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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1921

Page

1

Hatchet buried by John T and Attorney General Healy

At Pleasure Beach a large crowd heard John T claim Attorney General Frank E Healy should have been governor, declaring past political disputes buried. The gathering showed Republican splits in Connecticut with absent top leaders and lingering party rifts from 1911 Goodwin convention.

John T Pleasure Beach Frank E. Healy Windsor Locks Connecticut Republican Organization King Healy Everett Lake Charlie] Goodwin Hartford Roraback Goodswin

Plan To Push Bill Through Washington Aug 1

Senate Republican leaders press to advance the amended administration bill to finance agricultural exports via the wet finance corporation. Senator McNary leads the agricultural push against opposition from Borah Johnson La Follette Reed amid shifts to strike foreign government provisions.

Washington Wet Finance Corporation Senate Enator McNary Oregton Senate Agricultural Charce Borah Republican Idaho Johnson Republcan California Wash Ccusetts la Follette Republiican Wisconsin Reed Democrat Missouri

Hero Rescues Man From Drowning Turns Out Drunk

Edward Foley, 51, of Greenwich, claimed he saved a man from drowning in the harbor near midnight. Passersby pulled him to a dock, where a strong alcohol odor revealed his state. Dr B J Burns sent him to Hillside Home after ambulance transport.

Beret Edward Filey Greenwich Bridgeport Towing Company B.J. Burns Emery Beney Hilside

Straight Deal For Germany And Poland

London reports Premier Lloyd George promised a straight deal for Poland and Germany in the Upper Silesian settlement. He said the Inter Allied supreme council will meet in Paris August 8 to discuss the Russian famine and related frontiers. He was not aware of any unusual troop concentrations by Poland or Roumania on Russia.

London Poland Germany Upper Silesian Lloyd George House of Commons France Great Britain Supreme Council Paris Lloyd-George Roumania Rotla Russia

Take Small At Capital Or Not At All

State's Attorney Mortimer who led Sangamon county inquiry into Governor Len Small's treasurer era said the capitol arrest plan is ready and any arrest elsewhere would be inappropriate. Small remains at Kankakee tending to matters and plans to resume road inspections with a possible Springfield trip later in the week.

Chicago Mortimer Sangamon County J Len Small Small Springfield Capitol

Officials Sued To Clear Shelton Title

Attorney General Frank E Healy of Windsor Locks Compensation Commissioner Edward JBuckingham of Bridgeport Nicholas Wakelee and Louise A Wooster of Shelton named as defendants in a suit by Henry F Kemp and Annie M Kemp of Shelton to clear title to a Shelton land tract encumbered by an $1800 mortgage held by the defunct Shelton Bank and Trust Co

Frank E. Healy Windsor Locks Edward J. Buckingham Bridgeport Nicholas Wakelee Louise A. Wooster Shelton Henry F. Kemp Annie M. Kemp Shelton Bank & Trust Co

Americans Finish Third in Gowes Regatta Yacht Race

At Gowes regatta in Cowes England the six meter class race ended with Polly taking first, Flynn second, and Sheila the American boat finishing third. In Vatican circles it was learned a Consistory in October will elevate five cardinals including one American.

Cowes Eng Gowes Polly Flyn Sheila Rome Vatican

Lightning Fells 30 NYAC Members at Beach

New York August 1 An electrical storm felled thirty New York Athletic Club members sheltering on a bathing pavilion floor causing injuries. In Melbourne Australia former Queensland premier Thomas Joseph Ryan died from pneumonia after a chill while campaigning in a by election.

New York New York Athletic Club Melbourne Australia Thomas Joseph Ryan Queensland Laborty Pnaemonia Marano

Wilson Reports World War Battlefields In Letters

Lynn W. Wilson editor of The Times writes a vivid letter for tomorrow's issue showing Verdun and other battlefields as they appear today. He describes a journey across the war ravaged French sector sacred to American and Allied soldiers.

Verdun Lynn W. Wilson The Times Mr. Wilson France

Lodge's Verdict On McCarthy Now Reversed

Special to The Timest Boston August 1 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge's claim that McCarthy must go was overturned by higher authority. William J. McCarthy, once defeated by Lodge, wins a second confrontation backed by the Anti-Saloon League. Blair, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, announces McCarthy will lead a 125-agent special squad across New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania and New England to combat wide Atlantic bootlegging networks.

Timest Boston Henry Cabot Lodge McCarthy New England William J. McCarthy Massachusetts Internal Revenue Blair New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania Opal Roy Haynes Atlantic Seaboard

Severe tropical storm damages sweep state with Bridgeport spared

The storm battered the state causing thousands in crop losses especially to tobacco and corn. Bridgeport escaped severe damage though earlier in the day it faced the storm’s harshest strike. Thunder, lightning and heavy rainfall uprooted trees as trains of rain fell rapidly.

