Curtis Believed Most Likely 10' Lead In Senate
Washington November 19 1924 Senator Curtis of Kansas asistant Republican floor leader is seen as the leading candidate for Senate Republican leadership after Senator Lodge death A final decision expected November 28 with President Coolidge adopting a hands off policy Other candidates include Senator Wadsworth of New York and Senator Watson of Indiana Warren of Wyoming remains silent while Curtis asserts he will run if Warren declines leadership duties
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Washington
Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Lodge
Coolidge
Whits House
Warren
Wyoming
Senator Curtis
Wadsworth
Republican Party
Warrens
Bassick to Retire After Merger With Stewart Warner
Edger W. Bassick, president of Bassick Alermite, announced plans to retire from active management after the Stewart Warner and Bassick Alermite merger. Final merger details to be set in ten days with Bridgeport heads to arrange operation of combined groups. Bassick interests will be fully represented in the new company, with no expected changes in Bridgeport operations of the caster and hardware plant valued at over a half million dollars and producing around $200,000 annually.
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Stewart-Warner and
Bassick
Edger W. Bassick
Cay
Stewart- Warner Company
Int Bridgeport
Bagsick
Bridgeport
Frme
Conductor Celebrates Forty Years with New Haven Railroad
Frank Shuten marked four decades of service as a conductor for the New Haven Railroad. Friends presented a horse in appreciation as he continues his daily route, the New Canyon express, and he notes commuters form a close bee family through shared travel and regular hours.
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Canaan
Frank Shuten
New Haven
Saintes
New Haven Railroad
New Canyon Express
Brotherhood of the Railroad
Florence Kling Harding in medical bulletin amid declining condition
MARION Ohio November 19 Mrs Florence Kling Harding, widow of Warren G Harding, remained partially conscious but showed signs of impending coma. Dr Carl W Sawyer issued a bulletin noting increasing exhaustion and weakness all day and that visions of a coma were evident, though she rallied briefly from a sinking spell.
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Marion
Ohio
Associated Press
Florence Kling Harding
Carl W Sawyer
Harding
Warren G Harding
Egyptian Chief Shot by Gunmen in Cairo Attack
Six or more gunmen opened fire with path bombs and automatic pistols on Major General Sir Lee Black Sirdar of the Egyptian army in Cairo. He was wounded in the abdomen and limbs, rushed to the residency after surgery and blood transfusions, with surgeons hopeful for recovery. The chauffeur and an aide and a policeman were also wounded. assailants fled.
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Cairo
Associated Press
Lee Black
Sirdar
Cryptian
Sudan
Stack
War Ministry
Brown
Robson
Residency
Rapidy
Stamford Recans for November 29 Vote Testing Machines
Stamford election officials set a recanvas of the city vote for November 29 and tested voting machines as requested by Democratic town and city committees citing alleged discrepancies. The move follows renewed complaints about irregularities in the election process and vote counts.
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Stamford
P T Five Cent Fare Sparks Bridgeport Transit Change
A five cent fare went into effect in Bridgeport after the transport company, losing on eight cent fares, expanded from five to fourteen horse cars. The shift, a clever move by an elderly Connecticut company official, boosted ridership as the lower fare attracted three times as many passengers.
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Bridgeport
Tansportation Company
Connectcut
Recovery Sought In Poisoned Loan Manager Case
New Haven office tied to embezzlement probe as Charles Pekari 30 of New Haven lies at Milford Hospital under police guard after ingesting bichloride of mercury. He faces charges of embezzlement and fraud from Beneficial Loan Society, with records sought to be destroyed by a Stamford manager. Police indicate broader involvement across Bridgeport Stamford and New Haven offices.
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Charles J Pekarl
New Haven
Milford
Bridgeport
Main Street
Maher
Pekaris
Pekari
Pollca
Jorney
Jacob B Klein
Roy H. Malcolm
The
Loan Society
Stamford
Woman Injured in Madison Ave Crash in Boston
Mrs Elizabeth Dipietio aged 46 of Commerce Street Boston Massachusetts was injured last night around 730 when the car she rode in collided with another. She suffered a fractured hip and was removed from the scene to Vincent's Hospital. Police had no report of the case.
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Elizabeth Dipietio
Commerce Street
Boston
Mase
Atoil Mia Dipieto
Madison Avenue
Charles Street
To &T
Vincent's Hospital
Iron Left Turned On Causes Small Fire
An electric iron turned on by Mrs. Anthony Rittello of 393 Catherine Street nearly caused two serious fires last night after 9 o'clock when Mr. Rittello left the house. Engine Company No 4 under Captain Clifford Ia Dureau arrived, saving the house from destruction. The iron set the table ablaze then spread to chairs, furniture, and a sewing machine until it reached the walls, where flames were halted by firefighters.
