William Meyer Named Acting Bridgeport Postmaster
William Meyer is named acting postmaster of Bridgeport beginning August 15 and will serve about four months until a regular postmaster is appointed after civil service exams. A letter from Congressman Merritt suggests Meyer’s tenure is temporary to permit selecting a successor via the exam and party process. If confirmed by the Senate, the new postmaster would take office around December 15.
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William Trever Cashier
Bridgeport
Ment Department
Schurler Merritt
Meyer
Meyers
Merritt
Bridgeport Republican
Town Committee
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Senate
Ten youths held in gang roundup in Pembroke area
Ten youths aged sixteen to twenty five were arrested at Pembroke and Herlton streets on loitering charges. Each was released on bonds of 10. Identified suspects include John Lucia Hamilton Street Ralph Marton Hough Avenue Edward Matola Pembroke Street Frank Cavallaro Hallett Street Frank Gabriel Pembroke Street Thomas DeFor Pembroke Street Leonard Benetto Hamilton Street Leonard Rosa Pembroke Street and Protheoseph Rosa of Pembroke Street. Police have logged numerous complaints and warned the gang members repeatedly.
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Pembroke
Lton
John Lucia
Hamiltry Satreet
Ralph
Woman Held In Raid Refuses To Give Name
A woman detained in a raid refused to identify herself as police searched the residence with Arthur J. Benedet and four others. The search yielded alleged quantities of goods and liquor as authorities investigated the claim of illegal activity at a Fairland location.
New York Firm Wins City National Bank Contract
The Building committee chose a contractor for the City National Bank building. Four New York firms and four Bridgeport firms bid, with the successful bidder not being a Bridgeport company. Bank officials declined to name the winner last night, saying the decision had been reached but not disclosed.
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New City National Bank
Bridgeport
New York
Bridgeport Firme
William J Shaugnessey
Dr Inc
S W Hubbell Building Company
TJ Pardy Construction Company
Hewlett Company
John Lowy
Hegerman-Harris Company
Fountain and Choate
Crowe Construction Company
New York Bank
Turbulent News Tote Mix With Local Incidents and Forefront Events
A chaotic OCR fragment reports a string of local items and national headlines. It mentions a playground incident involving girls, a hospital fire, weather disruptions, funerals, and political tours. Names, places, dates, and scores are scattered amid ad hoc blurbs and page numbers.
Native American woman becomes US citizen again
Judge Thomas grants petition in a divorce case pending as Elsie Moore of Greenwich renounces Italian citizenship tied to her marriage to Duke Marino Torlonia and is granted United States citizenship. She is daughter of Charles A Moog of Round Hill. the duchess left for divorce hearings amid international legal questions.
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Torlonia
Elsie Moore
Greenwich
Marino Torlonia
United States
Edwin S Thomas
Charles A Moog
Round Hill
Miss Moore
Mary
Italy
Dukes
Heavy shower halts Bridgeport trolley and floods streets
A brief but intense thunder shower yesterday drenched Bridgeport, halting trolley service for about an hour and flooding tracks under Stratford center with four and a half feet of water. Signal lights on East Main, Stratford, and New Haven lines blew fuses, stopping service until repairs. Over 100 telephones went out, many restored within hours, as United Illuminating reported six transformer fuses blown and about 50 homes affected.
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Bridgeport
Sonch
United Illuminating Company
Connecticut Company
East Main Street
Stratefield
New Haven
Stratford Center
United Iitumineting Company
Woman Collapses From Heat At Home In Kitchen
A 35 year old woman, Mrs Florence Astrum of 270 Bunnett Street, was overcome by heat while working in her kitchen. An Emergency Hospital ambulance and Dr David Greenspun treated her. she was left recovering at home last night after being revived en route.
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Florence Astrum
David Greenspun
Sugeon
Dreyfus Plans U S Trip to Aid Sacco and Vanzetti
Paris July 7 Alfred Dreyfus the French patriot and former army lieutenant colonel on Devil's Island may travel to the United States to support Sacco and Vanzetti who face execution in Massachusetts. He joined a committee vowing to aid the two convicted men while stressing his desire to avoid politics.
