Armistice Day Parade Draws Veterans to Bridgeport
A full Armistice Day celebration in Bridgeport will feature a squadron of U S ships arriving by November 11, bluejackets and marines, air force planes from Mineola or Rockaway, and heavy detachments from veterans groups. Raymond W Harris Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars will organize the parade with Grand Marshal Norman Shannon Hall and honorary marshal Colonel Clifford B Wilson, joined by the Red Cross and G A R. The route runs from the armory along Main Street to Seaside Park for an open air service, with a music lineup of seven or eight bands and a review by Major General Leonard Wood. A special committee coordinates arrivals, formations, and receptions at City Hall.
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Bridgeport
Raymond W. Harris Fost
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Army
Navy
Mineola
Rockaway
Armory
Main Street
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Park Avenue
Seaside Park
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Red Cross
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Svergens
Leonard Wood
Clark Kennedy
Jlaymond W. Harris Post
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Ave
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Wilson
Large Crowd Expected at Seaside Memorial Transfer
A large crowd is expected at Seaside park for the formal dedication and transfer of the Perry memorial arch to the city. Thousands may view the new park approach as the arch is presented and the transfer exercises are described as particularly interesting.
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Perry Memorial
Perry Arch
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Wheeler and Wilson
Perry
City
Seaside Park
Rich contractor framed in $50,000 alienation suit
Bridgeport reports that John D Agostino, wealthy building contractor, denounces the $50,000 alienation of affection suit by Ernest OC Nelson as a frame up. Sheriff attachment on D Agostino properties looms in Superior Court action returnable on the first Tuesday in November.
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John Dagostine
Main Street
Standard Telegram
Frederick FE
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John Maloney
D'Agostino
Samuel Chapman
Bridgeport
Senator Norris Attacks Shantung Award in Senate Debate
Washington Oct 10 Senator Norris Republican Nebraska used nearly all Senate time to mount a three hour attack on the Shantung settlement and to read the text. Lodge gave a brief break by shifting to reading. Norris warned the Shantung award was an American failure and charged coerced loans and self defense terms. Conference plans indicated a longer work day next week to clear the big speech making program.
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Remington Arms Turns To Cutlery Production
Remington Arms M C company begins cutlery manufacture at its local plant. A small section is prepared and, within months, cutlery line and other products may replace wartime activity. After war, bayonets and shells were produced. now bullets and small arms remain, but require less space as demand shifts.
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England
France
Bridgeport Moves Toward Civics And Health Course
The Bridgeport public schools will begin eleven meetings next week to interpret a new civics and health course mapped by Superintendent Slawson and Assistant Supt Cartwright. The program aims to introduce civics from early grades and health education through middle and high school with a local government focus.
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Slawson
Cartright
Normal
Barnum School
Board of Education
Pup
German Attack Hurries Allied Vessels in Riga
British and French warships in Riga prepare to fire on German forces amid repeated night attacks led by General von der Foltz. Lettish forces claim to have destroyed an armored train near St Olaf and to have inflicted heavy losses, with volunteers flocking to the front as fighting continues along the Riga front and in nearby Mitau corridors.
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Lettish Bureau
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Gulf of Figa
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Letts
Thea Angmy
St. Olal
Archangel
Berlin
Mitau
Wilson Receives Quiet Day Amid Recovery
President Wilson grows stronger as doctors report improved appetite and steady nourishment. In a private room, he meets with Admiral Grayson and family, while a phonograph and music lighten his day.
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Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Grayson
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Labor Arbitration Plan Stalls As Conference Breaks
Wask ington October conference stalls as steering committee fails to agree on labor arbitration. Employers push open shop principles while urging flexible management and cooperative relations. Delegates report mixed reactions as the conference adjourns for the weekend.
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Chadbourne
Connecticut Prison Association Holds Annual Meeting
Hartford, Feb. 1 The Connecticut Prison Association held its annual meeting in the capitol. Professor Wilkes Dailey of New Haven was reelected president with John T. Latham of New Hartford as vice president. William A. Stanton of Hartford, Ironsmar, and J. Baxter of Stratford were named secretary and other officers.
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Dailey
New Maven
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Wheliam A. Stanton
Irensmar
Wolo
J. Baxter
Startford
Cross Country Air Derby Narrows To Three Contenders
Transcontinental air race race tightens as Lieut B. W. Maynard and Capt L. H. Smith both lead the westbound group with Lieut E. C. Kiel and Major Carl Spatz overtaking Smith near Bryan Ohio. Maynard plans to reach Mineola Long Island with Smith 650 miles away and Drayton flying toward Rawlins. Weather and radiator troubles slow the field but Maynard remains the front runner toward San Francisco.
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B. W. Maynard
Carl Spatz
Bryan
Ohio
Mineola
L. 1
Maynard
United States
Thres Ays
Till
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Utah
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San Francisco
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Leutenant
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Wyo
Sakuro
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Omaha
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Spatz
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Flying Parson Leads Aero Race to Record Pace
Lieutenant B W Maynard tops the westbound trans continental air race flying 112 miles in two minutes less than the clock crewing a swift route from North Platte Nebraska to Sydney and continuing toward San Francisco. Weather department reports explain the time zone change between Central and Mountain regions affecting the timing. Maynard landed at Salduro Utah after Buena Vista Field and planned to depart for San Francisco at sunrise.
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B. W. Maynard
War Department
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Neb
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Salt Lake Dry
Utah
Buena Vista Field
Longshoremen Strike Halts Port After Wage Demand Rebuff
New York Oct 10 Ferries across the Hudson suspended at midnight as crews walked out in sympathy with the longshoremen's commission. Railroad workers joined the action, idling more than 19,000 men. The national adjustment commission denied the longshoremen's demand for wage increases from 64 cents to one dollar an hour, intensifying the port disruption. Continued on page two.
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National Adjustment Commission
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