Court splits on free speech in Gitlow case ruling
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, upholds Benjamin Gitlow’s conviction under a New York criminal anarchy law for publishing in The Revolutionary Age and for advocating a socialist party manifesto. Holmes and Brandeis dissent argue concern for actual imminent danger.
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Brandeis
New York
Washington
Supreme Court Aneed
Benjamin Gitlow
Socialist Party
Man Believed Drowned After Bathing House Find
A bundle of clothes a watch tobacco and pips were left in a locker at the Beneide bathing house after Sunday. Police were notified and a search for Peter Dobras of 64 Maple Street began. A passerby claimed to see a body but divers found nothing. Volunteers continued the search hoping for a body.
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Beneide
Peter Dobras
Maple Street
Cobras
Greek Rebels Retreat After Landing At Samos
AP despatch from Athens reports government troops landing on Samos causing insurgents to retreat from Vathy, withdraw to neighboring islets, and flag denials under British French and Italian colors. The dispatch says the danger is considered closed and calm restored.
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Paris
Samos
Athens
Vathy
Fleights
Germany Fails to Disarm Properly, Commission Says
PARIS June 8 AP The Inter Alllied Military Control Commission report on disarmament shows Germany is far from disarmed despite obstruction from German officials and loss or removal of evidence. The annexes with treaty violation details were not published. The commission notes repeated threats to access to munitions depots and danger to inspectors, with continued blocking of evidence. Continued on Page Two.
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Commission
Paris
Inter-Allied Military Control Commission
Officer Farrell Reinstated for Family Plea
Lawrence M. Farrell former Third Precinct motorcycle officer was reinstated after pleading guilty to neglect of duty and seeking mercy for his family. Reduced to Grade C with $200 yearly pay cut, he moves to First Precinct under supervision and probation for a year, with night duty and no relief. The Board cited his pledge to care for his family as key, while warning further misconduct could end his career.
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Lawrence M. Farrell
Board of Police Commissioners
Daniel Brennen
Farrell
Patrick J. Flanagan
Despondent man shoots self in Westport home
Frederick Darrow, 33, unemployed for months, attempted suicide by firing three bullets into his head. He was rushed to Norwalk Hospital by Dr. H F Phillips with some hopes of recovery. Darrow, wife and child present, left room to fetch a handkerchief, then three shots rang out. A .52 caliber revolver lay beside him. Darrow’s discharge from a Fairfield Atlantic and Pacific store followed a clerk’s disappearance with receipts. The clerk was later captured and tried in Bridgeport Superior Court.
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Frederick Darrow
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Darrow
Norwalk
H F Phillips
Alin
Atlantic and Pacific
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Board of Pardone Grante
Self
Sea
Ford
Fairfield Store
Danbury
Milford
Trumbull
Lordship Club
Stratford
Arthur W. Smith
Ridgefield
New York
Redding School
Tamfort
Five Prisoners Freed by Board of Pardons in Hartford
In Hartford a board of pardons freed five of 75 applicants. Notable releases included Mabel Kenyon of Pawcatuck, serving 10 to 40 years for manslaughter, while State's Attorney Arthur Brown did not oppose. The board, chaired by Governor John H. Trumbull, also heard support from Justus Marble of the Supreme Court.
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State Prison
Charles Esposito
Greenwich
Mike Kalachuk
Waterbury
Russia
Charles R. Rankin
Glastonbury
John Grammatico
Mary Fontane
New Haven
Justha Willam M. Marble
Supreme Court
Arthur Brown
New London County
Mabel Kenyon
Pawcatuck
Dr Tetra
Kenyon
Brown
Hinman
Scanlon
Herbert Rathbun
Westerly
Bloodstained fire axe clue fades in LSU murder case
Baton Rouge police report fingerprints on a fire axe used to kill Oscar Turner, agronomy instructor at Louisiana State University, smeared beyond reproduction. Turner was found near his classroom with facial injuries. about 11 dollars missing from his pocket. Coroner notes possible link to missing examination papers later mysteriously returned to the instructor’s desk. Evidence suggests a struggle in the classroom extending to the hall, with the axe placed on a shelf. The 1835-era Agronomy building sits on campus, known for hauntings.
