Smith and Bronte Hop Westward Amid Dense Fog
Smith and Bronte in a small monoplane City of Oakland battle fog as they head toward Hawaii. Takeoffs were attempted twice after a nearly fatal mist, with a second hop-off necessary. Miss Marjorie Brown and Miss Mary Rose McGlynn figure in the departure scenes as farewells are held. Continued on Page Two.
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Bronte
Oakland
Hawaii
Oakland Municipal
Simuth
Smyth
Marjorie Brown
San Fransco
Smith
Miss Brown
Mary Rose McGlynn
New York City
Miss McGlynn
Bronte Juck
Earthquake Death Toll in Palestine Rises to 670
Jewish Telegraph Agency reports casualty estimates in Palestine and Trans-Jordan exceed 670 killed and about 3900 injured. Property damage pegged at $2 million as rescue teams work amid widespread destruction around Nablus and the Biblical city of Shechem. Rabbis urge prayers for deliverance while a Jewish delegation plans Basle travel to seek aid for relief and reconstruction.
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Terusalem
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Ato
Secon
Nablus
Shechen
Samor Tan
Je-rusalm
Jius
Palestine
Basle
Zionist Corkre
Convicts Set for Execution at Joliet Prison Yard
Three condemned men Charles Duschowsk Walter Stalesky and Roberto Torrez will face the gallows at Joliet prison tomorrow at dawn for the deputy warden murder during the May 1 1926 escape. Heavily armed guards patrol the jail as the trio prepares to die with a gong poem or other defiant acts noted by observers.
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Charles Duschowsk
Walter Stalesky
Roberto Torrez
Judge unaware of Easton injunction hearing
Judge Leonard J Nickerson said he does not recall any matter set for July 26 in Litchfield county involving WICC. Published reports claimed he would hear arguments on an injunction to stop construction of a new Easton building by Bridgeport station WICC, but he denied any assignment. The matter may have been referred by Judge Edward M Yeomans then in Hartford. Yeomans could not confirm this week. Attorneys Shaff and Resnick reportedly appeared in Hartford seeking the injunction. Yeomans suggested the case be moved to Nickerson later.
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Leonard J Nickerson
Litchfield County
WICC
Nickerson
Bridgeport Broadcasting
Easton
Edward M Yeomans
Hartford
Yeomans
Wee
Miami
Florida
Howard L Shaff
Maurice Resnick
Shaft
Courtney to Make Motor Tests Today
Court ney to make motor tests today as the Dorale tug overhaul nears completion at Calshot Naval Air Station England. Captain Frank T Courtney plans a series of half hour flights and four hour runs to check fuel use before a possible hop to New York. Weather delays yesterday shifted plans but tests proceed this weekend with a westward flight in sight.
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Pertal
Telegram
Altlegice
al Counteles
Great Britain
Bs ‘Orth
Mereon
Vwiance
New York
Weathers Tech
Courtney
Barnum and Bonaparte Born Advertisers Headlines
Professor Lyon Phelps hails Barnum and Bonaparte as born advertisers in an exclusive Saturday article set to appear in tomorrow’s Bridgeport Telegram, detailing their famed hoaxes and lasting impact on public perception.
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Professor Lyon Phelps
Bridgeport Telegram
Heat Wave Deaths Rise Across Eastern States
A three day heat wave in the Eastern states caused 40 deaths across regions including New York City and New Jersey. Officials report record July heat with a shade reading near 50F and sun measured at 103F. relief is forecast with thundershowers and cooler air.
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New York City
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Upper
New York State
William J Meala
Rocton Street
Sailor Indicted for Axe Murders in Brooklyn
New York July 14 By Associated Press sailor Ludwig Halverson Lee was indicted today for the slaying of two Brooklyn women. He faced the grand jury after evidence was presented, with District Attorney Dodd calling the indictment strong. The case also implicates parts of Miss Sarah Elizabeth Brownell and Mrs Zelma Larsen Bennett, whose bodies were found in an ash can and sewer at 28 Prospect Place. Relatives identified body parts amid the investigation.
