Tunney Expects to Be Flattened in Rematch Fight
Gene Tunney discusses his fight with Dempsey, recalling his own mastery under pressure and the idea of situation mastery. He notes Dempsey landed six blows in the seventh round before the knockdown, defends the long count controversy, and says he will rest in Maine woods after a brief New York visit with no plans to fight again until next fall.
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Gene
Tunney
Dempsey
Cona Geno
York
Maine Woods
Plaster Cast Fails to Convict Farmer at Trial
Constable Avery testified Lyman’s left shoe fit the cast but Judge Booth ruled the impression resembled the right shoe. Lyman had been evicted from the Monjenesky farm May 1, and the state argued motive. Mrs. Davis allegedly destroyed the evidence. Goodwin faced quarantine violations for cows and a heifer. Cattle testing to determine tuberculosis could end the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constable Avery
East Granby
Lyman
Booth
Monjenesky Farm
Segall Convicted as State Protests Protection Claims
The state’s attorney argued for stronger homeowner protection amid arson concerns as the jury, led by Foreman Keeler, found Segall guilty. The verdict came after a tense courtroom scene with intense objections and a long jury deliberation, ending in a decision read around 2:18 PM.
Herrick Rapidly Improving in Paris Mission
Herrick, United States ambassador to France, is reported improving rapidly after two operations here. His son Parmeley Herrick says the 61 year old plans to return to Paris before January 1. He travels daily by automobile and is described as imperially very rapidly, with operations for phadder toute noted as successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Asso-, Ested Press
Myron T. Herrick
United Stees
France
Paris
Jeruary 1
Paremeley Herrick
Herrick
Ambansador
Phadder
Toute
Tong Outbreak Feared as Waiter Eng Foon Slain
New York police fear tong warfare may resume after Eng Foon a Chinese waiter is found stabbed to death in an East Side rooming house. The body was discovered by another waiter. Police note the wound came from a long thin knife at the throat and suspect entry via a fire escape.
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New York
Associated Press
Eng Foon
Folon
Foon
Hip Sing Tong
Dan Kee
Tong
Boy 10 Confesses Slaying Girl in Theatre
A 10 year old boy confessed to killing Angelina whose body was found after a family feud. Detained suspect Difegio Arsenio, 62, denied charges. A photograph of William found in the apartment raised suspicion. William faces homicide charges and will be arraigned tomorrow in children's court. The investigation delayed arraignment for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Difegio Arsenio
Angelina
Snattarelli
Wiliam
Children’s Court
Beach Disappearance Warrants Lifted and Suspected Slaying Ties
Reports from Trenton and Vineland outline a blue coupe linked to the Dr. A William Lilliendahl slaying near Hammonton New Jersey. Willis Beach an accomplice is sought on charges of aiding and abetting while Beach’s bond and potential extradition pause loom under Atlantic City authority.
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Harrold
William Smathers
Atlantic City
Tomorow
Beach
Poultry Reiser
Ray Beach
May's Landing
Vineland
N. J
Associated Press
Amanda Beach
New Jersey
Willis Beach
A. Willian Lilliendahl
Nair
Lawper
Edison Hedges
Vineland Poultry Raiser
A. William Lilliendahl
Hedges
Youth to Be Taken to State Hospital
Henry Pekar aged eighteen from 286 Boxtwick avenue Was held at police headquarters awaiting transfer to Norwich State Hospital. He had previously been an inmate, discharged, and now authorities say he has been acting quirky leading to return him for continued treatment.
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Henry Pekar
Boxtwick Avenue
Norwich State Hospital
Young Pekar
Connecticut Aid to Widows and Children Sets Records
Connecticut spent 9432,424.34 in the year ending June 20 to aid widows with dependent children, marking record beneficiaries with 751 widows and 2,237 children. The report notes state aid totals, average family grants, and the shift to a separate department reporting to the governor, detailing counts of cases and institutional support figures.
