Wood Leading in Indiana Primary Vote Totals
Unofficial returns from Indiana show Major General Leonard Wood leading with 841,514 votes, about ten thousand ahead of Senator Hiram W. Johnson as 3,183 of 3,387 precincts report. Frank Lowden and Warren G. Harding follow, with 36,682 and 19,214 votes respectively. delegates may stay unpledged if Wood retains plurality.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Leonard Wood
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Indiana
Frank ©. Lowden
Illnois
General Wood
Johnson
Lowden
Harding
Ohio
Chicago
Four men held on serious charge in Bridgeport case
Four men including Soloway of Harrison street and Dworkin of Beechwood avenue were arrested after three women reported the incident to the vice squad. They were arraigned in Hy court on violating state statute 378 and bound over to the May term of the Superior court with bonds set at 17000 for Soloway and 600 for the others. The women Violet Weaver Gladis Kreta and Anabel Hinzenen face breach of the fence charges.
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David Kane
Catherine Street
Soloway
Golden Hill Hotel
Harrison Street
Harry Dworkin
Beechwood Avenue
Harry Gann
Steuben Street
Violet Weaver
Gladis Kreta
Washington Avenue
Anabel Hinzenen
Courtland Street
High Official Accused of Deceiving Public in Labor Speech
Judge Haines presided over the Valentine Pollak suit alleging alienation of Mrs Valentines husband. Discrepancies in witness testimony were deemed inexcusable. The jury deliberations continued as the case lingered at press time. Timothy Healy condemned a high government official for propaganda against labor and cited DOJ May Day threats as context.
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Sivine
Valentine-Pollak
WARNED SIMS AGAINST FRIENDSHIP FOR BRITAIN
Washington Wey 6 Admiral William S Benson wartime chief of naval operations told the Senate Naval Investigating Committee that he warned Rear Admiral Sims in March 1917 not to let his friendship for the British influence his official acts. He said a wrong interpretation had been placed on a statement attributed to him and that he had been unjustly treated, though he denied any unfriendliness to Britain.
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Washington
Wey
William S. Benson
Senate Naval Investoting Committee
Sims
Benson
Admiral Sims
Coal Ready for Transport by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports coal at South Amboy New Jersey ready for shipment to New England points via Long Island South, with barges and tug boats required from buyers. Freight movement into and out of New England rises from outlaw strike lows, as 260 cars moved east via Harlem river and 342 from Maybrook, 330 floated in New York harbor, signaling improvement. The New Haven Railroad projects faster progress as New England seeks additional workers to handle car float operations at New York Harbor.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
South Amboy
N. J
New Haven
New England
New York
Destroyer Lardner Forced to Return to Port
In New York the destroyer Lardner, among the destroyers that sailed yesterday for Key West for possible service in Mexican waters, was compelled to turn back to Tompkinsville today due to quinor engine trouble. If repairs cannot be promptly completed, another cruiser would be brought to the limit of the voyage.
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New York
United States
Lardner
Key West
Tompkinsville
Quinor
Delaware Moves To Ratify Federal Suffrage Amendment
Dover Delaware May suffragists gathered after the State Senate passed a ratification resolution to back the federal woman suffrage amendment. They work to push the measure through the House where supporters say votes now favor passage, while opponents insist defeat remains likely.
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Dover
Del
State Senate
Delaware
Ceome
Strike Causes Run On Bank In Waterbury
Waterbury Connecticut May reports say a strike by brass infill laborers sparked a bank run largely by Italian depositors. Rumor that a bank officer censured strikers prompted crowds to demand their money while firms deny shortages. Merchants donate to a relief fund as organizers seek broader labor unity and a general meeting is planned.
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Waterbury
Conn
Fight hotly to take Kiev
Polish forces and Bolsheviki clash over Kiev the capital of Ukraine in fierce fighting around the Kiev bridge. Poles press the advance despite machine gun and artillery fire and maintain contact with the Bolshevik front as they push back enemy positions.
