Yale Installs Dr Angell As 14th President
Yale New Haven June 22 Yale combined its annual commencement with the inauguration of James Rowland Angell as the fourteenth president. Arthur Twining Hadley retired after 22 years to confer the honorary Doctor of Laws. Two women Madame Curie and Julia Lathrop received nonorary degrees amid ovations.
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Memorial Hall
Yale
James Rowland Angell
Arthur Twining Hadley
Madame Curie
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Julia Lathrop
Federal Children’s Bureau
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Dean Smith
Yale Musics
William Lyon Phelps
Williams Held on Bonds in Embezzlement Case
Joseph J. Williams of 210 DeForest Avenue was arraigned in City court and held on 1900 dollars bond for Friday's trial on embezzlement charges. The arrest stems from a 642 dollar shortage in the Mi pmogue Yacht Club accounts where Williams served as treasurer since 1920. He says he loaned funds to club members who did not repay, while the Fidelity and Casualty Company funds cover the loss. Williams is married with ten children and worked at Lake Torpedo Boat Company. police held him at headquarters at noon today.
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Fidelity and Casualty Company
New York
Willams
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Oreantation Williams
Noted Author To Visit Here Next Tuesday
Thom pan Seton, noted author of outdoor books for boys and actors of repute, will visit the Black Snake Tribe affiliated with the Woodcraft League at their next meeting on Tuesday night. The session will be held in the woods at Far Mill River with an interesting program planned. details to follow.
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Woodcraft League
Far Mill River
No Comment On Proposal
London reports the Alice proposal for mediation between Greece and Turkish Nationalists to restore tranquility in the Near East was handed to the Greek Foreign Minister. He returned from Smyrna after briefing King Constantine and received the Allies communication without comment.
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McCollam Appointed New Park Commissioner in Redding
June 22 the Putnam Park Commission filled a vacancy caused by Michael Connery’s resignation by appointing Hush C. McCollam. Albert A. Gorham was reappointed to the board, while ED Sanford’s replacement faced local disappointment after Gorham’s past resignation from the assessors. The governor’s stance on Sanford’s reappointment remained equivocal, leading Connery to resign after being named to Sanford’s seat. Continued on page twelve.
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Oliva Held in City Court for Concealed Weapon Charge
Judge Frederic A. Bartlett imposed a 100 dollar fine with costs and suspended sentence on Frank Oliva of 2 Cedar Street. Oliva was arrested in the East Side Saturday morning for carrying a concealed weapon. He claimed he carried it to sell and not as a habit. The police confirmed his story.
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Frank Oliva
Cedar Street
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Vincent Troll
Pine Street
Daniel Kordie
Clinton Avenue
Bartlett
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Lewis Boom Slumps as Gompers Gains in AFL Race
Denver June 22 The bid by John L Lewis for AFL president faltered as Ladies Garment Workers delegates shifted 941 votes to Samuel Gompers. United Mine Workers with 1596 votes allegedly defected to Gompers. Some unions pledged support from metal trades railroads machinists carpenters and joiners totaling about twenty thousand of 38294 votes.
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Gompers
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Ilinois Mine Workers District
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Death of Salesman in Fairfield Saloons Shocks City
Augustus J. Jones a 44 year old salesman for Oliver Typewriter died after a heart attack last night at Lee's saloon at Fairfield avenue and Water street. Medical Examiner Dr. Garlick ruled heart trouble as the cause. He leaves a wife and seven children, one son in the US Navy. Jones worked from Warner building offices. body taken to Scott Mullins & Redgate mortuary. Funeral plans not yet made.
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Water Street
Augustus J. Jones
Stratford Avenue
Samuel M. Garlick
Jones
United States Navy
Oliver Typewriter Company
Warner
Theody
Scott, Mullins & Redgate
Golden Him Street
King and Queen Guarded in Belfast Visit
King George and Queen Mary arrived to open the Ulster Parliament amid a city locked down with troops and police. Royal yacht Victoria and Albert reached harbor at dawn as Belfast showcased strong loyalty with flags and bunting while guards patrolled and security ran high. In city court Frank Savo and others faced assault charges and two men were fined for liquor law violations.
