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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1921
Page
3
In May 18 dispatches from Dublin report Southern Ireland's Sinn Fein sweeping the southern arm of parliament with unopposed returns. Candidates vow oath refusal, foretelling a nonfunctioning parliament and viceroy led administration, as imperialist rivals were few and Dublin results command allegiance to the Dail Eireann.
Belfast report on May 15 lists nominations for the northern parliament with Unionists at 40, Sinn Fein 26, Nationalists 12, and five alliance candidates. The southern contest figures were described as reported, with Trinity College Dublin among the imperialist-aligned participants noted.
Fragmented remarks portray Lloyd George defending Poland strain and urging restraint as Poland’s border actions risk broader conflict. He warns that passive responses could destabilize Europe and threaten postwar peace, stressing fairness and duty above personal bias.
A parliamentary committee discusses Britain's role in Upper Silesia and the Polish insurgent crisis. The note questions moral duty and potential Allied intervention while highlighting uncertainty around Britain’s power against aggression. A separate notice announces a Clan Campbell meeting on Aldren Maggart’s death with time and place details.
The New York Globe sues the city claiming it must aid the paper and combine for half a million in damages. The suit alleges a conspiracy by the International Paper Company and others to restrain the Globe’s circulation and advertising revenue, harming the paper's ability to print and profit.
Tech oarsmen, late arrivals, race on the Housatonic River against Yale. Juniors race tomorrow in a Nile and one-hall event. Inter scholastic regatta under Yale auspices includes Nashville School of Asia, Cascadia of Whada, Wallingford, Conn. crews await race.
First odds quoted for the July 2 fight between Demps and Carpentier were posted today in Paris. Seven to four favored Dempsey, with bookmakers noting the odds as the pageant opened. The World War Veteran Tie, the original service man's organization based in France, announced plans and met with finance officials.
The article outlines a plan placing General Pershing in charge of army organization and training of all U S military forces including the National Guard and organized reserves. General Harbord would become chief of staff as operations shift under Pershing and Weeks details broader powers for the head of the army.
Marguerite, countess of Suffolk, daughter of Levi Leiter, volunteers as stewardess aboard the Aquitania sailing to New York. Other notables including Sir Percy Ssten and Arthur Villiers join as volunteers, wearing teen tar uniforms en route.
Former Governor Tener and notable witnesses supported the defense in a trial where Raud Traut was acquitted of auto theft charges. Jurors found all twelve votes in favor of acquittal after key testimony about the car’s theft and subsequent sale. Prosecution witnesses, including two ex-employees of an auto accessories shop, testified about the machine being driven, altered, and sold for 410,000 with proceeds split among the trio. Traut, a former Giants player, received character testimony from Tener and other baseball figures. he had briefly joined the Giants after earlier stints and had a 1917 World Series record of two home runs.
Roche received a life sentence after pleading guilty to murder in the second degree. The court noted the timing of Roche’s rifle shot at Donahue following a struggle over a car incident. Witnesses described a sequence of events from Donahue and Roche’s confrontation to the fatal shot at the car’s edge near the road.
The American Federation of Labor urges the labor movement to resist Soviet influence and calls for campaigns to prevent anti labor representatives. It cites a declaration to be presented at the Denver convention and warns agencies used by the Soviet regime aim to destroy organized labor.
The Fourth Regiment staged a regimental review at Clinton Park with detachments from Greenwich Tram Rimnford Hamden Nor Haven Bridgeport and Amputeer company participating. Colonel J Herrmann commanded the guard, who formed at 11 40 yesterday and marched to Clinton Avenue in honor of Brigadier General Edward Schuillat. The unit returned to Waterford after the ceremony.
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