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Hartford
Associated Press
Connecticut
Raymond A. Gates
Ernest E. Rogers
Giro
Auhew
State Treasurer's Department
United States
Institutional Union of the Bureau
United States Veterans Bureau
Soldiers Hospital Board
Obituary notices for Catherine Homer and multiple local figures
Obituary notices list Catherine Homer widow of William T Homer dying at her daughter Rowena Parsons home on Connecticut Avenue with funeral at Henry A Bishops mortuary chapel. Also notes Lilian Roberto five died at home on Davenport Street with services and burial. Stefan Manzacki five died Monday with services at Louis Richards parlors and St Raphael's church. David Ben Jacob Reh died in city with wake at 724 Shelton Street and Lakeview Cemetery burial. Michael J Kerwin Michiel Kerwin died after months illness at Iranistan Avenue survived by family. funeral at Sacred Heart Church. William F Brown resident died at Bridgeport hospital. services at Mullins Scott and Redgate mortuary chapel and Sacred Heart Church with high mass. interment in St Michael's Cemetery. Additional details on pallbearers and attendees from local organizations.
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Catherine Homer
William T. Homer
Rowena Parsons
Connecticut Avenue
Henry A. Bishop
Fairfield Avenue
Lakeview Cemetery
Lilian Hoberto
Lilian Roberto
Davenport Street
Holy Rosary Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Stefan Manzacki
Louis Richards
North Matin Street
St. Raphael's Church
Daved Ben Jacob Reh
Shelton Street
Michael J. Kerwin Michiel
Kerwin
Iranistan Avenue
Anna Carroll Kerwin
David Kerwin
William Fleming
Michael Canavan
Anthony Canavan
Richard Booth
Clarence Reicher
Misa Catherine Kerwin
Katherine Harrigan
Ann Kerwin
Elizabeth Wright
Bridget Lucey
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church
Modern Woodmen of the World
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks
Ivantetan Avenue
Sacred Heart Church
William F. Brown
City
Bridgeport Ho Capital
Mullins, Scott and Redgate
Golden Hill Street
Sacred Heart
R. F. Moore
James
Kilian
P. Dolan
Thomas
Dolan
Brown
Clarence Brown
Fairfield
No Parking Mail Boxes Roll Out At Post Office
The first of the courtesy mail boxes will appear today in front of the post office. Drivers may curbside mail without leaving the car, speeding up trips and reducing delays. No Parking signs limit stopping time to the duration of mailing a single letter.
Promises of Democrats Labeled Futile in Milford Rally
About 100 residents gathered at Botsford's hall as Republicans led by Judge Omar Pratt and ex Judge Jervis Brown attacked Democratic promises to carry the Third district. They criticized Lawrence Gallagher's prearranged caucus ticket and warned that a 6 to 1 GOP lead would limit town spending while promising aggressive local changes.
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Milford
Lawrence T. Gallagher
Moses
Omar W. Pratt
Republican Town Committee
G. O. FP
Jervis D. Brown
First Selectman
Harry Myles Merwin
Second Selectman
Charlies L. Doherty
Harold E. Thomas
Botsford
Harold Thomas
Tme
Brown
Lawrence Gallagher
Platt
Warren Field
Monges
Gallagher
Louis Harris
Jarria
Repplican
Harris
Tommy
Judge Platt
Board of Registrars
Thomas
Jonn C. McLean
Nll
Stoddard Pretty
Shroagh
Monay
Young Millionaire Reynolds MIA Amid Hotel Hideout Theories
Private detectives assert Reynolds is hidden in a St Louis hotel under an alias with a trap set for a tipster seeking $3000 to locate him. Associates in Winston Salem note unannounced trips, while a plane crash and a failed musical club venture heighten urgency. Reynolds Airways officials fear for the seven young lives lost and his suspected departure abroad remains unconfirmed.
