Trade Commission Rules Spark Dissent Among Commissioners
Dissenting Commissioner Nugent criticizes new procedures allowing respondents to discontinue practices and avoid public proceedings, while Humphrey of the majority replies that only opponents claim lack of honesty in business. The dispute centers on publicity and the balance between fair dealing and enforcement regimes at the FTC.
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Federal
Commission
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Thompson
Humphrey
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Lady McKenzie Advertised as Husband Deserter
May 17. An advertisement in the personal column of a local newspaper by Frank Teague Jennings claims his wife Lady Grace Esme McKenzie deserted him seven weeks ago and disclaims responsibility for her debts. Jennings’ brother George II reportedly placed the ad. McKenzie, famed as Lady from her first husband Parquhart McKenzie, married Jennings at the Hotel Netherlands on February 4. Jennings says she should drop the title and be plain Mrs. Jennings and return to Africa only as a pleasure trip.
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Per
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Parquhart McKenzie
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Netherlands
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Jennings
Frank Teague Jennings
Africa
Jewish relief work to continue for Eastern Europe
American relief activities among the Jews of eastern Europe, halted after the war, will be renewed by a committee of prominent Jews from New York and other cities. The Provisional American committee for Jewish relief announced plans to meet next Sunday to organize renewed relief action.
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New York
Europe
Provisional
American Committee For Jewish Relief
Meetings Tonight Assemble Local Fraternal Groups
A list of tonight gatherings across Stratford Bridgeport and surrounding streets includes Okenuck tribe Red Men at the Men's Hall Stratford, Porroneo Glee Club East Main Street St Charles Hall, and multiple lodges and orders such as L O O M 651 State Street Loralty 164 State Street 0 F Pioneer lodge Sons of St George 396 Stratford Avenue IC CF 1087 Broad Street and more including Union Stratford avenues and Camp 1 Patriotic Order of America 62 Cannon Street Omeh Grotto Broad and Cannon corners.
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Okenuck Tribe
R. M. Red
Stratford
Porroneo Glee Club
St. Charles
East Main Street
Bridgeport Lodge
State Street
Loralty Lodge
Pioneer Lodge
Sons of St. George
Stratford Avenue
Bamuel H. Harris
Broad Street
Igma Tata Phi Society
St. Paul's Church
Uncas Council
Main Street
Court Norden
Pequonnock
Rose Croix
A. A. SR
Masonite
Bad End
Mai Street
Neamledge
O. S. of B
Cannon Street
Patriotic Order of America
Omeh Grotto
Broad and
Cannon Streets
Slaying Case Ties Son Edward Dillon to Campus Death
The body of Dr William A Dillon was found on Washington University campus in St Louis Missouri. His son Edward G Dillon nineteen a student there was held for questioning after authorities leaned into possible involvement. Dillon had recently taken out a twenty five thousand dollar life insurance policy.
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Edward G. Dillon
William A. Dillon
Washington University
St. Louis
Edward
Dillon
Charge Woman Killed 33 Men
London dispatch reports Mrs. Julia Remici a Jugoslavian bear has been arrested in Karlsbad charged with causing the deaths of two husbands a son and thirty-one admirers. Physicians deem her sane but note a unique pathological case per the telegraph dispatch.
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London
Julia Remici
Karlsbad
Exchange Telegraph
Congressman’s son in 16th street clash with officer
Burr Harrison, son of Virginia Congressman Thomas W. Harrison, was placed in a patrol wagon after a half hour struggle with Patrolman R. S. Miller on May 17. He faced intoxication, assault, and disorderly conduct charges, with his father arranging custody for Tuesday court appearance.
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Washington
16Th Street
Burr F. Harrson
Thomas W. Harrison
Virginia
Young Warrison
R. S. Miller
Miller
Harrison
Barber Confesses Accidental Iodine Intake at Porter Shop
Tony Tarrella of 875 Noble Avenue denied attempting suicide after an iodine ingestion at his porter shop Saturday. He said he mistook a health tonic for iodine, claiming both bottles looked alike. Tarrella was treated by an ambulance surgeon and discharged from Bridgeport Hospital the same day with no ill effects.
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Tony Tarrella
Noble Avenue
Emergence Hospital
Tarcela
Tarrella
Bridgeport
One burglary reported despite usual Saturday night spike
Police reported only one burglary yesterday breaking an unusual pattern for Saturdays. Michael Cisera’s store at 389 East Main Street was entered through the rear door but nothing was stolen.
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Michael Cisera
East Main Street
Champion Battles Gang in New York Streets
World champion cyclist Pete Moeskops says he was attacked by about 100 gangsters on West 11th Street while driving, police rescue him near West 31st Street and Tenth Avenue. He reported the assailants fled into hallways and rooftops, launching missiles as darkness fell.
