Bridgeport Brass War Fraud Case Prompting Refund Talk
Washington December reports that Bridgeport Brass will face a Jan 4 Washington conference to settle overpayments of about 700000 to the U S government for war work. Senator Keller accuses Attorney General Daugherty of neglecting to sue, with potential court action if no agreement is reached. The matter centers on alleged overpayment to Bridgeport Brass and related settlements, with Anderson preparing action if voluntary payment fails.
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George 5 Manning
Bridgeport Telegram
Washington, D. C
Bridgejax Bros. Company
U. S Justice Department
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Harding
The
Net and the People
Keller
Minnesotta
Daugherty
Bridgeport Brans Company
War, Department
Enew
Anderson
Aamierson
Bridgeport Brasa Company
Washington Age
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Comny
War Department
Any
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Virginia
Wdoherson
Dl Ra
Daughert
Amon
Fddgeport Brass Company
Fe. Anderson
Bridgepot Brass Company
Neal Daugherty
House of Representatives
Oscar BH. Kel Jer
Imade
Bridgeport Brass Company
Harry M. Danghae
E. Nate
Report Brass Company
Ridgeport
Connecticut
Rowe
United
Tecttenkort Brass Company
World Begins New Year with Greater Economic Strength
Secretary Hoover of the Department of Commerce announced in Washington that 1923 opens with stronger world economics. He cited improved production and trade globally, except for Central Europe, and warned that social instability has lessened as business gains momentum. He foresees continued progress over the next year based on reports from investigators worldwide.
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Secretary Hoover
Washington
Dec
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Europe
Colonel Harvey Reports From Britain On Debt Talks
Colonel George Harvey, American ambassador to Great Britain, returns to Washington aboard the Berengaria to relay information on England’s debt settlement. He praises British leaders like Stanley Baldwin and Montagu Norman, but declines speeches in the U.S. and says economic conditions in England are improving despite some unemployment and discontent.
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New York
Associated Press
George Harvey
Great Britain
Berengaria
Washington
London
Tno
England
United States
Harding
America
Fask
Stanley Baldwin
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Harvey
Manchester
U. S
Europe
Lord Curzon
Ku Klux Won’t Be Admitted to France
Paris officials announce the Ku Klux Klan cannot establish a branch in France under current laws. A prefecture of police official said the republic upholds equality for all races and classes, banning campaigns against Negroes.
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Ku Klux
France
Paris
Ku Klux Klan
Prefecture of Police
Republc
Family of Three Is Found Dead by Gas Poisoning
New London reports Arthur P. Spencer 34 Emma R. Spencer and their four month old son Harry Archer were found dead in their Berkeley avenue apartment kitchenette. Landlady Mrs Elen C Jones discovered the bodies noting a gap under the hot water heater. Dr H H Heyer said deaths likely from monoxide gas poisoning and that the Spencers had been dead several hours. The couple had moved from Brooklyn recently. Spencer was to assume charge of a New London Standard Oil plant Tuesday.
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New London
Arthur P. Spencer
Emma R
Harry Archer
Berkeley Avenue
Elen C. Jones
Spencers
Jones
Spencer
H. H. Heyer
J.d. Desmond
Norwich
Heyer
Brooklyn
Standard Oil Company
Japan
Girl Receives Serious Injury In Auto Smashup
Norwalk December 31 Special Anna Tallon 12 of 3 Kellogg street was probably fatally injured when a double riper sled owned by Wadlow Whipple high school student crashed into a parked car at Fitch's hill The Tallon girl suffered a fractured skull and abrasions after being thrown headlong into the automobile Eight others were flung from the sled with minor bruises all but one escaping hospital attention The accident occurred as the sled rushed downhill at a fast rate toward the standing auto At Norwalk hospital doctors said recovery chances were slight
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Norwalk
Anna Tallon
Kellogg Street
Fitch
Uill
Wadlow Whipple
Tallon
Detective Held for Hitting Man With Blackjack
Norman E. Merced head of the United States Secret Detective bureau at 1185 Broad Street was arrested early yesterday charged with assault and carrying dangerous weapons. He allegedly entered John H. Frisbie home at 925 East Main Street and struck him in the mouth with a blackjack. Second Precinct police fixed bonds at 150 dollars and offered no explanation for the motive or Merced’s visit.
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Norman E. Merced
United States Secret Detective Bureau
Broad Street
John H. Frisbie
East Main Street
Frisbie
Mcleod’s
Frisbie Apartments
Police Hold Up Four Negroes In Woodbury Robbery
Police keeping watch for a car carrying four men described as negroes after a man was held up in Woodbury and robbed of 800 dollars. Local authorities warn residents to report any sightings of the vehicle and its occupants.
