Peace Conference Sessions Begun Amid Diplomatic Haste
Reports describe early moments of a peace conference with French and German delegates arriving at the hotel center. Automobiles, diplomats including Gambon and Matsui, and a tight security setup marked the opening. The ceremony planned privacy within the hotel precincts as preparatory talks proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Thiers
Bismarck
Hotel Des Meservoirs
Gambon
William Marchief
Lord Harding
Aca
Henrymbasador Matsui
Henry White
Christian Herter
Af S
Detectives Probe Slaying of Woods Woman Victim
Detectives began piecing the case of a decomposed female body found in a New Canaan wood lot. Henry Banzai, a tinsmith, reported seeing three men near a popular design auto close to the scene last Sunday. Edward Knutson said he passed the lane near the spot two weeks earlier and saw an automobile there. The body lay 200 feet from the road, near a deserted sawmill, with well-made clothes and manicured nails. The autopsy notes missing teeth, gold fillings, and a bunion on each foot. police estimate the corpse had been in the woods about six weeks and believe she was a 26-year-old American woman, five feet five inches tall, about 135 pounds, with light chestnut hair and fair complexion. The body was found by G. H. Vance and J. Co Kellet of New Canaan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Banzai
Tte
Banzai
Popular
Banzat
Edward’Knutson
New Canaan
Herghair
Ayas
G. H. Vance
Jehie Co Kellet
Second Baptists Elect Officers At Annual Meeting
The Second Baptist church held its annual corporate meeting last night in the church, reading reports showing a prosperous year with obligations met and a small treasury balance. Joseph A. Tilton was named chief usher, with tilton as superintendent of Sunday School and Elwood Randolph to assist as treasurer. a supper preceded the session and a new organ fund was launched with guaranteed support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Baptist Church
James
Joseph
A. Tilton Wella
George” Hatford
Edward Black
James Brooks
Joseph A. Tilton
Tda Holroyd
Grace Feller
Elwood Randolph
Norman Brooks
Assi
Paris May Day Rioters Wound Eighty Policemen
Paris on May Day saw eighty police wounded in riots with fifty arrests, including Leon Jouhaux and Deputy Poncet among the slightly injured. A youth was killed in the Opera district and fifteen wounded near Gare de List as crowds attacked cavalry and fired on troops. Police seized newspapers and, as demonstrations mounted along the Grand Boulevards, crowds urged retreat to central squares. In Rome, all work halted, shops closed, and public meetings prohibited as authorities warned against Bolshevism and unrest.
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Paris
Leon Jouhaux
Gener
Federation of Jabor
Poncet
Opera
Tifteen
Gare de List
Boulevard de Magenta
Madelaine
Place de la Re
Rome
ATL
Russia
Post Office Staff On Look Out For Bombs
Close watch of the mail by officer clerks in this city for suspicious looking packages that might contain bombs similar to those mailed in New York. Orders to this effect were received yesterday and any suspicious item discovered will be reported immediately to the authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greene
Women’s presidential suffrage bill dies in Senate
Special from May 4 report the Senate refused to concur with the House on the presidential suffrage bill for women. A tight vote 17 to 18 ended hopes as key senators shifted positions, and after attempts to reconsider and table the measure the chamber finally voted to deny the bill 15 to 20, ending the session with no passage.
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Athord
Senate
House
Deming
West
Hartford
Witsonza
Capitol
Snator Dillon
Brooks
Dilson
Free for All Follows Girls Fight Leads to Arrests
William Cardinal and John Wolf of 354 Stratford Avenue were taken into custody at 12 30 this morning after a fight at Airfield Avenue and John Street. Bystander Arturi Popeclardi of 260 State Street was also arrested. All three face assault charges and were held on bonds of $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Cardinal
John Wolf
Stratford Avenue
Airfield Avenue
John Street
Arturi Popeclardi
State Street
Parisian Sage Promises Beautiful Hair For Women
A vintage promotional piece touts Parisian Sage as a foolproof cure for dandruff hair loss and dullness. It claims quick, safe results with no harmful ingredients, promising soft fluffy abundant hair and renewed growth for years.
Ebert Forces Shift on Bavaria as Peace Talks Loom
Berlin reports the Ebert government fights to subdue the Munich Soviets before German peace delegates return. Officials say Bavarian power ties the validity of the peace treaty to Bavaria, risking its exclusion if authority falters. Rumors claim Munich Soviet government overthrown as German troops occupy key suburbs near Munich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ebert
Munich
National Assembly
Bavaria
Treshing
Sterberg
Waterberg
Recall President Then Change Minds in Chamber Action
Louis May 1 The United States Chamber of Commerce had urged President Wilson to hasten back and call an extra session of Congress. It reconsidered the move and eliminated the call, awaiting the President’s return. The amended resolution expressed hope he would convene Congress in an extraordinary session to enact legislation safeguarding social and business structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Wilsong
America
Congress
United States Chamber of Commerce
Weather forecast for Bridgeport and region
Rain and clearing skies forecast across New England and eastern New York with cool, moderate temperatures. Strong south winds along the Atlantic coast shift to southwest, rain then clearing, and temperatures below normal east of the Rockies. Observations show widespread rain in many cities, with fog and cloud cover in others.
