Daylight Saving Law Deferred by Bridgport City Council
Bridgport city council deferred action on a daylight saving ordinance at a special meeting. Mayor Wilson urged delaying until the next regular session to ensure compliance with eastern states schedules and to hold a public hearing April first.
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New York
Massachuset
Rotary Club
Central Labor Union
Manufacturers’ Association
New York City
New York, Newen and Hartford Railroad Co. Pes
Stamford
New Canaan
Hartford
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Labor
John Egan
Martin Bluett
Hecht
Dominion urged to bar enemy aliens for 15 years
Montreal March 26 The Dominion government is asked to debar enemy aliens from entry into Canada for 15 years in a resolution adopted today by the Great Wave veterans association.
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Montreal
Tominion
Canada
Boy Dead from Wood Alcohol Suspected In School Mates
In Toshpe Missouri a 12 year old boy died after consuming wood alcohol. Police opened an investigation with reports that the toxic beverage was supplied by schoolmates. The case centers on alleged accomplices and possible intent to cause harm.
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Woodlcohol Poleoning
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Wood Leads Lowden In South Dakota Primaries
In South Dakota primaries Gen Wood leads Lowden with 29 362 to 25 702 and Johnson 23 594 as scattered returns show Gerard leading for Democratic indorsement. Minnehaha County votes for Johnson. Sioux Falls favors Wood by 77. Early statewide totals put Norbeck Haney close for Senate and McMaster ahead for governor.
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Johnson
Miles Poindexter
Prairies
Mis- Baum River
James W. Gerard
New York
James
Monroe
Maywood
Illinois
Gerard
Moree
Davison County
Mitchell
Norbeck
Haney
McMaster
Richards
Charles Christopherson
Sioux
Cook
Sioux Fails
Trepublican National
Lowden
Minnehaha
Houx Falls
Wand
Towden
Miss Bessie's Death After 30 Years as Teacher
Miss Bess ie B Hanover a longtime teacher at Bridgeport High School for 30 years died yesterday after a prolonged illness. Daughter of Julius S and Annie Blackman Hanover she resigned due to ill health in 1912. Funeral private. burial in New Haven.
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Af Wade Streets
Miss Hanover
Lale Julius S
Annie Blackman Hanover
Bridgeport Wigh
Delaware Senate Votes Loom Large In Suffrage Debate
Delaware lawmakers move toward a possible vote on ratifying the woman suffrage constitutional amendment. Carrie Chapman Catt warns defeat in Delaware could push ratification battles to Connecticut and other states as anti suffrage leaders press for action and votes.
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Delaware
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Sonia
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Lyona
Townsend
Wilmington
Connecticut
Carrie Chapman Catt
Charlotte Howe
National
Ant-Suffrace Organiza
Lloyd George outlines Turkish settlement and Armenia policy
London report on Prime Minister Lloyd George defending Allied strategy in the Turkish settlement. He argues the United States should have a chance to accept a mandate, that Britain and France avoid seizing Turkey, and that Armenia must defend itself with Allied support for training and equipment. He cautions France's broader duties and discusses reparations by Germany and potential credit conditions.
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Lloyd George
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Armenia
Cibeia
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Lloyd-George
England
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Hemaelves
7000 Armenians Reported Killed
Archbishop Kholm claims Tartars massacred 17000 Armenians within the Armenian state under Young Turk influence. He cites 3000 families herded in Tartars villages and says 14000 Armenians were killed at Akou Hig in December. Frontiers between Armenia and Azerbaijan cited as poorly defined.
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Mar
Azerbaijan
Kholn
Erivan
Aled
Armenia
Akou~ Hig
Woman Shoots Self Over Lost Wealth Illusion
Mrs. Anna Pirrella of 198 Gregory Street shot herself twice, near Bridgeport hospital, after believing her fortune had been stolen. Her son Domineck Pirrello said she became obsessed by this idea for two years while her mind stayed clear on other matters.
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Anna Pirrella
Gregory Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Mary Pirrello
Domineck Pierello
Arrest Made in Bridgeport Counterfeit Ring Case
Federal agents, after weeks of search in Bridgeport and nearby towns, arrested Joseph Amanass of 600 Putnam Street on charges of altering and passing United States currency. Authorities link him to the ring suspected in distributing counterfeit money locally and connected to a recent $10 bogus bill attempt at a State Street fruit dealer’s store.
