Committee Reports Favor Two New Superior Court Judgeships
The Judiciary Committee favorably reported a bill to create two additional Superior Court judges, bringing total to 18. Names mentioned for appointments include Senator Bill of Waterbury and Speaker Nickerson of Cornwall. Other measures discussed include labor bills and various unfavorable reports on wage and labor-related proposals.
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Waterbury
Nickerson
Cornwall
House
Senate
Ralph C. Wells
Manufacturers’ Association
Tone
Organized Labor
Crediie Union
Credit Union
Evacuation First Berlin S Condition and Reparations Talks
After an aborted effort to secure a Berlin proposal via the German Embassy, Premier Bonar Law signaled openness to Berlin submitting proposals to Paris. MPs and Lord Robert Cecil say a settlement move is under way with support from Holland Denmark and Sweden, but direct Berlin to Paris contact is insisted. Business and financial interests push for resumed reparations talks, with France and Germany expected to adjust positions before new conferences.
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Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Paris
America
France
Germany
Britain Declines to Mediate in German France Talks
London reports indicate signs of German weakening against France and Belgium. British officials say England will not act as intermediary for any proposals. Ronald McNeill affirmed there will be no intervention or note passing by England despite reports of direct German overtures to France.
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Associated : Press
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France
Belgium
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Berlin
England
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Asquith Visits Ruhr Interrogates Miners Faces Ruhr Strife
Lady Boneham Carter visits the Ruhr to interview coal miners amid tension as French actions loom. Miners report support for surface seizures, while foreign firms await relief on export taxes. An Allied High Commission eases prewar import duties, releasing millions of items tied by tax disputes.
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Associated Press
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High Commission
Financial interests drive reparations debate in Commons
In the House of Commons Labour MP Cat J. D. Wedgewood pressed Prime Minister on reparations and related financial interests during a March session in London. The exchange focused on policy implications and potential fiscal impact.
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House of Commons
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Kreow
British Laborites to Inspect Ruhr in Germany Mission
The British Labour party deputation planned to inspect the Ruhr and other German areas began travel from London. Members Thomas Shew Charles R Buxton and William Adamson of the House of Commons lead the mission joined by Brigadier General Thomson for on site assessment.
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Associated Press
British Labor Party
Ruhr
Germany
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Charles R. Buxton
William Adamson
House of Commons
Thomson
Board suspends Officer Taylor and related actions
Dag Warden Hall was referred to the City attorney as bills claimed by the warden must be approved by the Police board though pending legal action to recover money. A letter praising Traffic Policeman Daniel A. Fitzroy was read to commissioners. St Peter's Holy Name Society gained permission for a May fair May 7 to 10.
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Police Board
Daniel A. Fitzroy
George Nothnagle
St. Peter's Holy Name Society
Milford Hospital Board Withholds Hospital Contract
Milford March 15 The Milford Hospital Board of Directors withheld acceptance of any bid for the new hospital on Bridgeport turnpike. Roughly 1 percent bids for general contract and for plumbing and electrical work were above the board’s 55 000 limit for the project. The report notes bids exceeded the available funds and the usual plea about bids being flavored with Baker's extracts. Advertisement
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Milford
New Milford Hospital
Bridgeport Turnpike
Negroes Seek Right to Mingle with Whites in Public
Hartford marchers led by diverse professionals testified before the Judiciary Committee urging a bill to ban refusals of service or access in hotels stores and public carriers based on race or color. Attending speakers included Albert Tolliver New Haven alderman Olympic sprinter Howard Pryor Drew and NAACP director Dr Robert W. McGawell.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Capitol
Judiciary Committee
Jacob
Albert G. Tolliver
New Haven
Howard Pr. Drew
Robert Wi. Hkagwell
New York
National Association
Tax Allocation for War Expenses and Civil Government
A historical budget breakdown shows eighty five cents of every dollar paid in taxes goes to defense and past wars this year while the remainder funds normal civil government. Figures from 1929 and prior years illustrate shifts in spending among the Army Navy pensions rail contracts interest debt retirement and executive and legislative functions.
