davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
RUSH TO LICENSE DOGS.

An unprecedented rush to license
dogs before the close of business to-
morrow and thereby avoid the pay
ment of a 81 penalty, made the office
of City Clerk A. L. Thompson at city
hall one of the busiest offices in the
city today. The law provides that a
81 fine shall be taxed on all licenses
issued after the first day of May.
Present indications are that several
hundred more dogs will be licensed
this year than last.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
REAPPOINTS COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Paonessa Names Members OF
Official Families to Posts They Have
Held For Past Year.

Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa made an
nouncement today of the following re-
appointment to commissioners:
Louis A. Oldershaw, republican and
Martin II. Kinney, democrat, to the
board of public works for three year
terms; James 7. O'Connor, democrat,
and Edwin Lasher, republican, to the
board of compensation and assess
ment for three year terms; James
Coyle and, William T. O'Brien, demo-
Gratis, and Boleslaw Mysiliswiecz, re-
publican, for two year terms on the
board of. public charities; DIR. Joseph
Walsh, democrat and DR.. M. S. Dunno,
republican, for three year terms on
the health board; b. w. Hawley, re-
publican, and w. +. Delaney, demo-
crat, FOR three year terms on the park
commission.
James j. Naughton is reported to
he one Of the mayors preferences for
place on the public amusements
commission and if Mr., Naughton will
accept. it Is expected that he will be
named in the course of day or two,
IF appointed. he will fill out the unex-
pired term of William Hopkins, re-
signed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
CAN'T ENFORCE DRY
Law ON THE Ocean
Continued From First Page.

agreed that American ships cannot
have aboard intoxicating liquors with
in American territorial waters, but be-,
lieved the prohibition should not ap-
ply to foreign ships.
The majority opinion held that the
words Transportation" and "importa-
ton as used in prohibition legisla-
ton are to be taken in their ordinary
sense Transportation is held to be
carrying from one locality to another,
it added, and 1t is not necessary that
the transfer of possession or title
should be contemplated.
In that connection the court OBJ
served that one cannot carry liquor in
his own automobile for his own use.
Importation consists. the court said,
of bringing commodity into the
country from the outside entrance
through customs house not being
necessary to constitute importation In
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
NELSON'S BODY GOES HOME.
Senator's Funeral VIII Be Held
There, Probably on Friday.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 3o.--The
body of United States Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota. who died sud :
denly on a Pennsylvania railroad
train near York, Pa, Saturday night
while on the way from Washington to
his home in Alexandria, Mimi, left
here yesterday afternoon for Chicago.
From there it will be taken to st.
Paul and then to Alexandria, where
the funeral will be held, probably
Friday.
The body was accompanied from
Harrisburg by Simon Michelet, sec
rotary to Senator Nelson, and George
w. Wells Jr., of st. Paul. Minnesota,
state insurance commissioner, who
was on the sleeping car in which the
senator was stricken.
The senator's sudden death was
due to heart trouble, brought on, ac-
cording' to physicians, by grip and
colds from which he had suffered
during the winter and by weaknesses
of hts age. He was so years old,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
STEPS TAKEN TO ELIMINATE
DANGEROUS TRAFFIC POINT
American Hardware Corp. Willing to
Allow City TO Cut Away Land
For Street Improvement.

Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa. City Engin-
Ger Joseph D. Williams, Chairman T.
w. Grove of the board of public
works and Vice President George T.
Kimball of the American Hardware
corporation conferred this morning
relative to the proposed cutting away
of the southeast corner OF Main street
and Franklin square, to relieve traf-
f1c congestion at this point.
If part of the corner is cut away,
traffic going south on Elm street can
cross into Franklin square without
turning two corners as Is necessary at
present Some time ago Mr.. Kimball
told the mayor that he felt the
American Hardware corporation
would be willing to give the city a
part of its land for this purpose.
City Engineer Williams will draw
sketches of the proposed cut which
will then be submitted to the directors
of the corporation for action.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
CARLSON HEARING TUESDAY
Alleged Wife Murderer Will Be Pre-
scented in Court Tomorrow Morning
May Waive Examination.

