Davis Goes to His Farm Under Bail
Former Kansas governor Jonathan M. Davis and his son Russell depart for Bourbon County home after being released on bond on bribery charges. Davis vows to return to farm life while asserting innocence as they head toward court appearances January 29.
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Davis
Topeka
Kans
Jonathan M. Davis
Kansas
Bourbon County
Moses
Kanat
Russell
Fred W Pollman
Romvict
Ben & Paulen
Cossesson
Bron Jon
Kane
Wae
State House
Srs
Wothar
Count Court House
Bend
Hs Fornal Andrews
Nemiex
Dentes Guitt
Erime Fari
Mre Davis
Hs Son
Hs Son Must Return Tn Topeka
Special Session Opens Tomorrow for Levy Trial
A special session of the Cru Superior court for the trial of Levy on charges of transportation of Leer was postponed from today to tomorrow due to the absence of Judge William Mo Malable. The court will hear cases including Mason and Abe BR Moore seeking damages from an automobile accident. A separate civil suit by B Swanson of Stamford concerns specifi performance of a land archise contrart. Judge John W Banks presides with Judge Leonard Jo N'cerson Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mo
Cru Siperior
John W Banks
Eri Sugernor
Tisuc Mason
Abe BR Moore
B Swanson
Stamford
Chin HO Gweil
Port Chester
Leonard Jo N‘cerson Green
Noperty
Criminal Court of Cenyi
John J Waleh
Frederick W H Muxford
Civi
Wanted by Police Surrenders Faints in Woonsocket
Wallis Williams aged 21 formerly of 299 High street Woonsocket Rhode Island walked into police headquarters last night and announced he was surrendering as a wanted man He fainted after the announcement He was revived and found in the early stages of starvation He was given food Rhode Island police will send a detective to bring him back to Woonsocket for alleged theft of an automobile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallis Williams
High Street
Woonsocket
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Jolive
Williams
Changes in Coolidge Cabinet Likely Pending
Washington reports growing belief that President Coolidge will remake the cabinet during his first term. Three Harding appointees Secretary Mellon Secretary Weeks and Secretary Hoover remain, with Interior Secretary Work near retirement and Labor Secretary Davis weighing resignation. Foreign policy tensions loom as Secretary Hughes jets toward March departure amid Borah clashes and calls for stronger presidential control.
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Hk Ashington
Tan
Coolidge
Warren G
Cooldge
Harding
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Secretary of
War Weeks
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Hughes
Rse
Borah
Senate
Russia
Vessel Aground Off Greenwich Sparks Fear Of Loss
A ship ran aground near Greenwich with fears of a lost crew. Two tainted schooners from New York reported near Tar Nmaerian to Milton Paint. signals failed and lifeboats were used. The storm worsened as rescuers attempted to row to shore. an attempt to reach safety continued overnight.
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Greenwich
Sabah
Hea
Hmotohapa
Tar
Milton
Litton
Anna Savlty
Blodgett to Submit Special Report on Bridgeport Tax Trouble
Connecticut tax commissioner William Blodgett urged assessors to obtain written opinions from city attorneys when unsure of legal rights and file them permanently. He plans a Bridgeport taxation report detailing hearings, recommendations for legislative action, and data gathered.
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Reoose
William H Tiodeett
Connecticut
Blodgett
Bridgeport
Wffer
Thomas McCormick
Board of Assessors
McCormick
Sennut 1
Jetter
Waa
McCormack
Stamford Woman Perishes in Fire With Hoard Hidden
Mary O Connor, a 65 year old Stamford resident, burned to death while trying to extinguish clothing on fire at her home. A nephew, Martin Connor, and others attempted to rescue her as flames engulfed the second floor. Firemen used gas masks to reach the room, but the victim could not be saved. investigation continues.
