Big Coal Strike Is Settled
London reports a nationwide coal strike ending after the Federation of Miners and colliery owners conferences at the Government Board of Trade. Premier Lloyd George plans to seek Parliament approval to renew a 10 million pound subsidy tied to settlement. The subsidy addressed wage reductions amid the prolonged stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
London
National Coal
Federation of Miners
Government Board of Trade Office
Nott Trial Cost Near 5700 Dollars in 1920 Case
The article reports the Nott murder trial costs about 5700 dollars, with 2950 dollars for jury costs and summons for 250 jurors, plus 2350 dollars for prisoner board, possible attorney fees, and incidental expenses. Other cases mentioned include Wade and Brood, with differing expense levels and lesser expert testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel H. Nott
Ethel M. Nott
George B. Nott
Elwood B. Wade
Edward Johnston
Nott
Charles Brood
New Canaan
Henry B. Shannon
Robert DeForest
Maltbie
Wade
Judge Shapiro Takes Seat in Ommoen Pleas Court
Judge Joseph Shapiro, now on the bench in Ommoen Pleas Court, presides over a civil case in Greenwich involving bills for work on a property occupied by J. Marie Pennington. Plaintiff John Sinclair, of New York City, argues alterations should be paid by the occupant or agent. Pennington testified this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shapiro
Ommoen Pleas Court
Mass Ives
Danbury
Hapiro
Shelton
Greenwich
J& Marie
Railway Shopmen Oppose Wage Cut Amid Crisis Fears
In Chicago a large vote among railway shopmen favors rejection of an 85 to 77 cent per hour wage reduction ordered by the U S Railway Labor Board. About 600,000 railway workers are affected, with clerks and others still weighing strike action. Final action rests with other unions meeting next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
Railway Workers General Committee
Missing Stratford boy John Kenneth Moore still unfound
Police in Norfolk Virginia report no success locating John Kenneth Moore the Stratford youth missing since November 17 1920 and note another clue has proven valueless as efforts continue in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police
Norfolk
John Kenneth Moore
Stratford
Virginia City
Buses Must End Their Routes Say Judge Bartlett
Judge Frederick A. Bartlett told ity court jitneys must complete runs to meet public expectations. Henry Watcker paid a $5 fine after failing to finish the Ash Creek route. other defendants faced speeding and reckless driving charges with fines or costs, some continued to July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Bartlett
Ity Court
Judge Bartlett
Henry Watcker
Barnum Avenue
Ash Creek
Jitmeyman
Henry G. Farrell
New York City
Julius A. Blackman, Jr
Pembroke Street
O. M Barber
Trumbull
John W.” Healey
Fairfield
Steve Paritzke
Bostwick Avenue
Judement
Briges
Long Hill
William ©. Halek
Main Street
Raymond S. Myers
Stratford
le Barber
The
Cour
Walsh And Miller Form Partnership With Audit Firm
Internal Revenue Collector James J. Walsh and Chief Deputy J. Edmund Miller announce a partnership in the auditing business upon retirement this Friday, July 1, with headquarters expected in New Haven. Staff are preparing offices before handing control to newly appointed collector Robert Eaton of New Haven. A trolley car bound for Paradise Green derailed at Main and Golden Hill streets at 9:35 this morning, blocking traffic for about fifteen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
James J. Walsh
J. Edmund Miller
New Haven
Robert ©. Eaton
Paradise Green
Main
Golden Hill Street
Violent disorders in Rome after Giolitti cabinet fall
Rome reports violent disorders in which five people were killed and ten wounded have erupted at Fiume following the fall of the Giolitti cabinet. Other items note Clinton Howard yet to act against Dempsey Carpentier injunction, women jurors case in Cleveland, naval planes ready to attack the Iowa, and Ireland’s southern Parliament opening preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fiume
Giolitti
Camden
N. J
Clinton H. Howard
International Reform Bureau
Dempsey-Carpentier
Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Former Local Man Joseph Cummings Died From Injuries
Joseph Cummings a two year foreman in the Connecticut companys local inspection barns died at Lawrence General hospital Massachusetts from injuries suffered when struck by an automobile last Saturday night. He was repairing a car for Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway near Merrimack Park when hit by Henry F Keller of Methuen Mass He leaves a wife and six children and had moved to Lawrence after coming to Bridgeport from Chelsea. He is survived by his wife and five children residing at 67 Garfield avenue. two sons Joseph Jr and Richard, both electricians with the Connecticut company, visited Lawrence Sunday night. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Cummings
Connecticut Company
Lawrence General Hospital
Lawrence
Mass
Cummings
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company
Merrimack Park
Henry F. Keller
Methuen
Bridgeport
Chelsea
Trolley Company
Garfield Avenue
Joseph, Jr
Richard
Cleveland Avenue
Jitneymen To Fight For Norwalk Run
