Sympathy for Ruth Elder's Husband Arlen Flight Controversy
Florence Oct 16. A column laments Ruth Elder's husband Arlen, urging sympathy for his views on her sensational flight and Paris reception. The piece speculates on his thoughts about privacy, fame, and the public gaze, while invoking European press and Hollywood intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Elder
Arlen
Michael
Universal White
Florence
Ruth
Athin
Paris
Hollywood
Lido
Miss Elder
Alory
Princess Lowenstein
Horta
Ruth Elder Plans Atlantic Flight Return To Paris
Ruth Elder, delayed by heavy rain and sea danger, described renewed enthusiasm for an Atlantic flight next year. She intends to return to the United States, reject movie offers, and proceed to Paris via Portugal with plans financed by an American backer. She visited the Junkers sea plane crew and met British and Viennese figures at the consulate reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Lisbon
Paris
Miss Elder
Payal Island
Barendrecht
Universal Service
Ponta del Gada
Paseporis
Aman
Pertagal
France
IMD
Nuss Elder
Haldeman
Germany
New York
New Foundland
Lillie Diltenz
Loos
Junkers
Klan members freed on thirty three thousand bail
A jury found Klan members unworthy of trust after an inquiry into a ravaged property and real estate transfers. Worthington purchased and the probe connected numerous electmanis with Klan activity. All indictments named Klan members and were presented to Judge A. E. Gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worthington
Hawker
Fury Stom
Laverie
Ku Klux Kin
Ku Klux Klan
A. E. Gamble
Primary Contests Set For Tonight In City Race
Contests in districts Third and Twelfth clash with Democrats as Young Men's Republican organization fields debate tickets in all districts. Aldermanic contests planned in nine districts with several confirmations. primary voting runs 6 to 9 pm in listed Republican clubs and venues across the city. Democrats vote 5 to 9 pm at specified club sites and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. D. Kilpatrick
Young Men's Republican Organization
Machine Repubblicans
Flanagan
Kilpatrick
Robert T. Cherry
Harry H. Doty
Stephen J. Mak, Jr
William McCormack
James A. Turner
James 4. Saunders
Richard Baggs
Michael J. Ford
August Sehl
Louis A. Abriola
George C. Hall
Charles J. Heimann
Edward G. Wheeler
Nef J. Nelson
William M. Ross
Francis J. Judge
Leo J. Hatch
Herman A. Leveen
Yoseph Lukomssi
Oscar B. Bertilson
Charlotte F. Gleason
Mark T. Suiffen
Harold P. Jaycox
Emma Campbell
Eleanor T. Hailock
Sohn
U. Lyons
Charles Ornstein J
Albert J. Merritt Laird F. Brown
Howard Brundage
Harold K Dearman
Daisy W. Barstow
Frank F. Moore
Patrick O'Brien
James L. Cooney
Alice Gregory
Paul Dietz
George Healy
John R. Kiley
Ralph M. Verilli
Wiliam Suther
Francis F. McGuire
Frank Braithwaite
Albert E. Harrison Perillie
Anthony J. Paseche
Frances East
Margaret Liscom
William B. Tickey
Percy T. Connor
Mary L. Howes
William H. Metcalf
Peter Sassouna
Anna Bennett
State Street
Gregory Street
Republican Club
Alfred Street
Colorado Avenue
Norman Street
Madizon Avenue
Central High School
Lyon Terrace
Capitol Avenue
Hudson Street
Corner Lane
Kossuth Streets
East Washington Avenue
Point Union Mission
East Main Street
Corner Nichols Stree
Nth Avenue
Park
Railroad Avenues
Black Rock
Brewster Street
Democratic Club
Howard and
Maplewood Avenues
North Avenue
Koon
Fairfield Avenue
Cavalry Officer Dies After Fall At Fort Oglethorpe
Lieut. Col. A. Mitchell of the veterinary corps, sixth cavalry, was killed when he fell from his horse during a paper chase with reserve officers near Fort Oglethorpe. The English native suffered a broken neck and died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Associated Press
A. Mitchell
Veterinary Corps
Sixth Cavalry
Fort Oglethorpe
England
Street Car Will Remain as Carrier Expert Declares
Street car service will endure as a carrier expert from the American Electric Hallway Association states that electric railways remain essential despite rising car use. He notes 22 million cars, $5.5 billion invested in electric railways, and advances in one man cars, safety devices, and motor coaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luctus
