Foley blocked from answering Lansdowne testimony in court
In Washington a court martial refused to strike Mrs. Margaret Lansdowne’s testimony or allow Captain Paul Foley to testify out of order. The judge advocate sought to rebut her statement about influence on her planned testimony. The motion to exclude was denied and Foley sought relief to testify at Shenandoah court. The Navy inquiry will hear Lansdowne and Foley plus other witnesses next Monday regarding the incident.
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Washington
Mitchell
Margaret Ross Lansdowne
Paul Foleyudge
Shenandoah Navy Court of Inquiry
Naval Court
Sherman Moreland
The
Shenandoan
Fole
Community Chest Drive Launched 1925 Campaign
A thousand workers gather after the Stratfield Hotel luncheon to launch Bridgeport’s 1925 Community Chest drive aiming for 350000. Colonel George Woods outlined card use and forms while Amos Wilder urged workers as city ambassadors in a campaign extending to workplaces and homes.
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Community Chest
Stratfield Hotel
Army
George Woods
Amos Wilder
New Haven Journal-Courier
Wilder
Bridgeport
President Angell
Yale
Dean Frown
Billy” Phelps
Dave” Fitzgerald
New Haven
Rhinelander Letters Ring in Stage Stars
White Plains November 10 in the trial of a marriage annulment case Alice Beatrice Jones read twenty one love letters to Leonard Kip Rhinelander. The letters name Broadway stars including Al Jolson and Ed ward Holland and reference Mammy songs. Laughter filled the court as the audience heard details of the courtship and gifts exchanged.
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White Plains
N. YY
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Alice Beatrice Jones
al Jolson
Irving Jserlin
Destiny
Big Boy
Broadway
Aliee Rhinelander
Edward Holland
New Rochelle
Robert L. Rose
Alice
Len
Robert
Manney
Isaac N. Mrs
Mills
Bridgeport News Highlights And Local Incidents
Bridgeport and surrounding areas report damaged shore properties from high tides, a drunk of community drive starting with canvassing today, an amended $40,000 suit against Delaney, and a fatal shooting in Dartford woods. Other notes cover local school finances, court actions, and regional sports previews.
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Delaney
Wiro
Harding High School
State
Fairfield County
Danbury
Srvers Knot
Dartford Woods
Storm Wreaks Havoc Offshore Oysters Hit Beds
A 70 mile gale whipped shore waters as a severe storm washed up clams mussels and oysters on Fairfield beach. High tides three feet above normal covered breakwaters while wrecking a coal barge and a lighter. Oyster beds may be buried or swept ashore delaying damage assessment until Monday. Oyster boats remained in harbor as skippers doubted towing out.
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Fairfield
Charles H. Wheeler
Stratford
Connecticut
Wheeler
Mrs Valentino Confirms Report of Divorce Suit
Mrs Winifred Hudnut Valentino confirms reports that she filed for divorce from Rudolph Valentino in Paris. The action stems from his refusal to live with her and her wish to pursue a screen career.
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Valentino
Nieuw York
Winifred Hudnut Valentino
Richard Hudnut
Paris
Rudolph Valentino
Valentine
Ino
Thurope
Engineer Faces Charges In Train Wreck Fatalities
Ten warrants charging man slaughter were issued in New Brunswick against Timothy J. Carroll engineer of the Pennsylvania train that collided with a Washington express near Flainsboro New Jersey. The wreck killed ten and injured twenty nine. Bail set at 1000 per warrant. Court of inquiry attended by railroad and utilities officials. Evidence shows Carroll passed two caution signals but mistook the Washington train ahead. Signals were reported in order. Carroll could be subpoenaed to appear before the Middlesex county grand jury next week.
