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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1920

Page

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Anarchist Suspect Salsedo Dies by Own Action in City

New York on May 3 In a startling development Andrae Salsedo known as Tony Tasio printed anarchist circulars linked to nationwide bomb plots. He leaped from a fourth floor Park Row office building killing himself rather than testify. Authorities confirmed several arrests and that others would become government witnesses.

New York Andrae Salsedo Park Row Department of Justice Wiliam J. Flynn Salonde Tony ‘Tasio Flynn N. C. Donfio Salcedo Prooklyn Salsedo Accordion Donato Salento

New Bedford Strike Sends 20000 Operatives Off Jobs

A May 3 strike in New Hedford Massachusetts involved about 20000 workers across 37 cotton cloth mills. Loom fixers protested heavier loom workloads prompting the textile council to call the general walkout. Early reports show low attendance with few disorder incidents and police oversight.

New Hedford Mas Textile Council Nashawena Passaic Heacon

Barges Deliver Coal and Cement to Relieve Shortage

Two barges of coal arrived to ease the city fuel shortage. One barge for the Connecticut Company, the other for the New York New Haven Hartford line, with 1 000 tons expected to last engines a week. A 400 ton cement barge for Wheeler & Howes addresses scarce cement delaying building contracts.

Coment Connecticut Company New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Wheeler& Howes

Judge Sustains Brown Claim in Superior Court

In New Haven on May 3 1916 Judge Howard J Curtis ruled in James J Brown v Charles Fox Fox receives 50 on a counter claim while Brown gets 2100 sustaining Browns claim of nervous trouble Fox had claimed Brown assaulted him over a bill for an automobile and sought 3000 in damages both parties were involved in alleged assaults and a weather note of increasing clouds and possible rain is included in the report

James J. Brown Charles Fox Howard J. Curtis Brown Curtis

Boy Confesses to Derailed Passenger Train

Charles LaPatowsky fifteen from Torrington confessed to opening a railroad switch that sent passenger train 1255 off the main track and into an empty cattle car. The incident occurred about 6 30 am and wrecked three cars with the locomotive stuck on the rails. Local police traced prior switch tampering and recovered a switch key not found.

Torrington Charles LaPatowsky East Hartford LaPatowsky

Norwalk Contractor Timothy Foley Dies Suddenl

Special to The Times Norwalk May 3 Timothy Foley a well known contractor in Norwalk dropped dead on the street this morning from heart disease. He had worked in the contracting business for many years and seemed in good health when he left home early.

Times Norwalk Timothy Foley Foley

Pershing Motor Evacuated as Panama Mob Protests Canal Fortifications

Thousands of Payamans marched through the streets in a torchlight protest against the U S acquisition of major Tahega Island for Pacific defense of the Panama Canal. An auto carrying General Pershing was halted and sent back to Tivoli hotel amid stone throwing at Panama officials and clashes with mounted police. Major General Kennedy ordered American officers to depart the trial area after rock throwing, while Pershing attended a reception earlier and planned canal inspections the next day.

Panama United States Tahega Island Panama Canal John JeFshin Tivoli Hotel Mohs Froyd Chase W. Kennedy Canal Zone Tria Pershing Finton Adminisration Bldg Atlantic Canal

Prank Sparks Bradt's Arrest in City Court

George Bradt of 652 Dewey Street appeared in City Court after a late night prank on a visiting Special Officer DeLemos led to an assault charge. Bradt was fined 10 dollars plus costs, with dispute over who struck first as the officer confronted the boy Bradt’s son.

George Bradt Dewey Street DeLemos Bradt Ald

Sensation Afoot as Agents Probe Hidden Liquor Tonight

Reported raids and guard patrols surround Mayor Wilson amid speculation of an assassination plot and a bid to appoint Bob Davies to lead the detective force. Prohibition agents tighten baggage checks at Bridgeport stations as gin containers are seized and shipments traced from Scranton to the city. Local officials, including Commissioner Stanley, weigh political motives behind the crackdown and guard details.

Burns Wilson Meyers Burns Force Philadelphia Stanley Bob Davies Bob Secret Service Prohibition Enforcement Bridgeport Baggass Department of the Railroad Scranton

Fight It Out in Maryland Primary Fight

Maryland voters head to the polls May 3 as Senator Hiram Johnson and General Leonard Wood vie for Maryland's sixteen Republican convention votes. Democrats contest nominations in three districts while incumbents face no opposition in the Senate race. Weather is clear and cool.

