Bridgeport Boxing Board Formed to Oversee 12 Round Matches
Howell chairs a new Bridgeport boxing commission with Aldermen Burdick and Brown on board. Referees, promoters, and fighters must post forfeits as permits are controlled by the Police Commission. Twelve round bouts will be held after November first with a referee decision. The panel aims to end no decision bouts and eliminate boxing “stalling” in the city.
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Jitney bus overturns injuring twelve near Tolland
Twelve persons were injured, five seriously, when a jitney bus overturned after crashing through a fence into a vacant lot near Tolland. The Hartford bound bus carried fourteen passengers returning from the Stratford fair, none fatally hurt.
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Stafford Fair
Tolland
Fred MN. Jieber
Hartford
Stford
Artist Nathan Barrett Dies at 73 in Pelham
Nathan Franklin Barrett a renowned landscape artist and former president of the Arm Society of Landscape Arc died at his Pelham home aged 73. He designed gardens at Ponce de Leon and Augusting, Fig. His death announced today.
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oNathan Franklin Barrett
Arm Society of Landscape Arc
Pelt
Mr. Barrett
Ponce de Leonitt
Augusting
German war era basket of Ashmun belongings returned to Bridgeport
The first postwar shipment from Germany to Bridgeport arrived at the customs house. A basket of Mr. Ashmun’s personal items including clothing camera supplies and photographs was rifled by German authorities on its journey, with valuables removed and rubber parts cut away, except for the photographs.
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Germany
Clinton Avenue
Ashnun
United States
Ashumin
Amsteit
Holland
Veldorf
Port Wallace
A. Smith
Ashinin
Mr. Ashmiun
Mrr. Ashmun
Moore Loses Cruelty Case. Wife Wins Decree in Greenwich Row
Charles Arthur Moore of Greenwich loses his suit against Annette Sperry Moore for intolerable cruelty and the wife is awarded a decree. The committee found Moore's cruelty included throat grabbing, threats with a loaded revolver, profane language, and unsettling letters while abroad. Custody of three children Elsie Charles and Henry is agreed, with no alimony.
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Greenwich
Annette Sperry Moore
Murr
Nashville
Tennessee
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Moore
Irs
R Gaard
Elsie
Charles
Henry
Two steel strikers shot near Cleveland plant
Near the Cuyahoga Coke plant of the American Steel and Wire company two steel workers were shot as they allegedly tried to intercept employees entering the plant. Jay Atkinson was shot in the back and face, Charles Luthus wounded in the leg, both taken to a hospital with Atkinson reported as may die.
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Cuyahoga
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Saturday Night Shopping to End Soon in Bridgeport
A survey shows Bridgeport stores plan 6 pm Saturday closings starting November 11. Major shops and several guilds may close at 6 throughout the year, aiming for a unified weekend retail schedule.
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Faidgeport
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Howe Peano Nie
Ee Tae
Labor conferees agree to shelve bargaining issue
British fleet overcomes fortress after bombardment on Lower Dvina. Russians spare Riga. Conferees reach agreement to shelve the bargaining issue amid ongoing war pressures.
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Riga
Kronstadt Falls as Bolshevik Forces Press
News from London reports Kronstadt, the fortress guarding Petrograd, capitulated to British naval forces after a heavy bombardment. The fall signals a potential turning point as General Yudeniteh advances toward Petrograd, with Tsarsko Selo captured and other positions seized along the northern front. Soviet troops reportedly retreat as mutinies surface and Bolshevik counterstrokes appear near Moscow.
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Wilson Health Bulletin Says Prostate Swelling Eased
The White House bulletin reports definite improvement in President Wilson's condition. Doctors say the prostate swelling has lessened, no operation needed, kidneys functioning normally, heart action and vital signs normal, and a simplified treatment plan may begin. Further consultation planned tomorrow.
