Magruder reprimanded publicly for articles
Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder was publicly reprimanded and ordered from command to a desk job in Philadelphia navy yard. He must answer charges that the navy spends far more than its fleet’s strength while maintaining he will prove his published statements. Magruder appeals to the President for help amid a lengthy exchange with Secretary Wilbur over reported misquotes and policy on public disclosures.
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Aamiran
Thomas P. Magruder
Philadelphia Mavy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Magruder
Wilbur
Navy
Vorcesure
Philacura
Ls Latimer
Navel
Coolidge
Delphia
P. Magruder
Naval District
Tne
Washington
Cobb Has New Thought On Conserving Wild Life
New York October 26. Irven Cobb argues that the new Congress should find time for conservation measures to aid dwindling wildlife sanctuaries. He notes the loss of a famed fishing lake and mocks a fish hawk carrying a sardine can, urging relief for nature lovers and game enthusiasts nationwide.
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Cobb
IRVEN
New York
New
Congress
America
New Airport Work Starts at Lordship Meadows
Reports indicate a private company has begun construction on a new airport at Lordship Meadows. The item appears among a list of city developments and upcoming events.
Fall Lied 10 Men Who Offered Bids On Oil
Teapot Dome trial advances as government links Albert Fall and Harry Sinclair to bid solicitations before lease of naval oil reserves. Roosevelt Kendrick Mondell testify to secrecy and pre lease discussions while Fall and Sinclair pressed for signatures after a press statement claiming no contracts. Court proceedings proceed rapidly amid defense denials and cross questioning.
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Fall
Washington
Teapot Dome
Albert B. Fall
Harry F. Sinclair
Ita
Theodore Roosevelt
John B. Kendrick
Wyoming
House
Frank W. Mondell
Teapot Reserve
Sinclair
Fell and Sinclair
Wes
Rcosevelt
Navy
Ine
Roosevelt
Hatlohel
John 8. Kendrick
Interior Departments
Budlong Granted Absolute Divorce in Rhode Island
Judge Herbert L. Carpenter granted Milton J. Budlong of New York and Newport an absolute divorce from Jessie Margaret Budlong on grounds of extreme cruelty. The decision upholds prior court rulings giving Mr Budlong custody of the couple’s two minor children and details a pattern of cruelty spanning 1925 from New York to Newport.
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Providence
R. I
Associated Press
Herbert L. Carpenter
Rhode Island Superior Court
Milton J. Budlong
New York
Newport
Jessie Margaret Budlong
Carpenter
Fireman Injured Cranking Apparatus at Engine Company No 1
John P. May of Engine Company No 1 sustained a fractured bone in his right wrist yesterday when the engine he was cranking backfired. He went to Emergency Hospital, had his wrist splinted, and returned home to 172 Catherine Street.
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John P. May
Boseman
Engine Co. No. 1
Catherine Street
Mayor's Son Voters Among 700 on First Day
On the first session of the election board 700 residents were sworn as electors, including F. William Behrens Jr., son of Mayor Behrens. The session continued today in the Common Council chamber with more citizens added to the list and several clergy and local figures sworn in. The roster includes Mrs. Hattie Wendell, Rev. Killian, Rev. Walsh, and Dwight Hubbell the oldest elector at 79, with Katherine Galdner the first woman voter.
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F. Wiliam Behrens, Jr
Behrens
Board of Selectmen
John ¥. Caldwell
Common Council
S A.m
P.m
Hattie Wendell
Charles W. Deane
James Killian
John J. Walsh
Sacred Heart
Blessed Sacrament
Dwight G. Hubbell
Fairfield Avenue
Mra
Katherine Galdner
Wording Avenue
Francie K. Shubert
Park Terrace
Bethel First Selectman Sued in Alienation of Affection Case
Danbury special report details Elmer C. Gavun’s $20,000 alienation of affections suit against Bethel First Selectman Robert C. Keeler. The case, before Judge John R. Booth, involves the prominent Bethel figures and centers on alleged acts and seductions dating to 1920s. testimony includes Keeler claiming near insanity due to publicity and Gavun’s wife Grace Gavun stating she might commit suicide over the coverage. The suit, with deposition from Mrs Gavun in Pleasantville, NY, continues as witnesses are examined.
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Elmer C. Gavun
Keeler
Booth
Danbury
Ovi
First
Robert C. Keeler
Bethel
Elmer C. GoNan
John R. Booth
First Selectman
Navy Day Luncheon and Eagle Boat Visit in Bridgeport
Lieut. Commander Frank L Humphreys will keynote the Navy Day luncheon at Stratfield hotel as civic clubs and naval officers gather. Two Eagle boats and submarine S 10 arrive and will be open for inspection 8 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Today, with command details and ship specs noted.
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Frank L. Humphreys
United States Navy
Stratfield Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Bridgeport
U.S
Bigie
U. S
Eagle
Humphreys
Robert G. DeForest
Wastmaster
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions, Exchange
Civitan
Quote
New London
J. K. Davis
J. B. Griggs
France Suspends Higher Tariff in Negotiations
Paris reports that France has suspended higher tariff rates on American imports as talks for a commercial treaty continue. Minister of Commerce M. Rokanowski said negotiations will determine a new regime, returning to the status quo ante until an accord is reached. He cited a conciliatory tone in notes exchanged with the American chargé d’affaires and noted a provisional exchange regime during negotiations.
