Razor Duel Over Leadership Sparks Bridgeport Rivalry
John Ford and David Hawkins clashed on Lexington Avenue in a long running feud over leadership among local colored residents. Ford survived a razor attack, needing thirty eight stitches. Hawkins, jailed for six months in city court, was ordered held an additional thirty days by Judge John J. Walsh on appeal.
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John Ford
David
Texas
Hawkins
2Nd
Lexington Avenue
John J. Walsh
Criminal Court of Common Pleas
Ford
Hankins
Bridgeport
New Jersey
Hanking
Lexington Svenus
A. L. DeLaney
Ankind
John Bright
George Brown
Brown
Ankina
Walsh
Lorin W. Willis
Old Fashioned Forge Owner Still Clings to Profession
A Bridgeport Danbury road scene shows a blacksmith sign reading Blacksmith auto repairs horseshoeing. The piece notes 175000 blacksmiths nationwide producing over 1.6 million pounds of shoes, detailing how the craft endures amid modern garages and motor cars while the world’s sound shifts from anvils to engines.
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Danbury Road
Bridgeport
Horshoe
Danbury
Boston Post
United States
Yonge
Bidgeport
Stratford Avenue
Boston Post Roads
Stratfield
North Main Stu
Wiridgeport
Smith’s Four Corners
Alleged Chapman Partners Appeal In York
The United States circuit court heard the plea of two men connected with Gerald Chapman to aid his escape from Atlanta Federal Prison. They argued the indictment only covers conspiracy to aid an escape and that Chapman’s escape was already complete. The court reserved decision.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeal
Ank Didate
Abe Silverstein Weed
Gerald ChapMan
Federal
Atlanta
New York
Athens
Chapman
Atanta
St. Mary’s Hospital
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