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New York
Peter Moeskops
West 11St Street
Moeskops
West 31St Street
Tenth Ave
Guardsman Killed In Bay Air Crash Near Staten Island
New York reports a guardman, Sergeant James Jordan of the New York National Guard Air Service, died when his plane struck an air pocket over Lower Bay near New Corp Staten Island and plunged 900 feet into the water tonight.
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New York
Lower Bay
New Corp
Staten Island
Saeut
James Jordan
New York National Guard Air Servi
Harvard Receives Gift for New Poetry Chair
Cambridge May 17 Announcement of a Harvard professorship of poetry funded by C C Stillman of New York in honor of the late Prof. Charles Eliot Norton. The chair will include poetry in language music fine arts and architecture with international reputations sought. Six public lectures are planned and the donor serves on Harvard Alumni, overseers Fogg Museum, and Fine Arts division.
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Mass
Harvard
C .C Stllman
New York
Charles Eliot Norton
Stillman
Norton
Harvard Alumni Association
Fogg Museum
Division of Fine Arts
Auto Crashs Leave Four Injured in Winsted and Bridgeport
Four persons were injured in a Winstead accident when a car struck a telephone pole on the Winstead Norfolk road. Margaret Kinney eight suffered a skull fracture and may not recover. Ada Kinney and Lilian Kinney with their mother sustained various injuries. In Bridgeport Amerigo Tannuecel twenty two was critically injured after a collision at Barnum avenue and Hallett street. A drunken pedestrian was also hurt near Barnum avenue. Milford saw Edward Lake eleven suffer a jaw fracture after a car crash on Gulf street. Edward Dowling was slightly injured. Police reported no arrests in Milford and the other crashes remain under investigation.
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Clara Kinney
Norfolk
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Ada
Lilian
Litchfield County Hospital
Amerigo Tannuecel
Maplewood Avenue
Barnum Avenue
Hallett Street
Rosario Ragonesi
Pembroke Street
Bridgeport Hospital
Jannucci
Arnold B. Burgehardt
Ridgefield Avenue
Louis Cohen
Emergency Hospital
Milford
Edward Lake
Ridge Street
Edward Dowling
Waterbury
Frederick Whepen
Woodstreet
Dock Lane
Gulf Street
Lake
Milford Hospital
Wheoen
Young Lake
Car Wrecks Damage Far From Summer Meet
Shelton scene reports a touring car driven by George Lockwood was wrecked on Nichols turnpike when sideswiped by an unidentified car. Both occupants uninjured. Greenwich: Dr. Wallace F. Waits car hit by trolley on Boston Post Road. wrecked with no injuries. Damages blamed on trolley, no arrests. Street accidents on Main and Fairfield leave minor damage. one boy injured near State and Norman. driver fled. Guildford’s notable fact lists thirteen family members who served as mayors between 1600 and 1905.
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Jarre
Nichols Turnpike
George Lockwood
Fremont Street
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Lockwood
Grpenwich
Wallace F. Waits
Boston Post Road
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Lost World at New Lyric features prehistoric beasts
Telegram reviewer notes Conan Doyle’s The Lost World opens for four days at the New Lyric. English explorers find a lost country with giant allosaurus dinosaurs and battles to the death. Cast includes Bessie Love Lewis Stone Wallace Beery and Lloyd Hughes in a spectacle rich adventure.
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New Lyric Theatre
London
Humana
Bessie Love
Lewis Stone
Wallace Beery
Lloyd Hughes
Girl Sentenced Slayer Pleased With Treatment in Passaic
Mil dred Babe Sage, condemned for the murder of her former lover Samuel Cantelmo, expresses gratitude for sheriff Gtorgan and his wife care. She hopes for a better life after 5 to 10 years, mentions desiring a kind man and baby, and discusses possible appeal and state home confinement option.
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Mammoth iceberg spotted near steamer lane
New York May 17 An iceberg about 400 feet long and towering 100 feet above the water was sighted Thursday morning drifting toward the Atlantic steamship lane by Captain William J Walter of the Anchor Cameronia. The vessel located it seven miles north of the Grand Banks edge at latitude 47.12 N longitude 47.06 W, moving about three fourths of a knot and likely to reach the direct route within hours.
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Associated Press
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Cameronia
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Airplane Falls Into Bay Off New York
May 17 New York National Guard plane piloted by Lieutenant James Gorden crashed into a bay air pocket off New York and fell into the water. Gorden and mechanic Charles Ringwall were rescued. Gorden suffered head and throat injuries and facial contusions Ringwall was shocked.
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New York
New York National Guard
James Gorden
New Dork
Gorden
Charles 4
Ringwall
Marine Division
Gordon
Time May Halt Other Marks as in Scott's Case
A May 11 report notes time and age threaten more long-running baseball records after Everett Scott left the Yankees lineup. Ty Cobb Walter Johnson Ray Schalk Babe Ruth all face declines or uncertain futures, with Ruth possibly delaying a return and aging others nearing retirement.
