Gary Attacks Labor Leaders In Syracuse Address
Syracuse June 43 Judge Elbert H Gary chairman of United States Steel denounces labor union demands as a threat to equal opportunity condemning a platform of wage scales dues check offs seniority and abolition of company unions. He urges safeguards for capital and criticizes sovietistic influences in colleges as part of his speech at Syracuse University commencement.
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Pyres
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Syracuse University
America
Gary
500 Held Up By Yellow Mill Bridge
More than five hundred people were delayed by a dilapidated wagon stuck on the Yellow Mill bridge at Connecticut and Stratford avenues during the morning rush. The wagon, piled with burlap bags of old rags, blocked trolley passage for about fifteen minutes until the bags were removed and the wagon moved. The incident halted traffic briefly before trolleys resumed, with the bridge tender closing both ends as crews cleared the obstruction.
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Yellow Mill
Connecticut
Stratford
Five Assessed Fines of Fifty Dollars in Liquor Roundup
Police rounded up liquor law violators over the weekend. Twelve were arraigned in City court for violating the Volstead act. Five were fined fifty dollars, two cases were nailed, and five were continued on two hundred dollar bonds. Fined: Louis Jovanick, 314 Willard. Mike Bironoff, 1224 Pembroke. Frank Jakowsky, 695 Pembroke. Antonio Broccia, 812 Pembroke. Michael Dzeblo, 1170 Seaview. Stanley Kusinsky, 1764 Seaview. John Blaski, 753 East Main. Continued until June 18: Mary Barnowsky, 708 Barnum. Peter Kaivustis, 708 Barnum. Andrew Nagy, 172 Willard. George Kovak, 172 Willard. Frank Drust, 637 East Washington. bonds $200. Dont Say I Saw It In the paper. Say I Saw It in The times.
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Louis Jovanick
Willard Street
Mike Bironoff
Pembroke Street
Frank Jakowsky
Antonio Broccia
Michael Dzeblo
Burglar Strikes Astor Home In Fifth Avenue Loots
The Astor residence at 80 Fifth Avenue was entered on June 4 by burglars who fled with valuables estimated between 10000 and 20000 dollars. Jewelry owned by Mr and Mrs Astor and Mrs Peters was taken through the servants entrance.
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ASTOR
New York
Vincent Astor
Fifth Avenue
Labor convention confronts Gompers over Irish policy
The forty first annual AFL convention in Denver opens with opposition aimed at Samuel Gompers. Rail unions demand action on ownership and democratic control, Irish sympathizers push for stronger policy, and De Valera’s secretary Boland reportedly has sent resolutions for tonight’s drafting.
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Mildred Morris
Denver
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
America
Sinn Fein
Eammon de Valera
Harding
England
Ireland
Flag Day services and parade planned at Seaside Park
A municipal patriotic committee arranges Flag Day events at Seaside Park at 4 o clock with Governor Lakes proclamation read by Mayor Wilson. Rev Donald MacQueen delivers address as veterans supervise flag handling and the band plays the Star Spangled Banner.
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United States
Seaside Park
Municipal Patriotic Committee
Governor Lake
Clifford B. Wilson
Donald MacQueen
First Baptist Church
Boy Scouts
Wheeler and Wilson
Sara B. Boudren
Orville Rector
Bridgeport Lodge
Dry Spell Has Little Effect On Water Supply
Despite a dry spell, Bridgeport reservoirs remain full and safe from shortage. Smaller ponds shrink while streams feeding larger lakes stay steady. Daily consumption has fallen from 33 to 22 millions of gallons due to shorter factory hours. The drought must continue long before Bridgeport faces trouble.
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Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Bridzeart
Bridgeport
Lawyers And Scribes To Play At Seaside Park Diamond No 1
The annual ball game between lawyers and scribes will start at 5 o clock this afternoon at Seaside park on diamond No 1. Any one who is brave for punishment may get their money's worth for jitney fare. Errors by attorneys will be referred to the Supreme court and the bout decided by the Superior court when New Milford observes daylight saving. It is rumored a deputy sheriff plans to impersonate a lawyer to show Assistant Clerk of Superior Court Flanagan how to play.
