Armory show ends with banquet in Bridgeport
After the automobile show at the Armory, the Bridgeport Automobile Dealers association held a Saturday banquet at the Stratfield hotel. Jack O'Brien presided as master of ceremonies with performances by Harold Pitt and others. Committee chair was John I. Carpenter, with John A. O'Brien and Thomas Morrissey among the officers.
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Bridgeport Automobile Deale'a Association
Stratfield
Armory
Jack O'Brien
Harold Pitt
Alexander Robinson
Lawrence McMann
Edward Hamilton
Major Vane
Captain Michlesen
J. A. Mattice
John Mattice
John I.carpenter
John A. O'Brien
Thomas Morrissey
Dudley Seguin
Harold L. Pitt
J. A. Metlice
A. L. Clark
F. L. Mills
A.true
H. Sanford
F Hayman
Georges Greene
G0. McDonald
Lawrence McMahon
Thomas N. Nelson
Edward Nelson
Roger Howell
Harvey & Jones
William A. Smith
A. Columbia
8. Kellogg
J J. Kelley
Fred Bish
Carl Schulte
William Gruber
Albert I. Brothwell
James 3. Keating
A. J. Crawford
Howard Hamilton
Police investigate alleged hold up and stabbing fray
Police pursue a hold-up and stabbing on Railroad avenue between West and Myrtle in South Norwalk. John Barton of 127 South Main alleges two men with guns robbed a diamond ring worth 250 dollars and 118 dollars in cash. a witness named Fred Knabling of 151 Lee avenue suffered a facial stab wound while trying to intervene. The suspects, described as intoxicated, gave no clear description.
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John Barton
South Main Street
South
Norwalk
Railroad Avenue
Beteen West
Myrtle Avenues
Fred Knabling
Lee Avenue
Ohetime
Shepherd Hopes for Liberty by Bond Tin Chicago
William D. Shepherd, charged with first degree murder in a decade old Chicago case, seeks release on bond. A motion for rehearing of the bond plea is set for Tuesday before Chief Justice Hop kins in Criminal court as the indictment waits arraignment.
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Chicago
William D. Shepherd
William N. McClintock
Shepherd
Jacob Hopkins
Misbranding hosiery charges filed against Chipman Mills
The Federal Trade Commission charged Chipman Knitting Mills of Hammon, Pa and Charles Chipman’s Sons Co., Inc. of New York with misbranding hosiery advertised as "full fashioned." The FTC said the items were knit on a flat loom and shaped by a back seam. Respondents have 20 days to answer.
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Washington
Chipman Knitting Mills
Hamnon
Charles Chipman's Sons Company, Inc
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Coolidge Asked to Form Birth Control Board
New York March 24 A resolution urging birth control to be included in American Medical association and national programs was adopted by about 1000 physicians at the sixth international neo malthusian and birth control conference. A telegram from Mrs Margaret Lange president of the American Third Control league asked President Coolidge to establish a federal birth rate commission.
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New York
American Medical Association
Presidint Coolidge
Margaret Lange
Presdent
American Third Control League
Two Children in Two Days Breaks Twin Record
NEW YORK March 29 Mrs Frances Cain of Brooklyn gave birth to a healthy baby boy Wednesday night and, twenty four hours later, another boy twins. Mrs Calm is a twin herself and her mother Mrs Therese Bruetsch was also a twin as was Mrs Cain's grandmother. For four generations the line of twins has been unbroken.
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New York
Frances Cain
Brooklyn
Calm
Therese Bruetsch
Smelt Run Sparks Strong Fisherman Catches Statewide
The smelt run pulses through Connecticut streams attracting high catches for fishermen. Westport reports a single angler taking 500 pounds at 25 cents per two pounds, with Norwich prices steady at 22 cents. The state Fish and Game Commission notes growing efforts to propagate eggs for future seasons, with multiple hatchery stations producing millions of fry from eggs gathered from commercial catches.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Westport
Norwich
Mystic
Niantre
Pawes
Pawes~tuck
Commission
John W. Ticonvs
Niantic
Pawcatuck
Shetucket
Beating Night Attack on Rickenbacker Relative
John Miller, 38, jailed on charges of assault and battery after an alleged attack on Hattie Rickenbacker, mother of flyer Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Miller reportedly demanded food, consumed a Johnny cake and pie, then assaulted Mrs. Rickenbacker with a hammer before neighbors alerted police.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Miller
Hattie Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker
Rieckenbacker
Miller
Advertising Writer Die in Seven Story Hotel Fall
New York on March 29 Misa Daisy Lucas twenty four an advertising writer living with her mother and sister on the Grenoble hotel roof either leaped or fell to her death. She had been despondent since fiancé Duncan Wood perished in a Philadelphia explosion and had suffered a nervous breakdown under nurse care. Vittorio Orlando former Italian prime minister is ill in bed but not gravely hurt.
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New York
Maroh
Misa Daisy Lucas
Grenoble
Alda Lucas
Fianca Duncan Wood
Philadelphia
Greenwich Mud Flat Yields Sack With Newspapers
Mystery surrounds a post office sack found on Greenwich mud flats containing 42 copies of the Greenwich Press dated January 16 1925. The bag, tied and decaying, was noticed by Christopher Hoffman near the east railroad station and later taken to the Greenwich Post Office. The papers were addressed to Connecticut residents including Col Norris Osborne and Mrs Samuel Shaw. Post Office and Railroad Mail Service investigate theft of the heavy pouch. Greenwich editor Georgianna Davids leads the paper.
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Greenwich
United States Post Office
Greenwich Press
Greenwich Harbor
Post Office Department
Joseph Brush
Railroad Mall Service
Christopher Hoffman
East Wim Street
Greenwich Cab Company
East Railroad
Connecticut
Col
Norris Osborne
Samuel Shaw
Freeman
Connecticut Editorial Association
Riding Atop Train Fatality At Syracuse Tunnel
James Ryan Jr aged 23 of Holyoke Massachusetts was fatally crushed after riding atop a silk car attached to a New York Central train near Syracuse at the tunnel mouth. His companion William McGrath of Holyoke escaped injury and alerted authorities from Utica after the accident.
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Syracuse
N. Y
James Ryan, Jr
Holyoke Masa
New York Central
William McGrath
Holyoke
Utica
Ryan
Poincare warns France against security pact dangers
In Bar le Duc March 29 former French president Raymond Poincare spoke at a war dead monument dedication warning against Germany's proposed security pact. He cited the horrors of the last invasion and urged France not to relinquish its defense or rely on guarantees that are illusory.
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Bar LE Duc
France
Raymond Poincare
Germany
M. Poincare
Poincare
Sunday thieves find $2.50 and boxes of candy
The Connecticut Auto Wrecking Company at 147 Stratford Avenue and The Sching Candy Company at 2 Water Street reported burglaries last night. Total theft was $2.50, with candy boxes and three miniature trunks taken from the stores.
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Connecticut Auto Wrecking Company
Stratford Avenue
Derserve Bureau
Sching Candy Company
Water Street
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