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Warsaw
A. P
Kiev
Capi
Ukraine
Summer Hat Prices Not Raised, 1100 Milliners Converge
New York May 6 1100 male milliners gathered for their annual convention promising no price increase on summer hats. Stores have long offered women's hats on sale while the fall prices were not addressed. May helen weather note mentions partial cloudiness.
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New York
Schoolmasters Round Table to Discuss Citizenship and Graduation
Three pressing topics will be discussed at the March session of the schoolmasters round table in the Davenport Hotel, Stamford Friday night. The topics include teaching effective citizenship, teachers’ executive responsibility, and postwar graduation requirements for high schools. George Ho Shaffer of Willimantic Normal School will open the discussion.
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Mar
Schoolmasters’ Round Table
Hotel Davenport
Stamford
George Ho Schaffer
Willimamtic J Normal School
Copper Supplies Arrive for Bridgeport Brass Co
Steamfisher David Dorty arrived from New York with a load of copper supplies for Bridgeport Brass Co. The vessel left New York harbor at 2 AM and landed at 10 PM yesterday, slipping out to avoid delays.
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Prass Company
David Dorty
New York
Bridgeport Brass Co
New York Harbor
Two Men Seized With Load Of Whiskey In New York Truck
Two barrels of whiskey were seized by Patrolman Robert P. Hoffman on Spruce Street West End at 1 30 am. Abraham Rosenberg and Eugin Katz, both of New York, were charged with unlawfully keeping intoxicating liquor for sale and bribery. They asked for counsel and were remanded until Saturday with $1000 bail each.
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New York
Abraham Rosenberg
Eugin Katz
Robert P. Hoffman
Spruce Street
West End
Themen
Third Precinct
Rosenberg
Three Deaths From Anthrax Taint Chicago Factory
Chicago authorities investigate three anthrax deaths linked to the Chicago Curled Hair Company which makes automotive cushion stuffing. The plant is ordered closed while officials review records of two earlier cases and probe raw hair sources from domestic suppliers and imports from Argentina. Hospital and coroner reports confirm the victims died within hours of illness.
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Chicago
Robertson
Chicago Curled Hair Company
Leopold Krzemien
Health Department
Arto
Herward Horwich
Hair Company
Connecticut Democratic Platform Calls For Volstead Act Revision
The Connecticut Democratic State Convention endorses Woodrow Wilson, lauds wartime leadership, and urges a revision of the Volstead Act to permit beer and light wines. It condemns a governor’s call for a special session and supports Irish self-government, women’s suffrage, and a just postwar peace.
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Republic of Ireland
Connecticut
Commonwealth
Womanhood of
America
Enthusiasm at State Democratic Convention in New Haven
Enthusiasm marked the Democratic State Convention opening in New Haven with the credentials committee report and calls to censure Holcomb while praising the President. Delegates backed resolutions to recognize the Irish Republic and woman suffrage and to amend the Volstead Act to permit light wines and beers. Senator H. J. Owens of Oklahoma received a wild ovation after a lengthy address before catching his train to Providence.
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New Haven
Committee On Resolutions
United States
H. J. Owens
Oklahoma
Owens
Providence
R. 1
Homer S. Cummings
Replogle Steel Question Sparks Stutz Chief Denial
Alan A. Ryan chairman of Stutz Motor Car Company denied any interest in Replogle Steel as New York Stock Exchange investigations and market rumors swirled around the issue. The exchange offered no stated reason for the probe though gossip suggested possible corner activity. Ryan’s letter to Secretary Cox noted reports of stock purchases and sales between April 19 and May 4.
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New York
Alan A. Ryan
Stutz Motor Car Company
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Wall Street
Stutz
Cox
Ryan
Manufacturer Sent 10 Jail In Conspiracy Case
Boston May 6 Frank T Sears vice president and general manager of the IAL Rates Shop company of Webster was sent to Greenfield Jail to serve a year and a day for conspiracy to defraud the government and for bribeing federal inspectors in shoes case. Court affirmed the sentence despite appeals.
