City Outgrows Its New High School Plans to Reorganize Schools
Bridgeport faces crowded new high school with 1,400 capacity, while 1,220 attend. Supt S J Slawson proposes continuous school day to use building from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. with staggered starts and flexible periods to accommodate 2,000 pupils and those with outside work. Continued on page 9.
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CITY
Slawson
Bridgeport
S. J. Slawson
Supt
Sladnson
Schoors
K. Slawson
TX Shers
Stabbed workers amid threatened strike in Port Chester
Detective Luke G. Petruschell will escort John Santore from Port Chester to New York after Santore stabbed Ciro Notable and Salvatore Faceno, both 135 Clarence Street, when his pay dispute sparked violence. Santore, fired from Remington Arms & Ammunition Co, was seized by Port Chester authorities. extradition papers will be sought.
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Luke G. Petruschell
Port Chester
John Santore
Ciro Notable
Salvatore Faceno
Clarence Street
Santore
Remington Arms & Ammunition Co
Petruschell
Fire Causes $5,000 Damage in Waterbury Residence
A fire at the home of Mrs. Emily Frisbie, 125 Euclid Avenue, Waterbury, June 2, caused about $5,000 in damage. Officials say a spark from the fireplace started the blaze as Mrs. Frisbie had lit a wood fire. Firefighters were hampered by poor water pressure.
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Waterbury
Emily Frisbie
Euclid Avenue
Epaebsa 'Ha
Striking Workers Block Sublet Garment Work in CT
Organizers of the International Ladies' Garment Workers have spread to several Connecticut cities to curb New York strike transfers. John Pierce, who led the corset workers’ action, reports New York shops sending work to Bridgeport and other CT towns. He notes one Connecticut shop already closed and others discouraged from taking New York work. Stamford’s Feldman & Kantowitz and workers pulled out, with Barcan in Stamford, Baker in Waterbury, and Herbst in Hartford stopping many shops from taking the NY-strike labor.
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International Ladies’ Garment Workers
Connecticut
New York
John Pierce
Bridgeport
Mr. Pierce
Samuel Herbst
Hartford
Typewriter Ribbon Factory Employes Strike For Increase
Twenty three girls at the Remington Yost Typewriter Co ribbon factory struck for higher pay. They earn $10 weekly and demand $12.50. They sought raises from superintendent William W. Lockwood, were refused, and left at 4 pm. A meeting under a railroad bridge organized pickets. Nearby, other weavers at American Velvet Co. mill joined the strike seeking a 10 percent raise.
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Union
Remington-Yost Typewriter Co
William W. Lockwood
Stonington, Conn
American Velvet Co
Finkelstone to be selected as new alderman
Attorney George Finkelstone is expected to be elected alderman from the Seventh district to replace Alderman Albert W. Grossarth, who resigns to serve as a policeman. Finkelstone, born and raised in the district, has Republican support and vaudeville experience as a pianist. Democrats hold only five seats on the council, making a Democratic candidate unlikely.
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George Finkelstone
Albert W. Grossarth
Common Council
Grossarth
Finkelstone
Friends of
David Finkelstone
High Street
Falls Three Stories Injures Man After Window Fall
Ed gar Lowe of 195 Williston Street fell from a three story window around 2 30 this morning and landed on a picket fence. He sustained body bruises but was not seriously hurt and was taken to Bridgeport hospital by Dr E V Weldon. Police report he was intoxicated at the time.
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Edgar Lowe
Williston Street
Bridgeport
E. V. Weldon
Lowe
Connecticut Co Improves Local Transit Service Big Boost
The Connecticut Company will begin June 17 to overhaul city and suburban trolley service, nearly doubling summer runs. Five minute headways replace prior 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. gaps on Barnum State and North South Main lines. Westport Norwalk get 20 minute headways with ten minute to Fairfield. Derby line half hour. Fort Trumbull beach service to Fort Trumbull expands to seven and a half to 15 minute intervals. New turnout at Fort Trumbull improves morning to 10 p.m. headways. Walnut Beach Devon Silver Sands special services end. An upgraded terminal at Fort Trimbull serves increased population and visitors.
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The
Connecticut Co
Barnum and State Street
North
South Main Street
Stratford Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
North Bridgeport
South Park Avenue
Westport
Norwalk
Fairfield
Derby
Bridgeport
Devon
Walnut Beach
Silver Sands
Milford
New Haven
Fort Trumbull Beach
Barnum,avenue
State Street
Main Street
Stratford-Fairfield Avenue
Ash Creek
Bethany Chapel
Stratford
Savin Rock
Block Housing West End P. D. Sold at Auction
The five story building at Fairfield and Bassick avenues, partly housing the West End post office, sold at auction to James A. Turner for $25,100. Foreclosure proceedings were by bondholders of National Realty Co., with D. Fairchild Wheeler named receiver and auctioneer. Hig price exceeded last week’s appraisal by 2100. thirty two thousand dollars in mortgage bonds held by Realty Co. subscribers. The government lease remains and no changes planned.
