Danbury Man Held in N Y State for Furniture Theft
Danbury resident Bouton faces Connecticut charges for theft of valuable furniture from summer homes. Arrested in Dutchess County after a joint Connecticut New York raid, investigators found pieces linked to banker Wood Dough and Mel Myra Attenden. Extradition expected to bring Bouton to Connecticut to face charges.
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Danbury
Red Boyton
Pourhkeepsie
Bouton
Leon Carroll
Batterfield Barraera
Renton
Connecticut
Wood
Dough
New York
Cornwall
Mel Myra
New York State
Republican Chorus To Have Rehearsal
The nucleus of a Republican chorus formed by Mayor Hehrens and Alfred W. Burdick will rehearse in Robert Walter's studio Friday night. Burdick says the group seeks about 15 or 39 members and will perform at Republican gatherings. Attendees at last night's meeting included Mayor Hehrens, City Clerk Burdick, Texsam, DeKovengquarter, Deputy City Auditor Wilim Chew, Frank Braithwaite, Eleventh district chair man, and James Holt, former prohibition agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hehrens
Alfred W. Burdick
Robert Walter
Burdick
Bébrens
Texsam
Municipal Gaince and
DeKovengquarter
Wiim Chew
Frank Braithwaite
James Holt
Explorers Conquer Boa Constrictor at Paddington Station
London October events report Lady Brown and Frederick A Mitchell Hedges returning from Central America with an eighteen foot boa constrictor. At Paddington Station they restrained the reptile after it broke free, preventing a crowd panic. Mitchell Hedges seized the snake by the neck as Brown captured it mid body to secure the animal in its cage.
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London
Lhong Brown
Frederick A. M' He‘lifedges
Central America
Tonay Bottin
Laure
Paddington Station
Lady Brown
Mr Mitchell
Medges
Mr. Mitchell-Hedges
Love of Beaten Wife Aids Husband in Jail Portrayal
Mrs. Percy Smith testified after her husband, 38, was sentenced to six months in Haddam jail and fined $200 for wife beating. She described his brutal lashings with a hose, tied to a bed and whipped after she’d left a moving picture show. She later crawled to a police station with injuries and stories of the abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Out
Percy Smith
Haddam
Simith
Mra Smith
Smith
Democratic Head Denies Anti Cornell Coup Feasibility
The Democratic executive plans a town chairman election and gubernatorial campaign strategy. John A. Cornell flags rules for the candidate with the most votes, denying any anti Cornell coup. The Third district’s William B. Finnegan remains Cornell’s preferred chairman choice.
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Kiehth District
John J McGuinness
Wiliam B. Fienagan
Third
John A. Cornell
Cornell
Ite Anti- Cornell Group
Six Known Dead In Mine Blast In Rockwood Tennessee
Rescue crews and officials report six miners killed with many rescued or unaccounted as a drift mine explosion rocks Rockwood Tennessee. United States Bureau of Mines teams arrived with gas and rescue gear to explore the mine after an explosion around 10 AM.
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United States Bureau of Mines
Leinsty
Rodgers
Ward
Rockwood
Tennessee
Riot police and strikers clash on Broadway in New York
Rioters and police battled in New York as striking window cleaners clashed with officers during an oilers at Broadway and Third Street. Crowds spilled into the streets and shelters or entrances to subways were blocked but no injuries were reported.
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New York
Broadway 9
Third Street
Convicts Appeal to Pardons Board for Freedom
Sixty three state prison inmates petition the Board of Pardons for release at the November 1 session. Names released include Beckett and Becker from Hartford County and Vouarri, with petitions from New Haven Fairfield and other counties. Beckett, jailed for second degree murder in the Taft case, seeks a fourth appeal. Becker shot a Hartford detective in 1924 and faces a 10 to 20 year term.
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Hartfort
Ovel
Lueman C Beckett
Arthur M. Becker
Giovanni Vouarri
Board of Pardons
Hartford County
New Haven County
Fairfield County
New London County
Vine R. Parmetee
Beckett
Charles Eo Taf
Hartford
Nickerson
Taft
Becker
Latrencer Lowe
Volucri
Joseph dAngelo
New Britain
Unartford
Joseph Perrind
Marshall S.thompson
Hayden Station
William J. Gessler
South Manchester
Wilkin S Miller
Manchester
George Molurke
Joseph Matano
Bridgeport
Rurer
Ute
Delaney Expects To Challenge Champ Tunney
In a radio interview Delaney outlines his plan to fight Champion Tunney for the heavyweight title. He recalls weighing 166.5 pounds at his title win and now aims for 178 pounds training at Lake Winnepesaukee. Delaney notes daily regiment, from 5:30 am swims to log cutting, planning to weigh about 148 with clothes before final training. He mentions Bridgeport friends Johnny Larkin and G Casselo joining his camp.
