Utilities Board Advances Trolley Relief and Jitney Options
The Public Utilities Commission report to the Connecticut General Assembly urges relief for street railways from paving and bridge costs, extended tax payments, and potential authority to operate buses. It also allows abandoning nonpaying lines after hearings and grants possible contracts or subsidies to control or transfer nonpaying lines.
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Trolley Company
Public Utilities Commission
General Assembly
Connecticut
Bridgeport Manufacturers Predict Normal Business By Mid-Summer
A canvas of Bridgeport area manufacturers forecasts a slow recovery in 1921 with activity rising toward midsummer. Sumner Simpson of Raghestos says resumption after the auto show, with salesmen concluding a convention, may lead to normal output. Warner brothers report continued production on a reduced force, hopeful for a return to normal levels later in the year.
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Bridgeport
Sumner Simpson
DeVer C. Warner
Stanley H. Bullard
C. E. Bilton
Simpson
Seidgeport
Raghestos Company
DeVer
Warner
Warner Brothers Company
J Warnowlton Died In 830 Year Legacy of Bridgeport Service
J Warnowlton Knowlton a longtime Bridgeport figure who served as postmaster for 15 years and as a member of the Board of Assessors, died yesterday in Newtown at an advanced age. Born November 28, 1538 in Southbridge Massachusetts, he later lived in Bridgeport and Norwalk before settling in Newtown. He served in the Civil War with the Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers, rising from private to lieutenant, and fought at Antietam. His father William S. Knowlton was a bridge builder with works along Connecticut railroads.
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Col
Tullus
Knowlton
Bridgeport
Newtown
Homer Stead
Julies Wiliam Knowlton
Bouthbridge
Worcester County
Mass
William S. Knowlton
Connecticut
Bridgeport Pier
Southbridge
Norwit
Connecticut Volunteers
Hartford
Antietam
Balloonists On Northern Trail Toward Cochrane
Three American balloonists press north from Hudson’s Bay post Moose Factory toward Cochrane Newfoundland? The party, led by naval officers, faces cold, rough trails and uncertain Indian guides. Relief parties stock up as rovers hope to meet them within days, while the sled teams and mushers warn of slow progress due to inexperience and treacherous conditions.
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Cochrane, Ou
Lone Hudson Laity Post
Moose Factory
Miswanabi
Amg
Inone
Abinibi
Bes
Advertiser Lacks Sand in Make Up Says Critic
The critic argues that advertisers relying on mediums avoiding circulation statements lack grit, possessing only an infinitesimal amount of sand the sandman would place in their eyes.
Mrs Hooker Makes Maiden Speech Urging Smoking In House
Hartford January 5 1921 The Connecticut General Assembly opened its first session of the year with Frederick W Huxford named Speaker Lieut Governor Templeton appointed Mrs Jewett to notify the Governor of oath The House adjourned shortly after Mrs Hooker of Hartford delivered her maiden speech urging the members to keep smoking despite women in the chamber The speech was met with applause there had been smoking earlier in the day.
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Hartford
Frederick W. Huxford
Stamford
bRammons
Templeton
Jewett
Tolland
Lake
Hooker
Wife on Hunger Strike to Force Husband's Religion
Mrs Ernest S Harrington enters the 88th day of fasting to compel her husband to adopt a church. A physician noted normal vitals amid her claim God ordered the fast and to convert him. The husband declined joining any church, saying her hunger strike was her concern.
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E. S. Harrington
Danville, Ill
Danviler
Ernest S. Harrington
Exander
Tao
De Valera Busy and Well, Report Says
Dublin January report states Hamonn De Valera is in excellent health and very busy. He has held conferences with Sinn Fein government leaders and is expected to issue a message to the American people followed by a manifesto to the Irish people.
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Dublin
Jan
Associated Press
Hamonn de Valera
Sinn Fein
Riot in Germany Leaves 7 Dead 23 Wounded
Reported riot in Germany during a communist demonstration follows the funeral of a prominent figure. Seven people killed and twenty three wounded as clashes erupted with authorities. Further details uncertain due to text damage.
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Germany
Mongsbues
Call for House probe into dry forces and deaths
A New York representative introduces a resolution for a sweeping House investigation of Prohibition enforcement. The proposed probe would examine graft and alleged murders tied to agents including the Mastman case and the McGuinness death, citing ties to political figures and calls for reform across the alcohol ban apparatus.
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Wasteington
Tan. O
Congressional Committee
Wayne
Wheeler
Prohibition
Volk
Jeremiah “Rotan
New York
McGuinness
Joseph FP. Tumulty
Wilson
Bayanie
N. J
Izel
Building Probers Seek 10 Continue and Enlarge Work
The Otkwood Committee on Housing reports its inquiry into building operations and the casing problem remains unfinished. A resolution in both houses asks to extend and enlarge its powers and prolong the probe, but Senate action was blocked in the finances committee and Assembly opposition due to filing out of regular order.
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Albany
Otkwood Committee On Housing
Whitman Accepts Probe Into Alleged City Corruption
Former Governor Charles B. Whitman agreed to a district attorney led inquiry into alleged city government corruption. He will have a free hand to investigate any department, following charges from State Senator Theodore Douglas Robinson and Assemblyman Joseph Steinberg.
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New York
Charles B. Whitman
Swann
Theodore Douglas Robinson
Joseph Steinberg
Plucky Trumbull Girl Gets Telegram Aid After Appeal
Fifteen year old Jane Bryson of Chestnut Hill Road Trumbull and her four siblings, abandoned by parents, face state care but readers of the Telegram respond with about 200 in funds. Contributions were gathered at local plants and by Boy Scouts and Graphophone workers. Their brother James, seventeen, recovering from a partial toe injury, estimates return to work in about three weeks. Neighbors praise Jane as a steady side-house keeper aiding the family in a time of need.
