Drop of 20 Degrees Breaks Wave Ends Death Toll Soars
Bridgeport and surrounding areas see a sudden 20 degree drop ending a record heat wave that caused 126 deaths in the east and six in Connecticut. A cold northeast wind cut heat by 20 degrees by 8:30 pm. Beaches crowded, churches canceled morning services, and relief came too late for many victims.
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Fighting In China Escalates Between Yunnanese And Cantonese Forces
In Canton, June 7, fighting began at 4 pm between Yunnanese General Yang Hsi Min and Lau Whun Wan troops and Cantonese troops. Gunboats fired on targets along the river, with machine gun and rifle fire across both banks. Yunnanese forces seized key offices and cut telegraph lines, while barricades formed along the river. Cantonese forces under General Hau Mhung Chi advanced from She tong as Yunnanese and Junanese troops tightened control, raising fears of a general strike and further unrest.
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Hau Mhung-Chi
Shetong
Yanga Traps
Ky Pei-Te
Gan
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Las
Fhampra
Tungsela Nia
Fordine Benilies
Furtdrese
Inter bin Yat Sen
Souvern
Chen Chiung-an
Yang Tisi-Min
Lau Chure-Won
Boosting Bridgeport and Flag Day Plans
Rev Charles A Decker told First Baptist church members that boosting is a spiritual matter while speaking on Boosting Bridgeport. A Flag Day open meeting will be at Easide Park next Saturday morning with a brief parade. Rev Wilkes R McWermott will announce proceedings. Charles Ryers, 44, was found dead at his White Street home, death due to heat illness, he was unmarried.
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First Baptist Church
Bridgeport
Rae
Paneutsy
Jane —'Ap)harleslryers
White Street
Lost Children Found At Seaside Park Night
Two young children, a four year old boy and a little over two year old girl, were lost at Seaside Park causing a crowd to gather as officers struggled to calm them. A patrol driver transported the children to police headquarters but the anxious pair cried until a reunion was achieved when guardians arrived.
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Europe’s Future in Balance as Nations Ponder
Geneva council seeks to resolve Austria question as regyme falters. Briand and Chamberlain draft frontiers pact with France and Belgium while England guarantees Rhine frontier. Benes proposes a central European economic unit via preferential tariffs opposed by Italy.
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Thieves steal $4000 in jewelry in Stamford burglary
In Stamford, jewelry worth 4000 dollars was stolen from the Atlantic Jewelry store on 14 Atlantic Street. The break in occurred between 1 and 8 this morning as burglars entered through a cellar door of a neighboring shop, then forced entry by battering down partitions between stores.
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Jewalls
Atlantic Jewelry
Atlantic Street
Plan North Pole Dash In Dirigible
Berlin reports Arctic explorer Dr Fridtjot Sansen and German authority official Wuandes Walter Brums plan a North Pole dirigible voyage. They propose a 150000 cubic meter airship carrying 36 crew for 80 days, Amsterdam to Yokohama via the Pole in about five and a half days.
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Fridtjot Sansen
Wuandes Walter Brums
Three Rescued After Barge Sinks Off Penfield Reef
A New Haven coal laden barge sank near Penfield reef around midnight. A man and two women and a small child escaped in a dory, reached shore exhausted near Charles Thorpe’s property, and were aided to Peter Powers’s cottage. The child is in serious condition but all are expected to recover. The Royal Blue Line of New Haven owns the barge. cause of foundering is unknown.
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Penfield Reef
Charles Thorpe
Peter Powers
Thomas F. Davis
Fairfield
New Haven
Ytta
New York
Dts the Royal Blue Hine
Coolidge Party Reaches St Paul for Celebration
President and Mrs Coolidge arrived in St Paul to attend the Norse American centennial. The special train reached Union Station at 8 15 p m amid applause. They stayed with Secretary Welleys before departing for Washington tomorrow night.
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Minneapolis
Banquet for Calhoun Arranged by Y M C A
A banquet will be held at the Statfield hotel tomorrow night at seven under the auspices of the Y M C A in honor of C W K Calhoun the new general secretary Fred B Smith New York will be the principal speaker George Hawley will preside.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
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Fred B. Smith
New York
George 8. Hawley
Danbury Auto Crash Victim Dies In Hospital
Anthony Marin of Neckerville died in Danbury hospital from injuries suffered the previous Tuesday when his car struck a streetcar on White Street. Police report the driver, Paul Yuhasik, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. The article also mentions federal appointments in the District of Washington.
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Anthony Marin
Neckerville
Diet
Danbury Hospital
White Street
Ees
Paul Yuhasik
Washington
Jane F
Kent Coolidge
Mauer
Fred J. Chretlon
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District of
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Noroton Crash Leaves Man Near Death at Stamford Hospital
June 7. Eugene Clark of Sound Beach, injured in an automobile accident at the foot of Noroton Avenue in Noroton, is reported in critical condition at Stamford Hospital with internal injuries. An operation was performed today. Five people in the party were thrown from the vehicle when it turned over after a side collision.
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Eugene Clark
Sound Beach
Noroton Ail Jas
Might
Stamford Hospital
Ammonia Tank Blast Traps Brooklyn Factory Workers
A Reid Ice Cream plant in Brooklyn suffered a large ammonia tank explosion in the basement. Sixty workers escaped through heavy fumes on upper floors as firemen, with masks, entered the cellar to plug leaks. Helen Carrel, a plant operator, notified police and aided in the evacuation. The heat made the building crowded with staff on a Sunday shift.
