Gold and power politics echo in a world news digest
A wide range of observations on gold shipments, political figures Hearst and Ford, Wall Street gambles, and the role of electricity, science, and education in shaping history. The piece argues gold is a mere measure of exchange, praises individual genius, and notes labor strikes as both education and force in times of abundance or scarcity.
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America
Denmark
Washington
Ford
Hearst
Gallagher Opens Fight Against Phone Co
Bridgeport trolley men accept arbitration award cutting motormen and conductors wages by 2 to 2.5 dollars weekly amid dissatisfaction. The panel included Judge Beach, Joseph Berry, and James H. Vahey with Vahey dissenting. Rates set for June 1 1922: conductors and motormen 52 cents, intermediate 48, minimum 45, with seven cents extra for one man cars, a 5% overall wage reduction for other employes. Minority argues costs did not drop enough to justify cuts. Frank McLean condemns the award as disappointing to about two thousand workers. First hearing for Morris Metal Products plant sale set for Saturday at 10 AM.
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Bridgeport
John K. Beach
Joseph F. Berry
Connecticut
James H. Vahey
Judge Beach
Mr. Berry
Vahey
New England
Frank McLean
Joint Conference Board
Connecticut Company
New President of School Board Named in Unanimous Vote
Owen Burns, a Bridgeport native born in 1857, was elected last night as president of the Board of Education. He resigned from the post in March and has long been a factory foreman at Union Metallic Cartridge. The election was unanimous, with Dr. Alfred C. Fones named vice president. The unexpired term ends in November.
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Owen Burns
Board of Education
Bridgeport
Waltersville
Howe Sewing Machine Company
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Burns
Nora Donnelly
Beatrice Burns
Karl Ochsner
Ochsner
Madison Parent Teachers Association
Old
Connecticut National Guard
4Th Regiment
Signal Corps
Cecil Calvert
Knights of Columbus
Alfred C. Fones
William R. Webster
Three Teachers Reinstated after Board Finds No Just Cause
At a board meeting in the High School Library, three women teachers previously dropped from the list were reinstated after a committee inquiry found no just cause for their discharge. The action followed a review of the school system’s pursuit of unsatisfactory staff and the teachers’ denials of impropriety amid social gatherings. The calendar and school days for the year were outlined, noting 187 to 200 instructional days depending on holidays and the Easter break.
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Board of Education
Committee On Schools
Hish
James C. Moore
E. Be.cortright
Bridgeport
State Teachers’ Association
Lincoln
Washington
Attorney Breen Found Dead in Garage After Mental Strain
Francis J. Breen 32 of 64 Black Rock avenue, Yale Law class of 1912, prominent local attorney, apparently shot himself with a .22 rifle in his garage. Discovered by his mother, with neighbors and doctors later arriving. Bree n had recently faced accusations in a patent case and had shown signs of mental distress. Police and Medical Examiner investigations underway. Breen previously served with the Connecticut State Guard.
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Francis J. Breen
Black Rock Avenue
Yale Law School
Breen
Sol Badesch
Badesch
Elmer Wheeler
Wheeler
Misa A B. Wicter
C. W. Gardner
F. J. O'Brien
Connecticut State Guard
James Gray
George Simon
Garlick
Preas
Atorney Breen
Masons Give $1000 to Bridgeport Community Chest
Masons from city lodges contributed 1000 to the Community Chest via D Fairchild Wheeler who led the effort. The gifts totaled 264430.22 to date, with 24 722 donors this year and 97700+ people contributing. Funds support twenty social agencies through January, after settling last year’s deficit and campaign expenses.
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Community Chest
D. Fairchild Wheeler
Temple Lodge
Jerusalem
Bridgeport
Death Toll Rising After Gale Strikes New York Area
New York on June 1 reports the death list growing as cyclonic storm damage spreads from New York City to Long Island. The known dead total 45 with 16 missing, as authorities search wreckage at City Island and along the coast. The Bronx Grand Jury probes the Cason's Point ferris wheel disaster that killed seven and injured forty, while tens of millions in property damage are blamed on collapsed power lines and shattered glass. A church roof was torn off Yonkers, raining debris on nearby cars.
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New York
Long Island
City Island
Bronx
Yonkers
Mrs Brunen Held On Charge of Murder
Mrs Doris Brunen widow of circus owner John T unen was arrested in Mount Helly New Jersey on a murder charge for the March 10 shooting death. Authorities said the arrest followed information from others already in custody and declined to release further details.
