Brainard Threatens Bridgeport Jitney Retort Over Trolley Service
Hartford trustee B B Brainard warns Bridgeport that trolley service may be suspended unless jitneys are barred, urging state action and possible receivership if the Connecticut Company abandons its duties. The piece urges reform, lower fares, more cars, and better service to outpace auto transport.
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Organ B. Brainard
Hartford
Connecticut Company
Bridgeport
Brainard
Connecticut
Lashar Campton
General Assembly
Bridgeport Commission
Ake High Court
Necticut Company
Sensil
Cummings Seen as Dark Horse for Democratic Nomination
Yesterday's convention chatter from keen observers notes Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut rising in prestige. If deadlocked, he could be a compromise choice with broad Democratic leadership experience and a track record defending the League of Nations.
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Homer S. Cummings
Connecticut
Gummings
McKinley
Cummings
Union
League of Nations
Convention Deadlock Sparks Possible Nomination Clash
The article notes shifts in the convention as it changes by the hour with discussions led by temporary chairman Mr. Cummings. It suggests delegates may turn to him if the three main candidates fail to reach a clear majority and a stalemate continues.
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Cummings
One Man Truths Versus Political Conventions
R Bryan argues that one man with truth can prevail over mass falsehood, but political conventions move slowly. He says new social and economic truths rise gradually, not at once, and that politicians reflect the views of their followers, with Bryan acknowledging large crowds behind him even if larger crowds may follow the opposition.
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R. Bryan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Board Cares for Soldiers in Vocational Training Session
About 190 disabled veterans were aided by the Federal Board at a session in the County Court House. Examiners and advisers worked from 9 am as veterans arrived early and the unit will remain until July 7. H. L. Guite urged quick contact for those interested and noted over 800 men placed in New Haven and Hartford as Connecticut leads in the effort. Participants may choose institutional or placement training and receive $30 monthly during training.
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Federal Board
Pteaa
H. L. Guite
New Haven
Hartford
Connecticut
Staff Physicians Outing At Taunton Lake
Staff physicians from St Vincent's hospital and invited guests held an outing near Newtown at Taunton Lake yesterday afternoon. They traveled by auto and enjoyed athletic events followed by a sheep roast and a pow wow. Dr. Robert Keane led Resolute against Dr. Daniel McCarthy's Indian team in a seven inning baseball game before returning to the city in the early evening.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Taunton Lake
Newtown
Robert Keane
Daniel McCarthy
Troops Patrol Dublin Streets Amid Firearm Discharge
Dublin reports rapid troop deployment after a night of gunfire near Kingsbridge terminus. Soldiers halted pedestrians and checked permits as a freight train near Mullingar was held up yesterday and gasoline for military use was destroyed. Charges heard in City Court include a robbery claim by Joseph Luska and a dispute between Andrew Terrey and Winslow Johnson resulting in a 29 day jail sentence for Terroy.
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Dublin
Kingsbridge
Mullingar
Nolldd
Joseph Luska
Lafayette Street
Frank Gabriel
Sterling Hotel
Luski
Andrew Terrey
Winslow Johnson
Burr Court
Terroy
Johnson
Rise in Sugar Creates Wealth Boom in Jamaica
Kingston Jamaica July 1 There has never been so much money in Jamaica as now The sugar and banana planters are becoming wealthy and if prosperity lasts a few more years the island will have at least a dozen millionaires Before the war sugar was 30 per ton now 600 per ton in the English market The Food Controller limits home consumption to eight percent Output faces a drought setback causing a shortage This prosperity drives investment in machinery including a new central factory costing 1 800 000 to be erected in the island's east
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Kingston
Jamaica
Prohibition Debate Probes Wet Plank At Democratic Convention
A letter from Lester O Peck argues for state rights in alcohol policy, criticizing prohibition and urging liberal construction of commerce and equal rights. The discussion references tax revenue losses, bribery, and class tensions, with endorsements of local issues on trolleys and public services.
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San Francisco
Independence Day Luncheon At Hyde Park Hotel
London July 1 The Old Playgoers Club has arranged an Independence Day dinner at the Hyde Park Hotel on Sunday July 4 to honor American actresses Edith Day Mary Nash and Pegsy ONeil with Lord Leverhulme presiding.
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London
Hyde Park Hotel
Lord Leverhulme
Edith Day
Mary Nash
Pegsy O'Neil
Unburied Coffins Prompt Shanghai Residents Appeal
Foreign residents of the Jessfeld and Kiaochow Road districts urge Shanghai International Settlement authorities to press Chinese officials to bury coffins left scattered in fields and vacant tracts. The complaint cites a local custom of leaving the dead unburied for long periods.
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Shanghai
Jessfeld
Kiaochow Road
The
International Settlement of
Hardware and textile sale items list from Mercer shop
A detailed list of fabrics and linens including cretonnes by the yard, 36 inch wide mercerized table cloths, red and white plaid table cloths, 58 by 72 and 58 by 90 inch grey blankets, cotton crash and linen crash, glass toweling, organdie, pique, tissue and ginghams in checks and ginghams, across three grades.
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Cretonnes
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Strickfus
Joseph Strickfus
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St. Charles
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