Board orders closing all schools for election day
The board votes to close Beardsley Maplewood Webster Shelton Center High Read Garfield Barnum Franklin Summerfield and Lincoln schools for polling. Some members oppose a full shutdown while others push for uniform closure to avoid bias and disruption. A cost estimate of 1 600 is cited for a one day closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nel
Ed Whittier
Bias Howe
Maplewood Junior High
Webster
Shelton
Centre’ High
Garfield Barnum
Franklin
Summerfield
Lincel
Havens
Jonna
Fl Stevens
Sadie Ry Leewith
Murray Jonnason
Fane Crosby
Wayvens
Loewich
Stevens
Ohnsen
Mr. Reed
Luemiter
Mirtin
Mr. Havens
Reed
Loenith Bug
John B. Wynkoop
Foner-Wilson Board
Martin
Weed
Wrynkeop
Bridget A Lester
Behrens
Beardsley School
Southey
Snewich
Leonard Asheim
Frances Amante
Miriam Rukistan
Gertrude Mendel
Katey Wetternan
Dwight Davis New Secretary Confirmed At White House
The 46 year old Dwight Davis was formally notified of his appointment as secretary. Weeks plans a two month South American tour with Mrs Weeks starting tomorrow in Massachusetts. The President considers Hanford McNider Iowa former American Legion head for a cabinet post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weda
Davis
White House
le Danis
Hanford McNider
Iowa
American Legion
MecNider
Elihu Root
War Department
Cabinnet
Weeks
Washington
Massachusetts
Senator Ralston in critical condition in Indianapolis
The condition of United States Senator Samuel M. Ralston in Indianapolis was listed as critical after a listed complication. Attending physicians planned to monitor and assess no improvement in the near term as of today.
Bridge Opens After Ten Years Of Construction
After ten years the Strauss bascule bridge is finished and opened to the public this afternoon. Mayor drives over to mark the ceremony with plans drawn in 1916 and commissions led by Mayors Wilken and Atwater. The bridge spans North avenue to Washington avenue and relieves traffic at Grand and Congress streets, with total cost about 656 540 and safety procedures for lifting and lowering in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic
Grand Street
Congress Street
North Avenue
Washington Avenue
Catherine Street
Main Street
Housatonic Avenue
Las
William Street
Kossuth Street
Noble Avenue
Clifford B. Wilken
Fred Atwater
Gthite
Mr. Atwater
Ralph T. Beers
William J. Lavery
Richard Murphy
James Coulter
Frank Wheeler
Jonn G. Schwarz, Jr
Francis P. Dunigan
Bridgeport Dredge and Dock Company
Penn Bridge Company
Push Plan for Airport Promoted in Bridgeport
A Bridgeport meeting urged establishing a municipally owned airport to spur city progress and defend industrial needs. Governor allies backed the plan, with a three member committee to locate sites and prepare estimates for a joint civic event with the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fridgeport
Rex Delncodk
John H. Trumbull
Bridgeport
Wiliam V. Dee
Wanamaker
Ford
Robert G. DeForest
V. Dee
T. Buckingham
J. R Booth
Fnd
Chamber of Commerce
Troops From Canal Zone Reach State Department Link
About 100 American troops from the Canal Zone garrison arrived in Washington at the request of the President and foreign minister. Dana G. Munro, the American chargé d affaires, sent the telegram reporting the move and noting that disturbances could have worsened into bloodshed without Canal Authority intervention.
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Washingdon
Oth
Se Canal Zone
Wolles
Pechme
Republic
State Department
Dana G. Munro
Italian Mission Sails to Study American Insurance System
An Italian delegation, including Geno O, left for New York aboard the Conte Rosso to study the American insurance system. The voyage departed Tuesday as part of a mission to exchange knowledge on financial controls and social welfare programs.
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Geno OG 13
Ameriaa Insurance System
Conte Rosso
New York
White Cargo at the New Lyric drama review
Telegram staff reviewer covers Ida Vera Simonton's White Cargo in three acts staged by Harry Cort and Bar ney Klawans. The cast includes Cornelius Roddy as Witzel and Hooper Atchley as the missionary, with strong acting noted despite uneven tempo and moral debate on colonial themes.
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The
New Lyric
Telegram
Ida Vera Simonten
Harry Cort
Barney Klawans
Harl Carroll
New Lyric Theatre
Thore
Witmeloo
Cornelius Ready Langford Maxwell Drilecoll
Ruth Ball Tondeleyo
the Doctor
Vi Nack
B. Leigh Ashley
Hooper Atchley
Rev Roberts
Bert Wood
P. Jerome Morley
Cyril McPhittin Wittord Agenbroud
Paul Phun
Worthims
Jim Wish
Cornelius Roddy
Witzel
West Africa
Loondwdy
Geogra
Roddy
Huth
Ag Tondelevo
Old Lyric
Jack TL. Leigh
T. Jerome Morley
Three Men Hurt in Milford Car Crash
A noon collision in Milford injured three men including Michael Horvath and a passenger. Horvath and Dobus faced charges for liquorrelated driving as police pieced together reports from witnesses and witnesses described damage to multiple vehicles. A girl named Adelaide Barnum suffered facial injuries after being dragged by a vehicle near Ash Street and Mountain Grove.
