Woman Held for Murder Collapses in Illinois Village
In Salem Illinois a woman, Elsie Sweeten, who confessed to poisoning her husband in a plot with Rev. Lawrence M. Hight, collapses under strain of investigation. Her nurse says she cannot eat as she delays further testimony while her three children stay with her Ina grandfather.
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Salem, Lll
Associated Press
Elsie Sweeten
Lawrence M. Hight
Ina
Thompson
H. B. Vogt
Nota
Metro
Elsie Sweeter
Wisle Sweetins
Husband survives suicide attempt after wife dies at hospital
Martin Milliken was found unconscious from poison in a car at a garage on Williston Street after taking poison to avoid his wife’s suffering from long illness in Bridgeport Hospital. He recovered enough to leave, while his wife died about 5 PM. Neighbors and a mechanic helped prevent fatal poisoning.
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Martin Milliken
Williston Street
Bridgeport
Milliken
M.iikens
Muilliken
Hallett Street
Arctic Street
Willard Street
Merritt to Address Civic Clubs at Noon
Congressman Schuyler Merritt will speak to civic clubs at the Stratfield hotel under Kiwanis auspices at noon about a proposed constitutional amendment on child labor. He supports government power to regulate and forbid child employment under 18, opposing the bill.
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Schuyler Merritt
Cty
Kiwanis Club
Stratfield Hotel
Congress
Merritt
Rewards Offered to Stop False Fire Alarms
The Fire Board approved a $50 reward for arrests and convictions of anyone giving a false alarm. Last year the department logged 34 false alarms. this month four alarms were turned in by unknown youths. State law imposes up to one year in jail for offenders.
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Fire Department
Fire Board
Alderman Brown Named Fire Alarm Chief
R Arthur Brown, Republican alderman of the 12th district, was appointed superintendent of the City Fire Alarm Telegraph System at $3 250 yearly by the Board of Fire Commissioners. The vote favored Brown with no other nominations, and he will begin October 1 after a medical exam. The board also authorized funds to prevent false alarms and offered a $50 reward for information leading to arrests in such cases. Brown resigned his aldermanic seat and said he is an electrician by trade.
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Pire
Board of Fire Commisssioners
Henry M McCathron
Oliver G. Righter
James O. Lawler
James Stone
John J. Hines
Frederick William Behrene
Ordnance Committee
Harry D. Smith
Richard Arthur Brown
Vincent &. Whitney
Brown's Distrit
James Howland
McVathron
Frost Warning Bites Bridgeport Norwalk Warn Of Frost
Frost near the 50 degree mark sent Bridgeport housewives warning of higher coal bills leaky radiators and frozen milk. A Norwalk report noted general frost and urged residents to protect plants and keep noses tucked to the nights.
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Bridgeport
Norwalk
Morris Praises Coolidge and Rival Bingham at Bristol Rally
At Lake Compounce a Bristol crowd of 350 Democrats heard Charles G Morris defend his Governor bid and praise President Coolidge as a reformer. O Sullivan and Ashurat stressed honesty and anti corruption, while Morris framed the race as a contest between individuals and party principles.
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Coolidge
Bingham
Bristol
Hartford
Waterbury
New Brritain
Lake
Joseph F Dutton
Charles G. Morris
FP. O'Sullivan
Derby
Henry B. Ashurat
G. O. BP
Republican Party
Democratic Party
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Poe
K’s
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Green House
IX Street
Washington
K. KK. K
Teapot Dome
Calvin Coolidge
Edward M. Yeomans
Democratic State Central Committee
William Ej, Thome
William R. Palmer
Oxford
Cain
Pirates and Giants Near Pennant Climax as Giants Gain
New York leads Brooklyn by one game while Pittsburgh drops to third as Giants and Senators win to tighten pennant race. Robins Yankees and Washington also win in a day of pivotal results in both leagues.
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Senators
Yanks
Robins
New York
Yankees
Brooklyn
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Pitta
Heaton
Uless McGraw
Chicago
Washington
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New York Ae
Roosevelt in bid for New York governorship dominates state politics
Rochester Republicans stage a stormy session to back Theodore Roosevelt for governor while Syracuse Democrats anticipate Governor Alfred C. Smith’s renomination. Wadsworth backs Roosevelt with 600 votes for tomorrow's roll call as nominations tighten. other entrants vow to finish the fight. The resolutions committee shapes a platform including prohibition enforcement and child labor referendum amid party divisions.
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New York
Rochester
Theodore Roosevelt
Syracuse
Alfred C. Smith
N. Y
James W Wadsworth
Roosevelt
Navy
Rosevelt
United
Moore
Supreme Court
Arthur & Thompkins
Nyack
William Hayward
Committee On Resolutions
First Day Under New Lessee Inn Raided for Liquor
Westport reports state police under Sergeant Frank Virelli raided the Miramar Inn on Post Road on its first day under new manager James McFarlan. McFarlan arrested for keeping liquor with intent to sell. William McKenna detained on sale charge after officers found two quarts of liquor. Bonds set at $2000 each. arraignment planned in Westport Town Court. Other officers involved: Sergeant Walter Inmehan, Charles Myatt, Bernard Scully, Eugene Burns.