Jitney operators prepare for more hearings before the Public Utilities Commission on the Norwalk to Bridgeport route. Bridgeport officials and jitney leaders clash with the Connecticut Company over operating rights and potential motor bus expansion. Jitneys serve about five hundred commuters daily, and a denial could cost operators 40 000 to 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. &. Potter
Frank L. Kibling
Bridgeport
The
Connecticut Company
Norwalk
Public Utilities Commission
New Haven Railroad Seeks $8 Million Government Loan
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for an $8,009,000 government loan for fifteen years. The loan would reimburse the carrier’s treasury and fund additions and betterments. Security offered includes $4,775,000 of first and refunding mortgage gold bonds and $29,160,009 in common stock of the New York Ontario and Western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York, Ontario and Western
Young Boy Driver In Fatal Jitney Case
Milton Chernoff a 16 year old with limited driving license history faced a coroner's hearing after a rush hour jitney incident killed Carmine Franca. Witness Jack Gold, his cousin and former driver, defended Chernoff while another jitney driver testified about the accident and driving practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Chernoff
Lane Street
Carmine Franca
Kossuth Street
John J. Phelan
Jack Gold
Jane Street
Gold
Young Chernoff
Chernoff
Louis
Summertime Trolley Patronage Falls Across State Lines
Summer trolley patronage has dropped statewide as few riders head to shore resorts on weekends. The Connecticut Company notes minimal travel except on the New Haven line where Beach crowds still ride to Pleasure Beach due to limited bus service. Ferries to the island collect much of the beachgoers money while the return trip is often on foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut Company
New Haven
Bridgeport
Pleasure Beach
Office Close Notice and Local Crime Roundup
On July 1 the Bridgeport Internal Revenue Office will reopen at 9 A M after a June 29 closing for the transfer of Collector James J. Walsh. Meanwhile, residents should stock up on stamps before the 29th. Middletown police report DWisht W. Goodrich, 23, of East Berlin, jailed on $1,000 bond for burglary at W. H. Cooley’s Westfield home and for alleged wife slapping. William Caldwell, 1604 Main St, arrested for assault. judgment suspended after drunken condition noted. Socialist National Convention orders a survey of progressive and labor groups nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collector of Internal Revenue
James J. Walsh
Walsh
Gay
Bridgeport
Middletown
Dwisht W. Goodrich
East Berlin
W. H. Cooley
Westfield
Conn
Goodrich
Hartford
Interest In Bicycle Contest Is Increasing
Interest in the bicycle contest grows as subscribers approach the required total. A first winner appears likely soon, with a girl possibly taking the first wheel. New names join daily, as Bridgeport Times invites both youths and adults to earn a wheel by securing three bona fide subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Times
Salt's Textile authorized record bond issue in Bridgeport
Salt's Textile Manufacturing Company receives approval for a 3 500 000 first mortgage eight percent sinking fund gold bond issue secured by Bridgeport plants and Darby Pa mills. Bonds dated June 1 1921 mature June 1 1936. Trustee Guaranty Trust Co. of New York. Syndicate led by W A Harriman Hal sey Stuart Hincks Finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt
Bridgeport
Darby
W. A. Harriman & Co., Inc
New York
Halsey, Stuart &Co., Inc
Chicago
New York; and “Hincks Fina, ” Co
Bridgeort
Guaranty Trust Co
Salts Textile Manufacturing Company
Titus Sait
Driver Caught In 22 Inch Pipe In Hackensack River
Jersey City June 28 Frank Pojedhneck a diver was trapped in a 22 inch pipe under the Hackensack river while clearing an obstruction. Motorcycle policeman Jack Mahoney donned a diver suit descended and freed him. The diver’s leg was broken and his air apparatus fouled. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Frank Pojedhneck
Hackensack River
Jack Mahoney
Klein Building Attached For Five Thousand Dollars
The Klein Building at 955 Main Street was attached for 5000 by Deputy Sheriff Wenzel Sengler after Abe L Klein allegedly failed to meet terms of a five year lease with The Outlet Clothing Company. The suit claims 3875 in damages for clothing and materials damaged by leaks from a neglected front and insufficient repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein
Main Street
Wenzel Sengler
Abe L. Klein
Watertown
N. J
Outlet Clothing Company
Henry E. Shannon
Shannon & Wilder
Clothing Company
Bridgeport Club Offers Reward for Vandals
The Bridgeport Baseball Club offers a reward for the vandals damaging Newfield ball park bleachers and grandstand. Offenders now identified as youths from lower Newfield and Seaview avenues, ages 10 to 15, who climb the fence after dusk and mutilate the diamond and seats, using bleacher boards as see-saw props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Baseball Club
Newfield
Stratford
Newfield Avenues
Lower Newfield
Seaview Avenues
Postpone Time Oil Decrees Go Into Effect
