Jitney Debate Persists in Bridgeport Ahead of Ordinance
Bridgeport authorities face a looming ordinance as Connecticut Company executives signal a push to remove jitneys. City leaders and employers discuss measures to drive jitneys off streets. Ansonia reports Mayor Mead weighing the regulator's letter while stores report no shopper impact from jitneys.
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Connecticut Company
Bridgeport
Board of Aldermen
Ansonia
Mead
President Storrs
Connecticut
Bridgeport Trolleys Versus Private Auto Transit Reform
A right to public concern is urged as Bridgeport faces rising trolley costs and neglected rail lines. The author argues private automobile service offers cheaper, faster, quieter mobility and urges leadership to break from the New Haven road influence. The piece critiques the Connecticut Company and rail delays, touting an auto-based future.
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New Haven Road
Connecticut
New Haven
Bridgeport
Connecticut Company
No Complaints In Two Days As Jitneys Take Over
Since Sunday midnight jitney buses have carried Bridgeport public transport with no complaints at police traffic headquarters. One minor accident occurred yesterday. traffic flow remains smooth with patrols covering shifts. Officials report cooperation between drivers and police and note five new bus registrations and nineteen operator licenses issued. New buses must have lights visible at 200 feet. many current lamps are oil based and require upgrading to meet standards.
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Bridgeport
Motor Vehicle Department
Traffic Notes as Autos Pass at Busy Main Fairfield Cross
Report from Main street and Fairfield avenue shows traffic at noon reached about 45 cars per minute, peaking to 64 per minute at six last night, double a previous April clocking. Police directed jitneys to Canton street for boarding and unboarding, with buses loading at Cannon street. A New York driver sought a $5,000 loan fund for licensing, but locals knew of none and he planned to return home.
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Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
Cannon Street
New York City
New Yorker
New York
Jitneys Fail to Lure Shoppers on Bridgeport's First Jitney Day
Bridgeport reports show jitneys on the first trolleyless day pleased many stores. Holmes Edwards Co and Smith Murrey Co saw sales steady or up, while D M Read Co. noted the crowd did not largely include regular shoppers. Columbia Graphophone and Lake Torpedo Boat offices reported mixed outcomes with jitney service.
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Bridgeport
Holmes & Edwards Co
Columbia Graphophone Company
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Suburbanites Welcome Trolley Discontinuation
Authorities in Milford Stratford Fairfield and nearby suburbs report no complaints or confusion as jitneys replace trolleys. Police say they would not miss the trolleys if they never ran again in Stratford and similar sentiment comes from Milford and Fairfield.
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Milford
Stratford
Fairfield
Milfordis
Fainfield
Parcel Post C O D to Philippines Islands Announced
Postmaster Charles Greene announced that on August 1 parcel post packages may be sent C O D to points in the Philippine Islands. Collections up to 100 dollars cover the fee but no indemnity beyond 50 dollars for loss or injury. Berries and vegetables must be dry and well packed. Also issued is Order No 4460 against the Christian Health Society, proprietor Mary A Rose, found fraudulent. mail to or connected with the society will be returned. Post office address is Peru Indiana.
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Charles Greene
Philippine Islands
Parcel Post
Washington
Christian Health Society
Mary A. Rose
Peru
Ind
Grimwood Files Bankruptcy Petition in Local Court
Charles Grimwood, a noted city real estate broker, tables a bankruptcy petition stating assets of 8870 and liabilities 6573.89. A bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for August 6 at 2 30 p m in the local court.
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Charles Grimwood
Man fined for head wound assault in city court
Peter Ratkiewicz of 259 Gregory Street was fined ten dollars and costs after assaulting Charles Orlaski of the same address yesterday afternoon. Orlaski suffered a six stitch head wound and was moved to Emergency hospital for treatment.
