Primaries Split Power as Republican Factions Vie for City Control
The Republic party splits into King and Reorganization factions led by Wilbert Sanford and Charles Dennis. Both claim wide district wins as they clash over mayoral nomination and city convention power. Twelfth District expected tight race amid renewed factional pressure and race dynamics.
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Res
Thlsis
Wilbert Sanford
Tmeyer
Muachine
Behrens
Buriick Sare
Republican
Alfrey WW. Burdick
King Organization
Burdick
Charles J. Dennis
Republican Town Committee
Dennis Doe
Sala
Dennis
Secom
Charles Ross
Colore
Republican Voters
Ex-Convict Banker Floats $20 Million Merger
News from New York reports the confirmation of a $20,000,000 coal and iron merger tied to William J. Cummins. Once convicted of grand larceny in 1943 and later pardoned, Cummins had a marked, if controversial, ascent in finance before this major public comeback.
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SIW
York
William J. Cummins
Cummins
Carnegie Trust Company
Court of Appeals
Sing Sing
Waltman
Nastville
New York
Investigation resumes into submarine collision off Block Island
The United States Steamboat Inspection Service will resume hearings into the collision between the submarine-5 and the Ocean Steamship Veer Uy of Flame off Block Island. The inquiry, interrupted by the City of Rome’s departure for Savannah, resumes with testimony from survivors and crew members including Commander John H. Diehl.
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Boston
United States
Ocean Steamship Company
Rome
Commamier
John H. Diehl
Tomorro
Spelke Vindicated as Judge Imposes Heavy Sentences
Judge John J. Walsh sentenced two self confessed turn runners to long terms in the Criminal Court of Common Pleas after they testified in Stamford City court they had no chance. Patrick Shannon of Brooklyn received nine months and a $250 fine for transporting 25 cases of Sandy MacDonald Scotch. William Major, also of Brooklyn, was fined $250 and jailed six months. Attorney Arthur Austin, defending the men, proclaimed Spelke's honesty and secured a signed retraction, angering the judge who warned against undermining the state's rights and prosecutorial integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Walsh
Criminal Court of Common Pleas
Stamford
Max Sparke
Patrick Shannon
Brooklyn
Sandy MacDonald
St. Pierre
William Major
Walsh
Shannon
Major
Spelke
Austin
Arthur Austin
Mr. Spetke
Thieves Take Sam Saved for Church
Thieves entered Mrs. H. C. Reids home at 60 Hawthorne after noon yesterday by breaking a glass pane. They took a church donation card with ten cent punch holes and $1.60 in dimer from the dining room, leaving a small bank with change on a bureau. The house was ransacked but nothing else missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Reid
Hawthorne Sires
American Legion backs separate air service plan
The American Legion national convention at Omaha features a heated fight over endorsing William Mitchell, with the air service proposal split from defense reforms. Amid procedural shifts, Philadelphia was chosen for the 1924 convention and Paris awarded the 1927 meeting. The day centers on Mitchell’s fate and the selection of a new national commander to succeed James A. Crain.
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American Legion
Omaha
Neb
World Peace Committee
Resolution Committee For Amendment
Paris
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
American Red Cross
Enghta
Columbus
Aeronautical Committee
Wiliam Mitchel
Mitchell
Reed Landis
America
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
James
A. Crain
Ambitious Crook Steals Steamer in New York Heist
A 45000 ton steamship General George W. Goethals, once a shipping board vessel owned by Black Star Navigation, was stolen from a Brooklyn pier and found abandoned at a North River pier near 37th Street in Manhattan. The crew wages lien of about 5500 remains outstanding as U S Marshals pursue the unknown thieves. Four tugs and a revenue cutter recovered the ship, with authorities probing the unauthorized voyage and its mover.
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New York
Brooklyn
North River
37Th Street
Manhattan
George W. Goethals
Shipping Board
Black Star Navigation and
General Goethals
Wanamaker to Sell New Ford Airplanes for $25,000 Each
In New York a Wanamaker department store sale announces new Ford airplanes priced at 25000 dollars each. The first plane, the GWL, departed Dearborn loaded for Cleveland, then to Wanamaker where assembly will occur. The all metal monoplane by Stout, a Ford division, features a 58 ft 4 in wingspan and a 400 hp Liberty motor. Two planes will operate express service between New York and Philadelphia Wanamaker stores.
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Wanamaker Department Store
Ford
Stout Metal Airplane
Ford Motor Company
New York
Philelphia Wanamaker
Christy Mathewson Dies of Tuberculosis
Christy Mathewson star pitcher and executive dies of tuberculous pneumonia at Lake, New York. He led the game for years with the New York Giants and later presided as a Boston Braves owner and president. Mrs Mathewson, his wife, and his son Christy Mathewson Jr. were at his bedside. The death ends a storied career spanning the early 1900s through World War I service and return to baseball leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Club
Mathewson
Christy “Mathewson, Jr
Christy Mathewson
Makhenaon
Wnaver
Hay
New York Giants
Arrest Brothers Westward Bound On A Weary Steed
A 4 am ride on a worn horse along the Westport post road led to the arrest of Edward Harbon seventeen and John Harbon thirteen. The pair, dressed as a cowboy and in sailor attire, rode the stolen horse from their father’s Waterbury home. State Police Quigley questioned them, and L R Barlow of the Connecticut Humane Society coordinated with authorities. The brothers were placed at Hillside Home while their father requested the horse be returned, with transport arranged back to Waterbury for the animal and youths.
