Storm toll climbs after Midwest cyclone ravages Wisconsin
Mounting reports by September 22 placed deaths at about sixty across Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas with Wisconsin bearing the worst losses. At least 53 dead in Wisconsin five in Minnesota and many injured as towns like Owen Coppewa Falls and Stanley endured destruction. Violent winds and rains felled trees damaged farms and cut communications urging relief efforts statewide.
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Associated Press
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Wisconsin
Throp-Olwen
Coppewa Falls
Stanley
Owen
Ald
Dakotas
Iowa
Etire
Throp
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Watertown
Policeman Killed and Another Wounded in East Boston Shootout
In East Boston, Patrolman Albert M. Matroni died from a gunshot wound and Patrolman Thomas M. Duggan was wounded after a gunfight with Joseph Morosco, who was seriously wounded and expected to recover. Investigators were tracing a stolen car sighting at the Morosco home when the incident occurred.
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Boston
Joseph Morosco
Morosco
Albert M. Matroni
Thomas M. Duggan
Hawthorne
Duggan
Morosno
Veteran Conductor George W. Warner Dies on Street
George W. Warner aged 57, a New Haven railroad conductor, collapsed and died of heart trouble yesterday at Main Street and Capitol Avenue. Survived by wife, two sons Fred and William Warner, daughter Abert Dobbs, his mother, Frank Werl of Waterbury, and sisters Mrs Bertha Thomas and Mr William Miller of Bridgeport. Interment planned in New Milford. funeral time to be announced.
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George W. Warner
Hawley Avenue
New Haven Railroad
Main Street
Capitol Avenue
Railroad Conductors’ Association
Fred
William Warner
Abert Dobbs
Frank Wer
Waterbury
Bertha Thomas
William Miller
Bridgeport
New Milford
Tenth Victim of Toadstool Poisoning Taken to Hospital
Alexander Grossman aged 21 of Pembroke street was hospitalized at Bridgeport hospital after ingesting toadstools mistaken for mushrooms. Dr A J Sekerak accompanied the ambulance. Grossman’s mother also ate the fungi but suffered only slight effects and he was reported out of danger.
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Pembroke Street
Bridgeport Hospital
A. J. Sekerak
Grossman
Tda Grossman
Drunk Constable Fined for Making Arrest in Ridgefield
Ridgefield authorities fined Constable Roswell Dingee one hundred dollars and costs after he arrested Walter A. Butler of New York for road rules violations. Butler, said to be son of Brooklyn Naval Police chief, was discharged. The court remitted seventy five dollars due to Dingee’s family.
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Walter A. Butler
New York
United States Naval Police
Brooklyn
Roswell Dingee
John C. Kelly
Samuel
Nicholas
Dingee
Butler
Matthew Nesbit
Katonah
N. Y
Maurine Hickey
Polceman
Connecticut
Dingie
Dr. Harold W. Hershey Named Superintendent of Bridgeport Hospital
Dr. Harold W. Hershey former superintendent of New Haven General hospital and a board member of the College of Physicians at Surgeons in New York was chosen superintendent of Bridgeport Hospital by the boards executive committee. He succeeds Dr. John F Bresnahan who resigns to join Sinclair Oil in West Africa. The board praised Bresnahan for elevating the hospital to national standing and will finalize the appointment at a later meeting.
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New Haven General Hospital
College of Physicians At Surgeons At
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John F. Bresnahan
Bresnahan
West Africa
Sinclair Oil
Columbia
Bumner Simpson
Harald W. Hersey
Sumner Simpson
W. B. Lashar
Angus Mackenzie
Albert Lavery
William 3B. Burnham
Charles C. Godfrey
Woman Triangle in Loeb Leopold Case
The Loeb and Leopold murder of Bobby Franks is framed as the womanless crime yet three girls figure in the case. One teen’s initials align with the ransom note, and all three volunteered to aid the slayers, sparking unusual friendships during the trial.
