City Orders Jitney Lines Under City Supervision Today
The traffic bureau enforces jitney rules across seven city routes with two new sections on South and North Park Avenues. Public stands are set with fixed vehicle limits at each stop while roaming ends. license tags must match the line and be displayed. Motorcycle and traffic police monitor stands and crowding to ensure compliance.
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Police Department
Common Council
Water Street
Fairfield Avenue
Greenlawn Club
North Side
Stratford Avenue
City Line
Main Street
Faris Place
East Side
Bethany ‘Chane
Barnum Avenue
Main
Stratford Center
Main Streets
Fairfield Center
Beardsley
Armed Footpads Hold Up Watchman on Grand Street
Three highwaymen, two Negroes and a white man, robbed E Howard Hendricks, the Grand Street watchman, shortly after 10 last night at McKinley avenue. They compelled him with a gun, searched him, took 140 dollars and a package of cigarettes, then punched him and fled. Hendricks works as a watchman in a new building.
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E Howard H Dricks
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McKinley Avenue
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Aviator Circles Pike's Peak At 14200 Feet Altitude
Colorado Springs pilot Lieut. Alex Lendrum flew a Curtiss Oriole to the summit of Pike's Peak reaching 14 200 feet in a first ever ascent to the crest. The August 3 report notes the historic flight originating from Colorado Springs.
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Alex Lendrum
Pike's Peak
Veteran Horace Hurlbutt Jr. found dead in Westport
Horace Carpentier Hurlbutt Jr., 33, a wealthy local figure and former ambulance driver who served in France, was found dead after a vehicle crash on the main highway near a telephone pole. A milkman spotted the wreck at 6 AM. medical examiner cites fractured skull as cause.
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Westport
Horace Carpentier Hurlbutt, Jr
France
Hurlbutt
M. J. Nolan
Horace C. Hurlbutt
Ambrose S. Hurlbutt
Washington, D. C
5000 Devil Dogs Vanguard of 16000 Arrive from France
Approximately 5,000 Marines, vanguard of 16,000 Devil Dogs, arriving on the George Washington, lead by Major General John A. Lejeune. They earned a tremen dous ovation on port arrival after famed action in Belleau Wood and Chateau Thierry. French gunboats fired salutes as the ship sailed. eight of the troops brought home war brides.
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New York
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Boisyons
George Washington
John A. Lejune
Brest
Irish Societies Vote Opposition to League
Boston crowds gathered under the advisory committee of Irish groups to oppose the league. Edward McSweeney urged organization to show Massachusetts voters stand against the league, aiming to persuade a senator with patriotic, red-blooded American resolve.
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Boston
Senate Walsh
Trish
Edward II McSweeney
Massachusetts
League
North Russia Provisional Government Endorsed Visit
A North Russia Provisional Government leader arrived in London to confer with Britain on a defense strategy. He warned that the absence of a coherent policy lowers morale among the north Russia population and troops and hampers recruitment efforts.
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Amee
Nichlas Seebdikeuneley
Novii Tha Mt
Boveri
North
Tuasuta
Polley
North Mussia
Temporary Agent's Six Dreadnaughts For Lavit's Job
Six Pacific Fleet dreadnoughts were jolted by a double earthquake off Colima, Mexico. Admiral Rodman ordered all ships to report felt vibrations while New Mexico sealed compartments and checked for hull damage after the tremor rattled masts and crews.
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New Mexico
Hugh Rodman
Brainard
Admiral Rodman
Mississippi
Frodman
Dunkers
Hawver predicts general tie up of all railroads
M L Hawver president of the Chicago district council of the Federated Railway Shopmen's Union says a nationwide strike is very probable as 256,000 shopmen join in and more unions consider action. He notes rail schedules and industry would be seriously crippled within days and mills may close without ore and iron. The movement spreads rapidly with many messages of workers going out or ready to strike August 24.
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International Association of Machinists
Bridgeport
HE. J. Davison
Lavit
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Washington, D.C
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American Council of the Russian Soviet
Brooklyn
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Tavit
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Heiden Park
Livisoe
Aiden Wil
America Federation
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Ianeb
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da Vais
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Chicago
M. L. Hawver
Federated Railway Shopmen's Union
Shaw Crafts
Cleveland
American Federation of Railway Workers
East
Myr
Hawver
Waymen's
John Sanders
Gary
Indiana
Hawyer
Grand Lodge
Railwaid
Hines
Profiteering Talk Sets Stage for Tuesday Action
An article reports government efforts to curb profiteering through price controls and possible penalties. It notes officials including Attorney Ganetieh Pacey Co and director roles, with expectations of new measures affecting wheat and meat markets. The piece discusses reform aims, potential federal trade actions, and public concerns over inflated costs.
Hungarian Leader Departs in Tears as Invasion Stopped
Aug 3 Paris reports Bela Kun, ousted Hungarian Soviet leader, arrived in Vienna amid a coup that toppled the regime. The new government promises private property protection and an armistice while the Allies urge complete disarmament and halt Budapest’s advance.
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Hinester
Hungaria
Dynamiters Attack Los Angeles Home of Oscar Lawler
Oscar Lawler former assistant Attorney General, his wife, and three children were burned when a bomb and fire destroyed their New Hampshire Street home in an exclusive Wilshire district. A man in a car fled after the blast. Lawler aided his wife to a window and then leaped to the ground. Police pursue a dynamiting revenge motive connected to protests years earlier. Two children were elsewhere. one five year old was saved.
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Yankee Ship Enters Irish Port Flying Sinn Fein Flag
The Irish port of Queenstown welcomed the American steamship Ashbourn, the first vessel to display the Irish republic flag, as it entered under tow by British naval tugs. Crowds gathered on the pier amid widespread cheering and excitement.
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Riots Erupt as Police Strike Hits Liverpool Stores
Aug 8 reports describe rioting in Liverpool after police walked off duty, with troops later called to halt sackings. Dozens injured amid store lootings and clashes in Lodge Lane and London Road while magistrates and volunteers bolster security. no further police strike extension reported.
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Siwearhas
London Road
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Ben
German Prince Warns English Cousin in Threat Letter
A German prince issues a menacing plea to his English cousin in a dated letter, threatening consequences and claiming authorities will one day demand a reckoning. The missive accuses the recipient of disgrace and hints at royal tensions across the channel.
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Troops Use Machine Guns to Quell Riots in Basel and Zurich
Aug 21 reports say troops deployed by the government used machine guns in Basel and Zurich to quell a strike riot. At Basel and the capital. protesters ripped pavements and shelled troops. several strikers killed or wounded and many arrested. Authorities describe the unrest as Bolshevik in Basel with growing fear over rising casualties.
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Onegas Captured London Amid Turmoil
A fragmentary report states that a town in the region near London has been bombarded and captured by anti Bolshevik forces during the current unrest. The chaotic scene includes Bolshevik presence and rapid shifts in control as reported this evening.
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Laey Ropeart Rey
Do Not Leave Town This Summer Warning Ad
Do not leave town this summer without arranging for The Standard Telegram to accompany you to your vacation home. Daily subscription by mail costs 50 cents a month.
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Sunday Post
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