Tilson Announces Senate Run After Brandegee’s Death
New Haven October 15 Congressman John Q Tilson of the Third district declares his candidacy for the Republican nomination to fill the Senate vacancy caused by the death of Senator Frank B Brandegee. Tilson, who oversees the eastern campaign bureau, heads to confer with General Dawes on an eastern speaking tour and plans to return for the funeral.
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New Haven
John Q. Tilson
U- 5
Frank B. Brandegee
Tilson
Republica National Committee
Dawes
Connecticut
Brandegee
Funeral today for Senator Bran deges of Connecticut
Funeral services for Senator Frank B Bran deges of Connecticut who died by his own hand will be held at his Washington residence at 3 o’clock tomorrow and again at St James Episcopal church in New London at 2 30 p m Friday. Washington services will be attended by high government officials and Senate and House committees. Rev J J Muir will officiate in Washington. Senate committees will accompany the body to New London.
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George H. Manning
Washington
Frank B. Bran
Deges
Connecticut
I Stret
St. James Episcopal Church
New London
Senate
House of Representatives
Albert B. Cummins
Frederick Gillett
House
J. J. Muir
George P. McLean
Lodgeordi
Overman
Moses
Pepper Gooding
Wadsworth
Watson
Gerry
Johanna Tell
Wean
Braye E
Town Clerk Closes Office as Voters Ousted in Norwalk
Norwalk records show a tense session as about 600 applicants crowded the Common Council seeking sworn positions. Town Clerk Herbert Smith faced boos and a refusal to extend the session despite political pressure. A Republican convention resolution censured the clerk and planned formal remarks to be delivered tomorrow. About 761 people were sworn in, with 432 on Saturday and 269 on the current day.
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Norwalk
Giasson
Common Council
Herbert Smith
Sélactmean
Ite
Huff
Milne
Smith
Italian government creates food control office in Rome
Rome Ost. 16. The cabinet acts to curb the high cost of living by creating a central food control office. The finance ministry issues measures and sets two bread types for bakers: a popular loaf and a loaf De Luxe.
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Rome
Associated Press
Italy
Bs Ministry Ofinance
Carpenter Seeks Divorce Amid Claims of Cruelty
Samuel Carpenter of Ridgefield testifies in Superior court that his wife Katherine LaSalle Carpenter was intolerant and defiant and that he planned to repay her “in her own coin.” He cites letters to her mother showing alleged cruelty, while his attorney argues the letters are not material to the cruelty charges.
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Katherine LaSalle Carpenter
Samuel Carpenter
Ridgefield
L. P Waldo Marvin
Superior Court
Mary ‘LaSalle
Carpenter
Marvin
Avite
Katherine
Harriett Moffett
New York City
Plantiff
Dorothy LaSalle
Detroit
Lfe
Henry R Towne Dies at 80 In New York
Henry Robinson Towne founder and former president of Yale and Towne Manufacturing and president of the New York Merchants Association died at 80. Born in Philadelphia August 28 1844 he studied at the University of Pennsylvania and the Sorbonne Paris. He led Yale and Towne from 1868 to 1945 and served as chairman of the board at death. He authored many technical papers.
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New York
Henry Robinson Towne
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company
New York Merchants’ Association
Philadelphia
John and
Maria
Feyis) Towne
University of Pennsylvania
Robert Briggs
Sorbonne
Paris
Linus Fale
Yale and Towthe Manufacturing
Stanford
Parking questions puzzle Bridgeport police board
Police commissioners seek guidance from neighboring states on what constitutes parking. The September accident tally is reported as heavy in Bridgeport, with hospital complaints about Grant Street traffic.
Parking debate clouds City Police Board dispute
The Bridgeport Board of Police Commissioners debated what counts as parking after a reading of a Motor Vehicles bulletin. The definition does not cover city streets, prompting plans to seek guidance from state and neighboring departments. Hospital officials asked traffic limits on Grant Street near the hospital, with a site inspection set for 2:30 PM. A report noted 87 accidents in September, including many involving children.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Sanford Stoddard
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Stoddard
Stoddar
Stanley
Samuel Dawe
William G. Ryan
New York Folice Department
New York State Vehicle Commissioner
Massachusetts Vehicle Department
Bridgeport
Sumner Simpson
Grant Street
New Haven
Sanley
Board of Health
Wiliam He Ryan, Jr
Traffic Committee
Dynamite Stolen From Burns Company Shed
George Burns of the Burns Company reported to the Detective Bureau that one and a half boxes of dynamite were stolen from a shed behind the firm’s office more than two weeks ago. Authorities are investigating and note a second theft last Tuesday, a box of four foot battery wire used to set off the explosives was taken, with possible links to recent safe plowing jobs.
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George Burns
Burns Company
Lindley Shest
Detective Bureau
Johanna Cleared On Plea Of Self Defense In Trial
Johanna Tall, previously charged with manslaughter in Killingworth, Conn, was acquitted after admitting she shot Charles Blair in self defense. The Middlesex court room erupted in cheers as the verdict was read, and Tall, her daughter Lillian, and Mrs. John Marshall wept with relief. She plans to work in New York after spending the night locally, avoiding the scene of the shooting.