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Diamond No. 1
Seaside Park
Supreme Court
Superior Court
New Milford
Flanagan
High School Prepares For Large 1921 Graduation
Bridgeport High School will graduate a large senior class of 316 after their last regular day. Valedictorian and salutatorian honors will be announced by Principal James C. Moore. Class Day, banquet, and a strong musical program headline the week ahead, with rehearsals and senior prom noted.
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Bridgeport High School
James C. Moore
College Board
What Is Best Use For Plaza for Bridgeport City Park or Center
The Times seeks community input on Plaza use ideas ranging from trolley center harbor extension and park beautification to mass gatherings public market stalls a memorial auditorium front door improvement or a large municipal building. Readers may submit brief letters offering new suggestions or comments on these options.
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Bridgeport
the Times
Four Women Held in Cleveland for Daniel Kaber Murder
Four women face first degree murder indictments in the Daniel F. Kaber case. Mrs. Erminia Colavite, 22, charged after a signed confession to police, allegedly aided by others including Eva Catherine Kaber, Marian McArdle, and Mary Brickel. Grand jury indications point to more indictments.
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Erminia Colavite
Starims
Eva Catherine Kaver
Marian McArdle
Mary Brickel
Raber
Colavite
Sandusky
Cleveland
Kaber
Coluvito
Anex
Demand That Ex Kaiser Be Put On Trial In Paris
In Paris on June 13 a demand to place the ex Kaiser on trial before an Inter Allied tribunal will be made public in the French Senate. Senator Duplantier informs Premier Briand he will interpellate the government on war crimes to reopen the issue. He notes Leipzig trials yielded a maximum sentence of ten months and urges enforcing the Versailles treaty clause to try the former German emperor and other officials.
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Paris
Germany
Duplanter
Duplantier
Briand
Leipzig
45 Children Baptized at M. E. Church
At the First Methodist church on Fairfield avenue and Broad street a Children Day service drew a full auditorium and a record 45 baptisms. Names listed include Mary Elizabeth Beebe Edward Bergers Howard Church Marion Chase Agnes Chase Frederick Chase Robert Fairchild Caroline French Bertha Gay Lewis Gay George Gunther Margaret Henderson William Hinkson Ruth Kearns Hazel Kenney Ethel Liegins Barbara Miller Marjorie Miller William Miller Clarence Miller Patricia Miller Harold Miller Floyd Platt William Ritch Walter Smith Esther Smith Helen Snow Albert Snow Ruth Vanderbilt Harold Wallace Janet Watoke Ralph Willets William Youns Ruby Hall Ivy Hall Viola Wheeler Pearl Simmons and Mrs Elsie Willers.
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First Methodist Church
Fairfield Avenue
Broad Street
Mary Elizabeth Beebe
Edward Frederick Bergers
Howard Bradford Church
Marion Edna Chase
Agnes Louise Chase
Frederick Hall Chase
Robert Edward Cotton
Bradford Edwin Crawford
Alice Mae Danks
Russell William Davis
Robert Kenneth Fairchild
Caroline Alberta French
Bertha Carol Gay
Lewis Bullinger Gay
Albertus Bullinger Gay
George Lachmann Gunther
Margaret Louise Henderson
William George Hinkson
William Hollerin
Ruth Helen Kearns
Hazel Marie Kenney
Ethel Liegins
Barbara Miller
Marjorie Miller
William Edwin Miller
Clarence Albert Miller
Patricia Wilhelmina Miller
Harold Richard Miller
Floyd Daniel Platt
New Concerns Incorporated in Bridgeport area
Two new business concerns filed papers of incorporation in Bridgeport with Town Clerk E. Winton. Incorporators include Lilian E. Pedersen Ethel M. Travie of Bridgeport and John T. L. Hubbard of Fairfield forming Elastic Products company to manufacture buy and sell merchandise especially rubber or elastic items. Dawn Manufacturing incorporated by Joan A. Dickerman Herbert V. Leckie and Gertrude S. Leckie will manufacture and trade in general labor saving devices.
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Bridgeport
E. Winton
Lilian E. Pedersen
Ethel M. Travie
Bridseport
John T. L. Hubbard
Fairfield
Elastic Products Company
Dawn Manufacturing Company
Joan A. Dickerman
Herbert V. Leckie
Gertrude S. Leckie
Sims' Speeches Prompt Mild Navy Reply
Washington reports that Admiral Sims disavowed statements from his London speeches prompting Secretary Denby to indicate little likelihood of severe punishment. He plans to report in person to the Navy Secretary, with naval quarters deeming the matter substantially closed.
