Admiral Brittain Dies by Own Hand in Cuban Waters
Washington April 23 Rear Admiral Carlo Brittain chief of staff to Admiral Henry B Wilson commander of the Atlantic fleet shot himself yesterday while on duty in Cuban waters. Wilson advised the department Brittain gave no reason for the act. The body to be returned to the United States on the hospital ship Solace. Brittain resided in Richmond Kentucky.
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Washington
Carlo
Brittain
Henry B. Wilson
Atlantic
Cuban
Wison
Theavy Department of Adair
United States
Solace
Tichmond
Kentucky
Democratic convention rejects Reed as national delegate
In Joplin Missouri the Democratic state convention voted 1070 to 420 with four abstentions to reject U S Senator James A Reed as district delegate to the national convention and return his name to the fifth district caucus. the session followed a night of wrangling and filibustering as Reed supporters clashed with anti Reed faction over the League of Nations covenant. The fifth district and St Louis delegations largely opposed the measure, with two wards voting differently.
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Joplin
U. S
James A. Reed
Tim
Reed
Kansas City
Jackson County
St Leuis
Lloyd George says real need of U S in Turkish settlement
San Remo April 23 Premier Lloyd George urged American participation in Turkish problems noting U S views would likely prevail. He cited Britain's food crisis in Germany and lamented American detachment while stressing fresh American guidance could help resolve Turkish questions without European entanglements.
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San Remo
A. P
Lloyd George
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Turkey
Loyd George
America
Six Thousand Dollar Robbery Hits Butte Arcade
Federal troops patrolled Butte streets after a mine workers strike as thieves robbed Al R. Harry’s Post Office Arcade tailor shop of clothing and materials valued at $6,000. Entry through the back door broke its bolt. investigators suspect a vehicle removal. The Arcade Flower Shop suffered no losses.
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al R. Harry
Bridgeport
Lightning damages two houses during morning strike in New Jersey
A lightning bolt at 5 20 AM ripped a roof and shattered windows in a Quannock and Chestnut streets home, then struck the adjoining house. Fire crews battled a blaze as residents fled, with witnesses visiting the damage site while investigators confirm the occupants.
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PegQuannock and
Chestnut Streets
Salvador Scippo
Masite
Ganshter
Ex-Premier Convicted of Commerce With Enemy
The high court yesterday found former Premier Caillaux guilty of commerce and correspondence with the enemy. A three-year sentence was imposed, with time already served to be deducted, and the option to set aside the loss of public office as part of the penalty. The senate debated limiting the text, and a continuation note indicates further discussion on page six.
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Iag
Joseph Cait
Senate
Sit
France
DaManx
Maitre Montet
Igh Court
Mo Monet
Caillaux
Probate Judges Meet in Bridgeport for Assembly
The Connecticut Probate Assembly will meet in Bridgeport on Wednesday May 12 at The Stratfield. After a noon business session attendees will have luncheon followed by two addresses. Hon John J Walsh will speak on The Delay in Litigation and Judge John S Pullman on The parity Jurisdiction of the Probate Court. This marks the first assembly outside Hartford in over twenty years.
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Connecticut Probate Assembly
Bridgeport
Stratfield
John J. Walsh
Common Pleas Court
Fairfield County
John S. Pullman
Johnson Presents His Credentials in Rome
In Rome on April 28 Robert Underwood, American ambassador to Italy, presented his credentials to King Victor Emmanuel. He then departed for San Remo to meet the American embassy secretary in Paris, who is ordered by the State Department to attend the scene of the supreme allied council conference.
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Rome
Robert Underwood N
Victor Emmanuel Tode
Johnson
San Remo
Paris
State Department
Washington
Supreme Allied Council
No Legal Right to Attach Cash in Bishop Case
In Superior Court Attorney Jacob B. Klein contested the $206 000 in cash and securities attached from William D Bishop of New Haven claiming no money was sought in the divorce action. He argued only a weekly allowance was due and questioned garnishment of bank funds and a safe deposit box. Attorney F E Morgan for Mrs Bishop denied safe deposit seizure. bank officials blocked sheriff access. Judge Curtis reserved decision.