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Joseph Amanass
Putnam Street
United States
Trult
State Street
Tabor Supports La Follette in Wisconsin Rail Labor Push
Labor newspaper reports railroad workers in Wisconsin back Senator La Follette and his presidential primary ticket as March events unfold. Strong entities include Senator La Follette, Wisconsin, and railroad workers.
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Washington
Labor
Arfec
Physician and Patient Found Murdered in Brooklyn Tenement
New York police found Dr Vincent J Campisi a 34 year old wealthy physician and a patient he was summoned to help murdered in a Brooklyn tenement. Campisi was stabbed in the neck and mouth while the patient was strangled. A roamer, Frank Ambrose, saw the physician enter with a agitated man then heard breaking glass. The suspect fled as Ambrose notified a policeman. A gold watch and money were left on the physician. Mrs Dorothy Parker tenant said the man who rented the room a week ago gave no name.
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Vincent J. Campisi
Brooklyn
New Yourw
Hoosa
Shvetcian
Omin
Ambroso Seld
Dorothy Parker
Herman
Campist
Samuel Campist
Son of Lexington capitalist held in kidnap plot
Police pursue theory that 11 year old Paul Little, son of Lexington capitalist R. Lintle, was abducted for ransom near 26,000. Reports from Louisville of a suspect matching the abductor’s description were discredited. Police believe the boy is held near Lexington and a ransom note may be exchanged. Also, Michael Pelisk of Stratford injured when fingers torn in machine roller at Bridgeport plant. he was hospitalized with possible amputation.
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Paul Little
R. Lintle
Lable
Louie
Ile
Thia
Bridgeport Reuss Company
Lard Street
Miehart Pelisk
Jackson Avenue
Ftratford
Bridgeport Hospital
Cox says Senate intrigue defeated treaty and tax repeal urged
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio charges a partisan Senate conspiracy defeated the peace treaty and calls for repeal of the excess profits tax. He proposes a small tax on business volume to fund government, arguing it would not raise prices or be burdensome to collect. He criticizes pre-delivery publication of the treaty and urges protection against Bolshevik hysteria.
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Mar
James M. Cox
Ohio
Federa
Senate
Cox
League of Nations
Microbes and Kisses The Dear Little Things
New York March 25 Dr Lawson Brown of Saranac Lake told the New York State Medical Society during today's convention session that kissing is unsanitary until lips are sterilized by sunshine and fresh air. He cited a kissing test at Saranac showing morning kisses carried germs while afternoon and evening kisses posed a healthier risk.
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Lawson Brown
Saranac Lake
Police Barracks at Gortalea Kerry Explode Injuring Three
In Cork on March, the police barracks at Gortalea near Tralee County Kerry Munster were blown up and destroyed by fire today. Three policemen were seriously injured.
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Belgians Issue Formal Warning Over Firing
Rhenish frontier reports say Commander Buderice notified Wesel workers that Belgium will open fire if shots continue in Belgian territory. Six shells fell on the Rhine island where Belgian outposts are stationed and additional shells near Tudernich as Belgian forces concentrate. No clashes reported yet.
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Rhine
Quile
Urtea
Tuderich
Ans
Reds use artillery in bombardment Wesel
March 25. Revolt spreads in the Ruhr with Reds shelling Wesel and advancing near Dinslaken and Dorsten. Krupp works at Essen said to manufacture ammunition for the Reds as additional government troops move north of Coesfeld. Wesel reported taken by workers. fighting continues around Dusseldorf and the Harz.
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Associated Press
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Friedrichsfeld
Thirsughy Dorsten
Muenster
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Ruhr
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Berlin
Dusseldorf
Disorder and martial law in Gotha amid worker strikes
The Associated Press reports chaos in Saxe Gotha as workers capitulate and troops seize control. Fighting persists in Gotha and Naumburg with armored cars and executions of captured strikers. In nearby Erfurt and Weimar order remains fragile as authorities deploy cavalry and machine guns to quell unrest.
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Mi ‘Ong
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Gun Running Plot to Help Ireland Unfolds Across Seas
London reports British orders to search all ships between Germany and the United Kingdom after a seizure linked to arms destined for Ireland. Secret agents suspect a large gun running scheme financed from New York and tied to Irish Republican bonds, with arrests noted in Grangemouth and London.
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Ullinate Deone
Danton
Hoke Smith Declares Stance on League of Nations
Mar 2s headline announces Hoke Smith’s candidacy and his firm opposition to any Democratic national campaign aligned with a League of Nations ratification without Senate changes. He states he is unalterably opposed to the party committing to such a campaign in the Georgian primary.
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