Law as science and art debated by Judge Baldwin
Judge Baldwin argues that DWIG LAW NOT A TRUE SCIENCE, stating law is both science and art yet not a universal true science. He compares legal certainty to hydrogen water and planetary prediction, notes varying interpretations by judges, and cites how law evolves through repealing bad laws and differing opinions among jurists.
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Baldwin
Litchfield
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Buckle
Sugar hoarding warned as prices slide and rise feared
Department of Labor warns against buying sugar for hoarding while prices show volatility. Washington reports 17 cents in the capital and 1% cents in some cities. Chicago officials predict 10 to 11 cent sugar by January 1 1921 if consumers curb purchases. They cite a larger beet crop, a Cuban crop of 4 000 000 tons, and a per person crop rise of six pounds. Buy only what you need now.
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Department of Labor
Washington
Russell J. Poole
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
United States
The Finding of the Mayflower book stirs old timber tale
Dr Rendel Harris claims the Mayflower timbers are in a Coleshill barn opposite Old Jordan's Hotel in Buckinghamshire. He details his 1918 cemetery tip and investigation in a forthcoming book, hoping to persuade readers though wider belief remains uncertain.
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Coleshill
Buckinghampshire
England
Rendel Harris
Jordan's Hotel
John Milton
William Penn
Harris
Is It Profiteering In Soft Coal Costs
Figures released by the Federal Trade Commission reveal bunker coal expenses charged to the Shipping Board. Admiral Benson, head of the Shipping Board, notes payments of 20 to 22 dollars per ton for coal used to fuel ships, illustrating the cost pressures on industrial and consumer sectors.
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Federal Trade Commission
Shipping Board
Admiral Benson
Police Warn On New Parking Rule Enforced
Police announce enforcement of a newly adopted parking ordinance by the Board of Aldermen. The police plan early enforcement with potential arrests for violations in specified streets where vehicles may not be parked over 20 minutes. Fines for violations capped at fifty cents.
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Boar of Aldermen
Main Street
Gibert Street
Washington Avenue
Water Street
State Street
Jitneys versus trolleys fuels city transit debate
A chaotic letter page frames a public fight over jitneys and trolleys. Writers attack dirty trolleys, praise jitneys for transport, and mock officials while debating cleanliness, schedules, and the mayoral campaign. The range of opinions highlights transit frustrations and local sentiment.
Strike ties up grave digging in Cardiff
London reports a municipal tribe being called in at Cardiff to manage the cemetery strike causing relatives to dig graves themselves. Civil actions filed in Superior Court include Frederick Smythe of New York versus John W Baxter of Greenwich seeking 1500 in damages, and Lawrence Wilson and Ellen Wilson of Greenwich seeking 5000 each for Jarvis Stores Co. James H Curtis of Fairfield sues John Johnson of Waterbury for 2000. Cattle shows begin educating farmers with high diving and Bootchie-kootchie dancing.
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London
Cardiff
Wales
Frederick Smythe
New York
John W. Baxter
Greenwich
Lawrence and
Ellen Wilson
Jarvis Stores Co
James H. Curtis
Fairfield
John Johnson
Waterbury
Whooping cough warning issued by health board
Bridgeport health officials issued a warning to parents of children aged one to five to prevent spread of whooping cough. The report shows 37 cases since August 1, with 32 under five and five under one. Officials say the disease has peaked but stress precautions and avoiding play with infected children.
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Bridgeport
Division of
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Hk. D. Fear
Department of Contagious Diseases
Dr. Fear
Child Falls From Porch Unharmed After Two-Story Drop
Auto intoxication prompted a 1 am ambulance call to 71 Lexington avenue where Dr B J Coyle treated a fall victim at St Vincent's hospital. Five year old Marion Marine of 281 George street fell from a second story porch yesterday afternoon but was found unhurt after examination by Dr Owen Groark.
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B. J. Coyle
Albert Costa
Lexington Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Marion Marine
George Street
Owen J. Groark
Ten couples seek freedom in high court divorce cases
Multiple plaintiffs from Norwalk Ridgefield Greenwich and New York file for divorce in Superior Court this morning. Grounds include desertion infidelity intolerable cruelty misconduct and custody requests. Names include Jennie R Blauvelt Isaac B Blauvelt Katherine Clara Bauer Grassi Edward W Grassi Clara Wensly Agnes C Laflin Evelyn Lupton John F White Beatrice Co White Nicola Ricignito Vincenza Ricignito Elizabeth Borst Ernest Rausch and Catherine V Rausch.
