Losses in Day and Heaton Brokerage Reach 2.5 Million
New York reports assistant district attorney Gibbs says Day and Heaton losses total 2.5 million after the firm’s bankruptcy tied to the disappearance of junior member and treasurer George R. Christian. Christian allegedly stole 7.6 million in securities and 1 million in accrued profits, operating via two fictitious accounts. Investigators seek company books to pursue actions as receivers prepare to hand over records.
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New York
Day and Heaton
George R. Christian
Gibbs
W. W. Heaton
James H. Waterbury
Sherman Day
Christian
Milford
Fellows
Gibos
Institution of Action
Alfred c. Coxe, Jr
Waterbury
Jibbs
Joss Small
Accident in Perryville Kill Claims One Man and Wounds Two
Joseph Catese 25 unmarried and lying with his mother here was killed when an automobile owned and driven by Joseph Miller, a lunchroom proprietor, wrecked in Perryville Maas just over the state line this afternoon. Miller was cut over the left eye and Thomas J Ellis of this city suffered a compound fracture of the right arm and head lacerations. A fourth passenger Marl Ballard, a railroad employee, was wounded.
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Marl Ballard
Wag Wniiurt
Two Children Hurt In Automobile Accidents
Thomas Connors aged 15 of 160 Madison avenue suffered slight injuries when struck by a car driven by Max Kelman of 158 Fifth street at State street near Water street. Vivian Lynch aged five of 287 Madison avenue was run over by a car owned by Samuel B Fowler of 77 Kings Highway Fairfield at Pequonnock street and Harral avenue. injuries minor, Vivian not hospitalized under private care.
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Thomas Connors
Madison Avenue
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Max Kelman
Fifth Street
State Street
Water Street
Vivian Lynch
Samuel B. Fowler
Kings Highway
Wairfield
Pequonnock Reet
Harral Avenue
Plumber's Girl Kissed in Store Offender Jailed
Stamford court heard Cornelius Maxwell of New Haven kissed Miss Dorothy Powers in her father's plumbing shop after forcing entry. Judge Samuel Young ordered Maxwell jailed for three months after she protested and a friend intervened. police then arrested him.
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Stamford
Dorothy Powers
George Powers
Cornelius Maxwell
New Haven
Samuel Young
Maxwell
Quar
Miss Powers
Westport Talks Over Sherwood Island Option Offer
Westport officials and the State Park Realty Company prepare for a Monday vote to take the Sherwood Island option from private hands and hold it until funds are ready for a state park plan. Meetings in Bridgeport and Hartford will coordinate county planning authorities and the State Park Commission to prevent private development of the last Fairfield County island property.
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Westport
iBy
Sherwood Island
State Park Realty Company
State Park Commission
Realty Association
State Park Realty Association
Seth L. Pierrepont
Ridgefield
Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Westport Syndicate
Samuel P. Senior
Wairfield County Planning Association
Hartford
County Planning Association
Hertford
State Park Coimmission
Oror
Pairfield County
Leon Munt
Austin Wakeman
Hierwood
Beatty Association
Morra Downs
Hunts
Cactrada
Delegates Withhold Probate Nominee as Shannon Gains Edge
Rural Republican delegates carry six of ten votes at the probate convention while a Bridgeport pact could push Attorney James C. Shannon toward the nomination. Judge Frederic A. Bartlett lags outside support, with a potential second ballot shift if deadlock occurs.
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Haston
Monroe
Trumbull
James C. Shannon
Shannon
Bridgeport
Stratfield Hotel
Frederic A. Bartlett
Bartlett
Paul Miller
Miller
First Holiday Divorced After Four Years in Court
Eva Abbott Stone a South Norwalk nurse attendant petitioned in Bridgeport Superior Court for divorce from Stephen Stone of South Norwalk on grounds of habitual intemperance. She testified she supported the family for 13 years until 1921 and described his drunken sprees and threats to turn on gas while she slept forcing her to seek refuge with neighbors.