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Stamford
Telehia Benee
Mary Mary O'Connor
Avs O Connor
Earl Tottan
Stout
Martin Connor
New Haven
St Mary's Cathol
William Tlegerty
Q’connor
Mass O Connor
Pephes
Haggerty
James Murray
Joeph Lonergin
Miss O'Connor
The Fox Signs Notes After Thefts Caught in City
James Dawson, 18, of 58 Holly Street, arrested on two burglary counts after police linked notes signed The Fox to robberies at Williamson Tailor Shop 203 Farfield Avenue and Archibald Whitey Radio Store 195 Stratford Avenue. He wore stolen clothes and left handwriting specimens. Dawson says he copied the alias from a fiction story.
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Fox
James Dawson
Holly Street
Detective Bureau
Second Precinct
Failor
the Fox
Williamson Tailor
Farfield Avenue
Archibald Whitey
Stratford Avenue
Secon
Dawson
Williamson
War veteran dies during Bishop Camp meeting
Eduard Smith adjutant of Lieut N W Eddhop Camp United Spanish War Veterans died suddenly of heat disease last night while on the platform at the Remington Armory club during the installation of officers. He collapsed after being installed and died en route to hospital. He leaves a wife three sons Karl Udwin Elmer and daughter Emma. Survived by wife and children. employed as chief electrician at Singer Manufacturing. Local camp to hold special meeting to address his death.
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Eduard Smith
Wood Avenue
N. W Eddhop
Remington Arma Club
Smith
Arthur C Bennett
Charles H Sprague
Adjutant Smith
Honesteel anatHary
Minnis Flynn
Bishop Camp
Karl Udwin
Elmer Smith
Emma Smith
Hinger Manufacturing Company
Bishop Camn
Tooma
Zoning Flexible Expert Declares Board Is Named
Flavel Shurtleff, city planner, urged zoning as police power while Mayor Behrens announced a new zoning commission. Alderman Seward B. Price to chair. terms extend to 1827 1930. members Hogan Harrison Farmer and City Engineer McElroy named. The panel will organize soon to outline city zoning and its private property limits.
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Flavel Shurtleff
Russell Foundation Commission
Greater New York
Moon
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield
F. William Behrens
Zoning Commission
Common Council
Seward B. Price
William E Hogan
Fred W Harrison
John J. Farmer
James A McElroy
Shurtleff
Commission
Scandalous Postal Pay Blamed for Dishonest Clerks
In York on January 13 the article reports postal clerks confessing to thefts tied to transformed cancelled stamps. Judge Francis Winslow suspended sentences for four clerks despite 16 to 30 years of service, citing their lack of criminal classification and low pay. The clerks must return to court June 1 with proof of honest conduct. A separate note cites postoffice sick leave and eight hour law disputes raised by the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks with claims of coercion and staff strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Francis Winslow
Washington
Postoffice Department
Thomas Flaherty
Nattonal Federation of Postoffice Clerks
Nolan
New York
Chicago
Tentative Draft Of New Pollution Bill Discussed In Hartford
Hartford observers met with Connecticut Chamber of Commerce committees to review a tentative pollution bill. A three member commission would govern pollution matters, but municipalities were not explicitly mentioned. Participants included city mayors, industry reps, and engineers from New Britain New Haven Norwalk East Haven Waterbury Bristol and Hartford, with ongoing debate on methods to clean State waters over years.
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Telegram
Hartford
Charles A Templeton
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
George T Kimball
New Britain
State Manufacturers’ Association
American Hardware Company
J. Frederick Jackson
New Haven
John J. Kirkham
New B Britain
Angelo M Paonessa
Thoms Robbins
Norwalk
Herbert W Bheach
Shell and Fisheries Commission
Herbert I Brown
East Haven
Oyster Growers’ Association
C. Eagamaon
Epaphroditua Peck
Bristol
John H. Goss
Waterbury
Scoville Manufacturing Com
Council Committee Seeks Widows Pensions Increase
The Legislative committee urged an amendment to the city charter raising widows of firemen and policemen pensions from 6 to 3750 per week for deaths from sickness injury or exposure in service. Alderman William H. Baird pressed for a $10 weekly pension, noting the city would spend about 35,906 more. The panel also discussed funding for bridges with a $659000 bond plan for Hast Washington Avenue, amid current expenditures and possible further needs.
