Ansonia Blaze Destroys Store at 552 Main Street
Angelo Vicari’s combined grocery and meat market at 552 Main Street in Ansonia was gutted by a fire of unknown origin around 4 a.m. Damage is estimated at 35,000, with insurance covering the loss. The Vicari family, living above the shop, fled in night attire as smoke filled the apartments. The fire remained confined to the store and its contents.
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Angelo Vicari
Main Street
Vicart
Mystic says Halley’s Comet caused world war
Washington May 6 Gasous trails left in the earths arms by Halleys comet in 1910 were blamed for the World War today by Dr F L Homer Curtins founder of the Order of Christian te who addressed the Womens Universal Alliance The far made humanity nervous suspicious and irritable he said and if another war occur ey in 1429 the Pons Winnicke comet of last June must be planned Generation of a great wave of humanitarianism was suggested to neutralize the cosmie forces.
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Washington
Halley
Wrld
FL Homer Curtins
Order of Christian
Women's Universal Alliance
Alibi Offered By Brother In St Louis Slaying Case
Glenn Hicks, 23, a law partner of former Governor Elliott Major, declared he could provide an alibi in the slaying of attorney and former minister Clifford Hicks. Police allege Hicks stood to gain about 200000 from life policies and estate, with William Davis and Mary Bosterman also tied to the case. Davis denied involvement with the mysterious W L Harris bond scheme.
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ST. Louis
Clifford M. Flicks
Law Parner
Elliott W. Major
Glenn T. Hicks
Ticks
William Davis
Marry Bosterman
Ida H. Sinnwell
Clift
Hicks
Clifford
Clifford Hicks
Aoout
Davia
Glenn Wicks
St. Louis Finance Corporation
Dayton
Ohio
W. LB. Harris
Davis
Harris
Sheme
Two Discharges Granted in Bankruptcy Case
Two discharges from bankruptcy were granted yesterday by Referee John Keogh with no opposition from creditors. Discharges went to Pincus Needles Rovayton and William Lauder of Norwalk, the latter a former Yale baseball coach. A first dividend of 10 percent was ordered in the Carl J Wolfe Inc delicatessen creditors meeting. Henry J Klein was named trustee for Walter Solly of Norwalk. Granville Stubbs of Danbury was appointed trustee for William Mitchell, with Lewis M Bernstein serving as trustee for Park City Garage Co in this city.
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John Keogh
Pincus Needles
Rovayton
Willam Lauder
Norwalk
Yale University
Carl J. Wolfe
Granville Stubbs
Danbury
William Mitchell
Lewis M. Bernstein
Park City Garage Company
Striking Convicts Surrender After Hunger Strike
About 300 white convicts at Caledonia Prison Farm in North Carolina ended a 55 hour hunger strike for a 55 hour week and weekend offs after wrecking cells. Guards used a no work no food policy. prisoners faced 36 hours without food and 24 hours without water until crackers and water were promised to punish ringleaders, leading to a wholesale surrender.
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Caledonia Prison Farm
N. Cc
Supreme Court upholds 12 million transfer in 1916
New York May 6 AP The appellate division of the Supreme court upheld the legality of the 1916 transfer of 12 million dollars of the Miossia Insurance company of Petrograd into the Rosala Insurance company of America The court found the transfer was in good faith and for full value and dismissed a claim by Fred 8 James and company an assignee of London creditors The Petrograd assets were later bought by Kid der Peabody and company The Soviet government seized the Petrograd assets in 1918 as Russia nationalized its insurance business
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New York
Supreme Court
Miossia Insurance Company of Petrograd
Rosala, Insurance Company of America
Fred 8. James and Company
London
American Corporation
Kidder, Peabody and Company
Petrograd Corporation
Russia
Water pressure held during Westerly fire report says
West erly R I May 6 AP Water pressure during last Saturday night fire that destroyed the Westerly Fire department house and most equipment was found to be satisfactory by P C Sharnock engineer for New England Insurance exchange A report sent here today states the water service was adequate and mains pressure remained well maintained during the blaze
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Westerly
R. I
Westerly Fire Department
P. C. Sharnock
New Eingland Insurance Exchange
Westerly Water Company
Sharnock Gays
Thomayg McKenzie
Jail inmate dies of heart disease at Norwalk hospital
Norwalk May 6 AP Daniel Morain forty five arrested on a minor charge two weeks ago died in Norwalk hospital today from heart disease. A son came from Matteawan New Jersey to claim the body but refused to take it after learning the widow was in hospital. He wrongly believed his father had remarried and was in Bridgeport. Morain had married a year ago and his wife has been in the hospital since February 3.
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Norwalk
Daniel Morain
Norwalk Hospital
Matteawan
N. J
New Jersey
Bridgeport
Moran
Woman Settles With City In Damage Suit
Meta A. Vaast of Norwalk settled a damage suit against the City of Norwalk before Judge Isaac Wolfe and a Superior Court jury. Vaast sought 3000 dollars for injuries from a March 39 1926 incident on Elizabeth street where she stepped into a sidewalk hole described as inches deep and a foot wide, allegedly covered by debris for a long period. The case was halted by the settlement.
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Isaac Wolfe
Meta A. Vaast
Norwalk
Alizabeth Street
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