City National Bank site eyed for civic center plan
Mayor Atwater plans talks with City National Bank officers over trading Main Street land for the library site as part of a proposed civic center. Bank property valued at $530,039 could be swapped with city plans for a new city hall and central library, with rent from acquired buildings helping finance the deal. library board says no immediate need for a new building.
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City National Bank
Main Street
Bank and
State Streets
Cime Center
Bank
John Street
Atwater
Mein Street
Hough
Charles E. Hoag
City National
Franklin and Sturdevant
Burroughs and Klein
Library
Pbanle
Bank Street
State Street
Library Yand
Liberty
William E. Burnham
Trolleymen vote for five cent an hour raise
Local union trolleymen voted yesterday to accept a tentative agreement for a five cent per hour wage increase. Unofficial counts showed four to one in favor, with the company offering only four cents and it having been rejected earlier.
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eatimnt@s
New Haven
Babies Now to Signal for Ma at PINS BLUFF Ark
In a West Christian branch nursery in Pins Bluff Arkansas an electric signaling system links mothers in the auditorium to infants in the nursery. A cabinet with numbered lights and duplicate markers allows a mother to be summoned when her baby needs attention.
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Pins Bluff
Ark
West Christian Banch
Lodge praises Parkman in 100th birth anniversary speech
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge lauds Francis Parkman as a historian of epic scope and importance. He credits Parkman with narrating the struggle to shape North America and argues for the value of reading Herodotus, Thucydides, Tacitus, and Gibbon in education.
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Henry Cabot Todge
Massachusetts Historical Society
Francis Parkman
Parkman
France
England
North American
Atlantic
Pacific
Spain
Senator Lodge
Heracintus
Thucydides
Tacitus
Gibbon
Liverpool Cotton Men Delay Standards Action
Washington reports the Liverpool Cotton Association will not implement the conference agreement until its delegates return and explain their views. The June 18 meeting of the International Cotton Conference had been postponed.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Liverpool Cotton Association
Stamoulisky Captured After Sharp Skirmish
Former Bulgarian premier Stamoulisky was captured at Molavi village near Slavovitza after troops pursued him from Pirdop City. His four followers were killed or captured. his auto was seized. A new tax policy and church restorations followed the fall, while Belgrade reports possible Little Entente intervention.
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Softa
Presa
Stamboullsky T
Molavi
Slavovitza
Pirdop City
Elishintza
Stamboullsky
Elishintea
Fridop
Stamboulisky
Ivan Rousseff
Stamboulisk
Sofia
Theological Seminary
Astronomical Institute
Rila Monastery
Stamboultsky
Stamford C of C Officer Faces Suit for Slander
Stamford June 1 Special to The Telegram Charles Eddy Fay prominent businessman and civic worker sues Milton B Goodkind secretary of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce for 10000 dollars claiming false and malicious statements accusing Fay of drunkenness and intoxication. The suit, likely to go to the Bridgeport Superior Court term, cites statements to Carlton Embree and others and notes Fay’s role in local reform efforts.
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Stamford
Milton B. Gandkind
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Charles Eddy Fay
Goodkind
Bridgeport
Ing
Mc.Fay
Fay
Citizens’ Committee of 100
Dewey Club
Carlton Embree
Templeton Sets Three Day Window for Bills
Hartford June 14 Governor Templeton announced no bill will receive more than three days of consideration, despite no constitutional time limit after adjournment. He seeks prompt action on measures including an anti pollution bill that passed late and cannot be engrossed before adjournment. Delivery of these bills will be delayed until next week, aiming to wrap up legislation by week’s end.
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A. R
New Haven
Hartford
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Zeis
Fay
Stamford CG
Boardman
New Britain
Easey
Phillips
John L. Sullivan
Danbury
Bayonne
Board of Education
Staples High School
Westport
Elmore
Banks
Enemies Within Warned by Legion Chaplain at Bridgeport
Rev Francis Kelley, first national chaplain of the American Legion, urged vigilance against internal threats including birth control secret organizations Bolshevists and Communists. He warned disarmament invites conquest and warned against feminized youth while praising patriotism and civil rights vigilance at Flag Day exercises in Bridgeport.
