Jitney Bus In Trolley Crash Kills One In Bridgeport
William B. Neff of Chicago Auto Supply Co. died from injuries after a jitney bus chartered for 25 salesmen collided head on with a Connecticut Co trolley on Yellow Mill bridge. Oscar Roske, also of Chicago, injured, and 23 passengers shaken. Lumber truck driver Ralph Amado held on reckless driving charges. Conductor John Dooley and motorman Michael Dunn uninjured.
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William B. Neff
Flks
Chicago
Auto Supply Co
Bridgeport Hospital
Oscar Roskebh
South Park Avenue
Andrew Netro
Main Street
Thin City
Connecticut Co
Yellow Mill Bridge
Burns
Acciden
Bridge- Port Hospital
Stratford Avenue
Raybeston Company
Auto
Bridgeport
Taybestos Company
Neff
Greenfield
Mase
Ralph Amado
City Llumber Company
Amado
John Dooley
Michael Dunn
Doughboy conduct questioned in Berlin Reichstag
In the American zone of occupation on the Rhine Deputy Bell, a clerical, charged American doughboys with setting a bad example for Germans by their free spending. He also accused them of requisitioning quarters and misusing buildings taken over by U.S. forces.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Bell
Yale's uphill road to face Tigers next Saturday
New Haven Conn Nov 8 Yale begins a week of prep for the upcoming clash with the Tigers. Coach Tad Jones remains confident the Bulldogs can uphold their strong reputation. Thorne Murphy is expected to direct the BLUE team with French end empton on halfbacks and Frank Kelley at fullback after a standout game against Brown.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Tigers
Tad Jones
Bulldog
Thorne Murphy
Bue
Empton
Frank Kelley
Trown
Man Held on Breach of Peace Charge After Stairs Push
Michael Levan of Ratt Road Avenue was arrested yesterday on a breach of the peace charge after allegedly quarreling with Joseph Kociosky of St Dienry Street and pushing him down a flight of stairs at Levan’s home. Levan was arraigned in City Court and the case was continued until Thursday under $1,000 bond. Kociosky remained hospitalized at St Vincent’s in serious condition.
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Michael Levan Achive
Ratt Road Avenue
Joseph Kociosky
St Dienry Street
Yesterdy
Kociosky
St. Vincents Hospital
Coroner Finds No Blame on Railroad in Altamore Death
Coroner J J Phelan reports Dominick Altamore of Stamford died after being struck by Westbound train No 275 at 8 30 pm on October 20. He was walking between the tracks and trespassing. no party is at fault and Altamore died at Bumford hospital.
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J. J. Phelan
Dominick Altamore
Stamford
Bumford
Altamore
Patrolman Kinney Mourns Wife Shot in Street Tragedy
The funeral for a woman killed by Patrolman Jim Kinney drew mourners and journalistic attention as Kinney, a Red Cross worker in the war, stood by his late wife. The fatal shooting happened when a fleeing thief knocked over a cigarette carton crossing the street during a shop errand, leaving a newborn child alone.
Fire Smells Of Kerosene Two Arrests
Nicholas Chajos and his wife Mary who run a restaurant at 888 Brewster Street were arrested on arson suspicions after a fire caused $100 damage and a kerosene odor. They were arraigned in City Court before Judge Wilder and held on bonds of $1000 for further investigation. Witness James Flood, watchman at Bullard factory opposite, saw the couple leave shortly before the blaze. They face a breach of peace charge.
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Nicholas Chajos
Mary
Brewster Street
Daniel E. Johnson
Fire Department
Wilder
James Flood
Bullard
Killers Accuse One Another in Camden Murder Case
Camden officials say jurisdiction over the David S. Paul killing rests with Camden County police. Frank J. James and Raymond W. Schuck confess implicating each other, claiming Paul was killed in a daylight Arch street car ride in the city. Police place the crime in Camden County and report most of the $65,000 found, while Schuck disputes premeditation. James Jacovitz fined for assault. wife testified she faced blows and a stove lifter. Seventeen parked car offenders arraigned in City Court with $1 fines.
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Camden
N. J
Camden County
David S. Paul
Frank J. James
Raymond W. Schuck
James
Schuck
Paul
Mount Itory
Burlington
Arch Street
Evergreen Cemetery
Frank Jacovitz
Howard Avenue
Supreme Court rules liquor lawfully acquired may be stored
The Supreme Court today ruled that federal prohibition officers cannot seize liquor stored in a room leased from a safe deposit company when the liquor was lawfully acquired for a lawful purpose. The decision, appealed by William G. Street of New York City, held Congress did not intend to prohibit such storage.
