Connecticut labor outlook improves with Friday report
Commissioner Sartford said unemployment in Connecticut has fallen to about 60,000 as of March, with conditions improving across Hartford and New Haven. Deputy Commissioner Burke cited factory reports and investigator Connelly in noting better prospects as mills resume and employment agencies show slower job demand in some cities. Hartf ord, Bridgeport, Waterbury, and New London areas show varied results, but overall revival hopes persist amid strikes and regional differences.
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Burke
Spefelat
PP. Connelly
Cipal
Citian Ag
Urke
Hartware
Pitan
Jontess
Bridgeport
Chat City
Ea ‘Burke
Waterbury
Naugatuck
New Haven
Hartford
New London
Forwich
Rhode Island
New Britain
City Faces Federal Tax Claim Over War Housing
City authorities pursue about 90000 dollars in back taxes and 1310 dollars unpaid on Bridgeport War Housing properties. Legal actions by the state and federal authorities focus on tax collection and liens. A Senate measure, awaiting President, could affect payment responsibility. The dispute centers on tax exemption for wartime housing built for workers and the city’s agreement with government representatives.
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United States
Bridgeport Housing Company
U. & Housine
Vernmont
United Senate
Hongo
Gnetore
Bridgeporting Company
Common Council
Nousen
Wweyn
Representaf
Swalera Delegates Sailing Tomorrow
Irish delegates Austin Stack and Janica J. O Kelly, appointed by Harmon De Valera, will sail from Southampton aboard the Aquitania to campaign for an independent Irish Republic. They head to New York March 27 and Boston for a convention announcement March 19. The cablegram urges supporters to back a republic and reject partition.
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Pwabhington
Irish Dall Eirireann
Austin Stack
Orry
Janica J. O'Kelly
Louth
Harmon de Were
United States
Bowot
Irish Republic
Southampton
Vanitania
de Vile
A For
Ireland
British Empire
Ssa
Slack and
Ale
O'Kelly
Aquitania
Daylight Saving in France Ends in 1923
Paris March 9 Associations Press The Chamber of Deputies repealed the daylight saving law by a 266 to 260 vote but adopted an amendment delaying the repeal to 1928. French clocks will be advanced one hour on March 2 as usual but not altered this year.
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Paris
Maren
Associatea Pressi
Chamber of Deputies
Loerofero
Bonus plan seen as risky to banks and soldiers
Debates over financing the soldiers bonus argue that bank certificates tied to three year loans would freeze capital, shifting debt from Treasury to banks and risking government reimbursements. Critics like Currency Commissioner Crislinger deem the plan unsound, urging a sales tax despite opposition from farmers and others in Congress.
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Goldiey
Peter Way
Treasury
Amecan
Crissinger
Marion
Ohio
Warding
Congress
Senate
Fordney vows bonus passage and payment pledge
Joseph W. Fordney, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, asserted the soldier bonus would pass as humanitarian relief not a political move and said it would be reported Saturday and rushed through. He contrasted wartime bonds and taxes with postwar costs and criticized profiteering during the war.
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Germany
Ways and Means Committee
Congregaman Wordney
Davis Pleads for Common Sense to Save Coal Stake
Secretary of Labor Davis urged miners and operators to avert a costly coal strike in a Washington statement. He said the government has a duty to safeguard the public amid disruption, though it does not seek to interfere unduly. Reports from field offices show deep division among miners and operators over wage talks and negotiations.
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Washington
Mar
Davis
LoRecherad
Qmelul
Minere’ of Agiization
Frank Parrincod
Ilinois
Sottia
John L
Pennsylvania
Booster Meeting Planned for March 20
A large meeting is planned for March 20 to promote the Speed Up Business campaign. The Retin Merchants board and industrial division of the Chamber of Commerce announce the event after a committee meeting last night. Attendees invited include Ederund S Wolfe, president of First National Bank, and W D Tresor, secretary of the National Credit Association. Location to be announced, likely at the Firstfield hotel. A committee will be appointed next week to supervise a national advertising campaign across magazines, trade journals, and newspapers.
