Bridgeport Fire Bureau Charter Change Passed by Legislature
A charter amendment restoring the Bridgeport Fire Department structure and preserving salaries for 14 officers was quickly approved by both houses of the General Assembly. The measure voids a February ordinance and keeps the department intact at February 8, 1928, with ongoing litigation and a temporary injunction delaying changes.
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Bridgeport
Board of Fire Commissioners
Board of Algermen
House
Senate
General Assembly
Cornell
Committee On Cities and Boroughs
John Dj Banks
Fire Board
Fire Prevention Bureau
Machine
FL Coleman
Jast Whht
Senator Park
Fire Department
Soviet Delegate at Lausanne Assassinated in Peace Conference
M Vorovsky head of the Soviet delegation at Lausanne was assassinated at the Hotel Ceri while dining. Two others, including a Russian press official, were wounded as Maurice Alexander Conradi was seized. Authorities probe motive and possible fascist links as safety at the conference is questioned.
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Lausanne
Associated Press
M. Vorovsky
RasAssinated
Tonichi
AM. Ane
Soviel
M. Diawilkowski
Voerovsky
Hotel
Ceri
Yorovsky
Maurice Alexander Conradi
Conradi
Yarovsky
Switzerland
Death Misidentification Stuns Family and Worker
In a cases of mistaken identity, George Oros, believed dead and laid in the city morgue, is found alive by police. A lumber yard mix up led to Leo Thorndyke being recorded as dead, until both men later died in separate incidents. The dead man’s mother learns the truth as authorities untangle records.
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George Oros
Leo C. Thorndyke
Madison Avenue
Lacey Thorndyke
Golden Hill Street
Ocos
Leo Claud Thorndyke
Thorndyke
Ores
Lumber Company
Oreos
Oros
Emily
Bridgeport Man Held in Gotham on Swindle Count
New York on May 10 David A. Rothman a 29 year old Bridgeport man was held in Washington Heights court on a swindle charge after police say he passed bad checks totaling about eight thousand dollars. Witnesses including cigar dealer Reuben Seligman and pharmacist Maxwell Gichtman testified Rothman cashed checks for small sums then presented others that bounced. Rothman allegedly obtained cash and goods through checks to friends and acquaintances, with investigators tracing the scheme through multiple victims and dates.
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New York
David A. Rothinmin
Sto
Levine
Washington Heights Court
Reuben Seliginin
Rothman
Rothma
Maxwel Gichtimen
Retina
Paris
Frey Penitentiane
Tarapy
Bo Fetter Aheek Tsaneannons
Jail sentences in bootlegging and murder cases across region
A range of local crime notes include a bootlegger and nail breaker jailed 7 to 19 years for an attempted second break. Br. F. d. Adathia faces manslaughter trial. A Bridgeport salesman held on swindle charges in Gotham with $10,08 bonds. A Stamford man charged with stealing a Bridgeport resident’s car. Authorities report court actions, probations, and pending trials across counties, plus a Milford city measure and state legislative moves. The report notes political and administrative tensions, a radium plan for Bridgeport Hospital, and ongoing police and court activity.
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Iedaux
Nolle
Br. F. d. Adathia
Ate Feu
Herstein
Bridgeport
Gotham
Stamford
List
Carter Deaths Cleared as Self-Destructive Act
KRNT May 10 Fred A Carter 19, who vanished from Miss Jess ie Barker’s home and whose body was found by the Housatonic River Bridge three weeks later, died by his own action. County Detective Antonio Tomanio of Iilmfield County and state Attorney Walter Holcomb announced after days of inquiry. The investigation questioned many residents and focused on Miss Barker and Miss Hatch, whose secrecy fed foul-play rumors. The detective’s finding ends the foul-play speculation though details remain.
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KRNT
Fred A. Carter
Jessle Backer
Housatonic River
Antonio Tomanio
Iilmfield County
Walter Holcomb
Farvington
Tomanio
Carter
Miss Barker
Mary Hatch
Torrington
Miss Hatch
Business leaders back president on World Court
At the annual convention the Chamber of Commerce of the United States endorsed joining the World Court, urged a 2 percent increase in immigration quotas, called for state over local regulation of utilities, and supported creation of a Tax Appeals Court along with federal reclamation of waste lands and flood control.
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York
Chantyer
Commerce
United States
Iate
World Court
Ruhr
Holtz Body Found In Umpawaugh Lake
The body of 72 year old George W. Holtz, a recluse, was recovered from Umpawaugh Lake after last Friday’s blaze lit the search scene. New Milford men dragged the lake and identified the body as Holtz. State police and local officials arrived, with rumors swirling as investigators sift through scant leads.
