Expect Damage Suits to Be Larger, as Judge Cites H C L
A Connecticut Supreme Court memorandum by Justice John K. Beach signals higher damages in libel cases, citing dollar value decline and rising costs. The Monezport suit against editor Cornelius Congradt, tied to Bridgeport Hungarian papers, saw a jury award of 5 000 reduced to 2 500. the high court upheld the latter, with dissent.
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Supreme Court of Errors
John K. Beach
James Monezport
Cornelius Congradt
The
Bridgeport
Justice Beach
Tonerport
Czongradi
Count Szechenyi
William HH. Maltbie
Contradt
Supreme Court
Wheeler
High Court
George W. Wheeler
Connecticut
Hassett
Carroll
Munczport
Wlliam Hassett
New
H H. Carrell
Priuce Wallingford
Beach
Monczport
Monetport
William M. Malthie
Monezport- Congrady
Shapiro, Goldstein
Brody
Monesport
Railroad foreman saves flyer with wave of bandana
Harrisburg May 18 AP The Pennsylvania Railroad Washington Broadway Limited was nearly wrecked Sunday when an eight inch steel switch fragment tore from a rail. Foreman David Ridernhour woke to a noise and alerted Newport by waving a red bandanna. Engineer Howard Daugherty stopped the train forty feet from the broken rail as the danger signal activated.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington Broadway Limited
Division
David Ridernhour
Baley's Crossing
Broadway
Washington-Broadway Limited
Newport
Howard Daugherty
Lithuanian Envoy Guest of Waterbury
Kazye Riziuskas envoy and minister plenipotentiary from Lithuania was received by Waterbury city officials and presented with the keys to the city. The official visit occurred in the morning with the mayor and city leadership in attendance. Mr Hiz auakus departed for Washington that evening.
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Waterbury
Kazye Riziuskas
Lithuania
Uest
Hizauakus
Washion
Stearns son named librarian at Holy Cross College
J Foster Stearns son of F Stearns of Boston, a close friend of President Coolidge, is named librarian for Holy Cross College forming the new library. He will assume duties in fall 1926 after a year in Milan, is Amherst graduate, WWI veteran, and previously served as librarian at the New York Public Library and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Worcester
Mass
J. Foster Stearns
F Stearns
Boston
Coolidge
Joly Cross College
Milan
Stearns
Hull
Amherst College
New York
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Brace House Library
Luitedstat State Department
Wilson
Constantinople
Paris
Attempted Bombing Of West Virginia Coal Mine Threatens Restart
Moundsville West Virginia May 38 An explosion at the Panoma Mine of the Ben Franklin Coal company halted plans to resume operations after a United Mine Workers strike that began April 6. The blast damaged a hillside bunkhouse and threw ten miners from their beds. none were injured. Authorities suspect a bomb was thrown. bloodhounds failed to locate a culprit.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Lerriffe
Panioma
Ben Franklin Coal Company
Fontue
United Ming Workers
Tan House
Girl Striker Convicted of Assault and Breach of Peace
In Willimantic May 38 a hearing found Jod Theous a striker with American Thread company guilty of assault on Elizabeth Cone a worker and breach of peace. A nominal fine was imposed with appeals and bond filed. Fourteen cases against strikers were heard, four tried Friday, one today, all with small fines.
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Willlmantic
Jod Theous
American Thread Company
Elizabeth Cone
Seach
Fossa Y
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