Alleged Slayer of State Cops Captured on Farm
Wilmot Leroy Wagner, accused of killing two New York state troopers, was captured on a farm near Gaines Pennsylvania. Troopers Roche Southworth and Pinski watched the site after Wagner denied the killings. Wagner, held for questioning, will be jailed in Batavia after capture and transfer from Belmont county seat.
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Elmira
N. Y
Associated Press
Wilmot Leroy Wagner
Gaines
Charles Roche
New York State Constabulary
Wagner
George Southworth
Pinski
Roche
Retu
Caneadea
Belmont
Allegheny County
Batavia
Robert Roy
Dobbs Ferry
Arnold T. Rasmuusgen
Jamestown
Rasmussen
Pennsylvania
City to Seek End to Injunction After Delayed Progress
Eight petitions heard in Mayor Behrens office with seven granted and one denied. W E Nichols refused permission to convert a two family house at 10 Wilson Street in a B residence zone. Grants included Ann E Cook 708 Park Avenue two car steel garage Arthur Haight 145 Wayne Street four car frame garage Alma Locke 1820 East Main Street two car storage Jonn A Murray 1333 Iranistan Avenue four car cement block garage Mary E Shafer 71 Poplar Street two car garage addition John Selemon 111 Weber Street two car cement block garage.
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Baad of Appeals
Behrens
Wilson Street
Ann E. Cook
Park Avenue
Arthur Haight
Wayne Street
Agathy Locke
East Main Street
Alma Anderson Berkshire Price
Jonn A Murray
Iranistan Avenue
Mary E. Shafer
Poplar Street
John Selemon
Weber Ec
Medford Collie Attack Incites Police Shootout
A snarling white collie terrified crowds in West Medford before two Medford policemen shot the animal near the town line. The dog’s head is under examination as authorities assess injuries and possible causes of the rampage.
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Arlington
Medford
East Side Man Ends His Life
East Side resident Mr. Reh, once a Hamilton Street shop proprietor and later a Post Publishing janitor, took his life in his bed. Survived by wife, two sons Charles and Frank, granddaughter Beatrice Reh, and brother Henry of Port Chester, he belonged to the Germania Singing Society and the Allen Society. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. from the home, with Rev. Herman Weimer officiating and burial at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Mr. Red
East Side
Hamilton Street
Post Publishing Company
Reh
Charles
Frank
Beatrice Reh
Bridgeport
Henry
Port Chester
Germania Singing Society
The
Allen Society
Herman Weimer
German Reformed Church
Wil
Durlal
Lakeview Cemetery
Seven Cars Stolen Four Found in Court Street Incident
Police report seven cars stolen with four recovered. Weising's registration F-5348 from Court Street between 12 15 and 2 p m. H P Lees car Connecticut 31935 from Lafayette Street 9 to 9 50 p m. Aaron Wittenstein car Connecticut F-4368 near Laurel and Park avenues about 8 p m. Mary Perkoweky reports purse with $5 inside stolen from 60 West Avenue. purse later found in kitchen but money missing.
Mayor Appoints Wife to Office Court Action on Bribery Case
The mayor faces jail time and a four year disbarment for violating the corrupt practices act by promising an ally two board appointments in exchange for ten thousand dollars and political support in the 1925 election. Special Judge C C Shirley gave until October 8 for a motion for new trial while Republicans back the mayor and Democrats seek impeachment for possible removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Walter Hampden Named in John Drew's Place
Walter Hampden, famed actor manager and Shakespearian interpreter, was elected president of the Players club to succeed the late John Drew. The board voted unanimously with Hampden becoming the fourth president, following Edwin Booth and Joseph Jefferson. The office is for life.
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New York
Associates
Walter Hampden
John Drew
Clayton Hamilton
Hampden
Edwin Booth
Joseph Tefferson
Fire record from 184 Pequon hock Street and Orange Street
Fire call notes report box 324 at 184 Pequonnock Street with slight damage and a rear store fire also at 184 Pequonnock Street both at 10 08 a m. A still alarm at 9 20 a m indicates a dump fire on Orange Street with no damage.
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Rey
Pequonhock Street
Pequonnock Street
Orange Street
Telephone Linemen And Their Quirky Daily Duty Tales
Bridgeport telephonists and linesmen share a host of humorous and dramatic experiences from storms and eccentric neighbors to jealous husbands and practical jokes. The article highlights rare skills, safety notes, and identity badges, plus odd encounters with peculiar residents and a famed imitation antique Chinese pottery piece.
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Bridgeport
Stoke-on-Trent
Three Saw Beach Quit Murder Scene Headlines
Mrs Lilliendahl offers new theory blaming drug addicts treated by the elderly physician for the death of her husband. Earlier statements claimed two negroes robbed and killed Dr Lilliendahl when he tried to aid her. Workers clear underbrush near the lonely road four miles north as R D Rightmyer surveys the scene.
Maine man admits stealing liquor and set free
Henry J. Lynch, found not guilty of unlawful possession after admitting he and two others broke into a garage and stole 1138 quarts of whiskey and gallons of alcohol. He claimed no intent to sell, a key element of the charge, while admitting possession.