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America
Sacco-Vanzetti
Paris
Associated + Ploas
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Leutenant
United Stites
Sacco
Vanvitti
Massachusette
Guipauna
Treas
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Caer Dryfus
Byrd Plans Scientific Antarctic Expedition Rather Than Pole Dash
Commander Richard E Byrd says the South Polar venture is a scientific expedition first and a pole dash second. He stresses thorough planning and equipment, with about 30 scientists aboard, two monoplanes, and a tentative September sailing window yet to be fixed. The goal is careful preparation over a bold sprint to the pole.
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Nok
Clarenes Chamberlin
New York
Germany
America
State committee in Sacco Vanzetti reports to Fuller
Governor Fuller’s advisory panel on the Sacco Vanzetti case made its final report to Fuller after a day of interviews. The committee members and officials refused to comment publicly on the conference, as they had throughout the inquiry.
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Sacco-Vanzetti
Fuller
Bay State
Boston
Associated Press
Alvan T Fuller
Secco-Vanzetti
State House News
Commiitee
A Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Samuel Stratton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Grant
State House
Earlock
Governors
Lowell
Fudge Grant
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
ORGANIZATION FOES TO MEET TONIGHT
Leaders of the Greater Primary league will gather tonight at WI F D Kilpatrick's office to plan district organization for a primary battle this fall against the regular Republican party. They seek a district leader in each area to direct preparations and represent the anti organization. The group, led by Albert Edlin William Ard Thomas McCormick and Fred W Quigley, relies on followers of the late John T King. It is unlikely another Republican nominee will be chosen for minor office as Alder man John J Farmer withdrew. A spokesman said delegates elected will decide on a mayoral candidate later.
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Greater Primary League
D Kilpatrick
Ant
Albert Ediin
Aldernin
William Ard
Harvard Geologist Ralph Lusk Dies in New York
Ralph Lusk, a Harvard geology instructor, died of heart disease in New York while doing research for a film firm. He was in the city a week, staying at the Harvard Club, invited by a widow and her four children at Hillside Place, Cambridge, Mass. He worked at the American Museum of Natural History on geological film projects.
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New York
Asno- Cldted Press
Ralph Lusk
Du Pont U S Steel Tie Seen in Stock Transfers
Wilmington July 27 Associated Press report of a community of interest between Du Pont General Motors and United States Steel gained weight as Du Pont stockholders learned it had bought about 14 million dollars of US Steel common stock. US Steel traded near 129.88 on the NYSE while Du Pont owns substantial GM common stock valued, with other holdings, at around 60 a share base. No director changes were announced at steel directors meeting. Pierre Du Pont reportedly eyed a US Steel directorship and possible chairmanship succession.
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Wilmington
Del
Associated Press
E J DuPont de Nemours
General Motors Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
du Pont Company
Steel Corporation
US Steel Corpor Alion
New York Stock Exchange
du Font Company
General Motos
New York
Wall Street
du Pont
U. & Steel
Pierre du Pont
Europe
Elbert H Gary
Kelly Freed On Bail In Norwalk
Earl Kelly a seventeen year old from Dorchester was released on a $500 cash bond after a short Norwalk City Court hearing. Assistant Charles Driscoll posted the bond. original $1,000 set, reduced to $500. Prosecution cited a hospital condition update for Evelyn Compton. The case moves to daily continuances as the charge remains reckless driving.
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Norwalk
Earl Kelly
Dorchester
Nerwalk
City Court
Charles Driscoll
Boston
Antorrey
Kelly
Nehemiah Candee
Richard H Ireland
Godols
Misa Evelyn Compton
Driscoll
Kellys
Michael Kelly
Wantasket Beach
Moss
Miss Compton
Brent Deal
Norwailka
Skeleton of man found in Chester Woods
Chester Conn July 27 By Associated Press Passing lonely section in this town Sunes Markham wood dealer found the badly decomposed skeleton of a man. Coroner Lowndes A Smith will investigate tomorrow with no clue to the man’s identity. The theory is he was an employee of a mill concern operating the section about you ago and that he was killed by the cold while sleeping in the open. No report was made of the disappearance of anyone in the vicinity.
