Greeks Active in Bombarding Albanian City
Two Greek gun boats bombarded Valona Albania as experts debate Greece signaled armistice aims. Reports say Greek navy acted alone with support of Balkan powers while envoys delay protocol. Food supplies move to besieged cities via railway routes to Scutari and allied lines as negotiations continue.
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Vienna
Valona
Albania
Teginners
Ishmael Kiamil Bey
Greece
George
Baghtdhe
London
Balkan
Turkey-in-Asia
Turkey
Indple Ter
Scutari
Jople
Black Sea
Varkey
Fridain
Constantinople
Instructive Talk on Modern Advertising for Merchants
An audience of merchants heard expert Sasson discuss modern advertising methods at the Business Men's Association dinner. He illustrated advertising stories and retail tactics while detailing advantages of forming a Publicity Club. Charles D. Davis presided as others joined in the discussion and many indicated interest in membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men's Association
Sasson
Econ
Charles D. Davis
S. E. Vincent
W.G. Taylor
Sihe
Double Surprise At Bishop Birthday Dinner
The annual birthday feast for Gen Henry A Bishop at his Bridgeport home yielded two surprises. Judge Alfred B Beers, head of the G A R, received a gold G A R emblem from the Bridgeport Public Library board recognizing his son’s recent national leadership role. The event included an electric chandelier presented by library directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Bishop
Alfred B. Beers
General Bishop
Bridgeport Pubic Library
Judge Beers
Directorate of the Library
Hagles Annual Election Sparks Varsity Hall Contests
Readers attend the hall where a lively contest for student offices unfolds. The event features contests for key positions, with notable talent and strong turnout. The report notes a dramatic expulsion of Margerello, identified as sole partner in a gown, amid ongoing vote discussions.
Pujo Seeks Action Against Stock Exchanges and Clearing Houses
Washington reports that Rep. Arsene Pujo chairing the money trust panel declares war on stock exchanges and banking clearing houses. He says prosecutions under the Sherman act may bar such entities from the mails and urges federal supervision and reorganizations to curb conspiracies in restraint of trade.
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Pujo
Money Trust Probe Committee
Washington
Arsine P. Pujo
Louisiana
House Banking Committee
Money Trust’ Investigation Committee
United Press
Puje
Money ‘Trust Committee
Stock, Exchange and Clearing Houses
Wities
Stocs Exchanges
Clearng House
New York Stock Exchange
Evs
Congress
Miomey Trust
Beinig
Wej
Cay
Eee
Treasury Department of Ae
Treasury Department
Democrats to Outline Tariff Plan Next Monday
Washington December 5 the Democratic tariff program will be outlined next Monday when House Ways and Means Chairman Underwood calls a meeting of Democratic members to decide between a general omnibus tariff revision or a piece by piece schedule approach. He also set hearings for Tuesday on Representative A Mitchell Palmer's bill to permit manufacture of denatured alcohol by mixing wood and domestic alcohol.
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Washington
Underwood
House
Ways and Means Committee
A. Mitchell Palmer
Returns to Father's Home After Finding Unauthorized Wife
In New Britain on December 5 Mrs. George McKay, believing herself to be married to the local drug clerk George McKay, learned from a letter to her husband that he had another wife. Her father, a prosperous Clinton farmer, took her home today after McKay abandoned her and the city Tuesday leaving her destitute. McKay had met and married the Clinton woman while working in a Clinton drug store before deserting his New Britain wife.
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New Britain
George McKay
Clinton
McKay
Weather Indications for New Haven Forecast
Forecast calls for rain tonight and Friday with moderate easterly winds in New Haven. A western disturbance forms a long trough of low pressure from Texas to upper Michigan, bringing unsettled weather with rain or snow east of the Rockies. Heavy rainfall reported in southern districts. front edge reaches New York. temperatures moderate east of the Mississippi and near zero in the northwest. Unsettled conditions expected locally with light rain.
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New Haven
Texas
Upper Michigan
Rocky Mountains
New York
Mississippi River
Spanish War Pension Bill Passes House
The House passed a pension bill aiding Spanish American War widows in Bridgeport. It provides 12 dollars monthly to widows of honorably discharged soldiers or sailors who served days or more and 2 dollars monthly to each child under 16. About 4,009 widows could benefit nationwide if enacted.
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House
Congress
Bridgeport
Hickey Deemed Sane in Josephs Murder Case
Buffalo authorities report J Frank Hickey is legally sane after examinations by doctors J W Putnam L W Wilson and H G Matzinger. Prosecution plans to challenge any insanity plea and prove Hickey was fully aware when he killed seven year old Josephs at Lackawanna.
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Buffalo
J. Frank Hickey
Joseph Josephs
J. W. Putnam
L W. Wilson
H. G Matzinger
Hickey
Little Josephs
Lackawanna
Steel trust head faces charge under eight hour law
Pittsburgh December report shows C Dunkay, president of Carnegie Steel, charged with violating the eight hour law in armor plate at Home Stead Steel Works. Harry Cussick and Edgar Thompson mill workers filed the information as part of the ongoing Homestead Braddock strike deadlock over reinstating three petition circulators, with a possible sympathetic strike looming.
