Bridgeport Tax Assessor Riffs Salary Protest Notice
Connelly Tax Collector Howard Shatlerger declines any reduced pay for the Bridgeport tax assessor post. William Burd clert and city treasurer Otto Whide confirm the annual salary at 790 dollars, with payment protested but accepted under reserve to preserve rights. notice sent to city officials July 1925. The declaration indicates no prior presentation of the 14 bar date.
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DeLaney
Sali
Thomas WoCulman
Connelly Tax Collec
Howard Shatlerger
Tay Atomy
Beward
Lo Rell
Garrity
Ott
del Mann
Bingeant
Alfrel
Burdick Itylerk
Walter Woollar Tay
Otto Whide
Bridgeport
Governor Expected to Grant Temporary Reprieve
A telegraph from Detroit prompted Governor Small to consider a reprieve for Robert Scott, brother of Russell Scott, who had been sentenced to death. Attorneys and officials worked to delay the execution, hoping to locate Robert and prevent the hanging.
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Wight
Ram
Detroit
Sen
Govenor
Sma Agneh
Robert Scott
Roesells
Robert
Scott
Russell
Rober
Catherine Scott
Cao Dee
Smal
Teende
Sluh
Winden
Otrolt
Meetings Tonight at Various Lodges and Clubs
Local notices list meetings and gatherings for Stra o d lodge Knights of Primias pan entries for Libs Mains ree Frigeport Indze RP O E 369 State sitet Erdzeport Rifle club and surrounding groups. Includes Wol 8 Cannon treet Br ad tree and other venues with dates near March 27 and later references.
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Stra
Knights of Primias Retmens
Redmens Hal Pasfield Vevompon
Hood of America
Amerci
Licked
Wasi
State Street
After Meal Health Builder Promises Better Digestion
Fragmentary ad copy touts an after meal health aid claimed to improve appetite and digestion while aiding various disorders. Mentions brand names and distributors in vague terms, with garbled text hindering specifics about ingredients or efficacy.
Ambulance Call Log Notes From Daily Record
Daily Record lists ambulance calls with multiple patients including 239 p m for Paw Simmis a twenty month old Margaret raid Cottage to St Vincents Hospital for tonsillitis 330 p m for Mrs Burke 5a2 East Main street refused treatment left at home 645 pm for Mrs Williams to St Vincents Hospital and a suicide attempt in progress near Shree Chopsey Hill Rod. Emergency response by Dr Ho A Savita at the Emergency Hospital.
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Batalp Hajnalft
Ridge Avenue
Paw Simmis
Margaret
St Vincents Hospital
Burke
East Main Street
Kelly
George Street
St Vincents
Wiliams
Chopsey Hill
Collins Located in Edinburgh
AP reports at 1 AM police informed Wiss Collins daughter of Professor Joseph Victor Collins of Stevens Point Wisconsin that her father, missing for days, was found in Edinburgh in a dazed condition. Police gave few details, stating he would likely return to London today.
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Los Don
Wiss Collins
Joseph Victor Collins
Stevens Poirt
Wisconsin
Edinburgh
Professor Colling
P Oissor Collins
Loniten
Hard coal fields kept separate in wage talks says miners
Anthracite miners and operators agreed hard coal and bituminous coal would remain distinct in wage negotiations. Paul Muniers International vice president said the stance would hold during renewal of the August 31 contract. Miners warned they would press for a check off this year while operators resisted but stayed open to ideas.
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Atlantis City
van A Bittnel
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Paul Marian
Bar Association Picnic At New London Event Details
About 11 members of the Connecticut Bar Association enjoyed a summer picnic at the Hotel Gistwold Eastern Point in New London on July 22. Activities included golfing and swimming, with Hinks at New Tanion serving as arrangements chairman. Superior Court Judges present included Christopher Avery, Allyn Brown, Arhu Lils, John Pans, George Hinman, and Edward Yeomans, plus a former Democratic state central committee chairman.
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New London
Connecticut Bar Association
Giswold
Eastern Point
Psiip
Hinks
New Tanion
Mos
Superior Court
Christopher I. Avery
Groton
Allyn L Brown
Norewich Ar
Police officer and woman die in double tragedy
A police officer and a woman were reported dead in a fatal incident. Witnesses recall tension with the officer’s wife and a possible crisis of motive. Friends describe the officer, Edwards, as a trusted colleague and express sorrow over the tragedy.
