Bridgeport Wins Opener Over Brasscos 5 4
Bridgeport takes the first game from the Brasscos 5 to 4 at New Field Park as Loftus drives in the decisive run in the ninth with the score tied. Rodriguez saves the day with timely hitting and solid defense, boosting the Eastern League pennant race opener amid parade festivities and city celebration.
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Lorms
Newfield Park
Waterbury Brasecos
Gene McCanin
Wilson
Nho City
Clark P. Lane
Starion
Lasker Concedes Chess Championship to Capablanca
In Havana on April 27 the tournament committee granted Emanuel Lasker permission to resign the international chess championship match. Jose Capablanca, the Cuban challenger, is awarded the world title. Lasker cited illness as the reason for stepping back and the $25,000 prize is to be divided as if the full twenty four games had been played.
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Havana
Cuba
Emanuel Lasker
Germany
Jose R. Capablanca
Lasker
Cadablancs
Dryer
Iilness
Redgate Testifies in Detroit Auto Ring Case Leader Shanley Named
Detective Sergeant Frank M Holbrook testified in federal court in Detroit that he never took hush money from James G Burroughs. Government witness Almandel Basden claimed Burroughs gave money and that $500 passed. Defense witnesses said Captain Cronan arranged with Burroughs in 1934 to aid police against a gang operating between Detroit and the coast.
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Redgate
Detroit
Shanley
Frank M. Holbrook
James G Burroughs
Almandel Basden
Burroughs
Edward Lyddy
Crenan
John H. Redgate
Q. Cronan
John Stand
Hal Burroughs
Aleves
Fudge Pulite
Committee Hears Appeal for Return of Conn Co Lines
Hartford April 27 The committee on railroads held a hearing on the Public Utilities commission plan to ask the federal court in Southern New York to return the Connecticut company lines to the New Haven railroad. Trustees and officers discussed policy and pending procedures as the trustees noted they had no role in the trusteeship.
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Conn. CO
New Haven Road
Hartford
Committee On Railroads
Public Utilities Commission
Federal Court of Southern
New York
wKallroan
Higgins
New Haven
G. Bucland
George
Watrous
Edward M. Day
Mr. Watrous
Heavy fines imposed on liquor law violators
Judge Edwin S. Thomas presided at the Norwalk district court session sentencing violators to heavy fines. John Allames faced 250 dollars for possession of a still and liquor components, with 150 and 200 dollar fines on separate counts. Brooklyn men John Conrad and Frank Lamora were fined 109 and 60 dollars after pleading guilty to possession and transportation of alcohol. Additional defendants faced various charges and defaults in bond or pleas, reflecting a crackdown on liquor law violations.
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Edwin S. Thomas
United States District Court
Norwalk
John Allames
E. H. McManus
Alamez
Garret
John Conrad
Frank Tamara
Brooklyn
New York
New Haven
Conrad
Lamora
Hunt
George Pahas
Louisa of
Stratford
Hughes May Help End Dispute On Reparations
Washington commentary argues Secretary Hughes is the most hopeful factor in the reparations impasse. It praises his impersonal stance and independence from domestic political pressures, contrasting him with French and German officials bound by national considerations.
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Hughes
Copyright Washington
Trt
Charles B. Hughes
Stabestinn
Burning Meadows Alarm Fairfield to Destroy Mosquito Breeding Grounds
State board of firemen ordered burning of Pine Creek meadows near Fairfield to curb mosquitoes. Smoke alarmed residents along the western Bridgeport ridge as flames threatened cottages in the summer colony. Firefighters and residents fought spread, three hours of flames, six to nine pm, with boats and paddles aiding to protect nearby buildings.
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State Board of Irfield
Pine Creek
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Fairfield Beach
Benson Parley Fails to Settle Marine Labor Deadlock
Ship board officials and ship owners fail to resolve wage disputes with mariners as talks with Chairman Benson stall. Union leaders press for ongoing safeguarded wages while owners seek wage cuts, raising the prospect of a strike on May 1 if no compromise is reached. Further conferences are planned to avert stoppage.
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Washinchion
Apiril
Hera
Benson
Shipping Board
Andrew Uruseth
International Seamen's Union
A. Ty
Husband's hotel register entry wins Luckhurst divorce
Mrs. Luckhurst sued Charles A. Luckhurst an architect of New Canaan alleging infidelity. At a Superior Court hearing the wife introduced hotel register evidence from the Hotel Cumberland New York listing May 7 with a woman later identified as Miss Margaret Thomas.
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Tuuckhurst
New Canaan
Donald T. Warner
Yestering
Charles A. Luckhurst
Cumberland
New York City
Las Reap
Margaret Thomas
Creation of Child Welfare Bureau Sought at Present Assembly
Petitioners and supporters crowded the Hartford capitol as the appropriations committee heard proposals for creating a state child welfare bureau. Miss Jorle Cheney urged centralized supervision of child-caring institutions, arguing current practices fracture families and fail to adequately protect health, safety, and proper rehabilitation of children.
