Glory of Ancient Petrograd Foretells Decline
A dispatch from Leningrad on July 3 by Walter Whiffen describes Petrograd as faded from its czarist glory, with glittering streets and luxury replaced by drabness. The Nevsky Prospect shows decay, commerce stagnates, and the Winter Palace and Hermitage suffer from neglect while signs of imperial memory persist.
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Whifpen
Leningrad
Associated Press
Peter the Great
Europe
Kew
Petrograd
St. Petersburg
Kane
Chantant
Nevaky
Elizabeth
Alexander I
Toar
Tulbang
Winter Palace
Petershiurg
Hermitage
Bridgeport Men Earn Commerce and Finance Degree at Northeastern
Five Bridgeport men completed the Commerce and Finance Evening Classes through Northeastern University New Haven branch. They earned Bachelor of Commercial Science degrees: James E Copley Gordon H Howes Stanley J Keating and Edward Z Saika. Francis R Hart will earn his degree after completing high school credits. Graduation was held at Yale University Sprague Memorial Hall with Yale’s Charles H Warren delivering the commencement address.
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Bridgeport
Northeastern University
New Haven
M.c
James E Copley
Pembroke Street
Bridgeport Brass Company
Gordon H. Howes
General Electric Company
Stanley J Keating
United States Internal Revenue
Commerce
Sprague Memorial Hall
Yale University
Charles H .Warren
Sheffield Scientific School
Peace Principles Highlighted in Rev Craft Sermon
Rev Ernest J Craft in Christ Episcopal Church yesterday urged that peace follows justice mercy and humility. He cited Thomas Huxley noting no conflict between science and religion and praised Huxleys interpretation of a Hebrew verse as guiding moral philosophy.
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Thomas Huxley
Ernest J. Craft
Christ Episcopal
Hurley
Huxley
Gladystone
Myr. Craft
Craft
Poles Crown Ostrabrama Madonna in Vilna Ceremony
In Vilna the Madonna of Ostrabrama received the Polish crown, a 17th century icon, in a pomp-filled ceremony attended by Premier Pilsudski, President Moscicki, bishops, and diplomats. Over 100000 pilgrims cheered as Cardinal Kakowski fixed the crown with screws, funded by donations and protected by frontier guards amid rainy weather.
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Associated Press
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Pilsudski
John Casimir
Augustus II
Czenslochowe
Jesus
Moscicski
John B Stetson, Jr
United States
Ostrabrama
Lithuania
Cathedral Square
Kakowski
Warsaw
Ostia
Flagship Antares Visits New Haven
More than 440 officers and men on the U S Antares flagship of Rear Admiral Hussey welcomed in New Haven to aid July Fourth celebrations. The battleship anchored inside the Luddington breakwater will sail Tuesday for Newport and fire a salute tomorrow. Admiral Hussey resides in Litchfield and will return to his ship.
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Associated Press
U.S
Antares
Cr. Hussey
Elm City
Luddington
Newport
Q 2
Admiral Hussey
Litchfield
Imports of Fireworks on Increase in 1927
Washington July 3 imports of fireworks into the United States continued to rise despite officials saying Fourth of July celebrations are growing saner. The Department of Commerce reports about 1,000,000 pounds more fireworks were imported in the first four months of 1927 than in the same period of 1926.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Two Arrested in Westport Fight
Westport July 3 Edward Bowe and Harry Corvino were arrested after a lengthy sidewalk quarrel in front of the Fine Arts theater. Bowe wielded a screwdriver and stabbed Corvino, who suffered minor injuries. both were charged with breach of the peace and assault and later fined and released on bonds.
