Pinchot Announces New Party Will Enter Campaign
Amos Pinchot of the committee of forty eight says a new party candidate will enter the field. Rumors link Senator La Follette to a ticket while a campaign for Warren G. Harding is to begin soon. Pinchot says the Republican party has driven away Roosevelt Johnson and La Follette voters and the new party will represent them with a clear program.
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Pinchot
Chicago
Amos Pinchot
Committee of Forty-Eight
LaFollette
Warren G. Harding
Repubcan
Roosevelt
Johnson
LaFolette
Laffoilette
Committee of 18
Persia Appeal To Be Discussed By League Council
London June 14 The League of Nations executive session at St James Palace is expected to discuss Persia's appeal for protection from Russian Bolshevik aggression. The two day session faces a hands off policy on Poland and observers say the Persian issue may test the council as presently constituted.
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London
Persia
Council of the
League of Nations
St James Palace
Wants damages for boy's death
Kathryn T. Crosby sues for 10000 dollars for negligence in the June 14 1919 death of her 12 year old son John E Crosby struck by a Goward Beach car driven by Annie B Beach in Beardsley Park. The suit names Goward Beach & Beach Co of Trumbull as owners. The mother is appointed administratrix of the estate.
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John E. Crosby
Kathryn T. Crosby
Goward 8. Beach
Trumbull
Annie B. Beach
Beardsley Park
Beach
Hughes Urges Curb on Bureaucracy at Commencement
In Wellestey College address Charles e Hughes warns against overgrown official power and a "reign of terror" in government. He calls for constitutional limits and vigilance against autocratic administration while stressing patriotism in peace. The remarks appear amid broader news on local security incidents and strikes.
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Wellestey
Mass
Charles E. Hughes
Wellestey College
Boy Injures Brother With Pistol At Home
Stephen Nerke, nine, shot by his curious brother at 1201 Pembroke street when a Cali bre pistol from a coat pocket discharged. The bullet hit the right buttock. Dr Maxwell rushed the boy to Bridgeport hospital in fair condition. Separately, Gustavo Sentimenti, 1194 State street, an instructor at Columbia Graphophone, arrested for stealing records. He and Martin OConnell and Joseph Burke, also jailed, face City court tomorrow. bonds set at 3500.
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Stephen Nerke
Andrew Nerke
Pembroke Street
J. A. Maxwell
Bridgeport
Gustavo Sentimenti
State Street
Columbia Graphophone Company
Martin O'Connell
Joseph Burke
Pace
Prison Break Escapes And Recaptures At Missouri Jail
One prisoner remains at large while two life term inmates were recaptured after a dramatic escape. The trio used a coal car to smash through prison gates and flee, then were chased back inside. John Snead and Ora Lewis were quickly seized or returned to custody, while William Stender, jailed for robbery, escaped. The break followed the inmates’ successful cloaking of cell doors with improvised keys.
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Jefferson City
Liberty
Missouri State Prison
John Snead
Ora Lewis
William Stender
Harding Back in Capitol Returns to Washington After Nomination
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio arrived at the capital with Mrs. Harding and a small group of senators after midnight. A Boy Scout band from Oil City welcomed him as he and his party moved to their Wyoming Avenue home. He plans to stay about a week to tidy senatorial business and will meet with Will Hays to map his campaign, with formal nomination notice to wait until returning to Marion.
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Washington
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Marion
Inez McWhorter
Harding
Boy Scout
Senator Harding
Pennsylvania
White House
Secret Service
Coolidge Will Finish His Job
Boston June 14 Governor Coolidge returned to his desk at the state house to finish his job and not resign to campaign for Harding. His activities will be conditional on duties as governor and his secretary says he has always completed every job. He noted that Massachusetts governorship is a highly important office.
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Boston
Coolidge
State House
Executive Chamber
Harding
Henry F. Long
Massachusetts
United States
Wife sues husband to recover loan on property purchase
Clara M. Hanzik of Woodhaven sues Huso Hanzik in Superior Court for $6000 damages claiming she loaned him $5000 on Sept 2 1915 to buy the property at Washington avenue and Court street and he has refused to repay despite repeated requests.
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Superior Court
Clara M. Hanzik
Woodhaven
Eburstton
Long Island
Huso Hanzik
Stamford
Washington Avenue
Court Street
President to take up bicycling for exercise
Westfield Mass June 14. President Wilson will take up bicycling as exercise. Admiral Grayson, the President's physician, ordered a bicycle for his personal use and sent a letter confirming the purchase.
