Cabinet confronts reparations tangle in school policy
In Shinton on December 21, officials push a delicate reparations policy amid Franco British pressure and rumors of U S moves. Commissioner Wilson rebukes Mayor Atwater over using public funds to gain popularity, insisting East Side High’s $1,000,000 project be spent wisely by merit, not cronyism. Continued on Page Three.
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George R. Holme Shinton
United Sates
Germany
Washington
Board of Education
Lynn W. Wilson
Ausater
Fast Side High School
Atwater
East Side
Prescription Merchandising Looms in America
Bridgeport dealers agree to supply coal and certain alcoholic goods on doctors prescriptions as a looming trend in merchandising. Owen Burns urges abolition of the Board of Education, while ex officials question governance. Henry Gerrity, “Young McAuliffe,” is suspended by the State Boxing Commission for comments to officials.
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Owen Burns
Wilson
Atwater
Bridgeport
America
Henry Gerrity
Young McAuliffe
Hoxing Comston
United States
Dixie Shivers In Cold Wave Across the South
Atlanta reports a crippling cold spell gripping the region as ice and rain affect Georgia Virginia North and South Carolina while Florida remains sunny and warm. Arkansas endures temperatures four degrees below freezing with widespread wintry conditions.
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Atlanta
Florida
Virginia
North? Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Thief Steals Doctor's Bag of Instruments
A doctor reports a bag of surgical instruments stolen from a vehicle during a call on Vine Street this morning. Separate incident notes auto tools and a revolver stolen from left gear on Park Avenue between Benham and Nor: iat. Madrid obit page references Aure Poronat, deputy president, dying today.
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Graham Bernatelgy
Street
Tis
Vine Etrest
John Rebstock
Boston Avede
Park Ween Benham
Madrid
Aure Poronat
Tce
Chamber of Deputies
Fire Chief vows to arrest auto drivers racing to fires
Fire Chief Daniel E. Johnson announces a plan to arrest motorists who race to fire scenes. He notes three private cars per fire apparatus recently and urges drivers to pull to the curb immediately. New city and state rules give fire, police, and emergency vehicles priority and require motorists to yield.
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Daniel E. Johnson
Flanagan
Trac
Auto Ist
United States
Crowded Taxis Fined in City Court
Judge Arthur Comley fined 11 jitney drivers five dollars each for overloading crowded taxis. The list includes Victor Cimino, Michael Crucinio, Henry Macco, Domenic Di Seneva, Christopher Wella, Charles Welton, Kari Kaecheele, Peter Seranus, John Fabric, Edward Rasgar, and Robert Ginschea, with addresses noted.
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Arthur Comley
Theien
Victor Cimino
Newfield Avenue
Michael Crucinio
North
Venti
Henry Macco
Fairfield Avenue
Domenic di Seneva
Grand Street
Christopher Wella
Trumbull
Charles D. Welton
Jury Selection Progress in Belafani Murder Trial
In Stamford, Judge Newell Jennings presided as jurors for the Belafani murder case were whittled to ten by eleven am. Eleven panelists had been examined with eight excused by the defense and three by the state after thorough questioning by M H Kenealy and Mayor FitzGerald. The Scalian brothers face first degree murder charges in the July Montagnini killing in Stamford.
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Frank Belafani
Stamford
Newell Jennings
Criminal Superior Court
M. H. Kenealy
David G. FitzGerald
Nour
Scalian Brothers
Allesea
Igstius Montagnini
Fire in Mount Holyoke dormitory disrupts holiday escape
A basement fire at Rockefeller Hall Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Mass Dec 21 spread through upper partitions while ninety girls who were in chapel hurried back to save packed belongings as they prepared for Christmas holidays.
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South Hadley
Mass
Rockefeller Hall
Mount Holyoke College
Taxi Assault Case Continues In Fairfield Court
Continuances of one week were granted in Fairfield Town court to Bridgeport taxi drivers Joseph W. Valentine and James Sullivan who face assault charges on Mrs Henry Mover of 80 Hazelwood Avenue. Mrs Mayer remains confined at home after the alleged attack in a lonely Fairfield area.
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Fairfisia
Joseph W. Valentine
James Sullivan
Bridgeport
Henry Mover
Hazelwood Avenue
Mayer F
Fairfeld
Christmas Day Celebration for Bethlehem Tots
In Jerusalem on December 25 an unusual procession will mark Christmas in Bethlehem. Five hundred Armenian orphans from American Near East relief shelters in Jerusalem will march to the Church of the Nativity bearing small gifts crafted in their industrial school.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Government to sue Bridgeport Brass over war claims
Washington reports the government will sue Bridgeport Brass Co if no wartime settlement is reached at a conference. Col. Henry T. Anderson and Frank Reavis told the House Judiciary Committee that civil or criminal actions may be started against Thomas Roberts & Co and United States Marness Co within days.
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Washington
Bridgeport Brass Co
Henry T. Anderson
House Judiciary
Frank Reavis
Thomas Roberts & Co
Philadelphia
United States Marness Co
Rawson
W. Va
Col. Anderson
Extra Police to Direct Xmas Traffic
Additional officers have been detailed by Captain of Traffic James Walker to handle holiday crowds. An extra officer will be at every Main Street intersection from State Street to Congress Street, reflecting a citywide plan to provide heightened protection in busy areas during the Christmas season.
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James
Walker
Main Street
State 1
Congress Street
Sentence Suspended for Stealing Suit
Whiter Ross of 174 Lafayette Street surrendered to police this morning facing theft charges. He was fined 29 dollars plus costs and received a 30 day suspended jail sentence. A second suspect, Ryan of Waterbury, was charged with stealing items from Manufacturers Supply Co and given an 80 day suspended sentence after the appearance before Judge Boardman.