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Chester Conn
Assovieted Press
wUnough
Sunes
Markham
Wood Deales
Lowndes
Tomonow
Chamberlain Defends Geneva Naval Talks Tone Uncertain
Britain's Foreign Minister told the House of Commons that Britain seeks no aim to disrupt sea power equality with the United States. He said misimpressions persist about Britain's aims and that British delegates plan to return to Geneva to press for a swift, workable conclusion.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
United States
Austen
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Geneva
Washington
House
Sir Austen
W C Bridgeman
Ile British
Capital Cool to Chamberlain View on Geneva Talks
Washington officials voiced skepticism after Sir Austen Chamberlain hinted at a temporary naval pact stance. No new proposal emerged to broaden the Geneva arms talks beyond cruiser designs and submarine risks. The U S doubts a very short term accord will be accepted if it excludes all tonnage classes and destroyers.
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Washington
Bi Associaters
Austen Chamberlann
House of Commons
Geneva
Chimberlain
Wash Nntton
Reservoir burst in India kills many in Baroda state
London July 27 By Associated Press an unconfirmed report from Ahmedabad Bombay Presidency British India states that 1000 deaths occurred in Baroda as a result of a reservoir breaking its banks and flooding surrounding villages Communications between Bombay and Baroda are cut off
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London
Associated Press
Ahmedabad
Bombay Presiddency
British India
Baroda
Bombay
Batoda
England Seeks Compromise on 36 with U S Ships
London reports Sir Austen Chamberlain signaled in parliament a possible temporary Anglo American compromise to 1931 or 1936, fixing a ratio for 10 000 ton cruisers and parity while allowing lighter ships by defense needs, aiming to avert conference failure.
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London
Associated Press
Westminster Gazettes
Austen
Bomb in subway would have killed hundreds in crash
A bomb found in an East River subway tunnel after a strike was called off could have caused massive casualties. Police said it contained five pounds of dynamite and gunpowder with an electric percussion cap wired to the third rail, but a faulty fuse prevented detonation as trains passed.
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New York
Associated Press
Manhattan
Thej
East River
Atiike
Harry Campbell
United States Bureau of Mines
Campbell
Millionaire 77 to Take Bride Today
New York July 27 by Associated Press Charles Ranlett Flint seventy seven year old millionaire will be married here tomorrow to Miss Charlotte Reeves thirty seven of Washington DC The wedding will be at Flat Presbyterian church with minister George Alexander officiating The bride will be given away by her father Edward F Reeves best man Wallace B Flint They have been engaged six months Flint known for foreign mergers and industrial consolidations supported by vast capital He was born in Thomaston Mexico.
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New York
Associated Press
Charles Ranlett
Charlotte Reeves
Washington, DC
George Alexander
Edward F Reeves
Wallace
Flint
Civil War Veteran Wrote Own Obituary Dies at 84
Eugene Ward a Bridgeport area veteran and local official died at his niece’s home in Brookfield after weeks of illness. A Civil War veteran, Ward served in Company D of the 14th Regiment and rose to a lieutenant role in the Gulf engineering corps. He helped build the Shepaug railroad and later held jail and city posts in Litchfield and Bridgeport including common council member and alderman. He dictated his own obituary stating the date of death and burial wishes.
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Danbury
Eugene Ward
Common Council
Buidgepol
Thats City
Kia
William Parker
Brookfield
Waid
Mulling
Bridgeport
Post- Luftice
Shepaug
Wallrand Fom Hawleyvule
Litchfield
14Th Regiment
Port Hudson
Engineering Corps Department of the Gulf
Hawley Ville
Toland
TPQL
West Haven vote backs turnpike sidewalks and curbing plan
In West Haven last night three factions argued for sidewalks along the Milford New Haven turnpike. A 38 to 18 vote approved by Kemp and the board of selectmen backs building about seven miles of curbing and walks at an estimated cost near 2000000 to 8200000 with the town bearing most expenses.
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West Haven
Aldeo
Turne
Milford-New Haven
sEpreee
Frank D Alling
Joh. Hofacher
Lewis H Warner
Prases
John FP Lyncy Oberlecin
Ity
Board of Selectmen
Man Alling
Thia
Mexican Bandits Free Kidnapped U S Engineer
Mexico City July 27 By Associated Press Russell Johnson American mining engineer kidnapped by bandits near Parral Chihuahua has been released. Telegraphic confirmation from the U S embassy in Mexico City lists the release but details remain unclear. Johnson is superintendent of the American Salt Mining and Retiring Company.
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Mexico City
Asc‘uth Press
Russell Johnson
Pasral
Chil Uahua
Tancom
United States
Chihuty
Johnson
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