Truce in Church Ends Amid Clergy Controversy
New York church leaders disagree over Protestant Episcopal doctrinal rift. Modernist Rev Dee Percy Stickney Grant says Christmas peace is over, while conservative J G St Barry urges bishops to discipline modernists. Bishop Manning attends services as rift widens with remarks on biblical inerrancy and church authority.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
William T. Manning
Dee Percy Stickney Grant
Church of the Ascenion
Fior
Grant
Joseph G. ST
Joseph G. ST. “Barry, Recto of the Church of St. ‘Mary the Virgin
Cain
Emnasis
Wiliam Waller Webb
Milwaukee
Fer Guthrie
Phich
Wiliam Norman Guthrie
Church of St
Charles Francis Potter
West Side Unitarian Church
John Roach Straton
Potter
New Tr
Guthrie
Jesus
Moe Cannon's Victor Would Be Governor
Paris II December 31 Former Congressman Frank T O Hair announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of Illinois He defeated "Nele Joe" Cannon in 1913 and seeks the party bid in a state race
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Moe Cannon
Fitzgerald Uses Verse to Spread New Year Greetings
New Haven mayor Davie BE Fitzgerald delivered a four line verse as his New Year greeting to the city. The poem wishes gifts, happiness, truth, and peace beyond knowledge, aiming to add rhyme to his accomplishments and charm to his message.
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Fitzgerald
New? Haven
Davie BE
Fizgerald
New Haven
Diabetes Deaths Surpass Normal Rates In Connecticut
Washington dispatch reports Connecticut facing rising diabetes fatalities through 1922, with a death rate of 22.6 per 100 000 versus 18.4 regionally. Typhoid deaths fell to 46 in 1922, while diabetes deaths reached 227 in Connecticut, surpassing prior years and outpacing national typhoid mortality.
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George H. Manning
Telegram
Washington
Connecticut
United States
Department of Commerce
State Police Capture Four In High Jack Case In Indiana
Indiana state police captured four men after a 70 mile chase on White Horse Pike near Mount Haley. The quartet allegedly hijacked a truck carrying clothing, held up the vehicle at midnight, fired on the pursuing car, and were later found with the truck abandoned in the woods. The driver and two helpers reported being kidnapped and dumped 20 miles from the scene. A badge believed to be U S government police was seized.
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Hammonton
Ind
White Horse Pike
Pol
U. S
Mount Haily
British Liberal Paper Criticizes Howards Naming
The British Liberal Daily News protests the hurried appointment of Sir Esme Esme Howard as ambassador to Washington and argues the post should go to a well known English diplomat. The Westminster Gazette defends selecting from the diplomatic corps while the Daily Express notes improved relations with Kellogg and Howard.
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London
Auckland Geddes
Eame Howard
Kellogg
Daily News
Washington
Atlantic
Esme
Westminster Gazette
Geddes
United States
Daily Express
Howard
Painters Seek 40 Hour Week and Higher Wages
Master painters of the city, notified by D P Byrnes, recording secretary of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers of America local union, demand that from April 1, 1924 the work week be five days or 40 hours, no Saturday work, minimum wage at 1.12 1 2 per hour, and overtime at double time. The move follows rising costs of living and aims to preserve high workmanship standards.
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D. P. Byrnes
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America
Hfé
Thyssens Plan to Develop American Lignite for Coal
At St Paul on December 31 Max Toltz announced a major early spring start in a vast program to develop Northwest lignite coal fields. He cited contracts between a German firm Thyssen and Company of Dusseldorf and Northwest financiers for a series of rotary resorts at Beach North Dakota and for a German patented lignite distillation process yielding half coke and several by products. The agreements span years and Toltz indicated further financiers remain undisclosed.
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At. Paul
Northwest
Max Toltz
Beach
N. D
Tolts
Thyssen and Company
Dueseldorff
Iron and Coal Company
Germany
Verdict in Webster will case to stand
Judge Allyn L. Brown denied the motion to set aside the verdict in the Bertha E. Webster will case. Henry Les, administrator, claimed undue influence in securing Mrs Webster’s relinquishment of property before her death. The decision upheld the original verdict with no evidence of undue influence found.
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Senate
Bertha E. Webster
Allyn L. Brown
Henry Les
Lee
Webster
Bertha Webster
Veteran Towerman of New Haven Dies at 70
Michael Moran, a 40 year veteran rail yard head operator, died at age 70 in New Haven. For four decades he managed track switches at the Silver Street overhead bridge near the terminal, guiding trains between New Haven and New York as they entered and left the local terminal.
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New Haven
New Tiaven
Michael Moran
Armar
Silver Street
New Haven Road
New York
Norwalk Woman Seeks Divorce and Custody
Ethel Philips of South Norwalk filed in Superior Court yesterday for divorce from Hoy A. Phillips Jr. on grounds of desertion and intolerable cruelty. The couple married December 16, 1915, and the petition seeks custody of their three children.