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Pittsburgh
A. C. Dinkey
Carnegie Steel Company
Home Stead Steel Works
Homestead and Braddock Mills
Harry Cussick
Edgar Thompson
Police seek joy riders after car fire on Barnum Avenue
Police expect quick identification of two young men and two women who rode in Henry Fairchild's car when it burned late last night at Barnum Avenue and Pembroke Street. The chauffeur was not implicated. The car, stored at the orange avenue soap factory, suffered extensive damage before a hose wagon from No 6 engine house arrived.
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Henry Fairchild
Barnum Avenue
Pembroke Street
Fairchild
Fairchild & Shelton
Orancse Avenue
No. 6
Ask 19000 for Returning of Bonds
The sinking fund commissioners today submitted to City Auditor Bernard Keating their budget for the coming year. The budget totals 19500 and is for the retirement of bonds including 280000 4 per cent bonds due 1924, 125000 3 1 2 per cent bonds due 1915, 400000 4 per cent bonds due 1919, and 220000 in another issue. Commissioners David F. Read and DeVer H. Warner whose terms expire this year face reappointment.
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Bernard Keating
David F.read
DeVer H. Warner
Cerin
Senator PoinDexter backs federal industrial commission plan
Washington December five Senator Poin dexter of Washington endorses creation of a federal industrial commission to regulate interstate industry. The body would set rules on hours wages and labor conditions for plants run by interstate corporations and enforce federal laws against monopolistic practices. The plan includes enforcement of tariff rates under congressional limits.
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Washington
Poindexter
Washingtonn
Federal
Congress
Lawrence
Marriage Annulment Sues Moschini Over Validity Claim
Rome reports Vittorio Moschini a wealthy Italian parliament member seeks a marriage annulment from his wife once Miss Lulu Davis of Austin Texas. He asks reduction of a 200 dollar monthly allowance and cites alleged legal formalities overlooked in the ceremony. Signora Moschini, 23, denies improper relations with Lieut. Count Beilgrade while blaming his agents for a staged scandal.
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Rome
Vittorio Moschini
Lulu Davis
Austin
Tex
Moschini
Signora Moschini
Chandler Fined for Auto Law Violation at Home
Hartford and Rocky Hill resident George Chandler a former state representative paid 11 dollars 42 cents in city court for leaving his car on a street before a fire hydrant longer than allowed. Judge Steele assessed the fine and costs higher than usual.
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Hartford
Dees
George Chandler
Rocky Hill
Sey
Steele
Chandler
Claim of Woman for Rice Millions
In Atchison Kansas on December 5 a woman claimant announced she has retained counsel to prove William Marsh Rice was her brother. Mrs Ann Rice Partlow says her father saved in Crayford county Pennsylvania. Rice was the eldest child who left home after a quarrel with his father and was not heard from again.
Coroner to Probe Death of SevenYearOld Joseph Gerrity
Coroner Phelan will hold an inquiry into the death of seven year old Joseph Gerrity who was killed yesterday when a team owned by Henry Bet and driven by John Kealy ran him down at Park and Railroad avenues. Witnesses say the boy ran into the street while the driver was not at fault. Kealy surrendered and was released after a witness vouched for his appearance. The child lived with his aunt Elizabeth Ward at 550 Pagtkave.
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Phelan
Joseph Gerrity
Park
Railroad Avenues
Henry Bet
John Kealy
Kealy
Clampett
Mgrs
Elizabeth Ward
Pagtkave
Mystery in death by own action at Seaside Park
A well dressed young man identified as D A Reese Jr of Northport L I shot himself in Seaside Park just before noon. Witnesses described a reserved, silent man who frequented the Star restaurant and stayed at a Broad Street boarding house. Police and medical examiner attended. the scene yielded a whiskey bottle and a $33 money order receipt from Reese to his father.
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D. A. Reese, S Jr
North Port
L. I
Seaside Park
Thomas J. Keegan
D. A. Reese, Sr
Northport
L. L
Broad Street
Garlick
Curley
G. A. Mariello
Mr. Reese
Star
Keegan
Rose
Patrohman
Dan Reilly
Mariello
Hoffman Maintained Three Families in Utah Case
Joseph Hoffman of this city faced common pleas court action over support for Rosie Kovacs and her child. Settlement followed after disclosures that Hoffman had previously left his wife and four children in Hungary, then fathered two more with another woman, totaling multiple households and implying broader family ties.
