New Jitney Rules Promulgated Effective Today
Bridgeport police and common council enforce jitney controls now in effect This rules map licensing for owners and drivers English speaking only and require numbered permits with car details Drivers cannot smoke or collect fares while driving Windshields must be clear and passengers cannot block view Applications due three days from issue City routes and suburban lines defined with headway limits and specific street restrictions Violations include failure to refund fares and license revocation for complaints or unsafe buses
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Common Council
Board of Police Commissioners
Police Department
Police Commission
Main Street
Gilpert Street
Madison Avenue
Fairfield Avenue
Water Street
Park Avenue
Bridgeport
Norwalk
Long Hill
Fairfield Beach
Nichols
Savin Rock
Stratford Avenue
Wakfield Avenue
Ash Creek
Jines
Barnum Avenue
State Street Street
Bostwick Avenue
State Street
Peru Order Saves Armament Plant From Shutdown
Receipt of a ten million rifle cartridge order from the government of Peru prompted Remington Arms to halt plans for a shutdown. The cartridge branch will stay open, keeping about 75 percent of workers employed, as the factory expected a European war supply surge and Russia orders may follow.
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Peru
South America
Remington
U. M c. Company
Europe
Remington Arms
J. M. Co. Company
Arms
Cartridge Company
Where Jitneys May Stand To Take on Passengers
Regulations by the Board of Police Commissioners establish public stands for jitney service. Designated locations include Water street in front of 647 Water street with over eight vehicles, Fairfield avenue near Green lawn club north side only eight, Stratford avenue near city time north side only eight, Main street near Park Place east side only four, Main street near Bethany chapel east side only five, South Park avenue near park east side only three, Noble avenue near Beardsley park west side only five, Boston avenue near Seaview avenue north side only four, Brooklawn avenue near city line west side only four, Bostwick avenue near Railroad avenue east side only six, Barnum avenue opposite Glaphophone company north side only six.
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Board of Police Commissioners
Water Street
Fairfield Avenue
Greenlawn Club
North Side
Stratford Avenue
Main
Park Place
Eastside
Main Street
Bethany Chapel
East Side
South Park Avenue
Park
Police Appoint Seven New Patrolmen Veterans
Police authorities named seven new patrolmen all veterans of the war to enlarge department personnel and tap available appropriations. The appointees are James W. Renahen James H. O’Neill Hugh Gilmartin Charles H. Regan Patrick J. O’Rielly Henry Barker Fagan and Charles Belenski. Appointments take effect immediately.
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Board of Police Commissioners
James W. Renahen
James H. O'Neill
Hugh Gilmartin
Charles H. Regan
Patrick
Veterans May Sleep on Gotham's Roofs
New York July 14 Camps may be set on building roofs as sleeping quarters for returned soldiers on leave if the War Camp Community Service adopts a suggestion by Sheriff David H Knott who operates four hotels and offered the roof of one of his buildings for the purpose. He opposed the parks plan for mattresses stating roofs occupy ninety percent of the city’s area and are high above the heat.
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New York
Lave
War Camp Communitys Service
David H. Knott
Knott
Pacific fleet sails July 19 from Hampton Roads
The newly organized Pacific fleet will sail from Hampton Roads July 19 instead of July 22 after a late conference between Secretary Daniels and Admiral Hugh Rodman. Arrival at San Diego was set for August 7. Hartford report calls for prosecutions in Connecticut ice trust case. Governor Helcomb names Fred M Adler to state board of education, term to July 1 1925.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
Daniels
Hugh Rodman
San Diego
Hartford
Board of Alderm i
Ice Trust
Connecticut
Adler
Hélcomb
Fred M. Adler
New Haven
State Board of Education
C. D. Rice
Mr. Adler
Campana to Get Police Flag He Carried for 30 Years
Patrolman Charles Campana to receive the department flag and staff he carried in all parades for three decades. President John H. Stanley recommended presenting a silver inscribed plate with the flag. Campana, formerly headquarter doorman, was retired by the board two months ago.
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John H. Stanley
Police Department
Charles Campana
Stanley
Campana
Richard H. Murphy
Demand for Closed Shop and 44 Hour Week in Corset Industry
Workers press for a 1 A closed shop and a 60 percent wage increase plus a 44 hour week, with demands to eliminate thread charges and permit homedefs after set work. The strike and lockout threaten Bridgeport corset factories as unions rally for statewide action led by Ira Graburn and local officials.
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Warner Brothers
Eagles' Hall
Bridgeport
Ira M. Qraburn
American Federation ‘of Labor
Ornburn
Warner Company
Corset Workers’ Union
Cohen
Corset Makers’ International Union
International Union
New York
Graburn
Veorset
Warnerothers’ Company
Carl Lang
Central Labor Union
Sam Kahn
Cigar Markets
S. F. McCue
Butchers
Bhagies
Warner Brothers’ Company
Cutters
Fagles
Greek Premier Plans New Balkan League
Premier Venizelos of Greece plans forming a new Balkan league with a Vienna dispatch noting Romania cannot join currently. The report from Berlin dated April 14 via London cites the initiative as government policy.
