Holmes May Leave Bench in Surprise Senate Move
Washington reports unexpected opposition to Attorney General Stone's confirmation as Supreme Court associate justice. A Senate Judiciary subcommittee deferred action to review records from James A. Ownbey of Boulder, tied to a Morgan estate suit where Stone once counseled. The Delaware action stemmed from a Colorado receivership dispute over $290,167.57, with Ownbey asserting lost stock value due to the case and bond issues under Delaware and Colorado proceedings.
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United States Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary
James A. Ownbey
Boulder
Colorado
Ownbey
J. Pierpont Morgan
Supreme Court
Delaware
Wootten Land and Fuel Company
New Mexico
Morgan
J. P. Morgan
William P. Hamilton
Herbert L. Sterlee
State Court of
Coolidge
Bingham
Renate
Chamber
Page
Senate
House
State
Fairfield County
Fire at State Street store causes five thousand dollars in damages
A blaze shortly after 10 last night damaged Morris Marks 3 goods store at 1148 State Street, causing thousands in losses. Firemen fought the flames. one fireman suffered a minor finger laceration. Smoke and water ruined stock valued around four to five thousand dollars and spread to adjacent shops. Fire crews, led by Lt Gerald, contained the fire after it crept into upper rooms of the Fourth Totters Republic club.
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Roy Wele
Howard Avenue
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Gerald
Chemical Company An. 2
Daniel [ Johnson
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Fourth
Totter Republicas Club
Opera Singer Receives Blackmail Demand in Detroit
Cyrena Van Gordon, an opera singer, reported a blackmail attempt after a man delivered a package by taxi in what police describe as a staged extortion. Detectives questioned two suspects but could not locate the woman who hired the blackmailer.
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Chivago
Puzzles Valueless Educational Claim Sparks Policy
Hudson New Hampshire January 9 Acting on parent complaints district superintendent Louis D Pecan ordered teachers in Tud son and nearby towns to stop replacing half the morning program with word frame puzzles. He ruled puzzles have educational value and should not omit core lessons.
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Hudson
N. H
Louis D. Pecan
Tudson
Bridgeport Officials Weigh Bond Limit Increase
Bridgeport leaders in City Hall debated raising the bond limit from five to seven percent of the grand list to fund streets sewers schools and bridges. Democrats fear a legislative setback could hurt next November's elections as they monitor the plan led by Mayor Behrens City Attorney DeLaney and others. A separate incident saw Patrolman M J Herchik fire a warning shot at a suspect on Connecticut Avenue.
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F. William Behrens
John T. King
Behrens
George Ifill
Board of Apportionment
Arthur F. Connor
A. L. DeLaney
Stautes
Upstate
General Assembly
DeLano
Common Council
Coolidge Opposed to Gun Elevation on U S Capital Ships
President Coolidge firmly opposes gun elevation on American capital ships, citing economy and adherence to arms limitation. He agrees with Japan and disagrees with Britain on the issue, saying changes would undermine the naval treaty and risk a global drift toward rearmament.
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Jan
Coolidge
Congress
United States
Senate
House Naval Committee
Hughes
Japan
Great Britain
Naval
Wrangel Island Leader Removed by Soviet Dies
Charles K. Wels, head of the American Wrangel Island group seized to Soviet transport, has died at Vindivostok. State Department confirmed death from pneumonia, as relayed today.
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Wrangel Island
Washington
Jan
Charles K. Wels
Vindivostok
State Department
Preumena
Admits Conducting School To Teach Ballot Fixing
New York June 1 A self styled inventor of a magic ring claimed before a grand jury he could manipulate ballots to fix elections. George Resken said his "Schon for Ballot Fixers" taught others to mark ballots unseen by poll workers. He reported running classes across cities and earning tens of thousands from pupils and applicants. He denied wrongdoing but testified about efforts influencing last November's election. The boyish educator said his school operated for ten years and he conducted sessions from July to October.
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New York
George Resken
Nathan Bo Veriman
William
Iran
Vines Square
Toxken
Banton
Sirovich
Kaos-hen
Sal
Grand Dragon of Klan Is Put under Arrest
Dr. John Galen Locke Grand Dragon of Colorado Realm of the Ku Klux Klan faces Judge Ben B Lindsey on Saturday to plead to conspiracy and kidnapping in a forced marriage case. Keith Boehm alleges Locke abducted him from a downtown hotel and forced a marriage ceremony with Mae Nash in Locke’s office.
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Denver
Colo
John Galen Locke
Colorado
Ku Klux Klan
Ben B. Lindsey
Sersepen
Dragon
Keith Boehm
Locke
Mae Nash
Clarence J. Morley
Lindsey
Vandse
Constable beaten with loaded gun at Perry's corner
Edward Gray of New York was arrested in Southport after he assaulted Constable Thomas Shaughnessey with the butt end of a revolver at a gasoline station. Gray said he came to kill the officer, the weapon misfired, and bystanders restrained him until Constable Arthur Bennett arrived. Gray is held on assault with intent to kill, bond set at 3500.
