Button Thefts Baffle Ranchers Near Cassidy's Ranch
Nanaimo B C December 13 A strange mystery unsettles Cassidy brothers and neighbors as buttons vanish from suits and dresses across six incidents. The Cassidy men, a brother in law, and Constable Bradner probe without leads while doors gain extra locks to halt the perplexing thefts.
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Nanaimo
B. C
Cassidy
William
Edward Cassidy
Edward
Mainwaring
Granty Mine
Bradner
Wright
Sensational Escape of Popular Cuban Bandit
Havana December 15 a Cuban bandit known as Arroyito, famed for robberies and kidnappings across the island, is again at large after escaping Matanzas prison through a hole in the wall. Authorities, with 250 guards and years in prison awaiting him, say locals will not aid pursuit. Arroyito, believed to have a fortune, has terrorized multiple regions in past years. He was recaptured briefly last spring while travelling from Matanzas to a village for a cock fight, but was chained and confined by guards before escaping again.
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Havana
Cuba
Matansas
Haa
Arroyito
Matangas
Deer killings rise this year in Hartford wardens report
Reports to the wardens show 69 deer killed so far this year, compared to 31 in all of 1921. Wardens suspect some killings go unreported. The law allows killing a deer when it damages crops.
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Hartford
Soldiers' Home Receives Deer Killed Near Tracks
Norwalk reports game warden Wilbur Ft Smith was sent to Wilton after Frederick Smith found a deer near the railroad east of the Wilton station. The deer, struck by a car or train, will be distributed under state law with three quarters going to the Soldiers' Home at Nordon and the rest to the finder.
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Norwalk
Wilbur Ft Smith
Wilton
Frederick Smith
Nordon
Mrs Muriel MacSwiney to Visit New Haven
Mrs Muriel MacSwiney widow of the late Cork Lord Mayor will arrive in New Haven on January 7 to address a mass meeting of the American Association for Recognition of the Irish Republic, announced today.
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New Haven
Muriel MacSwiney
Cork
Dublin
American Association For Recognition of
Women Buddies Work Snake Bites Kill Through Red Cross in India
Chicago reports Dec 15 details Miss Anna Hoyt national chairman Overseas Service League notes the Red Cross aid to former servicemen and families. League helped with 45 volunteer hostesses at summer training camps and partners with War Department welfare. In India 1921 snake bites caused 19 396 deaths, down from 26 048 in 1920. tigers and elephants also cited. Pomeroy Ohio notes 12 000 pounds of turkeys and chickens shipped to Pittsburgh area resulted in losses due to overstock. some fowls stored cold or shipped back.
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India
Chicago
France
Salvation Army
Vvice
Ameican Red Cross
Anna Hoyt
Emonsy Overseas Service League
Hoyt
Hit
League
War Department
Miss Hoyt
London
British India
Pomeroy
Ohio
Pitteburen
Destina
Auto registrations rise sharply in Canada in four years
In Ottawa on December 15 government figures show 70 900 automobiles registered in Canada. The total has nearly doubled over the past four years, reflecting rapid growth in vehicle ownership across the Dominion.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion
Petition files for Noroton Water line extension
The Public Utilities Commission received a petition by Septimus E. Gibson and 20 others requesting an order to extend the Noroton Water Company lines into the Springdale section of Noroton. The filing date is December 15.
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Hartford
Public Utilities Commission
Septimus E. Gibson
Commission
Noroton Water Company
Springdale
Heart Interest Songs Return Led By Only Just Suppose
Mr. Jazz promotes revival of heart interest songs as "Only Just Suppose" leads a Broadway comeback. Written by two unknown Boston authors, it faced initial rejection, found success after a vaudeville act popularized it in New York, and now tops publishers and performers lists as a cheerful fox trot. chorus excerpt provided.
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Jazz
Hoston
Boston
New York
Broadway
State Manufacturers Will Meet Tuesday in New Haven
The Manufacturers' Association of Connecticut will hold a meeting at the Hotel Taft in New Haven on Tuesday December 19. Officers and committee members will be elected and committees on traffic industrial relations technical information and finance and taxation will convene. Many manufacturers are expected to attend.
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Manufacturers’ Association of Connecticut
Taft
New Haven
Utilities Commission Seeks Grade Crossing Elimination
The State Public Utilities Commission has launched a campaign to remove deadly grade crossings in the state. The plan sent to New Haven, the State Highway Department, and Newington and six nearby property interests outlines ongoing efforts and local inquiries.
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Wartford
State Publs Utilities Commission
Nott
New Haven
Newington
Hearing Set for Grade Crossing Elimination at Clayton’s Crossing
Hartford man Eugene J. Porin appointed as owners seek a hearing at 1 30 a m on December 22 on the commission’s initiative to eliminate Clayton’s Crossing in Newington after numerous fatal automobile and other accidents.
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Clayton's Crossing
Newington
Commission For
Templeton to Address State Graduate Nurse and Board
Governor elect Templeton will address the State Graduate Nurse association and the State Board of Examiners of Embalmers to fill the unexpired term of James J. Lenehan, ending July 1, 1924. He will speak at Waterbury during the Graduate Association convention on December 25 and 26.
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State Board of Examiners of Embalmers
James J. Lenehan
Templeton
Waterbury
Graduate Association
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