Harding alters cabinet with Work and New confirmed
President Harding designates Dr. Hubert Work to succeed Albert Fall as secretary of the interior and Senator Harry S. New to head the Post Office department. Both nominations are promptly confirmed and will take effect when Fall’s resignation becomes official next Monday. New retires from the Senate with Congress adjournment. برخی
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Albert B. Fall
New Mexico
Harry S. New
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Will H. Hays
Interior Department
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White House
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Republican Congressionall Committee
Albert J. Beveridge
House
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Indiana State Senate
Industries and Fisheries Unite for Anti-Pollution Bill
Connecticut manufacturers joined shell fisheries interests to back an anti-pollution program. The move aimed to rid tidal waters and streams of waste, sewage and other pollutants as hearings were held before the state committee.
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Connecticut
Shell Fisheries
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Bridgeport Strong Mayor Charter Favored by Wheeler
Washington News Summary outlines state debates on taxes, dry laws, and pollution measures. Wheeler’s water conservation bill gains support from industrialists and legislators, proposing a five member Connecticut Water Commission with $50,000 initial funding and authority to appoint engineers and staff. The bill aims to curb stream pollution affecting utilities, agriculture, and fisheries while restricting new sewer construction that would pollute Connecticut waters.
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General Assembly
Charles HE. Wheeler
Stratford
Water Conservation Commission
Wheeler
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Anxskeleton Hill
Connecticut Conservation Commission
Kent Hubbard
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Ralph O. Wells
Hartford
George B. Chandler
Connecticut Chamber of Com- Thoree
Beers
New Haven
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Ship Board Fleet to Be Auctioned Under President Plan
Washington reports the Harding administration will liquidate the United States Shipping Board after Senate inaction on the Ship Subsidy bill. It plans to auction off 393 ships, transferring the American merchant marine to private ownership before Congress reconvenes. The move aims to counter losses to British and other shipping by selling assets below cost to lowest bidders.
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Senate
Harding
Shipping Board
White House
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United States Shipping Board
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The
Mayor Will Sign Fire Ordinance If Passed
Mayor Fred Atwater stated he will sign the revived fire ordinance bill if aldermen pass it again. He denied any real move to place the measure back on the books and reiterated opposition to financing Soldiers' Field via bond issue, noting his veto history and that bond approval requires his signature.
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Fred Atwater
Common Council
Atwater
Seizure of German funds in Cologne dominates Rhineland issues
British officials in London report the French seizure of a large German money sum in Cologne last week. Part of the funds intended for British troops remains unreleased, with an estimated 67,000,000 marks linked to the British army, according to a Times dispatch from Cologne.
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London
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Times
Cosmic Conflagration Seen by Astronomers
Paris reports a dramatic brightening of Beta Ceti in Ceius, observed by Dr Abott of the Athena Observatory and Camille Flammiurion of Juvisy Observatory. The star, usually second magnitude, surged to first rank and outshines Alderbaran, threatening earth if repeated in our sky.
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Athena Observatory
Camille Flammiurion
Juvisy Observatory
Alderbaran
French Academy of Sciences
Jail Term Given Man for Pledging Worthless Stock
Pleading guilty to four counts of receiving money under false pretenses from Frank H Welly and Hatto Wells of Trumbull by pledging worthless certificates of stock netting $12 200. John W Wallis of Bridgeport, linked to Thomas L Caskey, was sentenced to 18 months in Fairfield County for multiple counts in a deal arranged with State and local prosecutors.
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Hatto Wells
Trumbull
John W. Wallis
Bridgeport
Thomas L. Caskey
Jon P. Kelley
Super
Farfield County
Wallis
Homer
Cummings
Vincent L. Weating
Wells
Metropolitan Finance Company
Industrial Finance and Mortgage Company
Connecticut Dry Milk Products Company
Starving Woman Found Dead in Hospital Home
Ellen Flynn, found unconscious weeks earlier at 209 Lewis Street, died yesterday at St. Vincent's Hospital. Survived by son Dr. James Flynn, a Washington dentist. Neighbors alerted Third Precinct officers after she had not been seen for days. Ill while living alone, she could not summon aid or keep a fire or meals.
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Lewis Street
Ellen Flynn
St. Vincent’s
James Flynn
Washington
Demand for harsher law meets opposition in Hartford
A Connecticut dry hearing before the General Assembly judiciary committees sparks cross examinations as proponents press for stricter enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. Speaker Nickerson and Lt Governor Nghingham witness tense moments amid questions about jail terms and civil rights penalties for liquor violations.
