GANG OF FAKED SECURITIES NABBED ON WIRE-WIRE SALE PLOT
In New York on February 25 a posse arrested Jules Arnstein and Edward Kuller alongside four men and a woman for possessing a bag of securities believed fake. The group planned a western sales campaign from New York and Cleveland offices. Police say the scheme involved numerous stock and bond issues and was linked to a $5 million Wall Street theft.
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New York
Jules
Nicky” Arnstein
Edward M. Kuller
Puller & McGee
Fuller and
Arnstein
Wall Street
Albert Wilson
Cleveland
Albert Exl
Henry Sikes
S. Mitton Small
May Vrells
Australia
Prew
National Equitable Investment Company
Colorado & Midland Trailway Company
Afiss Wells
Severa
Maurice Schulman
Montreal
Small
Allied Steel
Wilson
Filler
Wold
Smail
Canada
Democrats Endorse Ford Attacks On Corrupt Elections
Detroit February 23 A Democratic State convention adopted unanimously a resolution recognizing Henry Ford for awakening conscience on money controlled elections but not endorsing any 1924 presidential candidate. The original draft included a Ford endorsement and a separate failed plan to back H Stramerle of Cassopolis.
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Ford
Detroit
Henry Pord
United States
Charlie
H. iStramerle
Cassopolis
Tax Board Keeps Silent After Long Evening Session
The Board of Apportionment met late last night amid rumors of funding cuts for the next fiscal year. No tax rate details were released as members avoided comment, with a tentative follow up session planned. A fire on Washington Avenue caused minor damage to a chimney, and no injuries were reported.
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Board of Apportionment
Clam
W. Li Farnham
Wairfield
Poli
Burnham
Accre
Missing Lynn Girl Reported Prisoner In Naugatuck House
Veronica Stokes a 13 year old from Lynn disappeared last December after a romance with a Boston man twice her age. She was reportedly detained in a Naugatuck house against her will as authorities pursued leads across Connecticut and Massachusetts from Waterbury to Hartford and Bridgeport. Mrs Stokes died of a broken heart while urging action to locate her daughter and punish those responsible for the betrayal.
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Veronica Stokes
Boston
Bridgeport
Trail
Naugatuck
Lynn
Mass
Naugatucs
Friends
Waterbury
Hartford
UNMN
Alans
Thomas ‘A. Stokes
Veronica
Stokes
Morris
Veronica W
Connecticut
Augatuck
Leg Amputation Fatal to Former Bridgeport Police Captain
Captain Frederick W. Webb, 68, longtime Bridgeport Police leader, died in Milwaukee after a recent leg amputation. Webb retired Feb 15, 19ig, after 35 years service rising from patrolman to captain, with funeral plans pending. He left Bridgeport Lodge No. 36 and Pequonnock Lodge, and is survived by two grandchildren and a brother.
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Vrederick W. Webb Rerur
Bridgeport Police Department
Hisson
Milwaukee
Wis
Webb
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Bridgeport Police
Bridgeport Lodge
Pequonnock
Wilmot Ilursier
Midvausen
Darmaerster
Ansonia
Perloa
Hlang Severst
Yhomag HH
Vlond
Fire guts hotel on South Main in Norwalk
Fire swept a hotel on South Main Street Norwalk early this morning. Guests fled in alarm as flames driven by winds spread through the building. Porter Stephen Higgins was trapped on the roof for nearly an hour before rescue by the Stamford Fire Department using a high aerial ladder. By 2 30 o'clock firemen had confined the blaze to the southwest corner and endured cold conditions as water soaked fighters.
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Stephen Higgins
Stamford Fire Department
Norwalk
Attempt to return $39,000 to Warren Bank depositors
Government action seeks the return of $39,000 once placed in the treasury of Niagara Life Insurance by the depositor First National Bank of Wen Mars. The filing notes a crash linked to Joseph B. Mareine and Niagara Life, with dissolution of the insurers under Marrine’s control.
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Warren Bank
Buffalo
Neo
First National Bank of
Wen Mars
Niagaris Life Insurance Company
Joseph B
Uns Bisgara Life Insurance Company
Three More Arrests In Elm City Gem Theft
Word from New York City says three additional suspects were arrested in connection with the $10,000 jewelry theft in Elm City. Victim William Percy of Bridgeport, a salesman, reported the loss after leaving the gems in his car while visiting a customer. The arrestees are Benjani Winetsky, Siamuer Greenwald, and Obi I. Crawley, all from Brona. They face arraignment this morning.