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General Assembly
Hartford
Bureau of Child Welfare
Capitol
Appropriations Committee
Jorle
Cheney
Legislature to Consider Bridgeport Charity Notes
A hearing is set this afternoon at 2 o clock as the finance committees review Bridgeport's petition to issue 400 661 short term notes for charitable relief. The common council committee will attend in support. No report from yesterday’s hearing was issued by officials.
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Sownver
Wilaan
Wreck on Pennsy injures many passengers near Altoona
Apri 27 reports say Train No 64 the New York express of the Pennsylvania railroad wrecked ten miles west of Altoona. A special train with nurses and physicians was sent from Altoona to the scene. The wrecked train was headed east.
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Altoona
New York Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Allies Fail To Notify Harding On German Counter Proposals
Washington April 27 The American government still lacked official information on Allied positions regarding Germany’s counter offers on reparations. France’s rejection was expected to be conveyed to Secretary Hughes via Ambassador Jusserand, while Belgium viewed the German proposals as unsatisfactory.
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Harding
France
Washington
Associated Press
Germany
Berlin
Hughes
Ewvers
State Department
Paris
Ambasador Jusserand
United States
M. Jasserand
Bpiaaein
Belgium
Tiere
Great Britain
de Partrannd
Britain Seeks Details Of German Offer In London
Premier Lloyd George weighs Germany’s latest bid and asks for specifics on annuity duration interest rate and funding of the twelve billion gold mark debt beyond the present one billion. Cabinet discussions pause as elucidations are requested from Berlin before advising the supreme council.
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Robert
London
Germany
Berlin
Lloyd-George
Supreme Council
Treaty of Berlin Could Drive Ruhr Occupation Forward
April 27 reports say France plans to occupy the Ruhr near Mon- day as a step toward Berlin. Paris aims to press Germany to sign a new “treaty of Berlin” while Wilsonian points and the League of Nations face rejection. Marshall Foch ordered faster mobilization to guard the Rhine line and a broader plan to seize Hamburg and Bremerhaven.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Foch
C.F. Bertevularis
Ruhr
Berlin
France
United States
Versailles
Rhine
Marshal Foch
Sale of Liquor On U.S. Vessels Sought in Bill
WAST NETON April 27 Base of liquor on passenger steamers of American and foreign registry beyond the three mile limit would be authorized under a bill introduced today by Representative Edmunds Republican New York The fight for liquor aboard passenger ships engaged in foreign trade was started before the judiciary committee last session but the bill never was reported Chairman Benson of the Shipping Board advocated modification of the act to permit American passenger steamers to compete on equal terms with foreign vessels not restricted by prohibition rules.
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Edmunds
Acute Judiciary Committee
Benson
Shipping Board
Sea Disasters to Be Investigated By Underwriters
London reports in April that insurance agencies plan investigations into recent ship disasters. Claims already paid or halted payments spur inquiries into suspicious circumstances. Underwriters note many losses occur near land and involve Spanish Portuguese coasts and the Mediterranean, with rising fear of criminal proceedings.
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London
Mathie Taguedice
Ing Nee Yments Wong
Witte Sit
Macy
Ag Httle
Hite
Mediterranean
Harding Submits 84 Nominees for Postmasters
Washington reports President Harding sent the first batch of 84 postmaster nominations to the Senate. The list features top civil service scorers who meet qualifications, with veterans preferences noted. Leaders expect Civil Service rules to guide promotions and retirements, with possible modifications for future appointments.
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Harding
Senate
House
Uist
Canada Uses Emergency Appropriation for April Payments
The Dominion Government announced in the House of Commons that April payments nationwide to municipalities totaling 134 095 dollars were made under emergency appropriations. The payments support relio namployed programs across Canada as of April 23.
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Ottawa
Canada
Berlin Awaits Harding Reply on Proposals
Berlin anxiously awaits word from Washington on President Harding’s reaction to Allied proposals. No reply from Hughes or American officials. Berlin believes Washington is carefully studying the plan amid a crisis delay. French and British inquiries indicate interest, while Simons faces continued Reichstag pressure.
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Berlin
Harding
Karl H. Jon
Verdt
United States
Paris
Washington
Flughes
London
Simons
Reichstag
Fragmentary 1921 Weather and Opinion Snippet
A miscellaneous 1921 clipping includes satirical lines about a self-important man and politics, alongside a weather forecast for April 17 noting a cooler start east of the Mississippi, with California reporting 92 degrees in Los Angeles. The piece lists temperatures and brief observations for several cities and times.
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North Atlantic
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miszia
Sippi
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Gene McCann
Waterbury
Loftus’ Clout
Burns
Buckland
Railroad
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Danich
State Board of Health
Ship Board
Hubby
Alice M. Luckhurst
Greenwich
Pennsy
Briand
Drusserand
Rudnest
Euurope
Airtort
U.S
Poer
Lord
White House
America
Coalition Party
Simons—Wilson
Meridian
Wea
Atlanta
bAuantic City
Boston
Cinemmnati
Denver
Hatteras
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