League of Nations status and US ratification critique
The editorial cites Fosdick on the League of Nations formed Jan 10 1920 with 29 members and new applicants San Marino Iceland Luxembourg Georgia. It notes non signatories like the United States Italy and Japan and argues US Senate rejection harms global leadership. It highlights budgets and ongoing international offices and questions US statesmanship under Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond B. Fosdick
New York
League of Nations
Fosdick
League
Russia
San Marino
Iceland
Luxembourg
Georgia
China
Austria
United States
Italy
France
Japan
Great Britain
Greece
Sweden
Norway
Switzerland
Hedjaz
Cuba
Honduras
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Hayti Portgual
Roumania
International Labor Conference
International Labor Office
International Health Office
Senate of
Lodge
Hayti
Joan of Arc A Chronicle of Triumph and Tragedy
A historical account traces Joan of Arc from Domremy to royal audience, arming French soldiers, winning battles, and inspiring generations. It notes her capture by Burgundians, trial by ecclesiastical court, burning at the stake, and a lasting legacy praised by Mark Twain and admirers across centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Burgundy
Charles
Joan of Arc
Domremy
England
Mark Twain
Joan
Reaping the Fruits of Error on Bridgeport Pavement
The Warrenite paving contracts cost Bridgeport millions and fueled a suspected monopoly. Control shifted to the Common Council, triggering costly, repetitive repairs. Connecticut avenue, recently transferred for maintenance, shows $14,000 in repairs with projections doubling annually, risking near-total rebuild costs. The waste from patented pavement is evident. leaders are urged to halt further outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Paving Commission
Common Council
Connecticut Avenue
Gambling in Republican clubs ends with police raid
A raid by Officer Foley targeted a Fourth District Republican club suspected of gambling. The scene centered on the familiar green table as regular patrons faced police action following a complaint often raised by a wife or mother. The report notes gambling intrusions in GOP clubs and hints at broader investigations.
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Foley
GE plans layoff of up to two thousand workers
General Electric announced a policy of retrenchment that will lay off 1500 to 2000 employees this week. The reductions affect workers mainly in meter and instrument making due to scarce raw materials and widespread order cancellations.
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Vnn
Mass
General Electric Company Today
Railroads Ask Government Help Amid Freight Gridlock
Railroads urge federal action to avert shutdowns at industrial plants as congestion threatens production. If authorized, emergency orders may prioritize coal food and perishables, restricting car use to essential shipments. Potential curtailment of passenger service considered only as a last resort to speed freight.
U S Bank Aims 500 Million for Europe Aid
The speaker urged a $500 million fund for East and Central Europe to combat war ravaged regions where civilization has collapsed. He cited thousands dying and widespread lack of medical care, contrasting with American plenty. He warned against European neglect and urged Americans not to be seen as greedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Pershing
Herbert Hoover
Frank U. K. Lane
United States
Europe
ISINN FEINERS ARE ARRESTED IN THEIR HOMES
Dublin reports show Sinn Feiners evading arrest by staying away from public streets. Runners describe nightly moves and multiple sleep sites as fear of capture grows amid police caution. An elderly informant vows Irish Republic struggle. Also, Arthur Boston fined for parking under a new ordinance. judgment suspended in City court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Sinn
Arthur Boston
Fairfield Avenue
Poli
Main Street
Probation Granted After Assault Charge Arrest
Edwin Hayes of 07 Fairfield Avenue was arraigned in City Court on a charge of assault after his wife alleged he blocked her eye. He received a 30 day jail sentence that was placed on probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Hayes
Fairfield Avenue
Hayes
Dealers Oppose Parking Ordinance On Fair Field Avenue
Dealers will oppose a proposed ordinance restricting parking on Fairfield Avenue at tonight's common council meeting. They argue repairs after breakdowns would exceed five minutes and fear the limit could set a precedent for similar limits on Mats Street.
