Liquor Interests Not Financing Governor Edwards Campaign
Walter M. Vick, manager for New Jersey Governor Edwards’s presidential bid, told a Senate committee no liquor interests funded his campaign. He cited a total $12.94 raised, listed individual donors including Cornelius S Edwards, David F Edwards, Charles E. McWilliams, Theodore H. Smith, T. A Rondie, and J. J. Teery, and said an independent Chicago group supported broader aims of personal liberty.
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Edwards
Washington
Walter M. Vick
New Jersey
Senate
Vick
Reed
Missouri
Mr. Vick
Med
Chicago
Frank S. Hurley
Cornelius S Edwards
David F. Edwards
Charles E. McWilliams
New York City
Theodore H. Smith
Jersey City
T. A Rondie
J. J. Teery
PRESIDENT DESCHANEL IS MUCH IMPROVED INJURED PRESIDENT PRESSES MEETING
President Deschanel is reported improving after a fall from a train near Montarmim. Doctors say superficial facial and leg wounds and prostration, with rest advised. He did not preside at today’s cabinet. plans call for ten days of convalescence at Chateau Rambouillet.
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Paris
Deschanel
Montarmim
M. Deschanel
Chateau Rambouillet
President Deschanel
Premier Milerand
Fal- Vieres
Echo de Paris
Oelock
Warn Sugar Hoarders of Lever Food Act in Hartford
Hartford announces warnings to sugar hoarders and sellers of excess sugar under the Lever Act. William F. Whitmore states 100 pound lots violate the act, with 25 pounds per member limited to Central Cooperative Society. He notes 30 day reasonable period, prosecutions for excess purchases or dealer oversales, urging public compliance.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Wiliam F. Whitmore
Central Cooperative Society
Cedarholm Injured In Motorcycle Collision At City Corner
Edmund Cedarholm 27, of Hotel Howard, was injured last evening after his motorcycle collided with a car driven by P bil Steinke at Fairfield avenue and Fox street. He sustained abrasions to the left leg and a possible fracture of the vice, treated by Dr. Owen J. Groark before being taken to the hotel residence.
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P Bil Steinke
Fairfield Avenue
Fox Street
Edmund Cedarholm
Howard
Owen J. Groark
Amersency
Funeral for Mrs P W Wren Held At St Augustines
The funeral of Mrs P W Wren, wife of Peter W Wren, who died at 484 State Street, will begin Monday at 9 39 AM from the residence. A solemn high mass of requiem will be at St Augustine's church at 10 AM Father James B Nihill will preside. Bearers include Charles G Sanford DeVer C Warner Thomas Sullivan John M Carey Lawrence Nealon and Son A Hurley Jr. Interment in St Michael's cemetery.
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P. W. Wren
Peter W Wren
State Street
St. Augustines’ Church
James B. Nihill
Pasor
Charies G. Sanford
DeVer C. Warner
Thomas Cullivan John M. Carey
Lawrence Nealon
Sonn A. Hurley, Jr
St. Michasl'e Cemetery
Morse Freed Again Indictments Dismissed in McCullough Case
Indictments against Charles W. Morse and several co defendants for illegal sale of the steamship John J. McCollough were dismissed by General Judge Hand on the request of Attorney General Palmer. The vessel, later torpedoed and sunk in May 1918, had been sold through a Paris firm to the Tunis government for 500000 dollars without Shipping Board approval or an opportunity for purchase. Co defendants included Captain W. Smither of London and the United States Steamship Co. and the J. G. McCollough Co.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
John J. McCullough
Hand
Palmer
Morse
Paris
Tunis
United States Shipping Board
W. Smither
London
United States Steamship Co
J. G. McCollough Co
Nichols Named Highwayman In City Court
Anthony Slosser identified William Nichols of 227 Colorado avenue as the man who held him up on April 27. Nichols was arraigned on highway robbery charges, with a June 1 case continuation and $2,000 bond. Margaret DeFago of New York city faced a related technical charge and is held for trial June 1 under $300 bond. Paulo Fitale of 35 Hallett street faces a breach of the peace inquiry after promising to marry DeFago but not marrying. Fitale is held on $500 bond for a hearing tomorrow.
