Bill to Restrict Immigration Passed by House
The bill to restrict immigration passed the House after three amendments. It would allow entry for aliens facing religious persecution.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1921
Page
1
Immigration bill passes amid political refugee debate
Washington April 1 House approves restricted immigration measure in largely unchanged form despite opposition to admitting political refugees. Bill caps entrants at three percent of nationals from each country based on 1920 census, with three amendments expanding admission for religious persecution, children of citizens, and relatives of citizens and veterans. Senate expected to pass swiftly as introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Apri
United States
House
Senate
Sehath
Hmlinuis
Mondell
Willizim
Charles
Burroughs Boasted Police Fix, Detroit Witness Testifies
Eugene F. Shanley testified in federal court Detroit that James G. Burroughs boasted the Bridgeport and state police were fixed. Shanley described Burroughs stealing a notebook from Detective Sergeant Frank M. Holbrook and fleeing to New York with a car. He added Burroughs claimed a prior arrest by state police over a stolen car had been fixed and the evidence vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Detroit
Eugene F. Shanley
Stele
Holbrook
James G. Burroughs
Bridgeport
Whitney Avenue
Hoodwinkel Shanley
Frank M. Holbrook
New York
Burroughs Alsu
Teld Shanley
Jacob Wisin
Shanley
Pupils protest Kelley removal at high school
Bound Brook New Jersey April 22 pupils protest after learning high school teacher Frederick Kelley was dropped from next year’s retention list. The board will hear the petition at the May meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Kelley
Board of Education
Aircraft and Submarine Seen as Future War Arms
Admiral William Sims, commander of the American navy, spoke at a Stratfield dinner hosted by the University and Algonquin clubs. He credited Admiral Von Tirpitz with foreseeing submarine potential and criticized German leadership for doubting undersea power before and during WWI, with remarks on future war weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Sims
University
Seaside
Algonquin
Germany
Tirpitz
von Tirpitz
New England
William Sims
The
Ameri
Tde
Stratfield
Wittr
von Tirpite
Teuton
Harding's Two Victories Mark Him as Leader
Washington April 22 1951 With the Colombian treaty out of the way the ground is cleared for new measures of the present session and the administration seeks to build a constructive record. The president aimed to show Latin America a disposition to justice and to demonstrate housecleaning by moving past an eighteen year dispute with Colombia. The piece notes broad praise for Harding amid partisan division and references ongoing coverage on page 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sulidvan
Gooringen
Washington
Harding
Senate
Latin America
Mexico
Colombia
Harrn
Local druggists form $300000 combine plan
Local merchants plan a new drug company to absorb about a dozen stores in outlying city areas. The project, valued at $800000, aims to cut costs through centralized buying and management, standardize prescription compounding, and compete with large chain drugstores. Key figures include Frank Booth, Cyrus of Cyrus Pharmacy, John Leverty, and T. de McNamara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Geug
Bato Booth & Plax
Drugmst Emndries
Kart QO
Cyrus
Cyrus Pharm
John A. Deverty
J. A. Leverty ¢ Bros
T. de McNamars
FE. Ballard
Unicott Pates
Weather Bureau Alerts Storm Warning Coast to Coast
The Weather Bureau issued a storm warning tonight from Cape Hatteras to New London Connecticut and extended a southeast warning to Point Judith Rhode Island and coastal Maine. The advisory alerts readers to approaching severe weather along the Atlantic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Washington
Cape Hatteras
New London
Connecticut
Point Judith
Red
Li Paort
Land
Maine
Democrats oppose promotion of General Edwards
Democrats at the Senate military committee meeting oppose Brigadier General Clarence Edwards promotion to major general. Secretary Weeks asserts war department files show no unfavorable evidence and agrees to a fuller record review, while opponents demand a complete report on reasons for his release from command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Weeks
Department
Holwaris
War Department
Armist
Germany Offers Rebuilding of France With German Labour
Berlin reiterates willingness to reconstruct devastated France using German labor and materials as the price of peace. The note to Britain from the German foreign office insists Germany will undertake the work only if machinery and materials come from the Fatherland and Germans perform the work. The Associated Press reports the note was delivered to the British Foreign Office and emphasizes that reparation must precede lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Germany
France
Daylight Saving Plan Moves Forward in Bridgeport
Bridgeport moves to a one hour clock shift tomorrow with banks schools and stores joining manufacturers post office and others representing over 75 percent of residents. Churches will observe standard time tomorrow and daylight time next Sunday many residents expect to advance their clocks tonight for Monday business. A pastor group poll showed broad support for the change while a few voices opposed pushing the clock forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Donald EB. MacQueen