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Itin c
Hoy
A. Phillipa, Jr
Ethel. Philips
South Norwick
Hartford Builder Found Dead in Room
Hartford Myort dispatch says Michael J. Newels, well known builder and real estate man, was found dead in a room on Mar street. Medical examiner Henry N. Costello stated the body had been there less than 24 hours and the cause of death was not yet determined.
Chicago Cable Seeks Griffis Pardon from President
A cable to President Ebert from Dr. James Whitney Hall asks for the pardon of Lieut. Corriga Griffis, jailed in Mesbach from a failed kidnap attempt on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. If no action follows, a Washington conference on January 14 will select a delegation to Germany to carry the petition.
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Chicago
Ebert
German Republic
Corriga Griffis
Mesbach
Germany
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
James Whitney Hall
Griffis
Washington
Theft of Buttons Points to Missing Slayer in Monsell Murder
The theft of a tin box of buttons, believed to contain money, is a strong clue in the murder of 72 year old Mrs. Mary Monsell of Forbes street Burnside. Police trace the box to John P. Cook, 35, of Silver Lane Mast Hartford, now missing. Aluminum knuckles found with the box may have been used in the assault. The box matched buttons found at Monsell’s kitchen. Cook’s home under watch since his disappearance Wednesday. Fingerprint expert Louis Marr led a nation wide hunt for Cook alias Joe Cook, a former convict, following Christmas Eve homicide investigation.
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Uartford
Mary Moneell
Forbes Street
Burnside
John P. Cook
Silver Lane
Mast Hartford
Cook
East Hartford
Hartford
John J. Cook
Superior Court
Wethersfield
Hartford County
Springfield
Mass
Louis Marr
Mary Monsell
Joe Cook
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Delaney to Advise on Proposed Taxi Ruling
The Claims and Ordinance committees of the Common Council will meet in City hall Friday night with meetings at 7:30 and an undecided second time. City Attorney A L Delaney will attend to advise aldermen on their legal rights before recommending adoption of a tax ordinance. The ordinance governing fees of city sheriffs for issuing warnings of special council meetings will also be considered for changes.
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Common Council
A. L. Delaney
Goldfield Fails to Convince Court in Store Goods Case
Judge Kellogge grants State Packing Company costs after Morris T. Goldfield bankrupts fails to convince court of claim. Sol Badesch, trustee of Goldfield estate, sought recovery for goods Goldfield alleged stored with defendant.
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Morria T. Goldfield
Kellogge
State Packing Company
Sol Badesch
Badesch
Morris T. Goldfield
Sait
Goldfield
Miss Lester to Report on City Property Valuation
A preliminary report on the valuation of city owned property will be made by Miss Bridget A. Lester, secretary of the Insurance commission, at a meeting of the commission tomorrow afternoon.
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Bridget A. Lester
The
Insurance Commission
Dandruff Vanished by One Inexpensive Home Treatment
Scientist scalp specialists debut a cheap home remedy claimed to eliminate dandruff and related scalp conditions quickly with no odor or hair mess. Each package includes a satisfaction guarantee or money back. Authorized dealers offer a 30 day trial through Leverty Drug Co and local pharmacists in Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
Leverty Drug Co
Fred S. Porter
Park Ave
Freds
Lyon
Fairfeld and
Brewater
Morowsky inquiry probes why loaded gun was accessible
Coroner John J. Phelan continued the inquest into the death of four year old Joseph Oroeg shot by his brother Stephan aged six in an apartment at 108 Stanford Avenue. Witnesses including Ada Morwosky and Adam Morwosky testified the revolver had been kept under a pillow and later emptied of cartridges months ago. The hearing aims to determine how a cartridge got into the weapon and why it remained within reach of children.
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Stephan Oroeg
Joseph
John J. Phelan
Stephen
Tephen
Phelan
Morwosky
Barnum Avenue
Adam Morwosky
A. B. Margulis
Margulis
Ada Morwosky
Thes
Stephen Chernitsky
St.Quichael'’s
St. Stephen's Church
Musterole Advertises Flu Prevention and Relief
An old time musterole advertisement claims the ointment relieves congestion from influenza grippe and pneumonia, acts as a counter irritant, and boosts circulation. It touts a warm tingle, soothing relief, and quick healing, with a baby version for children and prices of 5c and 65c.
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Conn
State Police
Sophies
Cannon ST
Howland
Noble
Pest
Princess Yolanda
Italy
Yolanda
Count di Bergolo
Marguerits
Troussacau
City Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Bank
Fairfield County
Fron Toc
Thyssens
Norwalk
Cables
Delaney
Morowskys
Joseph Oroes
Hiram Johnson
Ted
Joseph Glass & Bro
Pequonnock ST. Harnany
Broad St. Cor State St
Court Exchange
Smith-Murray Co
Thompson
Apparel’ Shop
Main ST
Watson Bank Bldg
Con
Fidence
B.D. Thompson
D. M. Read Wo
Hindle Drug Stores, Inc
Main Street
State Street
Modern Electric Equipment Co
Broad ST
the Post Office
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