Disarmament hopes clash with Harding’s cautious stance
BridgeportTimes reports mixed signals from Washington on disarmament. Borah's conference proposal gains support in Congress while President Harding delays a White House call, stirring debate over open diplomacy versus secret negotiations and prompting comparisons to Lloyd George and Count Uchida on cooperation for global peace.
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Washington
Friends of Disarmament
House
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Senate
Harding
Borah
Lloyd George
Pacific
Count Uchida
Great Republic
Trolley Versus Jitney Faces Bridgeport Public
At a Public Utilities Commission hearing, a Connecticut trolley firm admitted heavy losses in Bridgeport and inability to serve all transit demand. Officials noted jitneys on schedule attract riders, with eight thousand two hundred seats more than passengers found in two checks. The core issue shifts to public willingness to fund an unprofitable system versus convenient jitney service.
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Public Utilities Commission
Connecticut Company
Bridgeport
Trolley
Norwalk
Trolley Company
Air attack test sinks submarine in minutes off Cape Charles
A naval seaplane raid off Cape Charles destroyed submarine U-117 in sixteen minutes with a single 163 pound bomb. Three planes attacked using twelve missiles from twelve thousand feet, erasing a costly craft as evidence of aerial destructive power in future war.
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Cape Charles
Atlantic
Admiral Sims Appears Before Navy Secretary
Admiral Sims traveled three thousand miles after orders and faced the Secretary of the Navy for a two minute interview. Reports say he remained unruffled and amused, accepting that he had been misquoted. The incident, once a mountain, ends as a trifling bit of smoke and the Admiral seems to have won the first round.
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Secretary of the Navy
Sims
Postmasters of New York City and a Star in Daylight
Edward M. Morgan served as NYC Postmaster from 1907 to 1917, appointed by Roosevelt and Taft. Thomas G. Patten, Postmaster since 1917, was appointed by Wilson. The piece reflects on political continuity and the metaphor of the daytime star seen only with the right eyes, urging quiet focus beyond glare.
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Evening World
Edward M. Morgan
New York City
Roosevelt
Taft Thomas
Patten
Wilson
Washington
United States
Thomas G. Patten
Edward M. Morran
New York Evening Post
A Fine Selection from Boston Post on Dawes as Budget Director
President Harding’s choice of Charles G. Dawes of Chicago as director of the budget is praised as a capable and independent financial mind. Dawes’ clear plain speaking, earlier consideration for Treasury, and vigorous stance on wartime Senate committees are noted as assets in implementing the new budget law.
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Boston Post
Harding
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Congress
Dawes
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Hats the Matter with Con
Editorial critiques postwar fiscal policy criticizing continued heavy military spending after World War I. The piece cites Mellon and Sen Smoot predicting tax increases, recalls 1866 70 wartime spending cuts, and questions administration secrecy about “reliable information” used to justify armament retention.
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Congress
Weeks
Navy secretary defends Admiral Sims arrival against protest
The New York World praises Secretary Denby for cooling the welcome plan to greet Admiral Sims. It notes Sims is a veteran with a fine record who has spoken plainly and should land without insult. Police should curb any Sinn Fein style demonstrations and ensure safe, orderly arrival on Navy business.
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New York World
Denby
Sims
Secretary of the Navy
United States Navy
United States
Sinn Fein
Navy Department
Admiral Sims receives nationwide approval as Sinn Fein threat looms
New York authorities vow full police protection as Admiral Sims returns ashore, denouncing Irish nationalist hooliganism and promising to crack down on any insult to the honored admiral. Officials say public spirit upholds dignity of New York and the navy.
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New York Times
Admiral Sims
Denby
Enright
New York
Sinn
Welcoming Admiral Sims Prompts Mass Public Reception
The public shows spontaneous sympathy for Admiral Sims after his bold act and speech. Supporters expect a large welcome and a national hero’s reception, with New York leading but implying a nationwide proxy turnout for the former admiral.
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Admiral Sims
Ireland
Sinn Fein
England
America
New York
Manhunt for Tony Terrizzi after assault on employer in Bridgeport
Bridgeport and Fairfield police seek Tony Terrizzi of 458 Hallett Street for alleged assault on Edwin Mathewson of 201 Norman Street yesterday after noon. Terrizzi, armed with a revolver and a club, battered Mathewson during a Tuesday afternoon dispute and fled, with five workers fleeing. He may be questioned in connection with a prior shooting of Patrolman Thomas A. Tierney last Wednesday night.
