Warfare erupts in Camlough as rebels attack garrison
Reports describe a violent clash at Camlough barracks in North Ireland with many killed or wounded. Sporadic attacks spread toward a Newry Camlough railway viaduct as martial law grips southwestern Ireland. Five? police and civilians reported casualties amid widespread rioting and arson in Cork.
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Camlough
Ireland
Camlough Barracks
Newry
Cork
Sinn. Fein
Den
Seven Jitney Men in Toils in City Court
John Snyder of 105 Linen avenue and Antonio De Leon of 2346 Barnum avenue faced arraignment in City Court for overloading their jitneys. All caged drivers were continued to tomorrow by Judge Frederick A. Bartlett. Jisadore Monascrit of 1105 Barnum avenue was charged with reckless driving and his case continued to January 8 under $200 bonds. Thomas Eden of 1625 Stratford avenue Henry Berkeley of 668 Berkshire avenue and Samuel Porofsky of 450 Bishop avenue were taken into custody for overloading jitney buses and will be arraigned in City Court tomorrow.
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John Snyder
Linen Avenue
Thomas Eden
Stratford Avenue
Henry Calhoun
Berkshire Avenue
Samuel Porofsky
Bishop Avenue
Errem
Education Board Prepares Budget for City Schools
The Board of Education plans to meet tonight to organize the budget needs for the coming year and determine the city appropriation request for the schools. Committees will arrange data to file requisitions with the auditor before December ends per city charter. Charles Stout and Jasper McLevy represent the Central Labor Union, protesting Bridgeport Gas Co charges at tomorrow’s Public Utilities Commission hearing in Hartford. President Wilson appeals for relief funds for starving children in central and eastern Europe, offering to take twenty children as temporary wards and contribute to their aid.
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Board of Education
Charles Stout
Jasper McLevy
Central Labor Union
Public Utilities Commission
Hart
Bridgeport Gas Co
Washington
Wibon
Central
Europe
New Haven Stock Drops to New Low in Markets
New Haven stock faced further losses with the market showing short covering and moderate rallies from the lows in forenoon trading. Several issues held at new lows as low priced rails were in supply. New Haven declined to a fresh low of 16 1/2.
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New York
New Haven
Daniels Won't Sign Pact To Reduce Ships
Washington December 13 Secretary of the Navy Daniels opposes a five year halt in naval construction by the United States Great Britain and Japan saying the nation must have the strongest navy or enter the League of Nations He brands the proposal as a new entente and notes all nations must be included in any disarmament plan He will urge continued U S naval buildup and compliance with 1916 appropriation authority for a world disarmament conference. The White House signals Henry Morgenthau as mediator in Armenian Turkish Nationalist tensions. Factories L M and P announces a factory employee bonus schedule based on service years up to 100 percent of the weekly bonus for four years.
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Daniels
United States
Great Britain
Japan
League of Nations
Daniela
Harding
House Naval Affairs Committee
Commission of the Nations of
Guard of Honor at Rev. Terence H. Smith Rites
Guard of honor will stand beside the body of Rev. Terence H. Smith as hundreds attend the vigil at the Blessed Sacrament church and the remains await the morning requiem. The burial follows at St. Bernard's cemetery New Haven after services at the church. The late pastor served Hartford diocese and led the East End parish project work.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Winey
Con Mga Bk Pole
Tad Abe
St. Bernard's Cemetery
New Haven
Father Smith
Hartford
the Blessed Sacrament
East End
Bridgeport Girl Fights Off Bolshevik Horde at Sebastopol
A Bridgeport girl, nineteen, allegedly held off a mob with an automatic during the Sebastopol evacuation as a Landing Party from the U S S Overton and American sailors retreated to safety. The incident, described in a letter from R V Chace, a yeoman aboard the Overton, notes that Cossacks later relieved the ten armed men guarding the American storehouse. Continued on Page Six.