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Francis Kelley
Gloversville
N. Y
Atwater
John H. Light
United States
American Legion
Bridgeport Lodge
Stratford Avenue Bridge Draw Jam Delays Traffic
More than a score of streetcars and twice as many cars were halted at Stratford avenue bridge last night as the draw failed to lower for nearly fifteen minutes at 10 45. Theatre crowds in autos and streetcars were returning home when the delay occurred. Vehicles stalled beyond the bridge gates past Main street on Fairfield avenue and past Wall street on Weter street with temporary route changes for streetcars.
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Stratford Avenue Bridge
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Paat Wall Street
Weter Street
Machine Tears Thumb From Workman's Hand at Local Plant
Philip Carleon, 33, of 176 Federal Street, suffered an almost complete thumb amputation after his left hand was caught in a machine at the Connecticut Marine Roller plant on Kosub Street. Dr Levine of Emergency Hospital treated him and he was moved to St. Vincent’s Hospital for care.
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Connecticut Marine Roller Company
Kosubh Street
Philip Carleon
Wederal
Dr_ T_ Levine
Emergency
Laff
St. Vincent
Pope Receives Admiral Long and Pittsburgh Crew
On June 14 in Rome Pope Pius held an audience with Rear Admiral Andrew Long and his staff, along with fifty sailors from the United States cruiser Pittsburgh. The ship, the admiral’s flagship, was then anchored at Naples.
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Rome
Pius
Andrew Long
United States
Pittsburgh
Aagship
Naples
Bryant Electric workers offered stock in new issue plan
Bryant Electric Co employees at the Westinghouse plant may subscribe to 20,000 shares of common stock at $53 per share on a deferred 10 monthly installment plan. Each worker may buy 1 to 20 shares with no interest charges. Dividends after August 1 will be credited when final payments are due. Subscription rights are personal and nontransferable.
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Bryant Electric Co
Westinghouse | Electric and Manufacturing Company
Common Steck Il
Gilbert W. Goodridge
Insurance Saving Fund
Three Youths Held on Girls Charges
Police rounded up youths on East side Bang after two sixteen year old girls pressed charges of assaults. Detectives served warrants on Walter Chernicky, 18, of 1943 Seaview Avenue, and John Nevelus, 17, of 1108 Ogden Street. Both are in custody awaiting bail.
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Bea
East Side
Bureau of Investigation
Walter Chernicky
Seaview Avenue
John Nevelus
Ogdentreet
Bankruptcy Referee to Hear Several Cases Today
Bankruptcy Referee Frank Keard will hear multiple matters in the County building. Trysteen will submit accounts in cases including Adele Dress Shop, Max Lefkof, Williem F. Contannon Shear Company, and Gertrude Sachr, the latter operating as Northern Hardware. A discharge motion for Mrs. Alexandria S. Langfelder is set for hearing.
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Frank Keard
Trysteen
Adele Dress Shop
Max Lefkof
Williem F. Contannon Shear Company
Gertrude Sachr
Northern Hardware Company
Alexandria S. Langfelder
Divorce Recommendation for New York Woman
State referee Milton A. Shumway recommended a decree of divorce be granted to Mrs. Thomen A. Leonard of New York against her husband. Her address is unknown, and she alleged her husband forced her to work after marriage, took her earnings, and abused her.
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Milton A. Shumway
Thomen A. Leonard
New York
Horror and Sea Fight Told by Chinese Survivors
Chinese survivors recount a brutal sea attack near Sandy Hook aboard the Mary Beatrice. The crew and some passengers fought with knives axes and merlin spikes after a demand for more money. Fifteen Chinese face authorities as investigators seek ship ownership and captain identity.
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New York
Mary Beatrice
Bahamas
Nassau
Chines Bureau of Immigration
John E. Dunton
Immigration Service
Ke Sali
Rum Row
Cabinet Resigns Over Language Split in Belgium
Diverse local notices follow from Bridgeport and surrounding areas, including a Bridgeport hospital ward tea, a divorce suit in Stratford, a German Reformed church conference, legal and civic items, and regional announcements ranging from city council matters to school appointments and upcoming community events.
