Home Rule Joker Faces Commission Government Revival
A Times report discusses revived demand for the Commission form of government amid Home Rule constraints. Voters previously endorsed commission plans but failed to trigger change due to a 60 percent turnout requirement in special elections. Edge DL Dillon endorses a nonpartisan, businesslike system with low bidder contracts and expert administration over party politics.
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Commission
Pillow
Times
Edward J. Dillon
Main Street
Jes
Jim
Disorders Sweep Spain Amid Arrests Across Cities
Dispatch from Madrid reports serious revolutionary disturbances sweeping many areas of Spain. Martial law may be declared as fighting erupts in several towns. Widespread arrests, worker uprisings in Madrid Valencia Seville and Barcelona paralyze industry. Clashes between troops police and civilians noted in multiple locations.
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Yaris
Spain
Madrid
Trix
Marshal Low
Valencia
Selile
Barcelona
Sinn Fein Arranges Trace Prospects Reopened
London reports revived trace prospects after a private interview between Monsignor Patrick Joseph Catune and Premier George. Archbishop Catune conveyed what amounted to a warning from Michael Collins and Sinn Fein leaders about steps to secure a trace agreement.
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London
Daily Mail
Patrick Joseph Catune
Perth
George
Taoyd George
Michael Collins
Sinn Fein
Collins
City settles Burns detectives joy ride bill
The city pays 820 to Henry Carstensen for police department cars used during May through August. City transferred 1800 from sidewalks to police funds at the last Board of Apportionment meeting. Burns men allegedly used the autos for young ladies on trips to New Haven Hartford Willimantic and other cities. May bill 241 June 326 July 233 August 20.
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Burns
Henry Carstensen
Cannon Street
Police Department
Iaw
Board of Apportionment
Young Lady Friends
New Haven
Hartford
Willimantic
Hit with Axe and Conductor Attack Spark Trial
Andrew Jackson of Newtown awaits sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated assault on Tierry Johnson, a New Haven railroad conductor. Jackson, a fireman on the same line, struck Johnson with a shovel during a yard dispute over train bumping at Hawleyville. Johnson’s skull fracture healed. Lawyers argued lack of mental accountability and past head injury from an axe.
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Andrew Jackson
Newtown
George E. Hinman
Tierry Johnson
New Haven
Jackson
Johnson
Ackson
Official confirmation sought on British action in De Valera case
State Department officials declined to comment on press reports that Great Britain would request official action in the De Valera case. They said no specific information was available and any communications would receive careful consideration. Also reported, David Nemet Mingarkn of Westport was sentenced to six months in jail for assault with a deadly weapon on John James. And no confirmation of a report that Vincent Van Diver of Springfield Missouri, a Standard Oil representative, had been shot in Mexico.
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Del
Great Firitain
de Valera
State Department
Department
Greatritain
Hinman
David Am Nemet i Mingarkn
Westport
Nemet
Onon John James
Vincent van Diver
Springfield
Standard On Company
New Jersey City
Mexico
Prisoner Dies as Sheriff Refuse to Cut Down Rope
In Toledo on December 9 a prisoner in the county jail hanged himself using a belt. Reports say a deputy sheriff refused to open the cell door and cut him down, despite orders from the sheriff. The incident follows charges alleging mismanagement.
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Toledo
Ohio
Fred Durley
Syracuse
Durkin
Expert Critiques Scheme Lacking Police Backing
An expert warns that the new scheme lacks police power backing and urges immediate action. The advisory stresses practical enforcement needs and cautions against proceeding without official support.
New York Solution to Rent Crisis Urges Action and Law
Harold G. Aron argues at the Eighth National Conference on Housing that fair rent should reflect market value and supply. He cites Solon and Roman praetors, saying New York protects tenants from duress without police power, urging action over talk to build more housing.
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New York
Aron
Harold G. Aron
America
Stratfield Hotel
Athens
Commonwealth
Germans Returned Prisoners Needed to Doom Casement
The 1920 Boston Post excerpt explains German hopes regarding Roger Casement and an Irish uprising. It notes German leaders doubted invasion viability, used submarines, and sought to enlist Irish prisoners while suspecting Casement as a spy.