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Trarding
Congress
Herbert D. Brown
C. 3 Bureau of Efficiency
Army
Navy
Veteransm’Bureau
Executive Department
Research, Education
Public Works
Civi
Stratford Sewer Committee Acts Validation Urged in Hartford
Stratford town counsel Albert J. Merritt urged the General Assembly Judiciary committee to validate Hewat commission proceedings and nullify authority under the council-manager charter. Stratford representative Mrs. Hielen Lewis supported the bill during the March 16 session.
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Velegrav
Hartford
Hewat Commission
Stratford
Albert J. Merritt
Bridgeport
Judiciary Committee
General Aesembly
Hielen Lewis
Hylan rebukes Irish Republic advocates over parade plea
A 26 member Irish Republic advocates delegation asked Mayor Hylan to ban the St Patrick’s Day parade on Fifth Avenue citing potential clashes between Free State and Republic sympathizers. Hylan replied this is a government of law and order and warned that threats would be dealt with. police will ensure no trouble.
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New York
Hylan
Fifth Avenue
Free State
Republic
Mylan
Belgian Socialists Agree to Conference in Paris
Belgian Senate and Chamber accept the British Laborite invitation for an Interallied Socialist conference in Paris to address the reparations question. Belgian syndicalists appoint twelve to go to the Ruhr to study conditions, following the British Labour Party example.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Senate
Chamber
Paria
Ruhr
Brigadier General Mitchell Involved In Plane Mishap At Field
Brigadier General Wilam Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army Air service, was badly shaken when the landing gear failed on a Dorner-Wright monoplane during a solo flight at Mitchell Field. He cut free from the pilot’s seat and leaped to safety as the craft touched down, rolling over several ground crew members but escaping unharmed. The aircraft had arrived recently from Switzerland.
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Mar
Wilam Mitchell
Army Air Service
Mitchell
Switzerland
General Mitchell
Yale offers $1000 for new Yale song to replace Bright College Years
The Yale alumni advisory board announces a private prize of $1000 for a representative Yale song. The award aims to resolve a dispute over Bright College Years, once the alma mater but dropped after World War II for its tune to Die Gesellschaft Am Rhein. Noah H. Wayne of Philadelphia chairs the prize committee.
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Mar
Yale
Bright College
A&r
Yale Club
New York
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Iwayne
Philadelphia
Favorable Report on Claims Filed Against State
Hartford March 15 The Legislative Committee on Claims voted to report favorably on several bills. A $110 reimbursement to Giuseppe Bartolo for illness and death of his son Settino Bartolotta in the Connecticut National Guard. A $270 claim from Barkhamsted for dogs damaging sheep owned by Warner Brothers, Joseph Ryan and Frankie Andrews, approved for reporting to the General Assembly. A bill to pay $1,650 to Tuttle Morehouse and Taylor Company of New Haven for printing ordered by the State Department of Health. In St Johns Hall a boxing exhibition led to William McLaughlin dislocating a thumb and treatment by Dr A B Margulis. Angelo Masternadi injured in a yard work accident for Bridgeport Gas Light. run down by car driven by Louis Pawlaski. Contusions and bruises to left leg. discharged home after treatment.
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Hag
Giuseppi Bartolotta
Middletown
Settino Bartolotta
Connecticut National Guard
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Joseph Ryan
Frankie Andrews
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Wiliam McLaughlin
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Wind and Rain Set to Hit Local Area Today
Weather bureau forecasts predict strong winds and rain moving toward the Atlantic coast as a heavy disturbance from the central states sweeps east. Storm warnings were posted from Jacksonville to Boston. Temperatures fell to 16 degrees before sunrise, then rose to 37 by late morning, dipping to 29 by night.