Mexico City June 28 The Chamber of Deputies in secret session decided to postpone indefinitely the time when the new oil decrees shall go into effect It is believed the delay results from U S pressure and may affect Mexico's international relations President Obregon said he understood why the move was made
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exico City
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Mexico
Obregon
Woman bound over on theft charges in $1,000 bond case
Carrie Duffy of 67 Bloom Street was bound over to the September term of the Superior Court under $1,000 bonds on theft charges. She was arrested after allegedly stealing cash and a table from the residence of Mrs. Helen Joyce at 76 Savoy Street where Duffy worked as a servant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Duffy
Blm Street
Superior Court
Helen Joyce
Savoy Street
Two Pickets Fined Ten Dollars Each in Stamford Court
Mary DeLucis and Rose Cardone, New York clothing workers, faced assault and breach of the peace charges for picketing Carrick Leixen Co in Stamford. After pleading guilty in Criminal Common Pleas, Judge Booth imposed fines of $10 and costs each, about $60 total, with potential jail time not pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary DeLucis
Rose Cardone
New York City
Carrick & Leixen & Co
Stamford
Connecticut
Booth
Criminal Common Pleas Court
YD Boys Plan Boston Trip by Novel Cars
The YD Association prepares to transport Connecticut Yankee Division members to the Boston convention on July 2 to 4 using pullmans named after the 40 men and 60 horses from France. About 50 Bridgeport members will attend, with talks to join YD groups statewide. Negotiations with The New York New Haven Hartford railroad seek flat or box cars decorated with 49-60 signs for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Yankees Division
Connectiuut
Boston
Bridgeport
YD Association
New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad
Miss Ryan Wins Match at Wimbledon Championship
Miss Elizabeth Ryan, the Californian star, defeated Mrs. Peacock of England in the first semi final of the women’s singles at the British Turf Court Tennis championships. Norton of South Africa eliminated Huntz of the United States in a five set men’s semi final, scoreline 5-0, 6-2, 3-5, 5-7, 7-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
Qsy Ane A. P
Elizabeth Ryan
Peacock
England
Francia’ T. Huntz
United States
B. I. C. Norton
South Africa
Ulster cabinet accepts invitation to London peace talks
Belfast announces the Ulster cabinet has accepted Lloyd George's invitation to a northern and southern Ireland center in London. Sir James Craig to lead ministers except Sir Dawson Bates. Sinn Fein contemplates a referendum before De Valera travels to the Irish peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Craig
Ulster
Lloyd George
Belfast
A. P
Ireand
James
Dawson Bates
Eamonn de Valera
Repubblican
Dublin
London
Mount Jay
Arthur Griffith
Sinn Fein
Dail Eireann
Eammon de Valera
Woodside to Honor Guest, Veterans Leader Woodside
Captain Robert G. Woodside, national VFW leader, visits Bridgeport tonight as guest of Raymond W. Harris post. Delegation from state and local groups meets him at Bridgeport railroad station at 4 26 this afternoon prior to a city tour, luncheon at The Stratfield, and a banquet at the Veterans Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Woodside
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Raymond W. Harris
Bridgesport
Bridgeport
Herbert McKuen
New Haven
John Williams
A. W. Wheeler
J. BR. Kell
Arthur C. Bennet
William Lyhne
Clifford B. Wilson
Woodside
Stratfield
Veterans’ Home
Washington Avenue
Banqqet
Frank L. Wilder
Davis
Grand Army of the Republic
Summer “Simpson
Rotary Club
Lawrence T. Gallagher
Bika
Kane
Wallingtorn
Mulvays'tov
South Norwalk
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Kiwanis Ciubs
Former Attorney General Dead in Wisconsin Home
Baakinwere once the attorney general during the Roosevelt era died at Belle Vista country home near here after a year in poor health from heart disease complicated by kidney trouble. He was seventy. His widow, long an invalid, survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baakinwere
Seveno Wna
Ange We Bonagarts
Geeneral
Roosevelt
Belle Vista Hia
Here
Low Mood and Unemployment Keep State Policeman Busy
Bridgeport police are busy with deportation cases as destitute residents are sent back to their last state of residence or country. Sergeant Frank Virelli escorts most departures, handling about 20 cases recently from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and even as far as near Chicago. Some people lack established residence, forcing deportation to the old country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Virelli
Bridgeport
Connecticut
New York State
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virelli
Chicago
America
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Shapiro
Walsh and Miller
Late Telegraph News
Jlerors Court House
Cleveland
Catherine Eva Kaber
Bernon
Parliament of Ireland
Department of Agriculture
Norwalk Run
New Haven R. R
Big
Julia
Wiliam Caldwell
Caldwell
Hoogr
Socialist National Convention
Salt’s Textile Co
Miss Ryan
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