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Polley
Woodbury
Thousands greet 1928 as police crack down on New Year crowds
Nightly New Year celebrations spill onto Main Street as crowds fill theatres and streets. Police make four arrests just before midnight for assault and breach of peace while federal and local officers patrol. Two suspects named Dispasquall and Feata held, others sought as authorities close the year with orderly cheers and quiet streets.
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Ralph Smith
Joseph
Dispasquall
North Avenue
Sento Feata
Reilly Street
Quiet New Year's Eve At the White House
President Harding spent New Year's Eve quietly at the White House with Mrs. Harding. Only close friends called, normal receptions canceled due to Mrs. Harding's convalescence, signaling a calm holiday at the executive mansion tomorrow.
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White House
Washington
President Harding
Harding
White ‘House
Mayor May Reconsider View On Ppontee Appointment
Mayor Fred Atwater said he would hold a conference with William H. Gledhill to urge reconsideration of his refusal to join the board. The mayor believed time may mellow the differences and that Gledhill would likely change his attitude with a delay. If Gledhill remains unwilling, no other candidate will be pressed for the post.
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Fred Atwater
William H. Gledhill
Finacommis
Thrift urged as urgent goal in Mellon's New Year message
Secretary Mellon warns thrift and economy are crucial for 1923 urging all Americans to save more and waste less. He notes Treasury efforts to balance the budget and reduce taxation while detailing near term maturities of War Savings stamps and Victory notes. He calls for reinvestment in government securities to sustain wartime lessons and financial independence.
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Mellon
Treasury
Washington
Dex
Metlon
Germany France Peace Pact Proposal Rejected by France
Hamburg dispatch reports Chancellor Cuno told the Hamburg Bourse that France has rejected Germany’s New Year non war pact proposal to France via a neutral power. He outlined new reparations plans and praised Secretary Hughes’s New Haven speech as aligned with German views.
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Hamburg
Associated Press
Germany
France
Poincare
Wilhelm Cuno
Qepingan
Switzerland
Holland
Rhine
Cuno
Hughes
New Haven
Hughs
Thugs Beat Woodbury Man and Steal $800
Richard Fowler, 72, was accosted by four men near a Woodbury drug store as he walked home. They knocked him down and beat him severely, escaping in a car with $800. Fowler remained at home in serious condition.
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Woodbury
Richard Fowler
Fowler
Distressed Norwalk Schooner Reaches Port For Repairs
The schooner Priscilla Alden from St. George New Brunswick bound for Norwalk Connecticut was towed into Vineyard Haven Massachusetts by the coast guard cutter Ossipes after reporting distress near Shovelful shoals. Her sails were split the headstays carried away and her donkey engine disabled. Temporary repairs will be made here.
Man Sustains Severe Scalp Laceration
Thomas Leonard of 189 Main Street was taken to Emergency Hospital yesterday with a severe scalp laceration. He could not say whether he was struck or fell. Dr. F J O'Brien gave three stitches. Leonard was arrested on a drunkenness charge.
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Thomas Leonard
Main Street
F. J. O'Brien
Jeonard
Will We Succeed What a Question British Leader Asked
Paris December 31 Associated Press Bonar Law British prime minister and delegation arrived by Calais train at 620 pm carrying portfolios and documents. He was asked if the conference would be a success and laughed saying what a question. The French official present smiled and shrugged.
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Paris
Associated Press
Paris Conference Watch Press Critique In 1921
Washington eyes Paris meet as Harding loses faith in an economic reparations path. French papers mock Hughes plan, urge independence, and hint at a Franco German economic accord to curb hunger and reshape Europe under France's influence.
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Washington
Europe
Paris
Harding
Hughes
International Commission of
Germany
Ani
David Liloyd-George
France
Ruhr
Monitor crew member dies at Meriden home
Charles A. Burr aged 78, longtime building mover and survivor of the Monitor crew that defeated the Merrimac, died at his Meriden home after an illness dating to August of the prior year. He remained active in business until shortly before his death.
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Meriden
Charles A. Burr
Monitor
Merrimac
Burr
Hig
Paris Conference Opens with France and Germany Seeking Reparations Plan
Paris reports a two year halt on cash reparations and in kind delivery as the core of the premiers plan. Foch absent from the ministers meeting signals Poincare will outline the approach at the reparations conference. The accord may include control of forests coal regions Rhine customs and Ruhr exits plus a share of 11 billion gold marks.
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Foch
Paris
Associated Press
Pot
Mar Foch
Bing
Lorhjeh
Poincare
Ruhr
Rhine
Germany
Berlin
Bonar
Law
Mussolini
Italy
United States
Great Britain
Pistols Drawn as Mexican Congress Adjourns
In Mexico City the thirtieth congress adjourned after a turbulent session. Pistols were drawn amid violent invectives and personal clashes between the cooperatistas and the Partido Liberal constitutionalists. The Lower House fought stormy disagreements and the Senate faced accusations against members before adjourning sine die.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Senate
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Saint Brice
Paris Journal
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