Shipping Board gets $50 million boost in Senate plan
Senate appropriations panel adds $50 million to the Shipping Board to finish vessels and funds for passport bureaus and immigration. The measure also includes money for prohibition enforcement and other agencies, with adjustments totaling about $53 million more than the House plan.
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Washington
House
Shipping Board
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Seattle
New Orleans
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
Pan-American Postal Congress
Buenos Aires
Femie
Baltimo
Senate
Incendiary Fire on Martha Washington Aboard Munson Ship
Fire broke out in the officers' quarters of the United States Shipping Board steamer Martha Washington at Buenos Aires. The blaze was quickly extinguished and is believed incendiary. Twelve sailors to be repatriated are detained by police for investigation. No major damage expected to halt sailing, as non union labor is increasing in the port amid ongoing labor strife.
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Buenos Aires
United States Shipping Board
Martha Washington
United States
Barcott
Danzer
Munson Line
Fire damages steamer George Washington at dock
A small fire of unknown origin lightly damages the steamer George Washington which once carried former President Wilsem to France and Tack. The vessel remains in dry dock awaiting repairs.
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Hobor
George Washington
Wilsem
France
Hope for Esperanto Crew as Elsie II Hopes Reported Sighted
Halifax reports hope remains that the Gloucester schooner Esperanto crew of 52 is aboard the Elsie II after the Esperanto sank off Sable Island Sunday night. Fishermen await confirmation from Nova Scotia waters as authorities seek details from Sable Island and Fabys Island about any sighting or rescue.
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Halifax
N.S
Esperanto
Sable Island
Faby' Island
Aicy
Alden Geel
Elsie IT
Thomas Benham
F. H. Harvey
Department
Elsie
Nova
Elsie II
Dory
Armament Talks Seen by US as Step Toward Supreme Council Debate
Washington reports formal US feelers on a global armaments reduction seek foreign reaction before negotiations. Officials say talks could reach the supreme council, though US representation is unofficial. In Cork county Ireland, six soldiers of a Lampahire regiment die near a golf course when a mine explodes as bands march, killing three more and injuring many others including a priest en route to Panish to say mass. Police detain several local youths as inquiry continues.
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Washington
Ami
Allied Councils
Supreme Council
United States
Agndon
Youngadd
Cork
Lampahire
Father Roche
Panish
John Kenuse
Four year old girl crushed by auto truck tragedy
Four year old Annie Sucentrik of 5 Green Street was struck by an auto delivery truck owned and driven by Israel Sokal of 719 Pembroke Street. The truck ran over her chest and abdomen, killing her moments later at Bridgeport Hospital. The driver was held on manslaughter charges with a $2000 bond awaiting court appearance.
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Annie Sucentrik
Green Street
Israel Sokal
Pembroke Street
Sokal
Bridgeport
Garlick
Negro Mason Dies at Work in Devon Pueblo
Negro Mason collapses while plastering the home of Priest Cox in Devon Pueblo. Dr J W Haisher declares heart disease the cause. Mason, a contractor from Stratford, 30 years resident of Bridgeport and Stratford, survived by wife Eliza and two sons. Funeral details set for Friday night at 13th street home.
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Priest Cox
Devon
Pueben
Summons
J. W. Haisher
G Msson
Stratford
Bridgeport
Eliza
Austin
Milford
Elmer
Rensselaer Avenue
O'Clack
Rail Labor Board Orders Wage Cuts Across Rail Pay Bill
The Rail Labor Board orders a 12 percent wage reduction across all railroad classes effective July 1, with varied cuts totaling about 400 million dollars slated to come from the nation’s railroad pay bill. The action affects workers in all wage classes.
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Rail Labor Board
P.C
School Coal To Cost 13 20 A Ton
Chicago May 1 Associated Press An extin shed coal reduction will cut wages on 21 railroads by about twelve percent effective July 1. The order targets 600,000,000 wage award of 1920 and may apply to more roads later. Separate bids set coal prices for city schools with Sprague Coal & Ice winning at 13.00 per ton for coke as an experiment continues.
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Chicago
Associated Press
United States Railroad Labor Board
Buch Cumings Transportation
Citra
Board of Education
Karm Terminal Company
Sprague Coal & Ice Company
Kinsella
McGovern
Jersey City
Mulvinis
Kharm Company
New York
New
Tfneland Coal Company
Frank J. Kisco
City Ice & Coal Company
Park City Coal Company
Seake
Harvey C
Seheo
Ponca
White
Artford
New Haven
Challenger
Slawson
Assitant
Wynkoop
McKellar Urges Harvey Recall Over London Dinner
Senator McKellar Democrat Tennessee labeled Ambassador Harvey’s London Pilgrim Society dinner as a rebuke to the President and Mr. Harvey and urged that the remarks be printed in the Congressional Record. He called for Harvey’s recall from the court of St James.
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Imia
Senate
McKellar
Tenn
Ambassador Harvey
Pilgrim Society
London
Hary
Harvey
Court of St. James
Vladivostok Assembly Dissolution Marks Interim Change
Vladivostok authorities announced the temporary government will dissolve the popular assembly within twenty days at term end due to non democratic elections and communist influence. A new election will be held so the assembly can reconvene in July with a fresh mandate.
