Commuters Fight New Haven Rail Rate Increase
Commuters in New Rochelle Port Chester Mount Vernon and Harrison New York prepare actions against an August 1 rate rise of 20 to 40 percent on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad Officials say 500 to 600 Bridgeport commuters face about 4.44 dollars per month increase totaling roughly 25090 to 30000 yearly The effort centers on New York state with potential court reviews injunctions and rehearing bids led by local commuter committees and officials including War Auken Benjamin I Taylor and Arthur Wilcox
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New Haven and Hartford Railroad
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Port Chester
Mount Vernon
Harrison
N. Y
War Auken
New York State Public State Service Commission
van Auken
Commission
Benjamin I. Taylor
Westchester County
Supreme Court
Mes ‘Taylor
Arthur Wilcox
Wnivy
New York State
Connecticut
Interstate Carrieres Commission
Railroad Today
Public Service
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Bridgeport
Public Service Commmission of
New
Old Irish Ballad Proves Favorite Of Mrs Coolidge
SWAMPSCOTT Mass July 24 Mrs Coolidge favors sentimental tunes and invited Gerald Griffin former Convent Garden performer to the summer White House. He sang operatic selections and ballads at the request of Mrs Coolidge who is a capable pianist. He performed My Old Irish Rose and My Wild Irish Rose for the President and Mrs Coolidge.
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Swampscott
Mass
Russell Scott
Death House
Congress
Miss Vanderbilts Secret Newport Wedding Plans
Muriel Vanderbilt will wed Frederick Cameron Church Jr in a private ceremony at Beachmound near Bailey's Beach Newport. Details are kept secret by the families with the event to be followed by a short honeymoon and a flowering drawing room setting prepared from hothouse flowers.
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Newport
Muriel Vanderbilt
Frederick Cameron Church
Church
Boston
Muriel
Reddie
William Kissum Vanderbilt
Colonial Mansion
Standinear
Bailey's Beach
President keeps hands off in mine wage talks
In Swampscott Mass the administration reaffirms a hands off policy in the coal strike, saying government interference would hinder rather than help. President Coolidge expects an agreement on a new wage scale, with only a remote possibility of a September 1 suspension, and notes no government action is necessary now.
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Swampscott
Mass
Coolide
Cke
Lely
Conlidge
Spanish Airmen Bomb Riff Forces In Morocco Action
Spanish airmen dropped incendiaries over Melilla and surrounding areas destroying crops and leveling houses. Troops conducted reconnaissance across Arkab hills and Ardana river while another expedition moved near Ad Sand Mountain region. Rebels report looming operations by Riffian leaders Chenguitt and Rogui.
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Spanish Morocco
Italy
Anual Sididris
Axdir Agus
Arkab
Ardana
Azib
Securei
Ad Sand
Mejala
Menuilla
Sidi Yallub
Ca- Dila Beni Buyahi
Perii Inyal
Auinees
Chenguitt
Rogui
Renort
US Navy Officers Dined In Melbourne Dinner Honors Admiral Coontz
A Melbourne dinner hosted by the Commercial Travelers' club honored Admiral Robert Coontz and staff officers. Assistant Minister Crawford stated Australians value shared ties with the United States beyond wealth or power. Admiral Coontz thanked Australians for their warm welcome and said the US seeks amity and security, not dominance.
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Melbourne
United States
Robert Coontz
United States Navy
Commercial Travelers’ Club
Crawford
Coontz
America
Evolution Debate Expected in Incoming Congress
Washington July 24 The evolution issue is expected to dominate early deliberations in the next Congress as Wittner aims to bring the matter before federal courts and lawmakers prepare to debate whether teaching evolution conflicts with Bible teachings. The District of Columbia appropriations rider may carry the Wittner suit into the forthcoming supply measure for Washington government as the vehicle for congressional discussion.
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Washington
Loren H. Wittner
Congress
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Wittner
District of Columba Supreme Court
Mrs Towne Vanishes in Domestic Crisis Across States
Mrs Towne, estranged from her husband and linked to a split from the Yale and Towne founder’s family, is sought after an automobile disappearance tied to a bond arrangement. National Surety agents canvassed New York, Darien, Stamford, Fairfield, and Bridgeport, citing funds advanced and a bond to cover loss. The case follows divorce actions and alleged cruelty, with Mrs Towne reportedly employed in a Bridgeport store. witnesses at a May term hearing described the family’s publicized turmoil.
