Five Cent Fares and Moral Debates in Connecticut
A survey of Connecticut transit notes Bridgeport and Iwalk as nickel cities with five cent fares and transfers. Commentary questions public policy and city planning, while Henry Ford is quoted urging cheap fares. The piece also critiques Krupp’s shift from cannons to farming tools and comments on Ireland’s Free State executions and Timothy Healy’s stance. Dayton, Ole reports a newborn in Cox family after the 1912 campaign.
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Bridgeport
Iwalk
Connecticut
Public Utilities Commission
Henry Ford
Henry
Bridzeport
Timothy Healy
America
Ireland
Free State
Seek Zepko and Ledoux in Montreal
Pusene Ledoux a self confessed rum runner is sought in Canada after escaping from jail and theft of an automobile. Ledoux born in Montreal 28 years ago is believed to be hiding there with aid from friends. Alex Zepko also believed to be in Montreal after escaping Fairfield county jail on Nov 19. Ledoux confessed to leading a gang flooding Connecticut Valley with whiskey from Canada. He was arrested in Westfield Mass after driving a Studebaker. Zepko was driving an Essex later found stolen in Bridgeport. Ledoux carried about 500 dollars, 200 Canadian. Continued on Page S.
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Pusene Ledoux
Canada
Ledoux
Montreal
Alex Zepko
Fairfield County
Connecticut
Westfiold
Mass
Studebaker
Alex Zepico
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Westfield
Page S
Three Dead In Auto Accidents In Saginaw and Bradford
In Saginaw Michigan on December 9 a multi-vehicle crash left Milton J. Morford hotel proprietor and Margaret Faye Ghicaso dancer dead. Five others were injured including Tillie Faye Estela Fre Yvonne Pare three Chicago residents. In Bradford Pennsylvania a car overturned after avoiding a cat, killing Helen Danielson, 19, and seriously injuring two others.
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Saginaw
Mich
Milton J. Morford
Veague Hotel
Sagnaw
Margaret Faye
Tillie Faye
Estela Fre
Yvonne Pare
Harry Cornell
Larry Kommer
Chicago
Bradford
Helen Danielson
Charles Danieson
Mount Jewett
Employer Must Pay for Chauffeur's Fine
Joseph Carter of New Haven ignored a summons to City Court on three Motor Vehicle law charges. Two charges of reckless driving and improper brakes were nolled. he was fined 50 dollars for overloading. The court ordered Carter to obtain the fine from his employer or face arrest of the employer. Carter testified his boss gave him 10 dollars and instructed him to seek the rest, claiming to be poor with a wife and child to support.
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Joseph Carter
New Haven
Carter
Bridgeport
Drew Requests 24867 for Operating Expenses
Tax Collector Edward A. Drew requests 24867 for operating expenses for the coming fiscal year. He notes the need is slightly higher than last year’s appropriation. The request includes 78200 for salaries and 650 for printing plus 4007.50 for lenses and lamps, 530 for stationery, 150 for typewriter exchange, and 408.50 for bonds. He also says bonding office help raises the budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Drew
Drew
Man Charged With Drunkenness After Singing On Iranistan Ave
A patrolman arrested John Bray after he sang in the early hours near Iranistan Avenue. Bray, found intoxicated, was taken to the third precinct and booked for drunkenness and breach of the peace. In City Court this morning, he was fined 85 and given a ten day suspended jail sentence.
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Iranistan Avenue
John Bray
Gangsters Suspected In Escape Involving Tiger Woman
Los Angeles December 9 Sheriff Traeger ordered a thorough review of all employees connected to Clara Phillips to trace help in her escape from Tuesday. He travels to San Francisco to question Guido Spingola once linked to the case and plans to recall Phillips supporters including Madalyane Obe to shed light on the Tiger Woman flight.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clara Phillips
Wiliam Tracter
Guido Spingola
the Mouse
San Quentin Prison
Spingola
Mrs. Phillips
Ku Klux Defies Hylan's Threat in New York
Rev. Dr. Oscar Haywood, Klan national lecturer, said the Ku Klux Klan will not be intimidated by Mayor Hylan's threat or by talks with Acting District Attorney Pecora. He testified for almost three hours and asserted the group will continue its activities despite hostile quarters.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan
Hylan
New York City
Pecora
Oscar Haywood
Haywood
Quiet Perry lynching follows alleged teacher slaying
In Perry Florida a mob of several thousand burned Charlie Wright, a black man, after he allegedly confessed to killing Miss Ruby Hendry, a local school teacher. Authorities held Albert Young, arrested in Georgia, with Wright exonerating Young and naming another unnamed suspect who allegedly robbed Hendry after Wright’s alleged throat-cutting incident.
Six Days Bike Race Nears End
New York December reports the six day bicycle race nearing finish with Goulet lons and Brocco Coburn leading after 120 hours as the field trails with teams lapped and the record stands at 41 miles and 3 laps.
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New York
Dec
Goulet Lons
Brocco-Coburn
Gouleit
Sing Sing Actor Makes Grand Exit
New York reports a general alarm for a man in race track attire missing left side teeth. He is Patrick Dealy, cast member in Honey Girl, a musical staged inside Sing Sing prison by convicts. Guards note a discrepancy in hall counts and suspect the actor may still be inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick Dealy
Sing Sinz
Dealy
Baby Dies in Milford House Fire Tragedy
Irene Kozlowsky eleven months old perished when trapped in a crib as flames engulfed the Koslowsky home in Milford.Mrs Kozlowsky suffered burns while trying to rescue the child and the house burned to the ground. Nearby resident Mrs Stramski also injured aiding the rescue as investigators probe the blaze.
