Cummings Backs Boom For MW Adco
Democratic leaders meet to choose a convention city and discuss party strategy at the national committee session. The contest centers on a presidential nominee with McAdoo forces pressing for support while Underwood backers advocate their man. The New York delegation arrives with Gov. Al Smith’s candidacy under consideration, as observers note Murphree of Florida among those present.
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Police break up ill matched duel in crowded street
Readable fragments describe a staged duel near Embroke Street yesterday afternoon ending without violence as officers arrest Sezinn Andruzzo for carrying concealed weapons and charge Joseph Kristkine with breach of peace.
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Embroke Street
Yesterde
Joseph ‘Kristkine
Lik Willow Street
Sezinn Andruzzo
DX Reilly Treet
Andruzzo
Owercus
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Ancestral Acres in Strife Hits Boothe Marriage
Stratford reports a volatile domestic scene as David Beach Boothe, affluent Putney resident famed for halting a barn clock and defying taxes, faces marital trouble with Ruth Norton Boothe. A book whirled at him during a quarrel left him incapacitated. police and Judge Carl Foster monitor the situation as the couple’s dispute spills into public view.
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Vaasa
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William Mitchell
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Worth
Tunisein
Stephen Boothe
Yutney
Burned Bodies of Wife and Brother Lead Lawyer to Confession
Warren Jo Lincoln, a lawyer and horticulturist, confessed after disappearing for a year and returning to reveal he burned the bodies of his wife Lina Shoup Lincoln and her brother Byron Shoup in his greenhouse furnace. He said the killings followed revelations of infidelity. he also described moving the bodies and staging a cover as if they were killed elsewhere before fleeing to Chicago. The case also notes Lina Lincoln’s sister’s death by suicide in an unrelated event.
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Byron L. Shoup
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Green House
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Abraham Tlacela
Proposal to use alien property funds for postwar revival
Colonel Miller presented a plan to create a federal agency the alien property custodian would use enemy funds on deposit in the treasury to revive trade with former enemy nations. The idea aims to return capital to allied entities, restart business relations, and benefit U.S. citizens by funding commercial revival and relations with Europe after the war, with safeguards on ownership and capital sources.
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Ium
Armugk
Valance
Thomas W. Miller
Miller
United States
Europe
Bend
Mawkes
Rules Fight 10 Break Forth in House at Once
Washington January 13 the rules fight in the House intensified as insurgents and Democrats prepare to push amendments and seek repeal of the Underwood rule. The debate centers on recommendations from the Ways and Means Committee and potential discharge petitions while both sides plan to back proposals to change committee procedures and revenue bill amendments.
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House
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Veterans Organize Suburbs for Political Aid
The Ex-Service Men’s Party, formed in this city last week, plans to spread countywide and seek support for the veterans’ bonus. At yesterday’s meeting in the VFW club rooms more than 100 members discussed forming local chapters in Stratford Ansonia Devon and Fairfield and approved a plan to communicate with Congressman Merritt in favor of the bonus. By-laws were tabled and immediate party expenses arranged by a collection of 28.74 dollars.
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Ansonia
Devon
Fairfield
Cra
Veterans of Foreign Wars
State Street
ENC
Merritt
Meniberg
Frankie Jerome Dies From Boxing Injuries in Bellevue
Frankie Jerome a promising bantamweight boxer dies at Bellevue Hospital after a skull fracture suffered in a recent bout with Bud Yäder at Terre Haute Indiana. He had undergone surgery but complications led to death. Jerome survived by his wife and mother, the boxing world mourning a Bronx favorite once known as the Bronx Spider.
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Tohank Doberly
Heankie Jerome
Bellevue Hospital
Bud ‘Yayder
Ifryra Haute
Ind
Jerome
Flyehtung Chamee
Alinga
Noo
Anon
New York
Bronx
al Lad Coight
Abnetodawger
Homer
McAdoo
Frankie Jerow
Iow
Deris
Considerall
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Wean Ways
Mellon Tae
Skiing Exhibition Uses Imported Snow in Parclie
In Parclie New York on January 1 Chauncey Depew Steele arranged imported Adirondack snow for an alpine effect at a winter sports exhibition. Five American Olympian hopefuls attended, showing off the alpine scene before heading to Chamonix for the Winter Games.