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Sebastopol
Navy
Cannon Street
R. V. Chace
U. S. S. Overton
Red Cross
Ai Cossacks
Norwalk Sergt Captures Hooch Trio in Cadillac
Nathan Drayer of New York with Herman Grill of Brooklyn and Jacob Bergson of New York city fled Stamford prohibition officers in a Cadillac carrying 130 quarts of whiskey. Police Sergeant J. H. Gibson recaptured them. Drayer to Stamford with the cargo, others to appear before a Bridgeport U.S. Commissioner.
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Norwalk
Nathan Drayer
New York
Herman Grill
Brooklyn
Jacob Bergson
New York City
Stamford
J. H. Gibson
Drayer
United States
Bridgeport
Mystery Man Named by Title in Times Office Request
A reader asks who is the well known gentleman, favored by the Chamber of Commerce, addressed by a title other than Mr. He is described as a splendid fellow with a war record. The Times Office offers payment to the first correct identification under the rules.
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Chamber of Commerce
Times Office
Miss Graham Wins First Right Answer
Veronica T. Graham of 176 Warwick avenue Stratford was first to guess yesterday's profile subject Walter E. Goddard tax collector of Stratford Trust Co.
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Veronica T. Graham
Warwick Avenue
Stratford
Walter E. Goddard
Stratford Trust Co
Supreme court upholds quashing of 25 deportation indictments
Washington reports the supreme court sustained federal court decrees quashing indictments against 25 defendants charged with deporting 211 alleged undesirables from Bisbee Arizona into New Mexico. The article notes a July 1917 arrest at Boyan North Avenue with a $15 bond forfeiture for drunkenness in city court.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Bisbee
Ariz
New Mexico
Shortage in Healey's Bank Accounts Leads to Court Hearing
In Hartford, Raymond R. Healey, former vice president of the United States Bank, surrendered after disappearing last Thursday. The bank says an $8,000 shortage prompted action. the case was continued without a hearing and bonds of $5,000 were posted by F. H. Holmes. Restitution efforts aim to avoid prosecution as Healey stays at the Elm Tree Inn in Farmington.
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Hartford
Raymond R. Healey
United States Bank
F. H. Holmes
New Britain
Healey
Elm Tree Inn
Farmington
Holmes
Pardon Board Hears Appeals in Hartford Session
Hartford Conn Dec 13 The Board of Pardons heard a score of petitions from state prison inmates with a noon to 1 30 pm recess Governor Holcomb presiding for the last time Judge Burpee filling for an ill judge and two Fairfield county cases drawing favorable attention though no decisions expected until later in the day Michael Rizzo of Bridgeport in the insane ward was sentenced in 1916 to life for second degree murder affidavits from Italy supported the claim he killed his uncle to avenge his mother’s death in 1907 from Italy
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Hartford
Conn
Board of Pardons
David S. Day
Bridgeport
Morris Seymour
Burpee
William S. Case
Holcomb
Fairfield County
Irving Elsony
Michael Rizzo
Italy
Galen Carter
Rizzo
Textile Workers Prepare to Resist Wage Cuts
New York reports indicate textile mills will resist the Dec 20 wage reductions. United Textile Workers president John Golden says the union will review the situation at a conference in New York next Friday and Saturday. The national mood follows similar discontent across New England where cuts around 22 percent have been discussed.
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New York
John Golden
United Textile Workers of America
New England
Defenders rally for liberal Sunday amid Edwards sermon
The Rev. Paul Edwards denounced liberal Sunday policy targeting Catholics and Bridgeport Symphony. Defenders including Rev. Dr. R. F. Moore and Pierce V. Gahan argued sane observance, restraint, and benefits of Sunday recreation. Giovanni Conterno cited music's biblical ties and concert-aimed virtue.