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Anthony Slosser
William Nichols
Colorado Avenue
Margaret DeFago
New York City
Nichols
Paulo Fitale
Hallett Street
Fitale
DeFago
Two Men Indicted on Auto Theft Charge in City Court
Harold Frey of 153 Sherwood Avenue reported an auto theft. Harvey Talmadge of 33 Yale Street and David Cunningham of 454 State Street were arraigned and bound over to the Superior Court under 2900 bonds after waiving examination. Frey’s car was stolen May 3. Talmadge was arrested in New York City about a week ago. Cunningham, believed linked to the theft, was arrested on a probation violation and similarly bound over.
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Harold J. Frey
Sherwood Avenue
Harvey Talmadze
Yale Street
Talmadge
New York City
David Cunningham
State Street
Cunningham
Yale to Play Brooklawn in City Golf Match Tomorrow
Yale's golf team is expected to play Brooklawn club tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Brooklawn players listed: Nathaniel Wheeler, Robert Abbott, Robert S. Hincks, C. G. Waldo, W. Parker Seeley, John Grout, John T. L. Hubbard, and George Sharley.
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Yale
Brooklawn Club
Brooklawn
Nathaniel Wheeler
Robert Abbott
Robert S. Hincks
C. G. Waldo
W. Parker Seeley
John Grout
John T. L. Hubbard
George Sharley
Fairfield County Bar examines graduates for state exam
The Fairfield County Bar Association recommends a list of young men mentally and morally qualified to take the State Bar Exam commencing in June in New Haven. Names include Louis M. Altman, Horace F. Bronson, William Conn, Johnson Connell, Frank Dugan, Hobby Husted, William Kinsella Jr., Harry Kursman, Hugh T. Lavery, Bernard J. McPartland, Frank J. O’Reilly, Isadore Philip Skavatsky, Charles Weirsarten, and Max Spelke among others. Weather notes show unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change.
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Fairfield County Bar Association
State Bar
New Haven
Erictson
Bethel
Louis M. Altman
Stamford
Horace F. Bronson
Cortland
William Conn
John Sonson Comiey
City
Rockwell Frank Dugan
Norwalk
Mr"s Hobby Husted
Greenwich
William €. Kinsella, Jr
Fairfield
Harry Kursman
Hugh T. Lavery
Bernard J. McPartland
New York
N.Y
Frank J. O'Reilly
Howard Lir Shaff Isadore Philip Skavatsky
Charles Weirsarten
Max Spelke
Mandate Is Out Of Question In Armenia
Washington May 25 William J Bryan challenged President Wilson on an American mandate for Armenia declaring any mandate is impossible. He said the United States could aid democracy by recognizing the Armenian republic and joining the League of Nations as friend to small nations. He warned a mandate would require huge expense, entangle US in European politics, inflame race hatred, trigger rivalries between nations and surrender a democracy principle of self government.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Armenia
United States
Bryan
Armenian Republic
League of Nations
Mr. Bryan
Congress
Europe
Bic
May Identify Murdered Girl Identified in New Canaan
Identification of the murdered girl whose body was found in a New Canaan swamp on April 1 may come this week. Sergeant Virelli in New York City investigated a development and met a woman claiming the body is her daughter. A photo prompted uncertainty, but the mother plans to view the remains when she visits New Canaan. The body, buried in New Canaan, will be exhumed to aid identification.
