Crowds At Open Wade Funeral Follow Murder Trial
Thousands gathered around the Wade residence and Park Cemetery as the coffin was carried to its grave following the trial for the George B. Nott murder. Women fainted, floral wreaths covered the casket, and a steady stream of mourners filed through the home and toward the burial site in a somber, public funeral.
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Wade
Elwood
Court House
George B. Nott
Coung Wade
Narth Aveous
Nott
Tran Wate
Mrs. Nott
North Avenue
Governor Lake to Press Economy Measure Before Legislature
Hartford May 3 Governor Lake plans to urge lawmakers to trim the state’s budget after reviewing an 11 762 771 propriation and a 26 345 000 auxiliary total. Executive secretary Reynolds aided the review as House Leader Buckley urged substantial reductions before the appropriation bills reach the governor for signature.
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Hartford
Governor Lake
Harry W. Reynolds
House
John Buckley
Goovernor Eake
All Roads Lead to Bridgeport Today Suburban Day
Bridgeport hosts Suburban Day drawing hundreds of visitors from Danbury Newtown Port Jefferson Southport and Wilton as local businessmen and residents form reception committees to welcome guests. The aim is to showcase Bridgeport as a convenient shopping center and encourage repeat visits from neighboring towns.
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Bridgeport
Bild Sthinke
Geport
Ger
Iey
Danbury
Newtown
Port Jefferson
Routhport
Saugaruck
Wilton
Pepper Crossing
Nichols
Courts weed out old cases in Fairfield county docket call
Notices to attorneys announce the annual docket call by the superior and common pleas courts. In the superior court cases over 19 years old will be called separately with no continuances except for cause. In the common pleas, cases over 10 years old entered before 1814 may be stricken unless counsel appears.
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Fairfield County
Superior and
Common Pleas
Coun
Common Pleas Coun
Superior Court
Cass
Emergency Tariff Passes Congress in Final Vote
Washington May 23 The emergency tariff bill survived House passage by a 5 to 7 vote and moves to the White House for President Harding to sign after his return from New York. The measure revives wartime controls on dyes and prices and imposes duties on articles manufactured from imported materials, with penalties to curb dumping.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Harding
New York
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Fereisi
Raod
Vtali Iuales
Ethel H Nott Faces Trial Today For Husband Murder
On the fourth day after Elwood B Wade was hanged for the murder of George B Nott last August the slain man's widow Ethel Hutchins Nott will go on a trial at 10 o'clock this morning daylight saving time indicted for murder in the first degree for the same crime A panel of jurors to be chosen 12 men to serve during the trial will report this morning with names and addresses kept secret Quiet proceedings and seating limits were ordered and a special deputy was named for Mrs Nott at the county jail Also a letter from the prisoner to her mother said she did not plan the murder and shielded Elwood but did not intend harm.
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Elwood B. Wade
George B. Nott
Ethel Hutchins Nott
W. M. Melrs
Jure Com
Juey Panel
Vounael
Cours
Dudge Malitte
Sinan Prase
Realoens
Spoenbers
Xath
Pease
Nott
Bequest Totals Disclosed for Stafford Springs Estate
Public bequests of 1740,000 were compiled from the will of Charles Warren of Stafford Springs. The town receives 100,000 while the New England Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church gets 10,000. A soldiers’ monument is set for 5,000 and 5,000 to a relative R.
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Charles Warren
Stafford Springs
Gon Hose
Statlered
New England
Germans Disclaim Responsibility In Silesian Troubles
A German government note to the French foreign office says Germany has no influence over self-protection measures in Upper Silesia under Inter-Allied administration. It asserts the commission maintains law and order, denies German irregulars ingress, and calls Polish rule via violence a political insurrection contrary to the peace treaty. The Allies see the commission as legitimate authority to free the population from Polish insurgent influence.
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Paris
Rence Foreign Office
Upper Silesian
Inter-Allied Commission
Upper Silesia
Berlin
Germany
Poland
Mrs R U Swain Dies After Long Illness
Anna Hlimbeth Shuey wife of Dr Richard T Swain died yesterday at the family home 304 Golden Fill street. She was born in Shueyville Iowa daughter of Captain Wiliam H Shuey and Catherine Baker Shuey educated at age seventeen and taught there later becoming professor of mathematics. An active participant in music and public affairs she legendarily served clubs and community. Survived by husband three sons one daughter and one grandson burial in Mountain Grove cemetery private services.