Storrs
American Elevtric Hallway Association
Connecticut
New York
Associated Frees
Little Augie Gang War Ends In Fatal Taxi Shootings
Gang wars flare as rival factions clash on Delancey Street. Five gunmen trail two marked figures, opening fire and fleeing in a car with two confederates. Little Augie, 15, was gunned down beside a police captain in a taxi as Kushner received a 20 year Sing Sing sentence for the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kid Dropper
Kushner
Sing
Little Augie
Delancey Street
Orgen
Damond
Second Liberty bonds can be bought by Fed banks this week
Washington Oct 14 The Federal Reserve banks have been authorized by Secretary Mellon to purchase Second Liberty loan bonds at 1093-32 plus accrued interest during this week. The 4 1 4 per cent bonds, called for redemption next November 15, may be bought at the option of holders, with the offer ending automatically on October 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aaggociated Press
Federal Reserve Banks
Mellon
Second Liberty Loan
Department
Obituary notices from Bridgeport area readers
A string of obituaries from Bridgeport and surrounding towns reports deaths of Lauri Semoneau Laura Simoneau of Bridgeport in New Haven, Franckk Randi Smith of Fairfield, Otto Laubscher of Milford, Mary Esther Forest of Stratford, Graham of Milford, Elizabeth M. Braidwood, George J. Seaman, Frank Knapp of Milford, Ela W. Morton, William C. Gillespie of Bridgeport, John Van Dyk of Stratford. The notices include funeral arrangements, survivor details, and burial locations across Stratford Milford and Bridgeport institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauri Semoneau
Laura Simoneau
Bridgeport
New Haven
East Jeffery
New Hampshire
Hayes and Pierce
High Street
Elizabeth Raidweod
Elizabeth M
Albert A. Braidwood
Livingston Place
Stratford
New York City
Mountain Grove Cemetery
E. W. Morton
Ela W. Morton
Asbury Park
N. J
George Smith and Son
Broedstreet
Milford
Orange Cemetery
Orange
Conn
Naugatuck Man Injured By Car In Beacon Falls
Charles Parks of Park Avenue Naugatuck suffered a fractured left thigh and multiple head injuries when struck by a car driven by Susie Goldup of Carroll Street Naugatuck at Bronson's Corner Beacon Falls. He was listed in danger at Waterbury Hospital. Witnesses said he crossed the highway with a cane after alighting from a trolley car and was carried ten feet on the bumper. Mrs Goldup posted 500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Associated Press
Charles Pi
Park Avenue
Naugatuck
Susie Goldup
Carroll Street
Bronson
Troley
Man Falls At Home Fractures Leg in Bridgeport
John Eddy, about sixty five, of 563 Helen Street, fell at his home yesterday fracturing his left leg. An ambulance arrived and Dr. John J. Mayercik provided first aid before Eddy was moved to Bridgeport Hospital where he was reported resting comfortably this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eddy
Helen Street
John J. Mayercik
Eddy
Bridgeport Hospital
Dawn of a Trans Atlantic Flight by a Woman Aviator
Frances Wilson Grayson, known as the Waring Aviatrix, writes on the eve of her planned trans Atlantic flight from Old Orchard Beach Maine to Copenhagen aboard The Dawn with pilot Wilmer L. Stulty and navigator Bruce Goldborough. She aims to prove women can pioneer aviation and inspire international female cooperation despite doubts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Wilson Grayson O
Waring Aviatrix
America
Denmark
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Atlantic
Wilmer L. Stulty
Bruce Goldborough
Copenhagen
Curtiss Field
Sikorsky Corporation
Aage Ancker
Europe
Indiana
United States
French Aviators Continue Journey Across Europe