Bridgeport

Run on Bank Continues at Boston Five Cents Savings

Boston August 1 depositors again formed long lines at the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank as patrols and mounted police kept order. W R Evans president said the bank would continue to pay indefinitely and that quick assets exceed 30 million dollars ready to convert within three days, asserting the bank is sound.

Boston Boston Five Cents Savings Bank School Street W. R. Evans

Quiz Woman On Three Deaths in Chicago Aus

Mrs John Demmer was to be quizzed by Lloyd Heath state attorney regarding the deaths of Fred Kolze and his wife whose bodies showed poison traces per coroner Peter M Hoffman. Kolze died weeks ago while Mrs Kolze had been dead eight years. John Demmer, husband of Mrs Demmer, to be exhumed at Colby Wisconsin with legal clearance. Poisoning suspected in the case. Mrs Kolze had been housekeeper for Fred Kolze after the death of Mrs Demmer.

Chicago Aus John Demmer Lloyd Heath Fred Kolze Peter M. Hoffman Kolze Colby Wis Demmer

Fires Responded To By Local Engine Companies

Yesterday's fire calls reported by Hose No. 15 answering a Breskey and Sons wholesale house to extinguish a chimney struck by lightning. Damage was slight and smoke filled the building. A second alarm at Box 615 at 6 50 P M quelled a small fire in an East Main street store.

Henry Breskey

Carrier Killed in Highway Crash Near Farm House

Harvey D. Eaton, 42, a star route mail carrier and American Express delivery man based in Northville and Sacandaga, died after his car overturned on a highway near a farm house. He suffered a broken neck and other injuries after hitting a 150 pound object, with the crash occurring in New York in August.

EU —Harvey D. Eaton Star Route American Express Northville Sacandaga

Party Of Thirty Drifts In Long Island Sound Storm

Telegrams from Bridgeport said 30 Singer Manufacturing Company staffers on the motor boat Helanta were adrift after engine failure near Stratford yesterday afternoon. Heavy gales and seas from a tropical storm drove the boat toward Long Island shore, where they landed near Port Jefferson late last night. They returned to Bridgeport at noon on the Port Jefferson excursion boat, shaken but unharmed aside from rain and exposure.

Bridgeport Long Island Sound Sound Long Island Port Jefferson Singer Manufacturing Company Stratford Avenue

Hoover Receives Gorky Reply on Russian Relief Terms

Secretary Hoover announced receipt of Maxim Gorky’s reply on conditions for American famine relief to Russia. It is believed to require American prisoners’ release before aid. A second report from Copenhagen notes 400 new cholera cases daily in Samara District, with children abandoned amid plague and poor sanitary conditions. Samara, Eastern Russia, spans 58,321 square miles with a wartime population of about 2.76 million.

Washington Hoover Maxim Gorky Russia Riga London Copenhagen Aus Samara Volga Ural Mountains

Uprising Adds To Terror From Famine In Russia

Paris dispatches report a revolutionary uprising worsening famine and plague in Russia while government troops crush rebels. Four million peasants move toward Moscow amid cholera and famine districts with 95 percent mortality in some areas. Volga workers warn factories revert to former owners and Petrograd tramways will be returned to Belgian owners.

Paris Russia Reval L'Information Moscow Public Service Bureau Volga Petrograd

Real Estate Boom In Bridgeport North End

There are indications of a real estate boom in Bridgeport's north end as eight land parcels changed hands recently. Transactions occurred on Main Lincoln Marion and Hawley avenues with two stores and two houses begun around Mein and Salem Streets. Other items note Guatemalan unrest and Greek military advances with casualties and aerial bombardment plans in August reports.

Bridgeport Main Lincoln Marion Hawley Avenues Mein and Salem Sts

Germans Want No More Wars Rally Across Berlin

A monster pacifist demonstration marked the seventh anniversary of World War I in Berlin. Marchers carried banners reading No more war and Peace for all time as editors echoed the sentiment in today’s commentaries.

Berlin Germany

Irish Peace Still Pending Says George

London Aug 1 The Irish settlement remains unresolved and no government action will occur until the Sinn Fein at Dublin responds. Premier Lloyd George stated in the House of Commons that the Sinn Fein has not yet replied to terms, so he could not make a formal announcement.

London Sinn Fein Dublin Lloyd George House of Commons

Democrats To Answer Aug 21 At Fifth District Dinner

Democratic leaders declined comment on John T. King and Mayor Clifford B. Wilson speeches at the Republican outing. It is understood replies will come after the August 21 dinner hosted by the Fifth District Democratic Club. Chamber of Commerce officers also remained silent on King’s charges.

