Women push for pardons as KKK adverts rise in city
Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck leads a White House march urging President Harding to pardon World War I era prisoners. A white robed Klansman spurs controversy by preaching at Washington Avenue Baptist Church despite Mayor Hylan’s orders. An Elmont school tale jokes about naming a boy Transfer Murphy, while a discussion on naming customs notes kings sign only one name and practical needs for identification.
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Winifred Mason Huck
Illinois
House of Representatives
White House
Harding
Fiylan
Enright
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
Ku Klux Klan
Hylan
New York
Earthquake Devastates Kyushu Island. 23 Dead
Tokyo dispatch reports 23 killed and 20 to 80 injured as shocks continue on Kyushu. Mount Asoen volcano erupts, forcing residents to flee in terror amid ongoing tremors.
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Tokio
L.N
Kyshu
Ansen
Fire Menaces Public School in New York
Smoke and flames from a burning warehouse behind Public School No 88 obscured the building causing three alarms. Merchandise worth about 100000 dollars burned while the Bueterick building and nearby structures were imperiled. Police and firemen guided workers to ensure pupils remained at their desks.
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New York
Bueterick
Chicago
West Side
Contractor Albert Downing Found Dead in Rooming House
Albert D. Downing aged 69 a Stamford contractor died by asphyxiation at 50 Clinton Avenue rooming house. A fellow tenant broke in found the sealed room and gas on. He was unconscious and died in hospital. Family trouble is believed to be the cause.
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Stamford
Albert D. Downing
Clinton Avenue
Downing
City Clerk Budget Request Filed With City Auditor
The city clerk submits a detailed office budget totaling 11,000 for 23 24. Items include salaries for clerk and assistant, chief clerk, stenographers, extra hire, and miscellaneous expenses as listed in the requisition to the city auditor.
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CJ Dani
Bernard Keating
Ity
Mayors stance on school medical exams sparks debate
Mayor Fred Atwater argues against stripping girl pupils for medical tests in schools. He supports non invasive lung checks through clothing. Public opinion largely favors examinations, with calls for privacy and gentler methods.
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Fred Atwater
Board of Education
Board of Health
The
Times
Lnce
Atwater
Comley
John J. Fisher Dies Suddenl y Real estate and insurance man
John J. Fisher of Bridgeport died suddenly at his home on 1907 Park Avenue after an apoplexy. Born in Washington just over 50 years ago he moved to Bridgeport twenty years ago and built a real estate and insurance business. He was a singer with Columbia Graphophone and leaves a widow two brothers George F and William T L of Washington. He held leadership roles in the Algonquin and Kiwanis clubs and belonged to several Masonic and fraternal bodies.
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John J. Fisher
Park Avenue
Mr. Fisher
Washington
Bridgeport
Columbia Graphophone Company
George F
William TL
United Church
Algonquin and
Kiwanis
Ne Creokiowa Country Club
Ashler Lodse
Jerusalem
Kulghis Templar
Boiler explosion kills nineteen at Cuban sugar central
In Camaguey Cuba searchers scoured the ruins of the Estrela sugar central after a boiler blast wrecked the plant. Nineteen people died and about sixty were injured, many from the nearby town of Cespedas, as rescuers continued amid scattered reports of further casualties. City Hall draped windows with laurel wreaths for the Christmas season.
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Camaguey
Cuba
Estrela Sugar Central
Cespedas
Central
France to Ratify Five Power Naval Pact, Clemenceau Says
New York report quotes Clemenceau aboard the Paris as saying France will ratify the naval treaty and support the four power pact and other conference agreements. He notes the European question may mirror American concerns and urges timely action to avoid criticism of military aims. The Tiger predicts a broader Pacific and European framework.
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New York
America
France
Paris
Clemenceau
Atlantic
Europe
White House
Herrin Mine Riot Murder Trial Opens in Illinois
In Williamson county circuit court Marion Illinois five men Otis Clark Bert Grace Joseph Carnaghi Leva Mann and Peter Hiller face first degree murder charges over the Herrin mine riots June 21 and 23 that left 22 dead including Howard Hoffman of Huntington Indiana. Judge D T Harewell warned against demonstrations and court proceedings proceed without bias toward either side.
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Marion
A. P.J
Herrin
Williamson County
Otis Clark
Bert Grace
Joseph Carnaghi
Leva Mann
Peter Hiller
Howard Hoffman
Huntington
Ind
Lester
D. T. Harewell
Typhus Epidemic Rages in Mayo Erris
A Balina dispatch to the Daily Express reports a virulent typhus outbreak sweeping Erris in northwest County Mayo. Whole families are said to have perished, with medical aid hard to reach due to the district’s wild terrain and distance from Talroag station. The item also promotes The Times of IXtay fiction on page 12.
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London
A. P
Erris
County Mayo
Daily Express
Neares Talroag
John Wheelright
Times of Ixtay
O'Brien Price
Drought Shrinks Coal Output in Mount Carmel Region
Drought in the anthracite fields near Mount Carmel Pennsylvania cuts hard coal production. Six months without rain have left collieries short of water. Some mines suspend operations while others receive water by train. Towns like Shamokin and Kulpmont report limited water for daily needs as reservoirs dry.