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Edward Gray
West 21St New York
Thomas Shaughnessey
Gray
Shaughnessey
Perry's Corner
Thomas Gray
New Says
New York
George Kish
Arthur J. Bennett
Utilities Board Favors Electric Line To Danbury
The Public Utilities Commission approved electrification plans for the New Haven road from Danbury to South Norwalk at a Capital hearing. The project, costing about 360000, will complete most of the line electrification from New York to New Haven with better service anticipated. JW Carpenter and Sidney Wilherton represented the road as the plan calls for a heavier overhead trolley wire system.
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New Yok
Sidney Wihnerton
Fiverett
Southern New England Telephone Company
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Newtown Church
DuPont
Milford
Epublican Club
Fairfield
Hall Insurance
Despita
Feder
Connecticut
Utilities Board
Madison
Supremes Court
Columbia
Wertmort
Marx Quits Bid to Form German Cabinet in Turbulent Times
Berlin report details Chancellor Marx ending attempts to organize a new German cabinet amid post election chaos. Gustav Stresemann and political leaders pursue a bourgeois bloc with Nationalists as a dominant partner. Luther, Schiele, and Stresemann named as likely successors. scandal and party splits deepen uncertainty.
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Berlin
Germany
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Ebert
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Burgher Boc
Mar
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Stresemann
Luther
Gustav Stresemann
Marx
CathoUc
Wirth
Certrista
Hearle
Bus Man Robbed of Diamond and Watch by Bandits
William McGauley, a jitney driver from 2304 Main Street, was bound with wire in a garage at 218 Charles Street by two armed men. They stole a diamond ring valued at about 700 dollars and a gold watch, promising to return in 30 minutes to release him, then fled. McGauley reported the incident to police and named his employer, Bridgeport and Waterbury Passenger Service.
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Main Street
Charles Street
McGauley
Fc Gauley Saya
Frontier Rush to Escape Levy
Strassbourg Alsace Lorraine January flow of traffic surges as goods stream toward Germany ahead of tariff deadline. Roads to Kehl crowded with trucks wagons and cars. Authorities organize traffic control to manage heavy movement before the Versailles Treaty duty free provision ends.
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Alsace-Lorraine
France
Rhine
Kehl
Gorden
Coast Guard tug captain reports incident at sea
A Coast Guard complaint cites a ballast error aboard a tug under investigation by officials. A Benovarulis company considers reimbursing the port for an overpayment of taxes as part of ongoing financial adjustments. Obituaries appear on pages 7 and 18.
Charges of unfair practice spark dispensary probe
Allegations of discrimination at the city dispensary and claims physicians used free treatment to aid private practices prompted Mayor F. William Behrens to order a departmental probe led by Dr J. R. Topping. Behrens took charge, saying the inquiry targets reports of improper handling of free care and potential denials to eligible citizens. A separate report notes Michael Tierro, of Villa Park, was injured by a bus on Cherry Street and driver Bertie Savat faces reckless driving charges.
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J. R.topping
Behrens
Muchael Tierrath
Villi Park
Patrfield
Herry Street
Bertie Savat
Third Precinct
St. Vincent's
Higgujurie
Val
Minister Sees Abolishment of the Marriage Ceremony
Brooklyn pastor Nelson Junius Springer argues that civilization has outgrown the formal marriage ceremony and predicts it will be scrapped. He supports a national survey on matrimony, urging simpler unions as living costs and societal demands rise. The piece notes continued discussion in forthcoming lectures and references a Page D continuation.
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Brooklyn
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M+ Springer
Amething
Io Langer
Will Rogers satire on The French Debt in Impartial Digest
In his Impartial Literate Digest column Will Rogers surveys editorials on the French loan. He reviews arguments for and against repayment, using wit to expose the positions. The piece cites papers like The Yuma Snowshoe The Curtifin Mine Cut and The Subway Sun as part of the roundup.
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Yuma
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Subway Sun
Berton Minley
Young Boy Killed by Pardy Car in Stratford Driveway
Nine year old Frank Kahramanidis died after sliding into an automobile driven by Herbert W. Pardy of 1541 West Broad Street Stratford near the T. J. Pardy Construction driveway off Sea View Avenue. Pardy faced a manslaughter charge, released on bonds, as coroner planned an inquest.
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West Broad Street
Stratford
T. J. Pardy
T. J. Pardy Construction Company
Frank Kahramanidis
Seaview Avenue
Bridgeport Pital
Pardy
John J. Phelyn
Pollos
Gustave Kahe
Ramanidis
Hydraulic Company Seeks Tax Overcharge Rebate in Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hydraulic Co sues the city to recover 40009 dollars over eight years, claiming double taxation after 1906 when assessments were misapplied between city districts. Judge John W. Banke heard the case in Superior Court after a panel of witnesses revealed uncorrected assessor records and delayed discovery by the Board of Relief.
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Uy of Bridgeport
John W. Banke
Hydmulic Company
Secon
Board of Relief
Hydraulic Company
Honey Greenstein
Samuel P. Yennor
Hsydraulic Company
Albert E. Las Very
Richard &. Sheridan
Board of Assessors
Bernard Keating
Estelle Taylor Granted Divorce in Philadelphia Court
Estelle Taylor Peacock, known as Estelle Taylor, motion picture actress, was granted a divorce from Kenneth Malcolm Pearick by the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia. Reports say Jack Dempsey has shown interest, with rumors of a potential remarriage following the divorce.
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Estelle Taylor Peacock
Kenneth Malcolm Pearick
Mree Peacock
Estelle, Taylor
Jack Dempsey
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