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Noy
Jace
Chauncey Depew Steele
Napoleon
Alesenw
Intel
George Washington
Delaware
Chaunces Depew Steele
Adirondacks
Westchester
Coolidge Faith Centered on Duty in Day Sermon
Dr. Day, pastor of the United Church, urges that Coolidge’s New England birthright rests on devotion to duty and fear of opinion. He says character, not possessions, defines value and stresses public conscience guiding the president's standard.
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United Church
New England
Coolidge
Quet
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Cording
New Year's Eve Row Basis for Police Charges
Police disciplinary hearing in Laurice department alleges John A. O'Brien of 965 Madison Ave caused a disorderly street disturbance on John Street near Broad Street during New Year’s Eve celebrations. He allegedly punched Policeman Tobis after an exchange, then was beaten with a night stick before subdual and suspended. Witnesses Frank White and George Tolis testified. the case may proceed to a formal hearing.
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Mayor and Aides Visit Fire Engine Houses
Mayor PL William Behrens and Chief George FF Beardsire toured city firehouses with the Board of Fire Commissioners sub committee. The visit reviewed repairs and the department budget, noting a proposed 454,100 for a new firehouse to replace Crest Avenue, and requests to remove center staircases and other upkeep needs.
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Auting Mire
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Albert Ti. Mare
Donald
Carl F. Slemien
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Tilson Speaks For Coolidge On Tax Plan Deadlock
Washington January 18 Representative John Q Tilson of Connecticut says he opposes any compromise on tax reduction while President Coolidge presses for essential principles. Talks in the White House follow a session with the Ways and Means Committee amid behind the scenes pressure to move a tax plan. The plan seeks lowering the maximum surtax rate and shifting incentives toward productive enterprise.
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Coolidge
Welton
John Q. Tilson
Connecticut
Wars and Means Committee
White House
Train Hits Auto Family Killed Near Illinois Tracks
An entire family of six perished when their automobile was struck by a fast Illinois train near a rural crossing. The Whittemeyer family suffered instant deaths for Mrs. Whittemeyer and four children. the sole survivor, infant Ubarel David Whittemeyer, lived about an hour.
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Helen Whitttenmeyer
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Lorene Whittenmeyer
Ubarel David W
Local police board suspends Patrolinin O'Brien amid eve charge row
Chaotic year end events sweep multiple agendas as Patrolinin O'Brien faces charges while police board suspends him tonight. Theatre rows trigger shifts, inspectors scrutinize, and public figures comment on crime, governance, and community safety amid a tense political climate.
Fire Destroys Six Family Tenement At 1841 Mainsheet
A fire at 1841 Mainsheet damaged a six family tenement after a guest accidentally set a closet blaze while searching for an item. The early incident disrupted residents as fire apparatus arrived and firefighters battled the blaze through the night.
Burglaries Alarm Branchville Monroe Looted
Post Office and railroad station at Branchville looted of over $1,000. Stores in Monroe entered in a spree through the area. Police investigate motive and suspects as authorities seek clues.
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Branchville
Monroe
Suspected trio blamed for a string of Fairfield County robberies
A sequence of bold robberies across Norwalk Keenwich Georgetown Long Hill and Monroe tied to three unknown men and three escaped prisoners from New Haven County jail. Post offices stations and homes were broken into with a dynamited Georgetown post office and $1000 in stamps taken. Police report sightings of three men near the post office and a setter named John Locke provided a possible clue. Investigations focus on the escaped inmates and the pattern of breaks across multiple towns.
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Straford
New Haven
Danbury
Forestry Groupe
Modernism
Saga
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Newtown
Vanbury
Trumbull
Prige
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Wile Fin EB. Hagen
John Locke
John Kelly
Hidgefield
Poalsee
Robebery
Monroe Center
Robbers fail in attempt to rob Lea Bros safe
Ambitious yet bungled burglary targeted the Lea Brothers Furniture Co office at 1879 Mak street. Bandits laid plans and damaged the safe, failing to crack it and fleeing with about $200 from a cash drawer before escaping through a rear window. Police were notified next morning.
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