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Mount Carmel
Anthrac
Sha! Kulpmont
Marin Heichts
Locust Gag
Shamokin
Bis Hauto
Pennsylvania Light & Power Co
Mussolini Shown After Morning Swordsman Session
Premier Mussolini of Italy, leader of the Fascisti, wins public favor with democratic manners and sporting conduct. He is famed as a top swordsman and daily practices duels with foil under M Rodolfi, celebrated Italian fencing master, shown with Rodolfi after a morning session.
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Mussolini
Italy
Fascisti
M. Rodolfi
Rodolfi
Bryan Denonges Calls Prohibition and Reform for United States
In an exclusive interview with International News Service William Jennings Bryan denounces the rule of the rich and urges strong moral support for Europe, strict prohibition enforcement, and labor reform through public investigations and government takeover of industries if strikes occur. He critiques past bipartisan promises and stresses moral influence and international cooperation.
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Bryan Denonges
Rich
League
International News Service
New York
United States
William Jennings Bryan
Forsian Naware
Eswages
International
Bryan
Natone
Ten Years Term And $65,000 Fine For Bootlegger
New York dispatch reports Edward Donezan a Brooklyn bootlegger who claimed million dollar liquor profits was sent to Atlanta federal penitentiary to serve ten years for conspiracy and grand larceny. He was fined $65,000 after conviction for plotting to steal government documents to aid bootlegging.
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New York
N.S
Edward Donezan
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Donevan
Couple Beat to Death on Indiana Farm
New Castle Indiana police jailed a 2% year old farmhand Brookshire after the discovery of the murders of Mr and Mrs William G Shaffer on their Middletown area farm. The couple were found with crushed heads and likely slain Wednesday night last week. Their three year old nephew Billy Huffsticker was found in the house starving but alive. About $4000 in jewelry and money reportedly missing.
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New Castle
Ind
New Brookshire
William G. Shaffer
Twelve Lost as Trawler Sinks
London reports a steam trawler Celrina sank off Vargo with twelve lives lost today. The incident details remain sparse as rescue and inquiry efforts continue.
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London
Vargo
Man Hunt At Funeral Ends With Sudden Escape
Patsy Santone eluded Waterbury police by slipping out a church side door during his funeral procession at Holy Rosary. Detectives trailed him to Avon Park Stratford where Stratford Chief William Nichols arrested him. An emergency patrol and Minute Men assisted in a rapid city-wide sweep. Santone was captured within 15 minutes in Stratford and held without bonds.
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Father
Stratford
Holy Rosary
George Simon
Waterbury
Patsy Santone
James Nechols
Avon Park
Stratford Olice
William Nichols
Santone
Patrick J. Flanagan
Keogam
Santons
Holy Frosary
Simon
Simeon
Harriet Street
Satone
Nichols
Regan
Catholic Transcript Faces Libel Suit Over Klan Row
The Catholic Transcript of Connecticut reports it faces a potential one million dollar libel suit from an unknown admirer of Rev. Dr. Quigley of Summerfield Methodist Church. The letter criticizes the newspaper for its satire of the Quigley ministry and the Ku Klux Klan demonstration, while warning of civil action and the paper’s possible closure.
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Catholic Transcript
Connecticut Catholicism
Quigley
Summerfield "Methodist Church
Quizley
Summerfield Methodist Church
Kian
Transcript
Doctor Quigley
Bridgeport
Klan
Steamship Manchester Spinner Run Aground In Boston Harbor
The British steamer Manchester Spinner, sailing from Boston for St John New Brunswick, ran aground at the tip of Long Island in Boston harbor during a northwest gale. Tugs assisted after the windlass broke while at anchor in the lower harbor.
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Boston
St John
N. B
Long Island
Bridgeport Fuel Board Sets Anthracite Prices
The Bridgeport District Fuel Board announced fixed consumption prices for anthracite coal at a meeting. The plan caps deliveries to avoid straight six grades and sets blended mixes with No 1 buckwheat and buckwheat store at specified rates, ranging from 14.50 to 15.50 dollars per ton.
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Bridgeport District Fuel Board
Turkey balks at Armenian homeland plan at Near East Conference
Lausanne December 13 Turkey refused to designate any part of Turkey as a national home for Armenians. Ismet Pasha warned that such a move would be a new attempt to dismember Turkey.
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Turkey
Armenia
Lausanne
The
A. P
Ismet Pasha
Wilson may reenter public life activity signals retirement
Washington reports indicate Woodrow Wilson's withdrawal from Wilson and Colby law firm may signal renewed interest in politics. Friends say his health improves and he plans to devote more time to public affairs while remaining a discreet figure.
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Wilson
Washington
I. N
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson and Colby
S Street
White House
Stat
Colby Hen
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Swordsman
Friends of Privilege
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Idauer
Fairfield
Murphy
Carl B. Ericson
Phelan
Eugene Hartlett
William M. Colgai
Hartlett
Bridgeporter
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