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Isaac B. Blauvelt
Norwalk
Jennie R. Blauvelt
Paterson
N. J
Edward W. Grassi
Ridgefield
Katherine Clara Bauer Grassi
Dauhter
Josephine
Grassi
New York
Charles H. Wensly
Clara Wensley
William Henry
Arthur C. Laflin
Agnes C., Laflin
New Haven
Evelyn Lupton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Henry Lupton
John F. White
Greenwich
Beatrice Co. White
Mt. Vernon
Mary Elizabeth
Nicola Ricignito
Vencenza Ricignito
Bridzet
Michael
Joseph
Eiizebeth E. Borst
John H. Borst
Catherine V. Rausch
Ernest Rausch
Parts
Bolshevik Concentration Near Georgia Sparks Alarm
London reports a large Bolshevik buildup on Georgia's border, believed to be part of a plan to invade Georgia and link with Turkish Nationalists. Paris and Washington back Poland’s stay within ethnographic frontiers, though exact borders not yet set.
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Georgia
London
Republic of Georgia
France
Baris
Poland
Disturbance arrest on Wilmot avenue ends in fines and probation
Joseph Forenzi of 429 East 29th Street New York City and Lena Beck of 1 Stratford Avenue Stratford were arrested for breach of the peace after a late night disturbance on Wilmot avenue. Both reportedly drank beforehand. Forenzi was fined $25 in City court this morning and Beck was placed on probation. Sir Wilfrid Laurier's estate valued at $163,682 included one third in Canadian Victory Bonds.
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Wilmot Avenue
Joseph Forenzi
East 29Th Street
New York City
Lena Beck
Stratford Avenue
Stratford
Forenzi
Beck
Wilfrid Laurier
Coal profiteering blamed in shipping costs to Hampton Roads
A board report notes West Virginia coal costs 3.40 f o b at mines and 2 to transport to Hampton Roads terminals, totaling 5.40. Add lightering and overhead to show large US taxpayers’ subsidies padding operator profits, prompting questions about justified pricing and impact on industry.
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West Virginia
Hampton Roads
United States
Editorial Notes on Presidential Race And Catstep Provocations
Editorial notes critique fifty percent imprisonment among presidential candidates. A porch campaign contrasts with a touring candidate. A Boise Pennsylvania airplane gambit links to large poker-like bets and auto travel. Commentary mocks the catstep fad and jokes about Ponzi debts. References Harding supporters and a Tennessee ratification by Colby.
Looking Back Fifty Years in The Farmer 1870
A collage of small notices: dressmaker seekers on Cannon street. St Mary's T A B society to hold a Sept picnic and Stamford excursion. Unknowns beat Echoes 49 to 29 in Milford ball match. Prospect Street school to resume Aug 29 at 9 am under Principal S. B. Jones Jr. local doctors and dry goods men reportedly arranging a baseball game. H P Carroll offers $5 reward for his fox hound description and return near Washington avenue. Grand Central hotel in New York to seat 1500 with Jacob Kiefer furnishing rooms and H L Powers as proprietor.
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St. Mary’s T. A. B. Society
Stamford
Milford
Prospect Street
S. B. Jones
H. P. Carroll
Washington Avenue
Housatonic Railroad
Monster New Grand
Civil Service Reform Debate and Local Obituaries
Connecticut citizens urged businesslike civil service reform to curb overlap and fraud and run state government economically with a lean staff. The 1920 report favors strengthening or repealing the existing civil service law. Also notices for Lynch, Mansfield, and Tuttle funerals in August 1920 with funeral times and burial details.
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Connecticut
Civil Service Commission
Wanted to find briefcase lettered H. T. L
Advertisement from ODAY'S WANTS MERCANTILE AGENCY offering collections and adjustments with contact Noble 2109. Notice seeks a missing briefcase labeled H. T. L, lost between Compo Beach and Darien, Connecticut on August 21, 1920. Reward offered if returned to H. Lutterman in Darien. No questions asked.
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Compo Beach
Darien
Conn
H. L. Lutterman
Police Seek Car That Struck Ford in Boston Ave Crash
Bridgeport police pursue the driver of a large touring car after it collided with Michael Solinski’s Ford on East Main Street in Boston Avenue. Solinski was cut on the face and treated by Dr Banks before being sent home. The touring car’s license number was not obtained.
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Bridgeport
Michael Solinski
East Main Street
Boston Avenue
Solmski
Banks
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