Darien Wreck Leaves One Dead Ten Hurt
A New Haven line wreck near Darien after a Noroton station pass injured ten and left one dead. Engineer Knapp activated the emergency brake, derailed three passenger coaches and toppled rail sections, with crews led by W H Foster and J Flick clearing debris as bolts and ties were scrutinized for track spreading cause.
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Noroton
Knapp
New Haven Road
William H. Foster
John Flick
New York
Boston
Darien-Stamford
Martial law proclaimed in Greece amid censorship move
Dispatches from Athens report Greece has declared martial law to establish press censorship. Premier Pangalos cites preventing political readers from using newspapers to shape public opinion. A Daily Telegraph dispatch notes the measure aims to curb political influence.
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London
Athens
Daily Telegraph
Pangalos
An Easier Way to Make Tempting Cookies
Mrs J Watson Shockiew hosts Post Telegram Cooking School this week with four cookie recipes that need no rolling or cutting. She contrasts simple steps with Grandmother’s old stone cookie jar memory and assures quick, wholesome Crisco cookies will delight children and adults alike. Save these recipes for future memories.
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J. Watson Shockiew
Watson Shockley
Crisco
Nut Wafer Cookies From Fractured OCR Recipe
An OCR like recipe fragment describes making nut wafer cookies using Crisco sugar and cinnamon with white and brown sugar, eggs, flour, nuts, and flavorings. It includes garbled measurements and partial steps, noting chilling in ice box and rolling instead of slicing, with multiple ingredient repeats and unclear quantities.
Bridgeport Jewish voters urged to back Behrens delegates
A July letter from Bridgeport’s Twelfth district Hebrew Republican club urged Jewish voters to back Behrens delegates in the GOP primaries. Abraham Lodge of Abraham Lodge No. 89 replied, opposing Jewish political advocacy while affirming Jews vote as citizens, not a religious group. The exchange highlights political appointments and education board recalls tied to the mayoral race, with Maurice I. Rasmich leading Abraham Lodge’s rebuke.
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Bridgeport
Hebrew Republican Club
GO. P
Abraham Lodge
Widnesday
A. W. Burdick
G. O. P. Town Committee
Twelfth District
Belizens
Tienry Greenstein
Richard Oprel
Abraham Schnee
Dorothy Cohen
Helen Rosenthal
Samuel Clark
Hugh Wolf
Elsie Cohen
Max Pollock
J. B Klein
Charities Board
Morris Hochheiser
Sadie Leewith
Board of Education
George WN. Finkle
Stone
Lewis M Bernstein
Leavenworth 18 Appointed Again As State Chemist
Word from Fortford says Governor Trumbull reappointed Harold T Leavenworth of this city as state chemist for a two year term starting October 14. Leavenworth, manager of the Bridgeport Testing laboratory at 41 Cannon street, oversees testing including Holt Haquor used by police.
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Fortford
John H. Trumbull
Harold T Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Bridgeport
Cannon Street
Holt Haquor
Amundsen Ship Maud Returns to Seattle Harbor
Captain Roald Amundsen s exploration schooner Maud, which sailed from Seattle on June 3, 1922, after crossing drifting Arctic ice toward the North Pole, has returned. The ship was ordered into port and the crew of seven to be dispersed as the long career ends.
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Seattle
Oct
Roald Amundsen
Maud
Arctic
North Pole
Port Pere
Amundsen
Price cut in Italy cuts gasoline costs by a dime
The Ministry of Finance order lowered premium gasoline prices across Italy by about 0.45 lira per gallon in a move aimed at easing consumer costs amid economic measures. The action reflects government efforts to reduce living expenses through targeted fuel subsidies and price adjustments.
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Rome
Ministry of Finance
Italy
Cracker Quality Praised For Texture And Plumpness
A fragment praises a cracker produced by a process claiming superior plumpness and finer texture than others tasted. The brief notes the day after day repetition of conditions leading to this favorable result.
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Darien
New Haven
Greece
Democratic Club
Eva O'Shearer
Mary Supple
Margaret Molloy
William J Moran
Joseph GC Connelly
Edward EB Bray
Alin
Ee Soning
Wale
Saga
Dean Wal
Gaepse
LODGE
AD Behrens
B. E
Sunshine
Groton Iron Works
Groton
New London
Conn
Tor
Jane Tower Gantry
Hee
Orig Murhines
Ambtion
Tronstormuets
Chestnut ST
Philadelphia
Federal St. Boston
ADA
CAF
The
LoonViles Biscuit Co
Mrs. J. Watson Shokley
Has Cho
the Park Theatre
Venus
American Lead Pencil Co
Avey N.Y
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