Bridgeport Republicans hold key power clash
A tense gathering at the Algonquin club brought together Bridgeport Republican aldermen the town committee and mediator John T. Kins amid rising insurgency in the Common Council and Education Board. Friction grows over deficits education personnel and party discipline as McManus and MacFayden show increasing independence. Rumors claim a peace or more conflict may follow as power dynamics tighten.
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Tne
Bridgeport
Algonquin Club
Republican Town Committee
John T. Kins
Common Council
Republican Party
Party
Board of Education
Edward J. McManus
Malcolm MacFayden
Roxy
France Justifies Wilson Words Asks Occupation Of Rhine Cities
Rome reports the Giornale D Italia argues Wilson’s accusations of militarism by France are vindicated by France sending troops to German cities. The piece says France’s actions instruct Italy on resolving questions, notes Wilson’s veto blocked Adriatic compromise, and criticizes the League of Nations as ineffective without authority to resolve conflicts.
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Rome
Wilson
France
Giornale Diballa
Italy
Adriatic
England
Lily
America
Rhine
League of Nations
Paris
No bonus for enlistments changed by treasury ruling
Washington on April 7 announces postmasters will not receive the $5 enlistment bonus unless the recruit enlists for active service. The treasury comptroller ruled the bonus does not apply when a man joins reserve or home defense corps. The decision answers a query from the secretary and will affect the army navy and marine corps as well as the navy.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Comptroller of the Treasury
Daniela
Marine Corps
Rosarin Hagonese struck by jitney on State Street
Rosarin Hagonese of 637 Barna Avenue was injured yesterday afternoon when he was struck crossing State Street by a jitney driven by Laie Bonasnoli of 661 Union Avenue. He received first aid from Dr. Owen J. Gryrk of the Emergency Hospital and was taken to St Vincent's.
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Rosarin Hagonese
Barna Avenue
State Street
G Jitney Griven
Laie Bonasnoli
Union Avenue
Owen J. Gry Rk
St Vincent's
Shortage in Fruits and Garden Products Sparks Meeting
Shortage of farm labor and growing difficulty in securing workers may drive a fruit and vegetable shortage this summer. Speakers at a Chamber of Commerce meeting under Fairfield County Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association discussed farm labor and the farm situation. Noting some speakers criticized farmers while others defended them, they urged public understanding.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fairfield County Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association
E. E. Dodge
Storrs Agricultural College
Howard W. Selby
Eastern States Farmers’ Exchange
Springfeld
Mass
A. W. Manchester
Storrs
Elijah Rogers
State Manufacturers’ Association of New Britsn
Last U S Troops Leave Siberia After Ovation
In Windsorostok on April 1 General William Graves and the final American unit sailed from Siberia aboard the Great Northern into a warm farewell. Graves received the Czecho-Slovak Military Cross and a sword from the Prussian provisional government staff as cheers echoed from the docks. The U S cruiser Albany 3 remained in harbor as Czecho-Slovak troops moved toward transport arrangements. The Russian provisional government in Vladivostok had fallen to the Japanese since the dispatch.
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Windivostok
Anro
William Gravee
Siberia
Great Northern
Manul
General Graves
Vladivostok
Wardrobe Items Highlight in Leave It To Me Fashion Scene
Miss Hileen Percy presents Wardrobe Sport clothes and Santa Barbara style in Leave It To Me. William Russell appears among Paris gowns, elevating a millionaire atmosphere in the new picture.
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la Santa Barbara
Hileen Percy
Lelling
William Russell
Paris
Seaside Club Plans Annual Meeting and Officer Changes
A Seaside club annual meeting set for April 15 will restructure officers. The nominating committee led by Harvey Burr and Albert Lavery proposed Harvey C. Irving as president, Russell Cate as vice president, Clarence Foote as secretary, Earl Lewis as treasurer, and a three year board lineup including Edward Griffith and Richard Harvey.
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Seaside Club
Harvey BE. Burr
Albert ©. Lavery
Christian M. Newman
Harvey C. Irving
Russell Cate
Clarence B. Foote
Earl R. Lewis
Edward B. Griffith
Richard Harvey
Jarvis Willams, Jr
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