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Haid
Delvc
Retin Merchants Board
Chamber of Commerce
Fela
Sirstfield
Comintica
Vomimittes
Miners Ready to Meet Operators in Wage Conference
Indianapolis March 3 Associated Press says a nationwide soft coal miners strike on April 1 rests with operators in Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Sinole. John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers says the union is ready to meet at any limit and price to settle the wage dispute called by Secretary of Labor Davis.
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Indianapolis
Associated
Prossis-Klope
Wyerthig
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Sinole
Davis
John L. Lewie
Stnte
Mine Workers of America
Pittsburgh Operators Reject Conference
The Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association, representing 45,000 miners in Western Pennsylvania, reaffirmed today their refusal to meet with the United Mine Workers and operators of the central competitive field to negotiate a new wage scale for Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Producers’ Association
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsyivania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Yale Provost Walker Dies Suddenly at Home
Professor Walker, Yale University provost and long time ecclesiastical history professor, died at his home of heart disease. Born in Portland Maine, he studied at Amherst Hart Hall and Leipzig, taught at Bryn Mawr and Hartford Theological Seminary, joined Yale in 1901, and served on the Yale Corporation. He leaves two daughters, Mrs Morgan Cushing of Philadelphia and Miss Elizabeth Walker, with services planned in Battell Chapel Saturday afternoon.
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Kaw Hawes
Maren
Williston Walker
Yale Universally
Yale Corporation
Walker
Prevost Tyo
University
Vaile Divinity School
Portland
Amerst College
Hart Cart Theological Seminary
Leipzig University
Bryn Mawr
Hartford Theological Seminary
Yale
Tie
Amherst
Congregational Churches
America
Harvard
Western Reserve
Amherel
Marietta College
University of Geneva
Mie
Morgan Cushing
Philidelphia
Mise Elizabeth Walker
Battell Chapel
Man Slashes Throat in Attempt to Escape Law
In Waterbury a man identified as Philip Elshk from 13 Robinson Street slashed his throat with a razor in an attempt to die and avoid prosecution for a robbery. He was rushed to hospital where doctors said the self-inflicted wounds were not fatal.
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Waterbury
Marsah
Philip “Elshk
Robinson Street
Saslom
Jt Wak
Mrs Obenchain Witness Stands in Personal Letters Row
Testimony centers on Mrs Obenchain and Kennedy. She says Kennedy sought to continue their association and asked to return letters, while he cites family duties preventing his actions. The exchange includes a taxi follow and a read letter allegedly from Kennedy not produced in court.
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Kennedy
Sue
Loain
Obenschain
Tha ‘Ater
Mix
Oberrcham
Chicago
Senator Robinson Attacks Four Power Treaty As Alliance
Senator Robinson denounces the Four Power Treaty arguing it pledges more than stated and warns it could bind the United States to future wars. He questions the domestic questions clause and calls for amendments to strengthen protections for U S interests against Great Britain Japan France.
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Underwood
Sta
Robinson
Ane
United States
Great
Britama
Japan
France
Tercea Agalpet
Nnion
fAo Allance
Robinsol
Hhis
Uwe
Senators Lodge and Underwood Confront Writers Mystery
In a Senate scene Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and Oscar Underwood faced questions about who authored the four power treaty. Underwood acknowledged absence during negotiations and stated he knew only second hand details of talks with Britain Japan and the Anglo Japanese alliance, while discussions on replacing it with an arrangement involving the United States Australia and New Zealand continued.
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Washington
Senate
Henry Cabot Lodge
Oscar Underwood
Joseph Robinson
Arkansas
Reaiison
Underwood
Lodge
Alabama
Firet
Congress
Hughes
Ballane
Japan
Baron Wate
Hathersche
Jraigts
Australia
New Zealand
Bruain
Robinson
Mrs Lindsay in Poverty as Husband Gambled Away
Alfred E Lindsay's wife testified to poverty and hardship while her husband, a broker tied to the Reming Club, pursued large stock profits. She described supporting the family with washing and ironing for three years and losing nearly all her money to alleged fake stock transactions. She said she is destitute, with no money or jewelry, and that friends offer help while a court case unfolds.