Baltimore Hiram W. Johnson California Leonard Wood Maryland San Francisco United States John Walter Sraith Jovington E. Weller Baltimore County

Arraigned on Drunkenness Cases in City Court

Three men charged with drunkenness appeared in City court this morning. Iver Anderson paid a $15 fine for overindulgence. Thomas Gaffney was fined $5 and costs. Howard Anson’s case was continued as he seeks locations of liquor outlets along Water street with Court Officer Thomas Gerrity to accompany him this afternoon.

Iver Anderson Howard Avenue Thomas Gaffney Harmony Street Howard Anson Milford Frank L. Wilder Water Street Anson Thomas Gerrity

Germans and Poles Clash in Ratibor on Polish Festival

A violent clash broke out in Ratibor Silesia between Poles and Germans during the Polish festival. Several thousand Poles paraded with Polish flags and emblems, the Germans demanded removal of emblems deemed prohibited by the Allied Commission, and both sides suffered injuries.

Berlin Ratibor Silesia Allied Commission

Naturalization Court Schedule Details for Morning Sessions

The naturalization court opens tomorrow at 10 o clock with Tudee Howard J Curtiss presiding and Allan F Shorch of Boston as examiner. Sessions run Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday with additional sessions on the 19th and 20th. soldier cases slated for consideration on the 20th.

Naturalization Court Tudee Howard J. Curtiss Allan F. Shorch Boston

Acquit Youth of Matricide in Long Murder Trial

John Edward Teiper was acquitted of murdering his mother Mrs. Agnes M Teiper after a trial that stretched from November to December 1916. The jury returned a verdict of guilty earlier, but the acquittal released him with possible further action by the district attorney. The slaying occurred near Orchard Park Buffalo on January 30 1916 after a Telper family visit.

Rogae John Edward Teiper Agnes M. Teper

Remington Yost Typewriter Plant Moves to Flushing

The Remington Yost factory moves its plant to Flushing New York. Screw machine and press departments already moved and other departments will shift by month end. Few longtime workers will transfer. the plant will open with an entirely new force.

Remington-Yost Wlushing Flushing

Burglars Active in Bridgeport City

Three burglaries were reported to police this morning in Bridgeport. The largest theft occurred at Hyman Fyllison’s auto supply on Main Street with 15 tires and seven inner tubes taken valued at 709 dollars after entry through a rear window. A second break in at Doherty Brothers garage on Waterview Avenue saw gasoline stolen. Here, a third incident at Herei Manufacturing Co on Third Street yielded no valuables. police suspect juvenile involvement.

Bridgeport Hyman Fyllson Main Street Fylison Doherty Brothers Waterview Avenue Herei Manufacturing Co TS Third

Waterbury Strike Inches Toward Settlement Talks Fail

Waterbury May 3 efforts to settle the 9000 worker strike failed today as meetings between manufacturers and the central strike committee did not materialize. Lancaster P. Clark president of the Chamber of Commerce and mayoral representative will meet a strike delegation this afternoon to seek alternatives to prior approaches.

Waterbury Lancaster P. Clark Chamber of Commerce Iabor Atria

Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in Steel Trust Case

The Supreme Court refused to grant the government's request for a rehearing of the antitrust suit against United States Steel Corporation. The move argued the March 1 steel case conflicted with an April 26 decision dissolving the Reading Company and some of its rail and coal subsidiaries. Both decisions were 4 to 0.

Washington Supreme Court United States Steel Corporation Reading Company

Star Witness Ill in Illness Halts Shelton Testimony

Mary Wilson seventeen year old girl arrested by Burns men during their raid in this city on April 7 cannot appear in Shelton City Court tomorrow to testify against Anselo Muallista alleged keeper of a disorderly house. Muallista, alleged cousin to Frank Fallista, is to be arraigned and may be implicated in local cases. The Wilson girl was to be a star witness for the state.

Mary Wilson Burns Shelton Anselo Muallista Frank Fallista Wilson

Maintaining a Strict Silence in Bridgeport Vice Crusade

Burns men and police officials kept silent amid Bridgeport vice investigations. No court raids were listed in City court this morning and Mayor Wilson plus Burns operatives were absent from police headquarters. New York sleuths hope to expose a vice trust, with major information expected in Superior court if at all. Four City court cases remain for disposition, to be considered tomorrow morning.