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New York
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Thiday
New England
Atlantic
Cape Henry
Boston
North Atlantic
Middle Atlan
75Th Meridian
New Haven Weather Bureau
Wea
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Tigland
Wees
Buffalo
Easeee
Cincinnati
Beneseeee
Denver
Essees
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Nantucket
New Waven
New Orleans
Norfolk
Northfield
Rean
Towers Outline Route for Trans Atlantic Flight to Lisbon
Neval air station Rockaway to Halifax 640 nautical miles then Trepassey Newfoundland to Horta Azores 1 200 miles with possible detour to Punta del Gado St Michael. Trepassey to Punta del Gado 1 350 miles total Trepassey to Lisbon 1 350 miles Lisbon to Plymouth 775 miles.Seaplanes with base ships for quick refueling.
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Neval
Rockaway
Halifax
N. S
Trepassey
New Foundland
Newfoundland
Horta
Punta del Gado
Lisbon
Porto del Gado
Plymouth
England
Obituary notices for Heine Lavery Flynn Burns Flynn Harrison Rowe Noble
Obituaries record William J Heine son of John B and May Heine died yesterday with funeral at 2 30 from 991 Connecticut Ave Rev Daniel M Lewis officiated burial at Lakeview cemetery Catherine Lavery daughter of Michael and Mary Lavery died yesterday with solemn requiem at St Charles church burial at St Michaels cemetery floral offerings large Rev James V Hussion officiated Alice Burns Flynn wife of James Flynn died yesterday at 404 Atlantic St funeral at 8 30 tomorrow from Jote Home mass at Sacred Heart burial at St Michaels Myrtle Harrison funeral last night at the mortuary chapel Walker and Banks Philadelphia burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Philip J Rowe proprietor of the Westport Hotel Westport died after a few days illness burial in Westport two children overseas Charles Noble of 170 Orchard St died after six months illness member of Loyal Order of Moose.
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William J. Heine
William John Heine
John B
May Heine
Connecticut Avenue
Daniel M. Lewis
Newfield Methodist Episcopal Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Catherine Lavery
Catherine ‘Lavery
Michael and
Mary
McCarthy Lavery
Noble Avenue
O Clouk
St. Charles’.R. C
James.v. Hussion
Patrick J. McGivney
Thomas. B
Gloster
Charles
Oscar
Edward
James
Lavery
George “Madden
St. Michael's Cemetery
James V. Hussion
Sacred Heart R. G
Myrtle V. Harrison
Myrtle Harrison
Walker and Banks
Fairfield Avenues
Mr. Nichols
Bethany Mission
Stratford
Philadelphia
Woodlawn
Philip J. Rowe
Philip Jd. Rowe
Westport
Tha
Charles Noble
Orchard Street
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Miller Chosen Treasurer of First National Bank
Guy P. Miller, secretary and treasurer of Bridgeport Brass, was elected a member of the board of directors of the First Bridgeport National Bank. Chairman Charles G. Sanford announced the appointment at a recent meeting. Miller has long been active in Brasa affairs and is regarded as a strong addition to the bank’s board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy P. Miller
Bridgeport Brass Company
First Bridgeport National Bank
Charles G. Sanford
Miller
Brasa Company
German Armory address and late 1919 loan canvass note
The report describes a schedule with a 5 pm address at the Armory by General Mitchell and advisory talks, amid a World War I era fundraising canvass. It cites a telegram from Benjamin Siren, New York Federal Reserve Bank governor, stressing distribution to drive loan oversubscription and early returns for quotag completion. Local subscriptions from firms and organizations are listed, including Sanford’s Bridgeport committee and various companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Armory
Sanford
Charles G. Sanford
Benjamin Siren
New York Federal Reserue Bank
Nents
York
Bridgeport
Conp
Gompers Doing Well After Car Accident
New York May 1 bulletin reports Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor is improving after a surface car collision with a taxicab. He remains under hospital care but his condition is listed as stable.
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New York
Lintuck ‘Gompers
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Weare
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Gampwen
Bent
Strong
Mercantile and ‘Women's
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Ordnance Department
Franklin
Brek Gallup
Mn ‘Lake, Torpedo Boat Co
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NTS
Columbia
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Crane Co
Med
Main Strane
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Springfield
Mts
Scribers
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Warner Brothers Co
Singer Mfg. Co
Jennings Brothers
Ashcroft Mfg. Co
Gompers
Iantz
Duality Shop
Vicx
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Main
St. Arcade Corner
Main St
Wadhams Co
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