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Baton Rouge
Oscar B Turner
Louisiana State University
Turner
Bates
Danbury Doctor Cites Accidental Drowning Case
Danbury June 8 Special. Harry Lynch aged twenty one of Danbury was found to have drowned accidentally by Medical Examiner E A Stratton. Lynch disappeared early Friday night while swimming with three companions at the outlet of May.
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Danbury
Harry Lynch
E A Stratton
Lynch
Britain France reach security pact amid allied disappointment
Britain and France finalize a four power accord on European security to be extended if Germany agrees. The pact would bind Britain, France, Belgium and Germany with future talks to guarantee frontiers. Poland and Czecho Slovakia express concern as Italy remains excluded. Britain commits to aiding France with full military resources if attacked.
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Geneva
Great Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Britain
Interallied Commission
Remais
Cannonading Scene Triggers Police at Local Theatre
In a West avenue barn a stage crew used a gun fired into a water barrel to simulate cannon fire for The Gold Snuff Box. Patrolman Joseph A. Tickey investigated and determined the noise was not a crime, allowing the one act play to continue. The incident accompanied another production by the Little Theatre League.
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Little Theague League
West Avenue
Joseph A. Tickey
Bastile
Tickey
Tittle Theatre League
Chinese Fighters Fire for 40 Hours, Few Casualties
Cantonese and Yunnan troops battled from 4 PM Saturday for forty hours with only slight casualties reported. Cantonese gunboats shelled the Bund around Honan while Yunannese shore defenses fired back. Three thousand Cantonese troops arrived from Fatehan and are positioned at Shel-Wal-Tank across the river as two Japanese destroyers were fired on.
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China
Honan
Caneton
Bund
Folund
Fatehan
Shel- Wal-Tank
Maritime compensation claims await federal jurisdiction ruling
Chief Justice Wheeler’s decision likely to have nationwide impact as it states federal authorities alone have jurisdiction over all maritime compensation claims. Page 1 reports other items including officer reinstatement, a search for a man believed drowned, and delays in library contracts.
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Wheeler
Farrell
Weat Avenue
Little Theatre League
Masked youth robs store in Kings Highway district
A youth posing as a fifteen year old entered Freak Disco at Wheatwood avenue and Kings Highway, drew a revolver, demanded candy, then emptied the cash drawer. Mrs. Disco estimated the suspect at nineteen or twenty, wearing a Kray suit and hat, about five seven, and Constable Bennett searches for him.
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Fairfield
Wheatwood Avenue
Kings Highway
Gerard for Hindenburg Victory Boosts Hope in New York
Gerard for Hindenburg in New York believes the election offers a good price for Germany and the world. He previously warned that a German victory could turn Europe into an armed camp and now returns from Europe with renewed support for Hindenburg.
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New York
James W. Gerard
Sree
Europe
Hindenburg
Germany
Death attributed to heat and alcohol says coroner
Andrew Paskudnak aged 55 died early yesterday at 81 Vincent’s hospital under conditions linked to alcohol and hot weather. Medical Examiner Dr De Luca reported the finding to Coroner John J. Phelan, noting the combination of factors contributed to the death.
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Andrew Paskudnak
Reilly Mred
H- R. de Luca
John J. Phelan
Vincent's Hospital
Coolidge Praises Immigrant Help In Norse Centennial
President Coolidge praised Scandinavian immigrants for shaping the Northwest agricultural economy during a Norse-American Centennial address at Minnesota State Fairground. A windstorm and cold rain tested the crowd as Kellogg and others spoke after the President delivered his prepared message.
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Minnesota State Fair Ground
Coolidge
Kellogg
United States
Wes
Kellogg Warns Against Assaults on Constitution at Norse Centennial
Secretary of State Kellogg addressed the Norse American Centennial at the State Fair Grounds in Minnesota. He warned that constitutional principles face destructive propaganda and calls to overturn government, urging citizens to uphold liberty, property, and the republic while praising Norwegian immigrants' contributions and stressing a sacred duty to preserve democratic ideals.