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New York
Alfred E. Tindsay
Reming Club
Jamey Murphy
E. Lindsay
Pr. K. Arvid Enlind
Lindsay
Lindsay- Ome
Dr. Ealing
Merc Murphy
Henry Goldelain
Murphy
Bouth Nyack
Fragmentary Debate Over Treaty Text in Washington
The dialogue reports uncertain details about the origin and authorship of a treaty involving Japan and the home islands. Senators Robinson and Lodge press witnesses for a clear account while noting drafts and authors remain unknown, with Mr Hughes cited as a possible early influence.
Frady Indicted for Murder of Wife in Miami
An indictment charging Eagar C. Frady of Chicago with first degree murder for the death of his wife Dorothy Frady was returned by a Miami jury. The case states he shot her twice at a hotel in Miami, with the incident occurring February 26. The indictment follows a grand jury action in the case.
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Miami
Fla
Eagar C. Frady
Chicago
Dorothy GQ. Frady
Reel Hotel
Ihear
Jury
New Jersey Ratifies Prohibition Amendment Resolution
In Trenton New Jersey the legislature acted to ratify the 18th amendment to the federal constitution. The concurrent resolution passed by the House becomes effective without the governor's signature. The speaker notes past attempts to ratify the 15th amendment in 1920 and 1921 failed to reach the necessary votes.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Wbn
House
Edward
Mutual Savings Taxable Interest Claim Sparks Tax Debate
An article notes Mutual Savings banks in the city arguing their deposit interest is not subject to income tax citing Thomes B. Paton. The Internal Revenue Office counters that all bank balances and interest must be taxed. Ads claim exemptions will be sent to Hartford Revenue Office.
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Motal Savings Bank
Mutual Savings
Citty
Thomes B. Paton
American Bankers Association
Paton
Ag Credita
W. J. O'Connell
Nternal Revenue Office
Bim
Om. Cox
Hartford
Griffith Blames De Valera Cabal for Disorders
Dublin March 4 Associated Press Arthur Griffith privately blames De Valera supporters for Limerick unrest. He rejects national authority defection and says De Valera should condemn the army mutiny. Provisional government confirms plans of a suspected Orangeman onslaught against Catholics in Belfs tomorrow as talks continue in Dublin with De Valera, Griffith, Mulray and Barry.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Arthur Griffith
Ymerfel
Limerick
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
Eamon da Valera
Mgr
Richard Mulray
Barry
Farmers approve agricultural bloc at Northeastern meeting
The Northeastern States Farm Bureau Federation wrapped up a two day session in Burlington Vermont with a decisive resolution endorsing the formation of an agricultural bloc in Congress and pledging continued support. Other resolutions oppose government price fixing and tax for soldier bonuses and advocate prompt disposal of Muscle Shoals assets to aid fertilizer production for American use.
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Burlington
Northeastern States Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture Bloc
Congress
Dog License Tags for 1922 Ready for April 1
Town Clerk Winion reports about 4,000 of the 1922 dog license tags received and ready by April 1. Tags are small leaf or triangular shapes, $1 for male dogs and $1.25 for females, with 10 tags costing $25. All dogs must be tagged in April per law.
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Nate
Nate Dows
Apri
Free Seeds Back in Agricultural Bill
The House restored a 350000 item for free seed aid in the agricultural appropriation bill after it was cut by the committee. Supporters claimed the program would benefit farming families, and the measure passed by a vote of 49 to 63 amid rapid debate and a loud crowd at the carnival framing.
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Washington
Mareh
Agriculturst
Aed
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DE Valera Cabal
Free State
American Hardware Stores, Incorporated
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Marion Seelig
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