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George R. Holmes
Washington
Sims
Denby
London
Secretary of the Navy
Record In Putting In 1450 Phones In Six Days
Southern New England Telephone workers completed the switch to a pre payment system for 1450 local pay station telephones in six working days. Bridgeport users began today with some morning confusion and minor technical glitches, expected to be fixed by night. The change, widely advertised, is part of a wider adoption in major towns and cities, with equipment limits delaying full statewide rollout.
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Southern New England Telephone Company
Bridgeport
New York
Coroner Reveals Two Findings On Auto Fatalities
Coroner John J. Phelin announced findings showing two auto deaths. Frank W. Webber, 70, of Newton Mass, died after being struck in Danbury May 2 by an unknown driver in a Paige car with a New York plate. A second case, Cocci Cacotona, seven, dead after Madison avenue impact, found driver Harold P. Moran of Stratford not to blame. car owner D. J. Carten also of Stratford. Further details note hearing loss may have prevented the boy from seeing the car. ML J. Gannon listed as improved at home, 235 Vine Street. Mrs. Fannie Snow of Maplewood Avenue arrested after her car blocked Main and Cannon Streets.
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John J. Phelin
Frank W. Webber
Newton
Mass
Danbury
Danbury Hospital
Paige
New York
Cocci Cacotona
Madison Avenue
Harold P. Moran
Broadbridge Avenue
Stratford
D. J. Carten
George Street
Fannie Snow
Maplewood Avenue
Fischer
Main
Cannon Streets
Sims Defends Quote Content in Reported Speech
Sims protests he was misquoted as saying content of his reported speech was muddled and mislead ing. He has yet to explain to the Secretary of the Navy why he delayed four days in responding to Denby's request, a tardiness seen as grave by naval circles and adding to Sims' earlier rebuke.
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Sims
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Washington
Greeks Now Open War On Turks
June 13 dispatch reports Greece declaring open hostilities against the Turkish Nationalists in Asia Minor by land and sea. The Greek fleet concentrates in Turkish waters, bombards positions, and sinks small transports. King Constantine arrives at Smyrna to lead a new offensive. Greek cruiser shells Kemalist batteries near Trebizond and a Greek destroyer Panther sinks two steamers carrying munitions. A Greek flotilla reaches Batum and sinks several small vessels.
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London
Greece
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Constantine
Athens
Smyrna
Black Sea
Trebol
Trebizond
Three Bridgeport Men Seek Pardons At Board Session
Three Bridgeport residents appear before the Board of Pardons at Wethersfield state prison to seek release. Joseph Morano has eight years of a life sentence for killing Nicholas Biofaro Rosario and James DiFio are jailed for complicity in a bomb plot against Dwight Wheeler of Bridgeport. The session began at 7 PM and local cases are not expected to be heard until late afternoon.
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Board of Pardons
Wethersfield
Bridgeport
Joseph Morano
Nicholas Biofaro
Rosario
James DiFio
Dwight Wheeler
Bootleggers Threaten Strike Over Financial Demands
A plea for better protection from big financiers triggers a bootleggers strike threat across New England. Banks hold nearly 300 million in whiskey certificates, with Worcester politician Elmer C. Potter named to oppose the movement. Experts say legal teams work to move liquor and release funds while bootleggers demand risk sharing and profits.
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New England
Boston
William J. McCarthy
Elmer C. Potter
Worcester
McCarthy
Expert Corporation
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N. Y
Sterling
Fountainboilean
France
Alexa Stirling
Atlanta
Sieling
Yellow Mill Bridge
Times
Late Telegraph News
Trotzky
Leon Trotzky
Moscow Soviet
Vladivostok
Siberia
Stockholm
Moscow
Yonkers
Activ
Senate Interoceanic Canals Commission
A. P
Great Britain
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
Gompers
Labor
Daniel Kaber
Daniel F. Kaber
Lakewood
Ex-Kaiser
M. E. Church
New Concerns Incorporated
Cable
Gannon
ML J. Gannon
Vine Street
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