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Eva Abbott Stone
South Norwalk
Bridgeport
L. P. Waldo Marvin
Superior
Stephen Stone
New Canaan
Mia
Stone
Uni
Negret
Washington's Lead Shrinks as Red Sox Beat Senators
Washington's American League lead was reduced to one game after the Senators lost 2 to 1 to the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees defeated Connie Maeck's Athletica 7 to 1, leaving three games for each team to decide the pennant. The National League standings remained unsettled with Giants and Brooklyn idle.
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Washington
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Philadelphia
Nsw York
Senators
Connie Maeck
Athletica
Red Sox
Athletics
Boston
Sox
Giants
Brooklyn
Dodgers
New York
Guard Flees Bridgeport With $100000 In Bills
Springfield guard William H. Hanifin vanished Thursday with $100,000 in twenty dollar notes. Detectives traced his route from Hartford to New Haven and Bridgeport then to Fordham New York, aided by taxi driver Julius H.E. Jepson who carried the passenger to Fordham. Police continued search as witnesses identified Hanifin at Hartford station with the money wrapped in newspaper.
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William H. Hanifin
Springfield
Union Trust Company
Bridgeport
Hartford
New Haven
Wordhard
N. Y
New York City
Wanitin
New York
Atitcagsa
Julius HE. Jepson
New Haver
Fordham
Jepson
Hanifin
Walter Martin
Albert Steiger
Martin
Hanifn
Marlin
Hani Ns
Democratic Governor Smith Renominated At New Jersey Convention
Governor Alfred E. Smith and the Democratic slate were unanimously renominated at the Syracuse New Jersey convention. Smith praised the campaign, condemned the Republican platform as dishonest, and pledged a vigorous effort. The ticket includes Lunn, Parailton, Fleming, Neal Shuler, Sherman, and Lach.
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Syracuse
N. J
Associated Press
Alfred EB. Smith
Alfred E. Smith
New York City
George R. Lunn
Schenectady
James A
Parailton
the Bronx
James W. Fleming
L'Roy
iGeorge
Neal Shuler
Lyons
Carl Sherman
Buffalo
Dwight B. Lach
Albay
Smith
Guist
Police to Claim $50 Reward From Fire Commission
Police say a 12 year old boy living on Boston avenue near Old Mill Green falsely set multiple alarms for thrills. The Fire board offered a $50 reward for arrest and conviction but officers cannot claim it. funds may go to the police pension, pending the next year’s budget.
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Boston Avenue
Old Mill Green
Fire Board
Five Board
World flight ends in Seattle Sunday
San Francisco Sept 26 report that the around the world flyers will officially end their flight in Seattle Washington at 12 noon Sunday. The announcement came from their headquarters at the Hotel of France today.
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World Flight
Seattle
San Francisco
Sentile
Wash
Senator Pierson Renominated by GOP Convention
Middletown confirms Senator Wallace H. Pierson of Cromwell as the 43rd district Republican nominee after a renominating convention held this afternoon. Party delegates selected Pierson to carry the ticket in the upcoming election.
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Middletown
Wallace HB. Pierson
Cromwell
Democratic Nominee Is Fiction Character
An exclusive interview profiles Connecticut governor candidate Charles G. Morris and his wife Elizabeth Morris. It highlights their long partnership in politics and life at their New Haven home, noting Elizabeth’s Jonathan Papers series and their collaborative campaign planning for the upcoming election.
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Charles G. Morris
Connecticut
Hua
Elizabeth
Woodbridge Morris
Morris
Jonathan
Morriges
New Haven
Lved
Mellon regime saved taxpayers millions a year
Boston Sept 26 Assistant Secretary Wadsworth praised Secretary Mellon for a three billion reduction in public debt and a long string of treasury reforms. He said common sense in Treasury affairs has saved taxpayers millions annually, reduced interest, and freed funds for reinvestment and industry revival.