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Paris
Associated Press
M. Rokanowski
Fust
Whitehouse
United States
Germany
Reprieve Planned for Two Chinese in Manchester Murder Case
The Supreme Court upholds the death sentence for Boo Hoo Wing and Cling Lung of Hartford for killing Ong Ging Hem in Manchester during a tong war last March. State’s Attorney to seek a reprieve from Governor Trumbull. Board of Pardons to consider November 7. A witness, Gam Ong Jing, is released. Sam may leave Granby.
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Cling Lung
Hartford
Ballows
Ong Ging Hem
Manchester
Supreme Court of Errore
Hugh M. Alcorn
Trumbull
Hom
Cummings
Board of Pardons
Gam Ong Jing
Harrison K. Hotchkiss
Granby
Sam
Wethersfield
H. K. W. Scott
Sao Hoo Wing
Ching Lung
Seo Hoo Wing
George W. Wheeler
Heiner, Hinman
Maltbie
Banks
Gerald Chapman
New Britain
Chin
Sao Hoa Wing
Soo
Ong Jin
Oak Street
Jin
Hem
Loo
Train Falls Over Precipice Killing 260 in Yugoslavia
Vienna and Sarajevo reports relay a passenger train plunging over a mountain precipice between Sarajevo and Mostar in Yugoslavia. The narrow gauge line climbs the Tyjan Planine ridge, crossing the Velez defile at 6225 feet, with 260 presumed dead in the disaster.
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London
Associated Press
Vienna
Exchange Telegraph Company
Sarajevo
Nostar
Jugo-Blavix
Mostar
Tyan Planine
Sha Adcatic
Flack Sea
Naventa
Velez
Figures Given In Illiteracy Report Questioned Here
A Bridgeport city survey claimed 40,000 adults cannot read or write English and 50,000 are not citizens, drawing protests from European groups and skepticism from officials. John T. Wadsworth warned he would doubt the results without corroboration. Superintendent Carroll R. Reed called the figure misleading. State director Robert H. Deming cited 7,411 actual illiterates in Bridgeport from the 1920 census. Mayors and candidates questioned the large estimate, urging solid evidence before acceptance.
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Schad
John T. Wadsworth
Carroll R. Reed
Hartford
Robert H. Deming
Bridgeport
Iiliteracy
Board of Education
Gehrena
Atwater
Fred Atwater
Aviatrix Suffers Influenza Attack in Lisbon
Ruth Elder and co pilot of The American Girl faced illness in Lisbon delaying planned flight to Paris. They aim to travel by air via Madrid, with a two seater plane sent from Paris to assist if needed.
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Ruth Elder
Lisbon
Paria Sendy
Paris
Associated Press
Haldeman
Maurice Welse
Weiss
Bordeaux
le Bourget
Italian liner Mafalda sinks off Brazilian coast
Passengers celebratIng arrival when the Principessa Mafalda struck a reef or derelict off Brazil. About 80 miles from Porto Seguro, rescuers saved most of 968 passengers and 240 crew, with 500 survivors aboard Albena expected to reach Rio de Janeiro. Many reports cite boiler explosions after a broken shaft.
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Mafalda
Albena
Rio Janeiro
Empire Star
Formosa
Ballera
Principessa Mafalda
Pat Nos
Natigazione Generale
Booth Tarkington Fears Blindness Urges Fast Work
New York dispatch reports Booth Tarkington famed novelist faces possible blindness and speeds up work on several projects. publisher Nelson Doubleday notes uncertainty about Tarkington’s location while Dr. John Ray Newcomb warns of strain and potential total loss of sight. Prescott, Tarkington’s physician, says Tarkington may be at his Kennebunkport home or Indianapolis and could not be found for comment.
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New York
Associated Press
Booth Tarkington
John Ray Newcomb
Indianapolis
Tarkington
Nelson Doubleday
Doubleday, Page and Company
Terkington
Tonlent
Kennebunkport
Maine
Enact
Charles L. Preacoss
New York Dispatch
Prescott
Elmer L Bartlett Dies in New Haven
Elmer L Bartlett of 868 Park avenue died in a New Haven hospital after an operation Tuesday. He was 66, a Bridgeport native, longtime William M Terry Co. associate, and in poor health the past year. Survived by wife and daughter Ethel L Bartlett, faculty member at Illinois Women’s College in Jacksonville. Brother and sister Frederic A Bartlett and Florence N Bartlett. Member of Odd Fellows Sammel H Harris lodge Stratfield encampment Woodmen of the World Franklin Bartlett Camp Sons of Veterans. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Elmer L. Bartlett
Park Avenue
New Haven Hospital
Bridgeport
William M. Terry Company
Ethel L. Bartlett
Mlinois Women's College
Jacksonville
Frederic A. Bartlett
Florence N. Bartlett
The
Odd Fellows
Sammel H. Harris Lodge
Stratfield
Woodmen of the Worldt
Franklin Bartlett
Sons of Veterane
Episcopal Rectors Say Dry Law Has Failed and Would Be Modified
New York Oct 26 The Church Temperance Society reports a nationwide poll of Episcopal clergymen showing about two to one against prohibition as the best solution to intemperance. Replies to questions on the Volstead Act and repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment show significant opposition and calls for modification. Rev Charles A Livingston notes progress against prohibition. officials label the era a nationwide sentiment shift.
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Episcopal
New York
Church Temperance Society
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Charles A. Livingston
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