Incomes of less than eight hundred a year in faiths
The piece discusses ascetic poverty across religions, noting early clergy lived without income while some modern sects paid priests. It recalls a 117 Russian children with glanders linked to war and revolution, then critiques starvation tactics in labor fights. It also covers Bridgeport’s promotional circulars and Lillian Russell’s vaudeville era, ending with a cleric on spirit communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Vnper
Judge Thomas To Hear Morris Metal Co. Case
In Hartford United States District Court Judge Thomas will hear evidence on Morris Metal Products Co. financial status to determine bankruptcy. The 1 o clock session at the Post Office Building includes petitioning creditors represented by Fame! Retch and temporary receiver Robert Newman overseeing the Union Avenue plant. Comeley and Pullman represent creditors opposing the bankruptcy.
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United States District Court
Hartford
Edwin S. Thomas
Morris Metal Products Co
Union Evenue
Thomas Wi
Union Avenue
Comeley and Pullman
Judgment grants right to recover damages in estate case
Judge Isaac grants May Cook administratrix of Edith Cook estate the right to recover 2500 dollars after Edith Cook died in a fall on a porch railing at a house in this city owned by Joseph Simone. Nicholas Gianto, a guest, was admitted to Geawihnery hospital after injuring his skull in the same incident.
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Isaac
May Cook
Edith Cook
Joseph Simone
Ths
Mayor cites saving of 1,370,000 in tax bill delay
Tax Collector Edward Drew says no arrear tax bills have been sent yet and no authority exists to issue them. The hold is tied to oversight of missing tax collector Howard A. Smith, who allegedly embezzled 85,000 of city funds. City Auditor Keating supplied the arrear records and denies authorization to dispatch bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Drew
Howard A. Smith
Keating
Drew
Irish Retreat From British Troops Advance Belfast
British victory over Irish Republicans extended as Republicans pull back from strategic Ulster frontier positions. No pursuit reported. Firing is desultory. casualties at Petitgo exceed earlier communiques. Plan by Lord Cavan and Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson guides British strategy in Ulster.
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Belfast
Ulster Free State
Petitgo
Ulster
Lord Cavan
Imperial General Staff
Sir Henry Wilson
No End to Watt and Abrams Strike Seen Yet
A Watt and Abrams Company plant on Spruce Street reports no efforts to settle a strike that began last Thursday morning. The employer says union representatives have not contacted the firm, though a letter with demands was received. The company denies wage cuts, says it cannot raise pay now, and blames New York union officials for trying to move the plant back to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt and Abrams Company
Spruce Street
Times
New York
Bridgeport
Fred Enos Slogan Revived by Retail Board of Chamber
In tribute to the late Fred Enos long secretary of Bridgeport Board of Trade and collector of customs the Retail Board of the Chamber of Commerce adopts the old Enos slogan Bridgeport the industrial capital of Connecticut Join us.
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Fred Enos
Retail Board of Chamber
Bridgeport Board of Trade
The
Chamber of Commerce
Enos
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Retail Board Members Attend Howland Hughes Co Opening
The Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce Retail Board will attend the opening of the Howland Hughes Company in Waterbury Connecticut. The event is at the invitation of Howland Dry Goods Company and will take place on Wednesday June 7 with a full board delegation present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howland Hughes Co
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Howland-Hughes Company
Waterbury
Court Justices Give Eulogies For Judge Gager
New Haven June 6 The Connecticut supreme court held its term with memorial exercises for the late associate Justice Edwin B Gager Chief Justice Wheeler presided As part of the day the court heard eulogies from Attorney General Frank E Healy former Chief Justice Samuel O Prentiss and Dean Thomas W Swain The docket included an American Legion case and a foreclosure action by the North End Bank and Trust Company against Jacob Gold and others plus a note default by Harry Bender and an attachment on Benders property in Monroe Conn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
Edwin B. Gager
W. S. Case
George W. Wheeler
George D. Watrous
Henry Stoddard
James E. Wheeler
Frank E. Healy
Samuel O. Prentiss
Thomas W. Swain
Yale Law School
Supreme Court
American Legion
H. P. Bissell
Frank S. Butterworth
State Board of Control
Fund For Relief of
North End Bank and Trust Company
Jacob Gold
Common Pleas Court
Harry Bender
Harry Schine
Bridgeport
Bender
Monroe
Conn
Sebegape held in $10,000 for shooting Mrs Wilson
Paul Sebegape, 35, of 10 West avenue, discharged from a clerk job at Mrs Agnes Wilson's 556 Broadstreet store, fired five shots wounding Mrs Wilson. He was arraigned in City court on assault with intent to murder, bond set at $10,000. Mrs Wilson, operated on for a bullet, was not seriously injured and her condition improved.
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Paul Sebegape
West Avenue
Agnes Wilson
Broadstreet
Andrew J. McQuesny
Important Points Noted In Mayor Atwater's Address
Mayor Atwater outlines special tax concerns including a $1,282,516 deficit and no funds for unemployed relief before March 31. He aims to cut next year’s tax rate but cites possible Grand List shrinkage from industrial downturn and reduced construction. He calls for uniform departmental accounting and an immediate survey for reforms. He praises city departments and commends Bridgeport Police for swift handling of a recent robbery.
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Connecticut
Police Department
Bridgeport
Lillian Russell Dies After Brief Illness at Home
Pittsburgh obituary of Lillian Russell Moore known as the Queen of American Opera. She died at 2 20 a m after weeks of illness following a shipboard accident. Survived by husband Alexander P. Moore and daughter Dorothy Cabbit, with sisters in New York and New York state. Funeral planned at Trinity church. burial in Ullis City. Born December 4 1561 in Iowa, she rose from Chicago roots to stage fame across the United States and England. Active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives during World War I.