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Berlin
London
Venizelos
Greece
Tageblatt
Vienna
Roumania
Arrests herald campaign against gas merchants
State police backed arrests target short measure gas sales in the city. Six arrests last night and warrants out for others, with more than a quart average shortage in five gallon lots cited. City court to hear cases today. The latest arrest brings the total to seven for similar offenses. Participants include fuel station proprietors on West and Wood avenues, and garage staff on East and Chelsea streets.
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Thisiity
John. Grill
City Automobile Company
Fairfield
West Avenues
Angelina Desapo
State Street
Joseph W. Hughes
Wood Avenue
Lorraine Carr
Salvatore de Rose
Chelsea, Street
Stratford Avenue
Daniel ‘A. Duhamiel
East Avenue
Barnum
Barnum Avenue
Harold Carlson
Carlson Grocery Company
Fairfield Avenue
Half Million Seamen Join New Marine Strike
July 14 New York report on a threatened coastwise vessel strike affecting 50 000 seamen and thousands of stewards cooks and other crew. The U S Shipping Board offered higher wages and shorter hours but failed to settle. Key issue is a closed shop amid US Shipping Board and American Steamship Association disagreement. Officials plan further talks while union fears navy sailors may be used if boats crewed by strikers.
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New, York
United States Shipping Board
Shipping Board
American -Steanship Association
Steamship Association
Mexican murderers of Americans shot in Mexico
Washington July 14 The murderers of a number of American citizens in Mexico have been apprehended and executed by the Mexican government which, through expenditure of two thirds of the republics revenues in pacification, is slowly restoring order Ygnacio Bonillas Mexican ambassador to the United States says he has just returned to Washington after a month in Mexico City
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Washington
Mexico
Ygnacio Bonillas
United States
Mexico City
Bell Arraigns Slawson For Too Much Talk to Reporters
Superintendent Samuel Slawson and Commissioner A William Bell clashed after a heated board of education meeting. Bell charged Slawson with talking too much to newspapers, while Slawson defended reporting news to the public without board permission and urged common sense in communications.
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Bell
Slawson
Guits
Samuel 3. Slawson
A. William Bell
Board of Education
Lawson
Pers
Prohibition Fight Rages Over War Act Vote in House
Washington July 14 Prohibition forces gained full control in the House refusing a repeal vote on the war time act. A record 151 to 90 defeated an amendment for two and three quarters percent beer while other pro prohibition measures were upheld. A heated floor action followed as lawmakers hurled motions and even bodily disruptions marked the day’s dispute over defining intoxicants and restricting beverage strength.
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Washington
Prohibition Forces
Ook
Prohibition
Blanton
Texas
Igoe
Missouri
Lea
California
Benson
Maryland
Prosecutionists in Perjury Case Target Dooling and Miller
Concord New York July 14 warrants issued for John T Dooling assistant district attorney and William B Miller attorney for Northern Trust charged with conspiracy in Means murder case and subordination of perjury. Means was acquitted. grand jury to hear evidence. extradition sought from New York and Illinois governors if true bill found.
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Concord
N. Y
Gaston B. Means
Maide A. King
Means
John T. Dooling
New York
William B. Miller
Northern Trust Company
Chicago
Dooling
Hayden Clement
Méans
Tlinois
Page to resign as ambassador to Italy
Thomas Nelson Page United States ambassador to Italy announced he had turned for the purpose of resigning his post He clarified that he had not yet resigned but had written to Washington months ago asking permission to return home and render his resignation as a public official.
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New York
Thomas Nelson Page
United States
Italy
Liverpool
Carmania
Page
Washington
French Socialists Oppose Ratification of Treaty
The National Council of the Socialist Party voted to oppose ratification of the peace treaty. The decision was 1,420 in favor of opposition to ratification, 144 against, with a7 abstentions.
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Faris
Associated Press
National Council of the Socialist Party
Trade With Germany Can Be Resume Immediately
Washington July 14 General licenses covering import and export trading with Germany were issued late today by the war trade division of the state department with approval of Acting Secretary Polk. Except in limited cases under the treaty of peace, trading may commence at once. This follows the Paris Four Power Pact lifting the economic blockade of Germany last Saturday. Polk issued formal notices abolishing the export conservation list and rescinding bunker restrictions preventing coaling at American ports without licenses.
