Parting Company with King Haunts Bridgeport Gubernatorial Hope
Avor Wilson declares he has parted company with King while facing a complex Bridgeport political scene. The piece argues repentance is worldly, noting the mayor cannot shed debts contracts or tax burdens, or restore reputations. It questions his readiness for statewide office and highlights his stance on women’s suffrage as a potential asset.
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King
Bridgeport
Bright
Grand Street
Burns
Connecticut
Connecticut Senate
Five Beautiful Women An American View Of English Beauties
A short reflective piece argues beauty is subjective and varies by observer. It notes Helen of Troy as a famed catalyst of trouble, praises five English beauties as eye pleasing, and contrasts English aristocratic advantages with American diversity in beauty across social strata.
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Helen of Troy
Helen
America
England
United Kingdom
Germany
Speed at the bottom NE of the country’s needs
The piece argues for faster production across all industries, stressing basic materials and machinery supply. It notes six to twelve month delivery lags for machinery, shortages of steel and brass, railroad embargoes, and the cascading effect on manufacturing. It criticizes slow bottom-up industrial pace and hints at broader wartime sentiment.
Players Unite to Ban Mays From Game Play
Boston and Detroit players plan a petition to President Johnson seeking Carl Mays ban from organized baseball after his pitched ball fractured Ray Chapman’s skull. They may boycott games he pitches, with Red Sox leaders supporting action if Chapman dies, and Ty Cobb urging immediate measures.
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Boston
Detroit
Carl Mays
New York Americans
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Mays
Red Sox
Chapman
Menaskey
Johnson
New York
Ty Cobb
Oscar Stanage
Tigers
Reds Withdraw From Warsaw In Polish Counter Stroke
Warsaw reports Russian pressure eased as General Pilsudski directed a counter stroke that relieved the city. Allied officers say Soviet grip on the gates of Warsaw is broken and Polish counteroffensive drives Soviet forces back in confusion.
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Warsaw
Pilsudski
Delegates elected in districts oppose mayor in primaries
The article lists district by district the delegates chosen to oppose the mayor in upcoming primaries. Fourth District delegates John A. Leonard Fred D. Ives and Ernest Reichert faced an unanimous vote. Other districts named include Elmer H Havens Carl Foster Frank E Ballard Patrick OBrien Fred H Daniels Patrick J Reilly Richard Swain Fred L Kelly James F Kiernan John M OConner Fred R Canfield Frank Fasanella Fred A Brill Robert Fitzroy Julius Bachman Joseph C Ivers Charles A Kirkham Louis A Abriola Chas Blackman Frank Braithwaite Francis P McKenna Dennis Kelly John Caldwell Michael J Toomey.
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Michael Kosma
Thomas Johnson
John A. Leonard
Fred D. Ives
Ernest Reichert
Elmer H. Havens
Carl Foster
Frank E. Ballard
Patrick O'Brien
Fred H. Daniels
Patrick J. Reilly
Alexander L. DeLaney
Richard Swain
Fred L. Kelly
James F. Kiernan
John M. O'Conner
Fred R. Canfield
Frank Fasanella
Fred A. Brill
Robert Fitzroy
Julius Bachman
Noble Avenue
Joseph C. Ivers
Charles A. Kirkham
Louis A. Abriola
Chas
Japan May Withdraw Troops From Sagahiien Island
Honolulu report says Tokyo weighs pulling back troops on Sagahiien Island due to American protest heavy costs and questions of legality of the occupation according to a Nippu Jiji despatch.
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Honolulu
Sagahiien Island
Tokio
Nippu Jiji
Meriden Woman Held For Kidnapping
Elizabeth Chapman of New Britain was arraigned in police court charged with abducting her seven year old granddaughter Gladys Doherty from the home of the child's father Charles Doherty in Meriden. The warrant also seeks Inez Chapman Doherty for taking her daughter out of state. A divorce suit is pending between the Dohertys. Tax Collector Howard Smith said two canoes were stolen from Fairfield Beach, rented to two young men on Sunday, with no trace since.
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Meriden
Conn
Elizabeth Chapman
New Britain
Gladys Doherty
Charles Doherty
Inez Chapman Doherty
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Doherty
Howard Smith
Fairfield Beach
Detective Bureau
Smith
50 Soldiers Are Made Citizens
Embryo citizens are examined at the Naturalization court by Chief Examiner Allen F. Church and three assistants. About 50 soldiers pass preliminary exams this morning and may become citizens in September without filing, with no fees for veterans. Over 500 citizens will be examined during the three days the examiners stay in the city, with 1,000 cases on the September docket. Ex soldiers only need honorable discharge papers and two witnesses plus the exam.
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Naturalization Court
Allen F. Church
Boston
Fine levied for allowing craps at saloon
Joseph Testo of 652 Center Street was fined $25 and costs in city court after being arrested for allowing frequenters at 442 Harral Avenue to shoot craps in the saloon. The case against the three frequenters was also pursued, with neighbors filing the complaint.
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Joseph Testo
Center Street
Harral Avenue
Quiet wedding case delayed to August amid injury report
The quiet wedding at 550 Gregory Street, where John Nagyar allegedly suffered a skull fracture after being struck by Joseph Foggies, was postponed in City court by Judge Bartlett until August 19. Foggies remains under $50 bond as Nagyar’s condition improves at St Vincent's Hospital.
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Gregory Street
John Nagyar
Joseph Foggies
Bartlett
Fogdies
Nagyar
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Tony Hit His Wife Breach of the Peace Charge
Tony Plotakis of 7 Summer Street, after a day in gin mills, returned home drunk and argued with his wife. The fight turned violent and he was booked at police headquarters then brought to City Court for breach of the peace. Judge Bartlett suspended sentence and warned him to stay sober or face another beating.
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Tony Plotakis
7 Summer Street
Tony
SEEK PRINCIPAL IN BABY DOLL CASE SEEK PRINPAL IN BABY DOLL CASE
Police hunt for Texas Hawkins a colored man tied to the Baby Doll case and accused of slashing Lottie King with a razor at 37 High street in Hartford. Hawkins known in the underworld linked to the 1920 murder charge later acquitted.
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Police Department
Texas
Hawkins
Lottie King
High Street
King
Heg
Hartford
Trolleys Lead In Times Vote in City Debate
Readers debate trolley service with opinions for and against jitneys and elevated transport. Fragments advocate restoring trolleys, condemn jitneys, and urge local leadership amid ongoing transit tensions.
Harding Speech Prompts Political Debate
Editorial notes question the headline and suggest Harding will recite a selection. The piece cites a claimed Republican plot to embarrass Cox by arresting him for speeding in Ohio. It notes Miss Alice Paul accuses Senator Brandegee of leading a Connecticut lobby against Tennessee suffrage. Clifford B. Wilson and John T. King part ways as the mayor heads a new political path without his ally.
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Cox
Ohio
Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Brandegee
Tennessee
Clifford B. Wilson
John T. King
Two Months in Jail for Mrs Eunice Gones
Mrs Eunice Gones a colored resident of 198 Knowlton street was arraigned in City Court this morning on a charge of keeping a house of ill fame and sentenced to two months in jail. She appealed and bond was set at 500 dollars. George Colshek a white resident of 85 Caroline street faced a charge as a frequenter and the case was nolled.
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Eunice Gones
Knowlton Street
George Colshek
Caroline Street
Mutiny Reported Aboard American Steamer Hoxie
Danish police received a wireless alert from the American steamer Hoxie en route to London asking for help due to mutiny on board. Motor boats with armed men were dispatched to the scene yesterday.
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London
Hoxie
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