King to wage active bid for Behrens in citywide push
King takes lead for Behrens reelection and plans a citywide speaking tour. He will headline a central Lyric Theatre rally next Wednesday with other Republican speakers and invite Debates with Cullinan Cornell Burnham to ask questions. Kings tour across districts through November 2 follows.
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Behrens
John T Wing
Algonquin Club
Mr King
Lyric Theatre
Thomas M Cullinan
John A Cornell
Democratic Party
Jam E Burnham
Board of Apportion
Uipper Board
Republican Town Committee
Johyg ¥ Caldwell
Sxays
Distriets
Gleeton
Tax Officials Score Income Publicity In New England
In Springfield Massachusetts on Friday, members of the New England State Tax Officials association condemned income tax refunds publicity as harmful and messy. The resolutions committee planned to send a formal resolution to the National Tax Association after urging restraint by state tax commissioners. State Tax Commissioner W. H. Blodgett of Connecticut urged that state officials avoid intruding into local tax matters.
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Springfield
Mass
New England Itate Tax Officials Association
Committee of Resolutions
National Tax Association
WH Blodgett
Connecticut
Coolidge Upholds Karolys Exclusion Policy
President Coolidge endorses the State Department decision to deny Countess Karolyi entry, viewing the action as enforcing the law against individuals with revolutionary views. He says no new information changes the aim to protect American interests.
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Washington
State Department
Karolyi
Coolidge
Allone
Department
Architects deny Cornell charges cite award date
Architects for Warren Harding High School and Major Behrens rebut allegations by Democrat leader John A. Cornell at a mayoral rally. They say the school contract was awarded under Atwater, deny changes to concrete slabs, and promise to answer further at the next rally.
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Cornell
Atwater
Warren Harding High School
Major Behrens
John A. Cornell
Behrens
States
William H Com~ Jey
Edward B Caldwell Jr
Charles Wellington Walker
Frederick H Beckwrth
Vic Cornell
John Cornell
Maplewood Junior High School
Scaffa Indicted In Donahue Jewel Theft Case
Noel C Scaffa, detective for an insured jewel case, was indicted for compounding a felony in the Donahue jewel heist. He appeared in General Sessions, held on 14000 bail, allegedly paid 65000 for return of jewels after negotiating with an associate known as Sam Layton. Police seek Layton as investigators push to end insurers and detectives settling with thieves.
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York
Noel C Scaffa
Grand Jury
Jessie Woolworth Donahue
Talley
Scaffa
Donahue
Sam Layton
Banton
Sraffa
Judge Ephraim D. Briscoe Botsford House Shaken
MEWTOWN Oct 23 Judge Ephraim D Briscoe Botsford WH Sandy Hook reported Friday night that at 830 o clock a mysterious earth tremor rattled the windows and dishes and shook the entire house. Four more followed in rapid succession observed by his family and Paul E Tversky the Sunrise hotel proprietor noted four queer perpendicular lights in the sky at 830.
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Mewtown
Ephraim D. Briscoe
Botsford
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Paul E Tversky
Sunrise Hotel
Governors Seek End to Federal Estate Tax Across Nation
Washington, Oct. 23. Seventeen governors urged repeal of the federal estate tax and uniform state inheritance taxes to stop states bidding for wealthy residents. Florida faced sharp criticism for abolishing its own estate taxes to attract rich residents, while most governors supported collecting an estate tax.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Florida
Trinkle
Virginia
Will of James B. Duke Leaves Most to Daughter Dos
The will of tobacco magnate James B. Duke filed for probate leaves the bulk of an estate valued around 150 million dollars to his thirteen year old daughter, Dos. The document also provides over 17 million for the Duke Endowment, names guardian Naname H Duck, and directs additions to the Duke Endowment including 10 million for a medical school hospital and nurses home at Duke University, with residuary income to be added per a codicil dated October 1.
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Somerville
James B. Duke
Dos
Naname H Duck
Duke
Duke University
Durhim
Dukes
British Forces to Evacuate Cologne and Shift HQ
British Rhine Army ordered to move from Cologne to Wiesbaden after talks at the Locarno conference. Evacuation of the Cologne bridgehead expected, with French officials noting no explicit promise. France reportedly prefers the British to assume Coblenz bridgehead duties and supply roles in the Rhine zone.
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Cologne
Germany
Wienbaden
Weshaden
Rhine
Faranean
Locarno
Austen Chamberlain
M Briand
Painleve
France
Wiesbaden
Puat
Cobenz Brdgehead
Belief Hijackers Shot Dead Bootlegger Fades in Providence
A Providence report reaffirms that bootlegger Simone Rianna was fatally shot by a 25 calibre steel jacketed bullet, not by State Trooper William Shatzman, during a Branford Conn chase. Witnesses Alfred Nobile and Alphonse Capaldo claimed hijacker firing, while Trooper Bateman pursued Rianna’s car toward Westerly before his death.
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Providence
Simone Rianna
Willam Shatzman
Shore Road
Branford Conn
Rianna
Shatzman
Alfred Nobile
Alphonse Capaldo
Bata
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Branford
Westerly
Rianne
Gilpatrick Bond Controversy Hears Claims Challenge
Hartford Oct 23 AP creditors of First National Bank of Putnam allege cashier Harold Gilpatrick removed 330000 in Liberty bonds from the state treasury in October 1920 and replaced them five months later. Treasury officials said no securities were taken from the Capitol and no record of replacement exists. Investigators also examine whether Gilpatrick profited from Liberty bond purchases, though no conclusion is stated.