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Peter Ratkiewicz
Gregory Street
Charles Orlaski
Orlaski
Compensation awards filed by Buckingham in Stamford area
Compensation agreements filed with Compensation Commissioner E. T. Buckingham list multiple weekly payments. Stamford Rolling Mills and related firms transfer sums to various individuals in Stamford and Springdale, with amounts ranging from 6.08 to 18.00 dollars weekly. Names include James Steeves, Jerome Fredenburg, Joseph Gunn, Fred erick Trumbull, Nellie Ludwiz, Edward Murphy, Patrick Kohler, and William Martin among others.
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E. T. Buckingham
Stamford Rolling Milla Company
Springdale
Alessio Fusel
Stamford
Wear End Lumber Company
This City
James Steeves
American Tube and Stamping Company
Harry Russell
Locomobile Company
Jerome C. Fredenburg
Bridgeport Ice Delivery Company
Joseph Gunn
Stamford Rolling Mills Company
Lohnie Chavis
Cornwall and Patterson
Frederick Trumbull
American Fabric Company
Nellie Ludwiz
Edward Murphy
Patrick Kohler
William Martin
Mannix Barred From British Isles
London reports Premier Lloyd George stated Archbishop Mannix of Australia would not be allowed to land in England. Official circles clarified that he would not be allowed to land anywhere in the British Isles. Also noted are a fire at 645 Carroll Avenue causing $200 in damages and Berlin denial of any German temptation to join with Soviet Russia.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Mannix
Australia
England
British Isles
Edmund Smith
Carroll Avenue
Guggenheim's daughter engages to Viscount Stuart
London announces the engagement of Eleanor May, eldest daughter of Solomon R. Guggenheim of New York, to Viscount Arthur Stuart. The pairing links a prominent American heiress with a British aristocrat, marking a high society union in July.
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London
Eleanor May
Solomon R. Guggenheim
New York
Viscount Arthur Stuart
Germans Hold Up Polish War Train Near Coblenz
A Polish supply train of 13 military cars was halted by German police and civilians at Marburg, 60 miles east of Coblenz, Sunday. The cars were looted of war material, the crew refused further convoy, and the train returned to Coblenz. Two officers and a French officer with his wife were left unharmed and reached Coblenz by passenger train. The train carried 45 cars with non military stores for Poland and aid for the American Legation and Relief Committee in Warsaw. German railway workers in the Coblenz area warned they will refuse Polish trains. The motive remains unclear amid Berlin’s recent neutrality statement.
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Coblenz
France
Marburg
Poland
American Legation
American Relief Committee
Warsaw
Germany
Berlin
Russia
Tokia Parliament in Uproar as ministers face probe
Disorder erupted during the Tokyo House of Representatives session when Baron Takahashi the Finance Minister and colleagues rejected stock gambling allegations in writing. The session adjourned after M Shimada who made the accusations was to be sent to a disciplinary committee for making false charges.
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Tokio
House of Representatives
Baron Takahashi
Finance
M. Shimada
Ouija boards join probe of Elwell murder case
New York July 27 Ouija boards have volunteered to solve the murder of Joseph Bowen Elwell a turfman and card expert found shot in his residence. The district attorney has assigned a man to read occult communications and submit useful information, despite doubts about the method.
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New York
Ouija Boards Bby
Joseph Bowen Elwell
Don Juan
Ouija
Swann
Elwell
Obituary for James Cummings and others in local service
Funeral attendance at James Cummings service from 689 Lafayette Street to Sacred Heart church featured high mass of requiem by Fathers Mooney and Keane with mariachi-like selections by a quartet and choir. Mary E. Broderick also mourned with a solemn high mass at St. Augustine's Church attended by multiple priests and pallbearers. Another local death, Mary Faulkner of Alamson Street, noted with services at Rourke and Boucher and burial at Lakeview cemetery.