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St. Louis
Reynolds
Mayfeir Hotel
St.Louis
Winston
Satem
Reynolds Airways Inc
Miarie Houston
Reynolds Airways
Washington
State Department
R. J. Reynolds
Inte
Indictments Sought In Hartford Bank bankruptcy Cases
United States Attorney John Buckley said federal grand jurors in New Haven will be asked to indict those involved in bankruptcy irregularities in Hartford. An indictment will also be requested against F Earle Joyce, Torrington bank cashier, charged with embezzling 46000. About twenty other cases, including postal law violations and narcotics abuses, will be presented for grand jury consideration.
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Hartford
Associated Press
United States District Attorjive
John Buckley
Gay
Federal Grand Jury
New Haven
Major Buckley
F. Earle Joyce
Torrington Bank
Joyce
Legion Plea Wins Pardon for Doty Deserter in Syria
Paris dispatch reports Bennett J. Doty, 26, pardoned by the French government after serving in the Spanish Legion in Morocco and the French Foreign Legion. Doty was captured in the Syrian Druse country, sentenced to eight years, and later imprisoned at Clairvaux before pardon. He planned to return to Biloxi, Mississippi, after release.
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Paris
Associated Press
Americaty Legion
Bennett J. Doty
Gilbert Clare
French Foreign Legion
Druse
Doty
Syria
Damascus
Albertville
Savoie
Clairvaux
Aube
Minter Abd-El-Krim
Morocco
Sultan Attrache
Biloxi
Daemascus
Paria
Painleve
Memphis
Tenn
United States
Emmy
Spanish Legion
Evergreen Gang
United States Army
Miss
Judges Must Pay For Their Own Gowns
Hartford Sept 27 by Associated Press the three Fairfield county Common Pleas judges may wear robes in court but the state will not pay for them. Judge Huxford proposed robes while Shaw and Garlick supported it. The clerk was asked to query if the 1937 law covered robes. deputy comptroller Wilkins and Attorney General Averill found that all Corres Pleas judges and other high courts pay robes themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Associated Press
Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas
Frederick L. Huxford
Fairfield Common Pleas
Common Pleas
Samuel C. Shaw
E. Earle Garlick
Sidney
Corres Pleas
Supreme Court of Errors
Superior Court
Federal Judges Seek To End Congestion
Washington September 27 The annual conference of senior court judges opened chaired by Chief Justice Taft. States plans to relieve congested federal court dockets and speed up handling of offenses. Attorney General Sargent was to present the Justice Department views on the business condition of federal courts. Judges reported district court docket conditions and business before their circuits.
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Washington
Associated Press
Taft
Sargent
Department of Justice
Thompson named graduate treasurer of Harvard athletics
Henry B Thompson of Boston and Concord has been named graduate treasurer of athletics at Harvard. He succeeds the late Major Fred W Moore who died last May in Harvard, Massachusetts.
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Harvard
Mass
Associated Press
Henry &. Thompson
Boston and Concord
Fred W. Moore
Man Returns Bag of Gems After Misplaced Mix Up
James Crangon of Philadelphia returned a bag at New Haven's railroad station that appeared to be his but contained Mrs. Brandon Lownde's Baltimore jewelry and clothing. The bag swap happened on a train, Crangon opened the bag at a hotel, and railroad detectives helped restore the rightful ownership.
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New Haven
iBy Associated Press
James Crangon
Philadelphia
Brandon Lownde
Baltimore
U S Steel Directors Fail to Fill Garys Post
New York Sept 27 Directors at U S Steel held their regular meeting and took no action to select a successor to Elbert H Gary as chairman. The delay was expected until J P Morgan returns from Scotland next month. President James A Parrett reported firmer prices and increased business volume, while only routine matters were handled.
