Death Case Sparks Fear In New Haven Inquiry
Police seek cause of death amid a cottage fire at East Haven where a man named Leonard was found dead with head injuries. Esther Kerrison, wife of a Yale student, is hospitalized in a feverish state as detectives probe whether the scene hid a crime or accident.
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Esther Stowell Kerison
New Haven Hospital
East Haven
Ean
Joseph Ellinga
John Nboy
Hanor
Nis
Leonard
Irs
Kerrison
Yale
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Fairfield County
Milford
State Highway Department
New Shore Road
Stratford
Westport
Saugatuck River
Ridge
Fairfield
Robert A. Knight
Frederick M. Spimon
Higgins Sey
Lightning Storm Rings City Causes Unusual Damage
A bolt struck Botsford farmland and a New Haven church after a storm. Horses and a barn were damaged, a horse escaped, and a boyish worker was injured. the church roof escaped fire but sustained a hole in the dirt floor. No serious injuries beyond a few cuts were reported.
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Botsford
New Haven
St. N'A R. C
John Saneti
Alan Escaped Inc
Okceman
Carla
Michaelis
Jie
Pye
St. Joseph
Nm Michaelis
Ae Ney
Challenger Seeeks Fairfield County Tax Boss Post
Senator Howard S. Challenger of Bridgeport reacts to reports he may become tax commissioner if the state bill passes. He hints at withdrawing from Fairfield County race in favor of a suitable berth, amid talks with Mackenzie and state leaders.
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Telegram
Tiartford
Howard S. Challenger
Bridgeport
William H. Blodgett
Challenger
Fairfield County
Lanell
Tham
Mackenzie
Harry Mackenzie
Reraback Leutenant
Nominatin Af
Plarvey M. Kent
Norwalk
Kent
Julian M. Amery
Stamford
Velegram
Tiartepord
Howard
Challenger Nait
Board of Aldermen
William A. Hedden
Herblen Sey
Warrant Issued for Mrs Madeline Barrett in Hair Tugging Case
Stratford officials issued a warrant for Mrs Madeline Barrett wife of Wil loughby Barrett over an assault on Mrs Lula Monroe. Monroe alleges Barrett tore out a lock of hair and scratched her in a backyard confrontation at 1853 Main Street. Witnesses include Pauline Burnes and a barber who will ID Exhibit A.
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Madeline Barrett
Willoughby J. Barrett
Main Street
Willam S. McGrath
Lula J. Monroe
Kenneth
Bridgeport Brass Company
C. Monroe
General Works
Mr. Monroe
Legislators Inspect Fairfield State Park Site Tour
Legistators from the Parks committee led by Senator Ernest Howe visit Fairfield County to inspect proposed state shore park sites at Stratford Point Sherwood’s Island Westport and Great Marsh. The Fairfield County Planning Association backs the project and will accompany the lawmakers along with city and state officials.
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Fairfield County
General Assembly
Ernest Howe
Titchfield
Aites
University Club
Stratford Point
Sherwood’s Island
Westport
Great Marsh
Fairfield County Planning Association
John Held Improves Slightly After Injury at Norwalk Hospital
John Held Sr celebrated as a popular illustrator shows a "little bit better" status at Norwalk hospital following a fractured skull. Doctors credit his stubborn humor and fighting spirit for keeping death at bay as the hours pass and recovery proceeds.
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Jobn Held, Sr
Norwalk
Ufs
Widow Learns Husband Divorced Her 1877 Civil War Era
Mrs. Victoria Nichols of Bridgeport learns her late husband Moses Nichols divorced her in 1877 on grounds of desertion. He died in 1900 after Civil War service. She recalls a life of supposed happiness while discovering the legal separation and its strange reversal in pension records.
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Victoria Nichola
Bridgeport
Moses Loss
Lir
Nichols
Pairlelt
Foster
Nichola
Hiss
Nihal Guring
Marquis Curzon United Statesman Dies This Morning
London mourns Marquis Curzon of Kedleston Lord President of the Council died at 5 35 this morning after a period of ill health following a March 5 collapse in Cambridge He was 1 of Britain s leading aristocrats aligned with public life and imperial governance. He trained at Eton and Balliol College Oxford and served as private secretary to Marquis Salisbury before rising to prominence.
