Crowd Witnesses Two Hangings At Holloway And Pentonville
In London a crowd of about 10 000 gathered in rain outside Holloway jail and many more near Pentonville to witness the executions of Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters for murder. Both died at nine o clock. Bywaters spoke his last words Width is innocent. Mrs Thompson, prostrated and semi conscious, was carried to the scaffold after screaming I want to see Fred. She was England s first female hanged in 15 years since Annie Walters and Amelia Sachs.
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London
Holloway
Pentonville
Mra
Edith Thompson
Frederick Bywaters
Thompson
Fred
Bywaters
England
Mrs. Thompson
Tifrteen
Annie ‘Walters
Amelia Sachs
Scatfold
Judge Howe Sets Jury Standards in Western New York
Judge Harland Howe opens the January term in Elmira urging jurors to avoid “compromise” verdicts and to render fair, careful decisions. He asks for character in juries as bootlegger cases await trial and warns that disagreements are easiest way out and unjust to both sides.
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Elmira
N. Y
Federal Court
Western District of New York
United States
Harland Howe
Vermont
Howe
Smith Endorsed for County Commissioner
Milford January 9 Special At a Republican Town committee meeting in the town court room Harold C. Smith of Milford was unanimously endorsed for county commissioner. James Stowell of Walnut Beach was endorsed for reassessment to fill the vacancy caused by Walter L. Merwin's death. No action on deputy judge as George J. Smith term expires this month.
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Milford
Republican Town Committee
Harold C. Smith
James Stowell
Walnut Beach
Board of Refectmen
Walter L. Merwin
George J. Smith
Polder
William B. McCarthy
Omar W. Flatt
Extradition Awaited for Alleged Wiretap Gang Members
Papers for the extradition of Frank Henderson alias George McRea and Louis Silverman, two alleged wiretap gang members who fleeced Dr. E. B. Carman of Freeport and Kilkey Edward Meixner of New York City of 14 000 and 10 000 in fake gambling schemes at Narragansett Pier are set to be signed by Governor William Flynn. If brought to Rhode Island, they will be tried for larceny.
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Providence
Jan. G
Frank Henderson
George McRea
Louis Silverman
EB B. Carman
Freeport
Kilkey Edward Meixner
Nework
N. J
Narragansett Pier
New York
Rhode Island
William §. Flynn
U S Seamen Oppose Subsidy Bill Memorial
In New York on January 9 a seamen's union memorial charged shipowners and the Shipping Board with shrinking American seamen numbers and weakening the merchant marine. It asks Congress to defeat the subsidy bill adopted today by the union.
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New York
Shipping Board
America
Congress
Seamen's Union
Ex-Sultan Arrives at Port Said on Warship Ajax
The ex-Sultan Mohammed of Turkey arrived from Malta aboard the warship Ajax at Port Said. He was received and will proceed to Mecca with the British Abdullah, son of the Hedjaz ruler.
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Port Said
Mohammed
Turkey
Malta
Ajax
King
Port
Suliakys
Abdullah
Hedjaz
Methodist Educators To Meet At Chicago
Prominent educators from across the United States representing more than ten percent of affiliated colleges and schools will convene tomorrow at Northwestern University in Evanston for the annual meeting of the Educational Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. William A. Shanklin of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., is president of the association.
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Chicago
United States
Methodist Episcopal Church
Northwestern University
Evanston
Educational Association of the Church
William A. Shanklin
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Wilson decries board conflicts in Bridgeport schools
Lynn W. Wilson, Bridgeport Board of Education member, told a Connecti cut Medical Liberty League meeting that conflicts over regulation harm the school system. He noted gains in facilities, school temperatures, lighting, and physical education, praised Bridgeport dental clinics, and warned that overlapping authority causes disputes, citing the Board of Health male medical inspections of girls as an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn W. Wilson
Board of Education
Bridgeport
Connecticut Medical Liberty League
Newfield
Clnica
Wilson
Board of Health
B H S Seniors 10 Give Dance for Washington Fund
Bridgeport High School seniors plan an informal Friday night dance in the gym to boost the Washington Trip fund. The social committee led by Mary Devitt will decorate with blue and orange festoons and expects strong turnout from upper classes taking mid-year exams this week.
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Bridgeport High School
Washington
Mary Devitt
Mary Cullinan
Alice Loth
Josephine Dargan
Emmy Lou Havens
Edward Keane
James Rourke
George Lee
Robert Farren
Stratford Plans Ending Charter Amendment For Bond Issue
Stratford plans to amend the town charter to issue bonds for a new high school and related buildings. The measure, introduced at last night’s council meeting, moves toward public hearings and eventual submission to the state legislature for adoption.
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Stratford
Preram
Trafford
Chary
Borah Labels Europe Policies Utterly Brutal and Insane
A United States Senator Borah cable reports that Europe’s militaristic policy and demand for alliances block American aid. He condemns the Ruhr action by France and urges a shift to peaceful, joint guarantees, calling current policies brutal and insane. The Daily News editorializes that his stance serves as a sharp, deserved warning to Europe.
