Germany to declare state of war against France
A battered, chaotic dispatch details Germany preparing a state of war against France as police investigations into a vast auto theft ring unfold. Singer, 18, faces multiple charges including possessing and selling a mutilated car tied to the ring. Police allege involvement by officials and expand the probe to Bridgeport, Hartford, Fairfield and New Haven.
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Germany
France
Blaze
Singer
cGarge Ss. Singer
Board of Police Commissioners
M. Hannon
Bos_ton
Bridgeport Police Department
Times
Hannon
Bridgeport
Hartford
Fairfield
New Haven
Manhattan Avenue
Park Avenue
Andrew Vesy
Pelieg
Vesy
Fairfield Teign Court
Charity Written for the Community Chest by Rev Rebs Moore
A poetic plea extols charity as a divine duty tied to Jesus and the poor. The verse honors maternal love and calls for acts of kindness as the true aim of faith, praising charity as the soul’s nobility and a prize before the throne at judgment.
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Community Chest
Rebs Moore
President Harding Colds Prompt Quiet White House Day
President Harding, struck by a cold, spent the afternoon in seclusion at the White House after a cabinet meeting. Brigadier General Sawyer, his physician, said there is nothing serious. He worked on papers with a busy week ahead, some engagements may be canceled if illness persists.
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Washington
Harding
White House
Sawyer
Old Age Pension Bill Introduced In State Assembly
Hartford senator Jacob Sussman plans a bill to fund state old age pensions. It would grant $25 monthly to applicants over 60 earning under $300 yearly, with disbursement by the state welfare division. The measure attracts interest from the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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Hartford
Jacob Sussman
Senate
State Division of Welfare
Order of Eagles
City Asked to Reduce Park Rental and Taxes
At a joint meeting of stockholders and creditors of Ingersoll Engineering and Construction the group urged the city to ease the park rental and taxes to allow purchase and reorganization of Pleasure Beach assets. A committee was formed to raise funds, with Ed Mundy Wolfe receivership deadline set for January 23.
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Amusement Corporation
City—Committee
Ingersoll Engineering and Construction Corporation
Atwater
Common Council
Wilder's Slate For City Court Faces Opposition
Bridgeport City court fight grows as Senator Wilder presents resolutions naming Arthur M. Comley for judge and Ralph T. Beers for deputy judge. Backers claim turmoil stems from outside state organization while questions linger on momentum and path to commissions.
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Hartford
Bridgeport
Frank L. Wilder
Arthur M. Comley
Ralph T. Beers
Wilder
Comley and Beers
Dudgze Boardman
City ‘Court
House
Dealers Granted Fifty Cents a Ton More for Coal
Coal prices at city yards will rise fifty cents per ton to offset higher delivery costs caused by recent snow. The Fuel Board granted the increase yesterday and will revoke it when weather returns normal. Dealers, via representatives, agreed to the change, with deliveries to be impartial regardless of road or weather conditions.
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Edmund S. Wolfe
Fred Fearce
George M. Eames
Park Board
Superior Court
New Haven
Fuel Board
Pilietin
Stoneham Man Held for Raising Check
Hobart L. Crofut of Stoneham was arrested in Bridgeport by a Secret Service operative on charges of raising a check. Authorities say he received a $3.77 check from a New York bank, altered it to $377 and pocketed the excess. He is held without bonds for a hearing before U.S. Commissioner Hugh J. Lavery.
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Hobart
Five Pretty Girls Seek Carfare for Danbury Normal
Twelve high school girls announced yesterday that after four years toward normal school they must move on next month with no local normal school available. They face paying for transportation to Danbury, a situation caused by a disrupted race and a canceled prize.
