Teapot Dome Probers to Inquire Into Harding Estate
The Senate Teapot Dome committee plans to examine the estate of the late President Harding after reviewing Liberty bond profits tied to the Continental Trading company. Senator Nye said investigators would check Marian for any Continental bonds and may visit early next month, with several weeks more expected for the inquiry.
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Teapot Dome
Harding
Washington
Associated Press
Liberty Bond
Continental Trading Company
Senate Teapot Dome Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Senate
Marian
St Eset
Albertia Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Harry P. Sinclair
Coolidge
Senate Oil
Marion
Ohio
of & New Witness
Merritt Baldwin
I, Comn
Chicago
Fred W. Upham
Treasur Ier
Republican National Committee
Todey
de Glares
Lone Wolf Stops New York to New Haven Liquor Truck
Darien officer Amon Anderson halted a truck bound from New York to New Haven in front of the Congregational church. Hidden behind canvas were 15 fifty gallon barrels of alcohol. Driver Z. Lems of New Haven was arrested on illegal transportation charges and held on $1,000 bond after samples were tested in Bridgeport. The case marks a rare active night in the local bootlegging crackdown.
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Darien
Anderson
New York
New Haven
Derien Congregational Church
Bridgeport
Z. Lems
Downes Street
Three Start Across Ocean In Unsinkable Lifeboat
Gravesend England March 19 Associated Press Henry Hudson era lore echoes as sixty eight year old Jacob Schutteraer paces aboard a lifeboat he helped invent named after him. He and three crew members depart Rotterdam late February bound for New York to prove the 20 foot craft unsinkable amid choppy English Channel conditions.
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Gravesend
England
Associated Press
Henry Hudson
Jacob Schutteraer
New York
Schutteraer
Smit
Helmamian Geloen
Egbert Kruithof
Rotterdam
America
Thames
English
Bridgeport Braithwaite primary fight on Eleventh
A busy Bridgeport page lists Braithwaite leading the Eleventh primary fight as election coverage expands. Page references note other local items including a fatal car incident on Page 1 and community updates across Fairfield County and Waterbury with court actions and political caucuses.
Braithwaite Wins Primary Fight in Eleventh District
In the largest Republican primary in the Eleventh district history Braithwaite backed ticket swept to victory defeating John Barton by nearly two to one. Votes: Meyer 388 Mason 429 Cirino 337. Barton 193 Carnevale 196. Women turnout 208 of 261. Braithwaite aims for district control as Barton faction mobilizes its own voters. Continued on Page Twenty.
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Frank Braithwaite
Braithwaite
John Barton
Barton
Cata
Joseph Petrillo
Italian Renuplicen Club
Thet
Ster
Braithwaite Tcket
Percy Mentley
Barton Forces
Pardy Firm Given Y M C A Contract
The T J Pardy Construction company, the lowest of ten local bidders, won the contract for the new Y M C A building. Bids opened at architect Charles Wellington Parker's office. Pardy's bid was 8460,728 for construction only. Work to start soon with site clearance of the old Moves home on State street.
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T. J. Pardy Construction Company
Charles Wellington Parker
Pardy Company
State Street
Girl Bandit Still Faces Death, Official Says
OFIAWwA Ont March 19 By Associated Press Rumors the death sentence for Mrs Doris MacDonald at Valley Field Que for the murder of a taxicab driver had been commuted were denied by Minister of Justice Ernest LaPointe The case has not been submitted to counsel George MacDonald husband sentenced to hang with her signed an affidavit saying Mrs MacDonald had no part in the killing and a confession she signed in Denver Col last summer was false
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Ofiawwa
Ont
Associated Press
Doris MacDonald
Valley Field
Que
Ernest LaPointe
George MacDonald
M Donald
Denver
Col
Man Drops from Exhaustion Seeks Work in Local Address
Harold B. Frazier a fifty two year old Bridgeport Connecticut resident was found unconscious in Wellesley Massachusetts and taken to hospital with exhaustion after saying he could not find work in Bridgeport to support his wife and two children Police notified while efforts to locate his family failed and a false address was cited by officials
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Wellesley
Mass
Iby
Associated Press
Harold B. Prazier
Fty-Two
Bridgeport
Conn
Sospita
Frazier
Fragier
Newton
Pembroke Street
Herold B Frazier
Fairfield Caucus Supports Lavery as Town Chairman
Fairfield Republicans elected Albert E. Lavery headed slate by 228 to 132 at the town caucus held at Roger Ludlow High School Fairfield 500 attendees packed the gym. The meeting featured vigorous questions for Lavery and endorsed Judge Wakeman's slate which seeks to remove two Second District members from the town committee. Stratford delegates backed PL G C and reform themes dominated discussions across the county caucuses with women winning delegate spots as towns debated rules on future nominations and salaried town officers. Continued on Page Two.