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Waterbury
James K. Crofot
Simshors
T Belknap Reach
Hartford
George H. Nettleton
New Maven
Webb House
Connecticut Society
Annie Ri. Jennings
New York
Fairfield
Henry W. Kent
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Schuyler Mansion
Albany
Cir
Canaan
Imade
Sergeannt Frank
Virol
Oheerseant Virelli
New York City
New Canaan
Villa hunted quarry with Paige on head
El Paso May 2-5. General Francisco Villa again branded outlaw by his own people. A small force is reported between Parral and Jiminez in Chihuahua with a price of 100000 pesos on his head.
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el Paso
Texas
A. P
Francisco Villa
Defante
Parral
Jiminez
Chihuahua
Several Big Suits Filed in Superior Court
Harriet A Stevens sues Connecticut Light Power Co for 2500 for cutting trees on her Newtown property. Bankers Trust Co and John J McMullen appeal 10286.39 taxes against Esther Leona McMullen estate. Guaranty Trust Co of New York forecloses 112580 bonds of Darien Water Co. Luisi Apicelli sues Benjamin Hershfield for 10000 over Antonio Apicelli’s death from alleged automobile negligence.
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Harriet A. Stevens
Connecticut Light & Power Co
Newtown
Bankers’ Trust Co
John J. McMullen
William H .Blodzett
Esther Leona McMullen
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Darien Water Company
Luisi Apicelli
Norwalk
Benjamin Herschfield
Antonio Apicell
Fairfield woman arraigned on shoplifting charge
Mary Foster of Fairfield Avenue was arraigned in City Court on shoplifting charges. The case was continued to May 27 with bonds set at 700 dollars. The complaint alleges several items stolen from local stores were found in her room, and Detective John Burns led the arrest.
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John Burns
Mary Foster
Fairfield Avenue
Focal
Jewelry Store Robbery Attempt Near Main Street
A man about 20 entered Andrew Lasconviteh’s jewelry shop at 344 East Main, bought cuff links, returned later, struck the jeweler with a black jack, and fled. Lasconviteh hurled jewelry in pursuit. the suspect escaped. Police and detectives seek the attacker with a vague description.
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Andrew Lasconviteh
East Main Street
Lastonviteh
Detective Bureau
Lascowvitch
Leeds Employes Strike At Leslie Leeds Safety Razor Co
A general strike at Bruce street plant began yesterday when Superintendent Irwin Phillips ordered the tool room closed, ousting 14 men. Workers say he fired a girl who planned to join a union, others walked out in sympathy. pickets are now at the plant. The company employs about 80 people.
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Leslie Leeds Safety Razor Co
Bruce Street
Irwin Phillips
Taok
Phillips
Leeds
Woman Falls on Water Street Injures Ankle
Mrs George Harriman of 12 Courtland Street fell while alighting from a jitney at Water Street and Fairfield Avenue this morning. She sustained a fractured ankle and knee lacerations. The jitney was driven by Osip Shivanowitz of 499 Central Avenue. Harriman says the car started before she stepped off the running board.
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Water Street
Fairfield Avenue
LI O’eolck
George Harriman
Courtland Street
Osip Shivanowitz
Central Avenue
Harriman
Big Bond Set For Liquor Receivers In Stratford Case
Abe Lapides and Nathan Shapiro both of 100 George street New Haven and Daniel Coldmar of 12 North avenue New Haven were arraigned before U S Commissioner Hugh J Lavery for transporting liquor. Case continued two weeks bonds fixed at 1000 dollars. Obe Lapides alleged to have offered a bribe to Stratford police sergeant Ben Smith and fined 50 dollars plus costs by Judge Howard W Curtis in Stratford town court.
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Abe Lapides
Nathan Shapiro
George Street
New Haven
Daniel Coldmar
North Avenue
Stratford
United States
Hugh J. Lavery
Obe Lapides
Ben Smith
Stratford Pace
Howard W. Curtis
Stratford Town Court
Connecticut aerial firm plans hangar near Elks clubhouse
Officials of the Connecticut Aerial Co expect to place a hangar at Binex Rock near the Elks summer clubhouse and ready the plane by Saturday. Delays were caused by a steel shortage, and Lieut Joseph Remsen will pilot the craft after logging 00 hours in the air. The company aims to assemble the plane on Saturday.
