Government says coal producers seek to gouge buyers
The Federal Trade Commission accuses anthracite coal producers and wholesalers of price gouging as a threatened strike looms. The report cites past profiteering, noting profits up to 38 dollars a ton and high rail rates in 1923, urging preventive measures including stable prices and coordinated production to avert panic and shortages.
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Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Congress
Enal
Eral Opera Ars
Rai
Setback for French Troops Near Tana in Morocco
Paris reports the Ministry of War acknowledging difficult events on the eastern Moroccan front near Tana. Riffians breached front lines after persistent enem y attacks, forcing a wider withdrawal while French forces prepare countermeasures. Public opinion is cautioned not to be disturbed by wartime episodes.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Tana
Coolidge's Pastor to Visit for Summer Service
Dr Jason Nolo arrives in Bridgeport for the summer at Coolidge Church, preaching during July while Pastor Horace Wills is away at the Universal Church conference. The visit follows a schedule of morning services and aims to provide pastoral leadership in the pastor’s absence.
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Jason Nolo
Washington
Foesden
Horace
Uni
Wills
Bridgeport
Woman Dies of Burns in Tenement Fire
In West South street a four story tenement fire injured five and left 50 homeless. A three weeks old infant was tossed from a third story window and saved by a passerby as Mrs Mary Legg died from severe burns. George Clardy and his family escaped to a fire escape but he collapsed from smoke before following. Firemen rescued the infant, reported uninjured, and a fall Standard was carried to safety.
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New York
West South Street
Mary Legg
Geonee Clardy
Charles McLaughlin
Bridgeport Lineman Electrocuted on Railroad Wires
Hugh Mooney, a New Haven railroad lineman, was killed when he touched a high tension wire on railroad tracks near the Riverside bridge in Bridgeport. The shock hurled him from the tower and fractured his skull. several coworkers in the tower witnessed the accident but could not explain how contact occurred. Mooney, aged, leaves a wife, Nellie Mooney, and had eight years of service with the railroad.
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Hugh Mooney
Fifth Street
New Taten
Mooney
Mooney Isaes
Nellie Mooney
New Haven
Ansonia Shooting Sparks Fatal Gunfire in Street
A 36 year old man from Front Street was shot and died at a capital hospital after a gunbattle in Ansonia. Police hunt three armed men seen fleeing toward Front Street while witnesses describe an exchange of shots and a crowd gathering. Police say the assailants likely came from New York.
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Ansonia Taly
Tom Saeta
Front Street
Ceristin
Deroy
James Bars
Hosital
Palice Aire
Ayim
Ogunten
Saeta
Puder Strick Farry
Opine
New York
Trolley Crash Injures Multiple as Cars Collide on Prospect Avenue
Report of a trolley collision with two cars near Prospect Avenue. One passenger, Annie Bar, severely injured and taken to hospital. several others injured with minor injuries reported. Six to eight people rode the trolley car at the time. wreckage near the curb blocked traffic while responders and a garagemen attended the scene. The crash involved the eastbound trolley and two automobiles, with a driver named Joseph Eruo cooperating with authorities.
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Haptafort
Jide
Prospect Avenue Siuth
Farmincin Avenue
Smasoe
Josph
Eeru
Dart
Mos
Talen
Otert
Garland
John Maran
American sailor halts Shanghai riot with single shot
Seaman Di7wh of the destroyer McLeish fired once to disperse a mob of several hundred Chinese strikers threatening violence and kidnappings. The crowd scattered after the shot, as authorities brace for further unrest amid factory shutdowns and foreign staff evacuation.
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Shanghai
Seaman
Amundsen
Norway
Cathedral Loss Above Million Lira In Theft
A major theft at St Peters treasury results in over a million lira lost and the cardinal expresses horror. Police have detained twenty suspects including Le Giovanni Belin, foreman, and investigations focus on the parish site above the treasury where priceless relics were taken while other objects remain untouched.
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Romi
St Peters
le Giovanni Belin
Peters
Jearnet
Hartford Police Arrest 104 On Holiday Weekend
Hartford police arrested 104 people on Saturday for varied offenses including drunkenness speeding reckless driving and driving under the influence. More than half were taken to the station where cell space was tight with seized liquor occupying several cells and a padded cell kept for the most dangerous prisoners. The heavy holiday traffic contributed to the arrests amid fine weather.
