Roraback defers pick for Branedegee successor
In Hartford a Republican committee meeting capped any rush to name Frank Branedgee’s successor before the November election. Chairman Irene Roraback insisted discussion of candidates would distract from supporting Coolidge and Dawes, delaying nominating a successor. Separately, James May, Democratic candidate for auditor, disclosed late Senator Bran degee held extensive New London properties including the Brandegee residence, the Pequot hotel tract, Geibert block land, Montauk Avenue holdings, Montville farms, and other parcels in Ocean Avenue and Bellevue Place, with several sales noted. The senator also owned interests near Connecticut College and in Groton, now largely disposed.
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Slartford
United States
Frank B. Brandegree
Republican State Central Committee
Irene Roraback
Legret
Korabagh
Los Don
Biandege
James Ro May
Aldle
New London
Brandege
Pequot
Geibert
Boulevard
Montauk Avenue
Chapel
Montviile
Montauk Avene
Ocean Avenue
Bellevue Place
Faire Harbour Place
Connecticug College
Mounted Officers Divert Traffic From Grant Street to Protect Bridgeport Hospital
Superintendent Patrick J. Flanagan and Captain James A. Walker ordered all vehicles to avoid Grant Street near Bridgeport Hospital after a police board investigation. Trucks will use Serview and Barnum avenues with a patrol officer enforcing limits. speeders and violators face arrest and summons to court.
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James A. Walker
Traffic Bureau
Grant Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Police Board Traffic Committee
Sanford Stoddard
Sumner Slapgon
John C. Stanley
Steve! Dawe
New Haven
New York
Serview Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Tourleiys
Grant Street -Hey
Scow Pilot Killed Between Tug Boat and Barge
Greenwich Goth reports a scow pilot crushed between a tug boat and barge. Rufus 1 Cent commanded by Captain August Popp of New York and the tugboat city of Norwalk captained by Russell Holland of Brooklyn, with James W Gilleken aboard the seaw Fliot of New York, died despite medical care. Popp and Holland were arrested pending coroner’s inquest.
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Greenwich
Wilbur names ship Los Angeles in honored luncheon
Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur, speaking at a luncheon for visiting officers, proposed naming the great dirigible ZR-3 Los Angeles to symbolize a bridge between Germany, where it was built, and the United States and the world. He invoked the angelic Bethlehem chorus and linked the name to peace.
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Washington
Curtis D. Wilbur
California
Germany
United States
Bethlehem
Earth
Los Angeles
Airship Officers Are White House Luncheon Guests
Washington leaders host Yuga Dekener and ZR-3 executives at a White House luncheon as the airship program moves toward trans oceanic plans, with experts noting propulsion and fuel challenges before wider commercial use. The ZR-2 rests at Lakehurst awaiting hydrogen removal and official government approval for operations.
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White House
Washington
Yuga Dekener
Zeppelin Company
Coolridge
Lakehurst
National Advisory Council For Aeronautics
Echener
Trans-Atlantic air travel deemed practical by navigator
Special correspondent Hans von Schiller reports on the ZR-3 Zeppelins proving safe and dependable. He cites flawless engine performance, minimal fuel use, and the prospect of a 50 to 55 hour Atlantic crossing with passengers and freight, while noting landing gear and other mechanical refinements remain.
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Army Instructor Held For Breaking Aircraft Statute
Stratford October 16 Lieut Louis N Hiler regular army instructor of the 118th observation squadron C N G was arrested by State Policeman George Pranalt charged with violation of section IF of the aircraft law for dropping handbills over the city yesterday to advertise Saturdays aerial clear Lieutenant Eller will appear in Police court tomorrow morning The trial aims to define whether handbills may be dropped from airplanes only over a place established for that purpose and whether state aviation authorities may permit such drops over a city
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Startford
Louis N Hiler
118Th Observation Squadron
George Pranalt
Eller
Shenandoah Battling Through Gale Near California Coast
The navy dirigible Shenandoah passed over Pant Concepcion California at 8 pm, bracing into a strong wind and making headway. She carries 43 people from this port, including Admiral Moffet and six passengers, as reports describe a powerful gale off Surf California.
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Twins Turn Against Father in Ridgefield Divorce Trial
The third day of a Superior Court divorce hearing reveals Samuel E. Carpenter’s twin daughters testifying against him while his son supports the father. Glenore Carpenter of Paris and Wilitha Carpenter Derche of Pittsburgh describe strained family relations and alleged improper influence from the second wife, Katherine LaSalle Carpenter. The testimonies include remarks about perceived favoritism, a strained honeymoon in Vermont, and accusations of insults toward the first wife.
