Two Fires Hit One Signal Box Within hours
Two separate fires within a few blocks triggered Box 734 twice. At 2 54 p m a blaze in a pile of telephone piles at Cross and Elizabeth streets, owned by United Muminating Company, drew Engines 2 6 and Trick 2 3 plus Chemical 3. Poles charred yet damage slight. At 4 35 p m a second fire, likely inside the oil storehouse of Texas Oil Company next to the burning poles, raged before crews arrived. no gasoline stored but oil burned fiercely. Building damage estimated at 100 dollars.
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Cross and
Elizabeth Streets
United Muminating Company
Chemical Company
Texas Oil Company
Republicans Hold Five Rallies to Finish Campaign
Republicans rallied across diverse communities in the final campaign push for the 1927 election. Attendance peaked at Schwaben hall with about 600 German voters while Slavonian Jewish Italian and Polish gatherings drew sizable crowds at venues including St Cyril's Colonial Italian American political club and St Michael's hall. Speakers included Mayor William Behrens Prosecutor James C Shannon and other candidates with multilingual addresses and a Republican Glee club performance. A separate Jewish rally at Quilty ballroom drew around 250 attendees. An Italian American rally featured Louis E Richards and Joseph Cubelli among others. A statewide closing event is planned for St John's hall tonight with district gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwaben Hall
St. Cyril's Hall
Colonial Hall
Poltiical Club
St. Michael's Hell
William Behrens
Schwaben Hell
Carl Siemon
Board of Zoning Appeals
Frank L. Walder
James C. Shanton
Samuel Reich
Republican Gree Club
Behrens
Unity Republican Club
Quilty Ballroom
Oruty
Abraham Wofser
Stamford
Abe
David Feuer
Sistant Elty
Orator
Abe v. Geoul +tic
Marcus Hirsch
Adolf
Rer
Louis E. Richards
Joseph Cubelli
Fred Harrison
Board of Aldermen
St John's Hall
Pembroke
Jane Streets
Milk Producers Fail to Secede Over Grievances
Connecticut milk producers voiced dissatisfaction with the Connecticut Milk Producers Federation. They argued milk tests varied by test, blamed the price below a vital level, and questioned the association’s financial status. Hough and Atchell spoke on funds and confidence as Senator Buckingham urged trust. the group noted a net gain of about 300 members in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Healy
Lero
M. Chapman
Hartford
Farm Buieu Federation
Hough
Atchell
Connecticut
Xation
Buckingham
Ell
Bristol Contractor Struck By Auto in Hit and Run Incident
Joseph Ruill, a 45 year old building contractor in Bristol, was struck by a hit and run driver as he was leaving a car to cross the street. He sustained brain concussion, severe scalp wound, a fractured nose, and injuries to his eye. Police reported no clue to the driver’s identity as the assailant fled eastward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Associated Srees
Joseph Ruill
Canadian Backing Chicago War on British Influence
James M. Brady of Sarnia Ontario pledges Canada’s support for Chicago Mayor Willam Hale Thompson and his North America First stance. Brady cites British propaganda minority influence and recalls 1896 crowns power episode, asserting Canadian business leaders belong to Native Sons of Canada seeking autonomy amid English literature and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willam Hale Thompson
United States
Canada
James M. Brady
Sarnia
Ontario
Thompson
King
Brady
the Native Sons of Canada
Trumbull Offers Aid To Flood Area
Governor Weeks of Vermont and Governor Spaulding of New Hampshire receive telegrams from Connecticut offering medical assistance doctors nurses and supplies for flood relief Connecticut and New York pledge help with personnel vehicles and supplies and a relief committee will meet Trumbull publicizes the exchange to show regional cooperation in disaster response
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Trumbull
Weeks
Vermont
Connecticcut
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Spaulding
Bimith
Smith
New York
Springfield Flood Thaws and Relief Efforts Spread
About 6,000 homeless in the Springfield area as waters backed up cellars. Pumps operated but stock in 41 cellars ruined. Smith College students aided relief. Hampden jail prisoners helped reinforce dikes. John Coolidge observed at Holyoke dam while recovery for Benjamin Denico continued. Rivers recede. towns prepare to assess damage.
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Holyoke
Holyoke Dam
North Hadley
Benjamin Denico
United Church Honors 38 Departed Members
All Souls Sunday observed with prayer for 88 deaths in the parish in the past year. The congregation stood in reverent silence as AU Boul delivered a sermon centered on those that had fallen asleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Soul
United Church
Nemorla
AU Boul
S "Ead
Connecticut Inventors Showoff with Odd Patents at Bridgeport
A survey of U S patent returns highlights Connecticut ingenuity with many everyday devices produced by Bridgeport residents. Freak inventions include a sheet iron mechanical cat and alarm clock bed devices. Bridgeport patent offices house numerous quirky designs from across the state with mixed practicality and humor.
