British Move to End Postal Deficit Debated in London
London reports the postmaster general calls business leaders to help run the postal telegraph and telephone services without a deficit. A 29 member panel, including Gordon Selfridge, is tasked with reform while critics question rates, monopoly and wartime price hikes behind the ongoing losses.
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Gordon Selfridge
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Coimmerce
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I, Cy Ijun Pally
Gcenerzl
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Mai
Irish Truce Moves Seen With Smuts Leading Talks
Reports from London indicate a Monday truce in Ireland while Smuts influences negotiations. General Macready returns to Dublin for talks as Downing Street notes progress toward a general peace framework. Evacuation of Ireland is discussed amid wartime diplomacy and Viscount Grey’s earlier views.
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MacReady
Downing Street
Dublin
MacReadh
Ireland
Smuts
London
Clord-George
Laering Worthington Evans
Viscount Grey
The
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Zoo in Ancient China and Medieval Menageries
The article sketches early Chinese interest in zoological study with mention of an "intel" and notes Greeks and Romans liked curiosities. It traces modern zoological gardens to medieval magnates, cites fifteenth century zoos, gardens, and ponds in Mexico, and reports an experiment using acid fumes in a German school classroom where children reportedly avoided colds and gained weight.
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Mexico
Dean
Policeman's Widow Receives Compensation in City Meeting
A city committee discussed compensations including S200 for a policeman's widow and transfers from hospital and asylum funds to cover deficits. Deliberations covered Fire Department bills of 223,060 and a 312,000 balance, with adjustments to Contingent funds and district accounts, to be revisited at the next board meeting.
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Miment
Ayertion Nett
Fordney Tariff Aid to Business Bill Outline
Representative Mer Gay discusses the wartime and postwar economic shift, arguing that higher Underwood duty and new American value bases can protect U S industries. He cites currency depreciation, wage and price disparities, and the difficulty of sustaining emerging industries while predicting mixed effects once enacted.
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City Hall Gas Explosion Trembles Building
Gas explosion at City Hall disrupts heating as an immediate hot water supply fed by a coil. A small plot light failed yesterday but gas remained on. Fumes filled the heater drum until the janitor relit the pilot, triggering a blast that sent people fleeing the building.
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Yvesterda
Visht
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Vanzetti III to Have Separate Trial in Double Murder
In Dedham Massachusetts Judge granted a separate trial for Vanzetti III, as motions for separate trials were heard after a prior request. The defendant faced charges tied to a double homicide in South Braintree last year alongside Sacco and Nie gola. The court action follows defense claims of prejudice and requests tied to the case’s complex proceedings.
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Niegola
Sacco
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U S Warships Recalled From Port of Tampico
The U S Navy ordered the cruiser Cleveland and gunboat Sacramento to abandon Tampico amid labor unrest fears following Mexican oil disruptions. The ships were recalled in mutual accord with the State Department as American interests and property were guarded before withdrawal. The Sacramento would proceed to Newark and the Glen Island to New Orleans.
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Man Arrested For Overdue Library Books in Bridgeport
Raymond BE Pomeroy of 477 State Street was arrested yesterday for violating a city ordinance after neglecting overdue books from Bridgeport Public Library. He ignored warnings from the librarian and becomes the first arrest under the ordinance in years for overdue library materials.
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Pomeroy
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Gove
Two Arrests for Motor Law Violation
A Fairfield man Thomas T. Brown was arrested after a traffic stop for neglecting to stop his automobile. Schumacher of 14 Frank street was arrested for speeding yesterday, and John Tabri of 73 Garden street charged with failing to complete a journey.
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Frank Street
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Garden Street
U S Marines Welcome in Tampico Amid Tense Quiet
Marines from the Sacramento and Cleveland roam Tampico freely with local consent and are met with friendly crowds yet a nervous undertone pervades the city. Commanders confer with Claude J. Dawson as authorities take steps to prevent incidents while labor groups in Jimaha send a message to the American Federation of Labor about suspected conspiracies.
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Cleveland
Tampico
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Confederation of Labor
Jimaha
American Federation of Latar
Taimairo
Mexico
Tuberculosis Tops Death Causes In June in Bridgeport
Bridgeport recorded 115 deaths in June the highest monthly toll this year with tuberculosis responsible for most deaths followed closely by pneumonia. Four accidental deaths occurred that month and about half the victims were institutional residents. One decedent was a non resident.
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Rockefeller Plays Golf On 82nd Birthday
John D. Rockefeller celebrated his 82nd birthday in Tarrytown by a round of golf under an umbrella. The hot humid day did not deter the financier as he followed his daily course at Pocantico Hills. A government-like escort bore the heat while keeping pace, then he had lunch with family and took a ride in an automobile with his children.
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Pennsylvania Road Refuses to Deal with Shop Crafts
The Pennsylvania railroad declines to follow board orders and continues negotiations on its own terms. Unions protest the road’s method of selecting representative committees, arguing it violates the board’s directives. Officials defend the ballot-based employee representation as a success and pledge to persist.
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Penneys
United States
Relief efforts cut in Poland aid to orphans and refugees
In Warsaw on July 3 the American Joint Distribution Committee announced a planned one third reduction in relief activities in Poland. Total funds spent rise to about 25.1 million dollars. The program will cut back support to relatives and some welfare projects, while continuing care for a limited number of orphans and Jewish refugees from Russia, reconstruction work, and vaccination efforts. Sixteen American doctors will continue field work, and ninety-two hospitals have been established.
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Russia
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Harry Plots
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New Zembiie
Fog disrupts New England coast navigation hazards and accidents
Heavy fog blanketed much of the New England coast making navigation perilous and triggering several marine incidents. The Mayart, a United Fruit steamer from Cuba with sugar, drifted near Highland Light for hours but remained uninjured after a collision with a schooner near Polleck Rip. Wireless reports described ongoing radio warnings as ships called on compass stations for bearings. A wartime note claims electricity use in London rose 41 percent since the war.
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