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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1924
Page
6
Katherine LaSalle Carpenter, noted for Broadway roles in The Master Mind The 13th Chair and Hit the Trail Holliday, won a decree of divorce from Samuel E. Carpenter due to cruelty. Judge L P Marvin granted the divorce. Carpenter described as a Ridgefield country gentleman and Harvard graduate.
Forest fires in Park woods near the Trumbull reservoir burned over a large area likely about 100 acres driven by 2 high winds from the north. Fire Warden Burr Beach Deputy Eidgar Tucker and a force of men fought Sunday and Monday, the first serious woodland fire in a decade. Fire officials urged hunters and visitors to avoid smoking materials to prevent further blazes during the dry season.
Commander Albert J. Clark of Buckingham post No 12 G A R resigns due to ill health. Ira C Wildman names George W Raymond acting commander. Eighty four year old Clark, a Civil War veteran, remains a noted figure in the post with a long record of service in Ima County.
In Stamford on October 21, Mayor Alfred N. Philips Jr will not appoint a new police sergeant to replace the late Sergt William F. Nevina until after the election. Three candidates remain active Policeman William B. McMihon Policeman Timothy J. Kenofie and Acting Sergeant Martin C Ryan. The campaign highlights seniority claims as the election approaches and rivals note past inattention to seniority during a police chief selection.
Atlanta Oct 21 Governor Clifford Walker says business prevents him from commenting on Joseph Tumulty’s charge alleging he made parts of a speech to the Ku Klux Klan during a Kansas City vacation on September 23. He pledges to take up the matter at the proper time, without confirming the speech text.
Mayor William J. Behrens announces no successor will be named to Denis Kelly's former post as special investigator in the assessors office after he assumed duties as sealer of weights and measures. He says the work the office was created to perform has been completed.
Governor Charles W. Bryan travels with a long caravan through Benton and Christopher as he campaigns in the southern coal areas. He declares his mission is to apply principled governance, not just seek office, while crowds cheer along routes near Salem.
New York reports Joseph Tatar once a renowned violinist who played in major hotels has lost his fortune after bad investments. Arrested as a vagrant, he told Magistrate Caor rigan he has endured months of cold hunger and street earnings. A thief stole his prized Sirddivarius violin in a cheap lodging house, leaving him nearly starving.
A Newcastle theater fire last night caused the death of a 10 year old girl and injuries to 35 others. Panic broke as someone cried fire with the main exit blocked and spectators rushing to a second exit. The crowd packed a 260 seat house as the blaze remained confined to a small projection room.
New York Oct 91 Supreme Court Justice Mitchell rejected a mandamus plea by 20 Columbia University students to have their names added to the voter list. He said intention to remain and vote must be manifest and promised an early ruling. The Board of Elections argued the issue was settled two years ago, noting students who moved in were not entitled to vote.
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