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Brizham Young
Utah
Joseph
Hoffman
Common Pleas Court
Jo=eph
Rosie’ Kovacs
Norwalk
Resie
Rose Kovacs
Hungary
Rosie
Yale Students Fired For Norwalk Riot Action
New Haven December 5 Yale Sheffield Scientific School director Russell H Chittenden announced Joseph Zimmerman Jr New York William Ernst Covington Ky and Charles E Forman New York sophomores were dismissed for their Norwalk riot last Saturday night They allegedly painted the town red started a riot on a trolley car injuring the motorman and conductor and were arrested They faced charges of intoxication breach of the peace and other violations and were fined totaling 53 after which a civil suit for damages was filed by the conductor and motorman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Russell H. Chittenden
Yale Sheffield Scientifice School
Joseph Zimmerman,Jr
New York
William Ernst
Covington, Ky
Charles E. Forman
Norwalk
Woman shoplifter pleads baby needed shoes
Chicago on December 5, a woman named Mrs El ton New faced Municipal Judge Scully for shoplifting a tiny pair of shoes. She sobbed that the baby needed the shoes and that she would not have stolen if there were enough at home. The judge, known for harsh sentences, sentenced six prior shoplifters to jail and told her she would be placed for one hour in the police station jail cell.
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Chicago
Elton New
Scully
James H. O'Rourke Improves After Illness
President James H. O'Rourke of the Eastern Association of Baseball Clubs shows slight improvement at his Pem broke Street home after a severe cold kept him from attending the league meeting in New.
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James H. O'Rourke
Astern Association of Baseball Clubs
Pembroke Street
New
Divorcee Denies Shooting Wealthy Widney in Quarrel
Frances Vernon Lyone, a divorcee from San Francisco, denies ever shooting Robert J. Widney of Los Angeles. Police say Widney, wounded, was recovering, while Lyone contends she did not fire any weapon. The incident followed a dispute over his intention to return to his wife.
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San Francisco
Robert J. Widney
Los Angeles
Frances Vernon Juyone
Denie
Appoint Doctors to Determine If Kennedy Is Sane
A three physician commission was named by Judge Case to examine Stratford resident John P. Kennedy who tried to kill his father. Doctors Garlick Downs and Banks were assigned to assess his mental condition at the county jail with a report due to the court later. Kennedy showed signs of mental unbalance after shooting his father, Patrick Kennedy, a retired New York policeman, who was seriously wounded but may recover.
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John P. Kennedy
Stratford
Kennedy
Criminal Superior Court
5. M. Garlick
F. B. Downs
J. Lincoln Banks
Patrick Kennedy
New York
Man Walks Mile After Gashing Throat and Wrists
Bristol reports an attempted suicide by August Winberg 35 a Swede living in Hartford after believing a gang aimed to cut out his tongue He cut his throat and both wrists with a knife then struck his head on a wall before walking over a mile to Patrick Englewood s home where he received care until transfer to St Francis hospital Hartford He remains in critical condition.
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Bristol
Dec. S
August Winberg
St. Francis’ Hospital
Hartford
Winberg
South Mountain
Patrick Englewood
Brass Knuckles Incident Lands Two In Court
Mike Zoska of 195 Pine Street and Louis Tratar with Joe Pava of 195 Hallam Street were involved in a street argument last night. Joe struck Mike with brass knuckles and an ambulance was summoned. Mike appeared in court today against the two alleged assailants. Joe was fined 35 dollars plus costs and his partner was let go for lack of evidence.
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Mike Zoska
Pine Street
Louis Tratar
Joe Pavalak
Hallam Street
Hallett Street
Joe
Mike
Congressional Probe of the Railroad Dealens
A House committee decides to probe the Grand Trunk and New York New Haven Hartford railroad merger. Witnesses heard include Public Services Commissioner Beston of New Hampshire as the inquiry targets alleged New England rail line control and antitrust angles.
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Grand Trunk
New Haven Road
Washington
New England
New York
New Haven
Hartford
House
Ruice
New Haver
Moeake
Department of Justice
O'Shaughmeassy
Federal
Grand Jury
Beston
New Hampshire
National Improvements for Waterways in Wide Scope
Secretary of War Bumson urged public access to water resources at the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. He emphasized taxpayer benefits from river projects and supported Mississippi improvements. Representative Sparkrees warned Congress of imminent harbor and stream gains, noting the nation now possesses five thousand miles of navigable waters.
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Bumson
Teving
Kendreda
Mississippi
Penema
Stephen Sparkrees
House Committee of
Tivers and Harbors
United States
Anne
Wwe
Winsted Woman Makes Several Public Bequests
Winsted December 5 by the will of the late Mrs Sophie Camp several bequests are made. One hundred dollars to the New York Home Missionary Society and ten thousand six hundred dollars to relatives and the residue divided equally. Two shares go to the city hospital and the Connecticut Missionary Society, with income used to repair the Second Congregational Church. The remainder goes to M A and the Missionary Society of Connecticut for general estate use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Camp
New York Home Missionary Society
City Hospital
Farmer Classified Want Page Call for Servant Ads
Hundreds advertise in The Farmer Classified Want Page to publish servant requests and secure results. The column urges readers to use the page, promising helpful listings and an affordable 15 cent expense per notice to reach a wide audience.
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Hagles
Margerello
Gown
Ative
Steel Trust Head
Patrick Cuddy
John FP. Kempie
James”ruts
John Re Kem We
Federal Industrial Commission
Little Boy
Cear
Northport, L
YALE
James H. O’rourke
Widney
House Rules Committee
Winsted
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