Did Judson Seek To Spec Lyn Request Ov ale
Robert M. Judson a former Bridgeporter who died in New Canaan last week left about 1 million to Yale. The Cannon Street property beside Bridgeport Post Office was tied to a 20 year hold period in his will. Government efforts to condemn and acquire faced repeated refusals and legal actions. The property stayed a neglected eyesore with squatters and unmaintained walls.
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Robert M. Judson
Cannon Street
Common Council
Judson
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Post Office
Judaha
Manufacturers Here to Save Thousands on New Tax Ruling
Bridgeport merchants anticipate saving thousands on 1920 taxes under a Bureau of Internal Revenue ruling allowing inventories to be valued at the lesser of cost or market price. The regulation clarifies market means current price at inventory date, with exceptions for abnormal pricing.
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Bridgeport
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bouston
Internal Revenue Bureau
McGannon Murder Jury Deadlocks After 26 Hours
In Cleveland the jury in the Wil liam H. McGannon murder case is in a hopeless deadlock after 26 hours of deliberation. Ten ballots were reported with a 10 to 9 2 vote for conviction. Judge Bernon planned to lock the jurors in for the night if no verdict by eleven. McGannon was near the courtroom with his three doctor brothers nearby.
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Cleveland
William H. McGannon
Bernon
Court House
Building Probers End 1920 Session
New York officials plan to re organize the legislative committee for the next session. Samuel Untermyer says investigations into building combinations will continue with Brand juries to hear cases. He notes more evidence on corporations banks and trust companies will be handed to the new committee.
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Untermyer
New York
New York State Legislative Committee
Samuel Untermyer
Brindess
Charities Budget Shows 1921 Allocation And Unemployment Deficit
The Charities Department budget for 1921 totals 266 130 dollars a decrease from last year though deficits from unemployment will boost the grand total beyond prior appropriation. Last year’s allotment was 266 897 with cottage and hospital/asylum lines also adjusted. The final department cost awaits unemployment cleanup.
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Charities Department
Department of Charities
Charities Board
French Government Affirms Unity After Socialist Challenge
The Chamber of Deputies backed the government 451 to 54 after the Tours Congress challenge by the new Communist Party of France. Interior Minister Steel accepted the challenge, while Deputy Marcel Cachin warned of revolutionary pressure and M Mees pledged to suppress any revolutionary action. The debate touched on immigration policy and the entry of foreigners and communists for propaganda.
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New Communist Party of France
Associated Press
Tours
Chamber of Deputies
Ast
Communist Party of France
Steel
Marcel Cachin
Chamber
Communist Party
M. ‘Mees
Revolutionary Party
M. Vallat
Clara Zetkin
Reichstag
Third Internationale
France
Women Prohibition Clerks Arrested for Bribery Conspiracy
In New York two federal prohibition directors clerks Mary Parking and Regina Sassoney and three men were arrested on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States through bribe bearing withdrawals. The probe centered on a $6000 bribe offer and a subsequent $3500 payment. Special Agents Golding Murphy and Leib detained the parties at Delancey Street station and the group faces arraignment before a United States commissioner.
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New York
Federal Prohibtion
United States
Briebery
Mary Parking
Regina Sassoney
Roward Donegan
Brooklyn
Siemund (Jeansy) Karunfeld
George R. Stibberson
Cal
Parkins
Donegan
Golding
Murphy
Ahd Leib
Delancey Street
Not One Penny For Shipping Board Says Rep Good
House debating the sundry civil appropriation bill as Rep Good denounces any funding for the Shipping Board. Bankhead questions outcomes while Good argues the board must sell its plant and equipment to salvage value. The bill totals $461,611,292 with 1,900 items and aims for quick passage to clear the way for other fiscal measures.
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Washington
Good
Shipping Board
Dnes
Bankhead
Alabamoa
Mr.Good
Min
Hey
Kot
War Department
Congress
Crood
Hoth
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Board of Vocational Education
Br. Good
South
Cemne
Joint Bill Urges Housing Bureau in Cabinet Portfolio
A joint bill proposes a new construction and housing bureau within the commerce department. The director would earn 8000 dollars annually and help standardize building rules and support a home-building revival. Critics call the plan ambitious and wasteful government overreach.