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Westport
Edward Bowe
State Street
Wesport
Harry Corgino
Beacon Street
Norwalk
Fine Arts Theater
Howard Baker
Bowe
Corvino
Wiliam Munson
Fine Arts Lunch
Corino
Obituaries for Macieski Osborn and Garrity in Stratford and Monroe
Konstanty Macieski aged 50 dies at 52 Sherman Street after a short illness. Survived by wife and seven sons. Funeral 8:30 from home and 8:00 at St. Joseph’s Independent Polish church. Interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery Stratford. William Spencer Osborn dies at 86 Fairview Avenue Stratford. Survived by four sons John A Ralph P Leon Ray J Osborn two daughters and brother Charles C. Burial in Union Cemetery after private service at Wilmot and West Bridgeport. Mrs Henry Sherman Delia H Garrity dies at home in Monroe in her sixtieth year. Survived by husband. member of Harmony Grange active in civic matters. Funeral private today at Wilmot and West Lafayette street. burial in Stepney. Etta May Wolfe nee Bayles dies at Bridgeport Hospital after lingering illness. Survived by husband Anthony Wolfe two brothers Irving Bayles Hyde Park Mass and Walter L Bayles Bridgeport. Funeral Tuesday July 5 from home of brother Walter Bayles 569 Park Street at 2 p.m daylight saving time Rev A H Layton to officiate.
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Sherman Street
St. Joseph's
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Stratford
William Spencer Osborn
Fairview Avenue
John A. Ralph P
Leon
Ray J. Osborn
C. Clark
Frederick Look
Charles C. Osborn
Derby
Wilmot and West, Inc
Lafayette Street
Bridgeport
Union
Henry Sherman
Delia H. Garrity
Henry F. Sherman
Monroe
Sherman
Sharon
Harmony Grange
Wilmot and Weat, Inc
Henry Ha
Etta May Wolfe
Etta May
Anthony Wolfe
Irving Bayles
Hyde Park
Walter L. Bayles
Waller
Bayles
Park Street
A.H Layton
Grace Methodist Church
Auto Fire in Fairfield Sparks Quick Stop
Fairfield Fire Department responded to an alarm on Jennings Road yesterday afternoon as a small coupe caught fire. The blaze was extinguished quickly with no injuries reported.
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Fairfield
Jennings
Weekly Price Indices by Professor Irving Fisher
Price index notices show England and Italy indices with 1914 100 base. Crump London Times Milan Chamber figures collected by Fisher and others. The report also notes June 26 and a low week ending January 27 with NYSE stock volume and value movements in industrial common shares.
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Crump
London Financial Times
England
Milan
New York Stock Exchange
Italy
Imig Fisher
Tag Ag
Crown Point Fort to Host Independence Day Pageant
Historic Crown Point Fort in New York will host a July 4 pageant titled Crown Point the Gibraltar of America commemorating the fort’s role in history. The event includes dedication of two new markets at Crown Point and Fort St Frederick, with scenes tracing Champlain’s discovery, French control, and key Revolutionary events.
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Associated Press
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Lake Champlain
Ticonderoga
Port Henry
Westport
Mineville
Fot
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Amtherat
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Champlain Valley
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Lake George
Nughod
Amherst
Lord Amherst
England
Port St. Frederick
Amystlil
Fort Ticonderoga
Seth Warner
Ticonderoge
Bunker Hill
Boston
Burgerore
Albany
Colorado congressman dies in Rocky Mountain National Park trip
William Vaile a five term Colorado congressman from the first district died of a heart attack near Grand Lake while traveling with his wife and son during the Fourth of July trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. Born June 22, 1876 in Kokomo Indiana he attended Yale and Harvard and served in the Spanish American War before practicing law.
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Associated Press
William Vaile
Denver
Firs
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Nations Park
Vaile
Grand Lake
Kokomo
Ind
Yale
Piet Connecticut Field Artillery
Harvard
Canada closes its three day Jubilee celebration
Ottawa July 3 Associated Press report says Thanksgiving services across Canada concluded the Diamond Jubilee marking 60 years of provincial unity. Over 6,000 attended as Viscount Willingdon and Premier Mackenzie King led ceremonies with cabinet members. King anticipated broader future diplomatic recognition in world capitals. Col Charley Lindbergh attended the dinner and received a Jubilee medal.