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Boston Post
Germany
Ireland
England
Irish
Roger Gasement
Foreign Office
Casement
War Office
Money Circulation Expected Soon By Leading Merchants
Several prominent merchants tell The Times they anticipate a cash revival in the near future. N Olshan of the National Outlet Co notes shoppers will hold money to pay for essentials, predicting a dull season now but a busy period by year end as more money circulates locally.
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Times Today
N. Olshan
Ting Co
Police probe identity of crash victim in Milford
Police seek to confirm if Dorothy Armstrong of Canada is the unidentified woman killed in a Post road accident. Peter Champ of Hartford drove a motorcycle sidecar with the victim aboard and Jack Wolff piloted the truck. Champ, held without bail, says he did not know the woman and met her in a Hartford restaurant before offering to take her to Bridgeport. The coroner questioned Champ after the fatal crash.
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Milford
Dorothy Armstrong
Canada
Post Road
Peter Champ
Portland Street
Hartford
Jack Wolff
Champ
Eli Mix
New Haven
Bridgeport
Who Is Hepp? A Prominent Party Leader Named
A man prominent in party councils with a distinctive profile leads a large essential business in comfort via his trade. Identification must be mailed to The Times Office, with first identifications under the rules receiving a 2,00 prize.
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Tie
Times Office
McCarthy Saves Three Firemen On Water Tower
Lieutenant John J. McCarthy of the Bridgeport Fire Department held his line on a ladder as a hose burst, saving three firemen from falling from a water tower at Logan Brothers store during a major blaze at Water and Congress streets. Chief Johnson supervised while injuries occurred to Lieutenant Tom Bowen and Edward B. Thompson. Dr Burns and Driver Patsy O’Connell provided first aid. Firefighters also rescued Miss May McCarthy from a third floor window as damages and losses mounted in the Connecticut Co. complex. page continues on Six.
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Thompson
Miss McCarthy
John J. McCarthy
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Water and
Congress Street
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Tom Bowen
Dr Burns
Bowen
Burns
Patsy O'Connell
Edward B. Thompson
Engine Company No. 4
Prank Street
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Connecicut Co
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Kibling
Times
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Gem Avenue
Bridieport
Charles Serrenson
Woodmont, Cashiers
The
Broken Glass Brings Driver Jail Sentence
Walter Lee Johnson of Stamford, 26, received four months in jail for running down Alice Mills on Nov. 21. Mills, with a left leg fractured in 40 places, is hospitalized at St. Vincent's. Johnson fled the scene after swerving to avoid her as she crossed Fairfield Avenue near Gillman Street.
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Walter Lee Johnson
Stamford
Alice” Mills
Gillma Street
Johnson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Miss Mills
Fairfield Avenue
Gillman Street
Frank L. Wilder
Troley
State Motor Vehicle Department
Bridgeport
Man Killed by Dog Delays Body Removal in Cambridge
Police in Cambridge Massachusetts recovered the body of Thomas Maher, an aged recluse, only after a dog guarding the house was shot. Neighbors had reported Maher missing for days and the dog resisted entry as officers looked through a window, delaying the removal. Belfast report notes the release of Rev. O W Mehan of Castlebar parish. Anthony Gorezzeki fined for liquor law violation after a bottle found in his overcoat pocket.
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Cambridge
Mass
Thomas Maher
Maher
Belfast
O. W. Mehan
Castlebar
County Mayo
United States
Anthony Gorezzeki
West Avenue
South Avenue
Main Street
Frank L. Wilder
Gorezzeki
Income Taxes May Be Lower for Houston Area
Dec 9 The secretary of the treasury says higher normal income taxes may not be needed if Congress taps corporate revenue. Officials suggest a three to four percent rise in ordinary rates could be avoided by taxing overcapitalized corporations and those dodging tax links. Congressional leaders doubt raising the small man’s tax.
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Ngton
Secretary of the
Treasury
Houston
Cies
Congress
Capitol
Woman Church Thief Weeps Going To Jail
Mrs. Alice Harriman of 33 Fairfield avenue was charged in City Court with stealing pocket-books from pews at St. Augustine's church. After pleading guilty she received 30 days in jail on two counts and fines plus costs. She collapsed after arrest and was taken to Hill home for treatment.
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Alice Harriman
Fairfield Avenue
Toda
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