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James Cummings
Lafayette Street
Sacred Heart Church
J. Mooney
J. J. Keane
Richard Moore
Lucy Glancy
Theresa O'Brien
Mollie Daly Ogren
William Chew
Patrick
Wil
Mam Reilly
Martin Rogers
Patrick Kiernan
Henry Nolan
Ernest Amiot
Mooney and
Keane
St. Michael's Cemetery
Mary E. Broderick
Herr
Washington Terrace
St. Augustine's Church
James Broderick
John Broderick
J. Bowen
J. B. Nihill
Charles Leddy
Michael Lynch
Terrence Smith
Bridgeport
Carroll
South Norwalk
Thomas Laden
New Britain
Thomas Hanley
Waterbury
Schmidt
Church
John Handley
Harold Roud
God
Charles Lalley
Thomas F. Cummings
Bruce J. Coyle
Thomas P. Devitt
Jesse Hamilton
Christopher Kennelly
St. John’s Cemetery
Middletown
Mary Faulkner
Alamson St
Royal
Edwin B
Joseph Rinck
Herman Parson
Union Hill
N. J
Rourke and Boucher
Washington Avenue
Lakeview Cemetery
Faulkner
Mary
Royal Faulkner
Rourke & Boucher
Lakeview
Ward
New Milford
Conn
Harriet M. Atwater
Harry Ward
Grove Street
New Haven
Rogers
Katherine E
Terrence Rogers
Huntington Road
St. Charles’ Church
Forrest
Margaret Forrest
Barnum Avenue
Wiliam Forrest
City business and public duty urged for common good
A civic appeal asks residents to abandon distractions, reject intrigue, and focus on the citys best interests. It warns that ignoring public matters harms the people and underscores that governance is everyone’s concern.
Looking Back Fifty Years From The Farmer
On the beach last evening many enjoyed a sea water bath with a scene rivaling Newport or Long Branch. A Seaside park baseball game saw Comets defeat Unknowns 21 to 20. Two men died from heat in the city John Keppy and Edward Barry. London reports new diamond fields discovered near Cape Town.
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Newport
Long Branch
Seaside Park
Comets
Unknowns
John Keppy
Water Street
Edward Barry
B. Ellis
Millerand off to discuss Soviet conference with Lloyd George
Paris July 27 Premier Millerand with Marshal Foch traveled to Bologna to meet Premier Lloyd George. They plan talks on a Soviet proposal for an Allied Soviet conference and conditions, including recognition of former Russian government engagements and likely US participation if London venue is chosen.
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Paris
Millerand
Marshal Foch
Bologne
Lloyd George
Alles
Miller
M. Millerand
General Wrangel
Russia
United States
London
M. Tehitcherin
Gans
Divorces and Bankrupt Notices From Bridgeport
Fairfield County Superior Court issues order of notice for Estella Laflin divorce, defendant absent. United States District Court announces Charles Grimwood bankruptcy with creditors meeting August 6 in Bridgeport. L Reback Inc bankruptcy notice sets August 6 meeting. A polo match reports England over Belgium 8 to 3 in Ostend, with Spain and England set for war contest.
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Estella
N. Laflin
Ethel Isabella
State OF Connecticut
Fairfield County
Superior Court
Bridgeport
John F. Laffin
Estella N. Laflin
United States District Court
District OF Connecticut
Charles Grimwood
Fairfield
County Court House
Conn
L. Reback, Inc
Ostend
England
Belgium
Spain
Jacob Komndet
Charles St
Ney
Mary Loretta Butler
Matthew James Butler
Bridgeport Times
Michael J. Flanagan
Lowis Pirozzolli
Camillo Brualdi
Mario Ciacci
Pirozzoli & Brualdi
Louis Pirozzolli
Pirozzolli & Brualdi
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Bullard Machine Company
Howland Company
Rockwell & Co
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Wilson
Grimwood
Walter Simons
Reichethg
Stuart-Guggenhem
Cape Town
John FP
Laflin
John Keogh
Harral Ave
W. M. Redfield
Broad St
T.L. Watson & Co
N. ¥. Stock Exchange
Main and
John Streets
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