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Mount Helly
N. J
Doris Brunen
John Tunen
Miss Hickey Delivers Key Address at D A R Meeting
Miss Margaret Hickey of the State Board of Education spoke at the Mary Silliman chapter D A R meeting held yesterday in the Stratfield hotel sun parlor. She led the Night School Americanization effort and addressed members on civic programs and educational initiatives.
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Margaret Hickey
State Board of Education
Masher Fails to Appear Forfeits Bond in Street Encounter
Patrolman Walker, identifying himself as Robert Jones of Wordin Avenue, arrested a man who allegedly accosted traveling saleswoman Alice Comologue on Brosd Street. After she reported the incident, Jones posted a $25 bond for city court appearance but did not show up, resulting in bond forfeiture. Separately, Coroner Piscian will hold a hearing tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. into the death of John Ordos.
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Girte
Walker
Robert Jones
Wordin Avenue
Alice Comogue
Brosd Street
Stratfield
Roner
John J. Piscian
Noase
John Ordos
Fathers Beat Daughters 11 3 In Vassar Class Day Game
Fathers of Vassar seniors defeated the daughters 11 to 3 at class day festivities in Poughkeepsie. Umpire Elmer Steele and Highland Park, Tennessee pitcher Card, delivered notable moments as fathers pounded hits and the lone New England girl Ruth Hyde played third for Vassar with her father at first base for the opponents.
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Poughkeepsie
Vassar
Edith Fitch
Elmer Steele
Boston Americans
Card
Highland Park
Moundsman
New England
Ruth Hyde
Greenwich
Orango Vassar
Parachute Record Set by Captain Stevens at McCook Field
Captain A W Stevens revealed dramatic details of a 24 206 foot parachute jump from a Martin bomber piloted by Lieutenant Leigh Wade at McCook Field as a 120 mile per hour gale whipped the chute. He described clinging to ropes to prevent oscillation after losing the fuel tank, with Sergeant Roy Langhem aboard and the tank likely dropping near Springfield.
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Dayton
A. P
A. W. Stevens
McCook Field
Springfield
Milford Men Adrift At Sea Rescue Efforts Fail to Find All
Milford residents John Anderson and Police Sergeant Robert Hibbard set out in a motorboat to aid two girls in a distressed rowboat near Prospect Beach. The rescuers became lost and were found ashore after dawn. The two New Haven girls, Bessie Moscowicz and Marta Soskensky, were saved by others, including Yale athletes Jack Speiden and C. A. Griscom. A brief fire damaged the boat and injuries were minor.
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Milford
John Anderson
Milford Yacht Club
Robert Hibbard
Edna
Anderson
Hibbard
Sperry Light
New London
Bridgeport
New Have
Long Island
Swan
Willem Hogan
Loretta
Mitchell Field
Court Case Examines Norwalk Telephone Rates
Statewide notice surrounds the trial of Edward Gallagher of Norwalk against Southern New England Telephone Co. in Superior Court before Judge Isaac Wolfe. Attorneys from Dunbar Quinlan and Wheeler argue over jurisdiction and the link between maintenance costs and rates as Norwalk officials attend, with Aldermanic interest tied to a rate probe resolution.
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Morthz
Edward BG. Gallacher
Norwalk
Southern New England Telephone Co
Isaac Wolfe
Frank Cuinbar
Ohio Bar
Gallagher
Quinlan
Dunjbar & Quinlan
James ©. Wheeler
Public Utilities Commission
Maurice EH. Nutting
Telephone Company
Dunbar
Nutting
Outlyine
E. H. Everett
Wheeler
Besing
Edward Gallagher
John A. Cornell Jr
Thi
Kiscn
Board of Aldermen
Harry C. Knight
J. D. Veitch
Unsuccessful Attempt To Tap Wires Reported
Unclear report notes an attempted wire tapping in White Plains on June 13. Sources indicate officials investigated disturbance near the sheriff's offices. Detectives were assigned, with details unresolved as the inquiry proceeded.
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White Plains
Clarence Petoes
Waller Ward
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Wall Street
Kaizer
Caesar
Alexander
Napoleon
Ivan the Terrible
Louis
Buckle
Rond Weil
Wilhelm
Harvard
Alexander Graham Bell
Fight Against Phone Co
Morris Metal Products Company
John J. Keogh
Yale
North End
Masons
Mrs. Brunen
Miss Hickey
D. 4
Masher
Stevens
Joe Swine
Son
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