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Westport
Frank Virelli
Bridgeport
Miramar
James McFarlan
William McKenna
Dominick Vetromile
Tey
Westport Town Court
Walter Inmehan
Flying Squadron
Charles Myatt
Bernard Scully
Eugene Burns
Miramar Inn
No Hot Air in County Courts Hearings Move Rooms
A frosty county courthouse scene drew lawyers deputies state police and reporters. Edward Chadwick supervised a furnace fire to provide steam heat for the first time this year while judge L P Waldo Marvin held Superior court hearings in the Supreme Court room due to the cold.
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County Court House
Edward Chadwick
Scots To Sit In the Regular Superior Court
L. P. Waldo Marvin
Supreme Court
Boy Picked Father in Custody Case at Court
Frederick Grant Wilson, 14, told Superior Court judge L Waldo Marvin he wished to live with his father, Edward G. Wilson, a Bridgeport bank teller. The father was granted exclusive custody after a divorce from Filsa W. Wilson on desertion grounds. boy to have visitations with his mother.
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Superior Court
Jufrge L. Waldo Marvin
Marvin
Edward G. Wilson
Bridgeport
Anson Street
Filsa
Weaterberg Wilson
Gordon Street
Wilson
Iath
Friande of Wilson
Divorce for the Asking in Mexican Divorce Mills
An official notice proclaims a rapid no fault divorce option, claiming You have been divorced with no charges no trial. The Sunday Post notes Merida Yucatan, Mexico as the source of a liberal divorce mill attracting American seekers to obtain a 30 day separation without fighting or countercharges.
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Divarca
Merida
Yucatan
Mexico
United States
Pat
Coup and Fish Gang Seen in New Jewel Robberies
New York police confirm four new gem robberies attributed to the so called soup and fish gang of apartment house bandits. Victims include Mrs Karl Hoffman at Fifth Avenue and Witty First Street and Willian Walling, with a platinum diamond neck ornament seized.
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New York
Folloe
Karl Hoffman
Albany
Ben Grummel
Fifth Avenue
Witty-First Street
Wiliam A. Walling
Willian F. Kenny
de Prorok
Kenny
Francis Danforth
Congressman Hill Indicted Over Liquor Laws Test
Baltimore reporter notes that John Philip Hill of Maryland’s Third District was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on charges of illegal liquor manufacture and possession. The indictment cites a nuisance at his West Franklin Street home and references a prior 1923 incident producing 25 gallons of grape wine with prohibition authorities notified.
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Baltimore
John Philip Hill
Maryland
Franklin Street
Hill
Congressman Hill
Washington
Lake Steamer Clifton Missing with 25 Passengers
Cleveland officials report the whaleback steamer Clifton formerly the Samuel Mather bound from Sturgeon Bay to Detroit with 25 persons aboard is over 50 hours overdue in Lake Huron. Progress Steamship Company owners said the delay was confirmed tonight.
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Samuel Mather
Sturgeon Bay
Detroit
Lake Huron
Progress Steamship Company
Cleveland
Motorist Robbed by Gunmen at Beardsley Park
Lorian Carr, a 344 Lenox avenue mechanic, was attacked last night near Beardsley Park by two men with revolvers. They beat him, stole his pocketbook containing 27 dollars, demanded all money, and fled across the golf course. Carr was treated at Emergency Hospital after the assault as detectives hunted for the suspects.
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Beardsley Park
Lorian Carr
Lenox Avenue
Carr
Trumbull Road
Alderman Brown named fire alarm system superintendent
Beardsley Park robbery, court delays, and political notices fill page 4 through 12 of this edition. Alderman Brown is appointed to oversee the city fire alarm system while Commissioner Stone abstains from voting.
Two Boys Escape Custody After Reform School Sentences
New Haven Sept 24 Two boys sentenced to reform school fled the Children's building. Joseph Tiernan of 109 Plymouth Street was missing when officers called for him and Salvatore Marroccio 14 of New York City was found in the city after running away from home and was to be called for by his parents today.
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New Haven
Meriden Reform School
Joseph Tiernan
Plymouth Street
Meriden
Salvatore Marroccio
New York City
Easton Man Saves Young Son From House in Flames
Arthur I. Yarborough saved his seven month old son from a burning summer home near the Easton reservoir after spotting flames from the darkened house. He carried the child to Henry Nichols’s home as the fire overwhelmed the structure, which belonged to the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company. All family belongings were destroyed.
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Deaston
Daurkness
Arthur I. Yarborough
Easton Reservoir
Alg
Henry Nichols
Car crashes down embankment on Tashua road
Charles F Beardsley sley was seriously injured as his car overturned on a steep hill after brakes failed. He jumped out to block wheels but the vehicle rolled backward down a bank, leaving Mrs Beardsley with shock and minor injuries. Beardsley suffered deep facial and body cuts requiring stitches.
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Newtown
Charles F. Beardsley
Tashua Road
Long Hi
Beardsley
Connecticut Gov Not Attending Philadelphia Centennial
New Haven Sept 24 Connecticut will be the only original state not represented by its governor at Philadelphia tomorrow for the 136th anniversary of the first Continental Congress. Governor Templeton misses the event due to a mis understanding of the invitation.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Templeton
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