Square Deal Promised by Bingham in Campaign Speech
Tony v. King urged abolition of state taxes on banks trust and insurance firms and the removal of franchise limits for motor buses to replace trolleys to prevent monopoly. Lt Gov Hiram Bingham and Comptroller Frederick M. Sloane joined King at the rally in the High School auditorium as the first campaign appearance for Bingham in the city. King praised Bingham’s intellect and urged progress, while Bingham outlined government’s three branches and the need for public input. Tax comparisons showed Hartford and Bridgeport bank tax receipts and city shares in 1942.
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Frederick M. Sia
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Republican National
Colonel Bingham
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Republican Party
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Brideport
New Haven
Campaign fund passes over two million mark
WashingtonOct 38 Inquiry into Republican campaign funds resumed with focus on Pennsylvania. The Senate committee reported the Republican national committee had received up to October 20th about 2.83 million dollars in contributions, nearing the three million dollar target set by Chairman Butler. Notable contributors include Joseph Widener Philadelphia and several Guggenheims of New York.
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New York
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Joseph R. Grun
Fire Company to Pay $145.40 for Drenching Woman
A New Canaan fire company was ordered to pay Amy F. Shots of Stamford $145.40 for injuries and damaged clothing suffered when water from a fire engine drenched her in May 1923. Judge John J. Walsh ruled the Borough of New Canaan was not liable. the company was pumping water from private land when the incident occurred and expected payment by private funds.
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New Canaan
Amy F. Shots
Stamford
John J. Walsh
Subany
Bridgeport Promises A Square Deal By Lt Governor
Statewide campaign coverage notes Lieutenant Governor and Republican candidate pledge a square deal for all at a Republican rally in Bridgeport. Reports mention political context, campaign financing updates, and local to national implications with emphasis on rights and governance.
Anti-Saloon League denies aid to O Sullivan in campaign
In New Haven headquarters a statement from Rev. Ralph H White repudiates reports that the Anti-Saloon League supported Congressman Patrick B. O'Sullivan in his Fifth District bid. White calls O'Sullivan a faking campaigner and a hysterical school girl, suggesting clerical error or a joke by reporters.
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Patrick B. O'Sullivan
Fifth
O'Sullivan
Washington
Anti- Saloon League
Ralph H White
New Haven
O'Mullivan
Derby
Drys
Hartford Bandits Stage $40,000 Store Hold-Up
Two well dressed men robbed wholesaler Phillip A. Rosen at 288 Trumbull street Hartford(bound and gagged him) and looted unset diamonds and jewelry valued at about 10,000 dollars. A man had frequented the store recently and lured Rosen to a private office where a revolver was pointed at his head. The haul included unset diamonds worth roughly 7,000 dollars and various watches and settings.
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Hartford
Phillip A. Rosen
Trumbull Street
Rosen
German Economic Unity Restored Under Dawes Plan
Paris Oct 28 The Dawes Plan fully implemented in a ceremony with Seymour Parker Gilbert Jr and Joseph Edmund Sterrett present. Official action withdrew Ruhr occupation by Allied authorities, restoring Germany's economic unity and shifting reparations oversight to the Dawes commission and transfer group under Owen D Young.
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Paris
Associated Press
Seymour Parker Gilbert, Jr
Joseph Edmund Sterrett
Owen D. Young
Germany
Dawes
Reparation Commission
Mc. Gilbert
Loeb Brothers Say Richard Won’t Attend Father’s Funeral
In Joliet Illinois on October 28 Richard Loeb will not attend his father A H Loeb’s funeral in Chicago. Jacob Loeb, his uncle, announced this during a visit at the state prison. Mr Loeb said no request would be made to have the prisoner released to attend the funeral.
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Norwalk Elopement Has Strange Sequel
Norwalk, Oct 28. An ex tra chapter of the marriage tale of Julita Hoyt and Tommy Leaman unfolds as Leaman Sr. and Julita Hoyt’s former husband Mrs. Hoyt unite in marriage. The young couple wed after meeting at a Norwalk club dance two weeks earlier. Leaman Sr. cruises on his yacht, then approves the match. Mrs. Hoyt, once Miss Jute Stratton, wed Iva Mortimer Hoyt, a theater man, in 1906. The tale links a tangled family reunion and a wealthier era of naval architects and theatricals.
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Hoyt
Thomas Seaman, Sr
Norwalk
Julita Hoyt
Juttia Stratton Hoyt
Tommy Leaman
Leaman
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Slner Leaman
Anita
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Mr. Leamen
France Grants Recognition to Soviet Russia
Paris reports France has recognized the Soviet government in a brief noon message. The next steps include nominating ambassadors and possibly a Franco Russian conference next week to study economic and financial questions raised by recognition. Moscow demanded talks follow recognition. France insisted on a conciliatory Soviet stance in negotiations.
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France
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Fiftel Tower
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Commission On Russian Affairs
M. Halovsky
Russia
Wheel Leaves Auto and Crashes Into Hardware Store
Peter Cerrant of 208 Sherwood Avenue drove down Fair Fiera Avenue last night when the right front wheel kept turning, smashing the plate glass of Gladstein Hardware at 2746 Wakfield Avenue. The glass shattered but no injuries occurred and the car sustained no damage. Police say a loose wheel bolt likely caused the incident.