Meetings Tonight From Various Fraternal and Civic Groups
A list of tonight’s meetings includes Italian Women’s Council at 65 Beach Street Monitor Lodge LOF at 104 State Street Adelphian Lodge LOF at 1087 Broad Street Magna Carta Lodge Sons of St George at Stratford Avenue Borough meetings at Newfield Building Lades Auxiliary American Legion Bridgenorth Mandolin Club Room Warner Building Chamber of Commerce prices Roem Algonquin Club Household of Ruth G E U A V N at 196 Housatonic Avenue Pyramid Temple N of M B Masonic Temple Haughton Lodge Scandinavian Fraternity 62 Cannon Street Iyota Council 2 Cannon Street Seaside Council Troyal Arcanum 1925 Malin Street Commetta Wider Council T A of TR A 1025 Main Street Central Labor Union 179th Teoskat Lodge Manish Sisterhood 2 Cannon Street Star of Unity Lodge No 4208 of B 1087 Broad Street Bridgeport Uni No Tai Steuben Poiety of America Schwabes Hall 37 French Street Traskab Lodge No 15 D L A 62 Cannon Street
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Itaian Women's Councll
Beach Street
Monitor Lodge
LO. O. F
State Street
Adelphian Lodge
Broad Street
Magna Carta Lodge
St. George
Stratford Avenue
Barmeny Counell
Newfield
Lades Auxiliary
American Legion
Bridgenort Mandolin Club
Warner
Chamber of Commerce Pircewrs
Roem Algonquin Club
Ruch
G& OU
Pyramid Temple
N. of
M. B
Masonic Temple
Haighet Lodge
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
Cannon Street
Iyota Council
Seaside Council
Troyal
Troyal Arcanum, 1925 Malin Street. Comnelta Wider Council. T. A
TR. A
Main Street
I Central Labor Union
Thn
Teoskat Lodge
Manish Sisterhood
Star of Unity Lodge
Bridgeport Uni
Tai
Steuben Pouiety of
America
Schwabes
French Street
Traskab Lodge
D. 1
Ambulance call log records multiple injuries and transports
At 9 30 p m James Benedict 31 of 7 Rowsley street fractured left leg taken to Bridgeport hospital after Emergency Hospital care. 2 p m Bessie McDonald 60 from Margaret Ford Cottage with high blood pressure in good condition taken to Bridgeport hospital. 4 15 p m Al Dobus 20 of Ogden street extension car wreck hast Housatonic avenue unconscious with alcoholism. Michael Horvath 67 Seaview avenue passenger taken to St. Vincent's hospital with possible skull fracture. 5 45 p m Antoinette Maricio Lwo corner Howe and Tellas street convulsions nothing found. 6 15 p m Adelard Barnum 16 struck by car on Mountain Grove street left side facial injuries to St. Vincent's hospital. car by Vuigs Carbode.
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Michael Huroth
Seaview Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Ambullance
August Berschak
North Avenue
Center Street
Ambuance
Bright
Dobus
Horvath
Dorbus
Adelaaide Barnum
Wood Avenas
Ives Manufacturing Company
Luigi Carboni
Lenetex Road
Fairfie
Ash Street
Mountain Grove
William ©. Crowther
Cedar Street
State Street
Courtland Street
Main Street
Bank Street
Jonn Tahkach
Waldorf Avenue
Port Deffarson Boat Dock
Stratford Avenues
Carl Kandelaki
Trumbull
Charles Il. Sabine
Howard Avenue
Utica
Bell
James Benedict
Rowsley Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Bessie McDonald
Laken
Margaret Ford
al Dobus
Ogden Street
Hast Housatonic Avenue
Hillside Home
Michael Horvath
Antoinette Mariccio
Work on Sewers Delayed Over Legal Appeal
A Madison Avenue property owner seeks to halt sewer construction claiming the process violated due process and board referral rules. The suit argues that water from Wayne Street sewer to Thermo Street sewer overflows, turning four and a half acres swampy, with damages sought only if injunction not made permanent. City records show McElroy opinion cited and notice filed with City Clerk Burdick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Avenue
Board of Appraisal
Wayne Street
Thermo Street
Common Council
McElroy
James
Mclrroy
Alfred W. Burdick
Doughboys Chief War Testimony Faces Charges
General Drom read a prepared statement asserting airpower alone cannot win a war and aircraft cannot hold positions by themselves. General Patrick denied accusations that aviation funds were squandered, saying the work was needed to decide what should not be done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Mitchell
Drom
Patrick
Martin BR. Madden
Tivuse Apneopriatians
Shipping Board Rejects Liner Transfer Request
The Shipping Board on October 13 denied the War Department’s bid to take over the steamers American Legion and Southern Cross of the Pan American line. Board votes cited risk to the line’s operations and British competition, offering the Agamemnon and Mount Vernon instead or other idle vessels pending War Department needs. The quartermaster general said the two transports Grant and Thomas were aging and should be replaced.