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Yale and Towne Company
Dorothy Constance Ravin Towne
Stamford
New York City
Fairfield County
National Surety Company
Albany Street
Joseph Meredith Towne
Darien
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Bank and Bonding Company
Towne
Coledo
Ohio
Chicago
GOOSE WIL NOT SANCTION ANY THREE REVISION
SWAMPSCOTT July 24 The article states President Coolidge will not sanction any attempt to revise the tariff at the next Congress. He believes current trade and livelihood conditions remain similar to when the act was created and sees no need for broad tariff changes. No serious proposals have been received and he will not make recommendations to Congress.
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White House
Congress
Coolidge
Trinity Welcomes New Pastor Rev Kenesth Kingston
Rev Kenesth Kingston of New York City will take charge of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church on North Avenue, after Rev Charles W Simpson resigned for overextended duties. Kingston, previously in the west, is expected in the city tonight and will serve as educational director of the Bronx Union M C A and oversee church affairs. His sermon tomorrow morning will be titled Unrecognized Angels.
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Kenesth Kingston
New York City
The
Bronx Union ¥. M. C. A
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
North Avenue
Charles W. Simpson
Christian Union
Kingston
West
Trinit
New York
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Connecticut Form in Hartford
Hartford July 2 the Ku Klux Klan forms a formal Hartford organization named Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Connecticut Inc with officers Daniel E. Rhoads John Perry and John C Polley listed as incorporators no additional details supplied about addresses or affiliations
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Hartford
Ku Klux Klan
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan of Connecticut, Inc
Daniel E. Rhoads
John Perry
John C. Polley
Geer
Hartford Aireatogy
Francis Ray Jail Breaker Arrested by Stratford Police
Francis Ray 23 Orchard Street Ansonia escaped from Fairfield County July 1 while serving a 260 fine for taking an automobile without permission. He was arrested late tonight by Stratford police acting on tips from Cook's Inn. Ray resisted briefly, was restrained, and placed in a cell. He is held on breach of peace charges without bonds. previously jailed May for failing to pay a 200 fine.
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Francis Ray
Orchard Street
Ansonia
Fairfield County
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Cook's Inn
Stratford Avenue
Ray
Marcus, Dinan
Albright
Hennessey
Geary
Rafh
Pease
Liberty
Bridgeport
Governor Lounsbury Enabled Gifts to Griffith Found
William H. Griffith of Bridgeport heir to Gov Phineas Co s estate acknowledged receiving gifts from the late Governor Lounsbury over several years. The total value runs into hundreds of thousands including cash 26000 and 25000 outright, plus stock in Kensico Cemetery American Bank Note Remington Typewriter West Virginia Pulp and Paper and more. Heirs remain silent as to their views while the appeal on the will is expected soon.
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Wiliam H. Griffith
T. T. Watson Company
Bridgeport
Phineas Co
Lounsbury
Ridgefield
Stok
Griffith
Kensico
Mrs Towne vanishes as Stamford woman reaches here
Estranged wife of a millionaire disappears while a Stamford resident arrives, but no trace of Mrs Towne is found. Other items note a New Haven road rate battle, Trinity Methodist church gains a new pastor, and various local notices from courts and social events.
Wife withdraws punch charge against Bourne heir
In Harlem court the case against Tay 24 Vnat Arthur Sk Bourne heir to Singer Sewing Machine millions was dismissed after his estranged wife withdrew the charge of striking her on June 16. The incident followed threats of bodily harm amid scrutiny of an earlier interview.
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New York
Tay 24
Vnat
Arthur Sk. Bourne
Singer
Millions
Harlem
Bourne
Hinuki
Danish Harbor Destroyed by Fire in Odense Harbor
AP dispatch from Copenhagen reports the white castern side harbor area of Odense Denmark burned, with damage estimated at 10,000,000 kroners. Large warehouses destroyed, one fireman and ten soldiers injured, shoppers and bystanders overcome by heat as ships mostly escaped. Also notes anti aircraft experiments off Virginia Capes between Texas and Shenandoah.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Copenhagen
Odense
Denmark
Norfolk
Daly
Virginia Capes
Texas
Marshall family rush to bedside of dying boy
Pittsburgh family of Rody B Marshall rushes from Europe to New York to reach 15 year old Rody Jr. after he was severely injured in a fall from Narragansett Pier seawall on July 15. They boarded the Aquitania to hasten home as doctors reported considerable improvement in his condition this evening.
