Fire devastates Star Match Plate Foundry on Sea View Ave
Chief Daniel E Johnson will probe yesterday’s fire at the Star Match Plate Foundry 1285 1309 Sea View Ave owned by Ralph Guice. Loss runs several thousand dollars with contents uninsured. Fire alarms 18 and 56 triggered before 2 10 am. building nearly destroyed. hundreds of spectators watched. Assistant Chief Burns leads investigation. owner recalls contract losing costly castings and models.
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Daniel E. Johnson
Fire Department
Star Match Plate Foundry
Seaview Avenue
Ralph Guice
Connecticut Avenue
Johnson
Thomas Furna
Ita Way
Charles Craig
Aiew Avenue
Tlis
Burns
Guire
Tony
Aire Truck Crashes During Test Injuring Three in West Tiavien
A fire department chemical truck on a test run collided with a car on the Boston Post road in West Tiavien Ontario. Snyder his wife and a friend were badly cut and bruised and transported to New Haven hospital. Captain Mudeberger drove the truck. V W Porter rode on the back. An inquiry into the crash is underway.
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West Tiavien
Pelegram Service
Selock
Rilegtown Fire Department
R. A
Snyder
Police Board Resigns in Westport After Sharp Clash
Westport on Oct 26 reports the police committee resignations take effect tonight amid conflict with Selectmen Mansfield and party rivals. Board members Kemper Craufurd and Minard quit after clashes over plans and personnel, as Republicans demand changes and the town waits for new appointees.
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Westport
Board of Selectmen
Republican Town Committee
Charley M. Kemper
Florence Craufurd
F. Minard
Police Committee
Police Department
Auit
Board of Selectman
Beecause
First
Mansfield
Pelice Committee
T Its
Kemper
Thee
Yale Committee Rejects Plea to Halt Dormitory
New Haven Oct 26 Yale undergraduates petitioned the Yale Corporation for full publicity on a new campus dormitory and a suspension of building operations until graduate opinion could be expressed. The committee advised sending the petitioners a copy of the university statement to the press and said a referendum on construction is not a feasible method to manage physical properties.
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New Haven
Yale
Yale Corporation Prucen
Merritt and Trumbull Speak in Ninth District Rally
Congressman Schuyler Merritt and Senator John H. Trumbull will headline a Ninth District Republican club rally in St Johns hall Pembroke and Jane streets. The event features an orchestral program and remarks from State Comptroller Frederick M Salmon and Senator Howard Challenger along with Republican candidates George N Finklestone and Joseph Cubelli.
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Schuyler Merritt
John H. Trumbull
Spaekera
Ninth District
Republican Club
St. John’s Hall
Pembroke
Jane Petreets
Frederick M. Salmon
Howard
Representaioa
George N. Finklestone
Joseph Cubelli
Westport Tonight Votes on Park Plan Opponents Mobilize
Westport residents prepare for a special town meeting over a proposed state park on Sherwood’s Island. Land syndicate leader Leon Hunt backs defeating the plan to block state ownership and sell the land for development. Proponents report little organized action while many Greens Farms estates worry about value loss if the park is built.
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Westport
Sherwood
Connecticut
Leon Hunt
Greens
Hunt
State Mark Department
State Park
Mam H. Burr
Lew Dockstader Dies at 68 Noted Comedian
Lew Dockstader famous minstrel and blackface comedian died today at his daughter's home in New York City. A bone tumor in his left leg, from a fall years ago in New Brunswick, N J, caused his death at age 68. He is survived by his daughter and grandson.
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New York
Lew Dockstader
Warren Palmer
New’ Brunswick
N. J
Brown Brothers
Julian Dtings
Yockstader
Ele
Skiff Stolen From Red Anchor Yacht Club Dock
Michas Dei Vecchio of the Red Anchor Yacht Club reports a 12 foot skiff owned by Jim was stolen from the club boat dock near Yellow Mill bridge sometime Saturday night. Police are investigating the theft and asking for any witnesses to come forward.