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Boston
Frank T. Sears
IAL Rates Shop Company
Webster
Greenfield
United States District Court
Mrs Samuel Gompers seriously ill at home in Washington
Mrs Samuel Gompers wife of the president of the American Federation of Labor is seriously ill at her home in Washington. She is 59 years old and has suffered two strokes of paralysis. All public schools will close tomorrow for the Fairfield County Teachers convention at Bridgeport High School auditorium with Professor Sharp of Boston University as morning speaker and Pendency as afternoon speaker.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Toma Tow
Bridgeport High School
Sharp
Boston University
Penancy
British Premier dismisses U S messages on Ireland
London. Premier Taoyd George will not take cognizance of messages from American congressmen regarding Ireland. An official at 10 Downing Street says such resolutions are political moves reflecting American sentiment and carry little weight here.
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London
Taoyd George
Ireland
America
Implicit belief leads to Jersey City woman arrest
New York police report Eva Schwicens, 24, of Jersey City, claimed exact obedience to a department store sign reading customers please take small packages home. She was arrested for larceny in the store, charged with stealing 160 dollars worth of small articles.
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New York
Eva Schwicens
Jersey City
Senate panel weighs immigration law amendment
Washington May 6 immediate amendment of immigration laws was discussed at a Senate Immigration Committee meeting following a warning from Secretary Wilson that membership in the Communist Labor party alone does not justify deportation.
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Washington
Senate Immigration Committee
Wilson
Communist Labor Party
Caranza Grip Weakening In Mexican Revolution
El Paso May 6 report suggests Carranza force weakness. Joseph Greenlaw of Flagstaff contends Carranza soldiers killed his kin near Eloro, Mexico. Washington notes US interest in revolutionary politics grows as reports indicate eroding Carranza control and cautious stance by agents.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Eloro
Mexico
Joseph Greenlaw
Flagstaff
Arizona
Greenian
Washington
State Department
Alvaro Obregon
United States
Two Red Armies Destroyed In Polish Ukrainian Offensive
Reports from Berne on May 6 indicate two Russian Bolshevik armies were routed and nearly destroyed as the Polish Ukrainian offensive neared Kiev. Despatches claim Bolshevik forces retreated to Kiev outskirts, abandoning arms. Ukrainian peasants in Bolshevik-held areas are said to rebel. Dr Charles Z Heidliska, health inspector, notes Galveston Bridgeport health work. U.S. freight car demand rises. $50 million sought for new cars.
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Berne
Kiev
Charles Z. Heidliska
United States
Bridgeport
Jersey City man jailed for annoying girls at store
Joseph Gaddo of Jersey City was sentenced to four months in jail and fined $1 and costs by the city court for annoying girls in Kresge's five and ten cent store. He was arrested after a girl complained to police last night. He claimed the girl agreed to meet but said her sister was with her.
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Kresge
Joseph Gaddo
Jersey City
Gaddo
Pupils To Visit West Point From Bridgeport Grammar
More than 180 Bridgeport grammar school pupils will tour West Point in June under Harvey C. Wong. They will travel by Hudson Day Line boat to New York, visit Grant's Tomb, attend a dress parade, and see the academy with a full military band. Lunch will be on the return boat.
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Bridgeport
West Point
N. Y
Harvey C. Wong
New York
Grant
Military Academy
Free Lewis on $10,000 Bond in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on May 6 Charles E. Hughes of New York for United Mine Workers argues the mine demurrer as coal operators indicted in March appear before U S District Judge A B Anderson on Lever Act conspiracy charges. John L Lewis UMW president arrived from Washington and surrendered, released on a $10,000 bond.
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Indianapolis
Charles E. Hughes
New York
United Mine Workers of America
U.S
A. B. Anderson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
U. S. Marshal
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Healy
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Witting Williams
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Helen
Priday
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