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Bianca West
Wiliam D. Bishop
New Haven
Jacob B. Klein
Klein
Bishop
F. E. Morgan
Morgan
Curtis
Freight Strike Not Outlaw Says Local Chairman
F X OReiily chairman of local No 81 Brotherhood of Steamship Clerks argues the freight clerks strike at the steamship docks is not outlawed. He notes the New York uprising began with a Brotherhood call and that after wage increases were granted managers refused to rehire, prompting further action at Bridgeport New Haven and other Sound ports.
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F. X. O'Reiily
Brotherhood of Steamship Clerks
New York City
Bridgeport
New Haven
Sound
Paris Reports Confirm Britain and Italy Seek Versailles Revision
London The Times verifies the Paris report that Lloyd George and Nitti urged a German representative be summoned to San Remo to revise the Versailles treaty but French Belgian opposition sank the plan. Any revision without the United States would provoke American resentment and England would be blamed for resulting complications. Aviator Drowned in Arizona Lieut Bell, a U S Army aviator, drowned in the Colorado River trying to fly under a bridge. a corporal companion was rescued.
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London
London Times Today
Paris
Liogd George
Nitti
San Remo
Yuma
Ariz
Lieut
F. Bell
U.S. Army
Colorado River
Workers Appeal to Managers Over Rail Strike
New York April 23 Striking rail road workers in the New York district appealed directly to railroad managers for restoration to duty and settlement in the public interest. Edward McHugh urged immediate return to work with full seniority rights to relieve railway traffic while the managers’ association noted the prolonged ultimatum and emphasized public concern over the controversy.
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New York
Edward McHugh
J. J. Mantell
General Managers Association
War veteran Dudley Mills divorces Mills in Bridgeport court
Dudley Mills, World War I veteran from a prominent Bridgeport family, faced divorce from Carolyn Weir Mills filed in Superior Court. Attorney Charles Canfield, named by the court as a committee to hear testimony, recommended a divorce on grounds of temperance. Judge Curtis accepted the report. The couple, married in 1910, had lived on Golden Hill Street in later years.
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Dudley Mills
Bridgeport
Carolyn Weir Mills
Charles
Canfield
Mie
Curtis
Mills
France
Mayor Wilson Faces Questions as Vices Raid Talk Surfaces
Local reports quote Mayor Wilson refusing to discuss vice raids while granting interviews to out of town papers. The piece notes a New York journalist’s visit, Wilson's broad statements, and a public image photo. It also covers the Board of Police Commissioners deliberations on Superintendent Redgate, with factions arguing whether definite charges exist to justify suspension.
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Wilson
Margery Rex
New York
Margery
Bill
Nan Fahey
GRIDS
Board of Police Commissioners
Redgate
Board of Commissioners
Singer workers Monday shift to sixty hour week
Workers at Singer Manufacturing were told they must begin a sixty hour week starting today. Operations run 7 am to 5 pm daily, except Saturday noon closure. Two tool room employees were discharged for tardiness. The 50 hour week is compulsory and overtime pays at one and a half times the base rate. the basic week remains 44 hours.
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Singer Manufacturine Company
Tool Room
Warships Sought to Protect Americans in Mexico
Washington reports that American government representatives in Mexico have asked for the dispatch of war ships to protect American citizens and property. Requests came from Mazatlan and Topolobampo on the Pacific coast and Frontera on the Gulf. officials say such inquiries are common during disturbances in the southern republic.
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Washington
Mexico
Mazin
Topolobampo
Pacific
Frontera
Gulf Coast
Icars
State, War and Naval Departments
Republic
Will Drawn 53 Years Ago Appears for Probate
Will of Charlotte A. Gray, died July 24, 1867, offered for probate in Easton. James H. Smith seeks to prove signatures by a witness’s son now 60. Diminutive assets include rocker, china ware, silverware, bedding, pictures, a brass spilloon, and candlesticks. other items pass to daughters and sons, with life use of horse and house by Henry Gray. Witnesses: El Wakeman, Coley Abbott, Abigail Dayton.
