Admiral Sims at Kiwanis Talk in Stratfield Hotel
Admiral William S. Sims retired, with Mrs. Sims, visited Stratfield hotel noon yesterday en route to Newport. Louis J. Reilly and Captain Casey Sins recognized him prompting an invitation to address the Kiwanis club. Sims shared humor about English conservatism, New England tea, and travel reflections, recounting varied anecdotes and stories of visitors and sailors.
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Stratfield Hotel
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Poughkespile
Louis J. Reilly
Casey
Rotary Club
New England
England
Haberdashery
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William the Con Nteror
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William the Conqueror
Canada
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Smgield
Crowley
Leadville
Barkeener
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Stirt
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Gnome
Lemorade
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Admiral Jellicoe and the American joke night
A British dinner recounts jokes told by Admiral Jellicoe, including a farmer’s hired man stump tale, a breakfast order mix up, and a final story about national feeling. The yarns highlight cross Atlantic humor and mispronunciations during a London visit.
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Europe
Savage Club
London
Jellicoe
Emall New Kingland Hotels
Shakles
Gondon
United States
America
Stamford Prohibition Party Petition Seeks Ballot Access
Stamford May 20 Special The filing with the Secretary of State lists 25 residents asking for Prohibition party ballot access in November. J Hy Ives a local dry leader says there is no move to contest any candidate. aim is to let the party express itself at the polls and avoid targeting any individual.
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Stamford
Secretary of State
Akring
Prohibition Party
J. Hy Ives
Senaoter Merritt
Exhausted eagle falls on steamer at Boston port
A black and white eagle with a five foot wing span was exhausted and dropped on the Sulanieros steamer deck after following the ship 50 miles from Porto Rico. The crew captured it and Captain G W Hughes plans to present the bird to Franklin Park Zoo. The voyage also uncovered eight stowaways who were handed to immigration authorities.
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Sulanieros
Porto Rico
G&. W. Hughes
Franklin Park
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Porto Ries
Hughes
Bridgeport Leads Scarlet Fever Cases in State Week
Bridgeport reported 22 scarlet fever cases for the week ending Monday, leading the state. New Haven followed with 16, a rise of 17 from the prior week, totaling 95 statewide. Fairfield County accounted for about one third. Dr. William H. Conn said most cases were mild, linked to children unknowingly spreading illness. Bridgeport also noted measles, three diphtheria cases, and two whooping cough cases.
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Bridgeport
State Board of Heath
New Haven
Fairfield County
William H. Conn
Turks to Spend Millions on Arms in Parliament Approval
Constantinople May 20 AP Turkish parliament has authorized a large appropriation for the army and navy and for munitions purchases. Newspapers describe the military preparations as a display of strength and insist the Turkish army now rivals European forces.
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Constantinoplid
State Trolleymen Approve Two Cent Raise Across State
The state tally shows a large majority of trolleymen voted to accept a two cent per hour wage increase offered by the company. Voting occurred statewide, with Bridgeport and New Haven tallying final results as polls closed. The new scale sets one man car operators at 69 cents, regular car conductors at 62 cents, and horse car operators at 72 cents per hour.
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State Board of
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Peice Company
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Hurses
Bridgeporter Left by Wife Number 2 Annulment Granted in Buffalo
Ruth L Taft, who married Jesse V Taft on May 16 1925 in Waterbury, learned from neighbors that his wife Mary A Taft of Bridgeport Conn was still living. In a special term of the Supreme Court Justice Larkin granted Ruth an annulment after Mary A Taft testified to a prior marriage in Waterbury in 1928 and abandonment eleven months later.
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Buffalo
Ruth L. Taft
Jesse V. Taft
Ruth
Bridgeport
Conn
Supreme Court
Larkin
Mary A. Taft
Waterbury
Taft
Baggagemaster Downey Dies at Stamford Station
Stamford May 2 Specal John Downey baggage master at the Stamford railroad station for 43 years died suddenly of a heart attack this forenoon after removing baggage from a New York bound car. Born in Ireland he was 65 and had lived in Stamford most of his life. He died in the baggage room before an ambulance arrived. Surviving are daughters Anna Downey and Mrs Margaret Garr son Timothy Downe and a son in Worcester Mass.
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Stamford
John Downey
Stamford Rairoad
New York
Downey
Police
Ireland
Hla Ife
New Canaan
Charles Gray
Anna Downey
Berlin and Ellin Not Wed by Priest
Irvin Berlin the jazz king and son in law of Clarence Mackay denied reports he and Ellin Berlin were married by a priest. He spoke at the Hotel Crillon before leaving for London with his bride, clarifying the situation.
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Berlin
Ellin
Paris
Irvin Berlin
Clarence Mackay
Hotel Crillon
London
Man Gets 15 Years for Fraudulent Advertising
Ed win Arden Noblett sixty one, labeled a longtime swindler by Judge Man cuso, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison after conviction for inserting fraudulent advertisements. The New York Times and The World reported he defrauded Stephen Bourne of 550 dollars through a deceptive ad scheme.
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New York
Edwin Arden Noblett
Jurge Mancuso
New York Times
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