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Washinson
Supreme Court
William G. Street
New York City
Congress
Identification of Fairchild Portrait Draws Readers
Saturday afternoon at 4 o clock readers identified the portrait as George A. Fairchild of G W Fairchilds jewelers. Early correct guess came from Louis DeCarlo of 194 Hamilton street followed by Mrs C H Marco of 839 William street and C P Filmer of 791 East Broadway Stratford.
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George A. Fairchild
G. W. Fairchild
Minors Fight for Place in Baseball Power Battle
Kansas City on November 8 reports the minor leagues arriving for their annual convention to press for a place on baseballs top trio. They push for a minor league representative on the National Commission, favor four candidates and vow to keep a $5,000 draft price, with or without major league involvement, while threatening reprisal against industrial leagues that lure players.
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Jack Velock
Kansas City
Lasker
National Baseball Commission
Garry Herrmann
National Commission
Michael H. Sexton
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
David L. Fultz
International League
Players’ Fraternity
al ‘Tearney
J. Cal Ewins
Major Leagues In Conference Over Baseball War Plan
Chicago November 8 Owners of major league clubs met to decide peace or war in baseball and reorganize the National Commission as the deciding factor. Eight National League clubs and the Chicago Boston New York American League teams extended their ultimatum to five American League clubs on adopting the Lasker plan for a new commission.
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Chicago
National Commission
Ecelwhs
Boston
New York
Lasker
Taft May Succeed White In U. S. Supreme Court
Washington reports suggest former President Taft may become the next Chief Justice, succeeding Chief Justice White who is said to resign. The rumor ties Harding’s March start and Ohio origins to a Taft appointment, reflecting strong Republican backing and Taft’s judicial stature.
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Taft
White
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
William Howard Taft
Supreme Court of the United States
Howard Douglas White
White House
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Louisiana
Senate
Justice White
Harding
Ohio
Marion
Matic
Suffrage Women Meet in Hartford Convenes State Convention
Delegates from across Connecticut gather at Unity Hall Hartford for the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association annual convention. Katharine Ludington presides as committees are formed, reports summarize the suffrage battle and education work, and a victory dinner with key speakers closes the day.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
Unity Hall
Katharine Ludington
Lyme
Mark Burkeley
Grace Thompson Seton
Greenwich
Association
Ludington
Annie Eliot Trumbull
Sharcmair
Resolutions Committee
William C. Cheney
Manchester
Bridgeport
C. B.A. Winslow
Winslow
Florence E. ©. Kitchelt
New League of Women Voters
Mark Bulkeley
Hartford County
Emily Whitney
New Haven County
Fannie ‘Dixon Welch
Tolland County
Edna
Trier
New London County
William P. Couch
Middlesex County
Rosamond — Daniel
Windham County
Conention
China
Status Of Greek King's Left Hand Wife Questioned
Athens November 7 The legal rights of Madame Manos an anorginal Wife of the late King Alexander appear doubtful says leading Greek jurists Her attorney last Thursday asked the court to remove seals from the dead king's apartments asserting Madame Manos could inherit Alexander's property through marriage and her advocacy of motherhood.
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Athens
Madame Manos
Alexander
Greece
Armistice Day Proclamation Sets Parade in Bridgeport
Mayor Clifford B. Wilson proclaims Armistice Day November 11 as a memorial for the war ending German hostilities. Bridgeport calls a 7:30 pm parade with veteran groups, urges merchants to decorate, and asks schools to teach the day’s significance and national sacrifices. Report dated November 8, 1920.
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Germany
American Legion
Bridgeport
Clifford B. Wilson
Senator Harding To Spend Weeks In Texas And Panama
Senator Harding will spend a week in Texas followed by a week of Panama canal sightseeing. He will be hosted by FE Scoby, leader of the Harding pre-convention campaign and longtime personal friend. A portrait of Mr. Scoby has recently been taken.
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Harding
Texas
Panama Canal
FE Scoby
Scoby
First Woman Official Sworn In City Government
The noon ceremony in City Hall marked Mrs Mary EF Cutting as the first woman elected to an elective office in the city. She joins the Board of Education, with Owen Burns and George W Osborn also sworn in as Democrats. Republican William R Webster Jr did not attend. Selectmen Tassagno Lukoc and McGrath were sworn in though James Leon was absent, and a list of aldermen and justices of the peace followed, with several members also appearing or missing.