John A. Carlson, alleged murderer
of his wife, Mrs Gerda Nelson Carl
son, will be given a hearing before
Judge George w. klett in police court
tome rrow morning at $3.50 o'clock.
Carlson was arraigned in police court
last Friday morning following his al
legged confession to the New Britain
police on Thursday afternoon. He was
represented by Attorney F. f. Nc
Donough who asked for q continu-
ance of the case until tomorrow morn
ing. Counsel for the accused will
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
YACHT Is WRECKED.

New London, April 30.--The power
yacht Thelma Phoebe is fast break
ing up near Chalmount, Fishers Is
land, where she grounded in yester-
day mornings storm and only 100 OF
the 1000 cases of liquor in her cargo
have been salvaged. The body of Rob-
erts, her negro cook, lost in trying
to reach shore on mattress, has not
been recovered. The other seven men
of the crew are at Fishers Island in
custody of Inspector of Customs Jere-
miah Dillon of this city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Tax Collector LOOMS Is
Host to More Than 600

Saturday was one of the busiest
days in the history of personal tax
collections, more than 900 having
called at the office of Collector Ber-
nadotte LOOMS to pay their 50 as
sessments During the month of
April. more than $1,000 was collected
in personal taxes and about $4,000
in property taxes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
REAL DANCE HOUNDS.

Baltimore. April 30.-Eight dancers
in an endurance contest here claimed
at $3.50 o'clock this morning to have
equalled the 1872 hour mark set at
youngstown. O., last Saturday despite
interference by the police which
obliged the contestants to go to anoth-
er hall outside city limits. They were
transferred in motor trucks shuffling
about in the machines as they rode.
Returning to the fourth regiment
army early today the eight--five men
and three women--were still dancing
at noon
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
DISTURBER FINED SIS

Bridgeport, April So,--Henry Maui.
ner, "a, of New York, who objected
to Count Laszio Szechenyi, Hungarian
ambassador to the United State,
bringing to Bridgeport the greetings
Of the Hungarian republic and who
started a disturbance yesterday wher
the count was addressing an audience
here was fined SIS with costs today
by Judge Boardman In the city court
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
SUGAR DOWN? READ /.

Boston, April 3o.-While Mayor
Curley was calling on the public to
impose a rigid boycott on sugar until
the price should drop and Governor
Cox was saying that his family was
buying sugar only on hand to mouth
basis the price at wholesale dropped
1-20 of one cent a pound here today.
Retail dealers charging from IL to
IL cents a pound said they did not
see how they could make any reduc-
lions vet
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
SOW SEED BY PLANE.

Washington, April 3o.-Forestation
|of hitherto inaccessible mountain
areas in Hawaii has been successfully
begun by the sowing of seed by army
hviators over an area of eight square
miles. A report received today by
the war department from Major Gen.
Charles p. summerall, commanding
the Hawaiian department said the
new venture revealed possibilities OF
great naval value.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
WALTER HAGEN WEBS.

New York, April 30.--Walter Ha-
gen, American pro golf star who holds
the British open championship, was
married today to Mrs. Edna Crosby
Straus of West Long Branch, N. ].
They will sail tomorrow on the Aqui-
tania for Great Britain. Hagen will
defend his title in the British open
championship in June at Troon,
Scotland.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
BIG STORM, SMALL DAMAGE

Slight damage was done by the
heavy rainfall over the week end, the
most serious damage being reported
at the ice house. conducted by John
Geragosian on East street, where the
wind blew off part OF the roof and
knocked down one wall of the frame
structure. Several limbs of trees were
blown off and were removed by Street
Superintendent Joseph Scheidel. The
rainfall at Shuttle Meadow was re-
ported to be 2& inches.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
COURT RECEssEs NEXT WEEK

Washington, April So.--The SUI
preme court after sitting next Monday
to deliver opinions and to receive mo-
tons will recess until May 81. 1t will
hear no arguments in any case dur
ing the remainder of the present term
after the close of this week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
TIME TANGLE In N. E.
Eay State Changes Clocks Officially
Optional Elsewhere Except in New
Harm hiuo
Hampshire.