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Hartford
First National Bank of Putnam
Harold Gilpatrick
State Treasury
State Treasury Department
Gilpatric
New York Thugs Kill Grocer and Rob Lone Dairyman
A grim New York report notes a grocer William Zimmer murdered by suffocation and a lone dairyman robbed. Police arrest six alleged holdup men while Herman Rothenberg pleads guilty to gang theft charges in General Sessions.
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New York
Wiliam Zimmer
Hig Atore
Herman Rothenberg
Foreman Hurt in Pitched Battle on New Post Road
Westport report of a Friday clash during construction of the new Post road ends with Foreman Britton badly injured, aided by Dr William R Munson. Police allege Salvatore Perera David Borges and Serrefina Mousinho plus W Britton were involved. Britton admitted starting the altercation after Borges broke a cord.
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Foreman
New Post Road
Westport
Salvatore Perera
David Borges
Serrefina
Mousinho Portuguese
Lexington Avenue
Bridgeport
W . Britton
Britton A Foirman
William R Munson
Britton
Becainee
Borges
Pettera
Pomera 4
Bridgeport Teachers Convene Amid Strong Praise For Instruction
About a thousand one hundred teachers attend a Bridgeport convention. Speakers laud individual instruction types and urge more focus on teaching methods. Additional notes reference local education issues and upcoming events.
Hardware Dealer Indicted in Cowboy Gang Case
Hartford October indicts Sol Applebaum a hardware dealer as a ring leader in the Cowboy Gang for bringing a silencer into New York state. Assistant District Attorney Murphy says further indictments for receiving and moving stolen goods will follow. Eugene Ressing held without bail at the Tombs. accused accomplices describe him as a key trader with bootleggers and silencers.
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Hartford
Sol” Applebaum
Hertford Hardware
New York State
Applebaum
Richard ©. Murphy
New York
Eugene G. Ressing
Gast
Relsing
Murray Marquis
Peter Stroh
Allen
Mitchell Must Plead To Eight Formal Charges
Cel William Mitchell of the Army Air Service faces a general court martial next week requiring a plea of guilty or not guilty to eight charges under the 96th article of war. The charges allege conduct prejudicial to discipline and contempt toward War Department administration, tied to two statements criticizing services after the Shenandoah disaster. The specifications expand the first four counts to apply to both Army and Navy department references, with charges five to eight mirroring the earlier defects as stated in the September 4 and September 9 public statements.
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War Department Orisis
Mitchett
Judge Advocate General
Nal Department
War Department
Navy Department
Mitchell
Greeks Advance Into Bulgaria Amid City Destruction Evictions
League of Nations moves to curb Greece Bulgaria clash as Paris council to convene after plea from Bulgaria. Briand urges withdrawal of troops and warns of covenant penalties, while reports say Greek forces advance with fall of Petrich and multiple towns, civilians fleeing in panic.
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Bulgaria
New York
Coffea Lower Commission
Reo Devils
Eagle Street
Sam Penn
Notre ‘Dame
Minnesota
Fairfield High
Norwalk
Sreve Smit
Johnny Dixon
New London
Cenes
Stamford
Cubser
Soe
Geneva
Isate of Nations
Greece
League
Eric Drummond
Council
Paris
Eric
M. Briand
Briand
Ministry of War
Asia A
Petrich
Petiich
Connecticut Older Boys Conference Elects Bridgeport Man
Nearly 600 Connecticut youths gathered at Hotel Bond for the 26th annual Older Boys Conference opening in Hartford. The event runs through Sunday with an aviation meet at Brainard Field on Saturday. officers named include President Winston Hoffman of Bridgeport and vice presidents Exenett Cooley and Ralph Creer.
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Fartford
Connecticut
Bond
Brainard Field
Asylum II Congregational Church
Winston Hoffman
Bridgeport
Exenett Cooley
West Haven
Accord
Ralph Creer
Watersbury
U. S. Fleet Ready After Australia Cruise
Washington Oct 23 AP The United States fleetReturning from a cruise to Australia and New Zealand was deemed fit to repeat the voyage on 24 hours notice Rear Admiral Tavert Coontz reported The fleet was ready to move under such circumstances for one to two months The extended cruise provided valuable training and increased efficiency across all departments and personnel including tanks
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Washington
United States
Itas
Australia
New Zealand
Tavert Coontz
Coontseinylas Zed
Crise
Fhhat
Kills Horse But In Trots One He Thought He Shot
In Westport on an October morning William J Wood drove his horse from a pasture. His brother Fred, sent to find it, encountered a horse that looked like the one shot. Both were surprised when the animal walked into the yard, and Fred and owner Robert B Dykemin, a milk dealer, believe the other horse died.
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Westport
William J Wood
Fred
Robert B Dykemin
Mitchell radios from Hartford discuss national defense plan
Colonel William Mitchell urges combining air and sea power under one department of national defense. He criticizes current naval spending and administrative waste, proposes centralized command to cut costs, and calls Hartford attendees to study aviation as part of modern defense strategy.
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Tartvord
Street Air Corporation
William
Washington, D
Tianal Defense
Mitchell
Hartford
Ind
Carnabo American Aeroaat
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