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Dempsey
Berlenbach
Lake Winnepesaukee
White Mountains
Bridgeport
Jark
Johnny Larkin
G .Casselo
Boston polygamist arrestee arraignment in 1920s file
Boston woman Lelicia Pignato, of East Boston, held on five thousand dollar bond after pleading guilty to polygamy charges. She claimed two husbands were dead, but another living spouse disputed this. The case cites marriages in Italy to Michael Ancera in 1883 and others in Woburn and East Boston across 1917 and 1924.
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Boston
Lelicia Pignato
Haast Heston
Woburn
Guiseppe Madonia
Italy
Rome
Aged janitor of church dies amid dismantling gas leak
Boston dispatch reports Samuel T. Watson, 73, janitor of Harvard Congregational Church in Dorchester, was found dead in the pastor’s room as furniture movers began removing items. Gas heat had flowed from open jets since Saturday, and Watson’s job was to end with the removal of furnishings.
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Boston
Harvard Congregational
Dorchester
Samuel T. Watson
Harvard
City Court Dockets 67 Cases Set for Trial
In a crowded session Judge William J. Buckley and Prosecutor James Shannon disposed of numerous minor offenses. The docket included 67 cases with defendants such as Mrs Wattie Bradsher and Beulah Rosa, facing charges from drunkenness to breach of peace, plus several continuances and a suspended sentence for Philip Tepo. A variety of offenses and addresses across Armstrong Place, Hamilton Street, West Avenue, Arctic Street, and Stillman Street were noted as proceedings continued or concluded.
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William J. Buckley
James Shannon
Wattie Bradsher
Armstrong Place
Beatrice Wyne
Prenty
Beulah Rosa
John Bradsher
Joe Teague
John
Romerus
Jesse Gillan
Highland Avenue
Mra
Laitiska Lumon
Philip Tepo
Stillman Street
John Kovash
Arctic Street
Anna Vaiko
Steve Voyteky
John J. Pyson
Lindley Street
Polish Feelers on Germany Mention Return of Danzig
The dispatch suggests Poland could accept returning Danzig for large compensation, and signals a possible corridor through Germany to Lithuania. Briand pressed Poland to make peace with Germany, while Zalewski rejected discussion of a corridor, with Pilsudski and Warsaw watching developments.
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Danae
Germany
M. Briand
Zalewski
Paris
Briand
Poland
Danzig
Hrland
Warsaw
Marshal Pilsudski
Social Nhwa
Algace-Lortaine
Frances
Lithuania
Memel
Franne
Gen. Pilsudski
Cards and Yankees Strive for Lead in New York Race
The article reports escalating betting pools and attendance as the Yankees and Cardinals chase a lucrative $400,000 milestone across early games. Crowds at Sportsman’s Park and potential revenue projections hint at a record-breaking run, while comparing current totals to the 1924 Yankees championship era.
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Sportsman's Park
New York
Jay
Yankees
Utiants
Coroner Hearing Details Restaurant Slaying At Stratford
Stratford police reported Mrs Elizabeth Nichols was killed at the 1700 Stratford Avenue restaurant amid testimony showing ownership changes from Lewis Davis to Albert Ferrara who allegedly killed her. Dr Robert Phelan cited fatal stab wounds, while Chief William Nichols recounted the murder scene and Ferrara’s movements before and after the stabbing including sightings near a gas station and on a Bridgeport-bound route.
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Elizabeth Nichols
and D
Stratford Avenue
Wiliam Nichols
Stratford
John J. Phelan
Lewis Davis
Stratfield
Albert Ferrara
Nichols
Bennie Dinero
Nichola
Ferrara
Robert E. Phelan
Chief Nichols
Chris Corvina
Sidney Dunning
Salvatore Riomeo
Atiack
Sid” Dunning
Wowland
Phelan
Arliey
Dunning
Swallow
Romew
Terrain
Rymer
Nicholx
Rome
Romee
Albert
Tempers Flare Over Unwashed Dishes at Restaurant
Mrs Nichola stormed into the restaurant shouting at Farrar about last night while Romeo fled in his car. The chief reported Farrar rode in a coal truck driven by Joseph Broadbent, then jumped off near East Main Street. The coroner learned of the incident and the hearing was adjourned to Monday.
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Nichols
Phelan
Joseph Broadbent
Anderson
East Main Atreat
Ferrar
500 Families Made Homeless By Flood
Missouri and Illinois rivers above St Louis burst banks near their confluence. Floodwaters covered thousands of acres of corn and orchard land while many streams remained above their banks. Oklahoma reports three flood deaths Sunday. Roads washed out and tracks submerged across several counties, especially in Lincoln. September rainfall across the Midwest set records from Ohio to Nevada with Springfield Illinois recording 16.16 inches.
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Missouri
Illinois
St. Louis
Kansas
Oklahoma
Limos
Middle West
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Nevada
Springfield
Ilinois
Wife Tries Suicide in Atlantic Hotel
Mrs Dorothea Hanks a nineteen year old Beaumont Texas woman attempted to kill herself by taking chloroform from a small vial in a hotel room with her husband present. She was taken to Bridgeport hospital in serious condition. The husband reported prior similar attempt and warned her.