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New York
Everett Scott
New York Yankees
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Johnson
Walter Johnson
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Failel
Ray Schalk
Schalk
Ray
George H. Ruth
Ruth
Debt negotiations wane debt delay with France and others
The United States signals a prompt debt solution to multiple nations including France Italy Belgium Czecho Slovakia Roumania Greece Yugoslavia and Latvia. Secretaries and ambassadors abroad stress stronger credit in funding talks while Congress informs European leaders and public opinion.
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Washington
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Peace plea on good will day from Youth for Peace
May 17 AP report from New York and Boston details a cablegram sent to Japan League of Nations Association in Tokyo by Fellowship of Youth for Peace about 2000 members. It expressed regret at Japanese exclusion laws and Pacific naval maneuvers, extending goodwill and urging world peace. Also reports Cambridge payroll robbery suspect Joseph Allan arrested. Missouri train boiler explosion near Metairie injures several. Rev Father Aloysius Cortie, noted astronomer and Stonyhurst Observatory director, dies aged 86.
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Pacific Ocean
Japan League of Nations Association
Tokyo
Fellowship of Youth For Peace
United States
Boston
Joseph Allan
Cambridge
Lever Brothers Company
London
Aloysius Laurence Cortie
Stonyhurst College
Envoy Ulysses Grant-Smith Named U S Minister to Uruguay
After returning to Washington Pennsylvania from service as American envoy to Albania, Ulysses Grant-Smith is appointed United States Minister to Uruguay. He previously served as envoy to Albania and now joins the Uruguay post.
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Greek Club Raid Nets Six Held For Gambling
Six men were arrested in a gambling raid on a Greek club at 455 Main Street early yesterday morning. Police seized a small amount of money and charged the men with frequenting a gambling hall. bonds ranged from 59 to 150 dollars for the ringleader. Trial set for this morning in City Court.
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Nick Jahre
Broad Street
Christo Foroglow
Barnum Avenue
Jarria Stamnes
South Avenue
Charles ‘Cones
Mainfield Avenue
James Senmon
Steve Stavako
Baby Farm nurse claims muzzling by reprisal fear
Annette Soudieres mother of two who were in a Croton NY baby farm told inspector Vincent Pisscarra she was locked in a room and threatened for speaking out. She recalled a baby named Little Pat dying in 1914 after witnessing a bottle forced into the child’s mouth. Statewide infant inquiry opens to resolve the Stephen Angerer/Glesen Volk cases and doubts about infant identities across multiple homes.
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Annette Soudieres
E Hcase
Croton
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Pat
Stephen Angerer
Gelsen-Volk
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Glesen Volk
Matthias Nichols, Jr
Baby Farma
Unity Dinner Set by Democratic District Club in Bridgeport
The Democratic executive board and Twelfth District club plan a Unity Dinner next Saturday in district rooms with corn beef and cabbage. Tickets are on sale and a guest speaker is hoped for, possibly Don C. Seitz of Cos Cob, with Police Commissioner Frank D. Anderson a question mark on attendance.
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Frank D. Anderson
Don C. Seitz
Cos Cob
Knights of Columbus minstrel show tomorrow night
The Knights of Columbus present a minstrel show tomorrow night in St. John's Hall Pem brok and Jane streets. It features a different bill from last week's venue in the K of C gymnasium and benefits the new Italian Catholic church of St. Raphael's parish.
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Pembroke
Jane Streets
K. of C. Gymn
St. Raphael's
Man Missing Days Found Dead in Meriden Woods
Frank Beehave, 44, of 77 Wendear Avenue, disappeared for several days. A woman spotted his body in Hubbard Park last Friday and alerted police, then another passerby found him dead on Bradley Avenue yesterday. Police and medical examiner concluded he was dead. he had been missing days.
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Frank Beehave
Wdndeer Avenue
Woods
Hubbard Park
Schave
Field Marshal Ypres Returns Home to Deal Castle
The Earl of Ypres once Field Marshal French left hospital in an ambulance and traveled to his Kent home Deal Castle after an operation in March. He appeared well and sat in bed by a window viewing the channel.
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London
Bird Imitator Charms Greenwich Children
Charles C. Gorear of Boston, reputed to be the country’s best bird imitator, entertained many children today at the home of Henry J. Fisher on Round Hill Road in Greenwich.
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Charles C. Gorear
Boston
Henry J. Fisher
Round Hill Road
Three Men Killed in Stamford Shooting Tragedy
Stamford police investigate a fatal shooting in which three men were killed after leaving a room about 7 PM. A witness saw four or five men fleeing. Coroner Phelan inspected the scene and a potential motive tied to prior attacks and bootleg activity.
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SONS OF REVOLUTION TO MEET AT SWAMPSCOTT
Delegates to the 80th National Congress of the American Revolution convene in Swampscott Massachusetts for formal sessions starting tomorrow. Today they toured historic sites in Marblehead including Old North Parish and the General Lee mansion as part of an American colonial heritage program.
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3 Michael's Church
Marbiehead
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Marblehead
House of Revolutionary Times
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