Bridgeport awaits trolley revival amid jitney debate
City officials plan to urge the trolley company to resume service by Labor Day while regulating jitneys. The mayor's committee recommends an ordinance shaping routes and fares. Jitney operators press against elimination as the Connecticut Company weighs its position amid a pending report.
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Bridgeport
Pway
Storrs
Connecticut Company
Percy T. Litchfield
Wilson Yester
Connectient Company
Traffic Commission
The
Wilson
Connectcut Company
Hrolleya
Harry Frank
Park City Bus Association
Jat
Bridge‘port
Moonshine Force Shake Up Prompts Agent Reassignments
A shake up in Connecticut prohibition enforcement moves 12 of 14 agents, sending Thomas McAuliffe to Boston and bringing Frank Lanazan from Heston to New Haven. Local agent Frank Cantillon transfers to Boston, Harry Welch to report there soon, and Brown remains in Greenwich with Boston men.
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New Haven
Thomas McAuliffe
the Times
Connecticut
William McCarthy
New England
McAuliffe
Boston
Frank Lanazan
Heston
Frank Cantillon
Harry Welch
Greenwich
United States
Hugh J. Lavery
Brown
New London
Old Force
Crowding Crackdown Seizes 31 Jitney Drivers
Under Captain James Walker traffic bureau officers launched a campaign to enforce the state auto law against overcrowded jitneys. Twenty one drivers received summons to City Court, with all booked at the First precinct. Cases to be heard tomorrow as patrols cover factories, intersections, and suburbs.
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James Walker
Traffic Bureau
Special Service at St Augustine's Church
St Augustine's church will hold a special celebration on Sunday in honor of St Augustine. A solemn high mass will be celebrated at 11 13 o'clock by Rev Father James B Nihill pastor of the church. Rev John Cotter a Jesuit Missionary priest will preach the sermon.
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St Augustine’s Church
St. Augustine
James B. Nihill
John Cotter
Hall Holds 200 And 1000 Are Expected
At Stratford tonight the zero hour marks the Republican caucus to name delegates. The hall seats 200 and preparations for the event are in full swing as a thousand seek entry. Police and militia may be needed at the doors between six and eight o clock amid crowded anticipation. The Democratic registrar faces questions about voter lists from years past. Stratford expects a lively caucus with a strong turnout.
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Stratford
Proletariat Question Settled in Poland War Talks
The Soviet government to Balfour note withdraws demand for a 200000 man Polish workmen’s militia, seeking peace talks with Britain without external intervention. In Poland, Soviet troops mass along the Beresina while Polish forces press Bolsheviks from Kolno to Lomza, encircling the Fifteenth Army as they suffer repeated repulses with heavy losses.
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London
Arthur Balfour
Poland
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Warsaw
Beresina
Buz River
Grodno
Kolno
Modlin
Miawa
TROLLEYS TO ASK More Fare Revenue in Connecticut
In New Haven on August 26 1920 Connecticut Company trustee Leonard M Parrett indicated the trolley system may seek higher than seven cent fares as 7 cents fails to cover operating costs. The Public Utilities Commission set October 1 for final hearings. potential wind up of company if revenue shortfalls persist. Small towns oppose six cent two mile rates while West Haven Branford tweaks offer seven cent distance. Suffrage signing in Washington disappointed activists with Colby issuing the ratified amendment and prompting Governor Roberts to weigh a special session.
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New Haven
Connecticut Company
Public Utilities Commission
Leonard M. Pagsett
Mr.Parrett
Bridgeport
West Haven
Branford
Corks mayor brighter today amid hunger strike illness
London reports Lord Mayor Terrence Mac Sweney of Cork improving slightly after two collapses in Brixton prison hunger strike. He remained too weak to speak clearly as Father Dominic, his chaplain, visited and noted the possible impact on his sight. Cambridge note: Harvard baseball player Bainbridge Frothingham, struck by a pitch in New Haven, has lost use of an eye.
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Terrence MacSweney
Cork
Brixton Prison
Father Dominic
King Geor
Redmond Howard
John Redmond
Dominic
Cambridge
Mass
Bainbridge Frothingham
Harvard
Stauck
Yale
New Haven
Holcomb Considering Special Session On Woman Vote
Hartford Aug 26 Governor Holcomb may call a special session to provide time for registering women voters after official notice that the Nineteenth Amendment has been accepted Executive Secretary Major John Buckley said Holcomb will consider the move once Colby notifies him suffrage is ratified Connecticut suffragists say a session would likely be to ratify the amendment and extend enrollment time to secure a fall vote Miss Katherine Ludington leads the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association noting the governor promised a call if ratification is complete and a formal request could follow if he delays.
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Washington
State Colby
Colby
Roberts
Tennessee
State Department
Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Woman's Party
United States
Times
Hartford
Holcomb
John Buckley
Friends of Woman Suffrage
Woman's Suffrage Association
Hartiora
Conn
Katherine Ludington
Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
Cols
General Assembly
City Sheriff Caught by Cop in Parking Violation Tags
Eleven drivers tagged for overstaying in restricted parking zones were summoned to appear at City Court tomorrow. Names include Peter J. DeRose Gustave Gabriel Leslie Jennings Edward Windt Louis Benedict and Mrs E E Blackman. City Sheriff John J Maloney also tagged in latest enforcement action.
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Peter J. DeRose
Beechwood Avenue
Lt. Adams
Linwood Avenue
Gustave Gabriel
Laurel Avenue
Leslie Jennings
Jackson Avenue
Edward Windt
Seaview Avenue
Louis Benedict
Worth Street
E. E. Blackman
Fairfield Avenue
John J. Maloney
Opposition to Mayor Wilson at City Republican Caucus
Republicans in town discussed possible opposition to Mayor Wilson at the Republican city convention tomorrow night. Some delegates warned that if Wilson attended the delegates caucus at 260 State Street he would be thrown out, though this was viewed as unlikely and impractical.
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Wilson
State Street
Weather outlook for Sew Haven and New England
Fair tonight and Friday with partial cloudiness in Sew Haven Aus. Connecticut expects fair conditions and moderate temperatures along with northeast to north winds. A broad trough of low pressure stretches from Utah to north Dakota driving unsettled showers in the Rocky Mountain district and. showers from western Texas to Illinois and along Gulf and south Atlantic coasts. Pleasant weather continues along the northern border from Minnesota to Maine as high pressure sits east of the Mississippi. temperatures rise slowly between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River.
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Aus
Connecticut
Utah
North Dakota
Rocky Mountain District
Texas
Illinois
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Rocky Mountains
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