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Washington
Germany
War Trade Division
State Department
Polk
United States
Paris
Ong
Allies to press Germany to extradite ex emperor from Holland
Berlin July 1 The Tageblatt reports the Allies will not ask Holland to surrender former Emperor William for trial but will request Germany to demand his extradition from the Netherlands. The plan covers other German statesmen who fled to neutral countries and names 167 individuals including generals admirals and the raid commander Moewe and ex chancellor Bethmann Hollweg.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Tageblatt
Holland
William
Germany
Moewe
Newport
R. L
von Bethmann Hollweg
Alfred Zimmermany
Carl Holfferich
Interior
London
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Haliau
Netherlands
Uispect
Hig
Motorcycle Mishap May Prove Fatal to Snyder
A motorcycle carrying Mr and Mrs Frank Snyder of Nichols skidded on Huntington road last night and rolled down an embankment. Snyder sustained serious injuries including a skull base fracture two rib fractures and internal injuries and is in Bridgeport hospital. Mrs Snyder escaped with facial bruises and cuts. The accident occurred at 10 oclock.
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Frank Snyder
Nichols
Huntigton Road
Snyder
Bridgeport Hospital
Former officer shot at Niagara Falls baseball park
Walter G. Squipes, a construction engineer and former army lieutenant, was shot dead in front of a large crowd leaving a baseball park in Niagara Falls New York. Joseph Munteterto, accused shooter, was seized by the crowd and later charged with first degree murder at Police Headquarters.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Walter G. Squipes
Bronce Ua
Heutenant
Avkrien Corps
Wis
Joseph Munteterto
Bitter determination marks opening of treaty wrangle
The Senate foreign relations committee approved three resolutions seeking information from President Wilson on the Versailles peace talks. Debates opened with sharp divisions as lawmakers pressed for copies of disputed Japan Germany provisions and Costa Rica status, while executive sessions planned public access tomorrow.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Shantung
Japan
Costa Rica
Bliss-Lansing
Washington
Wilson
Versailles
Germany
Senate Chamber
Sessio
Jay
Geral Bliss
Lansing
Henry ‘White
Shatung
Chines
Costa
Rica
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Tomorow
Johnson
League
Senate
Swanson
Virginia
Commit
Del
Aviators Drown in Delaware Seaplane Test
Three naval aviators died when a five passenger seaplane plunged into shallow water off the Philadelphia navy yard during a test flight. Two more crew were injured as divers recovered bodies and sailors searched the river for missing men.
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Philadelphia
Delaaware River
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Harold C. Roehrig
Passadena
Calif
A. E. Ehrke
Milwaukee
Wis
H. G. Souder
Atlantic
City
L Yard
Cyclists Injured in Auto Crash on Huntington Road
An automobile driven by Paul Kolackner collided with a motorcycle carrying Mitchell Ratalus and Stanley Mondryzeski on Huntington road shortly after 7 pm. Ratalus suffered fractures to both legs and facial and body bruises. Mondryzeski fractured his left arm and sustained facial and body bruises. Both were hospitalized at Bridgeport hospital.
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Paul Kolackner
River Street
Mitchell Ratalus
Anne Street
Stanley Mondroyzeski
Broad Atreet
Cyelists
Ratglas
Mondryzeski
Huntington Road
Bridgeport Hospital
Woman Drinks Iodine Believing It Medicine
Gertrude Watt of 141 Elm Street drank iodine at home believing it was cough medicine. She was taken to St. Vincent hospital for treatment and is expected to recover.
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Gertrude Wait
Elm Street
St. Vincent’ Hospital
Falls From Scaffold At Plant Hospitalized Man
Bertram Boswereh of 361 Berwin Street Devon was treated for possible skull fracture and facial abrasions after a fall from a scaffold at the Lake Torpedo Boutes plant yesterday afternoon. He was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital after examination by Dr Passuth of Emergency Hospital.
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Bertram Boswereh
Berwin Street
Devon
Lake Torpedo Boutes
Bridgeport Hospital
Pr. Passuth
Allies Seek Former Austrian Ministers Extradition
Vienna reports allied authorities plan extradition of former Austrian foreign ministers Count Leopold von Berchtold and Count Czernin to determine how much their policies prolonged the war. Berchtold resigned in 1915 and Czernin left office in 1916. Czernin was arrested in 1919 at the Swiss frontier but released on parole.
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Vienna
Willmand
Cou
Leopold von Berechtold
Cou Czernin
Count von Berhtold
Czernin
Baron Burla
Count von Berchtold
Vienne
Boins
Count Czernin
Do Not Leave Town This Summer Notice
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Gotham
Pacific Fleet Sailing
Hampton
Teutons
MEAN
America
Niagara ‘Balls Baseball Park
Delaware
Big Plane
Wolackner
Tratalus
Monryzesky
Gertrude Watt
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Bertram Boswerel
Lake Emmploye
Ca von Berechtold
Coun Czernin
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