Return of Cars Trolleys Drafted After Law Passed
A draft ordinance to return street trolleys is prepared as police pursue the Nott murder case. George Nott, found shot and placed in a swamp trunk, is alleged to have been killed Sunday by his wife Eveline Nott and associates Wade and Johnson, who are held on breach of peace charges while investigators seek a confession. Evidence includes a trunk similar to the initial find and a series of statements linking Wade and Johnson to the crime.
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Nott
Wade
Johnson
George HB. Nott
Judgeon Avenue
Aston
Wither
Hthel Hutchinson Nott
Edweoa B. Wade
de Avenue
John T. John
Beardsley Lane
Mrs. Nott
Kwado
City
Golden Ii Street
Union
Daniel Ferencon
Horace Street
Wnott
Ferguson
Waltter Kruecklin
Jott
Ed Johnson
Moses Matrick Flanagan
Mra Nett
Fohnson
Hoe
Mra. Nott
John Regan
Brooklyn Battle Over Transit Strike Persists
Brooklyn strikers and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company vow to fight on as service remains minimal. Police guard busy routes after a trolley inspector is beaten and 4500 officers police a volatile city while Interborough trains ferries stay crowded and conveyance remains improvised.
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New York
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn
Halsey Street
Interborough
Narrow brush with 1000-pound anchor at Stratford dock
William Hardy narrowly escaped serious injury when a 1000 pound anchor dropped from a hanger and struck his scalp on the head at the Broad street dredger site in Stratford. He was rushed to Bridgeport hospital in stable condition. Hardy resides at 12 Webster avenue.
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Broad Street
Stratford
Charles Lumber Company
William Hardy
Howland
Bridgeport
Webster Avenue
Boy Hit by Truck Crippled Child At Home Street
Five year old George Natkins of 288 Pixley Place was run over by a truck while playing in the road shortly after 11 this morning. He suffered a rib fracture abrasions to the back and possible internal injuries. He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital by ambulance in critical condition this afternoon.
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George Natkins
Pixley Place
St. Vincent's Hospital
Burns
Death of John Lucas ruled accidental in 1920 incident
Coroner John J. Phelan found no criminal responsibility in the death of John Lucas, 31, of Stratford. Lucas died at St Vincent's Hospital on August 2, 1920, from injuries after being crushed between a Musante & Pastine Co. auto truck and a standing freight car in Union street freight yards. The truck operator Dominic Mercurio jumped off to operate a switch as the vehicle rolled back, and Lucas was fatally injured.
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John Lucas
Canaan Road
Stratford
John J. Phelan
Lucas
St. Vincent's Hospital
Musante & Pastine Co
Union Street
Dominic Mercurio
Hunger strike ends on edge of death for Cork mayor
London dispatch reports Terrence MacSwiney, Cork Lord Mayor on hunger strike since August 12, still alive but weakening rapidly. His sister Mary visited Brixton prison and described him as near collapse, likening him to a man on a precipice as officials warn the end may come any moment. Clerical notes place him under perilous condition as Belfast riots claim nine lives and expose vast disorder across multiple districts.
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London
Terrence MacSwiney
Cork
Mary
Belfast
Can't Have Women As Advisers Yet
Connecticut publican women’s representation on the state central committee is viewed as too radical by State Chairman and National Committeeman J. Henry Roraback. He said in Haven on August 31 that appointing women to the state committee is premature amid unsettled times. The Democratic state central committee has created a women’s auxiliary committee with delegates from each senatorial district.
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Connecticut
J. Henry Rerabaek
Roraback
Haven
Democratic State Central Committee
Lonergan enters Democratic race for governor
Hartford August 31 Congressman Augustine Lonergan of the First District announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. He vows to accept the nomination if the party convention selects him, and his support spans Hartford Tolland counties likely aiding a ny bold challenge to Mayor David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven.
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Times
Hartford
Augustine Lonergan
David E. Fitzgerald
New Haven
Lonergan
Tolland
Middlesex
Bridgeport Delegates to State Farmer-Labor Convention
Bridgeport will be represented at the state convention of the Farmer-Labor party in Hartford Thursday night. Five uninstructed delegates attend: Louis F. Hogan James Fahey Thomas Blaine Charles F. Mason and Samuel Lavitt. Lavitt and Hogan slated as party picks for congress. A second convention in Bridgeport on Sept 7 will nominate a city ticket and a congress candidate.
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Bridgeport
Farmer- Labor Party
Hartford
Louis F. Hogan
James Fahey
Thomas Blaine
Charles F. Mason
Samuel Lavitt
Fieht
Banquet Honors Monsignor Cerretti in Rome
In Rome a banquet for Monsignor Cerretti, papal under secretary of state and former Vatican representative in Washington, drew 300 American Knights of Columbus. He expressed longing to return to the United States, calling it the worthiest country, despite its dry status. The event featured top Knights like James A. Fisherty and Edward L. Hearn, with Cerretti first to speak amid an enthusiastic reception.