Pastor's Association
St. John's
First Methodist
Parkstreet Congregational
Olive
United Congregational
MacQueen
Pelits
TE. T. Guckineh
Warner Brothers. International Sil
Daylight Saving Time Reminder in Bridgeport
Local notice urges residents to set clocks forward one hour before retiring Saturday night as daylight saving takes effect at 4 am Sunday. The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad adjusts schedules, trains observe standard time, and businesses plan early Sunday openings while some churches and stores adjust hours to the new time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Raiload
Farr
Cffec
Tim Kta
Scientists Challenge Newton and Einstein Theories
Philadelphia April 22 scientists at the American Philosophical Society General Meeting report experiments questioning both Newtonian gravity and Einstein theory. Charles W Brush of Cleveland presents results suggesting gravity may vary with different substances, potentially upending established laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Theein
Newton
American Philosophicalociety
Pete Todis
Savanty
Rae
Charles W. Brush
Cheveland
American Officials Confer With Foreign Envoys On Situation
Washington April 22 Officials discussed reparations proposals for Germany to submit to the United States and Allies. Diplomatic comments indicated mixed Allied views after Lloyd George's mediation reply, with U S and European officials informally diagnosing the crisis. Germany’s stance in the Reichstag signaled willingness to push to extreme limits of what the German people can furnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Harding
Washington
Rceparaliona Ofici
Ince Verlary Hughes
Simor Lie
Reichstag
Feyman
African Dodger Injured in Plaza Altercation
Spencer Clark of Water Street, known as the African Dodger, was hospitalized at St Vincent's with a possible skull fracture and a battered eye after others threw baseballs at him during a carnival incident on the city plaza. Clark reports he ducked a ball but struck another pitcher, and doctors will take X rays to assess severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Plaza
Dodger
Spencer Clark
Commercial House
Water Street
St. Vincent's Hospital
Clark
B. J. Byrne
Submarine S.49 Set for Launch At T Ke Torpedo Yard
Submarine S.49, sister ship of S.48, is to be launched at 1 o'clock this morning by the Lake Torpedo Boat company. The sponsor is Mrs Joseph L. Austin wife of Captain Joseph L. Austin operating manager of Lake Torpedo Boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Ke Torpedo Boat Company
Si Ye
Joseph
Austin
Joseph T. Austin
Trian
The
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Japans May Appoint Special Commission on Japs
Tokyo April 2 The diplomatic advisory council approved the cabinet’s attitude on the Mandate after Viscount Uchida explained the government’s view. Reports say every effort will be made for a mutually satisfactory settlement and Tokyo considers appointing a special commission. The decision will be reported Friday to the diplomatic advisory council at an extraordinary meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Uchida
Asahi Shinobun
Takio Dispatch
Michi Nichlass
Vpuntil
Bomb Outrage Suspect Bail Fixed at 10000
In TON Pa on April 22 Tito Ligi was held on charges of complicity in the Wall Street home explosion. Bail was fixed at $10,000 and he remains in custody of federal marshals after a hearing on charges tied to wartime service act violations. Proceedings extend into May with plans to appear before a federal judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito Ligi
Tisil
Marahal
Wilfaly
Bilis
Hirvisbaceh
Corker
Difficulties in Collecting Customs Under Occupation in Germany
A May 1 report details struggles implementing a new customs regime across occupied German territories. Offiers split in response, with many resisting or delaying duties as tensions rise on the western frontier near Belgium and the Rhine region.
French Invasion Of Ruar District Off Paris Hears
Paris reports the invasion in Ruar District is off as President Harding backs a conciliatory stance. The U S note irritates German creditors and prompts Paris officials to consider U S assurances that American aid will back Germany’s responsibility for reparations over thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruar
Paris
Bertegls
Harding
Washington
Uniteds
Europe
United States
Temps
France
Paincare
Germany
Aps
Posterity and Public Smoke Fears In Early 20th Century
Fragmented OCR text discusses fears that tobacco and liquor harm posterity and that smoking and alcohol should be restricted. Mentions weather observations near Atlantic coast, with scattered place names and garbled data. The piece blends social caution with meteorological notes and era-specific phrasing.
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Michael Pascal
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Benjamin Gorow
Frank E. Ballard
Leverty Bros
Gen. Edwards
New England Overseas Division
Berlin
Ald
Philosophical Society
Brush
Paze Tv
Diplomatic Advisory Council
Special Commission
Fita Ligi
Pressi
Wehine and Commission
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Lud
Daniels
U. S
Foreign Office
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Meridian
Wea
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Moudy
Stear
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