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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1920

Page

6

Demand Mayor Make Charges After Indignation Meeting

At a meeting in the mayor's office Police Commissioner D Anderson and others pressed Mayor Wilson to charge or reinstate suspended Superintendent John Redgate. The mayor ordered indefinite repentence during the Burns investigation, a decision the commissioners granted. Now action is awaited as month ends with unclear stance from Wilson and Redgate's supporters.

Rice John Redgate D. Anderson Richard H. Mur Phy William 5. Primrose Wilson John H. Redgate Burns Redsete Redgate Esesaton

Post Masters Fined for Embezzlement in Connecticut

Irving T. Warsh former postmaster of Ansonia and Irving Putney ex postmaster of Saugatuck were each fined 100 dollars and costs by Federal Judge Lawin Thames. The court found embezzlement of government funds through their offices, about 1400 dollars in Warsh’s case and 1700 in Putney’s. Bonds covered restitution to the bonding company, and judges cited small salaries and prior good character in letting them go.

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Price Slump Seen as First Major Event

The note describes a price slump regarded as significant because it marked an initial major shift, highlighting its historic nature and potential implications for markets and investors. It mentions English like wording and a cautious tone around the decline.

Governor May Sign Beer Bill Amid Contested Issue

Governor indicates likely signing of a 2.75 percent beer bill after a long hearing. Debate centers on whether federal or state authority governs intoxicating liquor standards. Opponents led by Robert E Davey contest a concurrent power interpretation under the Volstead Act. Support comes from labor, manufacturers, employers, lawmakers, and veterans.

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Gibbons Warns Against Politics at Catholic Event

Baltimore May 21 Cardinal Gibbons declares he opposes suffrage and politics for women, urging them to focus on home life as guardians of family and faith. He says women are powerful in motherhood and devotion, and should avoid dabbling in public affairs. La Paz May 21 Lieutenant Donald Hudson crossflies Mount Titimani at 18 000 feet, returning with ice on the machine and an unconscious mechanic aboard.

Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons Goth Ing Mount Titimani Hudson la Paz The Hague Holland Communist Party Amsterdam

Senate Keeps Merchant Marine Tax Exemptions

Senate voted to retain House provisions in the Merchant Marine bill shielding net earnings of American owned ships in foreign trade from excess profits taxes if reinvested in new ships built in American yards. Also kept exempting sale proceeds of ships built before 1914 from income taxes under similar limits. THREE BARGES ARRIVE and other harbor news follow.

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