Double Murder Evidence Goes to Jury Today
The Somerset county grand jury in New Jersey is to hear evidence in the Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall case. Telegrams seized widen the inquiry to New York, naming a mystery woman and to Mr. Henry Stevens. Prosecutor Beekman and Middlesex County prosecutor Stricker pursue copies of August telegrams as more witnesses are questioned at Phillips farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
X. J
Associated Preas
Edward Wheeler
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills
Somerset County
Somerville
Omicha
Toma
Beekman
New York City
Todry
New York
Henry Stevens
Hall
Mtr
Mr. Hall
Manhattan
Stricker
Middlesex County
Earty
Supreme Court
Addison Clarke
Minnie
Mills
George D. Totten
Stitnesses
Totten
Phillips Farm
Christening Party Ends With Gunfire At Grand Street Home
A christening party at 269 Grand Street ended in gunfire early Saturday night. Two men suffered injuries, Emanuel Andro and Benjamin Varn were rushed to Bridgeport Hospital. others fled as shots rang out. The baby’s christening was disrupted.
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Lorez Rohi
Grand Street
Roni
Fred
Bridgeport Hospital
Benjamin Varn
I. I
Emanuel Andro
Trey
Rint
Bridgeport
Varn
Andro
Anedro
Suyime
Rohls
Rohl
Andra
Andre
Bridgeport Wospial
Bridgeport Seeks 30000 for Palestine Fund Drive
The Connecticut Zionist Organization of America held its annual convention at the Stratfield hotel with over 200 delegates. Key speakers outlined progress on Palestine rehabilitation, Jordan river hydroelectric project, and a statewide fund drive with Bridgeport’s quota set at 80000.
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Connecticut
Zionist Organization of America
Stratfield Hotel
Reuben Taylor
Hartford
Zionist Regional Union
Flea
Isaac Carme
Sheren
Hayes Dyle
Pale Atine
Rutemberg
Jordan
Palestine
Rabbi Leon Spitz
New Haven
A. Newman
Bridgeport
Rea
Ben Taylor
Samuel Kaplan
New Britain
Charles Rosergarven
Waterbury
Joseph Adler
Stamford
Mortis Dunn
Abraham Goldstein
Isaac Carmel
Young Judea
Rabb Max Arey
Zionis
Mevar Bertin
Mizrachi
Thenale
President Names Sponsors To Direct Relief Campaign
President Harding names a group of over 200 sponsors to direct Near East relief. Governors of states and prominent figures from every territory and possession are included. The sponsors will coordinate with the American Red Cross, Near East Relief, and a coordinating committee to help Asia Minor refugees driven from home by Turkish forces.
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Red Cross
Near East
Washington
Harding
Ammons
Herbert Hoover
Commette
George W. Childs Drexel
Coleman DuPont
Maurice Francis Egan
Edward W. Bok
Cornelius X. Bliss, Jr
Mabel Boardman
Charles W._Elot Abram
I. Elkus
Edward A. Fliene
Edsel Ford
Raymond Fosdick
Samus
Ton Payne
Senator Pepper
Crank L. Park
William Proctor Cooper
Whitelaw Reid
Raymond Rh&King
Franklin
DB. Rosevelt
Toby D. Rockefeller
Blu
Root Julius Rosenwald
Mortimer G. Lehit
Willer Straight
Oscar S. Straus
Prank Derlip
John Wanemaker
Py Warburg
George WY. Wickerahar
Alien White
Rabi Stephen 5S. Wise
Charles J. Thwing
Western Reserve Atte Versity
Asia
American Red Cross
Near East Sta Uet
Dr Lyman Abbott Outlook Editor Dies at 87
New York October 22 Dr Lyman Abbott editor in chief of the Outlook for nearly four years died at home in Cornwall on the Hudson after a summer illness He would have turned 87 in December and left behind four sons two daughters and a wide civic and religious legacy. Abbott studied law before theology and led Plymouth Church Brooklyn after Beecher, shaping religious and social reform through journalism and public life.
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New York
Lyman Abbott
The
Outlook
Henry Weld Beecher
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Bety
Abbott
Cornwall-on-the-Budsor
Ole Aro
Lyman Arbert
United States
University of the Ci of
Bes
Benjamin V
Austin Abbott
Congregational Church
Farmington
Terre Haute
Ind
Act
Christian Union
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Aig
America
Plymouth Ehured
Henry Ward Ebfeciher
J.theodore Roosevelt
Clvic
Elvic Enterprises
Ehlid
American Red Cross Society
Frear Charges Mellon Favors Corporations Seeks Tax Avoidance
Rep Frear accuses Secretary Mellon of overturning Congress by ruling section 220 not applicable to proposed stock dividends, naming Standard Oil Co of New Jersey and United States Steel as beneficiaries. He claims the action shields large undistributed profits from taxes, risking hundreds of millions in revenue.
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Washington
Ger
Mallon
Frear
Republican
Wisconsin
Congress
Hig
Sue Standurg
New Jersey
Mellon
Wice Consin
Standard Oil Co
Treasury
Supreme Court
United States Steel
Anago
Churchill and George Churchill Stand by Dundee Liberals Pact
Winston Spencer Churchill telegraphed Dundee Liberal officials promising a political manifesto and pledging to stand with Liberals and Conservatives against Labour and the Department Ist candidates. He emphasized no change in his political viewpoint and urged joint action in Dundee.