Flood Ravages Connecticut Front as River Rises
Middletown and East Hartford endure severe flood impact as the Connecticut River climbs two to four inches per hour. Homes on riverfronts are evacuated, power and lights falter, and sewer pumps strain to keep up as Red Cross opens refuge centers and utility crews fight to protect infrastructure.
Middletown Press to Print in Meriden After Flood
Middletown paper will be printed at Meriden Morning Record tomorrow due to flooding in Middletown’s transformer rooms and loss of electric power. The electric light company plans to install higher ground transformers by tomorrow afternoon to restore service by evening.
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Middletown
Associated Press
Connecticut Ryer
Cromwell
Hart~ford
Middlefield
Durham
Higganum
Power Company
Central Connecticut Power and Tight Company
Leesville
Portland
Vehicu
Meriden
Middletown Press
Meriden Morning Record
Electric Light Company
Stolen Cars Reported In Local Neighborhoods
William Duck of 1377 Central Avenue reported his sedan stolen from his yard during the night. The car had registration F-16398. No trace was found by press hour. Anthony Varisco of 930 Broad Street also reported his sedan stolen from Broad and Liberty streets, registration H-5660, not located yet.
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William Duck
Central Avenue
Anthony Varisco
Broad Street
Broad
Liberty Streets
Flanagan Meets Work Amid Silent Democratic Gatherings
Democratic conferences scheduled yesterday at the Hungarian Civic club and the Twelfth District Democratic Club were not held. William B. Flanagan said no rallies were planned and he met informally with a few workers who reported Brugtesé in the election campaign and polite salutations by rotation of the hat during greetings.
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Pine Street
Twelfth District
Democratic Club, Inc
William B. Flanagan
Democratic Towns Committee
Brugtesé
Mercy hospital ship to serve as hotel for Saratoga crew
The hospital ship Mercy is enlisted as a floating barracks to house 1,760 enlisted men and 190 officers for the aircraft carrier Saratoga. It will stay at Camden, New Jersey, until Saratoga is completed and sails to the Pacific. Saratoga will have 130 naval aviators among 190 officers and 440 aviation-rated enlisted men, with two 18-plane fighter squadrons, two 16-plane torpedo squadrons, one 12-plane amphibian squadron, and one 3-plane Corsair utility squadron, all to be delivered as ships are completed.
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Washington
Associated Press
Mercy
Naval Aviation Arm
Saratoga
Camden
N. J
Weig
Vesuel
Pacific Coast
Sunday Jail Terms Used in Spain
Oviedo, Nov. By Associated Press. A provincial governor in Spain adopted a new method to curb Sunday drunkenness. Workmen who spent weekends drinking faced police magistrates, who previously fined a dollar. Now fines plus five days in jail on successive Sundays are imposed to ensure workers retain wages and return to Monday labor.
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Ovieda
Spin
Associated Press
Oils
Fan
Nebraska Editor Plans Siberian Hunting Trip
Hastings editor Adam Breede plans a trip to northwestern Siberia to hunt the black fox and the white ruben. The Hastings Tribune publisher has roamed the globe and his home and newsroom display more than 100 big game specimens he has hunted over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Associated Press
Adam Breede
Hastings Tribune
Siberia
Breede
Conscience Stricken Golfer Pays For Divots
A Boston golfer, troubled by guilt, sent 75 cents to the city's conscience fund for divots. He admitted digging up turf during a long drive at Minute Man Park, quitting in anger, then recalling he had not replaced the divots, described as a golf crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Associated Press
Bosston
Church Unity Is In Existence Says Southern Bishop Hafey
Bishop Hafey of Raleigh denounced Protestant secularism and atheism in a St. Augustine's sermon and banquet talk. He urged wider weekly religious participation, noted NC industry growth, education progress, and described Catholic missionary work amid North Carolina's dispersed parishes and Catholic population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hafey
D. D
North Carolina
P. J. McGlyney
St. Charles’ Church
M. J. Sullivan
Springfield
M. Ernest Wilson
St. Mary's
Stephen Chernitzky
St. Stephen's Church
John E. Lavey
Bridgeport
Rose Ahern
New Haven
Frank J. Brenen
Catholic Daughters of America
Peter H. McClean
St. Augustine's
Chicago
St. Mharies
Hafey Addres
St. Charles BR. C. Church
North Carolrs
Montpelier area struck by washouts and floods
Army traffic reports show Montpelier water receding and cars moving, Barre bridges and rails washed out, Randolph nearly cut off, Ludlow restoring communications, Bellows Falls reporting heavy property damage but no life loss, Windsor heavy losses with no outside aid needed, Northfield cut off, Bethel snowing.
