Chapman Chapman stay of sentence delayed for appeal
Connecticut Governor John Srumbarth grants a reprieve delaying Gerard Chapman’s execution. The stay until June 24 allows an appeal to be prepared and reviewed by the Supreme Court. The warden of the state prison will halt the sentence and preserve the condemned inmate’s status.
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Chapman Ets
TINE
al of
Chapman
Eastove
Appuiditinan
I OF ET
Neyo Superies
Prise
Elias
Eich
Supreme Court of Arrors
Gerard Chapman
John “Srumbarth
Connecticut
Norwegian relief expedition faces doubt at ice edge
Scientists in Oslo questioned the Norwegian government air relief plan to Seek Amundsen and Ills worth flyers, arguing the order to stop at the ice edge hampers locating Amundsen. Poor visibility along the northern ice fields adds to concern.
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Oslo
Norway
Amundsen
Gov Trumbull Delays Signing Bills After 1945 Legislature
Hartford reports Governor John H. Trumbull will not rush to sign measures adopted by the 1945 legislature. With printer delays and a state manual update underway, it is expected the governor may take nearly a month to sign the remaining acts. Printing of the public acts of 1925 will also be delayed but preparations for appointments made during his term proceed.
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Hartford
John H. Trumbull
Willie
Saloon Ordered Closed for Year Over Volstead Violations
Judge ranking Cooper in federal court grants an order directing Patlack Saloon at Colombo O'Dell Street Endicott New York be padlocked for the year due to numerous violations of the Volstead act.
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Albany
N. Y
Rank Cooper
Christopher Colombo
O'Dell Street
Endicott
Hartford Public Schools Close at Noon due to Heat
Public schools in Hartford closed at noon today because of heat. Thermometers ranged from 82 to 94 degrees. The hottest day of the year was tempered somewhat by a fresh breeze at midday.
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Hartford
Former Local Young Man to Be Ordained Priest
Attorney Kawa L Stephens of Waterbury and Naugatuck, son of the late Catherine Heffrin Stephens, will be ordained at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Baltimore on June 13 by Archbishop Michael J Unsley. He will celebrate his first Mass at St Francis Xavier in Waterbury on June 14. Born in Waterbury, he grew up in Naugatuck, attended local schools, graduated from Naugatuck High School, and studied at Phillips Exeter Academy and Georgetown University, earning a Georgetown Law degree in 1916 and joining the D C and Connecticut bars before entering Belmont Abbey in Maryland for priestly formation.
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Joseph Rlanal
Catherin Heffrin Stephens
South View Street
Waterbury
Tormey Naugatuck
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Alary
Balimore
Michael Jd. Unsley
Baltimore
Mather Stevens
Mather Stephens
Waterbiry
Naugatuck
Naugatuck High
Father Stephens
Phillipseixter Academy
Ixter
MN. H
Georgetown University
Georgetown Law School
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Stephens
Belmont Abbey
Belmont
M. G
SVZA Lodge 25th Anniversary Celebration Planned
Sven lodge No. 24 of the Order of Vasa marks its 25th anniversary with a Saturday banquet at Pythian hall. A 6 80 dinner is served by Sveaborg lodge ladies led by Mrs. Anderson of Spencer Street, with C. J. Rolander of Worcester as principal speaker. Oscar Peterson of New Jersey is expected. Carl W. Thompson presides as toastmaster. Dancing follows with Buckmiller Orchestra. Limited tickets available through committee members.
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Sven Lodge
Order of Vasa
Pythian Hall
Sveaborg Lodge
John Anderson
Spencer Street
C. J. Rolander
Worcester
Mass
Oscar Peterson
New Jersey
Carl W. Thompson
Buckmiller Orchestra
Carl Thompson
Gustav Severson
M. A. Erickson
Carl Salmonson
Anton Anderson
Axel Anderson
N. P. Lindahl
Algor Gabrielson
Carlo W. Olson
Carl J. Jonnson
Secretary Weeks Shows Marked Improvement Today
Boston june 4 secretary of war John W Weeks who has been critically sick at Phillips House Massachusetts General hospital after gall stones operation showed marked improvement today recovery anticipated bulletin issued by Drs Jones and Brigham says he had the best night since Saturday condition not as good at ten last night as seven but again turned for the better temperature and pulse remain the same
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Boston
Mass
John W.W. Weeks
Phillips House
Massachusetts General Hospital
D. H. Jones
H.G. Brigham
Planes to be used in north search
Copenhagen June 4 The Norwegian naval station at Horten expected to test today the two monoplanes which if satisfactory will be taken to Spitsbergen Saturday to begin a search for the missing Amundsen ironsworth North Pole flyers comprising two aeroplanes and six men. Both monoplanes are equipped with wireless so that the Norwegian Government will be in constant communication with the command officers and ear search additional lance. Quickly if the Amundsen sworth party is found in distress. It is proposed to divide up the territory so there would be no possibility of missing the party across the Norwegian expedition the french expedition under Captain Charcot and the American expedition under Captain Donald Macmillan.
