Passenger Loses Arm On Trolley Jury Awards 10000
Marelle John Breffcott of 1778 Whitney Avenue was awarded 10000 damages after losing her left arm in a trolley accident in Waterbury on December 29 1923. The jury found against Connecticut Company as motorman Marcino Flamma testified he closed the door after Jeffcott stepped off and did not see the injury.
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New Haven
Mareelle John Breffcott
Whitney Avenue
Connecticut Company
Waldo Marvin
Jeffrett
Waterbury
Spring Glen
Jeffcott
Jeffeott
Marcino Flamma
Longworth Baby Gets Glimpse of White House
The 13 month old daughter of Representative and Mrs Nicholas Longworth visited the White House with her parents. Mrs Longworth mentioned her brother Kermit Roosevelt is traveling to Asia to hunt big game. A guornobus parked nearby carried a 65 cent market basket.
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Washington
Paulina
Nicholas Longworth
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Longworth
State Department
Kermit Roossvett
Asia
Simons omits "so help me God" in German oath
Dr Walter Simons took the oath as acting president of the German republic to succeed Friedrich Ebert. He did not include the phrase so help me God, which is optional in the constitution. The ceremony in the Reichstag opened with a brief address by Reichstag president Vier Luebe, while Communists stayed away and right benches were mostly empty. Simons pledged to transfer power to his successor with impartiality.
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Perlin
Associated Arena
Walter Simons
German Republic
Friedrich Ebert
Jake Terr Vhert
Simona
Tod
Tes
Addrey
Reichstag
Vierr Luebe
iMs
Riot Over Herring Sparks Turmoil in Chinese City
A students union in a Chinese city led a riot on a fish market street. They wrecked stalls and destroyed American and Chinese herring stocks in a chaotic “clean-up” after an unofficial demand against traffic. Many rioters were arrested. the American consul reported the incident to local authorities.
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Tering
Mare
Ohhow
Students’ Union
Sibbel
Poochoward
Ferdinand Mayer
Veklue
Episcopal Church files brief for parochial schools
The Episcopal Church and its foreign missionary society appeared in the Supreme Court as a friend of the court in a challenge to Oregon compulsory education laws. They argued that public schools exclude religious instruction and threaten freedom of private parochial education.
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Washington
Mitch Ti
Tan Belet
Supreme Court
Episcopal Church
Comestis
Oregon
Bennett Loves Wife Yet Open to Divorce
New York march 12 Richard Bennett actor says he loves his wife Adrienne Sorrison but is willing she obtain a divorce she seeks custody of their three children. He notes temperamental issues and that he is a difficult person to live with. His attorney says a separation agreement exists and Mrs Bennett will pursue divorce without contest.
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New York
Richard Bennett
Bennet
Bennett
Barbara
Bennetts Fleet
Dennett
Rescue of Stella Mar crew in icebound seal hunt
News from Sum's NF reports the steamer Stella Mar crushed in ice while sailing with Newfoundland sealing fleet. Captain Burgess on Prospero says all crew of 83 have been saved. Sailors expect a long forced stop and seek distribution among seven fleet vessels to share provisions.
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Sum's
Stella Mar
Grand Banks
Burgess
Prospero
Stella Maris
Teirgesa
Lia
Musical Score Found in Harvard Library by Student
A Harvard Widener Library discovery reveals a 50 year old score bound with an Elizabethan edition. M O L Stout of Short Tris N L identified Latin notation on vellum cover and arranged examination by experts. The chant accompanies an Easter mass in a Catholic church and uses four lines per staff with a single division into bars.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
M.ol. Stout
Short Tris
N. L
Starward
Widener Lbrary
Stout
Elimbethan
British Army Shrinks By One Thousand Soldiers
Fragmentary report indicates a reduction of about 1,000 troops in the British army. The text includes garbled figures and unclear references to locations and dates, suggesting a wartime personnel adjustment without firm details.
Old Church Damaged by Quake to Be Rebuilt
March reports the 10 year old St Urbain parish church in Bale St Paul badly damaged by the February earthquake. The structure will be demolished and replaced by a new church after the latest tremor. The building had withstood the 1864 quake, but the 19th disturbance caused further wall collapse and hermetic separation.
Bridgeport Hat Label Sparks City Pride
A department manager recalls riding a Fourth Ave. surface car twenty five years ago when a conductor recognized his Bridgeport origin from a hat label. The manager realized others proudly wear Bridgeport store labels away from home, fueling a sense of community and better city living.
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Fourth Ave
Bridgeport
Kuppenheimer Top Coats Offer Stylish Tailoring
Describing Kuppenheimer top coats, the ad touts characterful fabrics and superior tailoring. It promotes versatile wear for dress, street, business travel, and many occasions, claiming unmatched smartness and quality.
Magazine rack items and prices in current issue display
The note lists magazines on sale this week including Red Book priced at 25 cents and Hearst's International combined with Cosmopolitan at 35 cents. Both are available in the book section.
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Hearst
Pei
Louise Homer on balancing work and home life interview
Madame Louise Homer shares how she blends her professional career with domestic life in an April issue of The Delineator. The article promotes Butterick Pattern Department content and pattern ideas.
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Delineator
Butterick Pattern
Pajama assortment offered at $1.65 on main floor
A sale of men pajamas in madras and broadcloth fabrics in tan blue lavender and white offered as odd lots. Each suit priced to move at $1.65 on the main floor front of the store.
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Yorke
Mali
Repute
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Tver
Howland Dry Goods
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