Argentina Withdraws From League Of Nations
Geneva December 4 Argentina withdraws from the League of Nations amid protests by the Argentine delegation over lack of official recognition. The incident stems from a clash with League President Paul Hymans as South American support grew and the assembly adjourned until Monday.
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Newton GC. Parke
Geneva
Argentina
League of Nations
League
Paul Hymans
League of Nations Assembly
Local Concern Sued By City National Bank
Two suits totaling 35000 were filed in the Superior court against Morris Metal Products Corporation of Bridgeport for unpaid loans and damages. Property attached amounts to 5600, with the case noting the concern is largely a New York entity. City National Bank seeks 20000 in damages over an unpaid 25000 note dated July 17. The Truscon Steel Company of Youngstown also seeks 5000 in damages for an unpaid loan of 2862.70.
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Morris Metal Products Corporation of
Bridgeport
Toles
New York
City National Bank of Bridgeport
Truscon Steel Company of
Youngstown
Howlands Win Tax Action Against City Bridgeport
Judgments in favor of Howlands and other plaintiffs in tax reduction cases against Bridgeport were returned by Judge William M. Malthie. Howland Co assessments were cut from 700000 to 500080, while Smith & Murray Co reduced from 170000 to 114048 after Board of Relief denial.
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Dowland Dry Goods Co
Gmith & Murray Co
Bridgeport
William M. Malthie
Howiend Co
Board of Toliet
Smith & Morsay
Alseen
Board of Reef
Accused of Bribing Policeman in Liquor Case
Three men faced City court on liquor law violations. William Keefe of 151 Wood Avenue had case continued to Wednesday in bonds of 200 dollars. Andrew Wigersey of 2098 Fairfield Avenue fined 75 dollars. George Horvath of 2097 Fairfield Avenue charged with keeping intoxicating liquor for sale and bribery. offered a ten dollar bribe to Patrolman Robert Hoffman. Judge Wilder continued the case to Wednesday with 3,000 dollar bond.
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William Keefe
Wood Avenue
Andrew Wigersey
Fairfield Avenue
George Horvath
Thewan
Robert Hoffman
Autos Destroyed in Lafayette Garage Fire
A morning fire in a brick garage behind Dr. E F McGovern on Lafayette and Gilbert streets destroyed three cars owned by Col. J Murphy Gus Meyers and McGovern. Fire Chief Johnson investigates cause after a passerby alerted responders.
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E. F McGovern
Lafayette
Gilbert Streets
Col. J. Murphy
Gus Meyers
Dr. McGovern
Tragic November Traffic Toll in Bridgeport Report
The Traffic Division of Police Headquarters released a November report noting five deaths and 72 injuries from 218 accidents. Trolley cars and public service vehicles contributed 28 and 42 incidents, with 886 other vehicles involved. Victims listed include Tony Balardo, William Neff, P. Lavivire, Alec Bonitate, and Louis Klop singer. There were 83 arrests and 70 summons, plus 9 autos stolen and 4 recovered.
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Bridgeport
Traffic Division of Police
Tony Balardo
Jones Avenue
William Neff
The
Elk’s Club
Chicago
P. Lavivire
Bondstrent
Alec Bonitate
Center Street
Louis Klopsinger
Madison Avenue
Intoxicated man in auto riot fined and jailed
Judge Wilder fined Keston Koroleck 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced him to three days in jail after his midnight arrest on Boston Avenue. Patrolman Tomas Meechen found no operator license, wrong markers, and no registration as Koroleck admitted drinking cider and beer. The car had narrowly missed a trolley, backing into a yard partially on the street.
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Wilder
Keston Koroleck
Hallett Street
Koroleck
Boston Avenue
Tomas Meechen
Lodge of Sorrow Oration by Troup
Bridgeport lodge of Elks will hold its annual memorial service at the site home tomorrow at 3 p.m. alrer Ruler L.PT. Gallagher will preside as the chief officer. The oration will be delivered by Hon. Philip Troup postmaster of New Haven and a member of New Haven lodge of Elks. A musical program of exceptional merit has been arranged by Prof. John Raynolds. The exercises are for members only.