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Rody Marshall
Pittsburgh
Rody B Marshall
New York
Europe
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Narragansett Pier
Matter
Rody B. Marshall
Joe Parks
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Cable
Narrangansett
Bean
America
Holmes Mortician Appointed Sheriff Holmes Deputy Sheriff for Pairfield
Orville W Holmes funeral director appointed deputy sheriff for Pairfield by High Sheriff Lincon Prase of Mairfield county after committee recommendation. Several men considered. former Sheriff Gould resigned to become postmaster. Hull and Mullit previously eyed for endorsement. San Francisco July 24 Willard Ledolyt of Eastern Radio jailed on warrants tied to Miss Edith Randolph Miss Randolph claims misconduct at a downtown hotel party. Ledolyt released on $2500 bail. to appear in Po Ace court tomorrow.
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Pairfield
Lincon Prase
Mairfield
Holmes
William H. Gould
Republican Town Committee
Warfield
Shurif Pease
Sheriff Hull
Rugefield
Pinkerton
Gould
San Francisco
Willard J. Leddyt
Ireagur Eastern Radio Company
Edith Randolph
Faith Rans
White Cargo
Miss Randolph
Ledolyt
Curzon Will Sparks Public Shock Over Suppressed Testament
At issue is a alleged supplementary will tied to Lord Curzon’s Versailles legacy. The Morning Post claims a literary testament criticized Lloyd George’s role in shaping the treaty and hints Curzon did not intend publication. The controversy follows Curzon’s death and headlines detail his bequests to the nation.
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Lloyd George
Lord Curzon
London
Marquis Curzon of
Kedleston
Morning Post
Versailles
Evening Standard
David Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Life spared for man awaiting hangings then stayed
Chicago July 24 AP Russell Scott, saved from execution twice in eight hours, moved from death cell to regular quarters as stay of execution entered. His father and others raced from Springfield to bid him farewell, while supporters planned further moves to prevent the gallows trap. Scott’s sanity was debated as judges weighed the stay and possible insanity hearing.
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Chicago
Apy Russell Scott
Imost
Chang En
Scott
Thomas Scott
Catherine Scott
Springfield
Windsor
Ontario
Father
Willam Scott Stewart
Detroit Club
David
Gene Geary
Robert E. Crowe
George Gormanh
Dismisses Claim Under New Ruling In Compensation Case
Jade Buckingham, in his first ruling since a Supreme Court decision, dismisses Leonard Paglette's compensation claim for injuries received last February on the Grey Engineering Company job in Kew Rochelle. The ruling follows Leszynski v Rachel Oyster Company establishing no jurisdiction for state compensation courts in navigable water matters.
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Jade Buckingham
Supreme Court
Nayiee
Day
Leonard Paglette
New York
Aredge
Gray Engineering Company
Kew Rochelle
Leszeynski
Wax Heat
the Grey Company
Greenwich
Compe Ward T
British coal men plan conference to avert strike
London July 24 AP representatives of British coal mine owners will meet workers and owners in a joint conference July 29 to avert a threatened coal strike. The Miners Federation has announced a strike set for July 31 when the current working agreement expires.
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London
W. C. Bridgeman
the Admiralty
Reiners
Reward Offered in Slayings of Two Hudson Women
In Hudson New York on July 14 acting official Charles W Tobey announced rewards totaling 2500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of two elderly women aged seventy seven and eighty. The bodies were found by neighbors yesterday in their home. investigation had stalled. Local officials had made no progress after more than 24 days. A portion of the reward comes from Hillsborough and Hudson with 250 each. others contributed to the total. The two victims were Miss Helen and another elderly spinster.
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Em Hudson
N.Y
CA Bey
Charles W. Tobey
Helen
Girlis
Hillsborough
Seized Cars Return From Prohibition Enforcement
Divisional Chief Merrick reported Syracuse and Albany officials brought back large high powered touring cars today under a Treasury decision. The seized vehicles were part of enforcement efforts in the prohibition era.
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Prohibition
Enforest
Merrick
Syracuse
Albany
Treasury
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