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New York
Associated Press
Elbert H. Gary
U. S. Steel Corporation
Sheel
Lkely
J. P. Morgan
Finance Committee
Scotland
James A. Parrett
Atee
Indiana lawyer denounces Klan and Anti-Saloon League fear
Terre Haute Ind Sept 27 Attorney General Arthur L Gilliam assailed intolerant and fanatical groups led by the Ku Klux Klan Anti Saloon League and horse thief detective associations. He accused Heflin of Alabama of visiting to bolster Klan activity and urged tolerance within Republicanism noting both major parties felt the impact of such groups.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Anti- Saloon League
Ku Klux Klan
Arthur L. Gilliem
United States
Heflin
Alabama
Gilliem
Indiana
Republican Party
Hamilton Republican Club
Gilliam
Anti-Baloon League
Horse Thief Detective Associations
Politias
Stamford Woman Dies After Furniture Move
Stamford woman Frances Mysaka aged sixty collapsed and died of heart failure near a taxi cab after viewing furniture being moved into her Elmecroft road home. The death occurred today in the residence she had long occupied.
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Stamford
Associated Press
Frances Mysaka
Elmecroft Road
Squirrel Bites Boy After Teasing Incident
Ernest Bartek of 105 Davis Avenue was treated yesterday at the Emergency hospital after a squirrel, cornered by teasing children, sprang at his hand and bit him. The incident occurred when the youths surrounded the animal and it leaped to strike.
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Ernest Bartek
Davis Avenue
Legionnaires Feted Upon Rome Arrival in Big Welcome
More than 200 American Legionnaires led by National Commander Howard B. Savage received a rousing reception in Rome on September 27. crowds cheered in Esedra Square as bands played and blackshirts waved flags, with many Americans saluting Mussolini and joining in the festive atmosphere before boarding motorcars to their hotels.
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Rome
Associated # Press
Howard B. Savage
Etathin
Pisa
Esedra Square
E Signor Gazzard
Dr Aurora
Bagan
Whitie
Oevy
Aii
Eternal City
America
Bande
Democrats Will Feed All Comers Milford
Milford Sept 27 A Democratic rally promises a free turkey dinner for all good Democrats at the Larkin house with an 8:30 meal after an 8 oclock meeting. Chairman William T Hoyt calls it a whirlwind finish urging independent voters to vote for new leaders. Democratic election workers named for the polls. Republicans have not finalized their list. District by district lists include demonstrators, checkers, and machine tenders.
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Ises
Gallagher
Democratic Party
Bridge
Port
Second
Charles L. Doherty
Third
Harold Thomas
Thomas
Frank Munson
Nan
Ant
Rose
Frank
Ike
42Nd Street
Broadway
Ringling
Mr. Hoyt
Manley J. Cheney
First ,Selectman
Harry Miley Merwin
First Selectman
Board of Finance
Republican Party
Frederick M. Smith
Daniel Mullholland
Noyes
R. Halley
John L Pole
Milford
Larkin House
Rivier Street
William T. Hoyt
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Keeter
Keeler
Foreman Keeler
Clark
Mars City
Arthur
Denbury
Samuel Lo
Leonard Rust
Dar- S Andrew
Prec Blekeman
Fairheld
Stepheness
Dr Trues
Farefly
Waiter
Trenton
Wilem Driver
Sleckwood
Paul Eldridge
Norrisville
Grant
Eldridge
Cape May
Ariven
Hamionton Beach
South Vineland
Baugher
Elizabethtown
Berwin May Beach
Ws Beach
Hammonton
Masonic Home
Miss Beach
Score
Chicago
Farholts
Legion
Harvard SA Thompson
U. S. Steel
Gary
NCES
Marie O'Hara Checkers
H. C. C. Miles
Adrian Maher
Harcid L. Williams
Russell H. Norris
Edgar M. Royden
Michael Peters
Wiliam J. McDonald
Thomas J. Burns
Mae F. Campbell
J. Warren Kingsbury
Elipharet W. Bishop
Roland LaValle
Third District
John Perrella
Checker
Loretta C. Wallace
Challenger
Robert J. Fulton
John F. Roach
Freda A. Lawson
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