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Bridgeport
Fairfield
Tony Terrizz
Hallett Street
Edwin Mathewson
Norman Street
Thomas A. Tierney
Terrimi
Mathewson
Terris
Terrizzi
Stratfield Road
Sims Denies Jackass Speech With Navy
Admiral Sims rejects press reports of his jackass speech and awaits a written memorandum from Secretary Denby outlining alleged misquotations. Denby says no further action until Sims submits a written statement. The admiral, appearing calm in summer whites, met reporters and then consulted Admiral Coontz on a personal matter.
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Denby
Sims
Admiral Sims
Admiral Coontz
Naval Operations
Shooting kills Chicago saloon owner and family
Tony Marchese, a Chicago saloon owner, was shot to death on his rear porch while his wife and son waited inside. An unknown vehicle sped away after 17 slugs hit him, with authorities noting a feud motive though the wife denied threatening letters.
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Chicago
Tony Marchese
Marchese
Good Advice To Young Women
Des Moines article from June 23 quotes Ernest Tudtin of the Northern Baptist convention urging young women to avoid swearing improper dancing drinking gambling joy riding and immoral plays. He argues the world is degenerating and churches must return to the faith of their fathers.
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Des Moine
Iowa
Ernest Tudtin
Northern Baptist Convention
GOMISTAND ON RECORD Files Claim On Estate Of Roosevelt
Amma Richardson Burkett of Hillsdale Indiana claims eighty thousand nine hundred dollars from the estate of Theodore Roosevelt. She alleges a note she endorsed by Roosevelt and tied to a loan occurred during the 1912 Republican national convention. The note and endorsement are said to be in a New York bank. Burkett describes a complex sequence involving Shunson, Colonel Roosevelt, and a will leaving funds to Mary Kenney and others. She says she hoped to receive a further compromise or repayment of principal and four years of interest.
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Hillsdale
Ind
Amma Richardson Burkett
Thendora Stooxevelt
Day
Ante
Colonel Hoose
Chemical Saiintil Bank
New York
Kett
Henry Richardson
Mary Kenney
Burkett
Tse Yelt
Charles J. Shunson
Shunson
Shanson
France
Cincinnati
Alice Loneworth
Daugh~ter
Tve
Shes
Labor Leaders Battle as AF of L Convention Opens
The article details rival claims between President Gompers and challenger Lewis, with miners, railroad unions, and Irish questions shaping early votes. Telegrams from Indiana district Mine Workers urge change, while rail unions hold decisions that could decide the election. The convention also tackles jurisdictional matters and labor reforms including min wage, workers compensation, and insurance.
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Pase
Gomrpers
Kers
Lewis Boomers
John Mosler
Wil Mitel
Indiana
United Mine Workers
Frank Parkington
Mlinois
Robert Harlan
Washington
Alexander Howat
Kansas
Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Nolan
Executive Council
Xeamen
Calder Coal M1
United States Senate
Federal Employment Bureau
International Sons
Canada
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress
Fatal Fire Destroys Thompsonville Block After Child Suffocation
June 2 a fire gutted the corner two and a half story frame block at Pleasant and Whitworth streets. A four year old, Sylvester Buttone, died from suffocation and an infant in the same family perished from fire injuries. The blaze damaged adjacent property valued at about 120 000. The building, bought a month prior by Peter Jodznigh from Martin German, housed stores on the first floor and two families on the second.
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Thompsonville
Sylvester Buttone
Vincenzo Buttone
Pleasant
Whitworth
Peter Jodznigkh
Martin
Fire at Knickerbocker Colliery Rages in Vast Coal Vein
An explosion at the Knickerbocker Colliery in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, releases a pocket of coal causing a vast blaze. Two miners are killed and three others are severely burned, with officials fearing they may not survive the day. The mine sits in the Mahaney Valley noted for rich anthracite veins. Flames tower as the fire spreads through multiple levels.
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Pottsville
Knickerbocker
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Shenandoah
Mahaney Valley
World search for ship mystery far from conclusive
Officials pursue a method of elimination to identify ships near the Deckass position in late January. If the unrecorded vessel that steered the lightship’s call is fixed, investigators could advance the broader marine mystery. Ship experts call the case among the most perplexing in maritime history.
Giant R-36 In Accident At Putham Aerodrome
The R-36 sister ship to the 1-28 was damaged in a collision with a shed at Putham Aerodrome. The bow was badly damaged leaving the airship unairworthy. The craft was reported as purchased by the United States.
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Lonion
Putham
Cordng
Evening News
United States
Wife Was Too Good For Him
Higannisport Michigan reported a 5 year marriage ending in suicide when a man hanged himself in a garage ten days after wedding. He left a note blaming his wife and saying they should not have married. In New York the American Smelting Refining Co cut lead price to 49 cents per pound from 459.
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Higannisport
Mars
Martin Hammerbers
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
American Smelting & Refining Company
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