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Whiter Ross
Lafayette Street
Hoss
Howland Dry Seeds Co
Ryan
Waterbury
Gerseant John Curry
Warren
Manufacturers Supply Co
Boardman
Mayor Pushes Abolition of School Board in City
Mayor Fred Atwater calls for abolishing the Board of Education citing ongoing wrangling. He argues the board should be appointment-based and subservient to the city, suggesting he may reappoint Owens Burns and other members if the board is dissolved.
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Owen Burns
Board of Education
Burns
Fred Atwater
Mayor Atwater
Bridgeport
Board of Faucation
Mayas Atwater
Man's Collar Bone Broken in Accident
At noon today police had not completed their investigation into a motor accident yesterday injuring Solomon Schwartz of 54 Clarence Street with a broken collar bone and lesser injuries. Witnesses report a car numbered 7267 registered to FP Mortem Park of 206 Park Place.
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Solomon Schwartz
Clarence Street
FP. Mortem Park
Park Place
Prince George Improves After Appendicitis Operation
London dispatch reports Prince George in satisfactory condition after Tuesday surgery for appendicitis. The royal condition was described as most satisfactory with recovery expected.
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London
Prince George
Lion Killed by Bow and Arrow by Captain Styles
Captain C H Styles of Boston, on leave from Mitchell Field, boasts of killing a large mountain lion in Humboldt county California using a bow and arrow after the heart was pierced. Styles, a West Point graduate and World War II flyer once captured by Germans, says he crafts his own weapons and adds the trophy to his hunting record.
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Humboldt County
Cal
C H. Styles
Mitchell Field
Lincoln C. Cummings
Brookline
Styles
Styl
Wet Point
Vessel Cut In Half Nine Lives Lost
The Vintilis sank after a collision with Norwegian freighter Asturias off Nazaire France. Nine crew members, all married with families, perished as the ship broke in two in a heavy gale. The French captain and chief engineer swam ashore.
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Nazaire
France
A. P
Nantes
Belle Isle
St. Naraire
Ku Klux Klan Meeting Sparks Slur on Mayor
In New Britain on December 21 a Klan recruitment event at Turner Hall drew about 150 attendees including 20 women. Rev Dr Silas E Newton of Atlanta spoke amid security. The mayor Angelo Paonessa had said he would fire any employee linked to the Klan, and Newton’s remarks were read by some as a defense of the group. Newton invited attendees to apply for membership. numbers accepted were not learned.
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Ln.s
Ku Klux Klan
Turner Hall
Silas E. Newton
Atlanta
Newton
Angelo Paonessa
Ign
Court Orders Saloon Closed in Waterbury
City Court Judge William J. Larkin Jr ordered Prosecuting Attorney James A. Peasley to shut a Wood Street saloon deemed a public nuisance. This marks Waterbury’s first such court order after four police raids in the past year.
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Waterbury
William J. Larkin, Jr
James A. Peasley
Wood Street
Streets Committee Seeks $460000 For Street Work
The Streets and Sidewalks Committee of the Common Council discussed the 1923 24 budget last night and plans to present a requisition for 460000 to the Board of Apportionment. Funds would cover street and sidewalk work including culverts signs grading and penetration.
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The
Common Council
Thomas P. Doherty
City
Bernard Keating
Board of
Apportionment Board to Review City Transfers Next Thursday
The Board of Apportionment will meet next Thursday to consider transfers requested by city departments. Public Works Director George McCoughlin seeks about 52,145 to continue street and road work. Tax Collector Edward A. Drew is at his Manhattan Avenue home with a severe cold.
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George McCoughlin
Edward A. Drew
Manhattan Avenue
Daugherty Probe Nearing End In House Inquiry
Washington reports the House Judiciary Committee prepared to wind up its impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Daugherty sparked by Representative Keller. The panel is expected to end today with a formal report after Christmas recess, likely finding no impeachable basis in Keller's charges.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Representative Keller
Din
Ugherty
Keller
House
Gas Stove Starts Lunch Room Fire at Royal Lunch
An overheated gas stove at the Royal Lunch on 120 Fairfield Avenue sparked a small blaze this morning. Andy Boley alerted Dave Ribbins to summon help, pedestrians cried fire, and officers kept the crowd back as firefighters contained the scene. Damage expected under $50.
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Fairfield Avenae
Main
Fairfield Avenue
Andy Boley
Mann and
Fairfield
Dave Ribbins
Charles Myers
Orphans Benefit Will Detailed in Probate Court
The will of Catherine Donovan, who died December 13 in this city, was probated today. Estate valued at 24000. Bequests include 2009 to St Joseph's Home in Jersey City and 1060 to St Francis' Orphan Asylum in Hartford. Remainder to Edward F. Donovan and John R. Donovan, sons. Judge Thos C. Coughlin named executor. Thomas McCormack and Ralph Teera named appraisers.
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Catherine Donovan
St, Joseph's
Jersey City
St. Francis’ Orphan Asylum
Hartford
Edward F
John RB. Donovan
Thox C. Coughlin
Thomas McCormack
Ralph T. “Eera
Hemphill Not Dead Afterall Surprises York Fans
York headlines reveal Charley Hemphill, once linked to the New York Americans and a former Yankee, was reported dead but later confirmed alive. Officials had sought funds for a burial after a death misidentification, with sister Mrs W A McKnight of Jersey City, New Jersey, clarifying the confusion.
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York
New York
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