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Housing Bureau
Washington
Dnc
Department of Commerce
Cider
New York
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Manhunt to Fill Jury Box Ends in Courtroom Chaos
Deputies battle crowds as 68 policemen and sheriffs guard the courthouse. A plan to form a fresh panel of 6 jurors stalls after 71 men fail to qualify. Wade awaits trial for murder as spectators surge for entry, cigars lit, and tension peaks outside the court.
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Wade
Talesmen
Blw
Geo B. Nott
Henry E. Lyon
Rus
O'Brien
Ong Tandens
Onti
Versailles Covenant Ignored by Harding Association Declares Knox
Marion Ohio December 30 Senator Knox asserts the Versailles Covenant will not form the basis of Harding’s proposed association of nations. He warns any revival of the covenant could spark opposition and a new peace society. Meanwhile Harding weighs cabinet picks with Daugherty and Hays, signaling possible secretaries of state and treasury candidates. Charles Dawes and Young are among names linked to the treasury post.
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Versailles
Harding Association OF Nations
Sen. Knox
Marion
Ohio
Senate
Harding
Ety
Association of Nations
Knox
Senator Knox
Pennsylvania
Harry M. Daugherty
Will A. Hays
Hus
Cine
Charles J. Mughes
Charles
Ch Dawes
Young
Weel
New Haven Woman Held for Swindle Gets Continuance
New York December 36 Adjournment set for January 10 in a case against Ruth Rouskhheldt of New Haven Conn held on charges of swindling several persons and firms out of money and jewelry. Her husband asked for the trial to be postponed and government witnesses were taken over by the prosecution. She is accused of obtaining by express a gold watch and diamond ring from a Connecticut jewelry firm by posing as Mrs Alfred Mitchell. She was arraigned on a complaint by Dr Sharpe of Derby Conn alleging she obtained $31,000 by telephoning him from a hotshore claiming to be Sharpe's cousin. Police say they have received letters and telegrams from people claiming to have been swindled.
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New York
Ruth Rouiskheldt
New Harver
Magistrata Levine
Rusckholdt
Herse
Alfred Mitchel
Sharpe
Derby
Conn
Tole Sharpe
Per‘emis
Former Health Officer to Sail For France
Dr. Walter H. Brown former health officer of Bridgeport and now with the American Red Cross will sail next Thursday for France to undertake a health rehabilitation project endorsed by the Rockefeller Foundation. He relinquished his Bridgeport post in 1920 and was visiting here with Mrs. Brown and their two children who received typhoid inoculations in preparation for the trip.
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Walter H. Brown
Bridgeport
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
France
Brown
W Hitling
Dr. Brown
Fire Alarm Failure Triggers Fatal Stratfield Blaze
The Stratfield fire alarm system failed yesterday morning as a kerosene heater in Felix Yackimovitch’s Black Rock Pike home caused a blaze that killed seven, including six children and the father. The alarm was not relayed to Stratford or Bridgeport fire departments, and the house burned quickly as rescuers arrived. The fire was reported about 1 30 a.m. by a jitney driver and two residents who could not enter the burning structure.
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Stratfield
Felix Yackimor
Viteh
Black Rock Turnpike
Farrier
Fairfield Telephone Exchange
Usin
Maire Field
Ventr
Airfield Center
Bridgeport
Father
Seon Zbyeniewski A
Jitney
Gennaro Parness
City Plans Broad New Year Celebrations Amid Uncertain Times
Various organizations in the city prepare fitting observances to greet the new year. Churches plan services and organ recitals while dances and entertainments unfold in theaters and private events. The season carries hopeful tone despite a shadow hanging over Bridgepart and local shops facing uncertain hours.
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Vine City
Eros
So Cmentioan
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Brindell
Bureau
Socialist Party
Prohibition
Rep. Good
Alfreda, Yackimovich
Pease
Scour County
Ertek B. SN
Horton
New
Canaan
M. Raymund
Westport
Fred Lyon
Darien
Vntai
Mornaing
Golden Hil Street
Dawes
Weeks
New Haven
Ruth Ruickheldt
Health and Charities
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Gommeiang
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