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Jane Bryson Cram
Jane
Chestnut Hill Road
Trambull
Baal End Lake
Bridgeport
James
William
Worothy
Woman Somnambulist Awakes To Find Herself in Jail
SOMBILVTILI MASS January 1 To fall asleep in her bed and wake miles away with bare feet cut and bleeding describes the unusual experience of Mrs A Twombly of this city An automobile party early today spied Mrs Twombly hurrying along in sight clothes They hailed her but got no response They placed her in the car and took her to the police station An hour afterward Mrs Twombly awoke and found her clothes and walked home
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Sombilvtili
Mass
Pollu Alitor
A. Twombles
Mrs. Twombley
Millions Needed To Repair Roads Damaged by Trucks
Hartwood Cann Jena Wear and tear on state highways prompts a call for immediate spending to repair truck damage. State Highway Commissioner Charles J. Pinnett’s annual report to Governor Lake and the General Assembly cites costs and future needs, with a figure around 24 million dollars for planned improvements and maintenance.
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Hartword
Cann
Jena
Charlee J. Pinnett
WRS
Invernor Lake
General Assembly
Bennett
Veterans of Foreign Wars Talk on Bonus Meeting
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars plan a public talk by Herbert McCuen at the VFW hall. The program centers on the proposed state bonus bill and its implications for veterans. The gathering is scheduled at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall with Larkin Hall reserved for overflow seating.
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Veterans of
Wade's gunman plan collapses as witness flees
State rests its case and Wade seeks to call first witness, William Rooney, who described being hired as a possibly lethal helper yet fled when told to use a hatchet. Rooney, a Bridgeport notable known for avoiding work, provided the star testimony but left Wade’s presence abruptly, later paid only two dollars for services that yielded nothing. The crossfire reveals Rooney’s reluctance and the odd dynamic of the alleged scheme.
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Wade
William Rooney
Elwood B. Wade
George B. Nott
Rooney
Bridgeport
Mrs. Nott
Golden Hill
Middle Streets
Judson
Avenus
Jorney
Wade Saga
Deserted by Wife Kennedy Personal Crisis Reported
John Kennedy aged five and residing at 324 Tranistan Avenues took his life by inhaling illuminating gas after his wife left him two months earlier. He had endured despondency since the separation and had previously attempted self destruction two weeks prior, found revived at St Vincent's Hospital. Relatives say Kennedy, who married two years ago, grew despondent over the split.
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Tohn Kennedy
Tranistan
St. Vincent's Hospitals
Get
J. ¥. Walsh
Kennedy
Tim
Trumbull Farmer Commits Suicide in Wethersfield Prison
Jason Haines age 52, a Trumbull farmer and inmate at the state Prison at Wethersfield, hanged himself in his cell yesterday. A guard found his body suspended by a rope. He had been convicted of second degree murder on March 16.
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Jason Haines
Trumbull
Wats
Hfe
Wethersfield
Haines
Buckingham Denies Appeals of Two For Compensation
Compensation Commissioner T. Buckingham denied two compensation appeals yesterday. Katman Balogh of Fairfield claimed time lost from August to September 1926 due to a knee carbuncle linked to a work scratch. the case was dismissed for lack of evidence. Jon Augustine of Groenville and the American Belt Company in Stamford challenged a 1918 left leg injury with later claims from 1920. the panel cited a statute requiring a claimant to prove the connection to the earlier injury.
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Iward T. Buckingham
Betwen
Katman Balogh
Fairfield
Herbert Tour
Airtel
Balogh
Wis
Jon Augustine
Gronvile, Comm
American Pelt Company
Stamford
Anpusting
Iphystelan
Lockfew
Boy bandits hold up butcher shop in New Jersey chase ends with capture
Abraham Kelman, 16, and Louis Nagy, 16, armed with a revolver, looted Isaac Kelman on Railroad Avenue near Lee Avenue. Abraham was struck and two shots fired. Nagy was taken by police after pursuit by Isaac Kelman and residents. Abraham treated at Emergency Hospital for facial and neck injuries.
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Isaac Kelman
Lee Avas Nue
Walter Street
Fairroad Aves Nue
Kelmans
Abraham Kelman
Louis Nagy
Cherry Street
Kelmen
Hom
Colorado
Clinton Avenues
Nagyi
Kelman
Tney
Nagy
Immigration Committee in Doubt Over Wallis Flood Warning
Senate immigration panel remains doubtful on Johnson bill to curb entry as Ellis Island Commissioner Wallis Warns of looming influx and disease risk. He urges overseas inspection, stricter arrival checks, and expanded facilities to prevent a flood of aliens and protect public health.
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Wallis
Ellis Island
U. S
Washington
Europe
United States
Senate Immigration Committee
Congress
Wallin
Dody
Nin .Fortunitely
Nome
Eli Island
Wall Street
Colt
Wallis Res
New York Assembly Again Asked to Expel Socialists
In Albany New York the assembly faced its third such demand within a year to expel Socialist members four resolutions by Republicans targeted Charles Solomon Henry Jager and Samuel Ove with seats for the Bronx Kings. Action was deferred as the assembly referred the measures to the judicial committee for study with Socialists remaining in place for the moment.
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New York Assembly
Albany
N.Y
State Assembly
Thee
Charles Solomon
Henry Jager
Kings
Samuel Ove
Averago
Judicisl Committee
Nex
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Tweney
Cochrane
Mrs. Hooker
Huxford
Heron
DE Valera
Eastman
Nott
Lockwood Committee
New York Legislature
Whitman
Telegram
Somnambulist
Johnston
Tranistan Avenue
Buckingham
Tsaae
Abraham
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