Brooklyn Street Car Strike Darkens New York Transit
On August sixth the first day of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit strike spurred clashes and disrupted service across New York. Lindley M. Garrison warned of suspending all service without police protection while Mayor Hylan ordered 3,300 more officers to Brooklyn stations amid threats of broader walkouts by union and traction workers. The dispute sees thousands affected with jammed platforms and reduced ticket sales, as the Amalgamated Association and BRT leadership clash over strike scope and safety measures.
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Brooklyn
Lindley M. Garrison
Brookly Rapid Tansit Company
Amalgamated Association of Sreet & Electrical
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Hylan
Muicipal Building
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Eastiver
Brotherhood of
Comotive Engineers
Arrison
Uien
Ilustgarten Sentenced to Eight Year Term
New York Madison August 194? Ilustgarten a corporal in the Ninth Engineers and former well known city lawyer was sentenced by Judge Crain to four to eight years in Sing Sing for misappropriating 5000 entrusted by Robert Schalkenbach a printer in March 1945 for real estate investments. He collapsed in court as officers assisted him. A clemency plea citing army service was denied.
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Willam ‘Ugtearten
Ninthngineers
Uruin
Sing Sing
Robert Schalkenbach
Lutsigarten
Tasigarten
Crain
Vali
National Budget Plan Endorsed by Chamber of Commerce
The Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce directors urged endorsement of the U S Chamber of Commerce plan for a national budget. The Good and Pinkham resolutions call for federal yearly budget adoption to curb waste. The meeting favored inviting English, French, Italian and Belgian commissioners to the Atlantic City International Trade Conference, and listed new members including Mills, Fiock, Smirnow, Wall, Adams, Bellamy, Hendrick, and Smith.
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Chamber
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Good
England
France
Italy
Belgium
Atlantic City
Bridgeport
F. T. Mills
S. R. Fiock
Dr. Louis Smirnow
Charlies H. Wall
Ralph KR. Adams
Jcpr Bellamy
William F. Hendrick
Franklin & A. Smith
Kilbane-Walger Title Bout Purse Up for Newark Clash
Newark August 6 A purse of 13000 was offered by the Newark Sportsmen s club for an eight round no decision bout between Johnny Kilbane featherweight champion and Benny Walger the French champion who has been Kilbane s most persistent challenger. The bout would take place on Labor Day with two thirds of the purse going to Kilbane.
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Newark
Nod
Newark Sportsmen’s Club
Johnny Kilbane
Benny Walger
Kilbane
Baseball results from American Association and International League
Weather interrupted play as Louisville faced Minneapolis with rain and Milwaukee defeating Columbus 6 to 1. Kansas City beat Indianapolis 2 to 0 while St Paul defeated Toledo 4 to 0. In the International League Buffalo split a doubleheader with Binghamton, winning 17 to 4 in one game and losing 9 to 4 in the second after a first game postponement due to wet grounds. Toronto beat Rochester 4 to 2 and 10 to 8 in a late doubleheader. Newark played Reading in rain with the remaining games postponed.
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Nansas City
Indianapolis
St Paul
Toledo
International
Binghamton
Buffalo
Toronto
Rochester
Newark
Reading
Waysides Seek Championship Clash with Walnut Beach
The Waysides challenge Walnut Beach for Sunday action as they pursue the city title in the 16 to 17 year old class. With a 34 games played, 28 wins record, they invite contact from East End Boys club or the Scotts for venue and turnout.
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Ecn Allenge
Walnut Beach
Elty
East End Boy's Club
Scotts
Actors stage crowns sell for only $20
In Montreal on August, crowns for a king and queen sold for $20 at an auction of Sir Gerbert Beerboom’s stage properties. A set of Venetian goo d dolls fetched $5. The lot had original costs of about $20,000 but realized roughly $400. They were meant for Australia but could not be shipped due to the war.
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Montheal
Gerbert
Armed Robbers Hold Up Restaurant Employees in New York
Five armed men held up two men and a young woman employed by Helsenweber's restaurant as they carried last night's receipts from the rock garden atop the Century theatre in Central Park West to the main restaurant at Fiftieth Street and Broadway. They fled with a bag containing $600.
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Reofk Garden
Century Theatre
Central Park West
Fiftieth Street
Broadway
Petitions Seek Wilson Impeachment Arrive in Bridgeport
Several copies of a petition calling for the impeachment of President Wilson on 21 counts were received by Bridgeport businessmen this week. Mailed in plain envelopes postmarked Brooklyn NY, origins remain unknown. Some businessmen deny knowledge of the petition though copies are sold at local newsstands. One merchant condemned the underground distribution methods used. The note oddly mentions asbestos in ancient robes, a non sequitur.
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Wilson
Bridgeport
Brooklyn
French Money Forced to New Record Low Rate
NEW YORK Aug. 1 The American dollar traded around 73 4 French francs on the foreign exchange market today as a violent rate break pushed French money to a new low. Gables were quoted at 7.67 and demand bills at 7.69. Before the war the dollar was worth 6 1 4 to 1 4 francs. The quotations show a discount of more than 20 percent from prewar rates.
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New York
Gables
Brazil moves to invade European cotton market
Brussels dispatch says Brazil plans to enter the European cotton market with active shipments. Inquiries received by the Belaan association indicate demand for Brazilian cotton, small lots of cream fats, and flexible delivery.
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Brazil
Brussels
Brasil
Tashee
Belaan 2 Association
Extra Police Protection Costs in Ansonia
Ansonia reports total extra police protection expenses linked to a recent labor dispute near 17 thousand dollars. Mayor Mead expects manufacturers to contribute about ten thousand five hundred, leaving the city bearing roughly six to seven thousand dollars.
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Ansonia
Mead
Shelton Train Jump at Stevenson Delays Service
A southbound passenger train, typically arriving in Shelton at 10:30 am, jumped the tracks at Stevenson this morning delaying service for a few hours. A wrecker from New Haven replaced the engine. no injuries were reported.
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Shelton
Stevenson
New Haven
Our Railway Army in France Works of U S Forces
The United States Military Railroad in France employed about 75,000 American personnel, with 2,582 officers, to operate 6,000 miles of French railways. Not a railroad corporation, it mainly handled yards and sidings, building 947 miles of track and producing 16,000 locomotives and 18,000 freight cars bearing U S A. markings.
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Santa Fe
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Southern
New Haven
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Ancle Sam
Northern Pacific
United States Military Railroad
Lackawanna ‘Spit Road
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U. S.A
Lbverybody
Petite Japanese Aviatrix Soars U S Clouds
A young Japanese woman training in the United States earns notice as the first of her nationality to pursue aviation here. She has taken flying lessons for a month under an instructor who predicts she will soon achieve greater altitude and skill in the air.
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Fessons
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