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Copenhagen
Horten
Norway
Spitsbergen
Amundsen-illsworth
Norwertiar
Conmand
Ear Sench
Amundsensworth
Charcot
Donald Macmillan
Seven Die In Gotham Heat Wave in Sector
New York report states seven deaths from the heat wave in the city and surrounding area. Heat brought crowds to parks and beaches while officials warned residents to take precautions amid rising temperatures.
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Gotham Sector
Heat Crazed Man Slays Eight in Hamilton
A heat driven man Lloyd Russell aged 41 in Hamilton Ohio killed his mother sister sister in law and five of her children before fatally shooting himself after injuring eight others in the heat marked tragedy.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Lloyd Russell
Appeal Aims to Raise Naugatuck Legion Endowment Quota
Chairman Samuel J. Lyons seeks rapid support for Naugatuck Post No. 17 to meet a 4800 dollar share of a national 5 million endowment fund. Letters urge residents to contribute within ten days to back the American Legion Endowment Fund, payable to the Endowment Fund and sent to local bank treasurers.
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Samuel J. Lyons
Naugatuck
American Legion
Lyon
Conn
America
Naugatuck Post No. 17
Ameerican Legion
American Legion Endowment Fund
A. H. Dayton
Naugatuck National Bank
Raymond W. Paul
Naugatuck ‘Givings Bank
American Legion “Endowment Fund
Naugatuck Clergyman Sets Good Example for State Solons
Rev. Arthur F. Lewis rector of St. Michaels Episcopal church and House of Representatives chaplain in Hartford, and Speaker Darby, doffed their coats as the House began closing sessions. Following this, state lawmakers followed suit and shirt sleeves prevailed, while some senators kept coats on.
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Arthur F. Lewis
St. Michaels Episcopal Church
House of Representatives
Flartford
Darhbie
House
Governors hosts aviators at Bethany flying field meet
Gov. Trumbull and Edward Kelly welcome Bert Acosta and Leroy Thompson of Colonial Air Line to Bethany as guests at an evening banquet. United States Senator Bingham and army Major Hensley plus Hartford National Guard Major Freeman plan to attend. Harris Whittemore Jr. leads Colonial Air Line as plans unfold for a June 27 air meet at Naugatuck field.
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Bert Acosta
Leroy Thompson
Colonial Air Line Inc
Hartford
Bethany
John Hi ‘Trumbull
Edward Kelly
Bridgeport
Airdrome Inn
United States
Flytam Bingham
Bingham
Aotve
United States Army
Hensley
Mitchel
Long Island
Freeman
National Guard
Harris Whittemore, Jr
Colonial Air Lin Ine
I ‘S
Naugatuck Aviation Field
Yale Oarsmen Under Wraps Due 10 Heat
Gales Ferry June 4 Yale oarsmen at practice deferred to heat this morning. Coach Leader ordered a two mile easy paddle then rest until evening for strenuous work. Despite heat crew weights are kept and in good condition. Picture takers were on site as official photo day. camermen banned from now until race day.
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Gales Ferry
Yale
Naugatuck Man Weds Bryn Mawr Student
William FF. Smith of Naugatuck, Villanova class of 1925, wed Miss Katherine A. Bradley of Bryn Mawr at Immaculate Conception church in Hilton Maryland. Smith, a Sanitary Engineering degree candidate, has a strong background in radio work at Villanova and in Hyattsville. The marriage was kept private by class president Colantuono, who served as best man. The couple planned to reside temporarily in Atlantic City.
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William FF. Smith
Villanova
Smith
Villanova Prep
Villanova College
Frank Rafferty
P. P. Arno
Immaculate Conception Church
Hilton
Katherine A. Bradley
Bryn Mawr
Catholic Girls’ High School
Philadelphia
Hammond
Wynewood
Atlantic City
U S Would Blockade The Entire Coast
Washington June 4 A liquor proof wall around the United States to prevent smuggling of wet goods permanently is the objective of the government's rum war the treasury disclosed today General Lincoln Andrews held marshal of the prohibition forces declared I believe that we can make the borders and the coast lines as difficult for the liquor smuggler to reach though they were an armed enemy Andrews told the International News Service Details of a general plan to bring about observation of the dry law are being worked out by Andrews who was selected by President Coolidge to head enforcement and to co n Continued on Page 23
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Reac A
Eney
Andrews
Coolidge
Fifty Driven Out Today in Springfield Fire
Witty men, women and children were driven from two tenement blocks on Union Street and Columbus Avenue by a blaze. Patrolman Daniel Dowd rescued two children from a burning upper-story room in the Columbus Avenue building. Several residents were affected by smoke as the fire burned a print shop.
