Note to Italy shapes U.S. stance on Poland Russia split
The United States, via Secretary Colby, declares it will not join a European armistice conference that would recognize the Soviet state or dismember Russia. The note emphasizes support for a free Poland, warns against Soviet expansion, and flags the risk of a new global war while urging pacific development of the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colby
Wilson
United States
Poland
Russia
Europe
United Kingdom
China
Finland
Cost Plus Again At Bridgeport City Hall Scandal
The administration fractured into factions as cost plus contracts for the Steeplechase Island bridge are scrutinized. Eastern Engineering Co bills show labor, materials, and a $625 monthly supervision fee paid to the contractor’s general manager. The issue hinges on arranging work without competition and Mayor Wilson’s role, echoing prior related cases and urging citizens to learn and bear penalties for incorrigible error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Engineering Co
Steeplechase Island
Board of Apportionment
Wilson
Grand Street Bridge
Bridgeport
Fairfield Man Lincoln Faces Serious Charges In Publicized Arrest
Charles L. Lincoln, 62, of Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield, lies at center of a high profile case. Spectators gathered at Fairfield Town House as Judge Wilder of Bridgeport postponed the trial to Friday at nine after defense requested more time to review additions to the case.
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Fairfield
Times
Charles L. Lincoln
Tunxla Hill Road
Maurifeld
Old Town House
Tunxis Hill Road
Death Probe Details of Fairfield Rail Fatality
Deputy Coroner Henry Stevenson reports the accidental death of 11 year old Eddward Malyszka struck by a westbound express on New Haven road near Fisk Place Fairfield. Witnesses aged 6 to 13 describe the crossing incident as a east bound train appeared, the boy killed instantly, with engine debris and fall described.
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Henry C. Stevenson
Eddward Malyszka
New Haven Road
Fisk Pisce
Fairfield
Edward
John Voth
Fisk Place
Suit Over Patent Royalties Settled In Connecticut
The Cameron Motors Corporation of Wilmington Delaware and Holmes Manufacturing Company have settled a $1,100,000 suit over patent royalties for motors. The Cameron company will receive tools and equipment, the attachment on Holmes plant is withdrawn, and compensation adjustments between Holmes and Cameron are to be made. A Middletown court decision helped pave the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton, Conn
Cameron Motors Corporation
Wilmington
Delaware
Holmes Manufacturing Company
Cameron Company
Holmes Company
Holmes Co
Cameron Corporation
Middletown
American Legislators Helplessly Served Grapes in China
Visiting American lawmakers arrived in Mang Chow on Monday to a ceremonial welcome guided by Chinese officials. The hosts, planning an elaborate reception, followed provincial rules and served grape juice to honor presumed American desires for soft drinks rather than alcohol.
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Shanghai
Mang Chow
TROLLEYS LEAD IN FIERCE JITNEY DEBATE IN CITY
Letters echo heated row over public transit as trolley service suspended and jitneys surge. Citizens praise trolleys for reliability and cleanliness while others praise cheaper faster jitneys with better service in bad weather. Residents urge return of trolleys or orderly limit on jitneys, citing comfort costs and safety concerns.
Light Keeper Fined for Short Lobsters in Norwalk Area
South Norwalk Conn Aug 11 William Rhodes keeper of Pecks Ledge Lighthouse near Norwalk was fined 50 dollars and costs for selling short lobsters. Game warden Wilbur Smith said a longstanding trade in shorts existed around Norwalk. An excuse about high vegetable prices is noted as unlikely to be believed.
Milford Driver Held After Death Car Crash
Milford police hold George W. Corey of Hartford on $2500 bond for driving under liquor influence in a collision that struck a telegraph pole at the four corners Dev on. Corey rests at Bridgeport hospital while Elmer A. Hanson of 33 Denver street is in very good condition. Vernon S. Mother of 80 Farmington avenue, Hartford, was released yesterday after being held as the fourth party.
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Milford
George W. Corey
Hartford
Four Corners
Devon
Bridgeport Hospital
Elmer A. Hanson
Denver Street
Vernon
Farmington Avenue
Vera Cruz Eyes Civil War If Troops Enter State
Vera Cruz August 11 The civil war in the state of Vera Cruz is seen as likely if the federal government sends troops to enforce the order of provisional president De La Huerta dismissing Governor Antonio Nava. The Nava government remains in operation and ignores the presidential appointment of a new governor.
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Vera Cruz
de la Huerta
Antonio Nava
Nava
$50,000 in liquor seized at Greenwich
Greenwich Conn Aug 11 enforcement officers halted three trucks on highways containing contraband whiskey wrapped with cabbage and garlic to imitate heavy market wagons. Nine men detained. seized liquor valued about 350,000. Earlier police seized liquor from private motor vehicles. all items to Bridgeport for hearing.
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Greenwich
Conn
Bridgeport
Obituary for Dr James B Beardsley Dentist of City
Funeral services for Dr. James B Beardsley widely known city dentist were held yesterday at 3 PM from the family home 1222 Fairfield avenue Rev Paul B Edwards officiated with a Dental Society delegation present Bearers listed and burial in Mountain Grove cemetery Also noted are obituaries for Mrs Adelaide Wheeler chemist Alexander Smyth 57 death from heart disease in West Liberty street burial Hoboken NY Louise Thorne Perry 86 of Southport death in Brooklyn and funeral to Southport Austin Gilbert Tompkins 14 of South Park avenue died in Lovell Missouri funeral in Tarrytown New York continuous local notices with multiple remembrances.