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Samuel E. Carpenter
Ridgefield
L. P. Waldo Marvin
Superior Court
Katherine LaSalle Carpenter
Glenore Carpenter
Paris
Anne Morgan
France
Mrn
Wdith Carpenter Derche
Pittsburgh
Katherine Tasele Carpenter
Jon
Samuel Carpenter, Jr
Miss Carpenter
Mary Doyle
Missa Carpentar
Mi. Carpenter
Misa Carpenter
Wadsworth to Speak at City Rally Next Tuesday
Republican Town Chairman Alfred W Burdick announced that Senator James W Wadsworth of New York will headline a city wide rally in the high school auditorium next Tuesday night. The event follows his recent convention work that boosted Theodore Roosevelt on the ticket and the gubernatorial bid by Schuyler Merritt. A Fridgeport nominees special meeting will plan rally details. Democrats schedule a rally for October 40 and hope presidential candidate John W. Davis will attend.
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Alfred W Burdick
Yeatarday
James W Wadsworth
New York
Wadsworth
Theodora Haanvelt
Schuyler Merritt
Jil
Fridgeport
John W Tavis
Two Days to Boost Voter List as 588 Sworn In
Local workers and civic leaders push turnout with Belachmen and the Town Clerk overseeing swearing in voters at the Common Council Chamber. Yesterday set a record with 588 sworn in as more than 2,600 names remain on the list awaiting processing. The chamber reopens today and tomorrow from 9 am to 9 pm for a final rush to be sworn in.
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Commeon
Council Chamber
Belachmen
H&8
Mada
Hst
Prince of Wales Falls From Horse in Canada
Prince of Wales fell from his horse while riding to hounds near Toronto on October 14. Charles Ness, whose hounds the Prince rode with, praised his horsemanship calling him the best rider since arriving in Canada. A groom helped him up and received ten dollars US.
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Toronto
Prince of Wales
Charles Ness
Canada
Norwalk Mystery Man Cleared After Ten Years
Friedrich Henry Wehlschlegel an 83 year old former Norwalk High School professor who vanished nearly a decade ago and allegedly enlisted in the German army has returned to the United States and is now in Baltimore in destitute circumstances. Federal authorities are not expected to act on forged passport use. his wife Florence Naylor, a musician, is in Ware, Massachusetts. The tale of his disappearance shocked Norwalk. he reportedly spoke with Captain McGovern of the Bureau of Missing Persons, recounting wanderings from 1922 through postwar life. The case continues as Baltimore inquiries proceed.
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Norwalk
Friedrich Henry Wehlschlegel
Norwalk High School
United States
Baltimore
Oehlschiegel
Florence Naylor
Ware
Maya
Oshlachiege
Captain McGovern
Bureau of Missing Persons
Oehlechlegel
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbia University
Wallaburg
Wash
Oehlschlegel
Common Sense of Coolidge Praised by John 1 King
John T King says Calvin Coolidge will be reelected and that the next president will not be ruled by Congress. He warns against radical cure alls and notes La Follette is capable but not a cure for all evils. King praises Coolidge as calm and tempered and criticizes pushing 1921 panic or curbing the Supreme Court without careful choice of lawmakers.
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John Mitchel
New York
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Fathom
Connecticut
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Zeppelin
Tiesha RO
Bridgeport
Gebme
Chase Admits He Wrongly Charged Argentine Fighter
Canon William Chase testified he made an erroneous affidavit claiming Luis Angel Firpo and Miss Lourdes Pigart came as a married couple. He admitted the statement was based on belief and later found false. The deportation warrant stemmed from his affidavit, and immigration officials recommended dismissal of proceedings.
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William Chase
Luis Angel Firpo
Hitchcock
Irpo
Firpo
Canon Chaac
Henry H Curran
Immigration
Hills Island
Department of Labor
Washington
Three Aviators Die In Two Naval Air Collisions
SAN DIEGO California Oct 16 Two aviators were killed and a third escaped when two naval planes collided 1300 feet above Coronado Lt Commander Gratian A C Dichman of San Diego Air Service died in Glendale after his plane struck a small building. The dead were Ensign Merritt J Flanders 24 of transport Vega and Robert H Kerr aviation chief machinist mate Naval Air Station San Diego. Gunner William Cole rode a Vought parachuted 600 feet to safety and survived though shocked.
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San Diego
California
Coronado
Merritt J. Flanders
Vega
Robert H. Kerr
Naval Air Station
Kerr
William Cole
Lendale
Cal
Gratian AC Dichman
Air Service
Glad he stands pat Merritt says at rally
Glad he stands pat, Congressman Merritt declares at a heated rally assuring supporters amid opposing chants. The meeting drew critics and supporters from Hartford and surrounding towns, highlighting party divides and local election tensions.
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Merritt Defends Stand Pat With La Follette Split Clash
Norwalk October 16 Congressman Merritt assailed La Follette as the “stand-patter” while praising government by progressives and opposing centralized power. Walling attacked Merritt and argued for progressive government, child labor amendments and stricter pollution controls, as a crowded Norwalk Country Club listened.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Georges W. Pepper
Eee
Kemal Bey Visits Stamford for Exclusive Turkey Interview
Moukbil Kemal Bey, luminary and envoy of the Turkish people, travels to Stamford to witness the creation of a statue by Gut zon Borglum. The piece highlights Mustafa Kemal and the Turkish revival, with insights into Turkey today and the rise of a political savior.
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Gutzon Borglum
Mustapha Kemal
Turkey
Kemal Bey
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