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Sherwood Avenue
Fairfiera Avenue
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Gladstein Hardware Company
Wakfield Avenue
King Summoned by Probe Committee in Senate Inquiry
John T. King former Republican national committeeman from Combellen was summoned to appear before the Senate Campaign Investigation Committee in Weslington yesterday afternoon. He attended a Republican rally at a high school where he spoke and said he received the telegram but would not comment further.
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Combellen
Jim
Weslington
Senate
Agsston
Iryhe High School
King
Maine Politician Harald Seawall Dies in New York
Harald M. Seawall of Bath Maine a Republican national committee member died in a New York hospital after a minor operation. He had attended the recent Maine election and was son of the late Arthur Sewall Democratic running mate with Bryan in 1896 and led a noted shipbuilding family.
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Harald M.seawall
Bath
Maine
New York
Arthur Sewall
Wilam Jennings Bryan
Extradition sought as rum pirates face court action
Boston October 28 Coast Guard seizure of the British schooner Bachman off Cape Cod leads to piracy charge calls for Canada extradition. Arrests include Captain Ritchey Harold Young and Keating brothers. seized 860 cases liquor and about $2000 from crew. Coast Guard claims sale of champagne was for evidence.
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Harry Ritchey
Marjorie
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David R Keating
Gloucester
Joseph Tarry
Peter Kostan
Salem
Wheldon Bowman
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Morton
United States
New York Broker Dies in Stamford
Stamford October 28 George BE Adams a cotton broker from New York who kept a summer home at 19 West North Street died tonight at Stamford hospital after a weeklong pneumonia illness. He leaves a wife and one son B Adams a New York lawyer. Adams was a member of the New York Yacht Club Sons of the American Revolution and served in the U S Secret Service during World War I.
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George Be, Adama
New York
West North’ Street
Stamford Hospital
Ot. B. Adams
Unique Decorations In County Jail Transform Interior
A county jail on North Avenue, once grim, has been brightened by an expert interior decorator. With Sheriff Pease’s sanction the jail now features light decor and several innovative touches. The full story appears in the Sunday Post.
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Pease
Court action sought on income tax publication law
Attorney General Stone announced the Department of Justice will present an appropriate test case in court to decide if a tax law permits publication of income tax payments in newspapers. He noted one provision allows general inspection while another bans publication not provided by law, and said the case will seek a judicial construction of the law.
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Bank theft case hinges on missing broker Berker
Norwich reports say Gabriel C. Berker head of a brokerage firm is sought for a $53,000 theft tied to the embezzlement from Bankealt Trust by ex-treasurer George A. Finn. Police admit no trace of Berker, while Bank Commissioner Byrne and assistant Shippee prepare case details.
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John B. Byrne
Lester E. Shippee
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Skeletons Unearthed of Colonial Soldiers at Fort Ticonderoga
Workmen digging for a road at Ticonderoga New York uncovered eighteen skeletons of colonial soldiers. One skeleton lay in a rough casket suggesting an officer. The remains, part of the British American army, date from the colonial era.
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Governor Bans Hunting as Fire Risk Rises in Massachusetts
Boston October 28 Governor Cox signed a proclamation suspending the hunting season indefinitely to prevent forest fires. The move follows 251 fires reported this month with 223 burning for a week, heightening the danger of woodland blazes across the state.
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Cox
Cummings Resigns Post As State's Attorney
Judge action follows Cummings resignation after ten years in Fairfield County office. William J. Comley Jr. named successor. he joins law firm Pullman Comley with Arthur and John Comley. Chief Justice Wheeler acknowledges Cummings service and postpones resignation to November.
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Pegullarly
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Preme Court
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Wheeler
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Comley
John Pullman
Arthur M. Comley
John M. Coml
Pullman
John Comley
Supreme Court
James P. Andrews
Tanneryne
Park supporters rally to rescind Greens Farms park plan vote
In Westport Greens Farms residents and a realty firm push private development on Sherwood Island. A heated town meeting energized park backers who said last night's result spurred wider public interest and vowed to circulate another petition for a special meeting to rescind the prior action.
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Telecran
Atete
Sherwood
Greens Parms
Wiliam J. Burr
Greens Farms
Walter Hagen Cleared of Kidnapping Charge
Walter Hagen, the golfer, was cleared today as a warrant charging him with kidnapping Robert Burns Boughan, a Chicago caddy, was withdrawn. Hagen’s attorney W. G. Marvin said Boughan confessed the kidnaping tale was a fabrication to hide that the youth ran away. Marvin said he will pursue defamation actions in Chicago tomorrow.
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Walter Hagen
Robert Burns Boughan
Chicago
Hagen
W. G. Marvin
Boughan
Kansas City
Marvin
Conflicting Claims On Gilpatric Bankruptcy Petition
New Haven October reports conflict over an involuntary bankruptcy petition against Gilpatric. J S Carpenter, attorney for Mary L Gardner estate, says the filing was made in federal court to protect creditors’ interests. Clerk Charles Elliott Pickett insists no filing exists and questions the report’s accuracy.
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J. S. Carpenter
Mary L. Gardne
Putnam
G. Harrilpatric
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Charles Elliott Pick
Carpenter
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Pickett
Gilpatric
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