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Westport Post Road
Policamar Quigley
Edward Harbon
Seventeen
Clover Street
Waterbury
LOL Ranch Circus
John Llurbon
New York City
Quigley
L. R. Barlow
Connecticut Humane Society
Hillside
Barlow
Hurbon Senior
Bridgeport
Fairfield
State Health Department
Stamford
Shetton
New York State
Brother
Greewich
Trumbull As New Airtimeenorman., Page 2. General. Christy Mathewson
Saranac Lake
Body of Hissing Noctor Found Near Clearwater
The body of Ty. H. W. Heaton, formerly of Providence, was found in a bayou near an Atlantic Coast Line trestle. Heaton, a former Providence physician who served in World War I, had been missing since Monday night. A bullet wound and a neck wire and chain were noted. a laborer alerted police after locating the body during a search.
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Clearwater
Fla
Ty. H.W. Heaton
Providence
Atlantic Coast Line
Heaton
Wilson
Fight for supremacy in Republican primaries tonight
Digest lists political contests across parties with reports on speeches and rulings. Debates include Debs at Socialist rally and a mix of local crime, education, and development items such as school sites in New Canaan and permits in Milford.
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Republican Party
Best Brothers
Sietward
Spelke
Min
Harmazien
Aken
Vice Drive
Eugene V. Debs
New York
Columbia ‘Plant
John Anderson
State
Fairfield County
Daffy
Westport
Puszles
New Canaan
Milford
Woman seeks divorce as husband fraudulently female
In New York on Oct AP Mrs Lillian Rollins charges in Supreme Court that her husband Robert Bal Ling is a woman. The marriage occurred in St Paul Minnesota on May 9 1823. Rollins says the defendant was always female and not male as represented.
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New York
Lillian Atollins
Supreme Court
Robert
Ralling
St. Paul
Minn
Rollins
Army and Navy officers split on Mitchell charges
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett and other naval leaders defended Mitchell's plan while critics urged change. Hearing before the President's air board extended eight hours with testimony from Captain James Y. Moore and Major Thomas Milling supporting and opposing views.
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ARMY
NAVY
Washington
Mitchelfield
New
William A. Moffett
Naval Air Chief
Shenandoah
Col. Mitchell
Department of National Defense
Air Corps
Thomas Milling
McCook Field
Dayton
Ohio
Mitchell
National Defense Department
Stires Named Leader Of Episcopal House In New Orleans
The 45th general convention of the Episcopal Church opened with the election of the Rev. Ernest M. Stires as president of the House of Deputies by a 390 to 267 vote over Rev. George Craig Stewart. Bishop William Montgomery Brown’s case remained unresolved as he attended the session. The conference also organized officers and prepared for possible future actions on Brown.
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New Orleans
House of Deputies
House of Bishops
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
George Craig Stewart
St. Jake's Church
Evanston
H. H. Powell
San Francisco
Carroll N. Davis
New York
John VF. Pluma
Hart Torn
Conn
William Montgomery Brown
Brown
Audubon Park
Walter Johnson Hurls Senators to Victory in Opening Series
Joe Harris and Traynor lead Pirates to a 4 1 loss as Walter Johnson delivers a masterful pitching effort for the Senators. The Pittsburgh crowd witnessed a decisive early clash, but Washington secured the win behind Johnson’s pitching and a measured offensive showing.
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Walter Johnson
Senators
Pittsburgh
Walter Joe
Washington
Forbes Field
Pirates
Barney
Mal
Fire Board Hears Barbers Protest After Vacation
After a three month layoff the Board of Fire Commissioners met to clear business. Two items were ordered placed on file: John Koebler protested a dump fire response that doused him. The Barbers' union protested city firemen allegedly infringing on clients to cut hair. Accrued department bills were approved and payroll passed. Next meeting slated for Oct 20.
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Board of Fire Commissioners
John Koebler
River Street
Barbers’ Union
World Series Play by Play Announced By Telegram Office
The Telegram will provide daily World Series play by play from 2 PM at 140 Middle Street with radio reception. Each announcement follows the play within a second, and a complete sporting extra is issued at the end of the game detailing all results.
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Middle Street
Westport Contest Over Third Selectman Post
Walter T. Duffy, a deposed police captain elected to the third selectman and constable on the Democratic ticket, signals reluctance to serve. He appeared with Alfred G. Violet and urged either to keep his position or let Violet assume the duties, as Republicans weigh a temporary third member before a town meeting appoints one. Duffy has not yet qualified.
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Westport
Sh C. P
Duffy
Third Selectman
Mathews Death Casts Gloom Over World Series
The death of Christy Mathewson shocked baseball in Pittsburgh as the World Series nears. Commissioner Landis and team officials sent condolences to Mathewson’s family and players reflect on his stature as a star pitcher and league figure.
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Pittsburgh
Christy Mathetwn
Landis
Prents Heydler
Johnson
Mat
Multaui
Busts Braves
Mathewao
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G. O. P. Town
W. 3. Cummins
Wspaper
Sam
Colonel Mitchell
Stormy Petrel
Black Star Company
Page
Wanamaker
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Air Survace
Page de Crowley Dukes
Palmer
Postmaster General Foreign Affairs
Old Burney
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White Sox
Windy City
Alexander
Blankenship
Louisville
Baltimore
Mohicans
Newfield Park
Moffett
Stires
Episcopalians
Briand
Luther
Germany
Locarno
Switzerland
Dr. Luther
M. Briand
Lake Maggiore
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Poland
Czechoslovaia
Berlin
League Assembly
Geneva
Acta
Joe Harris
Traynor
Sam Rice
Fane
Pie Treynor
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Lee Midows
Johnny” Mol
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Ebson
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Fire Board
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