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Anthony Rittello
Catherine Street
Press Agent Arrests for Fake Bomb Plot in San Diego
Marx Brunstein manager of a local motion picture theatre his press agent Doe Fratt and William F Fife were arrested after confessing to planting a fake bomb in the editorial rooms of the San Diego Union. Brunstein and Fratt admitted hiring Fife for two dollars to place a suitcase with clockworks and dynamite lookalike sticks for a publicity stunt for a film.
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San Didgo
Marx Brunstein
Doe Fratt
Wiliam F Fife
San Diego Union
Brunstein
Frat
Fife
Boy's bicycle stolen near Newfeldbrary on Central avenue
Erment Poline of 16048 Stratford avenue reported to the detective bureau that his son's bicycle was stolen from in front of the Newfeldbrary on Central avenue yesterday afternoon.
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Erment Poline
Stratford Avenue
Newfeldbrary
Central Avenue
Injunction to seize Owens Valley aqueduct vacated
Independent reports that Inyo County Superior Court vacated the restraining order against Owens Valley ranchers who seized the Los Angeles aqueduct. Judge Dahy asked for another judge to preside after conflicting authority. sheriffs warned against forcible removal to avoid bloodshed and civil war.
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Los Angeles Aqueduct
Independence
Inyo County
Cal
Associated Press
Owens Valley
Alabama
Owens River
Wiliam B. Dahy
W Richardson
Dahy
Mark Q ‘Waterson
Valley
Sherif Celting
Thomas H Ince Dies in Hollywood Pioneer of Movies
Thomas H Ince a nationally known picture producer died of heart trouble at 6:30 this morning at his Hollywood home after illness from a trip to San Diego He was born in Newport Rhode Island in 1882 and began screen work in New York in 1909 later directing and producing in California with the Inceville studio development in Edendale and Santa Monica.
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Hollywood
Calif
Thomas H. Ince
Hollywood Foothills
Culver City
San Diego
del Mar
Newport RI
James A Hearne
Shore Acres
New York
California
Kay-Bee
Edendale
Pictussique Inceville
Santa Monica
Stratford Officer Shot In Store Hold Up. In Critical Condition
Stratford patrolman Edward Manchester lay conscious at Bridgeport Hospital after being shot three times by a bandit during a Davey Brothers store robbery on Barnum Avenue. He cannot be questioned as doctors treat head injuries. bandit fled with 193.16 dollars. New Haven detectives pursue clues with several suspects under scrutiny.
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Stratford
Telegum Service
Edward Manchester
Davey Brothers
Barnum ,Avenue
Fridgeport Hospital
Manchester
Palleceman
Bearoh
New Haven
William Nichols
Suaicion
Eary
Perjury Charged After Warrant Served on Lichtenstein
Louis Lichtenstein aged 41 of 2526 North Avenue was arrested by detectives on a perjury charge. A warrant issued by the prosecutor's office alleges false sworn statements when he testified in a recent case claiming ownership of property he did not hold. He is held on bonds of 2960 dollars.
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Louis Lichtenstein
North Avenas
Hig
Lichtenstein
Bandarian
Seek Murder Motive in Furnace Death Mystery
In Columbus Ohio on November 19 coroner J A Murphy backed murder motive as Ren Sheatsley, husband of Addie Sheatsley, 60, claimed the body found in their home furnace resulted from her own actions. Prosecutor John R King planned further inquiry, while Rev Sheatsley disputed murder and suggested suicide. A stranger asking for an old coal and a furnace room visit near the home heightened the puzzling case, as police sought the maniac at large and chemists weighed lung and esophagus evidence to determine breathing after entering the furnace.
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Columbus O
J As Murphy
Ren’ Sheatgley
Addie Shaaisley
Dash Scnaple Bexley
John R King
Sheatsley
Proarentor King
Hfe
King Emperta
Canton
Mra Allen
Shearsley
Coud
King
Community Chest Campaign Stressed As Half Way Mark Lags
Bridgeport charity drive stalls at 158,102 raised toward a 350,000 goal with four days left. George H Woods reports weak outlays from home canvass while factory workers show improvement. many volunteers still must be canvassed. Leaders urge grit, rapid donations, and more sizable gifts beyond the common one dollar.
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George H Woods
Stratfield
Wien of Bridgeport
Alogether
Woods
F W Lehrens
O. K Wdelmann
Meanes
Withera Company
Oher
Medington Arms Company
Howland Dry Goods Company
Bridgeport Screw Company
Bullard Machine
Copany
Bridgeport Gas Company
George W Wied
Dudley M. Morn
Sisterhood of
Park Avenue Temple
Community Chest
Nathaniel Worthen
B Brownstein
J Gilman
N Aaron
M Rosenthal
Cardinal Logue Irish Prelate Dies at 87 in Armagh
Cardinal Michael Logue primate of all Ireland died at his residence Am Coalf Armagh aged 87 He was born October 1840 near Rapace proclaimed cardinal in 1893 and attended the Catholic Truth Society convention in Dublin last October The funeral is planned for next Tuesday with his last public act a Tuesday night Mass and blessing before death.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Michael Cardinal Logue
All Ireland
Armagh
Cardinal Logue
Rapace
Catholic Truth Society
Dublin
Purgatory
Hunters shoot wild geese near Fairfield for first time in two decades
Telegraphed dispatch notes hunters report geese being shot at Fairfield Beach, signaling unusually large local sightings and suggesting many goose dinners on Thanksgiving Day. Multiple reports indicate the event is unprecedented in twenty years and could attract attention from residents and hunters alike.