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Asst
Secretary of Treasury
Boston
Treasury
Wadsworth
Massachusetts Cooperative Bank’ League
Mellon
Sirak
Badia
United States
Senator Taggart to Undergo Major Operation Today
Boston Sept 26 Thomas Taggart former United States senator from Indiana and a leading Democrat will undergo an appendicitis operation tomorrow. Doctors say his condition remains favorable and they hope for a successful outcome. Surgeon Dantel Piske Jonce assisted by Gorham Brighan. The former senator is at Phillips House Massachusetts General Hospital with his family at a hotel nearby.
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Boston
Thomas ‘Taggart
United States
Indiana
Dantel Piske Jonce
Gorham Brighan
Dogs Parade At Seaside Park To Boost Local Breed Pride
The Board of Recreation and Connecticut Humane Society host an afternoon dog show at Seaside Park Lane Track. Johnnie's monger may win early prizes in longest car or longest tail classes. Judges include Veterinarians Atkins Southey and Martin. Spectators learn about Bridgeport dogs as owners parade their pets at 2 PM with no entry restrictions. Prizes include ice cream bread milk dog biscuits and gift items from local sponsors.
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Alley
Board of Recreation and
Connecticut Humane Society
Seaside Park Lane
Johnnie
Recreation
Robert Leckie
Bridgeport
Atkins, Southey and
Martin
Tom Cata
New Haven
Borden's
General Baking Company
Adame-Roth Company
Mitche
Dr. Martin
Marvy Richmond
White Rose Bakery
The
Humane Society
Shot Thrice as Gang Vengeance in New York
In New York City the East Side seen through dawn shadows as William Lyong is shot three times. He dies at Roosevelt Hospital after walking 30 blocks from the scene. Police report Lyong died silent, punishing him for alleged squealing to the gang. The father recalls prior arrest for robbery and asserts the gang branded his son a squealer.
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New
York
William Lyong
East Side
Lena
Iyons
Roosevelt Hospital
Lyons
Page
J McH
Davoy
Coast Guard
Elster
Secrum
Day
Heaton
Olio
Jon
Pennsylvania
New York
Miniater
Ada
Hughester
Washington
Stratford and Fairfield notes across state press brief
A sprawling page of clippings reports civic bids and legal notices in Stratford and Fairfield, with items on tax debates, budget postponements, a Lost Legion veteran tally, and a fire prevention essay prize. Also noted are political maneuvers for first selectman races, a request to name a Democrat to Beloin’s post, and local court actions.
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E Nash
First Selectman
Weport
Fairefield
Paesa
Stratford
Sairfield
Sherwood Island
Waterbury
Martfard
Roraback
Hurmane Society
Burt
Putnam
Gilpatria
Wood Trust
Woman Shot by Angered Son-In-Law in Clifton Home
Cincinnati report describes Mrs. Francis D. Rawson shot and killed in her dining room by her son-in-law Vinio Perin, with her daughter Nina Rawson wounded in the arm and neck. A second daughter escaped injury. police seek Perin, a grain dealer, amid threats of scandal and financial motive.
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Cincinnati
Francis D. Rawson
Warren Rawson
Nina Rawson
Vinio Perin
Nina
Raws
Rawson
Clifton
Ida Schmneter
Verin
Nina Ravwgon
Joseph
Perin
Josephing
Perin Brothers
Miliera
Lyman
Hig
Latin Study Boosts Student Performance, Says League
The American Classical League released the third installment of its survey based on 10,000 students across several years. It finds Latin students show about 13 percent higher performance in other subjects, with some margin due to natural ability. The league cautions the results are not a final demonstration but suggest Latin offers broader mental advantages. Andrew West of Princeton University headed the league and presented the report.
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New York
American Classical League
League
Andrew “Hy West
Graduate Songs
Princeton University
Presis
Slanstea League
Dubiic
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G. O. P. Praiss
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Sunday Post
Ife
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Springwela
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Minn
Beloin
Yaya County
Darkney
Rees
Polutigal
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U. S
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Bradstreets
Morse
Jead
Walter John
Gon
Gray
Athletic
Joe Dugan
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Wright
Rip Collins
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