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Joeb
Leopold
Bobby Franks
Franks
Loeb
Bridgeport adds new hospital chief as mayoral turmoil simmers
Dr. Harold W. Hersey of New York named by sub committee as new Bridgeport hospital superintendent. Bresnahan resigns with regret. Court orders Duke Tather to provide treatment for crippled child. Registration records fall at night schools. street widening costs set for Superior Court ruling today. Fire alarms, a veteran conductor’s death, and county funding questions fill the day’s pages with multiple city and state items.
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Harold W. Hersey
New York
Truestaca
Bridgeport Hospital
Bresnahan
Duke
New Haven Road
Aprial Avenue
Main Street
Page Behrens
Chamber of Commerce
New
Yonan
Democratia Pareleaders
Willem H. Beloin
Quits Wreck Scene and Blames Rain
Joseph Payada of 361 Remington Street crashed into a parked car at the corner of Pembroke and Willard streets and fled, claiming rain kept him from stopping. Police chased his truck fifteen blocks, stopping only after a threat to shoot. He said he did not want to argue and was jailed under bond. to be tried in City Court.
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Remington Street
Pembroke
Willard Streets
Payson
Payaon
Bond Og Bthd
Milford Official Arrested for Drunken Driving
Milford reports say Fire Commissioner Robert M. Treat of Woodmont was arrested by Special Officer Rubin for driving while intoxicated with three young children in the car. Treat allegedly zigzagged, narrowly avoided collision at Indian River bridge, and was held at Milford Police headquarters.
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Robert M. Treat
House of Representatives
Indian River
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Treat
Nown
Two Boys Identify Drowning Victims of Boston Crash
In Boston on September 22 two boys aged 8 and 11 went to the City Morgue and identified four drowning victims under an automobile that plunged from a bridge railing into Fort Point Channel last night. The deceased included Mrs. Helen Mara of Charlestown and children Jennie 9 Elizabeth 7 and George 4. Theodore 11 and Henry identified the victims.
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Filttie
Fort Point Channel
Helen Mara
Charlestown
Jennie
Elizabeth
George
Theodore
Henry
New Haven County Court Clerk Appointed
Bepton Farris has been appointed messenger of the New Haven county Superior Court to take the place of former Senator G. Herbert Bishop, who became an assistant clerk of the court.
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New Haven
Clampton Farris
New Haven County
Means new tack befogs Daugherty case status
Washington report describes Garton B. Means reversing earlier testimony and casting doubt on his repudiation as to whether he will reaffirm or withdraw his statements. Means vanishes from public view amid questions about new charges involving high government figures and potential reopening of the Daugherty hearings.
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Daugherty Committee
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John W. Davis
Wheeler
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Pris Inquirer
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Anothe Inquirer
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Bloomington, Jr
Ashurst
Arizona
Capitol
Minator Wheeler
Brookhart
Bay State Convict Escapes Penitentiary
Escape of W. T. G. Laming a former Massachusetts National Guard officer from Hallcounty chain gang was revealed today. He is serving a term for bigamy after a sensational marriage to Ethel Cashwell in April.
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Columbus
W. TG. Laming
Massachusetts National Guard
Hal
Ethel Cashwell
Woman Choked and Robbed by Thug on Washington Ave
Miss June Day of 44 Lewis Street reported to the Detective Bureau that a man attacked her near West Avenue and Washington Avenue, choking her then tearing from her hand a wallet with $50 before fleeing toward Park. Police found no trace as suspect wore a turned up collar and low hat.
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June Day
Lewis Street
Detective Bureau
Miles Dey
Ton Avenue
Park
Hein
West Avenue
Miss Day
Indicted Gilpatric Faces 39 Counts and 195 Years
Gilpatric faces 39 counts and a total potential 195 year sentence after indictment. In San Diego, Sept. 22, the world flight crew returned to Rockwell Field amid cheers and a crowd-pleasing homecoming as the team prepares to resume the circumnavigation from Seattle to Santa Monica.
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San Diego
Cal
America
Rockwell Field
Two False Alarms In Two Hours Strike Night Platoon
Assistant Chief Thomas F Burns began his first night shift this month with two false alarms in two hours. Six firefighting units responded to each call. At Box 21 Arctic and Knowlton streets no fire was found, then Box 464 Noble Avenue Ashley Street yielded a crowd but no blaze.