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Maine
Portland
iEy
Associated Presse
Henry J. Lynch
Lynch
Yellow Mill Bridge Temporarily Closed
Traffic rerouted over the Con areas stee bridge and Crescent avenue from 1 to 6 this morning while spars were being sunk under the temporary span. No trolley service during this period eased some hardship as engineers in charge state the temporary bridge will reopen soon.
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Conareas Stee
Crescent Avenue
Yellow Mil
Thea Rasche Arrives at Portland Airport Visit
Thea Rasche, the German aviatrix, stops in Portland after a long tour. She buys 10 pay perilet at Scarboro Airport, accompanied by her father and pilot Robert J. O'Brien.
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Portland
Associated Press
Thea Rasche
Portlandair
Scearbora
Ities
Robert J. O'Brien
Nse
Cold wave and snow move eastward across the region
A cold wave sweeping from the Rocky Mountains pushed snow flurries into western Kansas and snow fell in the Black Hills. Temperatures dipped to 11 degrees above zero in northwest North Dakota with forecasts of rain turning to snow in southern Kansas and surrounding states northward to the Mississippi.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansans
Mississippi River
Kansas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Bnow
Black Hills
North Dakota
Aides to Fonck Back on Duty in Washington
Lieut Lawrence Curtin United States Navy and Ensign Stephen Edwards announced they would return to Washington and abandon further attempts with Rene Fonck the French war ace. They waited at Curtin Field for Fonck who did not appear. Edwards would remove Navy radio equipment from the Vile De Paris after six day extensions of leave granted by Fonck.
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Curtis Field
Associated Press
Lawrence W. Curtin
Stephen Edwards
Rene Fonck
Washington
Fonck
Curtin
Edwarda
Edwards
Navy Department
Paris
Seed staining rule for clover and alfalfa imports
The federal seed staining rule requires imported clover and alfalfa seed to be marked to show origin. It mandates 10 percent staining on unknown or unadapted seed and 10 percent in some cases to indicate origin and land suitability, amid winter losses from unadapted imports.
Chapman Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Today
Mr and Mrs Chapman of 224 Ogden Street mark sixty years of marriage with children relatives and lifelong friends in a Bridgeport celebration today. He a partner in Chapman and Hughes monument dealers, married Sophia Neate in Pittsfield in 1877. The couple, born in Middlefield Massachusetts and Stroud England respectively, share 71 years. guests include their three children and the former best man and bridesmaid from their Pittsfield wedding.
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Chapman
Ogden Street
Chapman and Hughes
Bridgeport
Pittsfield
Mass
Mr. Chapman
Middlefield
Mads
Northampton
Miss Lockwood Receives Shower Ahead of Nuptials
Georgetown correspondent reports Mrs Richard Bennett’s Sunday school group hosted a mixed shower for Miss Amma Lockwood of Mountain Avenue. Guests included Misses Ferris, Smith, Parks, Patterson and Northrop, plus Mrs Bennett and others. The event featured games, music, and refreshments, honoring Lockwood’s upcoming marriage to Bryan Scott of Norwalk next month.
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Georgetown
Richard Bennett
Cless
Amma Lockwood
Mountain Avenue
Hocor
Bryan Scott
Norwalk
Bennett
Lansing Bennett
Doris Bennett
Feith Smith
Margaret Ferris
Mildred Ferris
Eunice Batterson
Claudine Parks
Gladys Sherwood
Branchville
Mildred Northrop
Ridgefield
Mary Foster
Roswell Lockwood
Ruth Pierce
East Norwalk
Clarence Burr
South Norwalk
Alvord Clark
Bryan Morse
Plainville
Jamea Trammer
Bridgeport
Daniel Mead
Mr. Mead
Tnton
Coch
Winton
Judge Asks State To Pay For Gowns
Plena court judges in New Haven county and other counties wear judicial gowns. The gowns add dignity to the office and the plan meets general approval of the bar and judges of higher courts. There is no question about wearing the gowns, only whether the state will supply them. Judge Garlick spoke after Clerk Lockwood’s letter. Judge Hunford was not located.
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Plena Court
New Haven
Garlick
Lockwroog
Hunford
Two Men Arrested After Market Affair
Frank Gywierko age forty one proprietor of 8 meat shop at 137 Columbia street and John Wargo age thirty of 427 Hancock avenue were arrested yesterday by Bureau of Investigation Sergeants for alleged intimate conduct with Ia a cventeer a clerk in Gyurterko s shop The complaint states both men have been intimate with the girl for months They were bound to $200 bonds and expected to be arraigned in Police court today
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Frank Gywierko
Columbia Sheet
John Wargo
Hancock Avenue
Michael Larney
Thomas McNamara
Bureau of Investigation
Helen Ia
Cventeer
Gyurterko
John Kacesara
Columbus Street
Kacesara
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Chapmans
F. C. Chapman
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Gilbert Memorial
Ighurch
Elwell O. Mead
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Chiria‘tian Temperance Union
Arthur Smith
William
Carleton Scofield
John McGoran
Linden Ferry
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