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Anna Hlimbeth Shuey
Richard T. Swain
Golden Fill Street
Swain
Wiliam H. Shuey
Catherine Baker Shuey
Virginia
Maryland
Servien
Laat
Shel
Béeaider
Sonk
Richard Shuay
Philip William
Stuart Prederick
Halen
Morts
Old training ship Granite State burns along Hudson River
The New York naval training ship Granite State burns to the water edge in a spectacular May 23 fire. Sailors dive through portholes after flooding the magazine as fire sweeps the wooden frigate moored near Riverside Drive, with President Harding landing nearby. Newport, towed to midstream, shares the danger as crew escape via flooded compartments.
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New York
Granite State
Hudson River
Riverside Drive
Siew Street
Harding
Keinenker
State Nautical School
Newport
Granite States
Aldermen Back Jitneys In Bridgeport Transportation Fight
Bridgeport aldermen at a special meeting endorsed jitneys as necessary and convenient and instructed the City Attorney to petition the Public Utilities Commission for an early public hearing. The ordinance committee report details operator qualifications bus counts schedules and safety standards for jitneys and updates five established bus routes amid ongoing transit debate.
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Public Utilities Commission
Bridgeport
Board of Aldermen
Lhe
Tag Utilities Commission
Trafic Commission
Percy T. Litchfield
Vadh
Polit
Burnum Dyke
Funds Voted To Enforce Day Law In Congress Debate
In Washington on May 28 the House passed an amendment adding 200000 to the second deficiency to fund day law enforcement. Democrats accused treasury officials of lax enforcement and discharging agents without funds, while Republicans alleged Commissioner Kramer Hart mishandled appropriations. The measure, backed by Volstead, was adopted amid partisan volleys and threats of removal.
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Washington
House
Toan Bailey
Treasury Department
Congress
Isramer Hart
Wayne B. Whereler
Anteague
Gapitel
Ahd
Reprezentative Volstead
Minnesota
Volpat
Byrne
Demorral
Tennessee
Seaplane Drops Off at Charles Island Near Milford
A seaplane en route from New Haven to New York with four passengers and a pilot dropped 200 feet into the water opposite Charles Island three miles from Milford shore shortly after 8 pm. The engine cut from gasoline supply, all aboard drenched but uninjured. Plane towed to shore and awaiting repairs.
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Charles Island
Milford Shore
New Raven
Aero Marine Transportation Company
New York City
Culbertson
New York
New Haven
Mil-ford
Ray Stoddard
Milford Breakfaster
Gast
Toin Andersdn
Stey
Milford
California naval base vetoed by Senate vote
Washington reports defeat of the naval committee plan to establish a Pacific base at Alameda Jamada. The bill, amounting to 495000010, was struck down 20 to 10. House later voted to reduce navy enlisted personnel from 20000 to 160000, with party lines noted.
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Washington
Anulheer
Seale
Naval Committee
Jamada
Navy
Senate
House
Alameda
Seniions Vollette
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Sixteen Arrests for Motor Violations
A rough report notes sixteen arrests for motor violations continued yesterday. Charges include reckless driving and jitney ordinance violations. The piece mentions five men were hanged with penalties within tested areas, though details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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Willy Zhartee
Ces
President pays homage to first World War heroes
New York May 23 Associated Press reports President Hardin reviewed World War I survivors in Brooklyn, pledging never to wage war while God and men rule together. He spoke at memorial services for 5000 dead, then discussed government reform and national business reconstruction at academic events.
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New York
Associates Press
I.a
Hardins
Brooklyn
Breat
Taboken
Academy of Political Sciences
Maysflower
Hudsonen
Hoboken
Unclear Text From South New Island Forecast Note
Fragmentary OCR passage references weather forecast for South New Island with cloudy outlook and possible showers Tuesday night and Wednesday. Contains garbled names and stray phrases about people and events. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond the regional weather context.
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Weatsier Porecast
South New Isnsland
Meridian
New Haven Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Atlantic
Lwods
Block Island
A Des Sulear Bosjon
Ale
Cincinnati
Denver
Detroit
Bos
Wood Hartford Yaaa
Hatteras
Jackson
Iwanaas
Mendy UckEt
Dilear
Haven
Oudy
Pittapurgianas Sa
Mogdy
Portland
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Side Avenue
Alexander Alison
Wiest
Irs
Abi Ag
Bartan
Bicyae
Ethel H. Nott
Husband
Jennings
Silesian
Teutons
R. U. Swain
South Congregational Church
Monroe
Paige
Prohibition
Treasury
Kramer
Charles Isle
California Naval Base
Alameda Project
LaFollette
Navy League
al Security League
Academy of Political Science
Dhik
Gabriel Dransunde
Coperi
Walter O. Rey
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