revision arguing it would save money. He cites 1918 costs of 50000 salaries and 37000 printing and proposes a 6000 annual salary plus full legal support within regular duties.
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Redding
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Reporter Ahern dies inventor of O'Leary cow tale
Chicago February 21 AP Michael Ahern a veteran newspaper man who helped invent the fiction that Mrs O Learys cow started the great Chicago fire of 1871 has died at seventy seven Ahern said that two other reporters devised the story of a cow overturning a lantern and that later evidence blamed spontaneous combustion in the barn He was a reporter for the Republican and later retired from journalism.
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West Haven named bus department head
Hartford Feb 21 AP Arthur Gates of West Haven appointed superintendent of the state bus department by the Public Utilities commission. He succeeds Louis Isakeson now with Vanderbilt Bus Interests.
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Washington Birthday Radio Schedule 200th Anniversary Observed
A dense listing of radio programs across New York and national stations marking George Washington’s 200th birthday. Includes orchestral concerts, lectures, recitals, opera, and public broadcasts from Washington DC to New York and beyond, with times, performers, and station identifiers.
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the Wizard
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House of Representatives
Washington,d. C
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Krenek
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Relliat
Marbare Mawel
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Ukelele
Daffy Niebling
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Letrigne
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Inatra
Baktar Nowe
Ax Schwartzman
T Dally Mulletins
Musicale
Taiian Singers
Men ¢ Orchestra
George
Europe
Barton Praises Old Washington Biography
Chicago February 21 AP Barton lauds Parson Weems biography of Washington saying it inspired Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address. He notes Weems offered more support for the hatchet tale than critics admit. Joseph M. Tilden of Lombardi College discounts Rupert Hughes biography as insufficient to change Washington’s enduring fame.
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Joseph M. Tilden
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Attempt to revive whaling industry ends in San Pedro
In San Pedro California the California Sea Products company aborted plans to revive whaling due to a whales’ scarcity and fleet deterrence. Battle fleet maneuvers kept whales away and forced abandonment, though the Lansing mother ship and four killers planned to push toward the Mexican coast anyway this week.
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California Sea Producta Company
Lansing
Service Should Be Physician’s Aim as Paps Here Told
Dr Harold W Hersey urged Central High students to enter medicine only with good health and service to community. He outlined a four year high school plus pre medical, theoretical, clinical training and possible internship requirements, noting a low ratio of physicians per thousand and income aligned to community standards. He advised starting practice in home towns to leverage local contacts.
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Central High School
Hersey
American Menisal Association
American Medical Association
Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaiian Language School Law
Washington Feb 21 AP The 1920 Hawaiian law regulating foreign language schools in the islands was declared unconstitutional as an invasion of Japanese rights. The court found the licensing of teachers text book oversight and school hours invalid as a whole, not ruling on any single provision. Justice McReynolds said Japanese parents may direct their children’s education without undue government limits. The decision cites the Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments protecting due process and personal rights.
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Woman Sues for 5000 Over Porch Fall Injury
Eve Reynolds of Norwalk sues Paul Klockner of Glenfield Pennsylvania in Superior court for 5000 damages alleging a March 8 1926 fall from an unlit porch at 70 River Street Bridgeport while visiting Emma Mahler left around 8 pm. She claims the porch lacked light and a guard rail.
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Norwalk
Superior Court
Paul Klockner
Glenfield
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Reynolds
Emma Mahler
Stratford Tax Collector Sues Land Association Over Liens
Stratford tax collector John Wilcoxson filed suit in Superior Court against Lordship Park Association seeking to invalidate back tax liens totaling 7,537 for years 1914, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922 and 192?. The suit asks foreclosure if needed and that title to the property be vested in the town of Stratford.
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Lordship Park Association
Attleboro Company Cuts Light Rates With New Pricing
Attleboro Steam and Electric Co lowers home lighting price with a percent rate and area charge, option of a year end rate, minimum 10 cents, as urged by Governor Fuller. Foreseeable impact on Attleboro residents and local consumption noted.
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Attleboro, Mass
Attleboro Steam and Electric Company
Fuller
Those Who Suffer Stomach Distress Find Quick Relief
An ad-style extract promotes Thare's Mentha Pepsin as a fast acting stomach remedy blending pepsin with corrective agents. It claims rapid relief from gas indigestion and dyspepsia, and says the liquid improves mood, sleep, and overall health while boosting vitality. Distributed by Hiidle Drug Stores and others.
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