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Common Council
General Assembly
Willam H Baird
Fire and Police Boards
Servce
Baird
DeLaney
Washington Avenue
Francis P Dunnigan
Bridge Commission
Hurley Orders New Rogers Probe
New Haven January 12 State Police Superintendent Hurley ordered a fresh inquiry into the death of Charles C Rogers nephew of Mrs Ogden Mills Reid of New York who died while riding with Marjorie Behnetder on November 1 He told North Haven prosecutor Ward Church he was unsatisfied with three North Haven Grand Jury hearings and to summon witnesses Church refused to name witnesses saying he would still search for persons cognizant of the facts
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New Haven
Robert T. Hurley
Charles C. Rogers
Ogden Mills Reid
New York
Marjorie Behnetder
Ward Church
North Haven
W Tnonses
Assignment of New England troops to regular camps
Bridgeport Artillerymen of National Guard will join regular army posts in New England for summer training across Reserve Officers Training, Organized Reserves, and Citizens Military Training camps. Training will cover Fort Wright and several camps including Fort Ethan Allen, Portland Harbor, Fort Adams, Fort Devens, and Fort Terry, with thousands of students in infantry, cavalry, and artillery courses.
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Boston
New England National Guard
New England
John D. Barrette
First Corps
Camp Devens
Malvern Hii Barnum
18Th
United States Infantry Brigade
Ben
Devens
Citizens
Fort Ethanallen
Burlington
Vermont
Portland Harbor
Mains
Fort Adams Newport
Rhode Island
Fort Tory
New London
Connecticut
Fort Bihan Allen
Calvary
Fort Adama
Wright
Massachusetts
1G1st
al Seryvk
Langfield Ja
Aly Servier
Mitchell Field
National Guard
Heglin
Portland
242Nd
Connex
Coast Artillery
Rhode Inland
Wilmot C Wheeler Dies at 75 at Home on Park Avenue
Wilmot C Wheeler aged 75 or 76 died last night at his Park Avenue home after six weeks illness. He was retired as a businessman, headed roles with American Fabrics and American Chain firms and Wage Steel and Wire. Survived by wife, daughter Mrs Frederick Basalcik, and two grandchildren. funeral set for tomorrow at 240 o'clock from his home with Rev Stephen Fish Sherman Jr of St John’s Episcopal Church officiating. burial in Mountain Grove Cemetery.
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Wilmot C Wheeler
295 Park Avenue
American Fabrics Company
American Chain Company
Wage Steel and Wire Company
Wheeler
Trumbull
Algonquin \ lub
Frederick Basalcik
Stephen Fish Sherman, Jr
St John's Episcopal Church
Mountain Grove Cemeery
Behrens Orders City Probes Into Several Departments
Mayor Behrens announces sweeping investigations by city administration into multiple departments to run within two weeks to two days before the February 24 tax rate vote. Outside investigators to handle most inquiries, with Topping leading the dispensary probe, aims to improve efficiency and cut expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Wiliam Behrens
Board of Apportionment
J. R Toppng
Behring
Tax Board
Activitien
Yeaterday
W A Lee Field
Tafield
Yeate
Stores Keep Regular Hours For Eclipse In Bridgeport
Retail leaders in Bridgeport voted to maintain normal schedules on the day of the total solar eclipse January 24. A proposal to open stores at ten a m was discussed but not adopted, avoiding local hardship and preserving customary shopping hours.
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Bridgeport
Re'all Roark
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Weeks
Mary O’connor
Edward S. Smith
Firsp
William Gal
Council
E. Washington Bridge
Hurley
New Rogers
Devons
Fort Terry
Fort Wright
Wilmot C. Wheeler
Topnings
Behrens
Dr. LaField
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