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Barre
Montpelier
Northfield Falls
Randolph
Ludlow
Bellows Falter
Windsor
Northfield
Bethel
Eight Bridgeporters Enlist in Navy
Boatswain Rees Davis announced eight Bridgeport youths enlisted at the local naval recruiting station in the past week. George Williams aged 18 of 46 East Washington Avenue. Lawrence Verillo 17 of 174 Clarence Street. Frederick Kape 20 of 6 Hillside Place Danbury. William Cram 18 of 243 William Street. John Vish 18 of 114 Burroughs Street. John Ditto 18 of Wilmot Street. William Gannon 18 of 191 Harter Street. John Naval. Davis said he has more literature from the navy department about opportunities in the naval air service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
John Naval
Davis
Navy Department
Naval Air Service
Hartford Man Die After Auto Crash on Park Street
Alexander Brazalovich forty of By South Woodbine Street Hartford died at St Francis Hospital from injuries after being struck by an automobile on Park Street near Park Terrace at seven this evening. Johnny Dil Jon of Rocky Hill, the driver, was arrested on a charge of criminal negligence.
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Hartford
Associated Press
Alexander Brazalovich
Obituary Notices From Bridgeport Area Honoring Local Figures
Leonard T Court died suddenly at 54 from a heart attack at his home 1213 Iranistan Avenue He served as an inspector for Remington Typewriter and was active in Fifth District Republican affairs He is survived by his wife Sadune MacDowell two brothers from New York state and he belonged to Adelphion Lodge No 80 I O O F Funeral services set for 2 PM at his home with ministers from People's Presbyterian Church presiding Odd Fellows to bear the casket Burial in Lakeview Cemetery Also listed are notices for Mrs McDermott Elizabeth Shaw and Gustave Meunier with funeral details plus annual town and city meetings and a series of district polling places and officer elections.
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New York, New Haven and
Hartford
Farmington
Red Cross
East
Middletown
Leesville
Central Connecticut Power and Light Company
Yortford and
New York Transportation Company
Dwight Hooker
Salmon
Connecticut
East Haddam
Leonard T. Court
Leonard Thomas Court
Iranistan Avenue
Remington Typewriter
Fifth District
New Baltimore
N. Y
Court
S Dune MacDowell
Roda
Harry
New York State
Adelphion ‘Lodge
Lyman Pettit
Henry A Davenport
People’s Presbyterian Church
Odd Fellows
Lakeview Cemetery
James W. Keegan
Norman Streets
Sadie Keegan Sullivan
Hugh F
James W
John
Woodhull Company
Charles H
New Haven Railroad
Elizabeth O'Donnell
Boston
Holy Name Society
St. Augustine's Church
Man stabbed after street dispute near Lyric theatre
Thomas DeFeo twenty eight of 242 Church Street was stabbed under the heart in a rear Lyric theatre confrontation with a man he did not know. He was treated at Emergency Hospital then moved to St Vincent's for observation and is expected to recover. About twenty youths gathered at the scene and DeFeo could not identify his assailant.
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Thomas DeFeo
Church Street
Lyric Theatre
Hen
DeFeo
St. Vincent's Hospital
John Lerman
St. Vincent's
DeFoe
State connections agricultural experiments star at New Stuer
Notice announces a quarantine and hearings on proposed agricultural regulation. The document lists towns and officials, references a state quarantine order, and sets a hearing date of October 1 at 2 o clock in the afternoon for interested parties to present views on the measure.
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New Stuer
Probate Court Grants Creditors Time To File Claims
In Stratford Connecticut the District of Probate notices John Van, late of Stratford, is deceased. The court grants creditors six months from the date of notice to present claims for settlement. Indebted parties are urged to come forward without delay to avoid personal liability. Executrix Yan Tol is named. Stratford, Conn. John Smith, Clerk.