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Connecticut ‘Aerial Co
Binex Rock
Elks
Joseph Remsen
United States Canada sign Sockeye salmon treaty
In Washington on May 25 a treaty covering the Sockeye salmon fisheries was signed by Secretary Colby for the United States Ambassador Geddes for Great Britain and Sir Douglas Braven for Canada securing cross border fishery arrangements.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Colby
Ambassador Geddes
Great Britain
Sir Douglas Braven
De la Huerta chosen interim Mexican president
In Mexico City an extraordinary congress session named Adolfo de la Huerta, governor of Sonora, as interim president after Venustiano Carranza's assassination. Carranza’s body arrived in the capital and lay in state as ceremonies proceeded, while the army awaited explanations of his death and the Plan of Agua Prieta’s role in the revolution.
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City
Associated Press
Carranza
Tlaxcalanton
Dolores Cemetery
Chapultepec
Congress
Adolfo de la Huerta
Sonora
Mexico City
Diplomatic Corps
Manuel Pelaez
Agua Prieta
San Andres
Federation Seeks Volstead Act Repeal
Waterbury delegates of the Connecticut Federation of Labor adopted a resolution urging Congress to repeal the Volstead Act. They also urged the state legislature to pass a bill in 1921 authorizing the manufacture of 2.75 percent beer. The resolution argues the 18th Amendment harmed workers and caused unemployment.
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Waterbury
Connecticut Federation of Labor
Congress
Connecticut
United States
United States Congress
United States Senate
Washington
Thought Deed Only Mortgage Thought Deed Only Mortgage
Francis A. Williamson age 82 sues in Norwalk seeking setting aside a deed valued at 40000 claimed as mortgage disguise. He says he believed it was a mortgage for 35 advanced to pay taxes and that he did not realize he deeded the property until recently. He asserts lack of legal counsel and seeks reconveyance of the property.
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Francis A. Williamson
Superior Court
Norwalk
Memorial Day Parade Formations and Beach Dress Changes
Washington May 25 Officials lift bans on bare legs and one piece swimsuits at Chesapeake Beach while approving a Memorial Day parade formation order. The two divisions list police units, veterans groups, bands, and multiple posts with named officers and commanding captains.
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Washington
Chesapeake Beach
Coney Island
Atlantic City
Henry J. Seeley
Elias S. Hall
Batt
CS. G
John K. Williamson
Edward B. Blaisdell
George H. Rowe
Clarence B. Naramore
Russell A. Glenn
Leonard Asheim
F. S. Allgrun
David B. Wason
Frederic A. Bartlett
Coast Artillery Band
Frankin Bartlett
Sons of Veterans
Sias Howe
Department of Conn
Bishop Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Columbus
Raymond W. Harris
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Napolis
Harry Congdon Post
American Legion
Revolutionary regime urged at socialist congress
In Christiana Norway May 4 resolutions urged creation of a revolutionary regimen based on the Soviet system. The congress appealed to workers at Kotedden and Bjaken factories to stop production of ammonium nitrate used in munitions against Russian comrades. In Stamford Criminal Common Pleas Judge John J Walsh and jury try William H Barry for reckless automobile operation. retrial after a previous jury disagreement.
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Christiana
Norway
National Socialist Congress
Kotedden
Bjaken
Common Pleas
John J. Walsh
Willam H. Barry
Stamford
Appeal Filed Over Bridgeport Property Assessment
Arthur Gregory filed a Superior Court appeal challenging the assessment of damage to property tied to the extension of Rocton Avenue in Bridgeport City. The case centers on the appraisal value and jurisdiction.
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Superior Court
Arthur ©. Greory
Demage
City of
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Geen
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Herrera
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