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Milford
Irene Kozlowsky
August Kozlowsky
Kozlowsy
Koslowsky
Cora Stramski
Mysterious Prince Passenger Reputedly Identified Abroad
Detectives in Cherbourg surveilled a passenger who arrived aboard a liner from New York under the alias Prince Zerbechano. French authorities contend his real name may be J. A. Benson or Jabonson and that he is a Chicago salesman.
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Southampton
Enstend
New York
Prince Zerbechano
Cherbourg
J. A.benson
Jabonson
Chicago
More Irish rebels must face trial
London dispatches quote Dublin reports of continued lies and fear of reprisals after Dublin executions. Free State officials warn 100 desperate rebels may attempt assassinations against government and parliament members. Several Republican leaders, captured under recent proclamations, face summary military trial for bombs or weapons, including Tom Hales and Michael Kilroy.
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London
Associated Press
Dublin
Daily Mail
Free State
Michael Kilroy
Sean Russell
Tom M Suire
Jail Pair Accused of Park Holdup
James McMahon of 162 Nichols street and Louis Richards of 5 2 East Washington avenue were sentenced to six months in jail with one month to serve and five months suspended with probation after arraignment in City Court for assault. The two allegedly robbed James Hughes, a St Vincent's hospital employee, in Washington Park on Sunday night December 3.
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James McMahon
Nichols, Street
Louis Hichards
Washington Avenue
Richards
McMahon
James Hughes
St. Vincent's Hospital
Washington Park
Plan to abolish Rail Labor Board clashes with Congress
Washington report says GOP leaders and President Harding favor dissolving the Railroad Labor Board but conflict over execution. Senate opposition and limited House progress push aims toward potential extra session after March 4. Senate power games, Lasker Ship Subsidy, and ten big supply bills shape the fight as leadership plants for new drive.
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Washington
Dec. N. S
Railroad Labor Board
Congress
Harding
House
Senate
Lasker
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Girls Stripped in City Schools Sparks Board Controversy
The Board of Health conducted medical inspections of girl pupils in city schools without consent, involving male doctors and stripping to the waist. Superintendent Cortright ordered inspectors to stop after complaints. board members condemned the method as improper though medical inspection is valued. Women doctors should conduct inspections with parental knowledge and privacy protections to preserve modesty and safety.
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Board O Health
Board of Education
Board of Health
Bee Ying
Cortright
Ario
Alice Smith
Black Hock
Hef
Bridgeport
$50 000 Demand for Grand Injury
In Kansas City a federal court jury will hear if injuries from a Chicago and Alton railroad crash caused Mrs. Loren Caldwell to gain weight to 375 pounds. She seeks $50,000 damages claiming a switch engine struck a motor car she rode and damaged an endocrine gland. She weighed 160 pounds two years ago.
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Kansas City
Loren Caldwell
Chicago and Alton
Riots in Belgrade Bloodshed Amid Bulgarian Macedonian Uprising
Reports from Belgrade detail casualties in a revolt by Bulgarian and Macedonian KomitYndiis against the Bulgarian government. The Neue Freie Presse calls it an uprising against policy of Premier Stamboulinsky. Sofia advices deny marching revolutionary army and martial law. Government says rebels are being pacified, while censorship appears established in Bulgaria.
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Vienna
Berlin
Radio
Komityndiis
Belgrade
Neue Frie Presse
Stamboulinsky
Sofia
Bulazaria
Minors Barred From General Delivery Mail in Bridgeport
Postmaster Charles F. Greene announced strict enforcement of a law requiring written parental permission for minors to receive mail at the Bridgeport general delivery window. He said the service is for transients and not for those with permanent addressees, and the overcrowded department cannot accommodate unapproved mail.
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Bridgeport
Charles F. Greene
Green
Department of the Post Office
Bruen Murder Trial to Begin Monday in Mount Holly
Mount Holly New Jersey December 9 trial of Mrs Doris Bruen and her brother Harry C Mohr for murder in the death of Mrs Bruens husband John T Bruen, a circus owner, will start Monday. Riverside Charles M Powell, a circus employee, allegedly confessed Mohr offered $1606 to kill Bruen.
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Mount Holly
N. J
Doris Brunen
Harry C. Mohr
Alleg
Mohr
Brunen
Small Fire and False Alarm Reported
One small fire and a false alarm were reported today at the Compressed Paper Box Co on Thompson street. Excess heat from yesterday triggered the sprinkler system, causing an automatic alarm with no damage reported.
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Thompson Street
Greenwich Bank Merger on Way
Starsford reports a planned consolidation of Putnam Trust Company and Greenwich National Bank of Greenwich to take effect January first. The Trust company, founded 1913, shows capital of 100000, surplus 100000, savings deposits 1225111, and commercial deposits 987143. the National Bank, formed in 1906, lists capital 206000 and surplus 100000 under president James B. Qua.
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Starsford
C. N
Putnam Trust Company
Greenwich National Bank of Greenwich
Robert L. Chamberlain
Tthe Trust Company
Trust Company
National Bank
James B. Qua
Train collision injures twenty near Hanhan station
Twenty persons were injured, two seriously, when Atlantic Coast Line passenger train No. unknown collided with rear of train No. 62 at Hanhan station, twelve miles from here, at 7 o'clock this morning.
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Charle
S.C
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
UN Hanhan Station
Here
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Connecticut Street Railways
Aaene
Eugene V. Brewster
Mageazine
Mr. Brewster
Nature
Bose
Krupp
Germany
Lenine
Krupps
Dayton
Ole
Dee
Harbara Blair
Cox
James M. Cox
Zepko and
Viceresal Lodge
Irish Free State
Phoenix Park
Phillips
Ku Klux
Sing Sing
MYST
Erious “Prince” Med BY
Rail Labor Board
Bruen
Greenwich Bank
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