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Paul Edwards
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra
Edwards
Times
R. F. Moore
Church of the Sacred Heart
Pierce V. Gahan
Municipal Board of Recreation
Dr. Moore
God
Giovanni Conterno
Harvey Hubbell Band
New Low Record Sugar Prices Set in New York
New low record prices were established for refined sugar in New York today. The Federal Sugar Refining Co reduced its list price by half a cent to 8 1/4 cents per pound for fine granulated. Other refiners, who had kept prices at 9 cents, cut their quotations to 8 1/3 cents.
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New York
Federal Sugar Refining Co
Five Booze Suspects Arraigned in Bridgeport Court
Five Bridgeporters, including a woman, were arraigned on liquor law charges after a Saturday night bust. One man paid a $50 fine, Steve Moskofsky of 141 Willard Street, who claimed he sold temperance drinks but could not account for half a glass found in a sink. Cases for Kobel and Bruntto continued or reopened. Rulof held on $200 bond after resisting arrest. Viola Tanik’s case continued. her husband Julius Lunik also faced charges and a $50 fine.
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Frederic A. Bartlett
Steve Moskofsky
Willard Street
Valenta Kobel
Pembroke Street
Alex Rulof
Rulof
Frank Bruntto
Washington Avenue
Viola Tanik
Pequonnock Street
Julus Lunik
Frank L. Wilder
Stamford Court Holds Gunmen In Robbery Case
Stamford court held Ralph Collins 26 Albert Shoppaz 20 and Vincent Vartabedian alias Frank Rohn 1690 Seaview Bridgeport in 5000 bonds each on felonious assault charges. They confessed to holding up storekeeper Joshua Memotin and robbing him of 38 dollars last Tuesday night. They also admitted thefts of chickens and two freight-yard thefts and planned more holdups. Anthony Sprole 57 Main Street Stamford is held in connection with the affair. In New York opening foreign exchange slight declines. sterling down to 45 1 2. Franc cables 5.84 checks 5.83, Liv esables 3.48 checks 3.47.
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Stamford
Ralph W. Collins
Bimet Street
This City
Albert Shoppaz
Seaview Avenue
Bridgeport
Vincent Vartabedian
Frank Rohn
Joshua Memoitin
Memoitin
Anthony Sprole
Main Street
New York
Immigration bill passes amid House voting turmoil
Washington December 13 The House of Representatives by a vote of 293 to 141 this afternoon passed the Johnson immigration bill suspending immigration in the United States. The bill originally called for a two year suspension but just before passage an amendment limited the period to one year.
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Washington
Hours of Representatives
Johnson
United States
House
Gamblers Jump Bail After Raid
George Tereseyelo keeper of a gambling house at 28 Railroad avenue and George Bartka of Stratford and Alex Zawadsky of 48 Allen street and Alex Rebach of 874 Lind ley street forfeited $10 bonds after failing to appear for trial in City court this morning following a raid on the Railroad avenue gambling house late Saturday night by police.
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George Tereseyelo
Railroad Avenue
George Bartka
Stratford
Alex Zawadsky
Allen Street
Alex Rebach
Lindley Street
War-Torn Brass Arrives In Port
Four hundred tons of scrap brass from France arrived in the harbor on the Ram bier to the Bridgeport Brass company. It is the fourth shipment of this kind to reach the city since the war. Seven barges of soft coal arrived for local dealers but no hard coal has come by water in two weeks. Frank Straum of Stratfield road had his case for driving under the influence continued until December 15 after arraignment in city court.
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France
Bridgeport Brass Company
McAllister Brothers
Rambier
Frank Straum
Stratfield Road
Willard to face Dempsey in March title clash comeback
Jess Willard announces a March 17 bout with Jack Dempsey to reclaim the heavyweight crown. He vows to pound Dempsey, insists he can win, and criticizes time as a factor while trainer Jack Hempel expresses high confidence in Willard's conditioning.
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Jess Willard
Dempsey
Lawrence Mans
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Willard
Jack Hempel
Jess
Jack
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