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Westfield
Mass
Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Mayor Seeks Suffrage Momentum at Fairfield County Meet
Mayor Wilson attended the Ridgefield gathering of the Fairfield County Suffrage association at Casagmo Miss Mary Olcutt casa. Miss Kathrine Luddington outlined plans to push Connecticut suffrage actions in the coming months while Dr George Vincent spoke on Progress and Mrs Frank Shuler addressed practical issues raised by the League of Women Voters.
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Wilson
Ridgefield
Fairfield County Suffrage Association
Casagmo
Mary Olcutt
Connecticut
Katherine Luddington
Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association
McCarthy Takes Shevlin's Place in Prohibition Control
Hartford June 14 United States Internal Revenue Collector James J Walsh announces William J McCarthy as supervising prohibition enforcement agent for New England with Boston headquarters. McCarthy oversees Maine New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island, while James Shevlin shifts to supervision in New York state. Thomas J McAuliffe continues to operate in Connecticut under McCarthy with headquarters in New Haven.
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Hartford
United States
Internal Revenue
James J. Walsh
William J. McCarthy
New England
Boston
Revenue Department
McCarthy
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
James Shevlin
New York State
Thomas J. McAuliffe
Mr. McCarthy
New Haven
No successor named for Goodwin as Bridgeport manager
Joseph E Goodwin resigns as manager of the Connecticut Co local lines with midnight effective date. No successor announced. Goodwin to open Hartford office for Charles E Morse Investment Co. He plans a two week transition and a rare vacation after ten years without one.
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Joseph 8. Goodwin
The
Connecticut Co
New Haven
Goodwin
Bridgeport
Hartford
Hartford and Springfield Railway Co
Charles E Morse Investment Co
Anarchist plot to kill Lenine and leaders exposed
London reports a Moscow telegram stating an anarchist conspiracy planned to murder Premier Lenine and M Buchanin during May Day, with a June 21 target after a failed first plan. Other Bolshevik officials, including Krestinsky and Zinovieff, were also to be killed. Arrests were made of Golos Truda staff Janitsky and Forsbach and General Veorcroff, amid claims anarchism is spreading in Russia.
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London
Moscow
Berlin
Lenine
M. Buchanin
Third Internationale
Krestinsky
M. Zinovieff
Golos Truda
Janitsky
Forsbach
Veorcroff
Green Army
Kursk
Golos Rabotch
Russia
Bakunine
Gems recovered after train theft from Mrs Whitney on trip home
In Morristown New Jersey on June 14 jewels valued at about 50000 dollars stolen from Mrs Whitney wife of State Senator Arthur Whitney during a trip from Chicago after the Republican convention were recovered aboard a Pennsylvania railroad train as it neared its destination. An official found a towel concealing two purses one holding the gems and other small cash notes. The theft occurred when the train stopped at Alliance Ohio and Mrs Whitney left the handbag on a dresser in her drawing room.
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Morristown
N. J
Whitney
Arthur Whitney
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Mrs. Whitney
Six Coal Dealers Refuse toContract with Board
Six local coal dealers agreed to furnish the Board of Education their share of coal for schools this winter but refused to sign a contract set a price state quality or delivery dates. Fifteen requests went out and six answered. The sub committee on supplies will present the report to the full board at the June meeting and seek permission to continue negotiations. The meeting will be held in Bridgeport High library after a dinner prepared by the domestic science class.
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Board of Education
Bridgeport High School
Commissioners to Try Foley Arraignment Set for Tomorrow Night
Patrolman James R. Foley suspended June 5 on intoxication charges will be arraigned for trial before the police commissioners tomorrow night. He gained prominence by raiding the Fourth District Republican club. The permanent head of the detective bureau remains undecided and may be settled tomorrow. Captain Edward Cronan has not been assigned a specific office and Captain Charles Wheeler continues as temporary chief. Lieutenant James Ramsey is viewed as a leading candidate to succeed Cronan as chief of detectives.