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London
Associated Press
Ivinston Spencer Churchill
Liberal Association of Dundee
Churchill
Dundee
Depatmien
Bonar Law to Submit Cabinet List to King Today
London dispatch notes Bonar Law preparing to present his cabinet list to the King tomorrow as Lloyd George departs for the country. Papers debate foreign affairs, ministerial choices, and the strength of Bonar Law amid wartime memory and political uncertainty.
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Law
London
Associated Press
Lloyd-George
Downing Street
Che King
Lord Cave
Bonar Lin
Riv
Sunday Observer
Bonet Taw
Times
The
Sunday Times
Lloye-George Say
Berne
Xingan
George Wall
Bonar Lasy
Sar
Mitchell's prediction of rapid air travel over oceans
A gnarled dispatch reports General Mitchell forecasting a flying machine within a brief period enabling New York to London voyages in a few hours. It cites speed near 640 miles per hour, capacity for passengers and baggage, and notes prior delays in achieving the breakthrough. The piece hints at continuation on another page.
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New York
London
Mitchell
Ve York
Selo
Couie Eat
General Mitchell
Niles
Last Call for Army Yale Tickets
Today is the final opportunity for Yale Army game ticket reservations at The Bridgeport Post Ticket Department at 140 Middle Street. The office opens 4 to 8 p.m. to supply reserved tickets. unclaimed tickets will not be held and will go on sale to the public first come, first served Tuesday afternoon.
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Bridgeport Post
Middle Street
French Alarm Grows Over Greek Exodus Panic
Adr ianople reports increased disorder as refugee columns flee across occupied territory amid Greek detentions and French claims that Greek commanders ordered evacuations within ten days. French officials dismiss the governor general for failing to curb the exodus, while refugees fear massacres as Turkish gendarmerie nears. Greek consulates urge military resisters in Germany to report for possible return.
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Adrianople
Associated Press
Celdu
Walen
Attery
Karagateh
Associated
Coml
Smyrna
France
Thrace
Cinyor
Russian Warships and Other Vessels in Storms
The article notes Russian warships and other vessels involved in a storm near Kronstadt in 1921. It mentions the cruiser Cramahai sized at 18, Viv tons, built 1893 to 1901, with speeds around twenty knots, and Kronstadt crewed in 1920. It discusses the ships Kossiyn and Cromobai Sus, and the vessel Stosslya (Rossi) linked to Kronstadt mutiny events.
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Tsa
Cramahai
Multle Works
Awis
Treasury Notes Series T DB 1923 Redemption Announced
Federal Reserve banks authorized by Secretary Mellon to redeem in gold starting tomorrow through December 15 on Treasury certificates of indebtedness Series TD dated June 1 and maturing December 15 next. Redemption at par plus interest to the redemption date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Mellon
Treasury
Gaxh
Pyromaniac Suspected in New York Fire Tolling 15 Lives
A deadly fire at a five story brick tenement on Lexington Avenue and 440th Street killed fifteen people, mostly children, and officials suspect arson. City marshal alerted residents as flames trapped many on upper floors while a young man heroically rescued several tenants and a baby, suffering severe burns.
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New York
Associated Press
Lexington Avenue
440Th Street
James
Roer
Rrescuer
William Connara
Silver
Hig
Sra
Thousands Watch Firemen Battle Yard Blaze Near Newfield Park
A large blaze broke out in the derrick machine building at City Teg & Coal yards on Stavlew Avenue. Firemen fought the flames as crowds returning from a Newfield Park football game watched. Sparks ignited a coal bin on a moored barge but only the bin burned briefly. damage to the hoisting machine was undetermined. A watchman attributed the fire to a short circuit in an electric wiring.
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Sida
Abraham Matilsky
Nathariny Sugarman
Iremen
Mary, Taglaes
Teg & Coal Company
Stavlew Avenue
Newfield Park
Electric
Buainine
Warm and Sunny Break After Cold Spell
A warm and sunny day follows a late cold snap with temperatures rising from 54 to 70 degrees. The six hour period from 2 to 8 am saw a 10 degree gain, while the afternoon rise slowed after 3 pm, preserving the warmer conditions through mid afternoon.
Father of the Parcel Post Dead at Richmond Virginia
Ost. 22— Lewiys Cowles of Richmond, a noted writer on postal problems dubbed the father of the parcel post, died at age 72. Born in Farmington in 1943, Yale graduate of 1966, Cowles never practiced law but influenced postal policy through essays and led the Postal Pro League of Massachusetts. Survived by daughter Genevieve Amanda Cowles. Home address listed as 133 West 12th Street, New York City.
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Hareford
Sime
Lewiys Cowles
Richmond
Colemorn
MK Mowles
Adentian
Gowlee
Mr. Cowles
Parmington
Pure Owns
Pership
Tonles
Post Ofice
Postal Pro League of
Massachusetts
World Postal Juegenc
Tha
WHS
Llse
Connecticut Reform’ Glup
Cobden
Club of
England
Cortes
Iea
West
Lsth Street
York” City
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Palestine Fund
Standard Oil Co. and Steel Corporation
Winston Churchill
George
Thunderer
Continael Wi
Army-Yale
Colory
Berlin
Germany
de Chitherte
Greece
Mir
Rua
Rilawine Armorade
Cranmahat
Battie
Treasury Notes
Blum Devil
Sloward
Erdun
Caures
Chasseurs
Driant
Xinpginer
Richmond, Va
James Lewis Cowles
Yale
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