Burns Bridgeport Wilson New York Vice Trust Superior Court

Youngest girl on Missouri murder charge faces third trial

In St Louis on May 3 Ursula Broderick, sixteen, went on trial for the third time for the murder of her stepfather Joseph F Woodlock. Attorneys said she was the youngest girl ever to face a first degree murder charge in Missouri. A continuance was granted at the first call and the second trial ended with a hung jury.

St. Louis Ursula Broderick Joseph F. Woodlock Missouri

Deegan to address aldermen on relief for ex service men

Joseph F Deegan of the Wet Risk Insurance Bureau Washington will speak at the aldermen meeting this evening outlining a plan to relieve ex service men whose insurance has lapsed and urging action to save the program.

Joseph F. Deegan Wet Risk Insurance Bureau Washington, D. C Board of Aldermen

Town wrecked by a tornado in Muskogee area

Seventy seven bodies recovered in Peres after a tornado devastates the town. A special train with doctors and nurses departed Muskogee to assist, while wires to Peers ttl were down hindering initial reports. Dead and injured pour in from Losust Grove and Tahlequah as residents report no houses standing.

Muskoges Ola Peres Tahlequah Muskogee Munkosee Peess Muscogee Times Democrat Losust Grove Tablequah Teges

Destroyers to Vera Cruz and Tampico After American Killings

Washington reports American destroyers ordered to Vera Cruz and Tampico to protect citizens. The Sas Tamento remains on the east coast. no disturbances confirmed at ports though revolutions nearby. Two Americans, Eben Francis Greenlaw and his son, were killed by Mexican bandits near Mexico City area. The State Department seeks punishment of the assassins and asks Mexico for immediate action.

Vera Cruz Tampico Washington Tamico Navy Department State Department Sas Tamento Mexico Mexico City Vera Cruz Eben Francis Greenlaw Palazadan Greenlaw Frm

Murder Plot Tied to Arnstein in Binkowitz Killing

Secret hearings before United States Commissioner Alexander Gilchrist in bankruptcy cases against Nicky Arnstein and Sullivan & Co. allege Arnstein associates plotted Benjamin Binkowitz's murder after he vanished with 178000 in securities. Investigators link the theft to 175000 in bonds and a Cleveland gambler as the scheme’s hub.

United States Alexander Gilchrist Nicky” Arnstein Justice David M. Sullivan Sullivan & Co New York Washington, D. C Arnstein Nicky” Cohen Benjamin Einkowitz Post Road Milford Binkowitz Binkowits Cohen Gilchrist Cleveland New York East Side

Supreme Court Recess Without Prohibition Decision

Washington May 3 The Supreme Court recessed today until May 17 without ruling on the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment or the enforcement act.

Washington Supreme Court

Man Fights For Pay After Carnival Work

Joseph Roberto claims he worked a week at a local carnival and received no pay. He was jailed for breach of the peace after a Saturday night incident. George Milo allegedly cursed an arresting officer and was jailed for interfering with an officer. Roberto was fined ten dollars and given a fifteen day probation jail term, with time served if the fine isn’t paid. Milo was fined two dollars and released.

Joseph Roberto Carroll Avenue George Milo Garfield Avenue Roberto Milo

Five Women Slay Confession Tied to Ax Murders

In Los Angeles a second confession cites Andrew Watson alias James Huirt admitting killing a wife he cannot name and five women total. Separate report from East Haven says Roberto Fiero 88 was slain with an axe. Alfredo Matigno 37 held on homicide charges after a quarrel over money. Coroner's inquiry opened.

Los Angeles Cal Andrew Watson James R. Huirt Thomas Lee Woolwine Haven Roberto Fiero East Haven Alredo Matigno Louis Taracco Malleno Mix

Burroughs Perry Sues For Commission On Maplewood Property

Burroughs F Perry files in Common Pleas seeking commission for the sale of 120 feet on Maplewood Avenue. He claims Morris Schwartz bought the property and Perry is entitled to a commission from Lucy and West.

Maplewood Avenue Burroushs F_ Perry Lucy & West Perry Morris Schwartz

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