Mummy of Tutankhamen Will Be Left In Repose
London February 28. Kerd Carnar von writes that he and colleagues in the Valley of the Kings seek to keep the body in its sarcophagus at the current resting place. He notes the Meytian government would require removal to Cairo if forced.
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Pharaoh Tutenkhamen
London
Kerd Carnarvon
The
Times
Valley of the Kings
Pharah Tutenkhaman
Cairo
Railroads Fight Restoring Mileage Plan
Eastern Presidents Conference heads move to block the Interstate Commerce Commission low rate mileage book again. National traveling salesmen groups plan mass meetings to back the ICC order while rail executives prepare to pursue court action.
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New York
Pring Stit
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. M Loeb
National Council of Traveling Salesmen’s Associations
Washington
Milford Republicans pick W. B. McCarthy for Deputy Judge
William B. McCarthy of Tiosland Manufacturing Company won the Republican nomination for Deputy Judge at a special Milford town meeting in the Town Court room. He defeated Edward Trampton after two ballots, the first ending in a tie. Deputy Judge George J. Smith’s term expires July 1. About 30 people attended as Judge O. W. Platt presided.
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Melford. Tech
William Fr. MacCarthy
Tiosland Manufacturing Company
Lers
Republican Town Committee
McCarthy
Edward Trampton
George J. Smith
Hampton
Fred M. Smith
Hazel Clark
Jamiel L. Rickels
Thelene Y. Putney
O. W. Platt
Coldest Wave Yet Hits Bridgeport Thunderstorm Winds
A bitter miniature gale whole night at Bridgeport ushers in a forecasted cold spell. Weather observers say temperatures may drop below the season’s early chill, with a high around 37 degrees and a cold, foggy outlook ahead.
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Bridgeport
Fen Herale Wis
New Haven
Third Republican clubs form in Sixth District
The Sixth District Independ ent Republican club was organized last night joining the Sixth Old and Sixth clubs Inc. They favor Judge Frederic A Bartlett as mayoral candidate and vow harmony to unite Republicans. Officers installed include Charles M McCarthy president Henry Pember recording secretary James Clark financial secretary James H Farrell treasurer and trustees Charles Southard James Turns Charles Minnotti.
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Frederic A. Bartlett
Independent Club
Sixth Club, Inc
Judge Bartlett
Ulayor
Er Dent
Charles M. McCarthy
Henry Penmber
Uistary
James Clark
James H. Farrell
Treaurer
Martin H. Griffing
Charles Southard
James Turns
Charles Minnotti
Garment Shop Owners Beaten and Stabbed
Ahbrahan Many and Surouet Schlity proprietors of the M. and Garment Shop were beaten and stabbed at their Sowhnd factory today. Rioting assailants entered the shop, forced them to the wall, and attacked with clubs and knives. Both sustained injuries described as not serious.
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Ahbrahan Many
Surouet Schlity
Treip Sow
Haunted by Memory Of Slain Brother Confesses Murder
Joseph Sjogren once of Portland is formally charged with first degree murder in the 10 year old death of his 16 year old brother Gustaf. He was bound over to the April Superior Court term after waiving extradition and surrendering to Manitent authorities.
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Portland
Joseph Sjogren
Gustaf
George Payne
Sjogren
Hamilton
Shi
Sogren
Custar Sjogren
Joseph Sjorren
Showemaler
Joseph
Reyver
Guster
Poltes
Deportation ordered for Minnish girl stowed aboard ship
Bertha Laine a Minnish girl who hid in the forecastle of the steamer Bellingham at a Finland port was ordered deported by an immigration bureau. She sobbed as she appealed to Washington for admission while five other stowaways were discovered after storms.
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Boston
Bertha Laine
Bellingham
Finland
Albert Alvarez
Washington
Bellinghaan
Armed Raiders Burn Irish Lord's Home in Night Attack
In a night raid, armed men destroyed the home of an Irish lord at Bessborough House. The attackers set the building ablaze, targeting property linked to the Countess of Desert and a near relative noted as a brother-in-law. Police in Mye Marl ofshborough report the incident as a deliberate assault by armed raiders.
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Wilkenny
Fairfield Drugstore Twins Reported in Town
Fairfield pharmacist Mrs. John Travle of Fairfield Beach welcomes the arrival of twins, a boy and a girl, described as the first pair to be born in the county this year. The event marks a notable milestone for the local drugstore community.