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Fairfield and
Bassick Avenues
West End
James A. Turner
National Realty Co
Joshua T. Butler
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Superior Court
Wheeler
Turner
Jeremiah O'Brien Torpedo Boat Destroyer Leaves Harbor
The torpedo boat destroyer Jeremiah O’Brien, anchored in the local harbor for over a week, sailed this morning for Newport, Rhode Island, where she will make a similar visit.
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Jeremiah P. O'Brien
Newport
L. L
Desecration of flag leads to fine and prison for Bouck White
Bouck White, pastor of the Church of the Social Revolution, was found guilty of desecrating the American flag in New York. He received 30 days in the penitentiary and a $10 fine for desecration based on circulars he distributed weeks earlier. Police discussed investigating the Burning last night of national emblems in a “Melting Pot” behind the church, described by White as Birth of Internationalism.
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New York
Bouck White
Church of the Social Revolution
Woods
White
Albert Henkel
Turney Estate Heirs May Thwart Harbor Plan for Ash Creek
The Beachside Realty Co of Bridgeport plans to incorporate with Turney heirs as major stockholders. They aim to adjust Andrew Turney's heirs interests to control Ash Creek riparian rights, potentially closing the waterway to vessels without heirs consent or eminent domain action. Historical records suggest the Tidewater mill near Ash Creek has long influenced local property rights and harbor development.
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Turney Estate
Ash Creek
Beachside Realty Co
Bridgeport
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea
Fairfield
Secretary of State
Theodore L. Turney
Yonkers
N. Y
Elizabeth F. Turney
George L. Whitcomb
Milford
Andrew Turney
Turney
Jackson
Black Rock
Perry
Mill River
St. Mary‘s-by-the- Sea
Shore Line Railway Imports Strike-Breakers to Operate Cars
Norwich announces strike-breakers to operate trains after workers barred from former positions. Seventy five substitutes to run services by nightfall while unions dispute return talks. Lone trolley car runs limited service to South Windham. further repairs planned with 40 to 50 men on site in Saybrook.
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Shore Line Railway
Norwich
Shore Line Electric Railway
Niantic
Conn
South Windham
Coventry
Sayvoroox
Shore Line Electric Railway Company
Remarkable escape as auto falls 20 feet into Farmington River
James A. Garfield of Cleveland, a Williams College student and grandson of President Garfield, drove from Hartford toward Winsted when his car vaulted a guard rail near Pleasant Street and plunged into the Farmington River. He crawled out with leg and shoulder injuries and was cared for at Walter Manchester’s home until friends arrived.
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Winsted
Conn
James A. Garfield
Cleveland
Williams College
Garfield
Pleasant Ae
Farmington River
Hartford
Walter Manchester
Senator James Likely to Chair Democratic National Convention
Washington June 2 The selection of the permanent chairman of the Democratic national convention at St. Louis was expected after a conference between President Wilson and Fred B. Lynch head of the convention executive committee. Senator James is the leading candidate with Senator Kern of Indiana and Senator Stone of Missouri also under consideration.
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Washington
St. Louis
Wilson
Fred B. Lynch
National Organization
Lynch
James
Kern
Indiana
Stone
Missouri
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
The forecast calls for likely showers tonight and Saturday with a warmer interior. Increasing south winds are expected.
Train Disaster in Iowa and Illinois Kills Many
A Packard Iowa bridge collapse and a tornado wreck in Illinois devastate two train routes. No. 19 plunged into Coldwater Creek, with at least 15 dead and many missing as cars tumbled into the creek. No. 17 derailed near Saunemin injuring 18, with one possibly fatally hurt.
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Marshalltown
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Packard
Coldwater Creek
Chicago
Saunemin
Ills
Mexican Bride Wins Freedom Through Divorce
Frances E. Martinez of Stamford testified in superior court for divorce from Carlos Martinez son of a Mexican plantation owner. She said she faced danger after contracting yellow fever on her honeymoon and was sent to northern Mexico then to a small island where natives fed only fruit while he hunted. They later returned to the United States but cruelty continued. She eloped with Parks in 1913 and changed her name after Judge Curtis granted the decree.
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Mexico
Frances E. Martinez
Stamford
Carlos Martinez
Martinez
Frances Parks
Port Chester
N. Y
Curtis
King Will Stalking Horse at Convention in Chicago Plan
Connecticut Republicans head to Chicago to back John T. King for national chairman with a strategy to win and later withdraw to gain concessions or offices. Bridgeport delegates J A H Robinson Oliver G Jennings Nathaniel W Bishop and William E Seeley travel by rail and auto via New York Boston Albany to Chicago with King’s support materials.
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Connecticut
Chicago
John T. King
National Republican Committee
Mr. King
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Springfield
Boston
William E. Seeley
King
Bridgeport
Jennings
Germans Report Huge Sea Battle May 31 in North Sea
Berlin reports a major naval clash on May 31 between British and German fleets. It lists losses for Britain including Warspite Queen Mary Indefatigable and others, plus several destroyers and cruisers. German losses include Pommern Weisbaden Frauenlob and torpedo boats with tremendous casualties and only a few survivors.
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Berlin
North Sea
Warspite
Weisbaden
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Fast Express
Illinois
Admiralty
Marlborough
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