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Associated Press
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Kedleston
Marquis
Cambridge
Marquis Curzon
George Nathaniel Curzon
Eradia
Avery
Euulerh
Owas
Downing Street
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Ebton
Baliol College
Oxford
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South
Looters Target Breakers Palm Beach Fire Aftermath
Firefighters guarded the Breakers hotel and Palm Beach district as thousands hunted salvageable belongings from ruined hotels and cottages. Looters snatched valuables, while wealthy guests and staff aided rescues as property losses mounted.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Breakers
Winter Circus Quitting Home Tomorrow
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey will depart Norman Street winter quarters tomorrow for New York where it opens its 1925 season at Madison Square Garden on March 28. Workmen rebuilt wagons and tents during winter while canvas makers kept busy producing the big top and smaller tents for the show. After a five week engagement in New York the circus moves to Philadelphia for its first canvas exhibition.
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Barna
Batley Corona
Norman Street
New Yor
Matson Square Garden
Garde
Philadelphia
Arthur Guiterman Signs Another Yours Sincerely Note
The poet Arthur Guiterman signs another personal note reflecting on his two years in Bridgeport during boyhood. This charming autograph piece promises future book reviews and world news for lovers and writing.
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Cpan
Yla
Bridgeport
Death List Grows
Casualty list of storm tonight stood at 848 dead and 2,909 injured. State tallies include Missouri 27 in Cape Girardeau county Illinois 695 in Jackson Williamson Franklin and Hamilton counties Indiana 89 in Gibson Knox Posey Pike and Davies counties Kentucky 10 in Allen Metcalf counties Tennessee 27 in Sumner county. Greatest loss in Murphysboro and vicinity where 469 killed and eight thousand homeless. Relief appeals for medical help supplies and workers issued as relief efforts begin. Property losses run into millions with Murphysboro alone at 3,000,000 and fifty blocks swept away.
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Associated Press
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Cape Girardeau
Illinois
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Williamson
Franklin
Hamilton
Indiana
Gibson
Knox
Posey
Pike
Davies
Kentucky
Allen
Metcalf
Tennessee
Sumner
Murphysboro
Radio Aid Speeds Illinois Storm Relief Efforts
Chicago reports show radio as mercy in Illinois disaster with swift relief. Amateur operators provided definite news of damage and casualties inspiring Red Cross Salvation Army and other groups to mobilize. Chicago stations broadcast for doctors nurses funds while trains schedules were coordinated, triggering rapid nationwide support and large donations.
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Ilinois
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Red Cross
Salvaton Army
American Legion
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Bridgeport News Briefs Highlight Tragedy and Local Events
Nearly half of Princeton and Nova Scotia areas are reported stricken as Canada extends sympathy. refugees fill morgues in cities while National Red Cross aids thousands. Other items note a Civil War veteran widow, state park inspections, and various local incidents including fires, burglaries, and elopement cases.
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Princeton
Nivnoia
Canada
National
Hed Cross
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Alcorn
Elty
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Hiealy
McCook
Tornado Toll Rises Across Five States in Midwest Disaster
CHICAGO March 19 Associated Press reports the tornado catastrophe leaves 823 killed and 2,990 injured across five states. Destruction spans Princeton Griff and nearby towns with whole blocks leveled and towns depopulated. Outside help arrives as darkness and power outages hinder relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Irea
Tooms
Remie
Princeton
Ilown
Griff
Boto
Lis
80 Mile Gale Strikes Western New York
A severe 80 mile per hour gale battered western New York causing extensive damage in Buffalo and surroundings. Harbor ships tore from moorings, roofs were blown off, and buildings sustained major damage. Rescue tugs and coast guard aided. meanwhile a school building at Wheatfield was unroofed as students evacuated before collapse. Farther, a nun was injured by shattered glass at Saint Stanislaus Kost parish and ferry service to Fort Erie halted by the flood of water.
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Coast Guard
Wheatfield
Theale
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Niagara Falls
Stanislaus Kost
Inglaas
Buffs
Fort Fe
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