Brandegee Talks With Coolidge On Connecticut Vote
Brandegee speaks with President Coolidge about Connecticut politics and New England campaign prospects as Weeks and others discuss Maine and New York battlegrounds. White House conferences outline strategy with Butler coordinating party headquarters in New York and discussions with key Republicans.
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Coolidge
Connecticut
William H Butler
Republican National Committee
Republica
Butler
Washington
White House
Chauce Man
New York
Raymond Benjamin
San Francisco
California
Nevada
Oregon
Representative Vare
Pennsylvania
Carmi Thompson
Ohio
Representative McLaughlin
Nebraska
Maine
Weeks
Massachusetts
New England
Raporta
John W Davis
Dewen
Wreeks
McLaughlin
Charles G Dawes
Nomines
Dawes Washington
Dent Coolidges
Governor Templeton Visits Bridgeport Troops at Wright Camp
Governor Charles A Templeton arrives with family and General George M Cole to inspect the 242nd regiment Coast Artillery at Camp Wright. Battery A fires in full service in the afternoon while Battery C conducts target practice. Local chambers of commerce leaders join the inspection and dinner hosted by Major L E Evans.
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Charles A Templeton
242Nd Regiment
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Templeton
George M Cole
Bridgeport Milford
Connecticut Chambers of Commerce
Tomorow
Graceful Sloop Abandoned in Stamford Harbor
A 32 foot white racing sloop with no name, tied off at Stamford Yacht Club, was towed ashore and seized by police after three well dressed men vanished six weeks ago. Authorities suspect theft and are issuing notices along the shore to locate the vessel and its owners.
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Stamford Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Guante
Long Island
New London
Police to Visit Every Store for Bad Bills
Bridgeport police announce a city wide inspection of shops to warn proprietors about counterfeit ten dollar bills circulating in New Haven Milford Waterbury and Naugatuck. Detectives cooperate with the U S Secret Service to locate the gang and trace how the fake currency enters circulation.
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New Haven
Milford
Waterbury
Naugatuck
Bridgeport
LWO Unycourse
Secret Service
James Berry
Detective Bureau
Mystery Bath Fixtures Found In Westport Field
Westport police solved a theft case after Howard Horelick admitted placing stolen bathroom fixtures in a field behind a sanitarium. He said he bought them from Walter Myers, who was later jailed on burglary charges. the items came from a Weston summer home May 4.
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Howard Horelick
North Main Street
Walter Myers
Tyerside Avenue
County Hall
Bridgeport
Horelick
Nichols
Hartford
Frank Virelli
Myers
Horelisk
Wilson
Weston
Village Smithy New Style and the Bridgeport Sunday Post
Readable feature on a modern village smithy who favors artistic ironwork and signs for town venues. It contrasts old craft with new technique and highlights the smithy’s brainy approach, taste, and evolving forge shaping a local story in Bridgeport.
Yankee tennis stars may quit Olympic Games
Paris July 14 Associated Press Julian S Myrick president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association served notice on the International Olympic Committee to day that the Americans will withdraw the tennis team unless civilized facilities are provided immediately He charges players have endured no shower baths no drinking water and no toilet facilities The spokesman warned that if conditions do not improve immediately the United States players would quit the Olympics
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Associated Press
Julian S Myrick
United States Lawn Tennis Association
International Olympic Committee Today
Myrick
United States
Three Men Bound Over On Rum Charges In Conn Raid
Three New Haven men Fred Tietjen Henry Letjen and Philip Carlando were bound over in Third District Court on transportation and possession charges from a Westerly Rhode Island rum landing raid at Trompsons Cove. Bail was set at 260 dollars in each case. a truck and 200 cases of liquor were seized for federal authorities. A separate note states Tietjen Brothers were truckmen in Cedar Hill. Fried Tretjen served briefly as a police subofficer, resigning in June 1923.
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Fred Tietjen
Henry ‘Letjen
Philip Carlando
New Haven
Westerly
Pawcatuch Conn
Trompsons Cove
Dastrict
Superior Court
Washington County
Tietjen Brothers
Cedar Hill
Fried Tretjen
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Bridgeport
Millon
Fort Wright
Fire Board
Webbs
Cagil Bridges
Delaney
Park Board
Fairfield County
Stamford
Westport
Victor J. Martin
Ember— Riley
Veterans Bureau
Increasing Interest in New Haven Shares
New York July 16 reports rising interest in New Haven railroad shares. The stock traded above last year’s best but below the 1922 peak as accumulation continues. Market observers cite improving conditions and ongoing efforts by management to better utilize plant facilities to stimulate demand.
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York
New Haven Railroad
Moe
Yise
Board organized to hear appeal on income taxes
Washington reports the creation of a Tax Appeals Board with twelve members led by Charles D Hamel to hear disputed tax claims in public hearings. The board will split into regional committees with headquarters in major cities to expedite decisions and relieve the Treasury as back taxes loom large in upcoming years.
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North Dakota
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San Francisco
Binston
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Tax Board
Long-lived Plainville woman marks 100th birthday
Mrs Margaret McDonald of Plainville celebrates her 100th birthday, noting the early hard years of her life. Born in Kilkenny Leland on July 16, 1824, she has lived in Finanville the last 12 years and keeps an active daily routine tending a large flock of chickens with keen eyesight and memory.