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Boston Globe editor Charles H Tayl or dies at 75
General Charles H Tayl lisher of the Boston Globe, died at home after a period of activity. He was 75. Harvard to grant honorary master's degree to Dr Carlos Ch s of Brazil for eradicating tropical diseases in the Americas. British troops to Ireland reinforcement announced by war office. Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeats Mrs Arthur C Green 6 3 6 2 to win Wimbledon round.
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Arthur C. Green
Americans Win Second Polo Match In Britain Cup Return
In a June clash at Hurlingham the United States defeated Great Britain 10 to 6 to take the International Cup in the second of a best two out of three series. Captain Devereux Milburn led the Americans back from injuries, with Stoddard Hitchcock and J Watson Webb among the scorers as England’s Tomkinson and Wodehouse added goals.
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Tomkinson
J. Watson Webb
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Nia Lett
Sims Returns but Declines to Comment on London Speech
New York June 22 Rear Admiral Sims returned home to explain remarks attributed to him in a London speech on Irish Americans. He refused to be taken ashore by a cutter, came up the bay aboard the Olympic, and landed amid a heavy police and crowd presence.
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London
Judge Dissolves City Injunctions in Superior Court
Judge Kelloge opened Superior Court this morning as W H Comley city attorney won a motion to dissolve injunctions that had blocked city money transactions. John J Cullinan appeared for ex Fire Chief Thomas Mooney who sought caps on payments beyond appropriations. David S Day represented 23 Chamber of Commerce members against Bridgeport Construction Co. Governor Lake signed the validating act, removing the need for the injunctions and paving the way for their mutual dissolution.
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Bridgeport Construction Company
Governor Lake
Clam Opener Handles His Own Defense
A $16 a week clam opener at the Wilcox restaurant in Savin Rock defended himself in a non support action brought by his wife Elizabeth of Georgetown. He testified he occasionally helped her though she says he never contributed since their June 14, 1905 marriage. The wife claims she was detained in France for three years over suspicions tied to her husband’s German descent while he plans to file divorce for desertion in New Haven county court in 1913.
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Savin Rock
Georgetown
Ernest A. Tietjen
Elizabeth
France
New Haven
Will Consider New Beer Regulations For Medical Use
Washington on June 22 reports Internal Revenue Commissioner Tait saying regulations permitting beer for medical purposes would be considered as soon as possible. He argues the bureau should not wait indefinitely on anti beer legislation. The beer rules are presently before Mr. Blair.
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Motion for Non-Suit in Teatport Trolley Death Case
Attorneys for the Connecticut company filed a motion for a non-suit shortly before noon in the case of Dominick Omiccioll administrator of Susie Omiccioll’s estate versus the trolley company. The suit claims negligence by the trolley firm and alleges contributory negligence by the deceased in Teatport last December. Judge Keeler will consider the motion.
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Dominick Omiccioll
Connecticut Company
Susie Omiccioll
Teatport
Keeler
Wounded In Pistol Battle In Springfield Mass
A teenager named Joseph McLaughlin was admitted to Wesson hospital in Springfield Mass after a pistol battle between police and rum runners left him with a bullet wound. The shooting started when a traffic officer tried to halt an automobile at a park entrance at 2. The occupants opened fire as they feared a search. McLaughlin, a bystander, was wounded as outlaws fled in a chase. Their car had a Connecticut registration. A pinochle gathering is planned at the Fifth District Democratic club, 303 Wood Avenue, tonight following a regular meeting where Benjamin Hannan spoke on Bridgeport's financial troubles. A large turnout is anticipated.
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Fifth District Democratic Club
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Reguiar
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Bridgeport
Times Bicycle Contest Draws 194 Entrants
Up to six o'clock last night 179 boys and 15 girls, totaling 194, signed up to enter the Times Bicycle Contest. The program offers wheels at no cost to participants who secure genuine new subscribers, with adults also welcome to join on the same terms.