John T. King Clifford B. Wilson Fifth District Democratic Club Chamber of Commerce Mr. King Chamber

Prosperity Returns in Pittsburgh and Youngstown Districts

Prosperity is returning to the Pittsburgh and Youngstown industrial districts with a visible revival in business. In the last 30 days several thousand men have gone back to work, mainly in allied steel industries, and more resumed today. Many workers are taking roles at 10 to 15 percent reduced wages, with thousands more expected to gain employment in the next two weeks.

Pittsburgh Youngstown Allied Steel Industries

Constantine enters Eski Shehr as Greek victory enlarges rail hub

Paris reports King Constantine of Greece has entered Eski Shehr, a key western Asia Minor rail junction recently captured by Greek forces from Turkish Nationalists. Premier Gounaris accompanied him as talks circulate that Turkey and Greece may seek mediation by the Allied council to end hostilities. In Cleveland a mail pouch with over $5,000 in currency and jewels was stolen from Substation E, with a referk missing after duty.

Paris Constantine Greece Eski-Shehr Asia Minor Athens Gounaris Sodd Journal Today Turkey Supreme Allied Council Cleveland Postal i Referk

Broad injunction to affect all Connecticut cities

Attorney Klein tells jitneymen they may run buses freely under the federal injunction issued by Judge Edwin H. Thomas. He warned officials that service of the order will prevent police action as soon as they leave the meeting. The Bridgeport Bus Association and Naviken faced charges of sowing disruption while DeForest Klein denied the accusations. The injunction bars arrests until Aug. 16 when a hearing is set before Judge Thomas.

Edwin 8. Thomas United States District Court Connecticut Arthur Klein New Haven Odd Fellows’ Hall Bridgeport Bus Association Bridgeport Mken Bridgeportes DeForest & Kiein Maurice Resnick DeForest & Klein Naviken Bridgeport W. D. Kilpatrick Bridgeport "Bus Association Thomas

Five Hundred Jitneurs Form State Organization

Five hundred jitneymen from Bridgeport New Haven and surrounding towns formed a state organization at a meeting in Odd Fellows ball this morning. Officers were elected to lead temporary affairs with plans for a larger state association at a forthcoming convention. President Peter Nayekin Bridgeport secretary Samuel Silverglide New Haven executive board W F D Kilpatrick Bridgeport chairman E H Newton Bridgeport William Moe Bridgeport Frederick Dudley New Haven Thomas White Derby Benjamin Cangiano New Haven and William N Lanes New Haven. Nayekin presided and faced difficulty controlling the vote as nominations were by voice and confusion reigned before results were announced. Continued on Page Six.

Bridgeport New Haven Peter Naveken Samuel Silverglide

Hubbell Will Up For Probate

Nelson F Hubbell died July 19 and his will was filed today for probate. Executors include Frederick N Hubbell with Charles H Hubbell as guardian for two minor grandsons. Heirs receive shares of two tenths for each child and two tenths to Fred, with Wilmot and Edwin Hubbell each receiving one tenth. Estate valued around ten thousand dollars.

Nelson F. Hubbell Hubbell Frederick N. Hubbell Charles H. Hubbell Chas. H. Hubbell Annie C. Ambler Eveline N. Nichols Fred N. Hubbell Wilmot H. Hubbell Edwin Hubbell

Damages Sought In Eviction Case Against Scanlon

Anne Maria Brown files two lawsuits seeking 800 damages for eviction from 12 Wallace street in July 1920 and for compulsory sale of her personal effects and household furnishings. She alleges the defendants ordered the sale and took the proceeds after evicting her and exposing her property on the sidewalk.

Anne Maria Brown Julia Scanlon Atorney William E. Burton Alexander MacPherson Wallace Street

Labor Board Orders New Election On Open Shop Issue

Chicago August 1 The United States Railway Labor Board orders new sections of representatives for Pennsylvania Railroad employees and prescribes voting method. Existing elections are overruled and employees must vote for labor organization representatives in the new election, with conferences planned before August 22 to determine rules.

Chicago Pennsylvania Railroad United States Railway Labor Board Raiway Labor Board Pennsylvania

Mayflower lands at Plymouth as Harding joins tercentenary

President Harding travels to Plymouth aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower to take part in the Pilgrim tercentenary observance. Thousands line routes to welcome the party while officials and descendants of Pilgrims and Indigenous allies join a festive parade in the harbor city. The voyage skirts Cape Cod canals and Cape Cod Bay ending with an anchorage near Garnet Point.

Plymouth Mass Harding Cape Cod Cape Canal Ula Cape Cod Bay Manomet Point Felicia Hemans Garnet Anchorage Desree Saqbor

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