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Rome
Aus
Monsignor Cerrett
Vatican
Washington
Knights of Columbus
United States
Monsignor
Cerretti
James A. Fisherty
Philadelphia
Edward L. Hearn
Europe
William J. Mulligan
Thompsonville
Conn
John F. O'Neill
Jersey City
Monsignor Cerretti
Knights
Fairfield Caucus Elects Four Delegates to State Convention
The Fairfield Democrats held a caucus last night electing four delegates to the Hartford state convention. Named delegates are H. R. Elwood, town chairman. Edward Russell. Edward Flanagan. and William London.
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Fairfield
Democrats of
Hartford
H. R.elwood
Edward Russel
Edward Flanagan
William London
Four Arrests In Bomb Case At Acme Shear Plant
Police arrested three men Pasquale De Pasquale Alberta DePasquale and Sabastino Droteiizio all of 31 Linen avenue on breach of the peace charges after a bomb at the Acme Shear Company plant on Hicks street last Saturday night. Luigi Papello of Linen and Lexington avenues already held on 15000 bond saw his case continued for further investigation. The police theorize one of the four arrested was directly involved.
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Acme Shear Company
Hicks Street
Pasquale DePasquale
Alberta DePasquale
Sabastino Droteiizio
Linen Avenue
Luigi Papello
Linen
Lexington Avenues
Democratic chair says campaign funds are almost exhausted
Chicago reports Democratic National Committee Chairman White states total Democratic contributions reach only 67000 and expenses nearly exhausted. Testimony by Wilbur W. Marsh and Frederick W. Upham cited. Cummings previously claimed 4.9 to 35 million aggregate funds with 4 million expenses in 1920. Maryland and Massachusetts population figures listed among budget notes.
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Chicago
Republican
Democratic
Senate Committee
White
Democratic National Committee
Cummings
Democratic Committee
Wilbur W. Marsh
Frederick W. Upham
Britten
Tinois
Washington
Reed
Denies A Deal For Brandegee Wilson Denies A Deal For Brandegee
Mrs. H Willard Fleck of Bridgeport says Fairfield county Republican women oppose Speaker James F Walsh as governor nominee and back Lieutenant-Governor Clifford B Wilson. She warns votes may swing to the Democratic party without a workable candidate. Fleck denies any deal to back Brandegee if Wilson is chosen, noting her suffrage work and leadership in pro Wilson efforts.
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James F. Walsh
Greenwich
Fairfield County
New Haven Journal- Courier
H. Willard Fleck
Bridgeport
Clifford B. Wilson
Walsh
Mrs. Fleck
Wilson
Fleck
Roraback
Bran
Jitney Regulation Talks Advance After Hearing
After the conference close the ordinance drawing will proceed to address the jitney situation. Bridgeport officials plan a meeting tomorrow with Jitney Men and Aldermen to draft rules. The Connecticut company demands jitneys be eliminated, while trolley interests press for resumed service under new terms.
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Lorsamten
Storrs
Superior Court
Alph H. Beers
Board of Aldermen
Connecticut Company
Jimey
Wilson
John G. Schwartz
Harry Frans
George Bevans
President Storrs
Mayer Wilson
Bridgeport
Jerly
Governor names delegation to international alcoholism congress
Gov. Marcus F. Holgorst of Connecticut announces official delegation to the 15th International Congress Against Alcoholism meeting Sept. 21 to 26. Members include Judge Joel H. Reed and John H. Perry among others. the congress studies alcoholism as a drug and is government sponsored.
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Washington
Marcus F. Holgorst
Connecticut
State Department
Joel H. Reed
Stafford Spring
Mary B. Wilson
Plantsville
Anna Rogers Minor
Waterford
Joseph E. Root
Hartford
Edward W. Hazen
Haddam
John E. Brinsmade
H. H. Spooner
Kensington
John H. Perry
Southport
EB. L. G. Hohenthal
South Manchester
John M. Tatem
Eastford
Thomas Holt
Newington
John H. Goss
Waterbury
Livingston W. Cleaveland
New Haven
Congress
Weather forecast for New Haven and region
The forecast calls for showers late this afternoon followed by fair and cooler conditions tonight through Wednesday with strong west winds. A weather disturbance over Ontario now tracks toward the St Lawrence valley, keeping Connecticut on the southern edge. Recent reports note cooler temps in northern districts between the Rockies and Mississippi River, with activity on the gulf coast and central Mississippi valley.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Upper Michigan
Ontario
St. Lawrence Valley
Gulf
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
New England
Rocky Mountaing
Mississippi River
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Murial MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
Brixton Prison
Maura
Macswiney
Bedfast
Dublin
Trolley Company
Busmen's Corporation
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturers’ Association
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Bridgeport Businessmen’s Association
Frank
Trotley Company
Common Council
Toris
Bridgeport Bug
Connectiut Company
Fitzgerald
Maryland
Massachusetts
Brandegee-Wilson
Perry
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