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James B. Beardsley
Fairfield Avenue
Paul B. Edwards
M. EB
Dental Society
George W. Buck
George S. Moore
Frank. Plumb
F. V. Darling
B. A. Disbrow
Hampton Wilson
Mountain Grove Cemetery
Adeline Wheeler
Adelaide Wheeler
Wheeler Lane
Stratford
Robert C. Whitehead
Stratford Congregational Church
Nichols Cemetery
Alexander Smyth
Bassick Manufacturing Company
West Liberty Street
Garlick
Hoboken
N. J
Louise Thorne Perry
Cornelius Perry
Southport
Brooklyn
Southpornt
Catherine Perry
Robert Foote
Walter Perry
Ralph Perry
Greenwich
Conn
Austin G. Tompkins
Austin Gilbert Tompkins
Edward Devos
Maud Peck Tompkins
South Park Avenue
Lovell
Old Dutch Church
Tarrytown
N. Y
Sleepy Hollow
Patrick J. Morrissey
Trumbull Road
Foley
John
Mary Lester
James C. Foley
Harral Avenue
St. Michael’ Tery
Prohibition Nominees Formally Notified Here Today
Notified here today are Dr. Aeron S. Watkins, running for president, and S. D. Leigh Colvin as his vice president nominee, foregrounding the prohibition party ticket and their formal nomination.
High cost of monkey glands warns of rising land prices
The piece parodies enthusiasm for rejuvenation surgery by Dr Serge Voronoff noting that while monkey gland grafts may restore vigor, the scarcity of monkeys and escalating land quotations foreshadow further shortages and price hikes.
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Serge Voronoff
Japanese Menace Eyed in State Beetle Invasion
Readers are urged to weigh warnings from Hiram Johnson and Willie Hearst as reports describe millions of Japanese beetles entering Pennsylvania. Despite federal measures, the pest causes extensive damage across fields and gardens.
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Hiram Johnson
Willie Hearst
Pennsylvania
Warrenite Roads Show Holes and Wear Quickly
The article notes Warrenites along the Post Road use and wear a road surface heavily. Workers removed a large set of boilers rollers and tools during the summer renue period before holes reopen. Motorists encounter jarring stretches as the road deteriorates rapidly.
Urgent call for a real mergency to please the suffrage movement
An appeal offers a rich reward to anyone who can capture and deliver alive a genuine emergency for the Woman Suffrage Movement or Chairman Will Hays of the Republican National Committee. Send to the specified contacts or Marcus Holcomb, Southington Connecticut, with identifying directions.
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Woman Suffrage Movement
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
Marcus Holcomb
Southington
Connecticut
Editorial notes on Roraback and party politics
The piece notes J Henry Roraback from Canaan Connecticut has joined the National Republican Committee and travels west to gauge how to win votes for Harding. It hopes John T a former holder of the post remains unaware in his New York office. It compares Gen Jackson with a stone wall and Gov Holcomb to the Hindenburg line.
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J. Henry Roraback
Canaan
Connecticut
Palestine
National Republican Committee
Harding
John T
J. Henry
New York
Gen. Jackson
Gov. Holcomb
Hindenburg Line
Fifty Years Look Back in Fairfield County Notes
A farmer, Mr. Jesse Wakeman of Easton, sends a stalk of corn 11 feet 9 inches with two large ears from three acres of old yellow flint, estimating a potential yield of three ears per stalk if rains continue. Weather remains hot. a Stratford woman, Mrs. Ellen Whiting, aged 70, broke a ligament in her left wrist after a fall from a foot bridge. Mrs. Susan Sterling of Trumbull donated a basket of apples grafted from her own tree. Groups from Tashua, Black Rock, and Bridgeport gathered at the beach west of Black Rock. The City Common Council plans a sewer connecting Bank Street to Water Street to curb alley nuisances. The Wheeler & Wilson band concert at Washington Park was postponed to tomorrow.
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Beardsley Park
Harvey Hubbell
Barnum and Mill HM
East Main Street
Broad Street
Park Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
Trolley Company
Connecticut
Jesse Wakeman
Easton
Fairfield County
Ellen Whiting
Stratford
Sweet
Boy Hit By Swing At Seaside Park Playground
A boy named Fred Berger of 2608 North Avenue was struck in the head by a swing at Seaside park yesterday afternoon. He received treatment for a lacerated forehead after an ambulance was summoned.
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Seaside Park
Fred Berger
North Avenue
Births and marriage license issued in city records
The Bureau of Vital Statistics reports births including Eleanor May, John Kenneth, Anna, a girl, Mary, Dorothy, Michael Joseph to families on multiple streets. A marriage license was issued to Harry Stickles and Johanna Kravatsky at 324 Ridgefield Avenue.
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Bureau of Vital Statistics
Eleanor May
John D. Fenton
Brooks Street
John Kenneth
John J. Forbes
Carroll Street
Anna
Joseph Lehaunas
Lafayette Street
Charles Robbins
Prince Street
Mary
Chester Korkovish
Huron Street
Dorothy
William Folk
Bishop Avenue
Michael Joseph
M. J. Flannagan
North Avenue
Harry Stickles
Ridgefield Avenue
Johanna Kravatsky
Job Ads Seek Sheet Metal, Copper Smiths and Patternmakers
Classified notice from a Lake Torpedo Boat firm listing immediate openings for sheet metal workers copper smiths and patternmakers. Also advertises part time accountant services for businesses without a bookkeeper offering financial statement prep and systems installation by Commercial Service Co City address appears garbled.
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Commercial Service Co
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Italy
Denver
City Hall
Watkins
Wall Street
Susan Sterling
Trumbull
Black Rock
Tashua
Common Council
Water Street
Bank Street
Wheeler & Wilson
Washington Park
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