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Bpraerord
Pruett Cocr
Nuovender
John van
Stratfonl
Stratford
Gald Katate
Acta
Multiple Obituaries From Milford Area Dated November 1927
Died notices include Ayres in Scarsdale New York on November 5 1927 widow Mrs Emma Ayres wife of Henry N Ayres of Milford with services in Milford and interment in Mountain Grove Bridgeport Brown Anna White Brown aged 71 Stratford funeral at No 1498 North Avenue on November 9 1927 Court Leonard T aged 84 Stratford James W Keegan burial St Michaels cemetery Meunier Gustave 107 High Street funeral November 8 Reynolds James 15 Myrtle Court funeral November 7 Sacred Heart Church burial St Michaels cemetery Tarrs Helen R Smith 17 years Fairfield funeral November 8 Toppitzer Englebert 19 son of Charles and Cornelis Toppitzer funeral November 8 with interment at St Michaels cemetery
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North Avenue
Stratford
Park Cemetery Court
Leonard T. Court
Tranistan Avenue
Lakeview Cemetery
Savurdey
James W. Keegan
Norman Street
John J. Sullivan
Black Rock Avenue
St. Augustine's Church
Myrtle Court
Church of the Secred Heart
St Michael's
Smith
Ithaca
N.Y
Helen R
Wiliam A
Ruth N. Smith
Oldfield Road
Fairfield
St- Thomas Church
St. Thomas Cemency
Toppitzer
Englerbert
Charles
Cornelis Toppitzer
Vincellette Street
St. Stephens Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
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Aly
AUTO
Crown
Pageane
Barnum
Federal Patent Office
Samuel Hopkins
Patent Office
Westport
Peeverel
Stree Ouses
Steyveajm
Courtsey
Iiven |Ion
Ines Tt
River Front
Maromas
Hack
New York- Hartford Transportation Company
State Street
City Street Department
Windsor Street
Port Sweet
North Meadow
I T
A. DB. Colvin
Hartford Electric Light Company
Front Street
Dutch Point
South Meadows
Colvin
Flanagan
Work
Trendmill
Bridgeport Patent Attorneys
Spain
Nebraska
Hafey
Ife
Heaven
Hell
Whilam Hafey D. D
Raleigh N.C
St. Augustine’s
Reina Christina
Stratfield Hotel
Siafey
Lark
Ieligion
Thomas Gloster
Church of the Assumption
Stratfield
Alfred Driscoll
R. J. Bowen
Joseph A. Gadley
Deacott
North Caroling
NAVY
Elles McDermeatt
Suen Meadermott
Frank McDermott
Dover Street
St Charles’ Church
St Michael's Cemetery
Elizabeth A. Shaw
Fairfield Avenue
Grace M. E
Herbert H. Layton
Mountain Grove
Snow
England
Lick
Je Elerk Fm
TIRET
Kailie Sbratz
Gilbert Street
Jefferson School
Myrtle Ave
Gregory
Atlantic Rew Hird
Whittier Sebon
AG Whittier
Mine Howe
Clinton Ave
Aml
Taetrieli Junior High
Tne Sentie
Sisum Diathict
Webster School
Om Avenue
Oak Rt
Iswind
Shelton School
Wheeler
Main St
Central High & Ont
Tron Terrace
Fighth
Seroel
Let Git
Kemer Street
Bone and
Ocaccond
Gatto’ Sehnol
Ai Umenke
Vaulste Street
Tenth District
Barium Rein
Noble Avenue
Bet
Nichola Street
Sunmerfield Eho
Coetral Ave
Grant Beaeet
Lincoln
Teovek Moderny Band
St. Bet
Dori Franklin
Trea
Alx
Gustine Meunier
Gro
Board of Education
Gustave Meunier
Virlek A
High Street
Glsheim
St. Anthony’s Church
Brent
Anna Plara
Anna Pia
Huntington Road
Holy Name of Jesus Church
James Reynolds
Anna Marie Brown
Rasmus G. P. Brown
Rev. E. N. Nielset
ECON
Teffereen
Alyrtle Ave
Greg Re
Atlante Sto Lara
Whitttier Sinnel
Whittier Street
Foceth
Duay Hone
Chatom Ave
Fale Nett
CIFTH
Miret Peecinet
Lymond Avenue
Webinc
Err Avenue
Usker
Shelter
Wheeiee Avenue
Central High
Lyon Terrace
Qend
North Ave
Ber
Gatland Snd
Renier Street
Keesath
June Streets
Garfield
Bull- Juan Street
Hellert Streets
Arctic Niver Seavesth
Ravklin School
Michels Street
Bet Eant
Main
Pendvale
Summerfield School
Casual Avenue
Grant Street
Lincoln School
Strate
Central
Oreber
Batiuin
Chile
Cnum
NASA
John Smith
Protas
C. L. Dennis & Son Undertaker Funeral Home
Fairfield Ave
Barnum Sar
Graham Funeral Home
Fairfield Ave. Barnum
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