Representative Merritt Plans to Sail for Bermuda
Special Correspondent George H. Manning reports Representative Schuyler Merritt of Stamford will leave Washington today or tomorrow for a brief trip. After a few days in Connecticut he will sail to Bermuda for a several week stay and may stop back in Washington on business. Merritt, strained by illness earlier in winter, is returning to work as the House committee reevaluates vital measures including veterans relief and bridges.
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George H. Manning
Tele-gram
Washington
D. C
Schuyler Merritt
Stamford
Jioma
Connecticut
Merritt
Bermuda
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Winter Storm Rains Toll Through New England
Boston reports the heaviest snow of the winter with another foot added in places delaying transport and straining wires. Wind at 73 mph hampers ships and ships at sea. New York records three deaths from the storm as six inches plus of snow paralyzes traffic and a Boston-New Haven express derails after hitting a frozen switch.
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Boston
New
New England
Interuran
New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
New Haven
Hartford
Rve
Debutante Frock Described With Pink Gros de Londra
A debutante wears a pink gros de Londra gown featuring a puited skirt and cream lace with gold scrolls. The girdle is old blue velvet. Dionysius fixed the solar year at 365 days five hours and 49 minutes.
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Gros de Londra
Dionysius
B.C
Flapper Princess Arrives on Italian Liner Verdi
New York March 7 The liner Giuseppe Verdi arrived today with a so called flapper princess a young woman from a Roman patrician family named Santa Borghese She has bobbed hair and wears modern American traveling attire and earned her nickname within minutes aboard the ship
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New York
Giuseppe Verdi
Santa Borghese
Legislative action and education bills stir Hartford session
Hartford march 7 bills before the legislature cover education language teaching and a proposed Southern Connecticut Electric Company rail line. protests arise from Polish communities against limiting foreign tongue instruction while Yale and others back a New Haven psychiatric hospital plan. other measures address motor vehicle laws and labor hours as committees schedule hearings and appointments.
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Hartford
Mar
Legislaative Committee On Education
Petes
State Board of Education
United States
General Assembly
New Electric Railway
Committee On Railroads
Southern Connecticut Electric Company
Old Shore Line Electric
New Haven
Connecticut River
Bennett
Committee On Humane Institutions
Recass
Paul Waterman
Angell
Yale
Yale University
Committee On
Motor Vehicle Commissioner’s Department
Labor Committee
New London
J. Warren Raymond
Lyme
State Board of Agriculture
C. Henry Briggs
Lebanon
Joseph W. Wellington
Sprague
Millionaire lumberman uses yacht to curb liquor smugglers
In Detroit four Detroit men were arrested and arraigned in federal court on liquor smuggling charges tied to a yacht owned by Bay City lumberman William J. Sovereign. Sovereign learned his vessel had been chartered by men posing as lumber operators, found 600 cases of whiskey in Toronto, and alerted authorities leading to the round up.
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Detroit
United States
Hari J. Davis
Bay City
Davis
William J. Sovereign
Aladdin Company
Mich
Sovereign
Toronto
Pavia
Dorrington
Tax Exemption Plea For Veterans Property
Parke r Seeley of Bridgeport urged a general act to exempt all veterans organizations property from taxation before the Connecticut General Assembly Finance Committee. He noted annual tax abatements cause effort and funds to be diverted from contributions. Adolf Ledster urged repeal of a $2.3 personal tax, arguing it is largely uncollectible and unfairly borne by many citizens.
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Telegram
Fartford
Parkier Seeley
Bridgeport
Connecticut Department of the American Legion
Committee On Finance
The
General Assembly
Seeley
Cnge
American Legion
Claims Committee of the
Common Council
Veterans’ Organizations
Adolf Ledster
Fi- Natien Committee
Edward A. Drew
Lnn
Daylight Saving Follies Debated in Connecticut Senate
Amid heated questioning, senators and witnesses argued for and against daylight saving time with figures claiming 960,000 Connecticut residents favored standard time. The debate touched on Yale, rail schedules, municipal hours, and potential actions by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Wilder
Davis
Bell
Yale University
Hovg
Buckley
Belt
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
Connecticut
Brooks
Torrington
Senate
Senaator Brooks
Judiciary Committee
Gibbs
Norwich
Sykes
Darbie
Judiciary
Meetings Tonight in Bridgeport Fraternal Groups
Notices read that meetings may change with written notice to the Bridgeport Telegram editor. Listings include Bridgeport Lodge, Rifle Club at State Armoury, Zither Club, Circolo Roma, Home Lodge, Uneas Council, Alpha Circle, Brotherhood of America circles, Court Roma, Masonic and other fraternal orders with addresses on Broad Street State Street and surrounding avenues in Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
Main Street
A. Mu
Muensterberg Lodge
State Street
Broad Street
Fidelity Rebekah Lodge
F. Broan
Cannon Streets
OG. S
Rolet Camp
Hoyal Neighbors of
America
Groad Street
Elias Howe Jv
Post. Cc
Tancoin Circle
Lading
Grand Army
Blenda Lodre, G. VI
A. G. -Cannon Street
New Ruling of State Milk Regulation Board Attacked by Producers
Hartford hearing on March 7 heard Bridgeport producers dispute a state milk rule requiring pasteurization and bottling on premises after April 1. Critics argued health board overstepped authority. supporters warned price rises and harm to small farmers. vote split 3 to 3 pending a possible substitute plan.