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Holtz
Umpawaugh Lake
Topstone Station
Bridage
George W. Holtz
Umpawaug Lake
New Milford
Frank Virelli
Fairfeld County
John Skelley
Henry Polin
HH. Smith
Red
Public Clocks Must Display Standard Time Act Passes Senate
Hartford May 10 A new act requires public clocks to show standard time or be hidden from view across state institutions. The measure, approved 19 to 43 in the Senate with support from God time advocates, now awaits gubernatorial signature as leaders predict it will be enacted. Senator John J. Harter of Bridgeport opposed.
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CORR
Hartford
Senate
House
John J. Harter
Bridgeport
Suvi
Letter Reveals Eugene LeDoux As Most Daring County Criminals
A 1923 letter from Thomas Gordon to Fred Commer in Bridgeport outlines a planned crime involving a frame, saws, and a jail break near Golden Hill. The handwrit large plea asks for money and details a course of action with specific places and times, signaling intent and collaboration.
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Eugene LeDoux
Six Months Probation For Alleged Car Thief
Abe Feuerstein twenty was given a six months suspended sentence after pleading guilty to receiving a stolen automobile in Superior Criminal court Judge Frank D. Haines noted Feuerstein’s limited role and good faith purchase while warning against future such activity State Police investigation uncovered a larger ring involving Monty Soufvin Moe Fridell and others with longer sentences previously handed down Soufvin received not less than ten years Fridell three years Feuerstein aided police in the inquiry and was discharged on the initial false registration charge by a city court proceeding ongoing for other alleged ringleaders Harold Nathan Galdy George Singer and Samuel Lissitz though trial dates were unsettled.
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Abe Feuerstein
Frank D. Haines
Superior Criminal Court
Feuerstein
Monty Soufvin
Moe Fridell
Pan
Soufvin
States
Fridell
Homer S. Cummings
Soufrin
Fridei
Gater
Irving Wisen
Peyeratin
Frank Virelli
Nordi
Feverstein
Queta
Samuel Lissitz
Harold
Nathan Galdy
George S. Singer
Farley Named New U S Shipping Board Chairman
Edward P. Farley is designated chairman of the United States Shipping Board amid administration changes. The appointment aligns with wartime fleet plans and the push to strengthen the Merchant Marine and emergency fleet program under President Hoover era policies.
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Edward P. Farley
NEW U.S. Shipping Board
Widow of Jeb Stuart Dies in Norfolk
Mrs Woy Showyt widow of the Canosa Confederate warrior died here today after brief illness. The former Mrs Woy Showyt lived in Norfolk and had been connected with local circles since the Civil War era.
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Jeb” Stuart
Norfolk
Noupoek
Woy Showyt
Canosa
Woman injured after street collision with car on French Street
Alice Green sustained slight injuries when a vehicle driven by Ernest A. French struck her at French Street and North Avenue yesterday. The incident occurred near 02 202 French Street and involved Ernest A. French of 9% Putnam Street. Police investigated the street accident.
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Alice Green
French Street
Ernest A. French
Tputnam Street
North Averae
Self Confessed Auto Mobile Thief Sentenced in Fairfield County
Eugene Ledoux, 28, bootlegger, car thief and jail breaker, returned to Southport after escape, was sentenced to five to eight years in state prison for auto theft and up to two years for jail breaking. He wrote a prison escape plan to a New York friend, which was read aloud in court, prompting Ledoux to plead for leniency citing wife and child. The judge consulted the statute before issuing the sentence.
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Eugene Ledoux
Fairfield County
Southport
Frank D. Haines
Criminal Superior Court
Ledoux
Homer — ii
Cummings
Fred Cormer
Weat 29Th Street
New York City
Excape
Cormer
Cormerom
Cleveland
Ohio
Leoux
Nolle Forecast In Dr. Adams Manslaughter Case
The case of Dr. Frederick J. Adams, police surgeon board member, charged with manslaughter over Martha Woifowitz’s death, may receive a nolle. The May term docket shows Fr. J. Phelan’s finding of a prohibited operation as the cause, with Adams stating he cannot yet rule on action. He denies guilt, represented by Revert G. DeForest.
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Nolle
Frederic J. Adams
Board of Police
Martha Helena Woifowitz
Superior Criminal Court
Homer
Voroner
John J. Phelan
Ralen
Bridgeport
Adams
Revert G. DeForest
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Roykinen
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Hawke
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Fred Carter
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Henming
Liniversalist
Republican Party
Bamning
Lionel Barrymore
Henno Fenwick
New Adamits Pit
P. Ranke
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William v T. Hincks
Noank Shipyards
Mhaheiotight
Wiashington
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Tax Court of Appeals
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Ushitin
Bridgeport Sunday’ Post
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York City
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Golden Hill
Thomas Gorden
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Conn
Evelyn
North Avenue
Bridgeport, Conn
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APTS
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Farley
Warangh
Une Sippung Bordiat
Bauergency Fleet Corporation
Hecane Phoroughiy
Wa Undertakings Towers
Beyais SE Coto Teremid Nathhoried Abbey
Atto
F. J. Adams
Martha Helena Woitowitz
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