Boston, April 30.-When Massachu-
sets clocks were set ahead one hour
at 2 o'clock yesterday morning the
other New England states remained
aloof from the summer time" move
ment. The majority of New England
states left the cities and towns to dc
as they wished in the matter of day
light saving, but one, New Hampshire,
resolutely opposed tampering with the
clock and sought to impose a fine on
offending municipalities.
BY legislative enactment summer
time will be observed in this state un-
I'll September 80 next. The New
Hampshire house last week adopted
a resolution providing for fine not to
exceed $500 for the city or town
adopting daylight saving. The senate
has still to pass on the resolution
Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island
have left their municipalities free to
act as they choose in the matter Of
time.
One Maine city, Biddeford, will
operate on two time schedules After
the industrial plants of the city had
decided on daylight saving the citi-
zens at a special election voted to re-
tain standard time for schools and all
other activities under control of the
city.
In Maine each city and town will
decide the question for itself. Yer
mont as whole favors standard time,
but some Of the cities have adopted
daylight saving. In Rhode Island the
leading cities and all but 10 Of the
towns have adopted summer time.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
WATERBURY OFFICIAL DIES.

Waterbury, April 3o.--George E.
Carroll, 80, commissioner Of the board
of health, died early today at st.
Mary's hospital after an illness Of
some months. He was treasurer of d.
E. Carroll & Co., commission mer-
chants in produce.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Firemen Put Out Blaze
In Visiting Nurse Auto

Engine Co. No. 3 was called out on
a still alarm at 1890 o'clock this
morning to extinguish blaze in an
automobile owned by the Visiting
Nurse association and which was
parked at the corner of North street
and Hartford avenue.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Mrs. Margaret smith Riecker.

Mrs. Margaret Smith Riecker, 81
years old. OF 3s Fairview street. died
Sunday evening. after a short illness
OF pneumonia. She Is survived by
two brothers. Samuel J. Smith of New
Britain and Thomas ]. Smith OF
Springfield. Mass, one sister Catherine
Smith of Springfield. two nieces May
and Margaret Queenin, and one
nephew Raymond ]. Queenin. all of
this city. The funeral will be held
from st. Joseph's church Wednesday
morning at 0 o'clock.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
1fl1t1rralH
Miss Rose Clark

The funeral Of Miss Rose Clark was
held this morning at S:45 O'Clock
from the Tarrant & Haffey undertake
ing parlors on Myrtle street and at 8
o'clock from st. Mary's church. Rev
Raymond Clabby officiated at the
church and at the grave. The pail
bearers were Joseph Slattery of Hart.
ford, Joseph Pelletier of Hartford
William Nulty and Thomas Clark OF
New Britain. Interment was in St
Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
GEN. o.DuFrY IN NEW YORK

New York, April 3o,-Gen. Owen
ODuffy. chief commissioner of the
Irish Free state civic guard which
copes with Ireland's civil crimes, ar
rived on the Cedric today to attend
the international police conference
which opens here this afternoon.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
WILL RESUME WORK.

Hazleton, Pa, April 30.--The 1900
mine workers of the Jeddo Highland
Coal Co., remained away from work
to-day in protest against the refusal
|of the company to advance the hour
|for paying the men from $3.50 p. m.
Ito D. m. Work will be resumed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
LARKIN IN IRELAND

Dublin, April 80. - James Larkin,
the Irish labor agitator, who landed
in England last week after being de-
ported from the United States as an
undesirable alien, arrived today at
Kingstown. He was cheered by a
crowd at the pier,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
TO RECOVER ssss.7s

In the court of common pleas,
Hartford, Judge Dickinson has decid-
ed in favor of the Fiske Tire Co., Inc.
of Hartford in its suit against Charles
Y. Mccarthy of New Britain for the
recovery of SS55,79.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
WANT TO END LEGISLATURES.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 3o.--An ef-
fort to terminate the present session
of the Illinois Legislature which is de-
clared to be attacking practically
every Industry In the state" has been
launched by the Illinois Manufactur-
ers' association.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
FLOOD LOSSES 81, 900. 900.

