Help Drive Closes Tonight Behind City Quota
Bridgeport faces apathy as the Combined Help Drive treks toward a failed target of 300000 for Salvation Army American Jewish Relief and Near East campaigns. Just over 120000 raised, 37 percent. 11th hour appeal aims to touch hearts, HQ open all day for new or added subscriptions.
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Help Drive
Stratfield
Salvation Army
Bridgeport
Near East
Armenia
Syria
Persia
Hawker and Grieve Atlantic plane sighting found
A Sopwith biplane flown by Harry Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve on a transatlantic attempt was located in the Atlantic at latitude 49.40 north and longitude 29.08 west. The American ship Lake Charlottesville recovered parts of the aircraft and its sail and headed to Falmouth, England.
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ST. John's N. Bu
Harry ‘Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
Atlantic
Lake Charlottesville
Furness
Elverson
Veterans Build Legion Dugout And Parade Plan
Bridgeport crowd of 1,200 veterans gathered in the high school auditorium to form the American Legion. Major F J Adams was elected permanent leader amid applause, with Lt. Mike Freeman of New York as guest speaker. New officers include Al Merritt as vice commander and John Hubbard as junior vice commander. A May 30 parade is planned as the movement consolidates civilian life with veteran welfare.
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American Legion
Bridgeport
Theodore Roosevelt
Andy
Henry D. Linsley
Washington
D. C
Avere
Mike Freeman
New York
Legion
Yeseadom
John "W. Jarvis
Elias Howe
G A. BR
Sixth’ Colored Cavalry
F. J. Adams
al J. Merritt
John T. Hubbard
Community heads discuss outlawing doubtful dances
In City Hall a private exhibition on terpsichorean forms draws clergymen and officials to judge jazz, fox trot, and shimmy steps. Police and fire chiefs, clergy, and civic leaders attend as censors consider enforcing a uniform standards for public dances amid mixed reactions.
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Bridgeport Community Service
Y. M. C. Aciman
Dyemeelves
Gridport
Ge McCormick
Josenl Barry
Daniel Quilty
Mr. McCormick
James B. Nihil
St. Augustine’s Church
Samuel ‘Abrams
Redgate
Johnson
W. Gahan
Board of Recreation
John Hotz
Casino
W. Seymour Lacy
Y. M.C
Belgian jumper tests life preserver at 70 mph flight
Atlantic City May 27 Walter Janet a Belgian jumped from an airplane at 500 feet altitude while the craft flew seventy miles an hour. The test, conducted by Eddie C Stinson, aimed to evaluate life preservers before a committee from the Second Pan American Aeronautic convention. Janet had never before been in an airplane of this type.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Janet
Eddie C. Stinson
Janet
Progressives Routed in Effort To Supplant Penrose and Warren
In a closed conference, Republicans backed Penrose of Pennsylvania and Warren of Wyoming for chairmanships of the Finance and Appropriations committees. Progressives led by Borah Idaho were defeated 34 to 8 in their bid to oust Penrose, with plans for separate Senate votes likely. Borah condemned Penrose on finance and taxation as the main issue. Kenyon Iowa spoke against Penrose. Warren’s opposition stance faded as the committee allocation was re adopted.
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Penrose
Warren
Washington
Senate
Pennsylvania
Republican Committee
Borah
Kenyon
Iowa
Yale Dormitory Riot Outbreak In New Haven Mayhem
Turbulent clashes between Yale undergraduates and city youths erupt in New Haven causing smashed windows at Byers Hall Osborne Hall Woodbridge Hall and several dorms. Police protect campuses while guards guard exits as stones and mobs surge through College Wall High and Elm streets. Captain Braden of the track team beaten. mayor calls for discipline and restraint amid ongoing unrest.