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Pittsburgh
A. P
Lillian Russel Moore
Europe
Moore
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburgh Leader
John B. Deaver
Philadelphia
Sehill Decker
James J. Davis
United States
Congress
England
Miss Russell
Red Cross
Liberty Loan
Core
Iowa
Charles E
Cynthia Leonard
Chicago
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Madame Scheremburg
Leopold Damrosch
Rice
Rice's Company
Mabel
Tony Pastor
Lilian Russell
Casino Theatre
New York Playhouse
Weber and Fields Stock Company
McCaull Opera Company
Juvenile Commission Plans Work For Year Off Park Office
Miss Alice W Smith Malcom S Nichols and Rev Matthew Judge were appointed yesterday to the juvenile commission to prepare plans for the year. The special committee will meet at 9 this morning at the park board office to discuss proposals for a report to the commission. Chairman James H Dillon presided. The commission is currently without funds but hopes for an appropriation or transferred funds to enable yearlong plans.
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Alice W. Smith
Malcom S. Nichols
Matthew Judge
S$ the Juvenile Commission
Park Department
The
Park Board
James H. Dillon
Common Council
Object to Offer Made to Horath
Confirmation of offer to Horath by Nicholas bankrupt drugsist and real estate denier was made this morning in his petition to Judge Krogh of the Bankruptcy court. Seven acceptors at ak- The object in-wad form img Mare 1 sola 4 he Store.
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Olffer
S Tattle
Mve
Nicholas
Krogh
City Plans To Lay 200000 Yards Of Pavement Soon
The city will begin laying 260000 square yards of bituminous pavement within a month under the direction of Public Works Director George Coughlin and City Engineer McElroy. Mayor Atwater and McElroy approved the plan at a conference. Work will be done by city employees. Broad Street widening plans are ready after resolving legal issues.
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Mayoe Atwater
McElroy
George Coughlin
Pavny
Broad Street
McElroy Tole
Broad
Agwater
Political Readers Digest on Bills and Local Board Clash
The fragmentary readers note discusses local political bills and a dispute involving town leadership and a city board. It mentions Alfred and the presidency context, suggesting friction over payment or costs in the municipal process. The text is garbled but points to regional governance debates.
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Lipayment
The
City saves over one million dollars under Atwater plan
Mayor Fred Atwater announced in a board meeting that the Atwater administration reduced city spending by 1,370,014.65 for the year ending March 31, 1922, through department cooperation and public works under George Coughlin. He cited volunteer salary cuts and avoided repairs to curtail debt while noting state street work shows private-contract costs eliminated.
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Atwater
Board of
Board of Aldermen
Fred Atwater
Mayorthwater
Democrats Joyful Over Election of Norwich Mayor
New Haven June 6 Democrats celebrate Milo R Waters winning Norwich mayoral race over Rev Charles Ricketts by 2977 to 2880. They gain city ticket and see a continued Democratic trend in Connecticut with wins in New Haven Bridgeport Meriden Middletown. Norwich rejects the revised city charter by 1292 to 1841.
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New Haven
Milo R. Waters
Norwich
Charles 4. Ricketts
Bridgeport
Meriden
Middletown
Man Injured Opening Garage Door
An ambulance was summoned at 10 this morning to 177 Cannon Street where William DeRosa of 265 Logan Street was found with abrasions and contusions of both hips. He was injured when a garage door closed on him while he tried to bring in a Ford car, pinning him against the door. Dr B J O'Brien treated him and took him home.
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Cannon Street
William DeRosa
Logan Street
B. J. O'Brien
Charity Commission meets at Welfare Building
The Board of Charity Commissioners met yesterday afternoon at the Welfare building. No new business of any importance came before the board.
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Welfare Bldu
Board of Charity Commissioners
Bullets Fly In Naugatuck Streets
Police chased an automobile believed to carry liquor through Naugatuck last night near Headly street. A man was detained then released. Officers pursued the car for two miles past a saloon on Headly street as shots were fired at a patrol car. Names and full details were unclear in the damaged report.
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Naugatuck Conn
Wage cuts for railroad shop mechanics and carmen approved
The United States Railroad Labor Board ordered wage reductions of seven cents an hour for shop mechanics and nine cents for freight carmen, affecting about 400 000 workers and saving the railroads roughly $60 million annually. The July effective date matches last week’s cut. The minority protests that the decision ignores human needs and the board’s duty to set just wages.
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Chicago
A. P
United States Railroad Labor Board
Carmen
Enty
Deary Flanagan Held On September Term Charge
David Deary Flanagan, 59, of Sampson Avenue, appeared in city court on a statutory charge. He was ordered held for the September term with bonds set at $2000. The incident on May 27 involved two minor girls near Park and Capitol, where Flanagan allegedly attempted to abduct them. A struggle ensued with bystanders, and Flanagan fled into nearby woods before retreating to a hospital for treatment of injuries.
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David “Deary” Flanagan
Sampson Avenue
Park and
Capitolines
Wood
Park Avenue
Fred Miller
Pigneia
Flannagan Tatoo
Seba Hospital
Internal Revenue Collector Sued Over Estate Inheritance
An Internal Revenue Collector is sued over inheritance from the will of Bredk E Reed of Thomson who died in February 191%. The case centers on estate revenue tax and the claim is made under protest.
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Internal Revenue Collector
Charles Oh
Bred K E
Reed
Thomson
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Lillian Russell
Nellie Leonard
Hell
Nicholas Gianto
Geawihnery Hospital
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Falen
Hhi
J. FP. Walsh
Gager
Sebegape
Izadis
Wilson
Juvenile Commission
Horath
Naugatuck
Deary
Flanagan
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