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New Britain
Margaret McDonald
Plainville
McDonald Wis
Kilkenny
Leland
Finanvile
De Valera and Stack Freed From Arbour Hill Jail
Dublin July 16 Associated Press Eamon De Valera and Austin Stack leaders of the Irish Republican Army were released from Arbour Hill barracks this evening after confinement since De Valera’s arrest during an election campaign. Stack, his chief lieutenant, remains under scrutiny as the case on the custody of the Dublin American funds proceeds.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Eamon de Valera
Austin Stack
Arpor Hill
de Valera
Onty
P Rutledge
Republican Party
Dail Eireann
Leutenant
Stack
Dalla American
Escaped Inmate Questioned Over Boy's Murder in New Jersey
Jacob Herman, Bergen county farmer and fugitive from the Maring Plains Hospital for the Insane, was questioned as the investigation into seven year old H Francis McDonnell's death broadened into New Jersey. He admitted touching the body but denied any contribution to the death, describing finding the boy's body lying face down with a rag around the neck.
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Merman
Expected Move to Oust 6th District GOP Head
A move to oust T J Connors 48 Republican chairman of the Sixth District is expected at the Sixth district Republican club meeting tonight. George Gydesen is cited as a potential challenger in the district.
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T J Connors
George Gydesen
Fire Board Defers Platts Successor Appointment
Fire Board defers appointing a successor to Arthur D Platt as commissioner James D Lawter is away in Rhode Island. A sidewalk contract was awarded to Howard Hall for Engine House No 1 on Newfield Avenue. The board approved a widow’s pension for Fireman McGrath and adopted a condolence resolution for Arthur D Platt. Applications for membership were filed by Doyle Jr and Herlach. Health reports show good condition among firemen. No benefits were paid by Connecticut State Firemen’s Association in June.
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James D Lawter
Rhode Island
Arthur D Platt
Board of
Howard Hall
Engine House
Newfield Avenue
McGrath
Arthur D Platt Tao
Fle Department
Thomas R Doyle Jr
Grand Strech
Mathew A Herlach
Orchard Street
Focal
Connecticut State Firemens Association
Wife seeks custody as Novak plans rehab amid court case
Norwalk July 16. Mrs Anna Novak told Judge Nehemah Candee she would rather die than endure life with her husband Joseph, who faced assault and intoxication charges. The case was continued to July 28 for possible reconsolidation. she sought custody of their five year old and to live apart.
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Norwalk
Anna Novak
Nehemah Candee
Joseph
Aasaut
Novak
Feuer Discharge Upheld in Million Dollar Bankruptcy Case
David Fauer former president of the National Grain Corporation was discharged from bankruptcy by US District Judge Hawin Thomag after objections by the Guaranty Company of Maryland and others were overruled. The judge sustained Feuer’s discharge though objections alleging concealed assets and false oath were found insufficient. The case, once valued at about 1.9 million, ends with the discharge final.
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National Grain Copporation
Hawin &. Thomag
J R Elein
Elity
Benjamin Blade
New Haven
Feuer
Tlthough
John Keogh
Joseph Shapiro
Harry Goldstein
Abraham Shapiro
New York
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Guaranty Company
National Grain Corporation
Felse Oath
Gwaranty Company
United States Supreme Court
Keogh Feuer
Thomas
Benjamin Brownstein
Samuel Susman
Fenep
Two Men Confess To Slaying Army Major
ASHEVILLE NC July 16 Major Samuel H McLeary missing army officer was killed by Mortimer H King and a companion whose identity is unrevealed near Canton on July 2 a sworn confession was made at Canton late today authorities search for the major’s body said to be hidden in brush about ten miles from Cheraw South Carolina
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Samuel H McLeary
Mortimer H King
Canton
King
Prush
Cheraw
Presence of America Overshadows Dawes Conference
A Bridgeport era page outlines US influence at the London Allied economic talks overshadowing Dawes Report. Local items note Bank borrowing case, fire board issues, and a coroner's inquiry into a child fatality. Distributed notes include state police actions in Fairfield County and local political shifts.
Dawes Plan Dawes Plan discussed at inter allied conference in London
Delegates of ten nations at the inter allied conference welcomed American participation led by Ambassador Melloge and Coronel James A Logan. Prime Minister Macdonald said the Americans illuminate the Dawes plan and could help steer reparations talks toward a workable, balanced settlement acceptable to all powers. He stressed unity after war and the complexity of postwar economic problems.
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Associated Press
America
Dawes
Ramsay Macdonald
Foreign Office
U. S
Macdonald
Melloge
Coronel James A Logan
de Fire
Spegtatora
Buror Penne
Germany
Europe
Munster
Americans Arrive in London for Globe Flight Prep
Six American aviators with 244 flying hours and two thirds of the world behind them landed at Croydon near London after a 11 06 AM takeoff from Le Bourget. They faced headwinds over the channel and were greeted by enthusiastic crowds. Next stop Blyth for engine upgrades before a dash across the Atlantic via Seasland and Greenland.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Croydon
Tuat Oute
Atlantic
Seasland
Greenland
le Bourget
Parle
English Channel
Town Pump Battle in Westport Will Continue in Court
Westport July 1 telegraph service reports the trial of John Williams and Harry Bake of New York on assault charges tied to a local dispute over town pumps and Village Mart. Prosecutor Edward Bradley faces questions over prosecution decisions and town records handling as a court audience gathers.
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John Williams
Harry Bake
New York
John Slosh
Edward B Bradley
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