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Jacksonville
Fln
Hastport
Mae
Trolley collision injures eight in Hartford area
Hartford March 16 eight persons were taken to hospital after a one man car collided with a heavy coal truck. None of the passengers was seriously injured. The accident was the third in three weeks in Hartford's hill section as the Connecticut company began its third investigation tonight.
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Wight
Connecticut Company
World Sulphur Trust Formed In Rome London
Rome dispatch reports the World Sulphur Trust formed after final contract between Dalian Sulphur Combine and American producers. Italian cabinet approved draft agreement granting four tax reductions and phasing out state central radiations, marking a major shift in the sulfur industry.
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March
Oil Torch Explosion Burns Vendor Near Rail Yards
Jacoh Williams, 48, of 579 Broad Street, suffered severe burns to his left thigh and right arm when an oil torch exploded in his hand while he assisted a vender near the New Flaven railroad company yards at the foot of Henry Street. He was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital by Dr. A B Marxalis and the emergency staff.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
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Veteran of Two Wars Sues Town of Greenwich
Captain Fitza Halloway 94, veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, seeks damages from Greenwich and the Connecticut Humane Society for false arrest after a four month sentence for endangering minors. He lived on an old houseboat deemed unsanitary, with housekeeper Mrs. Marrian Johnson and her son Jack, until released on bail.
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Mar
Fitza Halloway
Jamey Tt
Mead
Connecticut Humane Society
Marrian Johnson
Jack
Bridgeport
Anti-Saloon League Denies Rockefeller Independence Move
In New York on March 15, William J. Anderson, state superintendent, denied reports that the Anti-Saloon League created a $100,000 freedom fund to sever ties with John D. Rockefeller and his son. He said the fund was to offset anticipated losses from criticisms by Raymond D. Fosrick, Rockefellers’ representative.
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Willam J. Anderson
Anti-Saloon League
John D. Rockefeller
Raymond Dpd. Fossick
Rockefellers
Rickenbacker Visits Birthplace of Comrade-in-Arms
Captain Edward Rickenbacker, famed American ace, visited the birthplace of Major Raoul Luftbery in Wallingford on March 14. At an informal reception he met Edward Lut hery, discussed aviation ties, and contributed a check to the Luftbery Memorial fund.
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Edward Rickenbacker
Raoul Luftberg
Rickenbacker
Edward Luthery
Luthery
Major Lufhery
Lufhery
Reopen Dublin Theatres After Placing Guards
Dublin March 15. After theatres and motion picture houses were closed by order of the Irregulars the Free State government ordered them reopened. To protect the reopened venues the government placed military guards at theatres and cinemas. The report notes continued vigilance amid the reopening.
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Dublin
Free State
Opponents Reopen Attacks on State Vaccination Law
Hartford hearing on March 15 features anti vaccination bills seeking to end compulsory vaccination. State Health Commissioner Osborne and local officers defend the statute citing past smallpox control success. Bridgeport reports persistent cases after eighteen months, challenging uniform policy.
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Committee On Public Health and Safety
Stanley H. Osborne
Lawrence If. Poole
Fairfield
Rantis
Samuel H. Fowks
Bridgeport
Medical Liberty League
Osborne
Connecticut
Albany Shooting Ends Fatal Family Dispute
In Rengselwer near Albany a family quarrel ended in a shooting that left two dead and a woman dying. Joseph Lanahan shot his wife Rose through the mouth and killed his brother-in-law James Hart, then shot himself. Mrs Tanghen lies in critical condition with a bullet wound at the base of her brain.
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Mareh
Rengselwer
Here
Joseph Lanahan
Ehawutenr
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James Hart
Tanghen
Bram
Lenina Condition Reported Improved In Moscow
A March 15 bulletin from doctors notes further general health and speech improvement for Premier Lenine. Temperature 36.7 C, pulse 88, and signs of better condition amid a stress illness, with limited details released tonight.