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State Milk Regulation Board
Hartford
Milk Regulation Board
Connecticut
W. F. D. Kilpatrick
Bridgeport
Kilpatrick
Botsford
Price
David W. Price
Milk Producers’ Association
Dairy and Food
Thomas Hot
Common Council
Heard of Health
Health Board
Board of Health
Zepp
Willian L. Bepp
Bridgeport Board of ‘Health
City of
Frank L. Wilder
Howard
Challenger
Rui
Governor pardons prisoner to care for horse in Wisconsin
Madison Wis March 7 Gov J J Blaine pardoned Edward Ehman serving a year for violation of state Prohibition laws so he could return to his farm and care for his thoroughbred stallion unused since Sept 29 He said animals and innocent parties suffer most from Ehman's imprisonment.
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Madison
Wis
J. J. Blaine
Edward Ehman
Ehman
Bill Amending Corporation Law Is Favorably Reported
Hartford March 7 The finance committee favorably reported a substitute bill amending corporation law governing small unincorporated businesses. The plan imposes a minimum $10 tax and taxes net income excluding losses, aligning with federal concepts but with no loss reductions. Also notes various Senate actions restoring forfeited rights, bond authorizations, hospital and firemen budget rejections, and several bills passed or referred on insurance, school construction basements, lunches for students, road additions, juror counts, probate fees, Rockville court salaries, and bank deposit protections.
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Hartford
Thoua
United States
Senate
Farre Ur. Richmond
Windsor
Hdward
Hamiston
Bridgeport
John Yy. Ash
Thompsonville
Stonington
Flonington-Graton Highway
Gatiick Fire Insurance Company Incorporation Bil
Brooks
House
Columbus Hospital
William Lyons
Meriden
169Th Infantry
Niantic
East Haven
Langer
Hartford Insurance Organ
New Haven
Aeut
Woodbury
Southbury
Rockville
Danbury and Bathel Traction Co
Subnormal murderers blamed. senator urges state aid
Hartford March remarks by Senator Bakewell before Appropriations urge approval of a bill to fund up to 35 percent of town costs for special classes for mentally or physically deficient children. He says many subnormal individuals exist and that proper training can reveal abilities beyond normal limits. These classes aim to prevent crime and foster self-respecting citizens.
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Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Senate
Bakewell
Committee On Appropriations
General Assembly
Milford Fire Board Promotes Eugene Wadhams to Electrician
Milford March 7 Regular monthly meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners acted on appointments resignations and applications to fill two vacancies in the department Eugene Wadhams of Woodmont was promoted from driver of Chemical Company No 5 to department electrician filling the vacancy created by Florence Masson’s discharge from Walnut Beach. The appointment from March 1 carries a salary increase. The board also accepted the resignation of department mechanic Frank Stephens effective March 17 after years of service. Applications to fill the two vacancies will be received on or before April 8.
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Milford
Board of Fire Commissioners
Eusene Wadhams
Chemical Company No. 5
Woodmont
Department
Faorence Masson
Walnut Beach
Williams
Frank Stephens
Mechanic Stephens
Fire Board
Wadhams
Nation of
Stephens
X Ray Shows Promise In Treating Whooping Cough
Boston physicians Henry Bowditch and Ralph Leonard report in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal that X-ray treatment yielded definite improvement in most of 26 pertussis cases aged three months to 40 years. They note stages ranged from one to ten weeks and admit no rational explanation for the positive effect.
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Boston
T.—Bettef
Henry S. Bowditch
Ralph D. Leonard
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
British Cabinet Member Resigns Amid War Front Details
A cabinet member resigns as details emerge about patrols by French forces east of Cologne. French occupy customs posts at Derringhausen junction and Wipperfeld area, with detachments at Grafath and Remscheid to guard communications. The report notes uniforms and headgear descriptions in the accompanying image.
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Cologne
Derringhausen
Wipperturth
Wiperfeld
Grafath
Remscheid
Police Seek New Eye Witness in Murder Case
Police seek another eye witness in the Palumbo murder case as coroner reports the stabbing occurred in a store. Witnesses include Lucy Cannizzio and Anthony Condello, with Condello’s friend expected to testify Friday. One man released on a real estate bond. two detained on bond defaults.
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John Santoro
Logan Street
Joseph Cannuazio
Fabrizzio Casao
Matta Palumbo
Falcett Street
Clery
Fred W. Tracey
Superior Court
George E. Hinman
John J. Phelan
Lucy Cannizzio
Bridgeport
Anthony Voccola
Anthony Condello
Bridgeport Hospital
Palumbo
Condello
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Bridgeport Telegram
Hartford Health
Merrit
Manchuria
Chicago Tribune
Millionaire Lumberman
Bridgeporter
Daylight Saving Follies
Fraterna
Bridgeport Lodge
B. PF
Bridgeport Rifle Club
State Armory
Dr. Botsford
Bill
D. W. Price
W. L. Zepp
Harry J. Platt
Trumbull
Charlie E. Wheeler
Stratford
George Gregory
Easton Hao
John N. Brooks
Farrington
Wallace R. Pierson
Carrawell
Leonard J. Nickerson
Platt
Daniels
Drop
Holt
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Wheeler
Park City
Fire Board OF
Eugene Wadhams
Peophes Energy & Endurance
Hindle Drag Stores Inc
Teverty Jimg Stores
BEGY
Mustarine
Celery
Heyhart
Milan
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers’ Association, Rotary Club
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