Labor Split Over McAdoo Smith Fight Sparks Party Move
New York June 27 labor leaders split in the Democratic presidential race with six railroad chiefs demanding McAdoo nomination or labor would back a third party. James A. Holland of the New York State Federation of Labor then said Governor Smith was preferred by labor men who know both records. He charged McAdoo backers with trying to bolt and undermining AFL rules over Volstead and Klan positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. G. McAdoo
Alfred &. Smith
McAdoo
Organized Labor
Cleveland
James A. Holland
New York State Federation of Labor
Mc‘Adoo
Smith
Mc. Holland
Mccadoo
Gov. Mith Labor
Gov. Smith
Westport burglary ring busted. goods found in cache
Police say a burglary spree in Westport and nearby towns is solved with the arrest of Walter Meyers of Riverside Avenue. Meyers, held on $4000 bond, confesses to multiple break ins and robberies including a Weston home and a Norwalk residence. State police report recovered loot valued over $1200 found in a vacant Weston site and Bridgeport shops, with several Westport youths under surveillance as investigations continue.
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Westport
Walter Meyers
Riverside Avenue
Bridgeport
Meyers
Irs
Ellen van Alstyne
West Avenue
Norwalk
Weston
John Crayford
Tivin Bridges
Woodance
Westport Sanitarum
Frank Virelli
Bernard R. Scully
Charles W Myatt
Hanford W. Bigelow
Edgar H. Pett
C. R. R. Wilson
New York
Maiden voyage fogs stymie Long Island steamer
The Long Island steamer, on its maiden trip from Port Jefferson to Bridgeport, sails into thick fog that disrupts bearings and delays departure by about an hour and a half. A Port Jefferson powerboat assists after its engine dies while two men in minimal clothing shout bearings.
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Long Island
Por Jefferson
Bridgeport
Fair Maid
Port Jefferson
Biggest Class Given High School Diplomas
Bridgeport High School awarded diplomas to 339 graduates in the largest class in its history. The ceremony featured ten speeches and musical selections, with prizes including Barnum, Fairchild, Hallen, and Marble awards.
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Bridgeport High School
Park Giry
Metropolitan
High Schoo Orchestra
Lmer H. Havens
Board of Education
Havens
Barnum
John
Pull‘nan
Thomas J. Mooney
Stephen Fish Sherman
Carlton Anker Weidenhammer
Fadio Group
Weidenhammer
Lorene McBiro
Fairchild
Edward T. Buckingham
Buckingham
Hallen Pri
Estelle Lorene McElroy
Watcdiererat
Jeannette
Matthias Prines
Alma Isabelle Marsland
Marie McGowan
Flora Laur
Frances A
Tallin
Mildred Amy Pressman
Mary J. Miner Phian
Jacon Smick
Tufts College
Usaln Telen Danilenter
Flensselaer Gald
Andrew de White
Cnliege
Colonil
Last Bermuda Yacht Race Ends Near Finish in Close Call
The Bermuda race from New London to Bermuda concluded with Memory, Ry. Bavier, master, winning Division A and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club cup. In Class B, Hutokay George Drake, master, took the Ha ven Yacht Club cup. Class C saw W Berry, Herbert dy Stone, master, aboard the Micea, first. Final times ranged near 98 hours for Memory and longer for others as crews faced strong winds and a fast gulf stream passage.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Associated Press
Waco
New Fondon
Conn
Barillon
Ry . Bavier
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Asa B
Hutokay George
Drake
Che Tiegd W. Berry
Herbert Dy Stone
Micea
H. J. R. Hell
Gectind
Hathor
Jack Duck
Flucoka
Moerthern
Giogol Weep
New Nada Wits
Yachtsmer
Gulf Stream
Pia
Las
Bermunia
Qauda
Bere Uyudang
Two Lieutenants Appointed by Fire Board in Promotions
Three promotions and four appointments to the Fire department were approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners at a special meeting. George R. Bray promoted to lieutenant. William Laubscher to lieutenant. Henry Albus to assistant engineer. new appointees include James McCarthy James A Mansfield Samuel Vosold Bartholomew Healy. Action becomes effective July 1, 1916 with Bray and Laubscher previously permanent members.