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Bridgeport Braithwaite Seins
New England
Frederic W. Cutts
Holy Sons
Pastors’ Association
Fairfield County
Westport
al Smith
Fairfield Court
New Yorker
Matthews
Mia
DeShein
Milford Court
Waterbury
Fairfield Republican Caucus
Lavery
Stratford
People’s General Committee
Ornce
Iota
Noysini Waterbury Furniture
Nilan
Donovan
Albert E. Lavery
Pairfield
Republican Town Committee
Sacon Wakeman
Roger Ludlows Hight School
Fairfield
Xeneg
Lourges
Wakeman
Davia T. Domonkes
Stephen Butzko
G. C
Feere
Feirefield Coun
Almeont
John J. Perry
Southport
Woman Hurt by Husband Is Fined for Shielding Him
Danbury March 19 Special Correspondent. The first warrants in 25 years were issued to compel two women to testify in court against their husbands. Mrs Passarelli refused to testify, saying she loved him, while Mrs Repole aided by not obeying a subpoena. Judge Davis fined Mrs Passarelli and Mrs Repole $5 each, and Pasarelli $20 plus costs after a breach of peace and assault complaint.
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Danbury
Samuel A. Davis
M's
Nicholas Passarellt
Patch Street
Oswald Repote
Passarelli
Woman Dies After Auto Strike at Grand and Main
Mrs Mary Loperei aged 63 of 283 Grand Street died at St Vincent's hospital after injuries from a Sunday collision at Grand and Main. Driver Joseph Antonik 57B Lafayette Street will be arrested on a charge of causing death by reckless operation as coroner hearings are scheduled and medical examiner reports awaited.
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Grand and
Main Streets
Mary Lopere
Grand Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Joseph Antonik
Lafayette Street
John J. Phelen
H. R. DeLuca
Phelan
Loperci
Joseph Mackowsky
Stepney
Antonik
Main Street
Laperel
Frank Lapercl
Nicaragua Rebels Lose Lieutenant Drowns Wound U S Flyer
In a seaplane clash northeast of Nacix Segovia Marine aviators fought Sandino forces. Captain Francis E. Pierce was wounded in the foot. a gunnery sergeant uninjured after a parachute incident. Rebels reportedly suffered casualties as bombs were dropped. Official lines were not released.
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Nicaragua
U. S. Flyer
Managua
Associated Press
Sandino
Nacix Segovia
Francis E. Pierce
Michael Wodarzcyk
Pierce
Condition of Ferris Injured in Powerhouse Reported Favorable
Washington March 19 By Associated Press The condition of Senator Ferris of Michigan who is seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia was termed favorable by his physician Dr George W Carver The senator was resting easily in the hospital Stamford March 18 By Associated Press Geromono Demetiel thirty eight of 38 Ann Street Stamford died in Stamford hospital tonight from injuries received March 1 at the plant of the Stamford Gas and Electric Company when struck by the boom of a crane. An inquest is not expected soon as the cause of death is not yet known.
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Ferris
Powerhouse
Stamford
Washington
Associated Press
Michigan
George W. Carver
Wale
Bloehorn
Carey T. Grayson
Perris
Associated Preay
Geromono Demetiel
Ann Street
Stamford Gas and Electric Go
Ralph Crance
Eta Fomo
S-4 submarine tragedy recalls grim last hours
Boston dispatch reports the submerged S-4 crew perished after a collision sank the vessel off Provincetown on December 17. Salvage revealed 40 aboard, six bodies recovered in the torpedo room with Lieut. Graham Newell Fitch identified. Naval officers described a desperate fight for air as water flooded the chamber.
