11 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1923
Page
1
A flawed OCR summary notes a man named Kenney seeking admission to the New York state bar. The fragment mentions October, exam results, and references to individuals and locations in New York in a garbled historic record.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered phrases about work availability and unclear names. The readable parts suggest a news brief noting fall in available work across the state, with garbled inserts that resemble placeholders or non English terms. The piece lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable persons to anchor a fuller summary.
Norwalk story recounts a burly local woman, Mary Avdick or Rowaston, fined costs after a trial before Judie Deoarge. Purdy, described as crippled, allegedly struck and chased others, prompting the order to leave while the defendant received blows. The scene ends with authorities stating they acted with good will.
The British cabinet meets to determine Premier Stanley Baldwin's course and the Tory government. Reports say some ministers favor Baldwin remaining, while others urge resignation. Liberal leaders weigh support for a changed policy if Baldwin stays briefly.
Fragmented report alleges fraud in a 2,500,000 Webb will dispute. Key figures named include Mrs Webb, her husband, and related executors as investigators probe causes and potential probate outcomes. The case centers on accusations of attempted manipulation of the will and wrongful possession of assets.
Washington reports that retail food prices increased generally across the United States for the year ending November. Increases ranged from eight percent in Chicago to two percent in Atlanta Dallas Norfolk and Richmond with several cities showing five to six percent gains and others three to four percent. Substantial declines appeared in some cities such as Baltimore and Havana with a one percent fall in Atlanta and minor declines elsewhere.
New York State officials take formal action in the Rothenberg murder investigation. Greene County District Attorney Charles Collin and Attorney General Pete Goldstein consider a grand jury inquiry into the killing of seven year old Howard Rothenberg of Newark, New Jersey. The case centers on nurse Anna Sobin named as state witness and the parents filing a formal murder charge.
New York city woman Doette Ate fired two bullets into her husband, Greg Tiseck, at home after a breakfast dispute. Elsice Gross confessed she shot him. he died instantly at age 22. She waited for police, claimed jealousy and threats led to the act.
Mexico City report says federal troops hold Ciudad Victoria Tampico and Tuxpalo as order is being restored in the Tampico region. Rebels claim uprisings in Tabasco while central officials trust Obregon ally to rally opposition. Congress adjourned leaving Obregon with extraordinary powers to raise and direct forces against revolutionary Adolfo De La Huerta and General Guadalupe Sanchez.
Patrolman Vincent Skelly brought back to Naugaluck Matthew Lonergan of Waterbury on a charge of violating motor vehicle laws. Lonergan, driver of a Hudson limousine, sideswiped a car near Weber's corner in Union City and fell 34 feet onto the Stalley tracks on November 1. He disappeared after the crash until Bristol authorities detained him awaiting a Naugy warrant. Chief Morris may charge him with operating under the influence. the vehicle belonged to Lonergan’s brother and was badly wrecked.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church will hold a 3 PM Wednesday fair with a variety sale of upticles, housedresses, and more. A supper at 6 with ham, egentope pata, Treas, cabbrie salad, pie and coffee is 60 cents. At 8 PM a rural comedy drama Teacon Dubbs will be performed, admission 35 cents. Thursday features a domestic bakery sale and more entertainment. Committees led by Mrs Edwin Miller and Mrs G L Tinian organize the event.
A permanent congressional commission was appointed to sit at intervals until September when the next Congress will convene.
1923 report from International News Service notes 2,165 deaths from tainted alcohol across 22 major U.S. cities during Christmas season. Figures cover imported liquors, etherized beer, home brews, and illicit distilleries with conservative estimates likely undercounting total fatalities. New York City records lead with 863 deaths. other cities include Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Los Angeles. Authorities warn that bootleg liquor continues to flood border and coastal ports as enforcement widens and health departments brace for further losses.
Donovan funeral planned for Thursday in New Haven area amid a flood of Prohibition era references. The piece notes deaths, police actions, and political figures tied to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania enforcement, with scattered mentions of cities like Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Newark, reflecting national saloon busts and enforcement efforts.
Lansing Kansas dispatch reports a fierce gun battle expected before four prisoners who sealed a major Kansas state penitentiary wall are captured. Wounded Charles Kavanaugh names accomplices John Snrteel and others as resisting capture. Selbvel, Wasler, Belon Nichterson, Walter Geary, and Drigitte Pratt are said to face lengthy prison terms. The escape involved a guard's keys, a weapon believed to be smuggled in, and plans to blow the prison.
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