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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
14
A violent May Day disturbance in Cleveland led to the wounding of a prisoner described as a 18 year old Harvard University student. Police fought to control the mob as 165 inmates and women clashed, with a chaotic scene at a detention camp basement during a rescue operation.
The United States naturalization session opens with Judge Howard J. Guus presiding as petitions surge. About 20 cases heard, many deferred for further examination or witness production. Witnesses and aliens, including births in the Americas, face suspension due to hostilities. some cases granted by the President or labor department. The hearing begins Tuesday at 16 October as the court disposes of petitions.
In a disjointed report from a Laity court session yesterday, references to a fight and ongoing legal proceedings hint at a dramatic event. Names and places are obscured by poor OCR, but the fragment suggests a public disturbance tied to a court case and community actors.
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