Lindbergh Receives Hubbard Medal From Coolidge
President Coolidge awards Charles A. Lindbergh the Hubbard medal of the National Geographic Society in Washington. The President hails him as a modest, unselfish hero and introduces him to the audience, while Lindbergh thanks the society and urges aviation to aid future exploration and world understanding. Evangeline Lindbergh watches as airmen gather.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
United States
Addrem
National Geographic Society
Hs Mathers
Gaten
Coolidge
Hubbard
Lindbergh
Evangeline Lindbergh
Europe
Hawaii
Romme
Shooting Told To Coroner In Newtown Homicide Hearing
Coroner John J. Phelan heard testimony about a fatal shooting in Sandy Hook Newtown in which 19 year old William Barton was killed by a shot from Richard Smallwood 18 son of Patrolman Thomas Smallwood. The weapon was a gun Smallwood allegedly fired during a hunting expedition with Prank Allaire 18 as a witness. Smallwood remains in custody of his father awaiting the coroner s finding.
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John J. Phelan
William EB. Barton
Lee Avenue
Bri
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Richard Smellwood
Hanover Street
Thomas Smallwood
Smallwood
Corone
Alaire
Lee Anvenue
Lake Zoar
Allaire
Barton
Allair
Man's Death Leads To Stamford Liquor Raid
Patrick Usher 46 of 43 Manhattan Street collapsed in front of his home and died, prompting a police raid on a restaurant in the building. Authorities seized liquor and arrested Frank Precioski. Medical Examiner's report cited acute alcoholism and Bright's disease as causes. Precioski denied selling liquor.
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Stamford
Associated Pree
Patrick Usher
Manhattan Street
Frank Precioski
Usher
Ralph W Crane
Praecigski
Harvard Observers Thwarted by Army Lights in Boston Area
Harvard astronomers planned to photograph the November Leonids but were blinded by a mobile searchlight near Harvard Square used by an artillery recruiting station. The light disrupted plates, meteor reports followed, including a large fiery object seen off the southeast Boston coast.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
U. S. Army
Harvard Square
Observatory
Facta
Chelses
Boston
Streets widen plan for city of the future by Swan
Local column notes streets to be widened as part of a city planning vision. Mentions Swan as author or speaker. Page 1 references ongoing planning for a future urban layout.
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Locel Manganic
City of Future
Saya Swan
Luther Weigle
Frederick Heflin Struck by Auto on Water Street
Fred Heflin of 968 Golden Hill street who runs a chop house on Water Street was struck by an automobile on Water Street and hurled to the pavement. He was taken to Emergency hospital with a deep chin gash requiring five stitches by Dr. Chester B Habrin. Police did not receive a report of the accident last night.
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Fred Heflin
Golden Hill Street
Water Street
Chester B Habrin
Four-figure toll from prohibition agents deaths, Edwards says
Senator Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey, in the December National magazine, estimates the toll from federal prohibition agents may reach four figures. He cites Treasury records claiming about 162 killings by federal agents and 44 by local officers, noting many victims were shot in the back. Continued on Page Eleven.
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E. J. Edwards
New Jersey
Treasury
New York
Associated Press
Edward I. Edwards
National Magazine
Edwards
Prohibition
Treasury Department
Youth Mistaken for Bandit Shot by Officers in Conn
In Southington, Conn on November 14, Constable Graham R. Thompson and Christopher Zilly, heads of the police commission, were ordered to appear before Coroner Ell Mix in New Haven regarding the shooting of Herbert Kubisch, 17, of Milldale Park. Kubisch, hit in the back near Milldale school, said the trio jumped from their car and charged him. the coroner may call the youth a victim of manslaughter if Kubisch dies. Guns from Thompson and Zilly were sent to the coroner, with the Thompsons’ son’s rifle reportedly unused.
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Southington
Conn
Associated Press
Graham RB. Thompson
Christopher Iily
Police Commission
Ell Mix
New Haven
Herbert Kubisch
Milldale Park
Kubisch
R Kubisch
Milldale
Thompson
Zilly
Kablach
Slater
Thompsons
Kabisch
Mix
Waterbury church rejects holy water rite wager challenge
Hellenic Orthodox Holy Trinity church in Waterbury says it will not take part in any bet over holy water rites to raise bread. President George Pistolas denounced the challenge by George Ivalis of New Britain and the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism. The church will continue its ritual on designated holy days and welcomes worshippers from all faiths, provided they show respect.
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Associated Presa
Holy Trinity Church
George Pistolas
George Ivelle
Walnut Street
New Britain
Ivalis
American Association For the Advancement of Atheism
John Gerotheou
Gerotheous
American Association For the Advancenent of
Pistols
Mt Pistolas Anys
Bridgeport Traffic Plan Foresees Wider Streets
Herbert S. Swan, NYC consultant, outlined Bridgeport traffic fixes at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon. He cited vehicle growth, speed hazards, and parking issues, noting Bridgeport’s 1920s car surge while population forecasts project continued growth into 1960.