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Alison Prefers Monkeys Alien to His Ancestry
Rev. Alexander Alison Jr. of the First Presbyterian Church spoke at Progress Week urging spiritual progress alongside material advancement. He rejected evolution as insult to dignity, arguing humans should develop the beetle machine God intended while maintaining spiritual readiness.
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Alexander Alison, Jr
Fairfield Pastor Cautions Seniors In Baccalaureate
Lidiawe High School held a baccalaureate service at First Church of Chinatown with Rev John H Grant delivering the sermon before graduates and staff. The speaker urged honest effort and thoroughness as a talisman for the future, with remarks on cautioning against “getting by.” A class outing to Old Tresbridge is planned for tomorrow.
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Ray Grant
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Peterton Sturges
Old Tres Bridge
Injured Man Found Dead Near Stamford Tracks
A man was found beside railroad tracks in Greenbrook at 6 this morning with a fractured skull and a severed jaw. Joseph Muse, a firefighter from New Haven Road, died at Stamford Hospital at 8 this evening. He resided at 133 East 136th Street, New York. Police investigate cause of injuries.
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Greenbrook
Joseph Muse
New Haver Road
East 136Th Street
Neck York
Haunting LSU murder shocks campus as student suspect eyed
Police believe a student with a grudge killed LSU agronomy professor Oscar B. Turner in the University Agronomy Building. A fire axe with a blood-stained print was found near his body as investigators say fingerprints will be taken from students to compare with the weapon’s print.
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Oscar B. Turner
Louisiana State uni+verslty
Jodya
University Agronomy
Turner
G. Merkham
Markham
Turners
Tha Prin
Straining Strap Taken Off Loeh Behind Bars
Quiet for a day and Leob lif remains under physician care after mental breakdown following confinement. Warden Whitman notes Loehb's sanity not yet finally determined as measles symptoms clear and staff assess his condition in the Leopold and Loeb case.
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Richard Leeblif
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
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Japan plans to increase navy in five year build program
June 7 AP reports. Japan intends to appropriate about 320 million Yen for cruiser and destroyer replacement. The plan, not yet confirmed, calls for building forty warships in five years starting 1926, including four large ten strand cruisers and twenty large destroyers. Initial 20 million Yen may be allocated immediately.
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Engine trouble forces dirigible to abandon trip
A giant airship the Los Angeles flying over Cleveland circles Lakewood then heads to Lakehurst after engine trouble. Reports say the craft will return to Lakehurst, with sealed messages dropped to officials in Cleveland Toledo Madison and others. The route included Pittsburgh and Minnesota with no new destination announced.
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Enigmatic Prisoner O Mahony Refuses Food in Jail
Beatrice Donnelly murder suspect James N. B. O Mahony of New York City continues a hunger strike on day four at Fairfield County Jail. Officials report no apparent illness, while the elusive prisoner maintains his stance, claiming no motive can be proven and delaying trial until near fall. A single brother is allowed visits. authorities will respond to further developments as they occur.
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Everett Shinn
Milford
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James N. B. O'Mahony
New York City
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Greenwich
Simeon Pease
O'Mahony
Manchester
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Mysterious death after sudden weather shift in city
Andrew Paskado aged about fifty five of 79 Tkatity street collapsed after a rush to St Vincent's hospital. Authorities seek cause, with Medical Examiner H R De Luca ordering autopsy. Police question neighbors as temp change is cited as possible shock, details undisclosed.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
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Closing program ends church weekday schools doings
The evening event at Park Street Congregational Church features Rev T Rutledge Beale giving an address and Rev Daniel R Trick offering benediction. A procession to Onward Christian Soldiers music, prayers by Rev William R Mac Dermott, and class exercises by seventh to eighth grades follow.
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Gordon Trick
Dorothy Tesky
Robert Toerper
Mery Holmes
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Taine Comer
Loan to Prevent Fall of France
Paris reports France will bring Morgan firm loan of 100 million dollars into the French finance ministry to stem the franc’s decline. Sterling fell and the dollar rose past 21 francs as officials attribute the move to speculation and plan to use the loan to steady Anglo-Saxon exchange and curb the currency slide.
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France
Morgan
Ministry of Fins
Serling
Ministry of Finance
M. Calllaux
Muriel McCormick Undergoes Major Operation
Chicago June 7 Miss Muriel McCormick daughter of Edith Rockefeller McCormick and Harold F McCormick and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller underwent a major operation in a local hospital. The operation was performed by Dr Frankenthal to address severe appendicitis complications. The surgeon said he had every reason to believe the operation was successful.
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Chicago
Misa Muriel Mc Cormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Harold F. McCormvck
John D. Rockefeller
Br. L. EB. Frankenthal
Greek Squadron Moves to Quell Uprising in Samoa
Athens reports a Greek squadron surrounding Samoa as landings may occur to crush a revolt led by the Vafiades followers. Rebels demand government resignation and new assembly elections. Prisoners are freed and treasury looted as the uprising unfolds.
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Joe
Samoa
Agia
Vafiades Papethers
Concrete Falls From Building On Main Street
A fragment of plaster from the front of a theatre building collapsed onto the sidewalk on Main Street yesterday, narrowly missing pedestrians and causing injuries. Police blamed the accident on heating conditions and deteriorating plaster as crews removed debris.
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