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Boston
Assoerated Press
Frovincetown
Boston Navy Yard
Graham Newell Fitch
Washington, D. C
Coast Guard
Paulding
Piteh
Lieut. Fitch
Plane motor heard in Maine reported
KEZAR FALLS Maine March 1 by Associated Press three persons heard a loud plane roar early Thursday. Constable John B Hadlock said a plane circled Porter near here three or four times then flew toward the coast. The craft came from the north. Porter is 1560 miles south of Portland New Hampshire line denied by Lester Wentworth and Mrs Cross.
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Kezar Falls
Maine
Associated Press
John B. Hadlock
Portland Press Herald
Porter
Corthenet
Parte
Lester Wentworth
Hadlock
Charies Cross
House Committee Asks Lindbergh Testimony
Washington March 10 Col Charles A Lindbergh was invited today by the House Military committee to appear before it at his convenience to testify on aviation matters especially conditions affecting flying personnel. The invitation followed Rep Parlow Minnesota reading a letter from a New York flyer who said he favored legislation granting officers full compensation and pay for service, risks and duties.
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Washington
Charles 4
Lindbergh
House Military Committee
Parlow
Minnesota
New York
Army
Ex janitor confesses to killing teacher in Goshen
A New Jersey and Brooklyn crime spree unfolds as a man named Luther Miller allegedly confesses to shooting Mrs Helen Kimball, a Brooklyn schoolteacher, during a robbery attempt. Police recount a chase, struggle, and Miller’s later hospital treatment after a gunfight with detectives.
Lindbergh Wins Woodrow Wilson Award for Peace Efforts
Col Charles A Lindbergh received the Woodrow Wilson award of 25 000 for his services to international friendship during his goodwill flights to Central and South America. The dinner honored him as a mere individual whose acts advanced peace, with messages from dignitaries read aloud and praise from Cuban and Mexican ambassadors. A separate incident reported a woman injured after a collision with a car on Main Street and Fairfield Avenue, as bystanders gathered.
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New York
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Central
South America
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Foundation
Col. Lindbergh
Viscount Cadt of
Chelwood
League of Nations
Elihu Root
Permanent Court of International Justice
World Court
John W. Deyis
Great Britain
Lindbergh
Davis
Paris
Latin-America
America
Europe
Speska
Orestes Ferrsre
Ferrara
Lindergh
United States
Alfred
Smith
Dwight Morrow
Mexico
Menuel C
Anti-Horthy Pickets Arrested at White House Protest
Four members of the Anti-Horthy League of America were arrested outside the White House during a protest against a Hungarian delegation visiting President Coolidge. Pickets carried placards denouncing the regime and demanding support for Kossuth, amid controversy over a statue unveiling in New York.
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Washington
Associated Press
White House
Anti-Horthy League of America
Executive
Coolidge
Wpcoit
Mass Muder
Hungary
Restor
Louis Kossuth
Des Jon
United Sates
Kossuth
New York
Arrest follows argument at gas station fire aftermath
Milford March 10 A man named Beard argued over gasoline postdating and reportedly struck Field during a dispute at a West Main Street gas station site. Beard was released on bond of 50, with 25 costs and 61 460 insurance on a barn burned in the incident.
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Milford
Hess
Harold Bear
Washington Street
West Ma
Sunfield
Beard
Beantfield
Thre
Field
Costa
Milford Lastunday
Boys Start Fire Near Champ Farm Shed
Firefighters reported a shed blaze on a avenue near Champ's farm yesterday afternoon at 4 03 pm. The alarm sounded promptly and the fire was quickly controlled with no damage reported.
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Champ
Elarm Weal
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Ty Cobb
Athletica Iace
Giants
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Richard
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Gene Sarazen
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Judge Wakeman
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People’s Committee
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Marricstor
Lient
Lenhart
Nyack
N. Y
Statiou Hee
Pensacola
House Committee
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Torrington-Goshen Road
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Brandt
John Paterson
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Paterson
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Luther Miller
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Chase
Wy Miller
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Tramatan Avenue
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