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Trolleys Lost Million In This City In 1920
The Connecticut Company Bridgeport Division lost over 1 million dollars in 1920 due to unregulated jitney competition, with an additional 17 818 lost in the first four months of the current year. Public Utilities Commission hearings at City Hall explored the drag on traction profits and the minimum cost to restore normal standing estimated at 45 thousand dollars. Thomas McGreevy testified that Bridgeport's revenue exceeded expenses in 1916 and 1917, but reversed in 1918 and 1920 with substantial losses, excluding depreciation and a fair return on stockholder investment. The division’s value was cited at 14.1 million in 1918 prices, down from 5.00 in 1910. The testimony continued under cross examination.
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Mrs. Bishop Wins Decree and Alimony in Hartford Case
The court granted Mrs. Bianca West Bishop a divorce from William D. Bishop and ordered alimony totaling 22,000 dollars with 500 paid immediately and the remainder in July. Evidence showed Bishop registered at the Hotel Avon New Haven under an assumed name with an unidentified woman. The hearing before Judge Kellogg heard of the diary linking Bishop to the suspected wife and details of the hotel visit. Mrs. Bishop testified to the marriage in 1911, separation in 1918, and addressed the Clinton Avenue residence. The defense offered little cross examination.
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Bianca West Bishop
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Avon
New Haven
Fred Jacobson
Washington Place
Joseph Simko
W.D. Baker
Kellogg
Tim
Hutchison Favored To Win British Open
St Andrews June 22 Play in the British open golf championship was suspended to begin rounds tomorrow and run through Friday. Seventy two holes will be played over two days by qualifiers from Monday and Tuesday. Fourteen Americans qualified for the main event led by Jock Hutchison and joined by Jim Barnes Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen. Brookline Mass June 22 Jock Hutchison of Chicago is favored by Francis Ouimet to win the British Open after Ouimet praised his chances upon returning from England.
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Old
Eden
Jock Hutchison
Jim Barnes
Bobby Jones
Paul Hunter
J. Douglas Edgar
Geores McLean
Charles Hoffner
Fred McLeod
Walter Hagen
Tom Kerrigan
Clarence Hackney
William Methorn
John Burgess
Emmett French
Brookline
Mass
Chicago
Francis Quimet
Ouimet
England
Last Honors Paid Smith
The funeral of Thomas F. Smith, World War II veteran, was held this morning from his home at 1832 East Main Street. A solemn high mass was celebrated at St Charles Church for the repose of his soul, with Rev Kearney, Rev Dennis Moran, and Rev Fr McGivney assisting. Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion provided pallbearers and firing squad. About 50 ex-service men attended. He served as a runner in Company E of the 16th Regulars and was wounded twice. He had been a patient at Allingtown Army Hospital after returning from overseas. He was awarded the D.C. for bravery under fire. The mass featured hymns and the burial at St Michael's Cemetery. Floral offerings were numerous.
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St. Charles
Kearney
Dennis Moran
McGivney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Smith
Allingtown Army Hospital
Jessie Murray
Father McGivney
St. Michael's Cemetery
Gil Of 15 Shoots Man In Chicago
A Chicago man was shot twice by a 15 year old girl named Gil early today near his home. Despeso later died in hospital. The girl testified in court that Despeso forced her to have sexual relations. he denied the accusation, saying he was glad he had acted because he was wronged. In a separate note, Walter Shady was taken into custody for trespassing after sleeping near the South End freight yards as weather deteriorated.
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Lucy Rocattis
Guy de Peso
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Despeso
Walter Shady
Walt
Litchfield Urges Chamber To Tackle Transportation
Litchfield, president of New England Coal Co and chair of the Municipal Trafie Commission, spoke at the Stratfield luncheon on street transportation. He urged the Chamber to actively engage P U hearings on trolley jitney permits and advocated balancing public interests with modernization and efficiency.
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New England Coal Company
Chamber of Commerce
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Latchfield
New England
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Litchfield
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