Taft and Harding Clash Over Moral Commitment and Peace
A reader notes Taft and Harding spar over a letter of acceptance with quotes about moral commitments and global peace. Taft warns that mere goodwill cannot replace binding agreements. Harding is described as a candidate of fog and mist, using vague phrases without specifics.
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Harding
Taft
Senate
Europe
Earth
America
Mr. Taft
Court of Justice
Mr. Harding
Rail freight and passenger rate increases debated
The piece argues railroads may raise rates to net 1.5 trillion annually and warns the public will bear higher costs through living expenses. It critiques government ownership and notes private railroads shift costs via multiple middlemen, harming consumers while wage demands may widen inequality. It concludes the public will learn the private public burden when suffering enough.
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Congress
Conviction of Communists Shocks Chicago Crowd
Twenty communists led by William Bross Lloyd are found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow the government. Sentences range to one to five years with Lloyd receiving the heaviest penalty and a $3,000 fine. The piece frames the case as a political crime signaling social change in America.
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Chicago
William Bross Lloyd
Lloyd
America
Europe
Russia
Coal meeting moved to Boston for tomorrow
Coal transportation committees from New York New Haven and Hartford cities cancelled today meeting in New Haven and will meet tomorrow at two oclock in South Station Boston. They will seek exemption from the embargo for coal. Bridgeport attendees include Bradford B. Pierce Jr Wilhelm H. Pease and Seward Price.
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New York, New Haven
Hartford Road
New Haven
South Station
Boston
A. P. Fussell
New Haven Road
J. C. Halliday
Bridgeport
Pradford B. Pierce, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Wilhelm H. Pease
Java Bridgeport Brass Company
Seward Price
Acting Coroner Probes Tragedy In Norwalk
Acting Coroner Henry Stevenson held an inquest at 10 this morning in Norwalk into the death of Archibald Benelisha, 26, struck by an automobile as he alighted from a trolley. Operator Harry Creal is charged with manslaughter and held on $2,500 bond. It is alleged wet pavement caused the auto to skid into the trolley, crushing Benelisha between the vehicles.
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Henry
Stevenson
Norwalk
Archibald Benelisha
Harry Creal
Benelisha
Note Resulted In Freedom For Chinese Maiden
A Chinese youth finds a note in Chinatown claiming a girl named Lei Mui was kept prisoner on the fourth floor of 1115 Stockton Street for six years. Police raid the residence with federal help and Hall of Justice, finding Lei Mui and detaining her as federal inquiry continues. Detectives say she was sold as a slave in China at age 12 and held by the Hop Singtons in Chinatown.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chinatown
Stockton Street
Lot Mui
China
Hall of Justice
O'Meara
Lei Mui
Hop Singtons
Montenegrin Children Learn Shoe Making at Danilovgrad
Montenegrin orphans in Danilovgrad are to learn shoemaking with Red Cross support. Materials for 500 pairs were sent to the town, making it a pioneer trade school in Montenegro.
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Washington
Daniilovgrad
Danilovgrad
Red Cross
Montenegro
Foreign trade growth in 1920 far surpasses prewar totals
The National City Bank of New York notes fiscal year 1920 total trade surged versus 1914, with imports at 5.239 billion dollars up 177 percent and exports at 8.111 billion up 243 percent. Domestic exports rose 241 percent to 7.95 billion, re-exports 160 million. Manufacturing materials and textiles drove the gains as India rubber, raw silk, cotton, wool, hides, and tin surged in import volumes. exports of manufactures and foodstuffs also jumped, reflecting strong postwar activity.
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United States
Nationai City Bank of
New York
Fond
India
Burglaries Reported at 330 Car Yell Avenue
Mr Mackewitz reported to the detective bureau that burglars entered her apartment while she was away and stole two watches a diamond ring and 25 dollars in cash. The breach was made by forcing the rear door with a jimmy.
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Mackewitz
Caryell Avenue
Detective Bureau
McIntyre Case Postponed for Further Investigation
Daniel McIntyre of 612 Park Avenue was arrested on breach of the peace charges. The City court continued the case for a week for more inquiry. A burglary report says burglars entered the McIntyre home between 10 and 1, a trunk was broken into, and about $50 was missing.
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Daniel McIntyre
Park Avenue
McIntyre
Crane Co appeals award in death of Leo John worker
Wasika Mornissi widow of Leo John, Greek resident, was awarded $6.83 weekly for 312 weeks by the Compensation Commissioner after John, employed by Crane Co, touched an electric wire and died instantly on March 5, 1919. Crane Co appeals, arguing the award is unauthorized, irregular, and based on a misapplication of the law and powers of the commission.
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Wasika Mornissi
Crane Co
B. T. Buckingham
Leo John
Greece
False registration charge ends with marker reassignment
Michael Crosby of Carson Street faced a false registration charge in City Court. He claimed he traded a motorcycle for a Ford speedster and transferred motorcycle markers to the car. The markers were reassigned and Crosby was discharged after costs were paid.
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Michael Crosby
Carson Street
Crosby
Ford
Global unrest and government duty amid new social ferment
The text notes worldwide ferment with Poland, Ireland, and India cited as examples, along with the Non Partisan League of North Dakota. It argues masses feel profound dissatisfaction with existing institutions, likening the situation to new wine in fragile bottles, and calls government to maintain order, ensure stability, and enact necessary laws until a new order or adjustments restore satisfaction.
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Poland
Ireland
India
League of
North Dakota
Winchester Arms firm to enlarge Newhallville works
From The Farmer August 3 1870 reports Winchester Repeating Arms Co New Haven contracted with Pacific Iron Works for a 130 horsepower engine and larger boiler for Newhallville works. Also notes Frank A Wood opens Main Street grocery, infant dies, camp meeting Aug 15, and a turtle brought from Key West sold at Blair's. Segee’s new building front collapses at 2 pm. no lives lost.
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Tuday
Winchester Repeating ‘Arms Company
New Haven
Pacific Iron Works
Newhallville
OCSR
Frank A.wood
New York and Housatonic Express Company
Main Street
Washington Avenue
Julius W. Knowlton
The
Standard
Planned to Steal Child Daring Arrest in Tombs Case
A woman, seeking her daughter Adona, faced arrest and extradition after confessing she attempted to poison her husband to keep him. In Tombs Court Magistrate Earl A. Smith ordered thirty days before extradition. Coroner Eli Mix commented on the peril of overeating. A reporter captured the scene as Mrs. Kelley identified the prisoner.
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Sokolowsky
Walter Kelley
Detective Currier
New Haven
Adona
Tombs Court
Earl A. Smith
Eli Mix
Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Bridgeport 1920
By virtue of an execution I will sell at public vendue to the highest bidder at the town sign post in Bridgeport on Saturday August 14 1920 at 2 PM the described property includes a typewriter and a desk and related fees. Dated Bridgeport July 1 1920. Oscar A H Dannenberg Sheriff of Bridgeport City.
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Bridgeport
Oscar A. H. Dannenberg
City of
United States District Court
District OF Connecticut
P. H. Harrison
Fair- Teld
County Court House
Conn
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Rolstan
Robert Rolstan
Rourke & Boucher
Lakeview Cemetery
Mobile Corteze
Loday
Jordan & Selleck, Tel. Bar
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Bernstein Body
Schuster
6Th Ave
Crandall Motor Car Company, Inc
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Kisco
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John Keogh
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