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Danbury
Reg Yy EE Sre
Three Firemen Recovering After Basement Blaze
Three firemen overcome by smoke and exhausted from fighting a basement fire in a Shelton building on Fairfield avenue were reported resting comfortably at St. Vincent's hospital. Several others suffered minor injuries. officials cannot determine the cause. Estimated loss to the building under $700 with stock damage from Union Light Co and Hayes Fish Market totaling up to $56,000 to $100,000. Fire confined to the basement under New York Cleaning and Eye Works Inc amid cartons and crates. upper floors largely undamaged. Traffic blocked by the blaze and debris. Continued on Page Two.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Shelton
Fairfield Avenue
Southern New England Telephone Company
M. E
Daniel E. Johnson
Union Light Company
Hayes Fish Market
Johnson
New York
iWorks, Inc
Volon
End of wartime romance ends in decree news
State Referee Josh H Reed recommends a decree in the divorce action of Maylah Hallock Morris and Levi Phillips Morris. The Bridgeport war bride testified about a France battlefield letter and an alliance with a French woman before reconciliation attempts. Italy offers to mediate as ultimatum expires while Berlin expels French civilians and Germany braces for further sanctions.
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Josh H. Reed
Maylah Hallock
Morris
Bridgeport
City Savings Bank
Levi Phillips Morris
Newtown
Oklahoma
Charles A. Hallock
Danbury
Plaintff
France
Waterbury
London
Berlin
Germany
Daily Express
Hugo’ Stinnes
Daily Telegraph
Death of Crown Corset head Ralph S Miller
Ralph S Miller vice president of Crown Corset Company died yesterday after a brief illness at his New York home. In his memory both plants on Railroad avenue and James street shut down last night and will remain closed until after his funeral services which have not yet announced the date.
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Ralph S Miller
Crown Corset Company
Railroad Avenue
James Street
New York City
Harding Sees New England Industry Threatened
Boston Jan 16 William P Harding, newly named governor of the Federal Reserve Bank, warned that textile mill moves to the South might not harm New England’s general conditions. He noted cotton’s manufacture, open winter conditions, and coastal power/transit advantages as factors. He planned to study New England people, their industries, and financial needs.
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Boston
New England
William P
Narding
Federal Reserve Bank
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
New Tangland
Oil stock stricken from exchange list
New York January 16. The North American Oil Company stock, suspended November 24 after a two day trading start, was stricken from the New York Stock Exchange list by a ruling of the governing committee. An extended inquiry found that information required by the exchange about stock disposition had been withheld when the application was made.
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New York
North American Oil Company
New York Stock Exchange
Horsemen of Apocalypse Ride Across Europe
The Westminster Gazette predicts dire outcomes for Central Europe and the Balkans as Germany faces food shortages if France maintains coal industry stranglehold. It sharpens on Britain’s stance, implying intervention may follow as conditions deteriorate.
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London
Europe
Westminster Gazette
Germany
Gazette
Balkans
WAR VETERANS TO ENCAMP AT NORFOLK IN AUGUST
The 24th national encampment of the veterans of foreign wars of the United States will be held in Norfolk Virginia from August 27 to 31, it was announced today.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Norfolk
Coal talks at Essen hit by Bolshevik influence
London dispatch says talks in Essen between mine owners and workers’ representatives show grave difficulties in obtaining coal. A manager notes rising Bolshevik influence among workers and a case at the Suelzer Neuk mine where the workmen’s council warned a French commander to withdraw or risk a work stoppage. In Bad Ems an anti French incident saw a royal flag removed from a cliff castle, with a 100,000 mark reward offered for the culprit and the affair deemed closed.
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Ins
Creasing
Stinnes
London
Essen
Suelzer Neuk
Bad-Ems
Germany
Associated Press
Baderlay
Bad_Ems
Frencs
New Schools for Old Divides Weston Citizens
Weston faces a heated debate over public schools with a town meeting disrupted by factionalism. The State Board withholds a roughly $2,200 grant, forcing borrowing to pay teachers as residents push plans for a new schoolhouse costing up to 10 000 dollars and a fresh town meeting within two weeks.
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Weston
State Board of Education
Weston School Board
Arthur C. Bradley
Willis B. Banks
Fairfield County
State Board of Educasation
Tha ‘Own
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Seabright Avenue
Brewster Street
Kathherine Hayes
Katherine
Anthony Raymond
Joseph
Anthony
Mary
Bryant
Katherine Hayes
Anthony and
Joseph Raymond
Cortright
Light Company
Dye Company
Hayes Fish Market Company
Referee Reed
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Italy
Muenster
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Horsemen of Apocalypse
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Sunday Post
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