Sarah Bernhardt Dies Peacefully in Arms of Son
Paris March 24 Sarah Bernhardt died peacefully in the arms of her son Maurice one minute before eight after a long illness marked by repeated rallies. Messages of sympathy poured in from artists and rulers as hundreds sought to view her Paris home on Boulevard Pereire. The actres s died amid antique furnishings and autographed mementos from sovereigns and famous friends.
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Paris
Farah Beinhardt
Maurrice
Jong
Reas
Maurice
Maret
Bny
Ereonala
Mily
Bernhardt
Gre
Edmond Rostand
Fernhardt
Son
Laurice Hostand
M, Rorse
Fillow Victor in Danbury Election By Large Majority
Danbury voters gave a sweeping defeat to the Democratic ticket in the biennial election. Only the fourth ward council seat remained contested by Democrats, while Republicans secured broad gains across other offices. Democratic leaders offered silence or evasive remarks on the results, suggesting a public preference for continued Republican control.
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Danbury
Special election aims to block faltering city senecade hearing
Fairfield town meeting votes down a $30 000 high arbvol project while Patrolman Taylor is removed from the force by the police board. A witness testifies for an injunction against Fairfield bowling alleys as a blast injures two in Villack Rock. City auto show opens next week as five day trip to Washington unfolds.
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Fairfield Town
Taylr
Suny
Hearty
Fairfield Bowling
Vilack Rock
Elty Sheken
Washington- Fork City Automobile
Domestic and foreign notes strike chaotic headlines
New York police pursue a new clue in a blackmail plot amid homicides and a Bronx murder charge. A Bronx figure faces murder accusations as a large apartment fire claims five lives. In France a Communist agitator is freed en route to Essen while Stinnes meets Judge Gary amid economic conference talks. Prohibition moves in Norway with a parliamentary vote and a stock market shakeout hits bonds and call money rates. Major league camps open and a city basketball championship begins as boxing and bridge events loom in Meriden and Bridgeport listings.
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Essen
Aly
Stinnes
Gary
Rous
United States
Norway
Hlta
Vonanne
Dunlavy Reelected and Republicans Triumph in Danbury
Danbury voters kept Republican control with Dunlavy reelected as councilman in the fourth district and Clarence D. Brooks winning in the second ward by 304. Mayor A Homer Willow and GOP leaders claimed a decisive victory as Democrats faltered amid internal splits and resignations, with Temple and Fitzgerald losing statewide contests.
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Clarence D. Brooks
Lury Pillow
Vicense
Greenwich
State Farm
Connecticut River
Stevens
Legis
Danbury
Fitzgerald
Temple
Doyle
Democratic Brown Committee
Cuff
A. Homer Willow
David P. Wright
Beauty and Service Highlight Park Wily Automobile Show
Opening night at the Park Wily Automobile Show in the Armory featured motor displays from major makers including Cadillac and Reo. Park attendants praised care and pricing while dealers supported Community Chest with show ticket receipts. The crowd toured a variety of models from sport coupes to touring sedans as Menard's Orchestra provided evening entertainment.
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Park City
Armory
Smilax
Ramtler
Simpson
Ble
Community Chest
Menard
Cadilac
Redrelie
Bandits seize $25,000 in gems in daring break
A jewelry store on Broadway is robbed when a man breaks a window, seizes $25,000 in gems, and escapes in a yellow taxi. Police flood the area and arrest a taxi driver. the spree began Thursday with a string of similar robberies, the latest at Broadway and 10th during noon hour.
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New York
David Gamblers
Broadway
Yall
Norway votes to end prohibition on heavy wines
Norway's two parliamentary divisions narrowly approved ending heavy wine prohibition after government approval. request cites a three ship agreement with Germany and shifts to allow import and sale of heavier wines and brandy under new rules.
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Norway
Christianla
Noarway
Police Probe Hammer Attack on Mrs. O'Brien in Washington
Washington police seek motive after an attempt to kill Mrs. B A O'Brien with a hammer in her darkened room. The weapon, nearly new, entangled in her hair as she slept. Five or six blows struck her head. a well dressed woman about 40 is linked to the hammer.
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Washington
Mar
B.A. O'Brien
Ar Attaney
Taylor Dropped by Police Board for Misconduct
A special trial of Policeman Chauncey Taylor of the First precinct ended with the Board of Police Commissioners finding him guilty on charges including conduct unbecoming an officer and being under liquor influence. Taylor denied the accusations and claimed spurious identification, while doctors said no mental spells were proven. The board, after hearing witnesses in a closed session, imposed the extreme penalty.
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Chauncey
Taylor
Board of Police
Kranklin Iindhcart
Stratford Avenue
Vicl
Franklin
Wiliam H. Curley
Police Board of Surgeons
Surgeons’ Board
Blast injures two men in Fairfield Avenue excavation
A dynamite blast at a Fairfield Avenue site for a bowling alley injures workman John Hameseder and a passing motorist, with glass and debris shattering windshields. Blaster Murray Caplan and contractor Hameseder describe extensive injuries while experts speculate the blast redirected sideways due to ground conditions and heavy debris.