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Yale
Yale University
Byers Hall
Osborne
Tsavezaway
Iit
James Braden
Braden
Temple
Chapel Streets
Fitzgerald
Hach
Wall
High
Elm
Yate
Woodbridge Hall
Soma
NC4 Crew Aims to Complete Transatlantic Flight
The NC4 seaplane arrived at Lisbon at 4 01 p m Washington time after covering the Atlantic in nine hours and forty four minutes from Newfoundland. The trip began at Ponta Delgada and the crew expects to finish the first trans Atlantic flight soon aboard the NC4.
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Washington
Am Naval
Lisbo Jugal
Ponta Delgad
New Foundland
Miutes
Record of NC-4 crosses Atlantic from Trepassey to Lisbon
The NC-4 began from Trepassey on May 16 at 6 07 p m New York time and reached the Azores next day after flying from Rockaway Beach May 8. Official legs show Halifax Trepassey Horta Ponta Delgada Lisbon with 27 hours total flying time including a sea forced landing and a 100 mile water leg to Chatfiani Massachusetts.
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S. 1
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Azores
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Halifax
Horta
Ponta Delgada
Lisbon
Chatfiani
Mass
Germany backs international trust for fleets and broader League role
Paris reports Germany proposing an international trust to administer mercantile fleets and coal output in the Sarre region. Germany would join the League of Nations and seek sizable credits, while reaffirming self determination in frontiers and a future Austrian vote on union with Germany.
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Berlin
Sparne
Sarre
Germany
France
League of Nations
Line
Europe
Upper Silesia
West Prussia
Danzig
Poland
Austria
Last Day for Combined Help Drive to Aid Soldiers and Inyo Children
Today is the final day of the Combined Help Drive urging donations to support soldiers in the trenches and starving children in the Near East. The letter carrier will collect contributions at homes and other posted locations.
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Inyo
Near East
Distracted by wife’s death Francis Dempsey ends life
Francis Dempsey a 29 year old music teacher, killed himself by inhaling gas at his home on State Street yesterday afternoon. His body was found in the bathroom by his sister-in-law Mrs Boward Dempsey and pronounced dead by Dr B C Pasuth. The influenza scourge that took his wife is blamed for his weakened mind. He formerly worked as a pianist at the West End theatre.
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Francis Dempsey
State Street
Boward Dempsey
B.C. Pasuth
Dempsey
Germans to submit counter proposals Thursday
Versailles May 27 The German counter proposals will probably not be submitted to the Supreme Covell before Thursday though they may possibly be ready tomorrow afternoon.
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Versailles
Associated Press
NC-4 completes Atlantic crossing span and timing
NC-4 has flown 150 nautical miles since Rockaway, May 8, and completed the Trepassey to Lisbon leg in 26 hours 46 minutes. The trip sets a pace toward ocean-flight progress, with the Lisbon arrival at 4:02 p.m. and an average of about 80 knots. Weather was favorable as the seaplane landed in Lisbon harbor amid jubilant reception in Ponta Delgada and across ocean aviation communities.
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NC-4
Rockaway
Halifax
Trepassey
Newfoundland
Lisbon
Atlantic
Mauretania
Ponta Delgada
Azores
America
Albert C. Read
Lisbon Harbor
New York
Jim
Os the Island
Lgas
Worth
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
A. C G. Read
Portugal
Punta Delgada
Navy makes first transatlantic flight by NC-4
Secretary Daniels cables President Wilson praising the American Navy for the first transatlantic flight. Lieutenant Commander Read and the NC-4 landed at Lisbon from Trepassey covering about 1900 miles in under 10 hours for the leg from Ponta Delgada. The NC-1 and NC-3 failed to reach the Azores due to weather and engine trouble.
Misdirected Reply Delays Peace Terms Presentation
In St. Germain May lied to council regarding Dr. Renner head of the delegation. The response concerns the objection to presenting the peace term. A formal notice accompanies the action to present the terms in the delegation process.
Arrest of Boy in $25,000 New York Theft Case
An eighteen year old messenger in May Forest said he and two others robbed $25,000 in Wall Street bonds in the afternoon. Police arrested the youth for grand larceny as investigators search for the two unidentified suspects who allegedly attacked him.
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MY York
May Forest
Wall Street
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