Real estate experts clash on Hillman Library land value
In Superior court testimony, Realty experts differed on the value of Hillman Brothers land sought by the Library board under condemnation. Estimates ranged from 1400 dollars per front foot to 640 dollars, with recent sales in the area lacking. A committee earlier set 8700 dollars as a fair price for the adjacent Dworkin property as context for the case.
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Stats Street
Hillman Brothers
Library Board
Superior Court
Tara
Sig Que
Hillman
Dworkin
B. F. Cooney
David Caborne
William Winte
Train derailment injures nine near Atlantic City
Nine persons were severely bruised and shocked when a Pennsylvania bridge train drawing twelve coaches derailed just inside Atlantic City after three o'clock. The engine and first three coaches remained on track. James A Flaherty, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, was among the injured, returning today from Ireland. four others were treated for minor injuries. The derailment was blamed on a wheel defect in a rear chair car.
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Atlantic City
James A Flaherty
Knights of Columbus
Atlanta
Ireland
Fev
Autoist Dies in Crash With Car in Hartford
Mike Gavene a tobacco worker of North Bloomfield is dead and Lillian Peterson 21 of East Granby is seriously injured after Gavene’s car, traveling west, collided with an east-bound trolley on Connecticut Boulevard in East Hartford. Gavene reportedly tried to pass and swung onto the outbound trolley track, striking the trolley, then losing control of his machine.
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Hartford
Mike Gavene
North Bloomfield
Lillian Peterson
East Granby
Connecticut Boulevard
East Hartford
Gavens
South Manchester
Connecticcut Co
Cravene 18
Contol
Norwalk Family Hurt In Torrington Crash
Norwalk residents Mr William Loper his wife and their children Dorothy and Helen plus Hao d Bassett suffered injuries when their car overturned in Torrington. Mrs Loper endured a double fracture of the right arm while other occupants had minor cuts and bruises. The wreck occurred as Mr Loper swerved to avoid a horse and wagon entering a side street.
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Norwalk
William Loper
Dorothy
Helen
Hao d Bassett
Commerce Street
Torrington
Loper
Truckmen to Try to Adjust Rates at Meeting
About 33 truckmen are expected to attend tonight's Bridgeport Truckmen's Association meeting at Willam M. Perry warehouse in Housatone arenur to decide on trucking rate adjustments and to elect officers.
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Bridgeport
Willam M . Perry
Housatone
Arenur
Doctor's Case Off at TLL Fall New Britain
In New Britain on July 27 AP reports Judge Benjamin Walking extended the case against Hartford physician Dr Barney M Andrew to December 2. Charged with stealing a $10 check from Dr William Flanagan’s office and forging the name, the bond of $1000 was continued, with several doctors noting concerns about his mental state. John J Clune of Hartford furnished the bond.
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New Britain
Benjamin
Barney M. Andrew
Hartford
William Filanagan
Flanagan
Andrew
Eben Feeks
New Britain General Hospital
John J Clune
Ballet Preserved by Bolshevik in Soviet Russia
Moscow July 27 AP The Russian ballet stands in the front row among the pleasing things of life that survived the Bolshevik revolution. As an art it suffered little from the 1917 upheaval and the Bolsheviks have fostered and subsidized it to maintain its old standard.
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Moscow
Russian Ballet
Soviet
Russia
Challenger Ends Pay Delay Under Ripper Law
Challenger failed to claim $8750 salary from City Auditor Waltee Garrity's office since July 18. Tax Collector Howard S. Challenger said he hadn't given it a thought. Tax Assessor William F. Connelly has drawn pay and filed a protest under the ripper law.
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Waltee W Garrity
Howard S .Challenger
William F. Connelly
Huge Federal Aid Highway Funds Expand Connecticut Roads
Washington dispatch reports in the year ending June 30 1925 Connecticut completed 28 miles of Federal Aid Highways and had 30 miles under construction with six more approved. Since 1917 Connecticut total Federal Aid mileage reached 137 miles, costing about 6.86 million dollars with federal share around 2.52 million and state contribution about 4.34 million. The program aims to map a main highway system across the state linking New York Bridgeport New Haven Hartford New London and Rhode Island border, plus other north south routes. Nationally 9 445 miles were completed in 1924-25 with total opened roads exceeding 46 400 miles.
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George H. Manning
Washington
Connecticut
Bureau of Public Roads
US Department of Agriculture
United States
Us$ Bureau of Public Roads
Congress
Coolidge
State Highway Commission
New York
Danbury
Waterbury
Meriden
Middletown
Marlboro Willimantic
Rhode Island
Salisbury
Winsted
Hartford
Fulnam
Putnam
New London
Ascal
Texas
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New York City
Ometuno
Mexno
Philip Newton
Cnn
China
Mosary
Arenas Sipanthout
Saanmer
Coats
Merly
Brassieres
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