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Board of Fire Commissioners
George R. Bray
Leutenant
David J. Hegarty
William Laubscher
No. 10 Engine Company
John 3. Tobin
Henry ‘Albus
Ensineer
Laubscher
James Ms Carthy
James A. Mansfield
Peker
Jane Streets
Samuel Vs Old
Treet
Bartholomew
Austin Healy
Bray
Taunseher
Aljus
Last Laugh Sketch of Tylor by Reporter Gorey
In Bridgeport Sunday Post Herbert Gorey profiles Ty Lorain chief of an agricultural bureau noted for a sharp wit and controversial statements. The piece, styled as an ak sketch, recalls public figures who claim the last laugh amid farmers and politicians.
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Chaloner
Washington
Tylor
Herbert Gorey
Doctors Degree Not vested with Property Rights in Connecticut
Attorney General Frank H. Healy told Judge Banks that there are no property rights in any profession in the state while appealing eclectic physicians’ licenses suspended for fraud. Judge Banks advised expediting the case and submitting the matter to the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors. Dillon vows to file remonstrances challenging the referee’s findings.
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Yessey
Frank H. Healy
John 4. Banks
John B. Dillon
Appealing Eclectic Physicians
Leyes
Mr Healy
Dillon
Connecticut Lectic Medical Examining Board
Soconteanca
Banks
Supreme Court of Drrors
Healy
Hi Supreme Court
Tillon
Ticlactit Examining Board
T ‘Hough
Alcorn
Taxa Mining Board
Supreme Court
Believe U Boats Now Being Used As Rum Runners
New York officials investigated reports that submarines might be aiding rum running along the Hudson after an aerial photo near Ossining showed two U boats about 600 feet apart moving upriver submerged. The photo indicated vessels about 259 feet long as experts assess the sighting while the Navy confirmed no submarines were in those waters.
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New York
Hudson River
Ossining
Cficinis 19
Oramrunners
Navy Department
Thorne divorce upheld despite plea of Belle Thorne
New York June 27 The state court appellate division upholds the divorce decree for Joel Wolfe Thorne from Mary Casey Thorne known as The Belle of Third Avenue. Thorne died in an auto crash near Brewster the day after the decree was granted while Mary Thorne faced attendance limits at the funeral.
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New York
Joel Wolfe Thorne
Tate
Samuel Thorne
Mary Casey Thorne
Supreme Court
Inez Wolfe Thorne
Danbury Hospital
Teo Mi 4
New York City
Brewster
Fifty Avenue
Mary Casay Thorne
Belle
Third Avenue
Thorne
John C. Kelly
Ridgefield Barracks
John J. Phelan
Miraky
Thorre
Tis
Curd Avenue
San
Rncisco
Bermuda
Ross
Mamory
Convention politics and nominations stir national discourse
Nation’s league and island issues head to floor of convention while McAdoo is urged as nominee. Mixed items include sixteen names placed for presidency, liquor incident at a harbor arrest, and varied notes on local politics, boats, clubs, and legal cases.
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Bridgefort Model Yachts
Hoyas Club
Pravar
Yustor
Walters
Nut Harbore
Maurice
J. Percy
Starvey Rubbell
Wigs Club
New Canaan Farmer
Courk
Attorney Benly
Banke
Paysiaiany
Lympiss
Thidgeport
Auto Wreck at Woodmont Crossings Injures Seven
A sedan crashed at Chanel street crossing in Woodmont noon today. Frederick Behler of Isast 166th Street New York operated the car owned by his brother. Seven occupants including Mariel Behler and Louise Org of New York were injured. others pinned in the wreck. Passersby assisted and transported victims to the Poembake hotel for medical care as police opened an investigation.