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Vladivostok
Associated Press
Popular Assembly
House Trims State Salary Increases in Hartford
Lawmakers reduced proposed raises affecting W H Blodgett and H Lounsbury and rejected twelve of sixteen bills, including pay boosts for clerks and county officials. The measures would have cost about fifty thousand dollars annually. remaining bills go to conference committee. The Senate also approved a boxing and wrestling commission measure with amendments.
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Hartiforid
Conn
Mary
House of Representatives
Senate
W. H. Blodgett
H. Lounsbury
Btate
Werner
Hartford Commion Pleas Court
Common Pleas Court
New Lomdon
Middlesex
Tolland
Windham
Waterloo
Capitol
Batan
House
Hartford County
Justiee Will
Lil Lecreate
State Athletic
City Deficit Validate Bill Clears $300000 Gap
A bill to validate the city deficit of about $300000 moves after disclosures by Thomas Gill exposing $206000 in payments contracted under deficit appropriations in violation of the city charter. The bill, approved by the Senate, is expected to pass the House and go to Governor Lake for approval. City Auditor Keating may then authorize prompt payment of the bills. An injunction suit withdrawal continues.
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Thomas &. Gill
Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Challenger
Bridgeport
House
Governor Lake
Keating
Polish Break Trage Clashes Kill Dozens in Silesia
In Silesia on May 21, Polish insurgents clashed with German forces as Potes and fifteen Germans were killed and about 175 wounded after an attempted air raid by insurgents failed. The event followed a small-scale engagement that ended in casualties on both sides and disrupted the area.
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Abbe
Silesia
Potes
Potts
Bomb blast at Aberdeen Army grounds kills and wounds many
A bomb during bombing experiments at the Aberdeen Maryland army proving grounds exploded injuring numerous soldiers and killing two. Officers Major William A. Borden and Captain Claudius H. M. Roberts led investigators to determine causes and report casualties.
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Washington
Aberdeen
War Department
William A. Borden
Claudius H. M. Roberts
Allen A. Sherman
Fourteenth Squadron
Air Service
E. H. Grin
Gwyntbrook
Samuel Weinstock
11Th Oninance Company
P. W. Hail
Blezins
Charles T. O'Neil
Sath Oderance Company
Edward Jarry
Robert MM. Hert
Privates &. BP
Misiace
Old- Tanes Company
Ts. Jtitlow
Endnance Company
Raymond F. Bohle
Sane
Officer Halpin Receives Gold Star for Counterfeit Capture
Trafic Officer Jonn P Halpin was awarded a gold star by the police board for capturing a counterfeiter who resisted with a gun and shot Halpin last May 7. Commissioner John C Stanley noted the honor would be added to Halpin's record, which has been without misconduct marks since his appointment.
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Trafic
Jonn P. Halpin
Board of Police Commissioners
Paul Durang
Halpin
John C. Stanley
Waiter At Club Tries Suicide After Discharge
Antonia Mevic, a former University Club of Bridgeport waiter, climbed to the top floor and shot himself in the head with a .22 revolver after leaving a note of forgiveness. He is reported in serious condition but conscious at St. Vincent's Hospital. Friends say he was despondent after being discharged last Wednesday night and had visited the club to retrieve his trunk. A fellow waiter, Charles Gatti, was first to discover the shooting.
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Antonia Mevic
University Club of
Bridgeport
St. Vincent's Hospital
Las
Mevie
George Parsons
University Club
The
Cub
Farsons
Charles Gatti
Harral Avenue
Search to resume for missing woman's body
Langdon May 31 The long missing Mrs. William Whitney may have her body recovered as a $200 reward prompts organized digging on the Whitney farm. John Whitney the 11 year old stepson says he saw a body hurled. Mrs Whitney widow of Will iam B Whitney once prominent in local politics fled last October and was later found in Richmond Maine under an assumed name. He returned here and was found guilty of fraud.
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William M. Maltbie
Hall
Simeon Pease
Mrs. Hal
Hoover
Dear G. P. blamed for costly industry woes
Public commentary blasts G. P. blame for industry troubles and rising costs. Weather notes forecast cloudy, cooler conditions across South New England, East New York, and coastal areas with winds shifting northwest. Almanac data supplies sunrise details and coastal conditions for Bridges vicinity.
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New England
New York
Céoler
Mississippi River
Middle Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
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Allowance For Shipping Board
Bill
Passport Bureaus
Immigration
Youghal
Negro Mason
Karm Terminal Company and
Sprague Coal and Ice Company
Senator McKellar
Vladisvostok
Eck
Annaberg
Wade
Joseph E. Hall
New Made
Nott
Wade Haven
Aberdeen, MD
Army Proving Grounds
Ethel Hutchins II
William Rooney
Crimin Superior Court
Rooney
Officer Halpin
Police Board
Walter and
Green Streets
W. H. Atheasis
M. Parker
George H. Carson
Thomas Lynch
Adoaph Teich
American Fabrica Samipany
George F. Marksomiany
DeVer Warner Fegen
Ax Lendecs
Antonia
Jack) Mevic
W. B. Whitney
London, N. H
G. P
Canyright
Middlebrook Almmanac
New Haven Weather Bureau
Wea
Avanta
Block Island
Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
St. Paul
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