City quick to recover after first blizzard
Bridgeport carpenters strike begins with 20 percent wage cut rejection. About 150 workers affected as unions resist reductions while a few contractors continue paying $4 an hour. Snow and walkout halt work on major project United Illuminating plant. Business agent Flanagan labels it a counterstrike, predicting more delays. aim to test union wage rigidity. Continued on Page Six.
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Bridgeport Builders’ Exchange
Bridge Port
Unitedlluminating Company
East Main Street
Timothy A. Flanagan
Carpenters’ Union
Flanagan
John Schwartz
Schwartz Brothers
Builders’ Exchange
Carpenters
Boston Car Barn Fire Destroys Neponset Carbarns in Ruin
Fire at the Neponset carbarns of the Elevated Railway destroyed about fifty cars, including thirty new ones, with total losses estimated around 650 thousand dollars. The six acre site burned, and officials cite spontaneous combustion as a possible cause.
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Boston
Tonton Elevated
Distress Reported as Ship Towed by Coast Guard
A single distress report came from the storm area. The Shipping Board vessel Rows v was said to be in distress off Fenwick Island near the Delaware breakwater. The Coast Guard cutter Manning was sent, but a dispatch noted the pine sweeper Kalmia had the vessel on tow.
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Washington
Todd
Shipping Board
Fenwick Ssink
Delaware Break
Coast Guard
Kalmia
New Haven Forecast Warns of Unsettled Snowy Night
Weather outlook for New Haven and nearby areas calls for fair to unsettled skies with rising temperatures and likely light snow. Expect cooler conditions tonight with a fair sky pattern and a modest temperature drop.
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New Haven
Origin of big Stratford fire still unknown
Stratford officials resumed inquiry into the blaze that nearly destroyed Stratford High School. A box of matches found on the building’s second floor is now with police, origin unclear. An additional fire in the ruined belfry was managed, and searches found no intruders. Insurance totaled 38,000 for building and contents. 2,000 in damages to typewriters. School board arranged housing for pupils in public and church halls. students met at Stratford theatre and will resume classes Wednesday.
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Stratford
Stratford High School
Trix
Stratford School Board
Stratford Theatre
Chamber conference on Berchard bill to end meter charges
The Chamber of Commerce convenes in Stamford tomorrow to discuss the Berchard bill abolishing the service charge on 58 gas meters. Delegates from Bridgeport Consumers' League and other state groups will attend. A Hartford hearing before the judiciary committee is set for Friday with representatives including Gridport's new team. Bridgeport protest timing remains unsettled pending company data.
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Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
Berchard
Bridgeport Consumers’ League
Hartford
Judiciary Committee
Muis
Teasne
Gridseport
Bridgeport
Caruso Eats Hearty Meal After Sleep
New York tenor Enrico Caruso spent the night resting and awoke to a hearty breakfast. He appeared bright and smiling, and spoke with ease. One physician who stayed in the sick room through the night reported satisfaction with his condition.
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Associated Tress
New York
Enrico Caruso
Tom Moore and Rene Adoree Rumored Married in California
Rumor spreads that silent film star Tom Moore and Rene Adoree wed in California on February 13 with Mabel Normand and Jack Pickford named as witnesses. Previously Moore divorced Alice Joyce, who reportedly married a wealthy New Yorker. Bridgeporters recall Moore’s early Poli stock days at the Plaga theatre.
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Tom Moore
Rene Adoree
Rene Adorece
California
Mabel Normand
Jack Pickford
Tom
Alice Joyce
League Council Moves Quick On Mandate Blockade
The League of Nations council met to block mandates on former German and Turkish lands, aiming to curb open diplomacy. Canada’s Sir Robert Borden may chair the amendments committee as talks on disarmament and Armenia progress, with Argentina’s controversial proposals having stirred withdrawal threats.
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League of Nations Council
League of Nations Assembly
Geneva
Wellington Koo
Great Britain
China
Sir Robert Borden
Delecate
Canada
League
Argentina
Germany
OG. Borden
United States
Armenia
Allies Take Quarter of Greek Land
London reports a revised Sevres treaty plan by Lloyd George and Briand to give Turkey extra Thrace by moving Greece westernward and adding one fourth of Thrace to the Constantinople district. Turks to gain representation on the Constantinople international committee, pending Allied approval at the Near East conference.