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Dorothea Hanks
Beaumont
Texas
Atlantic
Bridgeports Hospital
Nelson
Vital Statistics Births and Marriages in City Area
Birth records list multiple families reporting births on September 23 and nearby dates at addresses across the city including Smith Cluny Saul Urban Sweet Moton Minardo Bassett Mobile Leke Robertson Webber Gearxrcus Sheridan Robinson Renji Plachina Spr Johnson with sons and daughters. The marriages section notes Nathan Delven and Bella Unden, ages twenty five and twenty, at specified streets.
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Joseph and
Irene Urban
Jennings Road
Wairfield
Eptember
Morton
Gertrude Sweet
Wilson Street
Gon
David and
Zenobia Moton
Ivescourt
Carlo and
Carmella Minardo
Goodwin Street
Arlos
Regina Bassett
Paheade Avenue
Gaetano
Rose Mobile
Harver Street
Saul and
Morence Leke
Hiinmington Road
Independent Republican Withdraws in New York Governor Race
Day quits as independent Republican Dr Frederick W Seward withdraws from the tri angular race predicting defeat for Ogden L Mills and Gov Alfred E Smith. He urges support for Franklin W Crist man and argues Wadsworth’s defeat will force a GOP reorganization toward dry policies.
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New York
United States
Frederick W. Seward
Alfred E. Smith
Ogden L Mills
Seward
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
Franklin W. Cristman
Mills
Smith
Auto driver killed when car plows into fence near Cornwall Bridge
A man, possibly Reuben Jones of Sheffield, Mass., died instantly when his car left the road four miles south of Cornwall Bridge. A fence rail pierced the windshield, striking him in the chest as the vehicle crashed into the fence. He was believed to be alone and on his way home.
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Cornwall Bridge
Reuben Jones
Sheffield
Mass
Here
Police Chief Indicted on Prohibition Conspiracy Charge
Wilmington Mass October 4 AP Chief of Police Walter A Hill was indicted along with 16 others by a federal grand jury on conspiracy to violate federal prohibition and revenue laws. Hill called the move a frame up and claimed to have been offered money over rum dealings earlier. he said the matter was referred to Judge Jesse W Morton and District Attorney Arthur K Read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Mass
Walter A. Hill
Fedeeral Grand
Federal
Hill
Jesse W. Morten
Arthur K. Readsing
Lamond proposes wharfage action to govern city docks
Harbormaster William A Lamond urges the city board to pass an ordinance regulating wharfage to prevent dock disputes. He proposes a daily charge for empty vessels and a per item rate for loaded cargoes, aiming to place dock use on a business basis and prevent future quarrels like a recent incident with a potato boat and a wholesale house.
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Wiliam A. Lamond
Board of Aldermen
Mond
Lamond
Danbury Fair Traffic Control By 45 State Troopers
Danbury duty for fair week includes 45 state police directing traffic and parking under Sergeant John K. Kelly with help from Sergeants Bushy and Carrall. Hartford and Ridgefield barracks provide personnel to patrol key highways while Superintendent Hurley may visit midweek for Governor Trumbull's appearance.
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Danbury
Ridgefield Barracks
John KE. Kelly
Seregeant Williard EH. Bushy
Hartford
Leo F. Carrall
Robert T. Hurley
John BH. Trumbull
Rimple Tonic Promises Youthful Color Restoration
A clipped OCR fragment touts Rimple Tonic as reversing gray hair and aging, claiming a natural pigment return for men and women. The text includes stray words and garbled phrases, but centers on a tonic that allegedly restores hair color and combats grayness.
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Danbury Man
Will
Alvord & Schwab Inc
Main St
Cor Cannon St
Mme. Vera
Madame Vere
MME
VERA
MEIGS
Noble
Mate
Fey
Eliott
Intry
Clore
E. J.bolea
dAle Davis
William and
Arthur Teague
Pardon Board
Wethersfield
Delaney
Tunney
Jack
Rovert
Grace Smith
Hidgefield Avenue
Russell
Ruth Cluny
Horace Street
John and
Vera Saul
Soundview Avenue
Isabela Robertson
Sylvan Street
Forman
Dora Webber
Stratford Avenue, & Son
Ouis
Rini Gearxrcus
Deacon Street
Arthur
Cora Sheridan
William
Hart
Frances Robinson
Main Street
Dan and
Assunta Renji
Exeter Street
Paul and
Giuseppina Plachina
Lexington Avenue
Christopher and
Barnly Spr
Harral Avenue
Eric and
Elton Johnson
Alfred Street
Nathan Delven
Tenty
Nichols Street
Bella Unden
Kossuth Street
Ogden Mills
Wadsworth
Mille
Oon Gov. Smith
Tammany Hall
Father Johns
Bai Sorhed
Lea
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