Graduation Day for 908 Eighth Grade Students
Superintendent Slawson presided as 908 graduates received diplomas in the AGH School auditorium. More than 1,500 parents and friends attended the closing exercises featuring recitations, vocal and orchestral selections by about 100 young musicians from Lincoln Elias Howe and Maplewood schools.
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Samuel J.slawson
Elmer H Havens
Board of Education
Slawson
Lincoln
Elias Howe
Maplewood
Admiral Von Reuter to face court martial in Britain
London reports that Admiral Von Reuter, commander of the German fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow, will be court martialed for breaking armistice conditions. Daily Mail cites forthcoming trial details and possible penalties.
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Admiral von Reuter
London
von Reuter
Daily Mail
Greeks Driven From Asia Minor Amid Turkish Superiority
Paris dispatch reports Asia Minor conflict worsening as Turkish forces reportedly outnumber Greek troops four to one. Advices say Greeks are retreating before well equipped Turkish units with ample artillery and ammunition.
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Paris
Asia Minor
Reuter’s Limited
Polish minister to U S confirmed in Paris
Paris June 23 The appointment of Prince Casimir Lubomirsky as Polish minister to the United States is confirmed. He is in Paris. Fire guts grocery and meat market at Madison and Jackson avenues at 1 this morning. Fire department answered Box 53 and controlled flames quickly.
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Paris
Prince Casimir Lubomirsky
United United States
Madison and
Jackson Ave
Post and Standard Telegram May 1918 circulation rise
May 1918 figures show net paid circulation gains for the Post and Telegram. The Post 10,396 Sunday issue rose to 12,610. Telegram May totals 24,309 in May 1918 and 16,788 other period figures, with a total page value of 41,097 and net gain of 881.
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Post and Standard Telegram
Sunday Post
Bridgeport Seeks Free Water Bottlers for July First Relief
Alderman William H. Hogan led a council move to authorize bubblers dispensing free aqua pura in business districts and beyond to ease thirst as city life changes after July 1. The scene of a rum-hound at a life station underscores the plan’s spirit and humor.
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Bridgeport
William H. Hogan
Committee On Public Works
Sahara
History of the Future
Jitney Ordinance Passes After Council Vote
By a 14 to 3 vote the city approved new jitney regulations despite Alderman Hogan's plea to delay six months. The ordinance, drafted by the committee with jitney groups and Captain Wheeler, requires owners to obtain police consent for routes to avoid traffic congestion and allows route reapplication after denial. The measure becomes effective ten days after passage.
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William H. Hogan
Wheeler
Prov
Wilson to sail from Brest for home soon
President Wilson is expected to depart Brest on his homeward voyage Wednesday or Thursday aboard the George Washington. He plans to return within a week, then present the peace treaty to the Senate for ratification and tour the country to rally support for the treaty and League covenant. The escort will include battleship and destroyers, with 2,500 troops aboard.
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Washington
Dung
Wilson
Tumully
Brest
Senate
U.S
George
United States
Paris
George Washington
Azores
Germany
Margaret Wilson
John ‘W. Davis
London
Guard of Honor
Reparation delays stall Austrian peace pact progress
Paris reports the Austrian peace settlement blocked by the reparations issue. The American proposal that the new states from Austria-Hungary share army costs is not favored. The French delegation is drafting a new plan to resolve the matter.
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Paris
Austria-Hungary
Army of Liberation
All Saloons to Close July 1 in Bridgeport
Bridgeport liquor dealers expect no immediate enforcement of the bone dry act after July 1 though a revenue tax is due. Officials say state laws offer no penalties and federal action hinges on Presidential appeal and court stay. Dealers cautious, some have applied for certificates while awaiting legality ruling. President Wilson may extend the deadline if peace treaty is signed.
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Wilson
Connecticut
Internal Revenue Department
Department of Justice
United States
Bridgeport Liquor Dealers Association
Bridgeport
Internal Revenue Office
Walsh
United States Marshal
State Association
Flynn
Bridgeport Dealers Association
De Valera Closes US Visit With Ireland Unity Claim
Eamon de Valera, Sinn Fein leader, told reporters in New York he came to America to speak for the Irish nation and declared Irish unity and a republic support strong. He noted broad acclaim in Boston Philadelphia and Washington and met Irish and American figures, stressing Ireland's unity and independence.
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New York
Edward
Eamonn) de’ Valera
Sinn Feld
Streek
Washington
United States
Rochester
de Valera
Sinn Fein
Waldorf
Friends of Irish Freedom
British India
Haas
John W. Goff
Peter B. McGuinness
Carmelite Order
Hig Hest
Daniel I. Co
P. J.hendricks
Justce
Edward J
Gavegan
Eugene I. Kincaid
Hudson County
N. J
John Devoy
Shamus
O'Sheel
David O'Connor
Dublin
J. Rooney
C.d. MacGuire
Papal
Thomas Hughes Kelley
Thomas GB
Felder
Atlanta
Jeremiah O'Leary
Diarmid Lynch
South East Cork
Liam Mellowes
West Meath
Patrick J. McCartan
King’s County
Mr. Boland
South Roscommon
United States Senate
Ireland
America
Peace Declarations Move To Return U S Troops
Senate seeks immediate peace with Germany and Austria Hungary as an amendment to the army bill and a fall resolution calls for the swift return of U S troops abroad. Edge also introduces a separate measure while Knox hints at league covenant changes. Debate follows as factions realign around peace and funding issues.