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Phostians
Connor Edwards
Flat-iron starts fire at Dr Hersey’s home
A fire started by a flat iron damaged Dr Hersey’s residence. Aboard at the home was ignited causing a blaze that was quickly controlled. The Flat-iron incident prompted a call to fire authorities via local dispatch in the afternoon.
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DR. Hersey
Hme
Tir
Bfersey
Bodsepari
Homial
Ripper Board Seeks Expert Tax Advice in Britain
Board members from Appor tenament and Paxuticen travel to Britain to consult Thomas Lider, a tax expert, on a complex case. They aim to understand calculations and legality under current law, hoping for guidance on a proposed settlement and future actions.
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Ripper
Appor Tenament and
Paxuticen
Britain
Evolution clash erupts over Bible teaching in schools
A Tennessee case over teaching scientific doctrines in public schools raises biblical conflict claims. Plaintiffs oppose textbooks denying biblical creation, while legislators debate a broader district appropriation rider. National figures Darrow and Bellwether comment on the polarized episode as Washington proceeds with legal actions.
Dawe Sued By Mill Hill Neighbor Over Fencing Dispute
A Mill Hill neighbor sues Dawe alleging construction of a four foot wooden fence between properties damaged shrubs and noted a nearby fence line overlap with Warren Harding High School property. An investigation by the commission will determine if lines violate rules and if any trespass or ownership issues exist.
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Fle Po
Warren Harding
Aete
Das
Higshian
Poet Realtor Buys Westport Coal Yards In New Venture
Westport July 22 Special Swinburne Hale a New York attorney and poet has purchased the Leonard H Gault coal yards for 33 000 cash. The property fronts Main street and the Saugatuck river. Hale plans a threestory building on Main Street with an arcade to the road, plus apartments and a studio. Architect Sanford Evans of this place will draw plans for the new Main Street building to replace the recently acquired Turgis and Hurlburt blocks.
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Westport
Swinburne Hale
New York
Leonard H Gault
Saugatuck
Hale
Main Street
Sanford Evans
Hales
State Street
State Swept By Severe Storm Strikes Many Towns
A brutal afternoon storm blanketed the region, knocking out power and flooding streets from Danbury to Hartford. Lightning caused extensive damage, toppling walls, shutting down utilities, and forcing school and business closures across multiple towns.
No New Pavement Burdick Asserts Controversy
Burdick contends no new pavement until the whale situation clears, urging spending limits of 700000 in street funding. Residents demand faster progress and elimination of delays, while no decision was reached on whether to extend the paving schedule or finish the planned portion by noon.
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Ford
Baby Farm Head Goes Seven Prison
Eva Geisen Volk was arrested after an alleged baby substitution scheme involving a seven month old son. She admitted leaving a deceased baby in a hallway after being pressed by a judge about the missing infant. She denied the tally of fifty three deaths, claiming twelve to fourteen. She has been held in Jefferson Market prison awaiting full confession.
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Eva Gelsen-Volk
William Angerer
McIntrye
WecItyre
Angerer
Mre Geisen Volk
Getsen-Volk
Jefferson Market
Rob Goveronr’s Flock of Hens Milestone Heist
A gang of thieves targeted Governor Pinchot’s farm stealing sixty pure bred white Wyandotte hens. Local investigators recovered the birds unharmed and arrested the culprits who claimed they were unaware of the property’s ownership. The tale underscores an odd clash of law and local lore as sheriffs boast of solved Henhouse heist.
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Milford
Watson
Pinchot
Bridgeport Telegram Cards Placed At Main Street Eatery
The Sheffield restaurant on Main Street now provides readers with copies of the Telegram each morning marked Compliments of the Main Street field. The gesture aims to share local news with diners and foster community spirit.
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Sheffield
Main Street
Hartford bus line wins PUC certificate for New Lands to Willimantic
The Public Utilities Commission granted Connecticut’s Hartford company a certificate to operate a motor bus passenger line from New Lands to Willimantic via Norwich and South Windham. The carrier also sought a certificate for the same route nearly fifty miles long. In a separate matter, Rupert Court upheld the railroad’s position in a Hamden case over signals replacing a human watchman at Orse Street Highwood, ordering Hamden to pay court costs.