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Jersey City
N. J
New Brunswick
Timothy J. Carroll
Pennsylvania
Flainsboro
John C. Kirkpatrick
John Perguson
Striker
Wall
Carroll
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Utilities Commission
Middlesex County
Middlesex Country Grand Jury
Hegan
James T. Maybury, Jr
Public Utilities Board
Carrol
Washington
Admiral Gives Up All Hopes For Submarine Crew
London report states the M-1, with 89 aboard, is presumed lost with no rescue possible. Admiral Oliver was told the submarine may have been found, but British officials doubted the sighting. Divers cannot reach the 240 foot depth to inspect the hull as search devices continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Prew
Universal Service Staff
London
Sir Henry Oliver
Atlantic Fleet
Revenge
Start Point
Admiralty
The
Delaney Charged With Bad Faith in Bridgeport Suit
City attorney A L Delaney is accused of acting in bad faith and colluding to thwart collection in a $40,000 suit against Bridgeport. The action, filed in superior court by John A Cornell Sr, seeks fees and costs for Cornell as legal adviser to Howard A Drew, with proceeding details and motions noted as pending.
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A. L. Delaney
City of
Bridgeport
Howard A. Drew
John A. Cornell
Cornell
John W. Banks
Bridgeport Brass County
Gowell
Delaney
Drew
Brass Company
John R&r. Booth
Banks
Henry Greenstein
Greenstein
Corpell
So Ash
Fouvh
Man Shot Dead in Hartford Woods Triggers Arrests
In Hartford, Frank Weir, a 55 year old woodcutter, was shot to death near a remote shack. Constable Enders arrested Thomas Goodale and two others from Glastonbury and Hartford within half an hour, charging Goodale with murder and holding Reynolds and Tourtelotte as material witnesses at Hartford police station.
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Hartford No. 18
Frank Weir
Forts
R, Eb, Enders
Glastonbury
Thomas Goodale
John Ton
Hast
Two Die In French Submarine Blast
Toulon France Nov 13 Two men died and four were wounded aboard the French submarine Nereide after an explosion while the accumulators were being charged. The vessel was towed to the inner basin of Toulon harbor and is likely to be saved.
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Toulon
France
Gap
Princeton Invades Yale Bowl for Final Practice
Princeton Tigers arrive in New Haven for final preparations before the Yale game. The squad, 3 players and 14 attaches, includes backfield options like Caulking Dignan Gilligan and Slagle Erwing Bridges Prendergast Disston Leaves Weekes Chandler. Sammy Ewing returns to form with successful 40 yard drop kicks and may relieve Canlkina by halftime.
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Princeton Tiger
New Haven
Tigers
New Jersey
Tle
Urainer
Keene Mitzpatrick
Ernie Bartell
Roper
Thei
Tiger Head
Caulking
Dignan
Gilligan
Canlkina
Slagle
English Scoop Fears Over Tut Tomb Unearthed Secrets
Egyptian officials and foreign scholars continued the unwrapping of King Tutankhamen's mummy at Takor as reports suggest the inner coffin's main secrets may be revealed. Howard Carter, Prof. Lacan and others prepared an official communique while bandages were removed and the mummy exposed to the chest with a gold sword, belt, daggers and a sun god plate. Continued on Page Two.
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John L. Balderston
Telegram and North American
Newspaper
Alliance
Takor
Howard Car
Lacan
Trench
Antiquities
Tutanklamen
Carter
Seti II
Macri trial retrial witnesses clash over insults in court
In Litchfield on November 13 AP reports the eighth day of the retrial of Miss Mack charged with murder. John Sneik Leonard testified amid heated exchanges between state and defense counsel. The first trial ended in a hung jury. the new jury was seated yesterday as testimonies continued.
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Litchfield
John Sneik Leonard
Bower
Wallingford
Bridgeport
Palace Theatre
New Haven
John Leonard
Ori
Miss Mack
Leonard
George A. Hinman
Arnon A. Alling
Joseph Boletsky
Joseph Candee
Knife clash leaves man with severed ear on Knowlton Street
Watter Castle, 42, suffered the loss of his left ear in a carving duel with George Williams, 222 Knowlton Street. Both men were arrested. Williams charged with assault and drunkenness, Castle with assault and breach of the peace. Ambulance treated the victim and both were held for city court arraignment.