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London
Daily News Today
United States
Borah
Europe
Qdin
France
Ruhr
Daily News
Woman Cop Wardrobe Adds Decollette Gown for Prohibition Raids
New York policewomen, now active in dry raids, must dress up for evidence gathering with evening gowns and jewelry. The shift, tied to prohibition enforcement, raises concerns about safety, practicality, and wages as officers accompany agents to cabarets and hatels.
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New York
June Haddaway
Hartford Times
Ike
Bae Wise
Bie
Prohibition
Hatel
Cpm
Tucker
Broadway
Maria Walta
Pattern No. 1634 Dress Promises Easy Sewing
A Bridgeport Telegram pattern notice describes a house garment in gingham percale or cotton crepe, easy to sew and affordable. It notes fabric costs about 70 cents if percale is priced by the yard, lists bust sizes 34 to 44 inches, yardage for 86 inch material, and offers mail order patterns for 15 cents after sending name and address.
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Fatiern Department
Bridgeport Telegram
Barnum
More counterfeit twenty bills in circulation reported
The U S Treasury reports appearance of counterfeit twenty dollar notes through the Post Office. The fakes mimic a 1902 series drawn on Central National Bank of San Angelo Texas. Notes show a Hugh McCulloch portrait and use silk threads but fail in number alignment and other defects reveal the fraud.
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U. S. Treasury
Central National Bank of
San Angelo
Texas
Gabe BE. Parker
Register of the Treasury
John Burke
U, & Treasurer
Treasury
Hugh McCulough
Brass Company Firemen Plan Annual Dinner Tonight
Firemen of the Bridgeport Brass Company will hold their fifth annual banquet this evening in the plant cafeteria on East Main Street. A turkey dinner is provided by company officials. Fire Chief Feicht will be toastmaster and Wallace Bayliss will address the group on the topic "Using Smoke and Drinking Water." Chiefs from Warner Brothers, Locomobile, General Electric and the Remington plant, along with city fire department officials, are expected to attend. Music, singing, and a film will be featured.
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Bridgeport Brass Company
East Main Street
Fa. Ft
Vital statistics and marriage licenses listings
Vital statistics record multiple births with named parents and dates, listing daughters and sons for Swanson Warner Mackenzie Shea Prew Cumings Caldano, and others with addresses. Marriage licenses show Stefanos Outsakis and Evageli Googa, and Harold Doherty and Jane McGrath with ages and addresses.
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Edward and
Fredericka Shea
Alanson Road
Joseph and
Marie Prew
Olden Street
Dee
Alfred
Mary
Sahtin
Nichols Avenue
Jan
Vincent and
Mary Caldano
Madison Avenue
Joseph
Celeste Cumings
Stefanos Outsakis
New York City
Evageli Googa
Grocer Charged With Selling Liquor in Past Week
Martin Osatwski of 302 Railroad Avenue was arrested for a fourth time after police seized a quart bottle of alleged liquor from his grocery. In a raid on Westwood Recial and Athletic clubs at 363 Main Street, Owen Yarlal of Tunxis Will Road Fairfield was placed under arrest when liquor was found on the premises. no other members were disturbed.
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Lquor
Railrroad Avenue
Martin Osatwski
Westwood
Main Street
Owen Yarlal
Tunxis Will Road
Fairfield
Stratford council amends charter to enable lawful borrowing
Amendments proposed to permit town to borrow money and issue bonds in a legal manner and to eliminate rights that arose during the first year of council manager rule when duties were not clear. The issues focus on clarifying powers and refining council duties under Stratford governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratford
Board of Relief
State bears cost of all committee cases clarified
Law discussion resolves that state pays litigation costs when cases are referred to a committee for hearing from either the Superior or the Common Pleas court. Judge Booth ordered a Tierney vs Boies case, noting current statute covers Superior Court only. Judiciary committee plans to amend to include Common Pleas court this term.
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Superior Or
Common Pleas Court
John R. Booth
Victor W. Tierney
August W. W
Boies
Arthur M. Comey
Judiciary Committee
France to Increase All Direct Taxes Statement
Paris reports the French government will raise all direct taxes by twenty percent except salary levies to reduce the deficit in the current budget. The plan, announced today, targets broader fiscal adjustment to cover expected shortfalls.
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France
Paris
Iin
Prohibition Agents to Attend State Conference in Hart
Feder4 Prohibition enforcement agents with county offices will join a statewide gathering in Hart today. State Director Harry Kenzle calls the meeting. Officer Wheeler will attend. Attendees from the local district include Edward B. Doc, James Fowler, Thomas Flaherty, 31. 3. Hinman, Victor Wardwell, and James Holt.
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Prohibition
Hart
Harry Kenzle
Prohibition Enforcement
Wheeler Wills
Edward B. Doc
James Fowler
Thomas Flaherty
Hinman
Victor Wardwel
James Holt
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States Education Board
B.H.S
Washington Fund
Department of Finances
Nameu
Sloan
Cop’s
Brass Company
Sigfrid
Albena Swanson
Central Avenue
Sol Wilbur
Florence Warner
French Street
Menry
Thelma Mackenzie
Tousiang Avenue
Grocer
Bea Breas
Che D
Read Co
Chapel Street
New Haven
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