Exhumation Sought in New Brunswick Murder Case Tie to Ku Klux Klan
In New Brunswick on September 1, authorities plan to exhume Mrs. Eleanor Mills and perform an autopsy to determine if she was shot once or four times, and whether the fatal bullet matches firearms held by authorities. The case involves the murdered choir leader and the Rev. Ball, with rumors of a Klan link and a possible New York rendezvous. Charlotte Mills, the slain woman’s daughter, appealed to Governor Edwards for help, and criminologist Arthur E. Reeves suggested examining the corpse to uncover the truth.
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N. J
Eleanor Mills
Milly
M. Beekman
Somerset County
Charlotte
Jerome Mins
Mis
Edwards
Mra Mills
Arthur E Reeve
Kianemen
Hall
Fia
New York
Sis
New York City
Mills
James Mills
Harl
Danbury Parents Demand Relief From Overcrowded Schools
Denouncing portable buildings as unsatisfactory three Danbury schools face overcrowding at the High school. The Central PTA meeting voted to cooperate with the school committee to secure permanent relief by adding a few high school buildings. Mrs Susan Sanford Drumm highlighted the impact on teachers and students.
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Susan Sanford Drumm
Spaulding Threatens Two Workers at Local Plant
Records show Rolla Spaulding former U M C foreman in Bridgeport threatened to kill two workers while employed in the city at H E Harris Engineering Co. He is held in Peoria Kil for murder of two men and a boy. His wife described his past crimes and said she would testify if needed. A court hearing on venue was postponed as the case developments unfold.
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Bridgeport
Detroit
Harris Engineering Co
Rolla Spaulding
Bridgepost
Peoria
Kil
Trumbull
Beardsley Park
H. E. Harris Engineering Co
Ald
Yan
Boy
Ut Big Tela
Sbe
Ulhels
Grand jury indicts dozens in liquor cases in Connecticut
Thirty two indictments handed up by the federal grand jury in New Haven, Connecticut, center on liquor offenses. The jurors read a statement by foreman George L. Fox urging public cooperation with federal agents to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment. Judge Edwin A. Thomas allowed the statement to become part of court records. In New York City, Mrs. Lillian Schmidt and Benjamin Rosner were found shot to death in a lodging house room on East 11th Street. A renter, who left shortly before discovery, is sought. The killer used a silenced pistol. evidence points to a planned murder with a brief confrontation and a warning remark heard by a neighbor.
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Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
George L. Fox
Edwin
Thomas
Connecticut
New York
Lillian Schmidt
Renjamin Rosner
Last 11Th Street
Heaven
Alois
Joseph Pst
Epst
Smn Wes
Rix Brother
Misa Josephine Glenbrook
Haatade
Twelvefoot Front on Main Street Leases for 5000 Year
The Twelvefoot Front on Main Street seeks a 5000 annual lease for a shop at 1258 Main Street in Bridgeport. Charles and Louis Levin own the property a few doors from Poli’a theatre, which influences the high rent. Sheppard & Meyers Inc plan to occupy half the 25 foot wide store with another firm, sharing heat and caretaking, starting Oct 1 under a five year lease.
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Main Street
Bridgeport
Charles Levin
Louis Levin
Poli'a
Sg.sterns
Charles and
Louls Levin
Company
Hay
Sherpard & Meyers
Amother Firm
Shered
Pata
Sheppard & Meyers, Inc
Stratford League to Meet in Town Hall Tonight
The Stratford Medical Liberty League will convene at the Town Hall tonight. Topics include cooperation with Milford and Devon groups in their fight for vaccination efforts.
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Stratford Medical Liberty League
Tonteht
Ilan
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Devon
Will Weigh Trucks on Danbury Roads
Danbury report states state police set up scales on Danbury road near Ridgefield to weigh trucks with over weight questions. Supervising officers likely from Widgerleid Barracks, scales carry 25 ton capacity similar to those in other parts of the state.
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Danbury
State Police Department
Danbury Ralk
Ridgefiald
Morse Attorney Aims at Dropping Case Hearing Near End
The Morse family controlled United States Transport Co and United States Steamship Co. A government case contends a $30 million contract for 70 steam ships was used to inflate stock value. Robert Much, president of Morse companies, testified on transfers and payments amid fraud allegations affecting thousands of inventors nationwide.
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Scandinavian-American Steamship Co
Robert Much
Morse Company
United States Steamstip Company
Wetcher da
Moore
New York
United States
Lavery
Much
CIM HG
Wis
Jm Rex Wird
Curge
Frank L. Wilder
Advorney Alexander L. Delaney
Éhy
Ocr
Greek Revolt Surges as Constantine Abdication Rumor Spreads
Athens reports Venizelist papers claim a nationwide revolution with mutinous sailors and troops demanding King Constantine abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Paul. In Constantinople and Paris, observers note rising unrest and potential wider tensions in the Aegean and Eastern Europe.
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Associa
Paul
Aegean
Lemnos
Hele
National Defense
Harington
Avera
Mieany
Mytilde Whien Hay Cone
T. B. Rhodes
Litchfield
Mytilene
Piraeus
Constantine
Unprecedented Demand Pushes Grapes Prices Up
Grapes bring record prices as harvests peak with buyers from New England snapping up carloads. New York, Michigan, and California farmers report strong demand, with wholesalers paying up to 125 a ton for fruit and crates rising to 2 to 4. Prices climb despite rail delays, as dealers and growers fill urgent orders.
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Michigan
California
New England
Kemal Accepts Conditionally The Allied Peace Proposals
Smyrna reports Yussuf Kemal Bey, Nationalist foreign minister, left for Angola with the draft reply to Allied peace proposals. Conditions include occupation of strategic points before talks, recall of British forces, Thrace and Marmara demilitarization opposed, Dardanelles fortifications allowed, and inclusion of Soviet Russia Ukraine and Black Sea nations in talks. Armistice conference at Mudania to precede Smyrna negotiations.
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Associated Press
Yussuf Kemal Bey
Angola
Thrace
Marmara
Dardanelles
Russia
Ukraine
Black Sea
Mudania
Isma Pasha
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
U S Orders Two Divisions of Destroyers to Constantinople
The United States government ordered six destroyers per division from Norfolk to Constantinople to protect American lives and property in Asia Minor. Ships aim to keep Turkish waters open for international commerce while avoiding direct engagement unless provoked. A relief fund of 290000 dollars funds refugee aid, with ships to carry supplies if needed.
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Cor
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Admala Bristol
Constantinople
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Greece
Turkey
Constantine
Smyrna
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Staite Hughes
Minot
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Denby
Bristol Direct
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Suctahuy
Mortalk
America
Ita
Thia
Sea of Marmora
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Asiatic
Norfolk
Butt
Kemal-' Ista
Marrow Straits
Tase Shay
U.S
Pittsburgh
Utah
Pittseburgh
Vera Cruz
China
State Department
Hughes
Kemalists pledge neutrality in Dardanelles amid crisis
Across Constantinople British and Kemalist leaders consider armistice talks as Turkish forces push toward the Dardanelles. Kemalist vow to respect straits neutrality, while British commander Harrington seeks dialogue to avoid a clash. Cabinet gloom in London as threats converge with Chanak tensions.
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Associated Press
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Turkey
Ty Kemal Pasha
Oyna” Canara Hamiiton
Madanin
Jamia
2Ng
Rks
T Ma
Kemal
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