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Ypairfield
Fairfield Heach
John A Smuts Kin of Beer Leader Found Dying
Stamford reports reveal a local romance revived after 26 years as Stephen O'Dell of New Milford and his former wife reunite for a second marriage. O'Dell, once known as Jack Hussey, aged 60, and his wife, 74, renewed vows after decades apart and now reside in Danbury following a period of courtship and rejoining.
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John A. Smuts
Stamford
Stephen O'Dell
New Milford
O'Dell
Bridgeport
Jack Hussey
Crane Valve Works
Danbury
Tax Board Meets to Provide Funds for Polling Bills
Tax board and town officials debate financing for polling expenses tied to a Senate election. Mayor Behrens anticipates transfers or deficiency notes as registrars, measurers, and clerical costs push total near seven to eight thousand dollars.
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Joseph F Wieler
Senate
Board of Apportionment
Wheler
Behrens
Registrars of Voters
Tax Board
Hankermester
William A. Mong
Howard A Drew
Sergeant Junius J Martin Assigned to Norwich Duty
Washington dispatch reports the Wan Department amended its recount order directing Sergeant Junius J Martin to proceed to Norwalk Connecticut for duty with the Connecticut Guard and ordered him to take station in Norwich Connecticut.
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Washington
Junius J Martin
Norwalk
Conn
Connecticut Guard
Norewica
Store Looted as $10 Stolen by Unknown Entrant
Mrs Elizabeth Spirno of 448 Logan Street notified police that her store was entered yesterday morning by an unknown person who stole $10. She believes entry was gained through the rear door.
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Elizabeth Spirno
Logan Street
Boston Boer War cousin shoots self after alleged wife cruelty
John J. Smuts, reportedly a cousin of General Jan Smuts and Boer War captain, wounded in the chest in Boston. A note found in his apartment claimed he intended to shoot himself due to unkindness to his wife Meg Yohs Smuts, widow of Lord Francia Hope. Smuts said he was wounded while cleaning a revolver and later told police he would have shot himself if his wife caused trouble. The couple had wed in Boston two weeks earlier and ran The Blue Diamond Inn in Marlow, Massachusetts.
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Boston
John 4. Smuts
Jan Smuts
South Africa
Jim
Smuts
Ioan
Iit
Sraute
Sumute
Marlow
M. H
Blue Diamond Inn
Hope Diamond
Fatty Arbuckle divorce eyed as star eyes return
Paris report says Mrs Roscoe Matty Arbuckle will obtain a Paris divorce early next month and that Fatty Arbuckle, backed by a New York syndicate, plans a movie comeback next spring. Arbuckle has been living quietly on Paris outskirts while Mrs Arbuckle remains confidant in his reinvention.
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Paris
Roscoe Matty Arbuckle
Dig
New York Movie Syndicate
Mrs. Arbuckle
Minta Durfee
Arbuckle
Park Specialist to Survey Fairchild Memorial Park
Park specialist from Frank Law Olmatead will survey Fairchild Memorial Park today for guidance to Bridgeport on developing the 100 acre tract given by Antoinette C Wheeler, mother of Park Commissioner D Falrehtid Wheeler.
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Frank Law Olmatead
Fairchild Memorial Park
Poard
Bridgeport
Antoinette C. Wheeler
D. Falrehtid Wheeler
Greenfield Supper Plans With Health Talk at Church
Greenfield Hill Congregations church hosts a cooperative supper Friday night at the church. Each member brings two simple dishes they prefer. Dr MV Dunham will discuss heart disease, and Rev DeB S Winchester will speak on the Geneva protocol of the League of Nations.
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Fairfield
Navy
Greenfield Hill Congregations
MV. B Dunham
de B S. Winchester
League of Nations
Stolen Tire Report Delayed Three Days by Resident
Alice B Cooper of 317 Pembroke Street reported to the detective bureau that a tire was stolen from her automobile last Saturday while the car was parked near the corner of Ohn and Broad streets.
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Alice B Cooper
Pembroke Street
Detective Bureau
Ohn and
Broad Streets
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Stewart- Warner
Mrs. Harding
Florence Kk. Harding
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Cont
Madison Ave
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MAY
Norwich
Mrs. Smuts
Lord Francis Hope
Greenfield
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