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Watter Castle
Knowlton Street
Nowlton Street
Castle
George Williams
Cody
Donahirg
Herond
Willams
Ewright
Police
City Court
Mason Falls From United Church Scaffold
James Delarecey, forty four, a mason from Park Avenue, fell from a scaffold at the United Church on Park Avenue and State Street yesterday about 2 30 PM, dislocating his shoulder. He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital. his condition last night was reported very good. Tokyo dispatch notes Marshal Chang Tse Lin ordered all Fengtien troops to withdraw to Manchuria, easing civil war tensions in China.
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James Delarecey
Park Avenue
United Church
State Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Tokyo
Chang Tse-Lin
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Mukden
China
Chapman Seeks Transfer to U S for Chapman Case Hearings
In Hartford a special counsel filed in Norwalk asking that Gerald Chapman be turned over to the United States to finish a 25 year sentence for a New Britain policeman murder. Judge Thomas scheduled a habeas corpus hearing for November 25 at 11 30 in Hartford with U S Assistant Attorney Cohen present.
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Hartford
The
Hartford Courant
Norwalk
United States
Cohen
Thomas
Chatman
New Britain
State Supreme Court
Tower Court
Navy to sue for S 61 damages in sinking inquiry
The Navy Department asked the Department of Justice to file a general claim against the owners of the steamer Home to safeguard the government’s interests during the official inquiry into the sinking of the submarine 831 off Black Island. A report to Secretary Wilbur shows lights of the submarine were visible for at least 17 minutes before the collision. If no submarine was involved, actions against the steamer’s owners could proceed. The S81 class vessel is expected to be towed to port shortly.
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Washington
Navy Department
Department of Jue
Home
Blook Island
Naval Court
Wilbur
Husband's Dislike Of Silk Stockings Triggers Divorce
Edward Duplease of Winchendon Mass and former Bridgeport resident faced a divorce after his wife Theresa Bailey Duplease testified in Superior Court that he tore up her silk stockings and habitually drank, with four pints per week. They married on July 4, 1914.
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Edward Duplease
Bridgeport Amd
Winchendon
Mass
Asther Bailey Luplease
Bridgeport
Newell Jennings
Sunerion
Mexico Moves to Senate on Indefinite Public Utilities Act
Mexico City dispatch reports Ambassador Sheinfeld may protest Mexico over Peru rule on foreign ownership. The Chamber passed the bill with amendments restricting property in certain zones and requiring half the stock to be Mexican owned, while allowing indefinite leasing of plants. The law remains strict on agricultural land.
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Mexico City
Ambansador
Sheiafield
United States
Senate
Bull Invades China Shop of Stock Collapse
New York stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday as the Bull movement set back, with total volume of 184,300 shares traded and the market showing a broad decline. Rail shares led losses amid record freight activity and strong September earnings, while steel and oil issues showed notable strength in trading.
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New York
Chicago
Yale
Pridceton
Hartmouth
Bridgeport
New Utrecht
Brooklyn
Mohieans
Hartford Crimsons
Clan Campbell
Celtics
China
New York Stock Exchange
Werly Readine
Atlantic Coast
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
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Foley
Mrs. Lansdowne
Obiecton
Judge Advocate
Rabhive
Irving Berlin
Coolidge
Lansdowne
Rhinelander
Jersey
Foreign Affairs
Yeyat
Aritiv Admirality
Mexico
U. S
Grand Jury
Maybury
Hartford Woods
Princeton
Tiger
Bulldog
Nobie
Cutler
Eli Beachfield
Egypt
Tut
Allanece
Riling
Koletsky
Boxer
Mason Falls
Chapman
U.S
Bandit
NAVY
Menigo
Ami
Olly
Steels
Stevst
Crucible
Eudlum
Marland
Skelly
Mid-Continent
Arehive
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