Denounce Ripper Tax Debate Averts Council Action
Bridgeport Alderman William E Hogan denounced a challenger and the House action on a so called ripper tax bill. He urged legal challenges to its passage while opponents rejected his resolution as radical showing division in the Common Council. Hogan voted for passage, others abstained or opposed the measure amid heated debate over state interference.
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John H. Trumbull
Senate
William E. Hogan
Common Council
Hogan
House
Howard
Alderman
Wilbert Sanford
General Assembly
Bridgeport
Qlosa
State Republican Organization
House of Representatives
Cormman Council
Hridgenort
New York
Judge Beach
New Easton Dam
26 Indictments In Elaborate Rhode Island Divorce Mill
Providence Rhode Island May 18 AP two Providence attorneys were jailed on 40 000 and 50 000 bail after 26 indictments by the county grand jury in a special session alleging an elaborate divorce mill serving outsiders from New York and Connecticut Horton seven times for subornation of perjury forgery and false certifications and Dougherty multiple counts including forgery and subordination of perjury secret indictments were handed down both men pleaded not guilty and were remanded after failing to post bail Attorney General Sisson said more cases would be aired in court bringing hundreds of witnesses into the proceedings including the deposition forgery in the Harriet Thirkfeld case and related divorces Continued on page two.
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Providence
R. I
Providence County Grand Jury
Rhode Island
Leonard W. Horton
Francis P. Dougherty
Charles P. Sisson
Rhodesland
Horton
Dougherty
Ball
Norton
J. Jerome Halan
Special Brand
New York
Connecticut
Sisson
Harriet M. Thirkfeld
Harry D. Thirkfeld
Bus War Breaks Over Second New York Line
Bridgeport to New York bus services collide over schedules as the Blue Club Coach Line begins operations from Stratfield Hotel. Interstate Line claims schedule changes mirror a rival move. public confusion and fare cuts loom as legal questions and regulatory oversight remain unresolved. Blue Line backed by Bridgeport investors. Interstate Line led by Worcester, Massachusetts owners. New Haven, Conn. May 18. Russell Les Post of Hartford wins Yale essay prize, earning a European tour.
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New York
Blue Club Coach Line, Inc
Stratfield Hotel
Blue Ne
Metropolitan Interstate Line
Stratfield
Blue Line
Interstate Hne
New Haven
Congress
Worcester Maes
Conn
Russell Les Post
Hartford
Easay
Yale
Europe
Senate to Send Ripper Bill to Calendar Today
Hartford May 18 The Senate will receive Bridgeport ripper bill from the House and likely place it on the calendar for Wednesday or Thursday. Senators Redden and Wilder of Bridgeport lead the opposition, with Chamber supporters urging adoption. The dispute centers on Bridgeport tax affairs data and Tax Commissioner Bilodgett’s accusations, with personal stakes and political angles expected to play a role in the Senate debate.
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Senate
Bridgeport
House
Wight
William A Redden
Frank L. Wilder
Robert J Smith
Manchester
Howard S&s Challenger
Cities and Boroughs
William H. Bilodgett
Eyate
Redden
Wilder
John F. Lynch
Armaments Dropped From Draft Convention Debate
Geneva May 18 France loses bid to include warship armaments in the arms traffic convention. Britain wins, dropping guns and ammunition from the draft while land artillery remains or is debated. United States votes with the majority as moves aim to limit arms trade. Continued on page two.
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CAP
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United States
Czechoslovakia
Poland
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Tittoni
Italy
Morraco Front
Germany
Faint US Signals Halt Broadcasting At Sea Station
New York May 18. Rento Broadcasting shut down at 10 46 tonight after faint signals picked up by naval communications. Officers could not determine vessel location from initial signals. A short later message said the sender was east of a light vessel and everything was OK, asking traffic to resume.
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New York
Rento Broadcasting
8Ta~ Thon
Naval Communications
Mass
Ater Yal
French Casualties Reach 600 in Morocco
Rabat May 18 The French losses in the past week of fighting with the Rif are reported at 90 The message from the front does not clarify whether this is only the killed or the total casualties Further French reinforcements are expected hourly The general situation is described as good.
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Rabat
Riffa
Thefront
Woman confesses to kiln murders lovers and family
Balkans report sensational hearings in Berlin as Madame Renict a 30 year old Roumanian says she killed 25 husbands lovers and her ten year old son using poisons stored in hermetically sealed zinc cans. Prosecution claims victims aged 23 to 80.
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Berlin
Roumanianu
Rum Row Dwindles to Seven Ships in Mid Atlantic Blockade
New York May 18 AP Rum Row has dwindled from fifty ships to seven as Coast Guard cutters press the Mid Atlantic blockade begun thirteen days ago Lieut Commander Stephen Yeandle reports after a four day inspection cruise. Earlier observers found twelve ships remaining and five slipped from the blockade zone on the previous weekend.
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New York
United States Coast Guard
Stephen Yeandle
Billard
Coast Guard
Yeandle
Atlantic
Narramangett, R. 1
Atlantic City
Bermuda
Olympia Magri To Take Stand In Own Defense
Olympia Macri faces a pending diary murder trial of John Bagnano, with opening of week five before Judge C. L. Avery in New Haven. Photographer Joseph Candee will testify, Mackle plans to testify midweek, and cross examination by Aaron Allung is expected later. Delays may push verdict into Friday.