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Springfield
Mass
Union Street
Columbus Avenue
Daniel Dowd
Kirby Admits Slaying While Aiming to Dodge Electric Chair
Augusta Maine June 4 Kirby confessed to killing Miss Aida Hayward to escape the electric chair in New York He says the motive was to save his wife and to avoid New Yorks death penalty The alleged crime spanned multiplelocations including Nyack and Winthrop Maine as investigators link him to the burning cottage and other murders He faces first degree murder charges and life imprisonment with the confession unlikely to be used in court
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Augusta
Maine
Harry A. Kirby
Aida Hayward
New York
Wirby
Nyack
Kirby
Miss Hayward
Enna M. Townes
Hayward
Lake Maranacook
Winthrop
Kennebec County
New York State
Lfe
Heat Wave Closes All Springfield Schools
Springfield Mass June 4 due to excessive heat all public schools in the city were ordered closed. This marks the first time a local school department record shows such an order.
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Springfield
Mass
New York Bride of Former Naugatuck Man
Miss Catherine J. Marsh daughter of Magistrate Norman J. Marsh of 911 Park Avenue New York married Dr David Chapman Bull son of Dr and Mrs Thomas Marcus Bull of Church Street in the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. The Rev Henry Sloane Coffin officiated and a Colony Club reception followed.
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Catherine J. Marsh
Norman J. Marsh
Park Avenue
New York
David Chapman Bull
Thomas Marcus Bull
Church Street
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Henry Sloane Coffin
Colony Club
Seth Binghian
Fullpatuck
Margaret Marsh
Mira
W. W. JK. Freeman
Philadelphia
Pall
John Colton Wells, Jr
Alexander J. Blanton
Indianapolis
Helen Marsh
Donald Seymour Tuttle
Naugatuck
Dr Bull
Harris Whittemore, Jr
Arthur Bliss Dayton
Hawaiian Islands
Tthe Presbyterian Hospital
Bull
Hotchkiss School
Yale University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Presbyterian Hospital
107Th Infantry
France
Lightning Strikes Wooster Street House in Storm
A dwelling on Wooster Street owned by Louis Kosko was struck by lightning during a brief afternoon shower. Fire started but was quickly extinguished by Mrs. Anastasia Kosko and her son, who were home and slightly frightened. The incident followed a vivid thunderclap as the storm cooled humid air.
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Wooster Street
Louis Kosko
Anastasia Kosko
Eight Dead in Hamilton Ohio Heat Wave Tragedy
A heat wave sweeping much of the country is blamed for multiple deaths. Hamilton Ohio reports eight fatalities including Lloyd Hussell who killed his mother and five nieces during a temporary mental breakdown. Across New York Chicago Detroit and Minneapolis area storms and prostrations add to the toll as New Haven records a possible June high. Local authorities note 100 degree readings and factory shutdowns amid the heat.
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Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Hamilton
Obioa
Lloyd Hussell
New York
Chicago
Detroit
New Longhound
Iowa
Minneapolis
New Britain Senior Officer Dies Suddenl y
New Britain police veteran James English, 67, died of heart disease while showering at headquarters in the morning. Born in Ireland, he came to New Britain as a child and served 38 years on the force. Survived by wife, two sons, two daughters, and a brother. Mayor Paonessa and C hi Haut praised his record in statements.
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New Britain
Frank M. Tenelish
English
Offiicer English
Ireland
A. N. Paonessa
Chi W. GC. Haut
Hmneglish
FAMOUS ASTRONOMER FLAMMARION IS DEAD
Camille Flammarion leading French astronomer and author dies at Juvisy head of the observatory aged 83 La Liberte notes he argued Mars is inhabited and helped shape public interest in astronomy.
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Flammarion
Saris
Camille Flammarion
Juvisy
la Liberti
Hawaii
M. Camille Flammarion
Cerritory
Mars
Coast Guardsmen Capture Launch Three Men Taken
Coast Guardsmen from Greenport Long Island secured the gag screw launch K 14910 from Providence R I and handed three men to federal authorities in New London for hearings on a conspiracy charge. The men are James Adams William Maher and Charles Nelson.
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New London
Conn
Greenport
Long Island
Providence
R. L
Ares James Adams
William
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H. M. Alcorn
John J. Trumbull
Gov. Trumbull
Edward
SVZA
Supreme President of
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Pole
Werester
Logal Legion Post
Naugatuck Post
Berator
Hiram Bingham
Bethany Airdrome Inn
Yale Oarsmen
William F. Smith
U. S
Lincoln Andrews
Renal
Miss Aida
Mrs. Kirby Timocent
N. H. Marsh
New Haven Weather Bureau
New Haven
Federal Weather Bureau Office
Norwich
Mercury
Geneva
Frank M. English
Maher
Charles Nelson
Coast Guard
Block Island
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