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New York
German Reformed Church
Mra
Windridge
Sawer Committee
Uortil
Russo
Chemical Co
Connecticut
Froebel
Turorrow
Pootatuck Yacht Club
City National Bank
Main Street
Francia Kelley
Gloversville
N. C
Stratford Avenue
Resignation Accepted as Belgian Cabinet Falls Over Flemish Plan
Brussels June 14 The Belgian cabinet resigns after Parliament split over making Ghent University Flemish. The Senate opposed the measure while the Chamber had approved it. The crisis follows months of unrest and threats to Belgium’s unity. The cabinet's resignation ends the contentious effort to designate Ghent as a Flemish language institution.
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Ghent
Brussels
Asociated Press
Senate
Baro Charles de Broqueville
Kinig
Chamber
Ca Vsols
M. van de Vyvere
Espe
Ghent University
Chamber of Deputies
Brusselge
Viemish
Belgium
George Theurds
T Tumetey
H. Carton M. Theunin
Anderson Picked to Aid Work on AJ War Claims
Chand ler Anderson international lawyer of New York and Washington has been appointed by President Harding to be a member of the United States German claims commission succeeding Edwin B Parker who resigned to become umpire in negotiations Anderson a former counselor at the State department has represented the United States in arbitration with foreign governments His last major assignment was at the Hague in the Norwegian ship claims case Morris of New York has resigned leaving another vacancy on the commission
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Wasitington
Chandler Anderson
New York
Washington
Harding
Edwin B. Parker
Anderson
State Department
Department
United States
The
Hague
Lnot
Eern
Claims Commission
Robert ¢. Morris
Two youths held on suspicion of truck theft
Fred Rushworth of 716 East Main Street and Joseph Lawless of 2156 Seaview Avenue were brought from Stamford to Bridgeport yesterday on suspicion of motor truck theft from the Stanley Cruiser company of Stratford Avenue. Arrested with two girls, they rode in a truck, abandoned it in Fairfield, bonds set at $100, they are held for investigation on breach of the peace charges. Cruiser company truck returned to owner.
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Fred Rushworth
East Main Street
Joseph Lawless
Seaview Avenue
Stamford
Bridgeport
Stanley Cruiser Company
Stratford Avenue
Fairfield
Rushworth
Lawless
Conviction in Brooklyn Bribery Plot Over Liquor Warehouse
A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Charlen Sabatino Ralph Sabatino Laula Kate Gross and Samuel Gross of conspiracy to bribe federal agents with 24900 to permit withdrawal of 60 barrels of liquor from Pershing warehouse in Brooklyn.
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New York
Brooklyn
Charlen
Ralph Sabatino
Laula Kate
Samuel Gross
Pershing
Auto and Truck Collide in Westport
A sedan owned by Dominick M. Ballent of Naugatuck collided with a truck from Frank Millar Lumber Co of Bridgeport in Westport yesterday. Ballent’s car was damaged while the truck only had a few scratches. Rali ent was arrested by State Policeman F. Carrell for careless driving. the case is set for June 25.
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Westport
Dominick M. Ballent
Naugatuck
Frank Millar Lumber Company
Bridgeport
Ballet
Ralient
Co F. Carrell
Deaf mute shares $5 with beggar at station
A deaf mute man at the railroad station gave a beggar five dollars and waited for change. He later filed a police report after the sailor did not return with the promised change.
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Anthony Hage
Sterling Street
Suilor
Niles
Satara Haga
Aretoga
Surrenders Seals President Resigns Amid Chinese Crisis
June 14 from Themisque reports Yuem Hung resigns as president as 14 fled to safety, signaling a shift in leadership during the upheaval near Tianjin.
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Pehing
Prees
Yuem-Hung
Themisque
Been
Bushemi
Tientaln
Insurance Company Loses Suit Over Fire Loss
A jury in the county court before Judge Wolfe awarded Kate Graham damages of 129 against Middlesex Mutual Assurance Company. The case cited her home destroyed by fire caused by a lightning strike and ruled for the plaintiff.
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Perfor
Wolfe
Kate Graham
Middlesex Mutual Assurance Pany
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