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Arctic
Knowlton Streets
Noble Avenue
Ashley Street
Sherwood Island State Park Corp Papers Filed
Connecticut records show Sherwood Island State Park Corp filing of association papers by Westport group State Park Realty Association Inc. Names Carol H Sheehan David B Day and Philo C Calhoun sign the certificate. The plan includes acquiring land or options near Sherwood Island for state park use without profit.
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Hartford
State Park Realty Association, Inc
Westport
Sherwood
Connecticut
State Park
Carol H. Sheehan
David
Day
Philo
C. Calhoun
Behrens Praises Cooperation With City Leaders at luncheon
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce aims for industrial growth and civic projects this year. Mayor Behrens and President Crawford cited strong finances and 1000 plus active members while noting Fairfield Avenue improvements faced holdouts. George Woods urged broad enrollment and service to the community.
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George E. Crawford
Stratfield
F. William Behrens
Bridgeport
Chamber of Commerce
New England
Grawford
Acive
Behrens
Fairfield Avenue
Chamber
George H. Woods
Bridgeport Savings Banks
Woods
Chamber For Commerce
Crawford
NewEmgland
Crosby
French Watchman Wins Peace Prize
Fernand Maurette, a watchman at a Paris normal school, wins the 190,000 franc peace prize from Edward A. Filene of Boston. Second prize goes to Gaston Tassel, a professor near Clemenceau's home, with other awards to Gabriel Remon and a Berlin citizen Mme Noemi Stricker. Among winners, 16 professors, 4 lawyers, 4 commercial travelers, and 1 farmer are listed.
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Associated Press
Fernand Maurette
Edward A. Filene
Boaton
Frances
M. Gaston Tassel
Iugee
Ministry of Labor
Berlin
Mme
Noemi Stricker
Indictment for ex-Treasurer Gilpatric on embezzlement
Hartford, Sept 22. Former Connecticut state treasurer and Putnam First National Bank cashier Harold Gilpatric was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on 34 counts for embezzling about 500000. Trial date likely set tomorrow as the Sept term of the District Court opens in New Haven. The May grand jury recalled the Gilpatric case for key evidence. The proceeding was unusual as it was the last day of the May term. The aggregate sentence for the 89 counts is 196 years.
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Harold Gilpatric
First National Bank
Putnam
Federal Grand Jury
District Court
New Haven
Grang
Bean
Federal Bank
New England
City boards plan transfers to meet tax quota
Funds available statement shows the Board of Apportionment will meet Friday afternoon to transfer within departments and to find 40 000 no ided for the city county tax quota. The total budgeted 80 600 was used but 120 900 tax levy appeared. Short term notes or contingent funds may cover the deficit as no other method exists. The transfers affect Recreation and Charities. The Board of Contract and Supply meets earlier at 2 p.m. for routine matters. This month New England filling stations quoted 18 47 cents per gallon.
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Board of Apportionment
Willam B. Burnham
Recreation and Charities
Board of Contract and Supply
New England
Tragic New Britain Train Death Aboard Tracks
Peter Joseph 18 of 16 Spring Street was killed when caught on railroad tracks near a waterway in New Britain. He and a companion leaving Fafnir Bearing were overtaken by a Boston freight train. the companion swam to safety, while Joseph was struck, discarded by a fence, and died at New Britain General Hospital. Engineer J. L. Roberts piloted the train.
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Joseph
Spring Street
Fafnir Bearing, Company
Boston
New Britain General Hospital
J. L. Roberta
Hartford Visitor Praises Bridgeport Spirit at Luncheon
Hartford businessman Charles Edward Prior attended the civic affairs luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce as the guest of Gen. Charles Edward Prior. The senior Prior, treasurer of the North End Bank, praised Bridgeport’s spirit during the event in Hartford.
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Charles Edward Prior
Hartford Business Wien
North End Bank
Priory
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