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New York
Associated Press
Ludwig Halverson Lee
Brooklyn
Dodd
Lee
Christian Jensen
Otto Nielsen
Sarah Elizabeth Brownell
Zelma Larsen Bennett
Prospect Place
Miss Brownelis
Norwalk Man Crushed by Freight Train At Station
AiEhui Bop, about forty five, was struck by a northbound freight at Norwalk station at 11:20 PM while seated on the platform. Engineer blew whistle as Bishop toppled into the locomotive, sustaining a compound fracture of the left leg and a fractured skull. he remained on operating tables at Norwalk Hospital early this morning.
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AiEhui Bop
Oakwood
Norwalk
Bishop
Blownskey
Two Hurt In Milford Turnpike Crash
A man and a woman were taken to Milford Hospital unconscious and in serious condition after a three-vehicle crash on the New Haven Milford Turnpike near Panay Farm. The incident involved a light car and a truck, with a third car colliding into the truck. the two injured were occupants of the third car. The couple were identified as John N Shreve and Adele C Shreve of Manhasset Island Rye NY, both not expected to live.
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Milford Hospital
New Haven Milford Turnpike
Panay Farm
Jonn N Shreve
Manursing
Island Rye NY
Adele
Marriage license records to stay public under AG ruling
Bridgeport health officials resist change to openness for marriage license applications despite Attorney General Ayling ruling that such records must be public. Dr William H Coon says he will not alter years of practice and cites policy concerns. The AG opinion says registries must provide public access to applications or face overreach, affecting counties beyond Bridgeport. Continued discussion noted with local officials and newspapers.
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Bridgeport
Ayling
William Hal Coon
Coon
Rlling
Attornecy-General
Stanley Hasborn
Clara Flint
Fairfield
Helen Chijchester
Wilton
Boy Drowns as Heat Wave Strains Bridgeport Pool Scene
A fifteen year old boy drowned at a Tin Bridge pool in Ash Creek Fairfield while others, including a second swimmer injured and treated by physicians, sought relief from the heat. Firemen recovered the body. death ruled accidental after examination by Dr William H Donaldson. Funeral set for Saturday at Holy Cross church.
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Bridgeport
Roy Dios
Michael
Isumsky
S Treet
Tin Bridge
Ash Creek
Pairfield
Chemical No 2
Jack Killean
William H Donaldson
Fairfield
William Tour
Pstiolman Whwam Clancy
Holy Cross Church
St Michaels Cemetery
Catherine Hudak
Susan Datgo
Jennie Mureko
Anthony Listinsky
Goey
Adlye
Pleasure Beach
Edward
Gas price in city unchanged as cut is made in state
Gasoline price movements across Connecticut draw mixed results with a statewide two cent cut announced by refiners and distributors, yet local prices in New Haven and Hartford show little change. In New Haven Mayflower and others cut from 23 to 21 or 19 cents in some stations while city-wide prices largely hold at 23 cents. Hartford area stations report two cent reductions to 22 cents tax included, with Danbury and Bridgeport mixed.
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Connecticut
Automobile Club of
Hartford
Weld
New Britain
Bridgeport
New Haven
Associated Press
Mayflower Company
Danbury
Standard Oil Company
Connecticut Oil Company
Gulf Refining Company
Thompsonville
Fragmented OCR News Summary From an Old Page
A scrambled OCR page references various items including a court case, political mentions, sports notes, and local notices. It mentions officers, elections, and several named people while listing pages and columns with mixed topics and line fragments.
New Haven Postal Clerk Suspected of Theft Escapes
New Haven July 14 By Associated Press post office inspectors and local detectives hunted tonight for John J Fitzgerald a 25 year old mail distributing clerk at the downtown post office. Officials said Fitzgerald escaped while being taken to question after inspectors investigated the disappearance of money from registered matter. He allegedly took a decoy envelope and vanished through a ground floor window as a door locked behind him. Police and detectives reported no clue to his whereabouts with no agreement that he had been questioned or that the package was secured.
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New Haven
Associated Press
Post Office
John J Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Maile
Pierce M Maher
Apy
F J Bulkeley
Polish Countess Dies in Dublin Republic figure passes away in hospital
Countess Constance Gore Booth Markievicz a key Republican worker in Ireland died early this morning in Dublin after two appendicitis operations. Once married to Casimir Markievicz she joined the 1916 rising era and faced a death sentence later commuted. She aligned with Eamon De Valera and was elected to Dail Eireann in recent elections.