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Bridgeport Lodge of Elks
Alrer
Gallagher
Philip Troup
New Haven
Views on Farmers Relief Sought by Joint Congressional Committee
Washington December 4 Officials including Treasury Secretary Houston and Federal Reserve Board Governor Harding appeared before the joint congressional committee pondering relief for farmers hurt by falling prices. Neither official expressed optimism that a specific market remedy would emerge from resumed hearings.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Houston
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Coroner Holds Wagon Driver For 2 Deaths
Westport coroner Frank Pouski is held for criminal agalligance in the deaths of Ernest Middleton and James Smythe after a collision with a wagon owned by the Gault brothers. Pouski claimed he mistook an approaching automobile for a motorcycle. crime inquiry notes a single light on the wagon.
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Frank Pouski
Westport
John J. Phelan
Ernest Middleton
James E. Smythe
Pouski
Gault Brothers
49 Prisoners to be Tried in December Superior Court
Busy times loom in the December term of the Superior court with 49 prisoners to be tried on charges from theft to murder. Thirty one are Bridgeporters and nine are arraigned for murder, including locals. The Nott murder case involving Elwood B Wade Mrs Ethel Hutchinson Nott and John E Johnston heads the list in a docket of cases from Bridgeport including burglary theft and other felonies.
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Superior Court
Criminal Side
Nott
Elwood B. Wade
Ethel Hutchinson Nott
John E. Johnston
Fairueta
Bridgeport
Joseph Benvino
Mike Riazit
John Brescia
Louis Muslowaki
Yokop Zaltz
William Egnatosky
William — Willis
Buyers' Strike Says Mollan Hits Business Decline
Mollan, long-time local trader, declares a buyers' strike driven by propaganda from powerful interests. He cites Chicago pork prices and farmer discouragement, warning Western packers gain leverage as eastern supply shrinks. Continued report noted on page three.
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Chicago
Father Traynor’s Father Dead Linked in Ireland
Cablegram reports Andrew Traynor of Ireland, father of Rev. M. J. Traynor pastor of St Marys, died December 1st. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs Clarke of Ireland and Mrs O Rourke of South Plainfield, Mass, and four sons Rev Michael J Traynor, Rev Andrew Traynor of Kingston, John of Boston, Henry in Ireland. Another son Rev James Traynor died last winter from influenza.
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Andrew Traynor
Ireland
Kingston
Thousand Islands
John Traynor
Boston
Henry
James Traynor
Who Is He A Bridgeport Tire Businessman
A young Bridgeport tire dealer with extensive experience in the rubber trade from Ohio is described. He operates on Fairfield Avenue, pursuing a business in tires. The query asks for his identity and invites readers to submit the answer to The Times Office for a prize.
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Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
Ohio
Equines GURSHER Succex Featured In Tie
Yesterday's profile noted F. 4. Oliver, president and treasurer of A. L. Schayek Co., Inc., long connected with the Rubber Tire industry and active in the Elks and other fraternal groups. Florence BE Squires identified the first correctly at 2 26 yesterday afternoon. other correct answers came from Julius Kalapos of 1227 Main St and M. J. O'Reilly of 83 James St.
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F. 4. Oliver
A. L. Schayek Co., Inc
Florence BE. Squires
Seaview Avenue
Julius Kalapos
Main Street
M. J. O'Reilly
James Street
Armenia Falls Under Soviet Rule as Erivan Captured
Associated Press reports Russia's Soviet troops seized Erivan amid Armenia's declaration of a Soviet republic. Dispatches note shrinkage of Armenian territory to roughly Rutland county size, with Georgians seizing Borghalu district. Inter Allied Council hints Wilson frontiers policy may doom Armenian independence and delays League admission.
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Associated Press
London
Erivan
Armenia
Moscow
Rutland
Constantinople
Ally Express
England
Theaily Express
Borghalu
Daily Telegraph
Inter-Allied Council
Harding receives large Newport News home welcome
President elect Harding returns from the canal zone aboard the Pastores and is greeted by a throng in Hampton Roads. A 25 airplane flotilla from Langley Field and three naval dirigibles accompany the voyage as ships along the route display marine flags spelling a welcome home. He plans speeches at the Academy of Music and a visit to Norfolk later in the day.
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Newport News
Lect Harding
Virgini Tidewater
Harding
Anal Zone
Hampton Roads
Academy of Music
Crossig
Norfolk
Pastores
Langley Field
Hartford man dies in motorcycle crash near city spot
Gustav Howarth of 147 Babcock Street Hartford collided with a jitney at 12:30 near Manchester. He was 28, leaving a wife and infant child.