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Washington
War Department
Southern Cross
Pan-American Line
Ude
Ug Trat
Shipping Board
New York
Rio de Janiero
Buenos Aires
Department
Mount Vernon
Norfolk
American Legion
Quartermaster General
Grant
Thomas
Flyers Escape Hard Landing After Driven by Wash
During a 120 mile race near Hickeville North Carolina the left landing gear ripped away after striking a telephone pole. Captain Duncan controlled a single-wheel touchdown with Sergeant Morehead shifting ballast to balance the craft. Private Carl Gunther survived a parachute incident and the Detroit News race winner was Lieut Harmon flying a Yiuff Daland XB at 119.9 mph.
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Digg
Falketyn
Fis Telephone Pole
Hickeville
N. C
New Bridge Road
Duncan
Sergeant Morehead
Duncan Essayad
Carl Gunther
Fifth Observation Squadron
Lieut. B. &. Harmon
Army Air Service
Washington
Yiuff Daland
William Gillette Testifies On Accident Injury
Hartford report shows veteran actor William Gillette, age 70, described his August motorcycle crash near Haddam as a minor scrape. He faced a reckless driving charge but the case was dropped since he was the sole injured party and damage was under $19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
William Gillette
Motor Vehicle Department
Haddam
Uilette
Ten Thousand Six Hundred Years Requested in Fraud Case
Madrid Oct 13 The public prosecutor seeks ten thousand six hundred years in prison for Arriago Federico head of the Northern Railway claims department. He is charged with one thousand one hundred eighty five frauds each carrying nine years in jail.
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Madrid
Arriago Federico
Northern Railway
Federico
Inquiry board questions S-01 crew on bridge watch during disaster
Testimony details the watch composition aboard the submarine S-01 at the time of collision and the lighting on the vessel. Officers discuss whether three men should have been on the bridge and note that deck watches could be filled by four additional officers. Witnesses recount failed radio contact with the City of Rome and describe survivor Kile’s near drowning and rescue by the City of Rome lifeboat. The inquiry tours submarine Q-49 and will forward findings to Washington.
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R. H W. Dobson
Brownell
P. J. Mather
Rome
Dewey G. Kile
City of Ronis
Frank ©. Wiseman
South
Boston
Kile
City of
Nine Face Charges On Chapman Fund
Authorities tie a $300000 stolen bond scheme to the Chapman gang in a mail truck robbery case. The bonds pledged to Corn Exchange National Bank were traced through a New York ring and insiders, with multiple intermediaries including Gardner Robinson and Petelstraus, and a claimed Soviet contact. Evidence includes bank and post office witnesses detailing the October 24, 1921 robbery and subsequent bond disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riddle
Corn Exchange National Bank
Gardner
Robinson
Perelstraus
Stselt
Chapman
Mr. Biddle
New York
Grienberg
Levinson
Albert
Kimball
Mumins
von Brandenburg
Philadelphia
Petelstream
Bobruff
Niobrutt
Biddle
Romax
Chasey National Bank of New York
Westport Burglars Face Bench Warrants in Weston Case
State police rearrest Ignatz Horelick and Edward Horelick Walter Meyer of Westport and Joseph Lachman of Fairfield on bench warrants tied to a 1923 24 Weston burglary wave. Meyer jailed for a year for related crimes. men bound by bonds or in jail as transfers of property to wives aided bonds.
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Westport
Ignatz Horelick
Edward
Walter Meyer
Joseph Lachman
Fairfield
Weaton
Superior Criminal Court
Meyer
Tie
Horelick Brothers
Lachman
Lberty
oMac
Stace
William Comley
Weston
Simmer
Evicted Woman Resists Removal Over Greenwich Home
A dispute over a Greenwich house ends in a confrontation as Mrs. Fry resists eviction by deputies armed with eviction papers. She threatened legal action against Sheriff Reich and claimed ownership of the property, while moving furniture and seeking refuge at her sister-in-law's in Port Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry
Port Chester
Greenwich
Sheriff Reich
Man Slightly Injured In Auto Collision
Julius Delta of 1616 Pem broke street Stamford was slightly injured when struck by a car driven by Albert F. Zint of 1696 West Broad Street Stamford late last night about 11. He received treatment at Emergency hospital for minor head lacerations and body abrasions. Police reported no details of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Delta
Pembroke Street
Albert F. Zint
West Broad Street
Stamford
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Avengy
Norwalk
Central High School
Anna B. Silverstone
Columbia Unityversity
Edna Saloomey
Waltersville
Lydia Blanchard
Franklin School
Catherine Russell
Winstrant Hart
Central Hash School
Hart
Congress
Central High
James Jeffress
Havena
Ates
E. M. Barnes Quire Works
Warren Warding High School
Steinway
Warren Harding Auditorium
M. Steinert and Son
Marshall-Wendell
Wynkoop
R. J. Foote Disposal Company
William Bingham
John Kinscella
Lincoln School
Kinseella
Warren Harding High School
Élemendary
Grincal
Lagor
Ponce Lewitt
Goldens
Dwight Davis
Criticalla LL
Africa
Milford
Daily Record
Student Officers
Chapman Fund
Westen
House
Sick Room Supply Co
Jaquesi
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