Fredericton. N. B., April 3o--Spring
Hoods the worst experienced in the
province since 1887 today had caused
|1amage estimated at more than ST.
to0,00o with conditions steadily be-
fominE more serious.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Mrs. Irene Robertson Moore

Mrs. Irene Robertson Moore, aged
70 years, died this morning at the
home of her daughter. Mre. Clifton
Mckenna. Of 4 Golf street, Maple
Hill. The funeral will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock. Services
will be conducted at the home by Rev.
Tillman B. johnson. pastor Of Salem
Baptist church. New Rochelle. N. Y.
Interment will be In Cypress Hill
cemetery, Brooklyn.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Plan Liquor Business.

New York, April 30.-Officials of
American and foreign steamship com
panies went into hasty conference
at the offices of the Cunard line this
afternoon to devise a plan for the
holding of maritime liquor business
under the supreme court ruling.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
BODY DliNrIFIED.

Kent, Conn. April 3o.-A mans
body found in the Housatonic river
here today was identified as that of
Fred Carter, 10. who had been missing
from his home for three weeks.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
TO ERECT sign BOARD
Chamber of Commerce Directors to
Mark Point Where Traffic Turns
Towards New Britain.

A large sign board pointing the way
to New Britain will be erected at the
corner of Berlin street and Farming
ton avenue, Berlin, according to &C
ton taken at a meeting of the direc-
tors of the Chamber of Commerce at
noon today
Plans for the joint smoker with the
Lions and Rotary club Wednesday
evening were discussed.
E. H. Cooper, Z. w. Pelton, l., a.
Sprague and C. b. Parsons were APP
pointed directors of the United Com
munty corporation for two years and
Joseph II. Lamb for one year.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Rivers On Rampage.
Conn. River Rising.

Springfield, Mass. April 30.-Ris-
ing three feet in the last Is hours the
Connecticut river here reached a
height OF IA feet above mean low
water at noon today. The level
reached during the high water Of
early April was less than two feet
higher than this. That the rise is
likely to be of short duration is in
Dictated by the fact that 1t is already
falling at points further north. Flood
warnings have been sent out by the
weather bureau at Hartford.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Dratha
John r.. Hennesscy

Word has been received here OF the
death OF John II. Hennessey. which
occurred Saturday night at Proyi.
dence, r. ]. Mr.. Hennessey was a
former resident OF Willimantic. and
was brother Of the late Timothy
Hennessey OF this city. He has sew
eral relatives here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
INCREASES DIVIDEND.

New York, April 30.-The Ahmeke
Mining Co., today increased its quar-
terly dividend from 81 to $3.50.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
WALL STREET STOCK
EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street Noon.-Prices sagged
steadily throughout most OF the list
during the morning. Sugar ana oil
shares were susceptible to bear pres
sure losses OF to points being
n n M ~
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
Mrs. H. Il. Weed

The funeral Of the late Mrs. Henry
L. Weed was held this afternoon at
1880 o'clock. Services were conducted
at the B. c. Porter funeral parlors on
Court street, Rev. Harry s. Lands Of
ficiating. Burial was in CRANKY.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
train SERVICE IS
HAMPERED BY FLOOD


track on the Bristol branch was under
water today and there were numerous
washouts on the main line OF the
White mountain division south OF
Plymouth.
A mudslide from a steep bank COW
cred the tracks OF the southern divi-
sion between Franklin and East And
over.
Rivers On Rampage.
Boston. April 30.-The rivers OF
northern New England. swollen by
the heavy rains of the last two days
are on a rampage. Several dams
have been swept away, bridges dam
aged and long stretches Of railroad
track washed out and many high
ways are under water.
Trains have been cancelled on sew
eral divisions of the Maine Central
railroad and portions OF the Boston
and Maine system. Great log drives
breaking their booms have been swept
away. @f
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
100 CHICKENS BURNED
Barn on Hunter Road, Used as Coop,
Is Destroyed by Fire Early This