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Warempord
Rechlesa
Iquerse
Hartford
Santa Barbara Seismic Toll Revealed by 260 Shocks
Seismograph records reveal Santa Barbara logged 260 shocks since the first two quakes that devastated the business district last Monday. Of these 260, 144 were too slight to notice, 68 were noticeable, 14 very noticeable, 10 moderately severe, and two extremely severe causing great damage. Traffic guards keep sightseers out of the city over the weekend.
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Santa Barbara
Bridgeport Treasure Lost In Home Burglary spree
Ransacking at multiple locations reveals jewelry thefts and money taken while Bridgeport residents report a treasurer and other figures tied to local firms. Police pursue suspects as incidents mount across the city including a gas light company official and a pastor mentioned in summer assignments.
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Ralph Munson
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Binton Coolidges
United Church
Bridgeport
New Haven
Scope counsel may meet judge in Tennessee injunction case
Scopes counsel may seek audience with United States district judge John J Gore as talks proceed over possible injunction. Judge Gore and counsel exchanged meetings as Crore attended a conference with attorneys regarding the case. Neal’s defense team refused to discuss the contemplated injunction reports as the matter remains unsettled. A drowning occurred at Emerald Lake North Dorset with student Rtland Vt duly Arnold Hoersehgen of Stamford Conn 23 years old.
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Cookeville Tonn Tay
John A ‘Neal
John J Gore
United States District
Middle Tennessee
Tate
Crore
Wih Atorness
Éal
John Mitchell
United States Distict
Mitchell Ts
Neal
Retland
Arnold Hoersehgen
Stamford
Conn
Emerald Lake
Dorset
Philadelphia
Old Guard Veteran Visits White Court in Support of Coolidge
Mulvane of Kansas, a leading Old Guard figure, declares Coolidge could win another term if he wishes. He notes strong Western support and tax relief under Coolidge, while cautioning that openly promoting a candidacy could complicate the president’s agenda.
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White Court
Mulvane
Kansas
Swampscott
Coolidge
David W Mulvane
Magnolia
Massachusetts
Sanders
Taft
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wilson
West
Jho
Man Found Dead in Meriden Woods Illinois
A man aged about thirty eight, possibly from New Bedford or Fall River, Massachusetts, was found dead in Meriden Woods, Illinois. He had been living in the area and died yesterday afternoon at Meriden Hospital after being kicked in the mouth prior to leaving a circus. The case is under local inquiry as of Tune 26.
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Meriden
Woody
Tyne
Zeephtyn Sormandy
Meriden Hospital
Destroyer Rescues U S Missionaries Off Hong Kong
July 6 report details the USS Simpson rescuing U S missionaries at Yeung Kong after a heavy sea capsized a launch. Twenty four crew fell into the water. twenty two were saved, two believed drowned. The ship then landed Marines and aided the mission group, with two missing sailors later found safe. Also notes MacMillan Arctic expedition radio update from Battle Harbor Labrador.
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Hong Kong
Simpson
Yeung Kong
Delhoa
Ross
Ford Dought
Gleason
Magdalen Rose
Dolores Monica de Lourdea
Matthews
Aacmillan
Chicago
Zanith Radio Corporation Today
Lo & McDonald II
Battle Harbor
Labrador
Amatauze
Flarigan
Alabama
Feud Victims Recovered Chained to Tree in Forest
Dr W. J. Mason and Lawrence Bowman, missing since June 23 on Signal Mountain, were found alive and chained to a tree at dawn by Jim Thomas. Both men, in serious condition from exposure and hunger, reported five hooded men abducted them nightly and moved them to different spots. The scene had been previously searched by a large posse.
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Tennessee
Conlidge
GOP
National Committeeman
Kansas
Santa Barbara
Bowen
Gener
Unis
New York
Chattanooga
Tenn
W. JD Mason
Lawrence Bowman
Signal Mountain
Jim Thomas
Mason
Bowman
Lighters Damaged In New London Fire Killing Boy
Fire at Thames River yard damages two lighters L4 and Seo0 tied to Fort Wright quartermasters. Explosion of gasoline injures Peter Grilto thirteen and Joseph Alsero thirty five. Tony Alfuero, fourteen, found dead in damaged hull. Fire contained by New London fire department. estimated losses around 3000 dollars.