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Michas Dei Vecchio
Red Anchor
Calls Coolidge Directness Relieve To New England Debate
Bridgeport speakers from three schools of thought addressed a Bridgeport Community Forum in the United church. Arthur M. Comley, Francis J. Brennan, and Roger Sherman Baldwin urged party choices, debated tariff remedies, and criticized unemployment. Comley praised Coolidge as honest and effective while criticizing protectionism as stifling free trade. Brennan argued the Republican tariff harms Bridgeport’s jobs, while Baldwin lauded La Follette. The discussion highlighted tariff policy as the campaign issue and noted unemployment in Bridgeport and nearby mill towns.
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Twdays
Arthur M. Comley
Francis J. Brennan
Bridgeport
Roger Sherman Baldwin
Woodbury
United Church
Bridgeport Community Forum
Galvin Coolidge
Will
Omiley
New England
Judge Comley
Coolidge
Brennen
New Long
Ten Burglaries Hit Stores In 48 Hours Record Loot
Ten burglaries, mostly in stores, were reported to the Detective Bureau in the last 48 hours with about $1000 in cash and goods stolen. Nicola Pnciovien reports entry at 770 atopin street netted $158 in bills, $4 in change, 14 cigarette cartons, eight cigars, and $15 candy. State Street Auto Supply at 1519 State street also robbed of eight searchlights.
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Detective ‘Bureau
State Street
Hunters Capsize Rescue After Duck Boat Sinking
Three hours adrift after their duck boat capsized near Center Island Oyster Bay, Phillip Cappetis and Trederich Malus were rescued by the steamer Mount Morris crew led by Captain Phillip Day. They clung to the hull, fired shots, and were pulled aboard exhausted but alive.
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Greenwich
Pelegram Service
Long Island Sound
Phillip C. Cappetis
Trederich
Malus
Noth
New York
Mount Morris
Bayyilis
I. Capedis
Fontanna and Company
Fifth Avenue
Colgate Floyt
Center Island
Oyster Bay
Phillip Day
Fla
Capcelts
LaFalte
Soviet Demands British Apology Over Red Charges
Soviet note denies authenticity of a letter allegedly from Zinovieff urging propaganda to topple British institutions. It rebukes Britain for signing the protest with an official not Premier Macdonald and calls for an arbitral review of the letter’s merits. The incident colors election rhetoric in London and affects Anglo Russian treaty talks.
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Wromcsow
M. Ainoviet
Communist Internationale
Great Britain
Christian Rakovsky
Charge D'Attalia
London
J. B. Gregory
British Foreign Office
Macdonald
England
Associated Press
Zinovieff
Philip Snowden
John Robert Clyney
J. J. Thomas
Manchester
Trenton's Presence Proves Navy's Staunch Tradition
Recollections of the recent explosion on board the U S S Trenton recall Navy days as Bridgeport marks Navy Day with a memorial service at First Presbyterian Church for 14 victims. Captain Taussig of the Naval War College praises officers and crew for steadfast duty amid danger and warlike conditions.
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Taussig
Navy War College
Trenton
Bridgeport
First Presbyterian Church
J. 1
Tauasig
Naval War College
Newport
R. la
Aussing
Forest Fire Threatens Picatinny Explosive Stores
Dover New Jersey October 26 soldiers from Governor's Island rushed to Picatinny arsenal to fight a forest fire threatening buildings packed with explosives. Marines and workers moved explosives away as flames neared Navy projectiles torpedoes shells and powder, with risk of massive damage if the fire continued.
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Picatinny Arsenal
New York
Dover
N.J
Picatinny Government
Governor's Island
Brush Fire Raging Near Oneco Threatens Timberland
A major brush fire started yesterday and spread through dry woods between Hopeville and Woluntown, burning substantial acreage. Weather with little rain has dried fuels, as firefighters battle the blaze and try to prevent further spread.