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Easton
Charlotte A. Gray
Paul L. Miller
James H. Smith
Seles
Walter T
Robert S
Henry Gray
James Gray
el Wakeman
Coley M. Abbott
Abigail Dayton
Sir John Taylor to resign from Dublin Castle post
London reports Sir John Taylor under secretary in the British administration will resign as part of a new government policy toward Ireland. The Daily Sketch says he has long been a central figure at Dublin Castle and faced constant danger due to his position.
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London
John Teylor
Ireland
Daily Sketch
Sir John
Dublin Castle
Divorce Granted After Intolerable Cruelty Accusations
Emma Bernhardt of Fairfield testified in Superior Court that her husband Fred Bernhardt refused her shopping, threatened with a revolver, and threw dishes. A witness said he chased her with a butcher knife and insulted her. The couple married May 1915. Judge Curtis granted the divorce on grounds of intolerable cruelty.
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Emma Bernhardt
Fairfield
Fred. Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Man Arrested in Bridgeport for Stealing 350 Dollars
Accused of stealing 350 dollars from his father Tony Chilliano of 447 Grand Street, the suspect was arrested by detectives and held on 500 dollar bond for City Court. Police allege the theft occurred in three installments and include additional thefts from his mother after returning from Council Bluffs.
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Tony Chilliano
Chiliano
Council Bluffs
Bridgeport
Chilliano
vice crusade halted in Bridgeport as Villa case padlocked
Bridgeport City Court halted a vice case linked to a disorderly house at 372 State Street and pending April 27 for Joseph Villa. Prosecutor Delaney says no evidence ties Bridgeport police to a vice trust. Villa failed to post $3,000 bond and Marian Wilson, 17, remains a key witness.
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Bridgeport
Joseph T. Villa
Kesper
State Street
Alexander J. Delaney
Joseph Villa
Villa
Marian
Wilson
Tornado Death Toll Reaches 233 Across Three States
Limingham Alabama April 23 reports from portions of Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee indicate tornado fatalities total 233. Earlier estimates placed the dead at 155 with Mississippi 160 dead 100 injured Alabama 78 dead 500 injured Tennessee 5 dead 30 injured. Weather outlook follows.
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Limingham
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Ternnessee
Verdict for plaintiff in StamfordGas and Electric case
A Bridgeport jury awarded 322.50 to Hilfard M. Gillespie executor of F. R. Gillespie estate of Stamford against Stamford Gas and Electric. The coal pile in the company yard on October 28, 1918, caused a fire that damaged Waterside, and negligence was alleged for keeping coal there.
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Sbout
Hilfard M. Gillespie
F. R Gilespie
Stamford
Stamford Gas and Electric Company
Bridgeport
Gillespie
Maintif
Porter Jury Cannot Agree
New York April 23 The court of general sessions heard the case of Col. Porter a former deputy police commissioner indicted on a charge of neglect of duty. The jury reported at 1 06 o'clock today that it could not reach a verdict and was directed to resubmit Porter to trial next week. The defense claimed the jury voted 11 to 1 for conviction on 14 of 15 ballots.
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New York
Court of General Sessions
Gol
Antunius Drum Porter
Smith
Col. Porter
Mc Smith
Amundsen Reaches Anadir After 19 Months Missing
Roald Amundsen, pioneer explorer, reportedly arrived at Anadir trading post on the Behring Sea in Siberia after more than 19 months of silence. The Maud, last heard from near Dixcon Island in the White Sea on September 1, 1948, was towed by floes as it attempted a far northern drift. The wireless dispatch offered no further details.
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Noms
Alaska
A. P
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Anadir
Behring Sea
Siberia
Anscir
North Pole
Amundson
Maud
Dixcon Island
White Sea
Arctic
Amundsen
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Butte Mines
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Mont
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Fort George Wright
Oretal Mine Workers' Union
Noe
L W. W
Western Department of the Army
Sam V. Stewart
Noversweat
Cheese Club
Broadway
Central Park
Walter J. .Kingsley
Vone
IL Bill
Vage Suppensiun
Redgate Tome
Ao al Ia Tebir
Singer. Co
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John Taylor
Vice Crusade
Securdas
Arctic Street
John Highmuch
B. J. Burns
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