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Bridgeport
Herbert S. Swan
New York City
City Plan Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Stratfield Hotel
Mr. Swan
United States
Connecticut
Bridgepor
Becaus
Plan Commission
Swan
Mystery witness enters Burns case in grand jury probe
Washington Nov 12 A new mystery man linked to the Burns detective case appeared with William J Mc Mullin as government informant The stranger came from Philadelphia and talked little with reporters before going before the grand jury locally The disclosure follows days of secrecy in the Teapot Dome inquiry and may corroborate Mc Mullin against Burns and his operatives
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Washington
Associated Press
Wiliam J. McMullin
William J. Burns
Philadelphia
McMullin
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Burns
W. Sherman Burns
William J. Burne
W. Sherman
W. Raymond
Court House
Grand Jury
Teapot Dome
Neil Burkinshaw
Gordon
Burkinshaw
Wiliam J. Burns
Charles G. Ruddy
Burns Agency
Inventor Shot During Telephonic Conversation in New Jersey
Highlands New Jersey November 14 A murder shook the office of Herbert Meisterknecht inventor and former naval officer as five shots rang out over a telephone call with a business associate. Police seek Alex Schrieder and a two man car described by witnesses. Meisterknecht had recently patented a registering gasoline pump and a new internal combustion engine.
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Highlands
N. J
Associated Press
Elizabeth
Herbert Meinterknecht
Alex Schrieber
Cleveland
Bietatesknecht
Ohio City
Schrieber
Cury
P. J. Olde
Melsteknecht
J. H. Rowland
Schrieder
Murday
Eagex County
Meisterknecht
Yonkers
N. Y
Meiaterknecht
United Stated
New Jersey
Gas Tank Explosion Kills 21 in North Pittsburgh
A massive gas tank blast in North Pittsburgh caused 21 known deaths and over 500 injuries. Fires, collapsed buildings, and flying debris scarred the area as rescue teams worked through the night amid smoke and chaos.
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Pittsburgh
Agesociated Press
Allegheny County
Old Manchester
Pi Clay Pot Company
Pitterburg
Dowstown
Allegheny
O Ut
Manoilescu Freed as Court Acquits Backed Conspiracy Plot
In Bucharest Mihail Manoilescu is acquitted by a five judge court martial in a closely split vote. He faced charges of conspiring to restore former Crown Prince Carol to the throne. The acquittal sparked cheers and Manoilescu hailed a new era of liberty, while the episode remains a dramatic arc in Roumania's political turmoil. The same report notes adoption of new public school salary schedules by the Board of Education, with unified pay scales across school levels and elevated maximums for normal school graduates and teachers, plus raises for teachers and principals next year. Elmer H. Havens was re-elected president for a twelfth term.
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Havens
Bardan
Pope
Meriden
Catholic Men's Meeting
William Barton
Chest
Manoilescu
Carol Havens
Bucharest
Roumania
Associated Press
Mihail Manoilescu
Carol
Elmer H. Havens
Six jurors picked for trial of Remus
Cincinnati November 14 The bootleg king George Remus helps select a jury to decide if he will die in the electric chair for murder His estranged wife Imogene Holmes Remus was killed after he pursued her with a pistol In court Remus read a lengthy motion and questioned witnesses as he sought documents tied to eight distilleries once under his control and pursued by prosecutors The process continues with six of fifteen veniremen seated overnight and the rest subject to challenges
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
George Remus
Chicago
Remus
Imogene Holmes Remus
Chrcago
Charles Elston
Rema
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr
Prohibition Office
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Dodge
Ruth H Remus
Grace Campbell
Miami
Fla
Harry F. Brown
Windsor
Ganna Walmer denies divorce rumors in Paris
Paris dispatch reports Ganna Walmer declares rumors of divorce between her and Harold F. McCormick false. She explains no dissension exists, cites postponed America trip due to European engagements, and notes delays in Rue De La Paix shop inauguration.
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Ganna Walmer
Harold F. M'Cormick
Paris
Europe
America
Rue de la Paix
Trotsky Reported Killed by Berlin Dispatch
London November 14 report from the Daily Mail Berlin correspondent cites a Moscow opposition leader Leon Trotsky as allegedly assassinated. Messages from Moscow and Leningrad echo the claim but no official confirmation has been received.
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London
Associated Press
The
Daily Mail
Berlin
Leon ‘Trotaky
Moscow
Leningrad
Painters Leap 10 Fire Safety Peril in Milford Home
Two painters trapped by flames in a second story room jumped from a 20 foot window to escape. Angie Zerlesewille survived shaken but unhurt while his partner Liss suffered a dislocated rib and was taken to Milford Hospital. The blaze started at 3 04 PM in a room filled by a highly inflammable paint remover explosive. Damage to Bunnell residence around 4000. fire did not reach attic or lower floors. Continued on page two.
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Milford
Angie Zerlesewille
Milford Pital
Fiorola Spies Company
New Haven
L. B Bunnell
Zerlesewille
Bunnell
Two Get Life Day After They Confess Murder
Milwaukee Wisconsin November 1 Life imprisonment was imposed on Alvin Green and Arthur Betzhold for the murder of Greenwaldt's wife. Elise Kelly, co-conspirator, pleaded guilty earlier. Circuit Judge C M Davison sentenced them after their confessions and a sheriff reported the case as closed. Guards said they expected the state prison term to begin within 34 hours.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Associated Press
Waupun State Prison
Alvin Green
Mt. Horsh
Arethur Betzhold
Elise Kelly
Bc Paul
Minn
Greenwaldt
C. M. Davison
Hoon
Alvin Redford
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