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Middletown
Get
Johanna Tall
Criminal Superior Court
Charles Blair
Ond Killingworth
Lillian
John Marshall
New York
Ell
Evory
Barge Captain Drowns in Suspected Connection to Barge Feud
The drowning of Captain Louis Ad dansberger of the coal barge Maria Bully at Sprague Ice and Coal pier near Brooklyn is under police inquiry. Witnesses say he consumed liquor with his wife before falling from the barge. the case follows a recent barge workers’ fight in New York.
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Elizabeth Fuller Leeda
Goor
Widerman
Verge
Louis A.ddansberger
Maria
Sprague Ice and Coal Company
Hansberger
George A. Grace
Jim
Maria H. Bully
Flapsberger
Jie
Tellen
Fle
Hausberger
Fire Department
Chemical Company No. 1
Vwsian
New York
City
First nonstop Atlantic flight hailed as intercontinental airship milestone
Reports from Svahekurst state the German airship ZR-3 completed its 1920s Atlantic crossing to America, a feat described by Aeronautic experts as pivotal for future passenger dirigible travel. The British Alcock and Brown records are cited as context in this era of daring air feats. Continued coverage notes the trials of prior cross Atlantic attempts and a June 1918 landing in Ireland.
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Svakehurst
Associated Press
Friedriehshafen
Germany
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
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Brown
Royal Flying
Clifden
Ireland
London
Hawker
Crewes
Alcock and Brown
West Fortune
Scotland
America
Mineola
Long Island
Newfoundland
Amerees
Sone
England
Grain shed fire drives families from their homes
A grain storage shed at 878 Madison Avenue owned by Micheal Woentg burned last night. The shed contained about 500 dollars in feed and was valued at 1,000 dollars. Firefighters from Truck 4 and 12 and Chemical 1, under Assistant Chief Alexander S. Mellor, prevented spread to nearby homes as several families fled. Investigation into the fire origin is expected.
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Madison Avenue
Micheal Woentg
Federal
Chemical No. 1
Alexander S. Mellor
Wallace Appears Well After Major Operation
Washington October 15 Secretary Wallace was reported progressing satisfactorily after an operation this morning to remove his appendix and gall bladder. Commander Joel T. Boone Jr. said he had recovered from the anesthesia and could leave the hospital within ten days to two weeks if current condition holds. The operation aimed to relieve attacks of isolation.
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Washington
Wallace
Joel T. Boone
Celebrate with Cannon and Beer at Friedrichshafen
Ancient cannons were dragged from the Zeppelin plant as 126 salvos marked the arrival of the 4R-3 at Lake huret. The town celebrated with a holiday declared tomorrow, wreaths on Count Zeppelin, and feasts for Dr Yuar, Kurl Arnstein, and Zeppelin workers as the plant continues in operation.
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Zeppelin
Lake~huret
Rathaus
Yuar
Kurl Arnstein
Duer
Friedrichshafen
Zeppelin Company
Excerpts From Von Schillers Zeppelin Diary Flight Over New York
Editorial note compiles diary entries from Hans von Sommer aboard ZR three describing the takeoff near the Statue of Liberty, observations from 7 a.m. onwards, wind, fog, music, and crew routine as the airship heads east over France toward America. The narrative lists crew roles, meals, and a weather log amid a dramatic aerial journey.
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New York
New Paper Alliance
Hans von Sommer
Telegram
ZR-3
Bunday
America
Germuny
Rhine
Lorrach
France
Dr. Eckner
Herr Lehmann
Prua
Admiral der Tutt
Admiral of the Air
Award Imposes Striking Condition on Hendrik Van Loon Prize
Hendrik Willem Van Loon, famed Risterian caricaturist, returns to Westrort after Holland vacation. He has just created an award for the year’s most excellent Tlamish literary work, featuring a notably unusual condition. An exclusive interview reveals life details of the celebrated, eccentric figure.
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Hendrik Willem van Loon
Westrort
Holland
Viewing City From Big Dirigible Ends 80 Hour Flight
Special correspondent aboard the ZR-3 Von Schiller reports a daylight pass over Bridgeport and New York, a greeting at Lakehurst, and a safe landing after an 80 hour non-stop flight. Despite storms and heat, the dirigible met winds well, losing only thirty seven percent of its altitude en route, demonstrating trans oceanic feasibility. The piece notes crowds, flags, sirens, and the ship’s arrival on American soil with the crew’s celebratory reception.
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Bridgeport
America
Connecticut
Leutenant von Schiller
Lakehurst
N. J
Conn
New York
Dispatch
Broadway
Riverside Drive
End Gad
Zappelin
Baker Opposes La Follette at Yale Event
Newtowe D. Baker former Secretary of War spoke at Yale University under the Yale Democratic club banner claiming La Follette cannot win the presidency due to lack of support from the South New England and New York. He warned voters that supporting La Follette would dodge the issue as he would not command Congress to carry his program. He defended judges and criticized President Coolidge and congressional opposition to the Japanese exclusion act the Mellon tax plan and the bonus.
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Dawen
Iowa
Coonge
John T. Adama
Tammany Control of Stars
Roosevelt
Smoot
LaPollette
New Englaph
New York
Baker
Senator Borah
State
Fairfield County
New Haven
Newtowe ‘D. Baker
Velen University
Yale Democratic Club
LaFolletta
South
New Ingland
Wisconsin
Congress
Mr. Baker
LaQoiette
Supreme Court
John Marshall
William Howard
President Coolidge
la Follette
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