Bridgeport Adopts 1921 22 Tax Rate At 28.9 Mills
The Bridgeport Board of Apportionment set the City’s fiscal year 1921-22 tax rate at 28.9 mills after final departmental requisitions. Districts show rates 25.1 in the first and 18.8 in the second with total appropriations and revenues detailed, arrears influence available revenue, and a citywide assessed grand list of 244,925,794. President Seeley instructed clerks to notify departments that the tax plan stands.
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Bridgeport
Board of Apportionment
William 5. Seeley
Toledo mail robbery arrests tied to multi million theft
Three men are arrested in connection with the Toledo post office robbery as investigators estimate the stolen cash and unregistered bonds may approach 1.5 million dollars. Suspects include Joseph Culbert and brothers Frank and Joseph Urbaytis. Urbaytis brothers were captured near Elkhart Indiana. A sister of the Urbaytis brothers is being sought for questioning. Police and postal authorities believe the theft total could reach 1.5 million dollars.
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Toledo
Toledo Post
Joseph Culbert
Frank
Joseph Urbaytis
Culbert
Urieyde Brothers
Lake
Elkhart
Ind
Urbaytis
Ishelms
Questionius
Japanese Sentry Cleared of Death Guilt at Vladivostok
A court martial found the Japanese sentry not guilty in the killing of American Naval Lieutenant William H. Langdon at Vladivostok, faulting the Vladivostok troop detachment commander who has been suspended.
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Tokio
William H. Langdon
Vladivostok
Langdon
Deaf and Dumb Man Baffles Court Interpreters
In city court Judge Wilder notes Scholz, deaf and mute, pleads guilty to drunkenness via note. He is sentenced to 10 days in jail with the sentence suspended. Spectators cry as interpreters struggle to communicate. Weather forecast for Southern New England calls for snow this afternoon, cloudy tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures and strong northeast winds.
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Hirschberger
Cohen
John I. Scholz
Frank J. Wilder
Scholz
Park Avenue
Wilder
Carl Ford
Washington
New England
Insurers Ordered to Pay Hefty Injury Award
Paris reports Greek Premier in London for Near East talks as handwriting experts aid Compensation Commissioner H E Buckingham. He orders John Bradley, via his insurers, to pay Louis Bassett a total of 1859.28 for the loss of two fingers. Bradley’s policy lapsed in 1920. insurers claim Bradley’s registered-letter receipt, but Bradley denies notification. The decision covers weekly compensation, hospital, doctors, and nurse costs.
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H E. T. Buckingham
John ¥. Bradley
Louis PL Bassett
Bradley
Bassett
Bridgeport
T4ability Insurance Company
Jersey City
N. J
Buckingham
Police Department
Bandit Foiled by Grocer at 1803 Barnum Avenue
Charles Makara, who runs a grocery and sub post office at 1803 Barnum Avenue, foiled a hold up when a gun was pointed at his head as a man asked for a stamp. The intruder dropped his gun and fled after Makara drew his own revolver and fired three shots, none of which hit. Police noted the suspect escaped, marking the first of two attempted robberies that night, the other at Maxwell Sharfato’s store on Main Street yielding $16.
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Charles Makara
Barnum Avenue
Enouh
Makara
Hi Head
Maxwells Sharfateto
Main Street
Hoover Davis and Denby Selected to Complete Cabinet
President elect Harding finalized his cabinet slate in St Augustine Florida with Edwin Denby named secretary of the navy. Herbert Hoover is expected to accept the commerce post and James J. Davis as labor secretary if confirmed. Other virtually certain picks include Charles E Hughes for secretary of State Will H. Heyes Weeks Metcalf and Fall. Caruso rests after pleurisy and heart trouble. fever subsided.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Harding
Edwin Denby
Detroit
Mich
Navy
Denby
Navy Post
Congress
Marine Corps
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Bark~ Sr
Labor
Charles Eb, Hughes
New York
Daugherty
Ohio
Will Hf. Heyes
Indiana
John W. Weeks
Maschchiectis
Andrew Metlon
Agriculture
A. B. Fall
New Mexico
Interior
Siamese Twins Arrive In Boston With Circus Engagement
Two linked sisters known as Rosa and Jonefa Blazek from Prague Bohemia arrived at the immigration station aboard the American One steamship Manchuria. Officials said land entry is expected. One sister is a spinster and the other married, mother to an 11 year old boy who accompanies them.
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Boston
Rosa
Jonefa Blazek
Manchuria
Prague
Bohemia
Ito
Wilson to devote life to world peace says Harvard club delegation
President Wilson told a Harvard University Wilson club delegation at the White House that he would give the remainder of his life to working for world peace. He emphasized his personal commitment amid ongoing efforts to secure international cooperation.
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Wilson
Washington
Wilson Club
Harvard University
Whits House
Council Delays Plan Pending News From Washington
Paris session of the League of Nations moves slowly on mandates as the United States notes its demand for equal opportunity in mandated territories. The State Department dispatches a note to the council amid hopes Paris could see a decision before the end of the day.
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Associated Press
Washington
Council of the
League of Nations
Associated Nations
State Department
Ane
Council
Paris
Mesopot
Palestine
Great Britain
Colby
United
ACTIC
Unite States
Council of the League
Hugh C. Wallace
Doctor DaChuna
Stat Department
United States
Judge Nolles Clears Carmody Of Reckless Driving Charge
In City Court on Washington's Birthday William Carmody 75 Summer Street was charged with reckless driving for speeding a Ford between 39 and 45 mph. The judge allowed payment of $10 and Carmody's motor vehicle record was saved.
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Washington
Gilly
William BR. Carmody
Summer Street
Carmody
Persian Shah Captive Amid Persian Cossack Uprising in Teheran
An ex change telegraph dispatch from Teheran reports the Anglophile Persian government has fallen. About two thousand five hundred Persian cossacks occupied Teheran and ousted the old administration. The Shah is described as a prisoner in his palace and negotiating with rebels led by Gen. Rezakhān. The cossacks, once Russian backed, may align with Bolsheviks amid a broader power shift.
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Paris
Persia
Teheran
Rezakahn
Two Turkish Delegations Remain Split at Near East Talks
In Cairo sessions of the Near East Conference the Turkish delegations split on national status. Bekir Samy Bey pressed for absolute independence for Angora, while the British officers sought unity before the supreme council. Tewfik Pasha supported cooperative talks but Bezirk Bey stood firm. London uncertain as noon approached.
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Supreme Council
Bekir Samy Bey
Angora
Turkey
Maison
Tewfk Pasha
Bezkir Samy Bey
NST
London
Spe
Weather Forecast Hints More Snow For Bridgeport
Weather officials warn Bridgeport may face another snowfall as busy holiday activities wind down. Snow removal teams scramble to clear streets amid labor shortages, with transit and traffic departments preparing to keep roads passable.
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