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James R. Foley
Foley
Fourth District
Republican Club
Detective Bureau
Edward ©. Cronan
Charles A. Wheeler
Trade Bureau
James Ramsey
Ronan
Continue Strike in Brass City in Waterbury
Waterbury June 14 mass meeting of unskilled Vetoes members of the New England Workers Association voted to continue the strike. An opening tomorrow of a soup kitchen was announced. A former lunch room storefront will serve meals free to NEWA members including soup beef potatoes and macaroni.
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Waterbury
Conn
New England Workers'association
Names Davis to Succeed Polk in State Department
Washington June 14 Davis of Tennessee was appointed today by President Wilson to be under secretary of state. He will assume his duties tomorrow, succeeding Frank L Polk who resigned due to ill health. Davis had resigned last week as assistant secretary of the treasury to accept the post. He was part of the American peace delegation to Paris.
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Washington
Davis
Tennessee
Wilson
Frank L. Polk
the Treasury
State Department
Parie
Advocates organizing world union to stop another war
Montreal June 14. J W Ogden Brit ish Trade Union Congress fraternal delegate urged AFL to form world union to prevent another world war but warned against any internationale like Russia. He said non unionist nearly extinct in England and predicted 6,000,000 British Congress members by next August. He also noted government support if prices and profiteering fall. Central Labor bodies condemned for aiding unauthorized railroad strikes. International Ladies Garment Workers Union pressed for release of political prisoners and repeal of espionage act as New York Central Labor conference cites 15 291 imprisoned as political prisoners conscientious objectors and military offenders.
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Montreal
Unio
J. W. Ogden
British Trade Union Congress
American Federation of Labor
Russia
England
T. C. Cashman
Cleveland
International Switchmen's Union
Cashem
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Central Labor Conference Body
New York
Infant deaths by district in 1919 report shows high rate
Health Officer Dr. William H. Coon released a 1919 infant death rate by district. The Tenth district leads with 123 deaths per 1000 live births, while Sixth and Ninth tie at 66. Compared with 1918, overall decline. August high due to heat and sour milk, 1909–1919 deaths down 38 percent.
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William H. Coon
Coon
Ex Senator Lewis Declares VP Bid in Dallas
James Hamilton Lewis former U S Senator from Illinois announced in Dallas that he would seek the Democratic nomination for vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
James Hamilton Lewis
U. S
Illinois
Means Files Suit for 1 Million Damages in Federal Court
June 14. Gaston B. Means sues District Attorney Edward Swann and Assistant DA John T. Dooling for 1,900,000 in a federal case alleging a conspiracy with Chicago officials and Northern Trust Company to bribe witnesses against Means in the murder trial of Mrs Maud A King and to derail probate of James King’s will in Chicago.
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New York
Gaston B. Means
Edward Swann
John T. Dooling
Northern Trust Company of Chicago
Means
Maud A. Robinson King
James , King
Chicago
Home Aid Nursing Continues Summer First Aid Course
The Department of Health under Dr. Leroy A. Wilkes will continue the Home Aid Nursing Course after a successful High school term and recent demonstration. It will run one hour daily for 15 lessons, with 80 periods of 40 minutes, starting soon after July 4 and open to the general public at the High school.
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Department of Health
Leroy A. Wilkes
Essad Pasha Killed by Albanian Student in Paris
Paris reports confirm Essad Pasha former provisional president of Albania was shot by a student yesterday and died instantly. Official examination shows bullets hit the chest, one lung and the heart. Attorney General Lescouve questioned Rustem Aveni who said he acted voluntarily and felt no regret, declaring he killed for Albania.
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Paris
Essad Pasha
Albania
Lescouve
Rustem Aveni
Presentation to S P Williams at Prospect Street School
The Prospect Street School faculty and pupils surprised retiring principal Schuyler P Williams with a watch and an Underwood typewriter. Williams, retiring at term end after 29 years as principal and 46 years in teaching, thanked the staff and noted the Times has reported the retirement truthfully amid strong sentiment.
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Schuyler P. Williams
Prospect Street School
Mr. Wilams
Williams
Man Charged With DWI After Driving Over Two Motorcycles
Tony J. Krapcik of 183 Sylvan avenue drove his car after two glasses of near beer over two motorcycles on Ward street Saturday afternoon. He claimed he was excited over a stolen pair of shoes from his machine. City Court judge Frederic A. Bartlett fined 59 dollars and costs and set a 100 dollar bond for appeal.
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Tony J. Krapcik
Sylvan Avenue
Ward Street
Frederic A. Bartlett
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