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Associated Press
London
Sevres
Turkey
Thrace
Mr. Lloyd George
M. Briand
Greece
Constantinople
International Committee
Snow Storm Forecast for Eastern Territory Tonight
The weather bureau forecast predicts another snow storm likely to hit the eastern territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Tennessee North Carolina line tonight or Tuesday, with significant snowfall expected in those areas.
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Washington
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Blizzard Death Toll Reaches Seven in Worst Storm Since 1888
Boston reports New England s worst blizzard in 22 years with ten inches of snow in 24 hours and a 70 mile gale driving vessels ashore. Seven deaths include fishermen drowned off Nantasket and three elderly men found dead in Milford, Stoneham, and Boston. Coast Guard efforts persistent as barges break up, rail and streetcar service paralyzed, and many roads and lines blocked or abandoned.
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Boston
New
Gun Rock
Stony Beach
Nantasket
Coast Guard
William Bisbee
Rockland
North Scituate
Milford
Stoneham
South Station
Rutherford
Peaked Hill Bar
Cape Cod
Coast Guards
Tuckahoe
Philadelphia
Hull
Gloucester
Winthrop
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Turken
Weymouth
Greater
Massachusetts
B. F. Sturtevant Company
Readville
Tenement blocks tenants suffer as water shut off
In New Haven 14 families on the tenement block at 105 Haven Street face eviction after the New Haven Water Company shut off water for nonpayment. John F. Sullo was arraigned in police court on tenement house law violation at the request of Health officials who allege he owned the building. Sullo denied ownership though health officials say he admitted it. The case was continued to February 23 for further investigation.
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New Haven
Haven St
New Haven Water Company
John F. Sullo
Sullo
Board of Health
Saturday night fight leads to multiple fines in city court
City court fined participants in a Saturday night melee at 7 Gilbert Court a total of 85 dollars. Harry Rice paid 10, Eva Rice 20, William Henderson 20, Frederick J. Knablin 10, Joseph Galone 25, with Jennie Knablin placed on probation. Arthur Chaplin is named in the charges. Separately, London reports nearly 2,000 men are working on road schemes to relieve unemployment.
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Harry Rice
Gilbert Court
Rice
Eva
William Henderson
Frederick J. Knablin
Joseph Galone
Jennie Knablin
London
Weather Comes Up Short In Winsted Blizzard Tale
A Winsted weather yarn notes about 15 inches of snow but says trains from New Haven and Central New England ran on time. The Torrington trolley line stayed on schedule and only a few rural schools suspended while mail carriers quit routes.
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Winsted
New Haven
Central New England
Torrington
All State Helpless in Storm Connecticut Snowbound
New Haven reports 14 inches of snow driven by gale force winds leaving the state largely snowbound. Rail and trolley service hampered. some lines opened with two locomotives. interurban and eastern branch lines largely suspended. Factories observed a holiday. schools closed. perishable freight trains continued. Weather bureau says worst since 1904.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Weathers Bureau
New Haven Road
West Haven
Savin Rock
East Haven
Branford
East Shore
Connecticut Company
Weather Bureau
Chatham and
Hiyannis
Bridgeport Clears Snow After Blizzard Lockout
Bridgeport labored through a heavy snow ordeal as 300 street workers 150 horses and 75 teams cleared Main Street from Cannon to Elm and extended north to Congress Street and south to Wall Street. Snow was dumped into the Pequonnock River as trains ran late but recovered. harbor shipping facedward issues and a power outage interrupted service, now restored.
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Bridgeport
Street and Charities Department
R. Carter
Cannon
Elm
Congress Street
Wall Street
Pequonnock River
Union Avenue
Waterview Avenue
Angus Thorne
Charities Department
Main
Cannon Streets
Carter
United Iluminating Company
Stratford Avenue
Reguirs
Jitneys Save Day as Trolleys Fall in Blizzard Strife
Jitneys kept city transit alive during a blizzard, equipping with chains and snow shovels, operating on half hour to hourly schedules. State Highway crews plowed and kept main roads open, while trolleys suffered delays, derailments, and service suspensions. Jitneys proved capable on routes like Stratford and Norwalk, with John Meir piloting the first Stratford trip at 5:43 AM.
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New Haven
Norwalk
State Highway Department
Stratford Avenue
Barnum and State
Ash Creek
North Main Street
Brooklawn
Packard
Archie McKee
Stratford
Derby
Walnut Beach
John Meir
Bridgeport
Connecticut Company
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ITA
Caruso
Europe
Rheta Guggenheim
Copper King
Lucile Sanders
League Council
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Weather Man
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