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Army Lighters
New London Yard
Norwich
New London
Tony Alfuero
Quartermasters Department
Fort Wright
Thames Marine Ratway
Thames River
Peter Grilto
Joseph Alsero
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Chappell
Phames Companiy
Chappell Badneight
New London Fire Department
Life of Blagriff Hovers in Balance
Tames Blagriff, a semi professional basketball player, lies in St Vincents Hospital with a broken back after a fall from his third floor home at 136 Pem trnke street. He is in critical condition with hope for recovery still held.
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Tames Rblagriff
St Vincents Hospital
Pem Trnke
Miller stabbed by wife reported better
Joan Miner, a Black man, was stabbed in a domestic quarrel with his wife. He was reported to be somewhat improved last night at St Vincent’s Hospital.
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Joan Miner Negro
Button Coat
St Vincents Koanitan
Ralph J Munson Dies Prominent Bridgeport Leader
Ralph J. Munson longtime Bridgeport Gas Light treasurer dies after months of illness at 218 West Avenue. He served as superintendent and secretary, active in First Methodist church and Sunday school, with ties to M. E. Church. Survived by wife Mary L Pollau and two daughters Eleanor and Marion. brother Clarence of New Haven. Burial at Mountain Grove. funeral next Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Honorary pallbearers named later.
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Ralph Ira Munson
218
West Avenue
Bridgeport Gas Light Company
Mr Munson
Miford
Joseph O Munson
Methens
New Haven
Augustus BR Smith
Sxteen
Mianson
Bridgesport
Mary L Pollau
Alee
Hawley
George Hawley
Munson
Hs Gemat
Fairfield Avenue
Mountain
Arove Cemetery
Toll rises to 28 killed on second Fourth of July holiday
New York reports 28 dead and 24 injured across the county on the second day of the Fourth of July weekend. Auto accidents caused most fatalities with 15 deaths and 17 injuries, alongside drownings, a plane crash, and fireworks mishaps.
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New York
Bridge girders melt. Williamsburg Bridge closed to trains
July incident at the Williamsburg Bridge in New York caused a short circuit meltdown of a large support girder. The bridge was shut to train traffic while officials assessed damage and safety, interrupting early morning transit.
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New York
Wossing Willamsburg Bridge
Traina Uming
Four motorists killed when car struck by train near Newark
An automobile carrying Katherine Sprague Relbert Sprague Keith Humphrey Leora Sprague was hit by a Baltimore and Ohio train on the northern outskirts of Newark New Jersey. All four riders died at the scene according to AP.
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Newark
Haltimore
Ohio
Katherine Sprague
Relbert Sprague
Eeith Humphrey
Leora Sprague
Pickwick Club Disaster Toll Rises as Rescue Efforts Continue
Boston July 5 rescuers sift a ruined Pickwick club where a collapse during Independence Day celebrations left many dead. Firefighters police and laborers recovered 39 identified bodies amid 25 foot high debris piles as hopes remain high for finding more victims. Names of the identified victims include John J Scales age 21 from Roxbury and Lacretta Keegan age 36 from Cambridge among others.
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Boston
Pickwick Club
Cue Squad
Mass
Pickwick
John J Scales
Mate Jr
Epring Terrace
Roxbury
Lacretta Keegan
Fey
Weather Street
Cambridge
Jordan
Somerville
Stuart
Millon
Margaret Mor
Warren
Say Pinghot Seeks Senator Seat In Pennsylvania Bid
Say Pinghot launches campaign for a Senate seat from Pennsylvania amid attacks on Secretary Velon and prohibition enforcement. The plan draws support from Mellon allies and Republican leadership, framing the issue as a key rallying point for prohibition enforcement. No immediate reply from Mellon. Treasury officials indicate a response may come.
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Washington
Velon
Portland
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Pines
Pinellas
Mellon
Peperer
Mello
David A Reed
Rppublican State Organization
Pthot
Mellon Tea Cay
Treasury
Tclal
St Week
Sits in Hornets Nest Cannot Rise Stamford July 3
A man named John Imbibei, known to some locals and law enforcement, was found in a pasture off Magee avenue after an incident at a hive. He fought many attackers and was assisted by a passerby and police, then taken to Stamford hospital in stable condition.
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Vileford
Stamford
Westport
Reat
Milford
Partie County Hunt
Mildwind
Pedual Yacht Club
Rowe Family
Stratford Coment
New Spring
Inwa
New London
New Haven
Brec
Burns
John
Magee Avenue
Petro
Pollice
Stamford Hospital
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