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John Travle
Frirfield Beach
Bomn
Rom
Boyle Sa
Ira Count Ome Wardens
French Troops Occupy Ruhr and Bochum Council Clash
French colonial troops entered the Ruhr region billeted in Werden Velbert and Kupferdreh while Bochum’s municipal council was dissolved and its Oberbürgermeister and 35 members arrested for defying orders. German casualties and deportations reported as occupation forces conducted wholesale requisitions and shootings during the Ruhr crisis.
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Washington
Ffrench
Ruhr
Berlin
Werden, Velbert and
Kupferdreh
Bochum
Fea
Wie Ruhr
Bochaum
Reading
Jurists Organize to Clarify United States Law
The American Law Institute was organized in Washington to promote clarification and simplification of the law and improve administration of justice. The meeting, led by Heavin fool, drew judges from state and federal courts and prominent lawyers from across the nation.
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Washington
American Law Institute
United States
Justice
Leary
Fintea Supreme Court
Union
Unions Accused of Interfering with N G Enlistments
Washington news digest reports foreign units pouring colored troops into occupied Germany and German embassy notes. The War Department opens inquiry into alleged labor union activities to obstruct National Guard enlistments as jurists and officials pursue legal steps. Also mentions Wall Street theft arrest, Ford election stance, and a Kansas City fire tragedy.
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Washington News
Washington
Germany
Domestic Way Department
National Guard
Iraq
Avatar
Combat Commission
Mileaga von Nicky- Araasie
Wall Street Pond
Michigan Democratic Convention
Henry Ford
Cleveland Discount Co
Sharon Pressed Steel Co
Kansas City
Ofrpanie
Miplity Amer
War Department
Skid Chain Fight at City Garage Settled
Thorne states harmony returns at the Municipal Garage after a dispute over skid chain styles between Barry Kennedy ambulance chief and Joseph Neisner foreman. Kennedy resisted new chain designs and argued while awaiting the old type, prompting a public settlement led by the Garage Commission.
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City Garage
Thorne
Angus. Thorne Areuiry
Garage Commission
Barry Kennnedy
Joseph Neisner
Aunicipal
Kennedy
Mr. Thorne
Harmony
Panic in Dublin as Soldiers Open Fire
A shooting outbreak at 9 50 tonight left one soldier dead and a woman wounded in the street. Crowds on the business streets panicked as Free State forces arrested Swoty Irregulars and several others labeled Agr boring Irregulars during the day.
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Dobblin
Free State
Free Statera
State Highway Is In Fair Condition
Weather and snow have left state roads generally passable with limited hazards. Main route shows minor stretches and occasional trenches while side streets remain lightly covered, not significantly hindering travel for most motorists in the area. Fragments note Hols trauches and side streets with sparse snow coverage.
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Walreteld
Condh
Autoisia
Tirasaverra
Ste
Plumbers' Union Denies Charges In National Guard Issue
Boston February 23 investigation opened after a National Guard enlistment denial cited by a Massachusetts National Guard unit. Adjutant General Stevens will refer to Attorney General for possible charges over alleged union rules barring enlistment during peacetime. Boston Labor Union president counters with 1917 Toledo convention rule linking no enlistment except in defense of the country.
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Boston
National Guard
Jesse F. Stevens
Thomas F. Foley
101St Infantry
Massachusetts National Guard
Poiev
United Association of Jour Denyiven Steamifitters and Plumbers
Ration Snail
Tla
Tne
Adjtant
Isindin
Secretary of War
Enien
Osay
Fortis
Mantiana
Perce Lime
Ternese A. Johnson
Labes
Johnson
United Association of Ciambers
Toledo
United Association
Plumbers’ Union
Fire Claims Three Lives in Kansas City Rooming House Blaze
A two story frame building in Armourvale district Kansas City burned early today trapping thirteen people. Six unidentified bodies were recovered and one resident escaped. Cause will be investigated tomorrow. Fire damage listed at 35000. Identified victims include Mrs. Holston and her three children Violet Jive and John two, Anna Sargent and grandson Donald Sargent five, Viella Munyon and son Edgar Munyon.
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Kansas City
Kans
Associated Press
Armourvale
Ligsha Iolston
Violet
Jive
Jofin
Ivs
Anna Sargent
Uonalq
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