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Fairfield Avenue
Alfred Ance
John Hameseder
Drome Street
Janes Pickle
King's Highway
Fairfield
St. Vincent's Hospital
Murray Caplan
Main Street
Humeseder
Fairfield Bowling Alleys Noted as Nuisance in Court
In Fairfield a dispute over a local bowling alley and its noise from the Red Men’s Building drew witnesses including Mrs Fitzgerald who alleges the setback caused nervous distress. The case in Common Pleas seeks night-time restraint, with testimony comparing alley noise to trucks and trams while defenders argue recreation benefits.
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Shley
Red Mon's Building Association, Inc
Fairfeld
Mary A. Fitzgerald
Sanford Street
Fitzgerald
Wilneayed
Tachion Giresa
Firag
Matenishs
Special Election Urged to Save City Normal School
About 100 people filled the City hall hearing room as the Miscellaneous committee weighed whether to retain Bridgeport’s City Normal School despite the Board of Education’s plan to abolish it after the current term. Jasper McLavy argued the school’s value, urging a referendum or special election, with Alderman Venour echoing its regional importance. The discussion highlighted concerns about diverting students to Danbury and questioned state funding. The report notes the hearing and hints at a later continuation.
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City Normal School
the Common Council
Board of Education
Avemolnge
Socialist Party
Bridgeport
Jasper McLavy
Socialist Party of Bridgeport
Aments
McLovy
Melovy
Danbury
Denbury
McLevy
General Assembly
Boas
Veneur
Business Men's Association
Use Socialist
Fairfield Town Meeting Rejects School Plan and Approves Sidewalks
Fairfield March 24 Special Town meeting votes 188 to 120 against the proposed $800,000 high school. A later motion to build sidewalks, urged by Dr. W. H. Donaldson, is challenged as improper. Costs cited include rising building material prices and a one-third to four: increased estimate, with road improvements urged by Jacob Olax. Page Two continues.
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Fairfield
W. H. Donaldson
John Perry
T. Rice Durvit
Town I
Jacob Olax
Saharla
W. TH. Leeith
Andrew S. Wakeman
Connecticut River Rising but Floods Not Expected
Connecticut river continues to rise with meadows inland, yet river men and weather officials see no heavy flood ahead. Ice cakes broken by falls near Holyoke and gnffieid drift downstream, Farmington River remains high but near capacity as snow has mostly disappeared. The Flyer at Linnaportal Tow Company deck shows tides near 3 feet.
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Hartford
Mar
Connecticut
Holyoke
Farmington
Greenwich Police Seize 15 Autos in Theft Probe
Greenwich April 48 special Fifteen automobiles of various types have been stolen from prominent residents as state police investigate motor car thefts in the district. The cars were traced to Harold Goldy of Bridgeport who is under Federal bonds of 77000 and State bonds of 10000 for involvement with a gang. Cars were sold to residents through Pljon Katz used car dealers who then sold them by Geldy. Names of residents include William Fungee William Talbot William Firidge Conatahia George Jones Roy Landers and J. R. Spencer.
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Cgreenwich
New York
Harold Goldy
Bridgeport
Pl Jon & Katz
Lady Carnarvon Sails To Aid Husband Ill With Bite
Lady Carnarvon arrived in CATRO Egypt to be with her husband who is ill with blood poisoning from an insect bite. Lord Carnarvon is much improved after the trip from England.
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Catro
Egypt
Associated Press
New Clue in Slain Model Dorothy Keenan Case
Police pursue a renewed lead in the Dorothy Keenan murder as detectives seek the 31000 Liberty bond a jade bracelet and cash taken from her apartment on March 14. A $5040 plot to extort money from Mitchell surfaced, with letters allegedly written by him and discussed by district attorney Pecora.
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New York
John Kearsley
Mitchell
Weathy
Philadephia Dubipan
Dorothy Heenan
Ward
Miss Keenan
Pecora
Philadelphia
Pecorassid
Dorothy
Dave Toltlie
Expert Will Test Radio in Vault of Stratford Bank
Sherman E Whiting radio expert from Bridgeport will attempt a rare test under adverse conditions inside the Miraiford Trust Company vault at 3:30 pm Wednesday. Joined by Enoch Spragie Walter F Goddard and Robert Teardsley he will try to receive concerts and time signals from the outside world for half an hour using a DeForest outfit and loop aerial. Obstacles include the Trust building’s location beside the Southern New England Telephone company, a burglar alarm, and 360 feet of high tension wires, but Whiting remains confident the test will succeed and draws local interest from radio enthusiasts.
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Sherman E. Whiting
Bridgewart
Miraiford Trust Company
Enoch Spragie
Connecticut Radio Services Company
Walter FE. Goddard
Robert Teardsley
Whiting
Trust Company
Southern New Lingland Telephone Company
Ban
New Haven Road
Arn
Moar
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Yi Probibina Ceopresta
Capital
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Contracton Dickie
Toga
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John J. Walsh
John Lynch
Plsizian
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Tateten
Selectman
Wandred J. Bury
Anne Selectman
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