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Associated Press
Washington
League of Nations
Senate
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Fall of
New Mexico
Foreign Relations ‘Committee
Fall
Taney
Pall
Edge
New Jersey
House
Knox
Republic of Pennsylvania
League
United States of America
States of America
United States
German Officers Shot by Their Own Men
YHURSO Scotland June 23 German sailors were fired on by their officers after obeying British orders to return to and seal seacocks on sinking destroyers. Lieutenant Nuttall, from the steamer Alouette, reported that after German crews turned back, officers shot several men, then others returned to close the seacocks and keep vessels afloat.
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Yhurso
Scotland
Associated’ Press
Nuttall
Alouette
Scapa Flow
Bombing Plane Lands In Boston Kills Two Children
June 23 Boston two children killed and a third injured when a bombing aircraft landing at Franklin field veered toward the crowd. Pilot Lieut Col Claggert steered away but struck the children near trees. Captain Chandler lightly injured. other planes landed safely after minor engine trouble.
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Boston
Albany
Franklin Field
Claggedt
W. E. Chandler
Search clause removed from dry measure by House panel
In Washington on June 23, the House Judiciary committee struck out the proposed search clause in the prohibition enforcement bill allowing home searches for contraband with warrants sworn to by at least two credible persons. The espionage act based search system was substituted.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Esthonians and Huns Resume Hostilities Frontwide
An Esthonian official communication says after a seven day truce the Esthonian and German Baltic Landswehr renewed fighting along the front from the Gulf of Riga to Ronnenburg. The British mission failed to secure an understanding.
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Gulf of Riga
Ronnenburg
Copenhagen
Associated Press
Landswehr
Concert Tonight at Washington Park by Wheeler & Wilson Band
A free open-air concert in Washington Park tonight features the Wheeler & Wilson band with a cornet solo and a mix of patriotic, classical, show tunes, and jazz numbers. The program begins with the Star Spangled Banner and includes selected dances and popular songs from recent musical works.
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Washington Park
Wheeler & Wilson
Ollows
Rainhaulk
One Glorious Nation,” Bergere. Cornet Sola
Patrol
Spirit of America
Frnnil
Himalya
Watts
Kentucky
Prajus
France
America
Allies Reject Plea For More Time Must Sign This Week
German and Allied leaders clash over the peace treaty as Paris reports indicate signing is unlikely before Thursday or Friday. Germany says it will accept and sign the terms, but protests and warnings from the German government persist, while President Wilson travels to and from France aboard the George Washington.
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Associated Press
Germany
William
Versailles
Paris
George Wasiton
Wilson
Fra
Pledge by A F of L to Short Week at Convention
At Atlantic City the American Federation of Labor pledged a 44 hour week for workers nationwide and in government service. The move aims to curb unemployment and unrest. Delegates expect backing for railroad workers on government ownership, and support for telegraph operators while urging Congress to probe suppression of free speech in western Pennsylvania. Ireland thanks noted. next convention city to be decided.
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Atlantic
Denver
Executive Council
Gurleson
Congress
Pennsylvania
Ireland
Gompers
Philadelphia
Pp. H. McCartan
Irish Republic
U1. Z. Boland
Atlanticity
German Acceptance of Treaty Noted in One Page Document
Paris June 23 German acceptance of Allied peace terms delivered as a single typewritten page. Taul Dutasta secretary-general of the peace conference arranged translation and shared it with Premier Clemenceau Premier Lloyd George and President Wilson.
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Paris
Clemenceau
The
National Assembly
Repulic
Hanse Haimhausen
German Republic
Havas
Taul Dutasta
Clemenconi
Lloyd George
Wilson
Community Service to Host Dance at Seaside Park Pavilion
The Community Service plans a dance at Seaside Park Pavilion tonight featuring a five piece orchestra. The public is invited and it marks the second of the summer series with expectations of a large crowd. The event could influence future city dancing plans, potentially extending to street dancing in warm weather.
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Seaside Park
Secon
Community Service
President Names New Under Secretary in Washington
Washington reports that Frank L. Polk of New York, counsel for the State Department and an acting secretary, is nominated as under secretary of state under the 1920 appropriation bill. The position’s duties and salary are defined by the act, abolishing the old counsellor role.
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Frank L. Pol
New York
Icting
Washington
Frank L. Polk
State Department
State
de Ne Ofeo
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Eamonn DE Valera
Waldorf-Astoria
Erin
U. K
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von Haniel
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