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The
Public Utilities Commission
Connecticut Company
New Lands
Willimantic
Norwich
Franklin
South Windham
Hertford
Hamden
New Haven
Orse Street
Highwood
Rupert
Producer Warned Over Stock Scheme in Medford and New Haven
In New Haven on July 22 AP reports Earle Bartlett of Earle Bartlett Productions Inc Medford faces a warning to leave town within 24 hours or be arrested. He and associates allegedly sought to sell stock here to raise 14500 on a note due August 1 from Mastercraft Film Corporation of Medford now under receivership. Bartlett is alleged to have an interest in the company.
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New Haven
Earle Bartlett
Medford
Vapi
Motion Horus
Transfer of control of denatured alcohol to federal official
Hartford July 22 AP Ord ra prepares to transfer control of denatured alcohol used for making gin and toilet waters to the Federal Prohibition Administrator in New York. Internal Revenue reports 1,148,119 gallons authorized for Connecticut manufacturers in the year ended June 30, up from 881,224 gallons the prior year, signaling a sharp rise in production. Tax-free alcohol used by hospitals and universities will stay under internal revenue control.
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Hartford
New York
Internal Revenue Collec
Robert O Eaton
Connecticut
Internal Revenue Collector
Settlement Expected In Washington Proposals On China
Washington observers anticipate transmission of settlement proposals to the Chinese provisional government by Beijing diplomats. The plans arise from extensive diplomatic exchanges across capitals and the powers are nearly in accord though some aspects require final clarification.
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Washington
China
Pekng
Navy secretary to visit Pacific fleet stations
Secretary Theodore Douglason Rob inzon of the Navy plans to meet the Pacific fleet upon its return from Australia off San Pedro. Cal September 6. The trip will inspect West Coast and Hawaiian naval stations and complete his tour of continental United States and Hawaii, including Great Lakes, Washington, San Francisco, San Pedro, San Diego and Pearl Harbor.
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Assar Fant
Theodore Douglasa Robinzon
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Australia
San Pedro
Cal
Rio
West Coast
Hawaiian
United States
Hawaii
Great Lakes
San Francisco
San Diego
Pearl Farbor
Check passer arrested Stamford
Leu Moline a 41 year old former New Yorker and recent Stamford groom was arrested for passing worthless checks. A check drawn on a legal bank for 372 dollars given to Michael Mella was allegedly returned with no account.
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Stamford
Leu Moline
New York
Michael Mella
Pickford Jurors Sought in Kidnapping Trial
Mary Pickford or Douglas Fairbanks is the target of the jury selection in a kidnapping case. Three men Claude Holcomb Adrian and Charles Stevens stand trial as alleged abductors.
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Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Claude Holcomb
Adrian
Charles Stevem
Governor Trumbull Signs Fifty Five Acts in Hartford
Hartford July 22 AP Fifty five special acts were signed today by Governor Trumbull completing the acts adopted by the past session of the General Assembly except one The act withheld relates to the reimbursements for transporting an actcal pupil in East Windsor The signing was reproved by the State Board of Education as a dangerous precedent and the governor planned to confer with Attorney General Healy on the master reimbursement matter already made in one or two cases.
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Hartford
Trumbull
General Assembly
East
Windsor
State Board of Education
Healy
Bandits Rob Minx Pax Payroll Car in Detroit Heist
Four armed men in a touring car held up the payroll car of the Minx Pax Baking Company in Detroit on July 23, stealing about $5,000 from company employees. The attack occurred late in the afternoon as workers prepared to unload wages at the plant. Authorities searched for the suspects, descriptions say they fled southbound.
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Danbury
Danbury Newa
Stevenson Dam
Bethel Gas
Electing Light Company
Ite Pr Saivels
Detroit
Minx-Pax Baking
Flood Menaces Town Trinidad in Cloudburst Deluge
Trinidad faces fierce flooding as the Picket Wire river swells washing out bridges and rail lines. Hundreds of homes flood while property damage rises. water begins to recede briefly but another surge from the Stone Wall region 40 miles west threatens the city. In New Haven the AP dispatch notes ongoing weather impacts and related disruptions.
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Trinidad
Picket Wire
Dumas
Stone Wall
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