Mayor Targets Delaney In City Council Attack
Mayor Wilson used a council session to imply political attacks on Senator A L Delaney over $300 000 in short term notes authorized by the Legislature for unemployed relief in Bridgeport He hinted opponents aided upstate interests while urging approval of the notes and criticizing a local utility license dispute.
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United Iluminating Company
Wilson
Common Council
A. L. Delaney
Bridgeport
Studiousi
DeLansy
East Main
If Natlnz
Thorne
Tment
Wages Cut on Railroad Affects About 200 Here
An order by the United States Labor Board reduces wages by 12 percent for all employees on the New Haven Railroad system effective today. In Bridgeport area about 200 workers are affected. officials say counts vary, with estimates around 290 employed and many laid off in recent months.
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Sabout
Brideeport
N. TN
H. RR
United States Bar Board
New Haven
United States Labor Board
Labor Board
Peter F. Hunt
Tmne
Aldermen Elected by Unanimous Vote and Budget Steamroller
A report from Washington notes Smi and Walker elected aldermen by unanimous vote with Price of the Fifth District influence mentioned. The piece links Nathan Knapp and Bleckham to nominations and records the upcoming budget system rollout under Dawes with estimates due July 15 and a steamroller operation planned starting August. President Harding is expected to preside at a related executive meeting.
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Smi
Walker
Aichibald
Smith
Free Gt
Aldermen
Ian Price
Washington
Harding
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Waa
Anglo-Japanese Treaty Debate Closes Imperial Meets
London June reports note the Anglo-Japanese treaty discussion ending at the imperial pre-meet. Rt Premier Massey of New Zealand spoke in favor of renewing the alliance. The Indian delegate the Maharaja of Kutch argued England and India can shield India without allied aid.
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London
Massey
New Zealand
Kutch
England
India
Administration May Ask Change in Army Measure
President Harding informed Congress that while he signed the appropriation bill with a 150000 man cutoff by October 1, he may seek modifications to avoid breaking enlistment terms. The plan could trigger a large early discharge and affect morale and future enlistments, with no details released. 30,000 civilians would enter the labor market as the army adjusts.
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Harding
Congress
Manchester men plan no fare cooperative jitney system
Manchester jitneurs today proposed a cooperative jitney plan allowing passengers to become part owners of jitneys to avoid fares and keep service running. The scheme follows the Utilities commission denial of private operation between Manchester and Hartford. W A Ferrett, among the applicants denied, has instructed his counsel Judge Arnott to appeal the decision to the superior court.
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Hartford
Manchester
Sitney
Public Utilizes Commission
W. A. Ferrett
Arnott
Utilities Commission
Connecticut Company Plans Waterbury Bus Line
The Connecticut Company revealed plans to start jitney style bus service on streets not currently served by trolley in Waterbury. President L. & Storrs said service could be ready by July 15. Opposition arose from the Northeastern Improvement Association over a 10 cent fare with free transfer, as lawyers for franchise seekers appeared before the Public Utilities Commission.
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Waterbury
Connectic Company
Public Utilities Commission
L. & Storrs
Northeastern Improvement Elation
Cat Has Right to Protect Itself
Boston June 30 The supreme court upheld a cat may use claws and teeth to protect itself from interference in a cat and dog fight A prudential note said to leave a strange cat alone under certain conditions The opinion by Chief Justice Rugg sustained a lower court ruling in a suit by Bro Fannie Jo Goodwin against Elzon Grocery Co to recover damages for injuries when she tried to remove a pet dog from the store cat
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Boston
Supreme Court
Rugg
Sistained
Fannie Jo. Goodwin
Elzon Grocery Company
Senate to Pass War End Resolution Soon
The House adopted a compromise peace resolution ending the war with Germany and Austria-Hungary by a 263 to 59 vote. It moves to the Senate, expected to pass tomorrow, with the president set to sign at once, aiming to establish peace in the U.S. before July 4. The record notes two hours of debate and ongoing discussion in the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Germany
Representative Flood
Bill
Washington
iHouse
Austria-Hungary
Senate
United States
House
Porter
Knox
Foreign Affairs
Autodrivers-Griffiths Freed After Police Drive
Bridgeport police report June arrests total 41 for speeding and reckless driving as part of a citywide automobile law enforcement drive. Lt. De Valera comments on curbing violations while noting a temporary pause in federal liquor enforcement due to funding. In Dublin, Griffiths and MacNeill are released from Mount Joy and meet leaders to discuss possible peace talks with Liova George in London.
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Sinn Fein
Dail
Lloyd-George
Bridgeport
Rordri
Prew
London
Mount Joy
Arhur Griffiths
The
Sinneis
John MacNeill
de Valera
Liova George
Griffithe
MacNeill
Menion House
Dublin
Alderman Staines
B. J. Duggan
Eireann
Sinn
Police board defers Sunday concert permit ruling in Bridgeport
Police commissioners deferred action on a permit to hold Sunday concerts in Bridgeport after a communication from a planning company. the decision waits until a theatre is selected. Four new deputy appointments were announced, and a secret session preceded the regular meeting where officials said motions were not yet public. An unusual case saw a speeding arrestee pay a $10 fine and donate another $10 to the department’s sick benefit fund.