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United States
General Assembly
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Alling
New Britain
Bell
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Leonard J. Nckerson
Cornwall
Litchfield County
Marcus H. Holcomb
Hiram Hi Ngham
Nickerson
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President to Leave for Florida March 4
President and Mrs. Warding plan a March 4 departure from Washington for a Florida trip. They will stay with Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. McLean in Washington and board the McLean houseboat at Ormond Beach Florida, official White House notice stated.
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Peb
Warding
Florida
Edward B. McLean
White House
Ormond
McLean
How we know Earth is solid or soft inside
A science feature explains how geophysicists infer Earth's interior structure from surface observations and seismic data. It compares ideas of a solid mantle with a partially molten core and discusses how measurements reveal the planet's hidden layers.
Health Officer Denied 500 Salary Increase By Board
Health officer Dr William Hall Coon must rely on board generosity for any salary above 5000 yearly. The Board of Apportionment eliminated 18400 from the health board budget leaving only 1000 for salaries, 3000 over last year's parket. Booth said raises for four nurses were allowed, and suggested sending nurse trainees to Englewood hospital for isolation training to cut costs. sub-committee did not cut Englewood enough.
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Board of Health
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Health Board
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Helealth Board
Parket
William K. Booth
Apportionment Board
Booth
Bridgeport
St. Vincent's Hospital
Englewood Hospital
Englewood
Board Moves to Arm Tax Collectors as Sheriffs
The Board of Apportionment approved a plan to install outside tax collectors with sheriff powers under the City Attorney, despite opposition from William F. Kirk and George B Clark. The measure, sent to the Common Council, would authorize attach ments against delinquent taxpayers and fund a new stenographer and legal aid. The two collectors would earn 1900 dollars each, with the City Attorney’s office handling prosecutions. Auditor Bernard Keating supported the plan as a quick tax-recovery method.
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William F. Kirk
George B Clark
Board of Apportionment
Common Council
Clark
Lawling
W. E. Burnham
Bernard Keating
Mr. Kirk
Glurk
Departments Must Keep Within Appropriations
The Board of Apportionment disciplined city departments for overspending and voided bills by the Board of Selectmen. Auditors found extra unauthorized clerks and inflated per diems, with meals approved at 75 dollars rising to 195 dollars, and illicit charges of 10 dollars per “dates.”
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Board of Apportionment
Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Bila G Fleck
Mra. Fleck
Tedward C. Spargo
Town Clerk’s Staff Cut and Budget Shifts Revealed
The Town Clerk’s office reduced copyists from thirteen to nine, saving 4800 dollars as the Board of Apportionment met. The 153000 dollar preliminary tax rate appropriation tied to Bridgeport Hydraulic Company rate increases was set aside pending a court settlement of the city’s appeal. City Attorney John A. Cornell argued the state commission overstepped its constitutional bounds in meddling with municipal contracts. The board also skipped a 28500 dollar dental clinic appropriation, keeping 6500 dollars for pupil dental inspections, and approved 15500 dollars for a new fire truck while moving 90 dollars from the Police Building fund for coal and illumination.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
John A. Cornell
Health Board
School Board
W .E. Burnham
Fire Department
City boards reorganize offices to welfare building move
Three city departments the Board of Recreation Harbor Master and Sealer of Weights and Measures will move to the Health and Charities building top floor at Madison and Washington. The move saves 850 in Recreation rent and 500 for the Harbor Master and Sealer. A 70 appropriation funds rent to April 1. Mrs Ela G Fleck led the investigation to smooth operations.
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Board of Re‘ereation
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Health and Charities
Madison
Washington Avenues
Ela G. Fleck
Ang Ely
Board of Recreation
Board of Education
First National Bank
Mra Fleck
Board of
City Budget Cuts Bring Tax Rate Down to 29.2 Mills
The Board of Apportionment set a final tax rate for 1923 24 at 29.2 mills, down from a preliminary 21.8 mills after trimming expenditures to 7,284,038.12 on a grand list of 236,657,744. The mayor praised the board for economies, noting a total savings of 2,044,780.79 since 1921 22. A $70,000 contingency fund was approved with strict safeguards and no indiscriminate draws.
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Lewis
Bernard Keating
Fred Atwater
Atwater
Sala
Edward C. Spargo
Beardsley Park
Golf House
Park Board
North Avenue
Otney Street
Stratford Avenue
Mast Main Street
Water Street
Fairfield Avenue
Golden Hill
Barnum Avenue
W. E. Burnham
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