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New Havin
Olympia Macri
John Bagnano
Jurge C. L. Avery
Joseph H Candee
Seasion
Miss Mackle
Aaron A. Allung
Idury Wriday
Judge Sympathizes With Mae Murray In Giving Divorce
Paris May 18 Mae Murray wins a divorce from Robert Leonard at the Seine tribunal amid the judges sympathy for her plea over his refusal to live with her The judge calls Leonard's line I will never live with you again under any condition anywhere grave injury under French law Murray says she is both delighted and sorry and hints at possible future plans possibly staying in France to act in a picture this summer
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Paris
Mae Murray
Seine
Robert Leonard
Leonjard
Mae
France
Shepherd's Trial Opens in Chicago as Boy Slayer Case Begins
In Chicago on May 18, jurors were tentatively seated for the trial of William Darling Shepherd, a Chicago lawyer and chief beneficiary of the late Wil lam Nelson McClintock’s estate worth about 1.6 million dollars. The defense seeks to undermine key evidence from C. C. Farman, who supplied typhoid germs and taught how to use them, in a plot tied to a proposed $100,000 fee. Farman also faces a separate trial.
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Chicago
Wiliam Darling Shepherd
Ward
Willam Nelson McClintock
Shepherd
C. C. Farman
Chicago School of Science
Faiman
Episcopalians to Name Bishop Coadjutor Today
New Haven May 14 The Episcopal diocese of Connecticut will elect a bishop coadjutor at the diocesan convention opening tomorrow in Trinity Church. Four clergymen are named as candidates including Rev Dr Samuel A Dury Rev BE Campion Acheson Rev Dr John N Lewis and Rev Dr B Ittings. Bishop Brewster announced duties for the coadjutor will include care of parishes vacancies and oversight of ordinations while he retains his own authority.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Chauncey B Brewater
Trinity Church
Eiak Tomorow
Brewster
Samuel A Dury
Bt Paul
Concorn
BE. Campion Acheson
Middletown
John N Lewis
Waterbury
B. Iddtings
Boston
Rewster
Tay Aites
Germany pledges to carry out Dawes plans and regain goodwill
Berlin May 15 The German foreign minister Gustave Stresemann pledged Germany will continue to implement the Dawes Plan provisions as the foundation of reparation policy. He cited American cooperation as crucial to stabilizing the Reichsmark and argued opposition rumors were unfounded while signaling enduring adherence despite political shifts.
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Germany
Dawes
Berlin
Gustave Stresemann
Reichstag
Evolution Attack by Bryan Draws Vigorous Protest
William Jennings Bryan urged opposition to modernism in religion and defended Tennessee’s law banning teaching evolution in public schools during a Brooklyn speech. Rev. James Williamson criticized him from the crowd, while Bryan insisted the fight must continue to save the world.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Brooklyn
James 3. Willamson
Kings Highway Congregational Church
Bryan
Dr.Williamson
Congregationalists
Man Guilty of Murder in Bank Cashier Slaying
In Massachusetts Norfolk County Superior Court a jury found Celestino Madeiras guilty of first degree murder in the fatal shooting of James E Carpenter the cashier of the Wrentham National Bank during a November 1 bank holdup. Madeiras and others were later arrested in Providence Rhode Island. The second item reports Pope Francis appointing Joseph Chartrand Bishop of Indianapolis as Archbishop of Cincinnati with Monsignor MechnNicholas transferred to Indianapolis.
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Phdham
Mass
Norfolk County Superior Court
Celestino Madeiras
James E Carpenter
Wrantham National Bank
Wrentham National Bank
Madeiros
Providence
Home
Pope Tolay
Joseph Chartrand
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
MechNicholas
Duluth
Death fear seals lips of witnesses in triple murder
Police probe a Stamford triple murder as neighbors fear vendetta backlash and silence witnesses. A fourth man is sought as authorities review the case amid citywide tension and ongoing investigations.
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Miford
Huntington
Fairfield
Noreton Water Company
Darien
Stratford
Stamford
Westport
MacDonald
Vendetta Fear Grips Stamford After Double Murder
In Stamford on May 18 a deadly shooting and stabbing affray killed three men, including Paul De Angelo and Giuseppe and Frank Vertelli. Neighbors fear retaliation if they aid police as detectives seek the wounded man seen fleeing toward Stamford Hospital. Coroner awaits rage verdict.
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West Main
Spruce Streets
Paul de
Greenwich
Giuseppe Vertell
Frank Vertell
Spruce Street
DeAngelo
Frank
Giuseppe Ve
Stamford Hospital
Pet
Jena
Black Rock Bank Seeks Charter Again in Bridgeport
Hartford May 18 A second attempt to secure a charter to establish a Black Rock bank in Bridgeport was filed with Bank Commissioner John B Byrne. The prior denial cited lack of public necessity but left open renewal. New applicants include Dudley B Bullard and William B McNeughton replacing earlier names.
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Hartford
Black Rock Bank
Bridgeport
John B. Byrne
Berne
Frederick M. Salmon
Anson T McCook
Ernest E. Rogera Stanley
Bullard
Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Bullard Machine Tool Company
Weeks Suffers Gall Bladder Colic Amid Thrombosis Recovery
Washington May 18 Secretary Weeks, convalescing at home since early April from thrombosis, suffered an acute gall bladder colic. His general condition remains very good, though the bladder complication slows progress. Doctors consider possible surgery if pain persists. Weeks has spent much time in his room and has begun short outings. The note ends with incomplete text on a rum blockade showing effectiveness in reducing illegal liquor activity.
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Washington
Weeka
Hare
Weeks
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