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Lenina
M. Twenine
Lenine
Staggering Children Spark Newark Liquor Raid
Reports of intoxicated pupils in the Granbound area prompted Newark officials to file complaints. Federal Prohibition agents raided a Tyler Street dwelling and seized home-made liquor, including five gallons of moonshine, amid growing concerns over student drunkenness near Newark schools.
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State Education Funding Seen Rising Slower Than Overall Spending
Hartford March 15 Albert B R Meredith Secretary of Education told the Legislative Committee on Appropriations that Connecticut spent a smaller share on education than the total disbursements over the 1912 to 1916 period compared with 1917 to 1922. He cited rising general expenses and highway costs as outpacing educational funding while total state disbursements grew from 40 3 million to 59 19 million. Education outlays rose from 27 3 thousand to 11 106 715 over the periods.
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Albert BR. Meredith
Legislative Committee On Appropriations
Connecticut
Greenwich Boys Face Theft Charges In Court
Three Greenwich youths aged 14 and 17 were arraigned in Greenwich Town Court on theft charges. Judge James R. Mead continued the cases for one week to let police finish investigations into alleged theft of radio gear from amateur operator Minton Dunkhirst. The suspects, Brunswick School students from prominent families, were said to have hidden gear found during a police visit.
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Greenwich Town
James R. Mead
Minton Dunkhirst
Brunswick
Flanagan
Medallion Dedication for Col Theodore Roosevelt Aboard Ship
Celebrities and patriotic groups dedicate a medallion of the late Theodore Roosevelt aboard the liner President Roosevelt in New York on March 15. The bronze tablet was donated by Mrs. John Henry Hammond, president of the Roosevelt Memorial Association. A pier dinner and dance followed for guests aboard.
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Theodore Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
John Henry Hammond
Roosevelt Memorial Association
Receivers to Sell Out Elm City Firm's Office
Federal Judge John Hezel ordered the receivers for I K R Steel to sell office furniture of the steel companies in New Haven and Hartford Connecticut and in several miles in New York state with authority to complete the sale.
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Buffalo
John . Hezel
I. KR. Steel Corporation
New Haven
Hartford
Kidney Disease Cure Promoted By Doctor Carey
A doctor promotes Preservation No 777 as a remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. He touts forty years of use and claims retired practice arranged for dispensing through teaching druggists at a moderate price. Warns of kidney disease and urges immediate purchase for symptoms like eye floaters and backache.
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Health Board approves funds for ash collection payroll
Dr William H Coon says 704 transfer from Garbage Disposal to Ash Collection allows today payroll for the Health Board division. Board of Apportionment previously delayed ambulance purchase, later funded from Ash Collection, with about 4800 earlier. Coon predicts the department will return well over 10000 to the city treasury by April 1.
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Prominent Speakers for Danbury G O P Banquet
Danbury March 13 One Connecticut congressman will be principal speaker at the Republican dinner at Hotel Green Thursday evening March 26 Governor Charles A Templeton and Lieutenant Governor Hiram Bingham also will speak Delegations of prominent Republicans from many towns are expected in the state There are trees in California are 1500 years old and we hope an archaeologist digs them up People live longer in Texas Glenn Hyder of Houston is seven feet four inches tall.
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Hotel Green
Charles A. Templeton
Hiram Bingham
California
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Texas
Glenn Hyder
Houston
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Clothes Made Whiter With Half The Labor
An advertisement touts NACO as a washday marvel promising half the labor for whiter clothes. It claims stains vanish without rubbing, collars and cuffs lift easily, and garments last longer. NACO is advertised as a versatile household aid for floors, woodwork, and sinks, sold at grocers for 13 cents per bottle.
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Simple Way To Take Off Fat Pills Ad Promises Quick Slimming
An old advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a harmless, need no dieting or exercise solution. It claims rapid weight loss with a single daily dose and offers purchase through a Detroit company at 4612 Woodward Ave.
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