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ORHCO
Stepney Hold Up Leads to Capture of Escaped Youth
Cedric Rolph also known as Theodore Davey, 24, of 125 Leete Street West Haven, held as escaped Cheshire reformatories convict after a Saturday gas station holdup in Stepney. He looted $6 at gunpoint, was tracked by police, and identified by locals as a former farm worker who vanished after a burglary. State police and detectives joined the case as Rolph confessed to escaping in 1922 and to obtaining the gun used in the holdup. He faces possible return to Cheshire or local trial on the Hold-Up charge.
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Theodore Davey
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Auimust
Ilat
Lower Stepney
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Bert Rhodes
Rhodes
Sloan
oNve
Rolph
Morris Wrench
Edward Are
Tesua
Easton
Stepney
Cheshire
New Haven County
Sunelorvours
Main Street
Che Shire
Aia
Stepne
Ptote
Two Trainmen Die in Putnam Wreck
Putnam October 20 two trainmen died from injuries after a passenger crashed into a freight standing in the yards. Joseph Hoppman, 84, of Putnam, died after internal injuries and loss of consciousness. William Carpenter, 41, an engineer since 23, died later. he left a wife and three children.
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Wridoy
Kimball Hospital
Jogeeph Hoppman
Lagveg & Wife
Wiliam
Carpenter
Seaves
Argument Over Cards Triggers Fatal Pistol Battle
A card game dispute along the West Virginia Kentucky border led to a pistol battle near Arliston. Three men were killed and two injured, one seriously, as state police traced the quarrel to a card game dispute.
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Arlieston
W.va
Tues
Virginia-Kentucky
Charleston Gazette
Whamson
Grief Johnson probes Seaview fire in New Jersey area
A broad digest notes a fire investigation at Seaview Avenue with mentions of an age finding and burglaries linked to police reports. It covers political notes across many pages, memorial services, naval celebrations, local and state notices, and various cultural events from early 20th century newspapers.
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Seaview Avenue
Pert
Conley
Coolidge
New Qingland
United Olmred
Brennan
Shekeeman
Davis
Memorial Servies
Page Navy
Algoniin Club
Yale
Architects Unite 49
Fire in Shelton caused by oil stove explosion
A fire in a room on Howe avenue in Shelton started when an oil stove exploded, trapping and harming occupant Joe Reldy. Echo Hose company battled the stubborn blaze for about 45 minutes before it was confined to the room. Damages were not yet determined. the house sits within the estate of Michael Pool.
Tong War Smuggling Plot Bared In New York
Seven Chinese smugglers brought from Hong Kong in packing cases aboard a steamship faced police custody after one died and six were near death. Three Chinese were charged with smuggling recruits into the Tong war, part of a Hip Sing link. Police say the seven men were packed in cases, each given $200 and promised work in America, but suffered extreme hunger and suffocation during a 30 day voyage and were rescued near Pell Street in Chinatown after a gun chase.
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New, York
Hong Kong
Hip Sing Song
Polica
Owe
Pell Street
New York
Chinatown
River Front
Government halts out of respect to Wallace memory
President Coolidge cancels all engagements for tomorrow and plans for next week amid Secretary Wallace death. Funeral services for Wallace to be held in the White House, with plans to move body to Des Moines, Iowa. Interior and other departments pause, Gore and others accompany funeral party. Acting Secretary Gore replaces Wallace during burial.
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Coolidx
Hag
Walla
White House
Coolidgen
Deg Mules
Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture
Interior
Coolidge
Des Moines
Sez Lees
James C. Davin
Mr. Gore
Asa
Department of Agriculture
Tela
Gore
Sore
Secreta
Wallace
Gort
Charles ¥. Marvin
Weather Bureau
Gory
West Virginia
Guardsmen Injured When Airplane Falls in Tennessee
In Trimble Tennessee on October 26 pilot H Woolard and Jr AG Stokes Machanic of the Tennessee National Guard were seriously injured when the guard plane crashed to the ground.
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Trimble
Tenn
H, Woolard
AG. Stokes Machanic
Tennessee National Guard
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