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Fairfield Avenue
Common Council
J Board
Mats Street
Effort to Bring Prussian Methods to Navy
Secretary Daniels testifies on civilian control and the push for a general staff in the Navy. He argues that reversing long standing policy would weaken civilian oversight and warned against making the secretary merely a ceremonial rubber stamp. He cites other secretaries and calls for an open choice by Congress and the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Daniels
Sims
von Tirpits
Navy
Obituary notices for Beck and several residents
Obituary notices report the deaths of Charles Henry Beck at Millbrook New York after nine weeks with encephalitis setarica. He leaves sister Helen Beck and brothers Robert Frederick and Vincent Beck. Funeral from 869 Madison Ave to St Patrick's and St Michael's cemetery. Other obituaries list Alfreida Wiedman Galin Yonkers. Mary E. Libbet 33 South Ave. Catherine Hamel 105 French St. Albert C. Weiler 360 Nichols St. Amelia Sherman Easton. Frank Dean Stratford Ave. Patrick Farrell Grove St with burial at Lakeview Holy Name cemeteries and St Michael's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Beck
Millbrook
James F
Nellie O'Hara Beck
Madison Avenue
Helen Beck
Robert
Frederick
Vincent Beck
St Patrick's Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Alfreida Wiedman Galin
Alfreida Wiedman
Arthur Galin
Yonkers
N. Y
Charles Hubert
This City
lAnna Fiske
Los Angeles
Randolph Schiller
Randolph
William Schiller
Olga Lodge
Bertha Lodge
Dorothea Stamm
August G. Baker
Stratford Avenue
Elien
Harriet Street
German Lutheran Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Mary E. Libbet
South Avenue
Richard F. Moore
Sacred Heart Church
John Sullivan
Holy
Catherine Hamel
Catherine Habel
French Strest
Westport
Charles Bauman
Oscar Hamel
New York City
French Street
Park Cemetery
Albert C. Weiler
Nichols Street
St. Mary's Church
Mathew J. Traynor
Anna Sullivan
St Bernard's Cemetery
New , Haven
Frank Dean
Wiliam H. Jepson
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Patrick Farrell
Grove Street
Silliman & Godfrey Co
Bridgeport Brass Co
Wesley Truesdel
William Collins
William H. Farrell
Michael
Philip Farrell
Flushing
L. T
Susan Brown
T. J. Garry
Albany
St Augustine's Church
Nurses to Hold District Meeting in Norwalk
District No 2 of the Graduate Nurses Association of Connecticut will hold its regular meeting at 2 30 P M on Wednesday May 19 1920 at Norwalk General Hospital Norwalk Conn All members are requested to be present.
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Graduate Nurses’ Association of Connecticut
Wit
Norwalk General Hospital
Norwalk
Conn
Atlantic Fleet Goes To Sea From Hudson River
The Atlantic fleet, anchored in the Hudson River for two weeks, put to sea today. The battleship Oklahoma and six destroyers were detached and sent to the Gulf of Mexico for possible duty related to recent political changes in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson River
Attleship Cklahoma
Mexico
Mystery surrounds murder case after birth clue found
The find near the murder scene by Theodore Hoyt shows a linen handkerchief with a B in the corner, misidentified as a child’s body clue. A second soiled man’s handkerchief near the body is considered a more likely lead, possibly belonging to the deceased or assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Hoyt
King’s Highway
Four Men Arrested in City Poker Raid at Republican Club
Patrolman Foley raided the Fourth District Republican club finding four men playing poker. Named arrestees were Harry Stone 17 Henry street Joseph Smith 1060 State street John Allen 85 Spruce street Abe Stein 1125 Howard avenue. Stein cleared. Stone, Smith and Allen held for Wednesday arraignment. Club president James Turner defends rules. investigation details released by Acting Superintendent Suckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stone
Henry Street
Joseph Smith
State Street
John Allen
Spruce Street
Abe Stein
Howard Avenue
Stein
Stone
Allen
Smith
Third Specinet
Charles H. Suckley
Foley
Fourth District
Republican Club
James A. Turner
Fourth District Republican Club
Board of Appraisal
Edward J. McManus
Board of Aldermen
Robert Jones
Abe Geduldig
William Chew
Board May Act On Two School Resignations Tonight
The board of education will consider resignations of Carrie A. Seeley principal of Barnum school and Alice W. Gamsby principal of Franklin school. Gamsby says her resignation will be in the board’s hands tonight, while Seeley declines to confirm her plans. Close friends expect Seeley to resign at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Carrie A. Seeley
Barnum School
Alice W. Gamsby
Franklin School
Gamsby
Miss Seeley
Judge Walsh to preside at May term court
Judge John J. Walsh will preside over the opening of the May term of the Court of Common Pleas. A number of small criminal cases are slated to occupy the docket as the term begins tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Freas
John J. Walsh
Bring Back Navy Dead From Overseas Service
The Navy today repatriated the first of its World War casualties, arriving aboard the transport Nereus at the Brooklyn naval supply base. More than 150 flag draped coffins were carried below decks and borne ashore between lines of sailors and marines amid formal salutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Nereus
Brooklyn
Redgates Case Teed Up For Tonight's Police Board Meeting
Mayor Wilson has 30 days for investigations into Burns raids. Police commissioners plan to discuss Superintendent John H. Redgate but likely take no action. Frank D. Anderson says no charges filed against the suspended official. A separate City Court case fined Roger Lanroy $5 for unautho rized auto use after a weekend drive.
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Wilson
John H. Redgate
Frank D. Anderson
Derrin Derrick Accident Injures Local Worker
While assisting a derrick erection at Jackson Stone company just before noon today Simon Salvar of 1114 Main street sustained a severe scalp wound when an iron washer fell from the derrick and struck him on the head. Dr Burns at Emergency hospital treated the wound with two stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Stone Company
Simon Salvarson
Main Street
Burns
Bridgeport Raid Highlights Mayor Wilson Power Tactics
The Fourth District club raid stemmed from a wife's complaint about gambling and wasted earnings. Supt. Suckley notes Officer Foley acted. the episode exposes how Mayor Wilson sustains influence, with the chief executive shown to tolerate vice across diverse scenes while portraying innocence in political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suckley
Foley
Bridgeport
Wilson
Looking Back Fifty Years In Courtland Street
A terse reminiscence notes Tomlinson’s new 40 by 40 house on Courtland street with an old style flat roof. Mead Holcomb handles joiner work. Keating & Cullinan move to Golden Hill and Main. Gypsies relocate from near Parrott’s ice house area. Hard & Smith offer fine pleasure turnout. Housatonic shad catches have fallen from $20,000 yearly to $500-$800.