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Bridgeport
Board of Police Commissioners
Charles FH. Southard
Coleman Street
George W. Kelly
Fairfield Avenue
James P. Neavy
Bampson Avenue
N. FP. Soransen
Wayne Atreet
Caroline McLellan
Kim Crest
Norwalk
Connecticut Avenue
Wiliam Hennessey
League delegates clash as talks falter in Jersey City
In a heated session at the League of Nations home in Jersey City delegates from Lithuania and other nations clashed, trading blows after a protracted verbal exchange. Welby Johnson and Paul Hyams earned praise for quick footwork as Poland claimed victory on points amid a chaotic scene.
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F. Bertella
Parib
Genove
League By Nations
Jersey City
la Liberte
Ibatthe
Learie Coumel
Vilna
Tenpitat O
Chunmnia
Askenagy
Galmnapolis
Lithuania
Welby Jon Oo
Paul Hyams
Peharater
Ledixie Council
Poland
Boints
Taft Named Chief Justice. Opposition Follows Senate Hears
Former President William Howard Taft is appointed chief justice of the United States to succeed Justice White. The nomination faced Republican opposition led by Borah La Follette Johnson and California. Taft, in Canada aiding Canadian arbitration, will return to organize the court before the October term, becoming the first to hold top offices in both executive and judicial branches.
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la Follette
Wisconsin
Canada
Taft
White House
Montreal
United States
Appointment of William Bradford Boardman as City Court judge
Governor Everett J. Lake announced the appointment of William Bradford Boardman as judge of the City Court. Attorney Boardman will be sworn in by Judge Bartlett this morning and is expected to occupy the bench as the City Court convenes at three o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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Everett J. Lake
William Bradford Boardman
Attorney Boardman
Bartlett
Forted
General Assembly
Merril
Senate
Frank Wilder
House
Bol Sranches
Senator Garlick
Bridgeport
Boardman
Jude Garlick
Frm
Grout
Fairfield County
Jonathan Grout
Fairie
Dourt
Governor Lake
Brimietaang
ISTI
Mo Bradford Boardman
Congregational Church
William Bradforg
England
Gover Inor
Massachusetts
Board
New Brixham
Yale
New York, New Haven and
Hartfor Railroad
State Bar Examining Committee
Board of Education
Beardsman
Alice Burr Hall
Bradford
Zeta
Pat
Corbey Court Law School Society
Tnen Country Club
University Clubb
Park Street
Takes Office Today As City Court Judge Appointment 2 Surprise
Boardman takes office as city court judge amid political questions and a long assembly battle over appointments. Salary changes place Boardman and Deputy Judge Garlick at 4008 and 3300 respectively, while prosecutors and clerks see pay rises.
Coal prices rise fifty cents per ton today
Bridgeport coal buyers who have not yet secured winter supply face a fifty cent per ton increase, with the price moving from fourteen dollars and sixty-nine cents to fourteen dollars ninety-nine cents for May delivery. Dealers cite higher mine taxes as the cause and expect a partial pass through to customers.
Liner Keeps Waiting For Collar Buy After Ceremony
Montreal port scene details a shipboard delayed dining for Mr and Mrs Charles Meise of New York after a London ceremony. A tender met the steamer at Quebec as the Meises left luggage and went shopping while the City of London idled in the harbor.
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Montreal
Charles Meise
New York
Dinnen Senn
Nermony
London
Port Yeaterday
Elgonar
Quehes
Maise
Deaf Mutes Hear Lecture on Colony Plan in Sign Language
F. E. Lauder of Brookline and P. A. Shean of Boston lectured 25 Bridgeport deaf mutes on forming a cooperative colony at Valley Stream. The talk, given in sign language, urged equal opportunities and highlighted success when deaf workers communicate with officials using sign. There are about forty deaf residents and three societies in the city.
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F. E. Latder
Brooken
N. Y
P. A. Shean
Boston
Stratfield
Bridgeport
Valley Stream
L. L
Audienca
Lauder
Albout
le Bridgers
Stillman Questioned in Divorce Hearing for Urquhart Stitman
James A. Stillman faced a tense cross examination before Referee Gleason in his divorce suit with Mrs Urquhart Stitman. He invoked his right against self incrimination regarding paternity of a second child Florence T. Lends, while his legal team complained about press coverage and print of remarks. The banker wore a navy suit and green hat, arriving by train from New York and leaving reporters waiting for a fuller report on page two.
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Donald H. Clarke
Poughkeepsie
James A. Stillman
Gleason
Urquhart Stitman
Florence T. Lends
Stillman
Wory
Cor
Nelius J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Menj
O Newspapers
Stillmar
New York
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