Epidemic Strains Bridgeport Schools Amid Illness Surge
A severe grip outbreak hits Bridgeport with hundreds of absences in high and grammar schools. Forty six grammar teachers and over 100 students at Warren Harding High fall ill, with Central High reporting 199 absent and 4 teachers out. Police report 22 on duty while 14 grip cases are treated at home. five deaths since March 1.
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Bridgeport
Boarch of Education
Athe Grammar
Warren Harding
Yehool
Eigh
James Florence Stuener
Helen Park
Alice Surtney
Josephinene
Lois Hughs
Margaret Hall
Ruth Hesselgrave
Margaret Keane
Surtney
Pneumontia
Central High School
Syrip
Emma Hallock
Matherine Harss
Elizabeth Carter
Frank McKee
Oe Quinlivan
Emen
Grip
Wilam
fiPoon
Coon
Fire destroys Barratts garage in Brownsville blaze
In Brownsville Pa on March 16 a major fire consumed Barratts garage destroying more than 100 autos. The loss was estimated at 250000 dollars with authorities investigating the cause.
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Brownsville
Barratts
Cripple Found Dead With Throat Slashed in Syracuse
CAPalmon Hayes, sixty, described as a cripple, was found dead in his Syracuse home with his throat and limbs slashed. He had been separated from his wife, who reportedly lives with relatives in Brookline, Massachusetts, and had been expected to be moved to a hospital this afternoon.
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Syracuse
Capalmon Hayes
Hayes
Brookline
Mass
Ife
Poor Families In City Taken Care Of Report Says
Bridgeport relief officials report the Salvation Army is providing for the poor with no overall rise in demand. Adjutant James O'Brien notes more transients seek temporary aid while employment improves. The Army aided 1,014 transients with meals lodgings or clothing and placed 84 men and 4 women in work. Three men were moved to the Salvation Army Men's Home in New Haven.
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Bridgeport
James §. O'Brien
Salvatlhn Army
Salviation Army
Hnd
Adjutant O’brien
Ation Army
Community Chest Riies
T&o@al
Salvation Army
New Haven
Freight embargo in Florida lifted by rail line
Tampa Florida March 16 AP The Seaboard Air Line railway lifted its embargo against freight shipped to Florida in less than carload lots. It had been imposed earlier due to freight congestion.
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Tampa
Fla
Seaboard Air Line
Florida
Yale Professor Explains Battle Against Diseases
Prof C G A Winslow of Yale Medical School addressed Rotary Kiwanis and Civitan clubs on international health work. He highlighted the League of Nations health sections, the Paris 1907 committee, and the Geneva staff's disease control, including polio sleepiness and scarlet fever cures, noting U S participation and Rockefeller funding.
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C. G. A. Winslow
Yale Medical School
Rotary
Kiwanis
Civitan Clubs
Stratfield Hotel
Winslow
League of Nations
Paris
International Health Society
Russia
Ile
Poland
United States
League
Rockefeller Foundation
Geneva
Merghers
Africa
Greece
Far East
China
Methodist Bishop Goes On Trial In Copenhagen
In Copenhagen on March 16 Rev Dr Anton Bast, Methodist Episcopal bishop of Scandinavia, faced nine counts accusing him of converting charity funds for personal use. The trial, before three judges and a jury, drew many church leaders including Bishops Blake and Nielson and prominent American, German, and Swedish Methodists. Bast pleaded not guilty. the trial is expected to last about a week. He was arrested in 1924 amid Central Mission allegations and held without bail before release pending investigation.
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Copenhagen
Anton Bast
Methodist Episcopal
Scandinavia
Edgar Blake
Chicago
John L. Nielson
Switzerland
Bast
Triaa
Gast
Finlord
Ingerstey
Central Mission Organization
Former New London postmistress held for embezzling
Mrs Lunetta Eaton former Swan's Island Me post office postmistress was arrested by Deputy US Marshal Joseph Parks on a warrant charging embezzlement of 518 dollars. She was arraigned before Commissioner Corcoran and held on 2000 bond for removal to Maine to stand trial in Portland.
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New London
Lunetta Eaton
William P Eaton
Montauk Avenue
Depuy U. S
Joseph Parks
New Haven
United States
Russell H. Corcoran
Swan's Island
U. S
George Cohen
Hartford
FL Myer
Maine
Eaton
Corcoran
Portland
Stock Yard Inspector Dies From Poisoning
Chicago March 16 AP A coroner jury ruled that a stock yard inspector died by poisoning at the Chicago stock yards with uncertainty over personal intent. Mrs Nell and her son Garvin W Neil testified they knew of no reason for suicide and Dr Samuel D Xan testified that Dr Neil claimed the poisoning was accidental.
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Chicago
Spector
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Davey Brothers, Inc
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Bridgeport Public Market Grocery and Delicates
YALE
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Exide Batteries
Exide
the Electric Storage Battery CO
Philadelphia
Best
D. M. Read CO
M. Buckingham & Co
State St
D. M. Read & CO
Broad St
Neuss
True Story Magazine
California
Dlana Ude
Leake & Nelson Co
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Telephone
Noble
Conn
Think Avenue
New
Portland Cement Association
Madison Avenue
New York
AETNA
Sheet Metal
W. P. Kirk CO
Bridgeport, Conn
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