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Dublin
Associated , Press
Markievicz
Ireland
Markievics
Patrick Dunn
Casimer Duin de Markievicz
Poland
Eamon de Valera
Fianna
Republican Party
Dall Eireann
Major Sidney Cotton probes Newfoundland wreck clue
Major Cotton returned to St Georges at 6 tonight and boarded his plane as observers speculated he might fly toward a reported wreckage near Flat Bay. Hunters said they saw a large white object inland about 40 miles from Flat Bay that could be the White Bird fuselage. Cotton planned to question the hunters and decide next steps when daylight came, awaiting favorable weather for a New York flight.
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ST Johns NF
Associated Presh
Sidney Cotton
St Georges
Nungeuse
Coll
Flat Bay
Cotton
Newfoundland
Paris
New York
Tetl St Georges
Majo Catton
New Yok Flat Bay
Naval Parley Adjourns After Failure To Make Pact
A fragmented July report notes naval parley adjourned after failing to reach a pact. Britain and Japan pressed for lower cruiser tonnage while the US urged a broader agreement valuing mutual confidence over armament gains. Observers warned that unresolved disputes risk renewed conflict.
McAdoo Sought Dry Leader Aid in 1924 Nomination
New York American prints a letter from William G McAdoo to Dr H W Russell of the Anti Saloon League dated April 5 1924 seeking support for his Democratic presidential bid. The letter requests help from Los Angeles officials and emphasizes Prohibition enforcement while indicating awareness of wet leaders.
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Anti- Saloon League
New York
Associated Press
Sussell
Nathan Newby
Los Angeles
Church Federation of
Asheim Named as School Architect for Columbus Addition
Leonard Asheim was elected by the board of education as the architect for the new 10 room addition to Columbus School by a five to one vote. The board accepted an alternative offer from Joseph W Northrop at four percent of cost and noted Asheim’s six percent fee. The Beardsley school addition and Bassick Junior High project were discussed, with Beardsley’s project accepted and to be ready for occupancy by September as seats are installed.
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Leonard Asheim
Board of Education
Columbus School
Ernest G Southey
Beardsley School
Bassick Junior High
J Murray Jonnzon
Southey
Joseph W Northrop
Northrop
Asheim
Fred J Dixon
Columbus
Bnard
Dr Frank McCoy’s Seventeenth Article on Page 13
Dr Frank McCoy continues his series on how to reduce something with his seventeenth installment. The article appears in today’s Sel exinm on page 13.
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Dr. McCoy
Frank McCoy
Police arrest in Milford over rescue workers fund probe
Milford and West Haven police jointly probe a charity scam linked to the Rescue Workers organization. Clifford Green, 22, a solicitor, admits lacking permission to solicit and claims funds were to aid camp trips. New Haven and Milford authorities await charges as inquiries expand.
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Milford
Connecticut
West Haven
Clifford 2 Twenty Two
Green
Henry Ballbronner
Wee
Eet
New A
Junde
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Airy
Ernest L Smith
Emery
Radio Corporation of America Bee
Deacons
Golden Gate
Tula
Columbia
Barnum
Bonaparte
Weather Bureau
Cont
Sailor
Ludwig Lee
Dr. Coon
Naugatuck
Boy
Fairfield Swimming Hole
Bansal
Aslemy Camid Ag Archibat
Bovik
Kerson
Tim Mpalind
Jaun League
Comey Ltd
Aimer
Gust Rat
Briony Anes
Lan
Puluariig
Democratic Sambis
Axe
Hilal
Criforin
Hiligeman
Fortune
Cuminos
Iniaytiala
Lary Fusayrich
Richwest
Roy Wand
Millix
Tinaiahi
Poitia
Diewna
Tito Ted Fox
Nungesser Club
Heater
Hester
Lucey
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Gibson
ACCOR
Japan
England
AGI
U. S
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Switzerland
Presa
United States
Great Beijing
Big
Earl Jellicoe
Budgeman
Hugh
W Son
Viscount
United
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Saphe
Britain
Jellicoe
M'Adoo
Aed
James M
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ROK One
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