About $50 chickens were burned to
death and a small barn, used as a
chicken coop, was destroyed in an
early morning blaze at the home Of
Thomas Daddy on Hunter road. En-
CINE Cos. No. and No. answered
an alarm from Box 337.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30
WIFE MISSING FROM HOME.

Joseph Koupta of 10 Gold street
reported to the police department to-
day that his wife left home last FRI
day and has not returned since.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-30

TODAY'S TREASURY REPORT.
i. S. Treasury-Balance s39S,976,706
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-03
Billy Evans. Says

: At the recent meeting Of the foot
ball 4coaches in New York, Earle
Neale, who last. seasonawas in charge
Of the washington and Jefferson
squad, offered a unique sugesst lion.
Neaie was in favor Of i change w y
latingS to {uinbies and intetcspted
forward rasses.. His ihsassNass Tint
no gains should be allowed on FUN
bied ball Or intercepted fciward I&ss,
The bali should merely 90 ito the
team recovering at the spot where
fumbled.
It is an easy natter TO Judge what
some Of the ;ceashes< thought 81
Neale's suggestion, fominent atfons
them being Bill Roper Of Prjpcston.
& ~. tx&:~.s III Z I. Il
The P-ineeteti team Of last year
.pfs6tsd more through fumSiy NIX thsn
perhaps any 4 other ilev(n The
country. Coach Il Ropsr's theoiy u
keApink your ~. on the baals trSastt
results. 49,.
While Neale's suggestion e, ipHsf-
Nstiaa asa soajd ssisllin41 y NJ NJ
dute toashdo~np, VI it's d aaSe ticIl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-03
Trading OF Major League Ball >Players
Resolves Itself Into Gamble

A major league swap can be class
ed as blindfolded lottery without
libeling anybody.
1t is legal in baseball business, but
to the winner and the loser
we'll, it is a snatch-grab exchange,
with the ultimate result, success or
failure. not known until months
later.
Branch Hickey, manager of the s.
Louis Cardinals, today is laughing
and shifting at Charles E. Ebbets
and WILDER Robinson of the Brook
lyn Superbas. And why not?
Didn't Hickey exchange Ferdinand
Schupp and Harold Janvrin for Ed
Pfeffer during the summer of 1921 ?
Of course he did!
And didn't Pfeffer have one of the
most prosperous seasons of his long
career with the Cardinals during
1929?
And at the same time, move your
finger around the list of National
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-02-03
BY ROY J GIBBONS.
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT,

Chicago, Feb. THAT Christian
ity needs young women who can land
a physical as we'll as moral solar
plexus blow on its enemies is the
considered opinion of the Rev. D.
Logan Loughborough, assistant pas
tor and athletic director of Chicago's
Sheridan Road Methodist Episcopal
church.
. "Most every night is boxing night
for the Sheridan Road parish flap
pers, while the boys, gathered in
their gym suits, form an enthusi-
astic gallery.
"Time!" Shouts Referee.
"Time!" shouts the reverend ref
cree, and two queens of the ring
trot to the respective corners.
ready for the fray.
''In this corner" proclaims Pastor
Loughborough, now in the capacity
Of announcer, Miss Beatrice Jordon.'
Whereat Miss Jordan, the parish
featherweight star, arises and bows.
"And in this corner" continues the
announcer. Miss jeanette Hendrick-
sen." Miss Hendrickson also bows.
"These girls" says the announcer,
twill battle six rounds to decision.'
No Paint Spilled.
The girls exchange powderless,
rougeless smiles. They advance to
the center of the ring and shake
hands. Then the bouts on. The