The French aviators push toward closer Franco American ties while Coates Lebrix and Captain Charles gain little Paris notice. Ruth Eber and Captain George W. Haldeman linger in obscurity as Miss Elder hints at a New York return with Predrich Loos. Mrs Keith Miller and Captain Lancaster fly Paris to London to Australia, stopping in Gijon for luncheon en route to Rome. The German hydroplane D-1220 departed Amsterdam for Vigo, passing Gris Nex at 10 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coates
Lebrix
Charles
Ruth Eber
George W. Haldeman
Parla
Miss Elder
New York
Predrich Loos
Keith Miller
Lancaster
Paris
London
Australia
le Bourget
Gijon
Rome
Amsterdam
Vigo
Gris Nex
Woman suffers burns lighting gas heater at home
Betty Kittredge twenty one of 1050 Connecticut Avenue was injured last evening when gas at her home exploded as she tried to light a gas hot water heater. The blast burned her left hand and she was taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment by Dr C B Haberlin for second degree burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kittredge
Connecticut Avenue
C. KB. Haberlin
Fall and Sinclair Face Trial Today
The trial centers on alleged collusion and conspiracy involving Fall and Sinclair in the Continental Trading Company case. The Supreme Court criticized Fair as a faithless public officer and noted Sinclair’s failure to explain operations and Liberty bond transfers. Government witnesses, including Robert W. Stewart, are set to testify. two European-based witnesses remain unavailable, with possible contempt penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Fall
Sinclair
Fair
Continental Trading Company, Ltd
Canada
Liberty Bonds
Cheyenne
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of
Indiina
Questoner
Continental Company
Europe
Stat
H. M. Blackmer
James E. O'Neil
Blackmer
Midwest Refining Company
Faris
Goods Required for Dress Less Than Eight Years Ago
Washington reports from the Bureau of Home Economics that modern dress patterns need about 32 3 yards less fabric than eight years ago due to shorter skirts shorter sleeves and straight-line design. The shift shows a trend from ankle-length skirts in 1919 toward hems 15 inches or more above the floor by 1927 with sleeves also shortening steadily since 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Corporation Tax Boost Attacked
Pierson warned the proposed big tax cut could severely reduce federal revenue amid a slowing economy as committees refine reports for tomorrow’s council sessions. Tonight John M Parker of Louisiana spoke on Mississippi flood conditions and rehabilitation plans with film footage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierson
John Mt Parker
Louisiana
Misssissippi Valley
Postal Service Committee
Chamber
Mississippi
Frederick A. Delano
Washington, D. C
James R. Maccoll
Providence
Ernest T. Trigg
Phila
Lucius R. Teter
t+ cago
Federal Reserve Banking System
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flyer
Frank J. Carr
Mene Cedar Farm
Essex
Rachiye
Main Street
Barnum Avenue
Strattore Ay
Lucius
Augie
Franckk Randi Smith
Francis Randall Smith
Thorpe
Fairfield
Smith
Florence DeRosa
Ambrose
George Francis Smith
Fairfieia
St. Thomas’ Church
St Thomas’ Cemetery
Otto Laubscher
Albionstreet
William H. Jepson
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Laubscher
Frank Hughes
Southport
Otto Geertz
Anna Lehmann
August G. Baker
Middle Village
B. 2
Mary FB
Mary Esther Forest
Jerome Palmer
van Renseelaer Avenue
Holy Name
K. C. Curch
Misa Forest
E. J. Forest
Charles Mitchell
Wiliam Dixson
Michael 5Ironak
Joseph Forest, Jr
St. Michael's Cemetery
Wingfield Graham
Darina Place
Graham
John Ford and Son
Burint
George J. Seaman
George Joseph Seaman
Anthony Seaman
Howard Avenue
St. Stephen's Church
Frank Knapp
Gilbert Street
Edith Knapp
William C. Gillespie
Willam C. Gillespie
Gillespie
Itate
James Staples
Carl Kenecit
James Davis
Konckapotanah Tribe
Adelphian Lodge No
I. O
John van Dyk
van Dyk
Windsor Avenue
Margaret P.w van Dyk
Lydia van Dyk Harries
Tannersly
Anna EK. van Dyk
Walter Bayers
Brooklyn
Lakeview Cemetery
Beacon Falls
Man
O'Neil
O'Neill
Finefly
Airman
Ammerica
Franklin Airman
Franklin
Frank E. Lalley, Jr
Fairfield Ave
Bridgeport, Conn
Norwalk
Franklin Motors, Inc
Chlye
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!