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Milword
Tung
Lour
Chanel Street
Woodmont
Frederick Behler
Isast 166Th Street
New York
Ely
Ier
Joseph Behler
Mariel
Me Behler
Louise Org
Plugeto
Howard Blackmun
Gun Dugter
Howard Lowey
Tridgeport
NightAce
Fran
Poembake Hotel
Dy Go J. Hyde
Delegate Booze Dry Agent Court Judge Fine
Federal Judge Henry C. Clayton fined Chicago alderman Mendel and Brooklyn resident Cavanaugh ten dollars each after they were found guilty of transporting liquor without a permit. Prohibition agents arrested them in a Manhattan hotel lobby as Mendel allegedly carried 19 quarts of champagne and four quarts of whiskey in a suitcase.
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New York
Duneateseph
A. Mendel
Chicago
Henry C. Clayton
William H. Cavanaugh
Brooklyn
Mendel
Manhattan
Mendell
Conference Tenses as Klansmen Loom at Democratic Convention
New York June 27 Leaders alarmed by the potential fight over a Ku Klux Klan plank in the convention discussed ways to prevent an open clash on the floor. Attending were David L. Rockwell McAdoo campaign manager Nor Mack George Brennan HHH Moore Gerry of Rhode Island G Bruce Bremer Walah permanent chairman Hull Democratic National Committee chairman Harrison and others. Groups worked through the night seeking a plan to avert the clash and keep balloting on the presidential nomination moving.
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New York
Tomorow
David L. Rockwell
William G. McAdoo
Nor- Mack
George Brennan
Tlinots
HH. Moore
Youngstown
Ohio
Gerry
Rhode Island
G. Bruce Bremer
Montana
McAdoo
Walah
Harrison
Mississippi
Hull
Democratic National Committee
Sota
And 'Tis Worse Than a Six Day Bicycle Grind
WIDI ROGERS from Madison Square Garden reports on the annual six day bicycle races in New York where two-man teams ride nonstop for six days seeking large prizes. He contrasts the event with the Democratic convention, calling it a jarring display of public enthusiasm and spectacle by comparison.
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Widi Rogers
Madison Square Garden
New York
Matt
Jett Don Brea Brandr
Major Coupas Personal Physician to President Coolidge
Unclear fragmentary notes indicate Major Coupas serving as personal physician to President Coolidge, with references to General Charles and a resignation. The readable text is garbled and presents no verifiable event dates or roles beyond the physician association.
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Major Coupas
TQ Coolidge
Ariendier
Charles 2. Yer
Coupas
Mgr. Coolidge
Referendum Proposal Aims at League Question at Democratic Convention
New York June 27 A minority report on the League of Nations question and the Ku Klux Klan issue will be presented at the Democratic national convention. Newton D Baker proposed a nationwide referendum on United States membership in the League as part of a compromise plank. The resolutions committee faced a heated debate over a labor and child welfare plank and a push to endorse a constitutional child labor amendment.
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New York
Associated Press
League, of Nations
Newton D. Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Resolutions Committee
League
Wight
Cummings
Karriman Cummices
Wwe Ind
LAS c
D. Young
Newton
Owen
State's Attorney Hull dies at New London
June 27. State's Attorney Hull of New London county died at his home tonight after a protracted illness. He was prominent in Connecticut law and had a long practice before retiring months ago due to health. His death was not unexpected to his friends and colleagues in the legal field.
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Hull
New London
Woman Deceived Out of Twenty Five Dollars by Tenant
A 1888 report notes Mrs Stakers paid cash for rooms to a man who posed as a tenant. The woman was tricked into paying $25 for rent and deposits with no legitimate occupancy, the man vanished with the payment. The case highlights fraud by a false tenant.
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Carleton
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Hutoka
Lloyd W. Berry
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Assembly
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Lews
Lord Wilard
GentusLent Commercial Soarethties Association
Mexco
Profle
Springsfield
Joe Smith
Bnogs
Awice ‘Fron
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Pirates
Walter Klagen
Britis
Whitcombe
MacDonald Smith
Sarzost
I. H. Alhtees
Paris
Johnny Romighettor
United States
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Trane
Gayth Tod
Suzanne
Mrs. Wightman
Helen Wille
Vin Richards
P Fine Edge
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