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Mary EF. Cutting
J. A. H. Robison
William R Webster, Jr
Michael Tassagno
George M. Lukoc
John J. McGrath
James Leon
Howard F. Bryant
John W. Hibbert
James T. Reynolds
Ernest W. Reichel
David W. Price
Albert J. Knapp
Karl C. Martin
Wilbert San‘ford
Investigation to become national in scope this week
New York Nov 8 The investigation by the special legislative committee into graft and alleged conspiracy in the building situation delaying view homes shows signs of expanding beyond New York to a national scope within the week.
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New York
Special Legislative Committee
View Homes
Whole Force Quit Can't Find Home In Essex Falls
Essex Falls November 8 The police force has threatened to resign unless chief Samuel Mullins can find a real livable house to map his home in when off duty Mullins once led half the force as sergeant and patrolman His partner Henry Clay Skidmore resigned October 1 due to lodging issues President Wilson Begins Message To Congress Washington November President Wilson starts work on his annual address to Congress.
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Essex Falls
Samuel Mullins
Mullins
Henry Clay Skidmore
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Threat to kill three Englishmen in America cited
A letter from New York signed by I V O Connor threatens reprisals against Englishmen in America for every British reprisal in Ireland if none cease after November 14. Irish officials in London repudiated the claim while Irish American groups in New York denied knowledge of the named person or organization.
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London
United States
Ireland
New York
Hammar Greenwood
I. V. O'Connor
Irish Societies of America
America
Amherica
Trhited
Kenny
Slayings Probe Fails To Halt Bridgeport Leads
State and local police search for the two men who killed Arthur J. Donahue, a former New York American reporter, after he and a companion were attacked near Newtown. A Ford delivery car with a dealer plate, two milk cans, and sledgehammers were seen. Donahue died at Danbury Hospital as investigators press for clues from Bridgeport and Danbury, with the killer's license number only partly seen.
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Bridgeport
Donahue
Newtown
Asmuch
Conn
Arthur ¥. Donnehue
New York American
Danbury Hospital
Housh
Morris D. Beers
Ford
Frank Good Sell
Man Donahue
Martin K. Donahue
Pitsehler
Pearing
Des Ihue
Pitzschler
E. L. Kingman
Father McAuliffe
Boors
Ife
Pitaschler
Pitzechter
Pitzechler
Danbury
McGovern Silent Amid Death Probe at Cherry Street
Edward J. McGovern remains silent as police probe the death of Mary Lapoczka found in his Cherry Street home. He is jailed on breach of the peace charges while investigators pursue the theory he killed her in a drunken brawl and seek firm clues to fix responsibility.
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Edward J. McGovern
Cherry Street
Mary Lapoczka
Bostwick Avenue
McGovern
Ellis Weakens Confesses Crime Against Edna Fills
Albert Ellis, 21, held for preliminary hearing after allegedly confessing to killing his former fiancée Edna Fills, 18, in St Louis. He said he attacked her after she refused his attentions when she returned from work. The confession followed a cross examination after his arrest Saturday.
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St. Louis
Albert Eilis
Edna Fills
Ellis
Harding Will Wait Until He's President
The president-elect plans a two week vacation at Point Isabel Texas after the campaign, hoping to rest and stay off the front page. He will hunt lightly, fish, and golf, avoiding hunting. He denies plans for pre inauguration talks with European governments or Mexican officials, stressing he remains a private citizen until inauguration and has no meetings arranged despite interest from foreign actors.
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Harding
Texas
Point Isabel
Mexico
Association of Nations
Japan
China
Mr. Harding
Marion
Exchange rates advance in new U S and international rates
The United States and England France Belgium see a second exchange rate change in 22 years. Burleson announced the adjustments through Greene with the new rates to take effect November 15. The pound stays at 4 dollars, while franc and lire values rise accordingly from current figures.
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United States
England
France
Burleson
Charles J. Greene
Belgium
Weather Summary for New Haven Area and Nearby Regions
The forecast covers Nov 5 to Nov 13 with unsettled conditions, cool mornings, and moderate temperatures. New Haven area expected cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with possible rain, west winds, and generally unsettled western and northern districts. Temperatures near seasonal norms with limited changes, while eastern regions see mixed skies and rain chances.
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New Haven
Une
Connecticut
Trocky Mountains
Kansas
Maine
Montana
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Times Office
DeCarlo
Fairchild
Famous Association
British Foreign Office
Arthur J. Donahue
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