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United States
State Fair Grounds
Minnesota
Thelloge
Supreme Court
New York State
Holmes and
Brandelg
Maen
New York
Bethel Fire
Minn
Junio
Kellogg
Liberty
Reforma
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Kelloge
Tere
State typing record set by Bridgeport student Miss Donegan
Miss Donegan, aBridgeport High student, set a state typing record in New Haven competing with over 100 commercial school students. She completed two business letters and a 1,500 word article at 110 and 120 wpm, finishing in 32 minutes 22 seconds with no errors. Second place went to Miss Seerey in 43 minutes with one shorthand error. third to Miss Liekein in 45 minutes with one shorthand and one typing error. Honorable mentions listed for several competitors.
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Ira Daniel H Donegan
Bunnell Street
Bridgeport High School
New Haven
Connecticut Teachers’ Association
Miss Donegan
Futh Seerey
Donegan
Halen Liekein
Hartford
Maude Kelleher
Danbury
Margaret Hall
Watertown
Theresa van Sykes
Bridgeport
Misa Viola Soiallo
Ruth Holmes
Winsted
Navy Search Rejected by Secretary Denying Request
Navy search plan blocked as secretary rejects the request. Details remain unclear in the fragment but indicate official denial and continued uncertainty over search operations.
Not Going to Wild Goose Chase Polar Regions
Secretary of the Navy announced that the United States would not mount a wild goose chase for the Amundsen polar expedition. The request from the Norwegian Aero club and Ni ggro club was transmitted to President Coolidge and referred to Wilbur. The Navy maintained its view that no expedition would be ready in time and cited weather and logistical difficulties as prohibitive factors for a dirigible search in the polar regions.
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Secretary of the Navy
Norwegian Aero Club
United States Navy
Los Angeles
Coolidge
Minnesota
Wilbur
Navy
Niggro Club
Bles
Amundsen
Norway
Cape Columbie
Northwestern
McMillan Arctic Expedition
Cape Bhi
Bermuda
Polar Sea
Airship Los Angeles Ordered to Resume Minnesota Flight
Secretary Wilbur directs the airship Los Angeles to resume its Minnesota voyage after engine repairs. The dirigible, which turned back near Cleveland due to engine trouble, is expected to depart Lakehurst in about two days if weather allows. About 100,900 cubic feet of helium valued at 4,000 had been released to stabilize the ship.
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Wilbur
Navy Dirigible
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Dirigible
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Fairfield County
Washington
W.bur
Trig
Cleveland
Lakehurst
N. J
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George W. Steele
Ohio
Mayor Behrens Tours Hillside Golf Course Progress
Mayor Behrens inspected the Hillside municipal golf course project yesterday afternoon and said the work is progressing well. The new course is expected to be ready next spring.
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Behrens
Hillside Home
Library contract for new Central library delayed again
The Library board meeting yesterday again failed to award the Central library construction contract. With three members absent and board president Henry A. Bishop saying no action until the full board is in session, a decision seems unlikely this week. Waldo Bryant will be away until week’s end.
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Central Library
Henry A. Bishop
Seasion
Waldo Bryant
Bridgeport
Babies Born on Boats Carried Free Across Voyage
Washington June 8 Babies born on American Shipping Board vessels are carried free for the remainder of the journey. President Palmer of the Shipping Board announced the policy denying reports that Leviathan passenger John Leviathan Kubena born aboard the Leviathan had been paid for passage halfway.
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Palmer
The
Shipping Board
Painthag
John’ Leviathan Kubena
Man Held for Bethel Robbery and Arson Case
New York report says Abraham Friedman is held on charges of robbery and attempted murder with arson in Bethel. Bail set at 40,000 with details of arraignment and connections to a death and house fires.
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Bethel
Abraham Friedman
Friedmen
Friedman
Dina Wee
al Friedman
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