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Tomlinson
Courtland Street
Mead Holcomb
Keating & Cullinan
Golden Hill
Main Streets
Parrott
Division Street
Easton Turnpike
Stratford
Hard & Smith
Housatonic
Blame Movies for Numerous Divorce Cases
A report urges reform including 30 day marriage bans prior to rites and physician exam of both parties. It calls for a uniform code aligned with biblical grounds for divorce and limits on remarriage. Gertrude Lorraine of 369 Stilman Street was fined and jailed for 60 days after stealing a dress in Rockwell and Company Store on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Lorraine
Stilman Street
Rockwell and Company
Main Street
Man Dies In Elevator Accident In Hartford Building
Hartford May 17 John Welch 58 of 58 Trumbull street was instantly killed in the Pilgard building today while seeking employment as an elevator operator. In the basement he boarded the elevator and fell as it moved, his head crushed and death instantaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
John Welch
Trumbull Street
Pilgard
Narrowly Escape Injury In Bus Limousine Collision
A bus driver attempted to pass a curbside limousine near Salt Murray store last night. The southbound jitney swerved toward the car tracks to avoid the limousine, the trolley behind it hit the jitney, breaking windows and damaging the bus rear. Passengers were helped to alight from the frightened crowd. Paris memorial day fund rises to 260000 francs with 50000 from the American Legion in America. Delegations from Paris post will visit fifty American cemeteries May 30, traveling by American Red Cross autos to graves nationwide. List of donors includes Wm E Seeley, DeVer H Warner, Wm Boyd Spencer, A W Burritt, Waldo C Bryant, B W Harrall, Harvey Hubbell, B D Pierce Jr, Samuel M Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. J C Stanley, Joseph H Savard, John S Pullman, Mrs. Dudley M Morris, Mrs. Louise L Sailer, Mrs. Susan B Sailer, Rotary Club, Maplewood School, McKinley School, Black Rock School, Washington School.
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Salt, Murray
Fairfield Avenue
Paris
France
Paris Post
American Legion
Legion
National Treasury
America
American Red Cross
Wm. E. Seeley
DeVer H. Warner
Wm. Boyd Spencer
A. W. Burritt
Waldo C. Bryant
B. W. Harrall
Harvey Hubbell
D. Pierce, Jr
Samuel M. Hawley
John S. Pullman
Dudley M. Morris
Louise L. Sailer
Susan B. Sailer
Rotary Club
Maplewood
McKinley
Black Rock
Washington
Soviet Troops Advance Near Kiev After Capture
London reports Soviet Bolsheviks counterattacked after Polish and Ukrainian forces seized Kiev about ten days earlier. An official Moscow statement released yesterday said Soviet troops began an advance and were engaged about ten miles northeast of Kiev.
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London
Kiev
Moscow
Weiler Widman Farrell Beck Funeral Notices May 1920
Multiple obituary notices from May 1920 list Albert C. Weiler Elfrida Widman Patrick Farrell and Charles Henry Beck with funeral details and burial sites. Services set at homes churches including St Mary's St Augustine's St Michael's Cemetery and Park Cemetery with dates May 17 18 19 and locations in New Haven Yonkers Millbrook and Millbrook area.
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Weiler
Albert C. Weiler
Nichols Street
St Mary's Church
St. Bernard's Cemetery
New Haven
Widman
Yonkers
N.Y
Elfrida
Fred Widman
Charles Hubert
August G. Baker
Stratford Avenue
St. Michael's Cemetery
Beck
Millbrook
Charles Henry Beck
Madison Avenue
St Patrick's Church
Automobile Cortese
J C Tut Hill Camp Invitation Night May 18
Members of J C Tut Hill Camp No 1 W O W invite all to attend a class initiation and entertainment at their hall on Tuesday evening May 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Tuthill Camp
O Day Divorce Notices Published for Fairfield County
Two divorce actions in Fairfield County seek custody of minors. Edith Nolan and Mary ODay each petition the Superior Court. Notices order publication in Bridgeport Times asserting defendant absence and pendency of complaints. Dates set for June 1920 term and publication by May 17 1920.
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Mary A. Oday
James F.o'day
State OF Connecticut
Pairfield County
Ss. Superior Court
Bridgeport
Mary A. O'Day
Fairfield County
James F. O'Day
Bridgeport Times
Michael J. Flanagan
Superior Court
Edith
Nolan
John F. Nolan
Edith S. Nolan
John
Caid
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