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Washington
Wilson
John Young
Johns Fopkins Hospital
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Sterling Huffin
Admiral Stitt
Naval Hospital
Young
White House
Aged Woman and Child Hurt in Meriden Crash
Mrs Monora Dacey 70 and her grandson James McCabe 20 months suffered serious injuries in a late night car crash on the Berlin Turnpike just outside Meriden. They were taken to Mariford Hospital with facial lacerations, possible internal injuries, and a fractured skull. The car was driven by Rea Shepherd of Airfield overture. it collided with a rear-owned vehicle. Witness Walter said he stopped to inspect the scene and heard the crash.
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Seeley Street
Granch
James McCabe
Dreas
Meriden
Berlin
Mariford Hospital
Ahtoimontia
Airfield Overture
TL Ploleky
John W. Stacey
Waatler
Left Mostly Whiskey in York Probate Case
A portion of the estate of Lewis Wells, valued at $46,052, includes whiskey assets comprising more than one fifth. The will was opened for probate today, with stands of barrels valued at $1,700 and certificates for sixty barrels valued at $5,520.
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NAB alleges deserter John Magier arrested here last night
John Magier of 124 Shelton Street was arrested here last night on suspicion of desertion from the army. The claim alleges Magier has been listed as absent without leave and the case is being investigated by local authorities.
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Shelton Street
Magier
A. W. GO. i. Singeret
Soft coal miners fail to agree on wage conference outcome
Washington October 17 securing peace in the coal industry proved elusive after an all day session. Secretary Wilson invited miners and operators to Washington next Tuesday with full wage conference to attempt anew. Operators stood firm against a six hour day and additional demands. John L. Lewis said most wage delegates would not reconvene unless a new agreement seemed possible. In Indianapolis Oct 17 a UMWA statement denied any movement to raise coal prices.
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John Jews
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Plans one stop flight coast to coast from Mineola to San Diego
Lieutenant Maynard receives War Department orders to perform a solo coast to coast flight with a single staged stop in Dallas Texts. The voyage will use a Deberland-4 equipped with a Liberty motor. Maynard plans to depart Jaybrede soon and expects to reach Mineola tomorrow.
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Senate Rejects Two Amendments To Peace Treaty
The Senate, after a brief debate and without a formal roll call, discarded two amendments proposed by Senator Fall aimed at limiting the U S representative’s power on the reparations commission. Only two committee amendments remain, and leaders hope to vote them early next week as the chamber moves toward a ratification resolution.
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Clues Link Pretty School Girl Disappearance to Ridgeport
Waterbury detectives arrived in Ridgeport following clues about sixteen year old Atarete Millard of Mildlebury who vanished while leaving home for Waterbury High School. Inspector Donahue said evidence points to Ridgeport, with cooperation from local authorities. Millard, about five feet tall with a burgundy coat and taupe feather hat, was last seen with her father from the Westover school for girls.
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Waterbury
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Three nabbed in Richmond for auto theft
In Richmond Virginia on October 17 detectives arrested John Garrity a 20 year old Waterbury Connecticut native with two accomplices Michael Whitehead of Denver and Samuel Lucas of New York. They were charged with possessing a stolen Trudson supersix car and held for Bridgeport police. They claimed to have proof via a New York bill of sale dated August 10.
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Gaffney Place
Waterbury
Conn
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Denver
Samuel Lucas
New York
Bridgeport
Educators Gather to Speak at State Teachers’ Convention
Educators from Hartford, New Haven, Norwalk and New London will address the Connecticut State Teachers Association gathering in New City next Friday. Public schools will close for the session at Assembly Hall Broad Street building. Speakers include Henry B. Sanborn Librarian and Clayton Stevens guiding elementary and music sections.
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Broad Etreet
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Henry B. Sanborn
Woolsey Hall
New Harvest
Britain and United States Should Share Gibraltar Control
In Gibraltar control New York Oct 17 Henry Morgenthau proposes joint governance of Gibraltar by Britain and the United States. Speaking on a return from seven months abroad as head of Wilson era committee investigating pogroms in Poland he urges Britain to join the Mediterranean as a fair partner, not a rival, and to consider shared control of the Strait of Gibraltar.
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