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Manchester
Gustav Howarth
Babcock Street
Hartford
Does Mayor Wilson Hold Winning Card
The aldermen debate Broad street extension and the mayor’s timing for announcing committee memberships ahead of a vote. Proponents say the mayor has fifteen votes to sustain his veto. opponents expect enough votes to kill the extension. A Chamber delegation advocates delaying until schools expand to serve all children.
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Wilson
Board of Aldermen
Broad Street
Chamber of Commerce
INITIATE SEITZ AS MEMBER OF PHI BETA KAPPA
Williamsburg Virginia December 4 The 144th anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa at William and Mary drew many visitors including Sir Auckland Geddes British ambassador who will be initiated tonight and deliver the anniversary address Also attending were Secretary Payne Rear Admiral Grayson Norman Davis and P P Claxton Don C Seitz William Pulsifer Professor Charles L Raper and other distinguished Virginians.
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Seitz
PHI Beta Kappa
Williamsburg
Phi Beta Kappa Society
William and Mary College
Sir Auckland Geddes
Harvard University
Phi Bete Kappa
Payne
Grayson
Wilson
William and Mary
Norman Davis
Washington
Sir Auckland
P. P. Claxton
Don C. Seitz
New York World
William Pulsifer
New York
Charles L. Raper
Syracuse
Virginia
Moore’s Again Disappointed Over Missing Boy Rumor
Mr and Mrs George Moore of Stratford received news from Boston that a boy picked up by police was not Kenneth Moore causing renewed despair. A Strabane dispatch reports a hurricane raging in County Tyrone with loss of life and heavy property damage.
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George Moore
King Street
Stratford
Kenneth Moore
Boston
Dublin
County Tyrone
Strabane
Movement To Consolidate Seaside And Algonquin Clubs
A movement to merge the Seaside and Algonquin clubs is advancing as committees from both sides meet to discuss savings and expanded service. Seaside seeks consolidation leadership includes Noyes E Alling and Arthur W Burritt. Algonquin committee is chaired by Frank Miller with Robert A Beers secretary. The Seaside club began in 1884 as a road driving horse group and later became a social club. Algonquin, formed in 1892, now has a larger but cramped membership in Court Exchange building.
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Algonquin
Algonquin Club
Noyes E. Alling
Arthur W. Burritt
Samuel M. Hawley
Willie B. Hobbs
Albert E. Lavery
Willis H. Lyon
Wiliam J Nichols
Charles G. Waldo
D. Fairchild Wheeler
John W. Wheeler
John R. Woodhull
Frank Miller
Robert A. Beers
A. H. Bullard
Geo. M. Eames
John J. Fisher
George 5. Hill
Augustus McKenzie
James T. Patterson
Sumner Simson
Harry W. Walker
Edmurd
Main Street
Lafayette and
State Streets
Seaside Club
Court Exchange
Widow Muriel MacSwiney Arrives In New York Aboard Celtic
Mrs Muriel MacSwiney widow of Cork mayor who died on hunger strike lands at North River Pier sixty with sister Mary amid cheering crowds. She travels to testify before the committee of one hundred on Ireland conditions while nursing from illness and her husband’s death.
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Times
New York
Muriel MacSwiney
Terence MacSwiney
Mary
West Street
White Star Line
Celtic
North River
Irish Societes
General Publi
Associated Press
Cork
London
Brixton Prison
Committee of One Hundred
Ireland
You Can Use Private Stock For Festivities
Washington reports advise housewives to use private stock for holiday cooking. John R. Kramer, dry law chief, refutes claims that Yuletide delicacies with brandy are barred. He notes no regulation allows purchase of brandy for home cooking at this time.
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Washington
John R. Kramer
Kramer
Why Coal Prices Are High in New England
Massachusetts fuel administrator Eugene C. Hultman told the Calder Senate committee that independents supply 40 percent of New England coal yet only 20 percent nationally. He noted prices range $13 to $16 a ton in Boston. Weather notes for Connecticut predict light rain tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures, while broader conditions describe a Western trough bringing unsettled weather east.
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New York
New England
Calder Senate Committee On Reconstruction
Eugene C. Hultman
Massachusetts
Hultman
Boston
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Louisiana
Ontario
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
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MacSwiney
City National Bank
Howlands
Troup
Italy
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Fiumio
Gabrielling
Lloyd- Sicorse
Sinn Fein
Morning Post
Irish Republican Army
Mollan
William K. Mollan
Traynor
Times Office
Moore
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