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Ont
Associated Press
Dominion
Viscount Willingdon
Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
William Philips
United States
King
Charley Lindbergh
Cunningham Closes On Pete Casey In Western League Chase
Cunningham, the Des Moines slugger, stays hot near Pete Casey's 424 average as he trails by two points and eyes Casey's mark. The Oilers lead batting with a 28-point gap, while Casey and Munson top home run charts at 17. Rabbit and Davis stir in steals and runs as pitching standout Bineholder nets 15 wins.
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Des Moines
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Wichita
Joe Rabbit
Omaha Flash
Atick
F. Griffin
Davis
Omaha Gardner
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Blaeholder
Wingfield
Langford
Comorosky
Murphy
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Griffin
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Omaha
Dr John G Williams dies in Brooklyn at 54
Dr John G Williams pioneer in deep X ray therapy dies at his Brooklyn home after a long illness. Born Branford Connecticut he graduated from St Marys Hospital Brooklyn and served on the medical staffs of several institutions.
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New York
Associated Press
John G. Williams
Brooklyn
Williams
Branford
Conn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Five Are Saved From Burning Cruiser in New Jersey
Thomas McCarter president of the Public Service Company, Henry M. Alexander, and a crew of three were rescued late today as fire broke out aboard the 40 foot gasoline powered cruiser Relax in the north branch of the Shrewsbury river. The yacht was destroyed.
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Sea Bright
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Associated Press
Thomas McCarter
Public Service Company
Henry M. Alexander
McCarter
Shrewsbury River
Boy Killed Two May Die After Fireworks Blast
Jamestown New York July 3 Associated Press Ernest Dickerson 16 was fatally hurt and Bernard 14 and Walter 11 Anderson brothers were seriously injured when a bottle of a potassium chlorate and sulfur fuse exploded in Dickerson pocket. The boys had made the mixture as a Fourth of July firework device. Doctors say the two injured have an even chance to survive.
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WN. Y
Associated Press
Ernest Dickerson
Bernard Anderson
Walter Anderson
Dickerson
Youth Bandit Gunned Down After Shoe Store Robbery
New York July 3 The young bandit killed fleeing a Brooklyn officer died by his own gun investigators say powder burns on his hands indicate firing his weapon He had been known at the Hotel Commodore and a Manhattan rooming house at John Holland Jr claiming to be the son of a Detroit manufacturer He robbed a shoe store of 500 dollars before the confrontation.
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New York
Associated Press
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Commodore
Manhattan
John Holland, Jr
Detroit
Protestant and Catholic Union Urged by Manning
York July 3 Bishop Manning Anglican Bishop of New York urged reunion of the Christian church as essential to the world’s future. He said the Anglican church stands between Catholic and Protestant, uniting truth emphasized by both, and urged work toward Lausanne World Conference reconciliation while cautioning against overoptimism. He praised the Anglican church as a force of learning and the only church uniquely placed to foster Christian unity.
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England
Associated Press
Old York
William T. Manning
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Church of England
Tal
Lausanne
Thute
Church of Sound Learning
English
Atock
Thurch
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Ning
Christ
Anglican Church
Church of God
Milford Turnpike Patrol Tightens After Latest Death
State Policeman Hanford W. Bigelow of Stratford and Bridgeport stationed patrols on Milford turnpike from afternoon into early morning. Superintendent Frank M. Nichols orders extended patrols today after the fifth death in two weeks on the turnpike. Milford Board of Police Commissioners will meet Tuesday to discuss highway boats and better traffic control, but funds for more motorcycle officers are not available.
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Stratford
Bridgepor
Milford
Frank M. Nichols
Nichols
Anthony Dullo
New York City
Milford Board of Police Commissioners
W. A Ford
Ford
Masons' Country Club to be Dedicated in New Haven
New Haven July 3 The Racebrook Country Club led by secretary treasurer Robert D Pryde will inaugurate work on an 18 hole professional golf course. Shelter Harbor Country Club at Shelter Harbor Westerly Rhode Island is to be dedicated tomorrow with Benjamin P Moulton presiding as the cornerstone of a $500000 club house is laid.
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Robert D. Pryde
Racebrook Country Club
Shelter Harbor
Westerly
R. T
Benjamin P Moulton
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