Commissioner Becomes Captain In Fire Department
Public outrage rose as the Administration retired Captain Thomas F Broderick from the Fire Prevention Bureau and replaced him with eight new members. Fire Commissioner John H Cassidy took the post after resigning. Lester S Ferris appointed to the board. The meeting was secret and Mayor Wilson pressed officials to justify actions while denying papermen access.
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Thomas F. Broderick
John H. Cassidy
Thomas M. Cullinan
Broderick
John H. Finnegan
Board of Fire Commissioners
Fire Prevention Bureau
Lester 8. Ferris
Wilson
Dawe
Noonan
John J. Hines
Ferris
Hines
Middle Street
Finnegan
Board of Commissioners
Dr. Finnegan
J. A. H. Robinson
George Eames
Lester S. Ferris
I Robinson
Lenth
Captain Brodstick
Fire Department
Finnesan
Wiliam H. Curley
Thomas FB. Broderick
Proposals By Craig Found Unacceptable
London reports the British Cabinet rejects Sir James Craig’s counter proposals on the Irish situation. An official source says Prime Minister George proposed home rule or a five year trial for Sinn Fein with possible Ulster entry to an All-Ireland Parliament if loyalty is shown. Craig’s replies were not public but unlikely to rupture talks.
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London
James Craigs
Central News
Rue
Craig
Froya George
North
Irend
Sinn Fein
Ulserould
Ulster
Robinson to Missing Inauguration Trip West
City Clerk J. Alex H. Robinson cannot attend the inauguration marking the Democratic regime's entry to City Hall on Monday noon. He will depart tomorrow with friends for a two week coast trip, choosing to accompany them at short notice. Francis Punnigan succeeds him, and Robinson offers cooperation to Dunnigan in duties.
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J. Alex H. Robinson
Robinson
K. Robinson
Francis Punnigan
Dunnigan
Mayor-Elect Atwater Asked to Confer on Relief Funds
Mayor-Elect Fred Atwater will be asked next week to meet with the Special Relief Commission to plan care for unemployed and destitute through the winter. Attend by the Board of Charity Commoners and the charities hub committee of the Board of Appportionment as relief funds near exhaustion with only about 50,000 left after payrolls and bills.
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Fred Atwater
Special Relief Commission
Charity Commoners
Board of Aportionment
Charity Department
Soviet Plans Own Conference Amid Washington Parley Fallout
Copenhagen dispatch says the Russian Soviet Government seeks its own conference after displeasure with President Harding's failure to invite Bolshevik representatives to the Washington Disarmament Parley. It claims unconfirmed reports place China Japan Korea at an Irkutsk peace conference.
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Copenhagen
Harding
Washington
China
Japan
Korea
Irkutsk
Contest Victors in Historical Character Pose Challenge
Miss Anna Slavin won first prize of ten dollars in the contest arranged by The Times to name the most poses. Miss Rita Mullaney took second prize seven fifty, and James W. Kelling won third prize five dollars. A Mary Carr photograph was also awarded. all winners must claim at The Times office.
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Anna Slavin
Railroad Avenue
Rita Mullaney
Austin Street
James W. Kelling
Harrison Street
Mary Carr
Mary Carr. Miss Slavin
Miss Mullaney
Fliza
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Times Office
Nut and bolt flaws blamed for crane death
Frank H. Graham told Coroner John J. Phelan the nut and bolt likely from Porcupine steel caused the collapse at the Crane company site in Beaumont. The rethreaded belt and a reworked nut led to a fatal 5 foot drop that killed Harry Kearn during lifting. Witnesses Walter L. Elwood Dwight P. Traverse and Lewis Platt testified at the morning hearing.
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Beaumont Company
Harry Kearn
Frank H. Graham
John J. Phelan
Porcupine Company
Thin City
Graham
Wey
Kearli
Walter L. Elwood
Franklin Street
Dwight P. Traverse
Olive Street
Lewis Platt
Takahashi Named Premier in Japanese Government
Tokio November 12 Haron Korekiyo Takahashi minister of finance in the Hara cabinet was named premier to lead Japan’s government in a major political shift. His appointment follows leadership changes and signals policy continuity in wartime administration.
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Tokio
Haron Korekiyo Takahashi
Hara
Robbery Bond Held For Wilson In Bridgeport Case
Robert Wilson, 26, of 117 Silver Street New Haven, turned over by Norwalk authorities, was held on 5000 bonds in Bridgeport City Court on burglary charges connected to an attempted robbery at Albert N Dow’s home 63 Yale Street. Wilson, a bricklayer, claims he and companions attended a Stratford dance before the crime. McNally and Rossberg are at large.
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Robert Wilson
Silverstreet
New Haven
Norwalk
Albert N. Dow
Yale Street
Wilson
Thomas McNally
Medford
Mass
Albert C .Dow
Dow
Bridgeport
McNally
Rossberg
Stratford
Liberty
Breemont
Yale Streets
MeNally
Roasberg
Great Ovation For Wilson
Washington recounts Armistice Day tribute to former President Woodrow Wilson by over 12 000 citizens. He appeared on his home steps, saluted, spoke briefly to four wounded Walter Reed soldiers, then shook hands with schoolchildren outside his front entrance in chilly air.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Walter Reed Hospital
Names Hidden in Bridgeport Classifieds for Free Theater Tickets
Beginning Monday the TIMES will hide citizens’ names in classified ads on the page. Readers who bring the ad containing their name to the office win two orchestra seats to William Fox’s A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court at Empire Theatre all next week. Winners announced on the Classified Page Daily.
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the Times
Bridgeport
William Fox
King Arthur's Court
Empire Theatre
Sharkey Fined In City Court Case Appeal Planned
Nicholas Sharkey, a jitneyman, was fined $5 on two counts in city court and appealed under $25 bonds. He says he will take the matter to the Board of Police Commissioners after asserting fairness concerns raised by Traffic Officer Zeibold at Middle Street and Fairfield Avenue. The charges include overloading his machine and carrying a passenger on the ruffling board.
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Federal Street
Juneur
Board of Police Commissioners
Sharkey
Zeibold
Middle Street
Fairfield Avenue
Nicholas Sharkey
May Have To Work Out Fine For Probation Violation
Michael Buturla of Steuben Street faced probation violation charges after a October court sentence of 50 dollars fine and 15 days in jail for liquor law violations. He had served 11 days, then released to pay five dollars weekly on a sixty dollar fine, with only four days left suspended. Judge Boardman revoked the suspension and ordered remaining jail time to be served. he may also have to work out the fine if funds arrive.
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Michael Buturla
Steuben Street
Buturla
William B. Boardman
Supt Slawson Plans Mark Twain Week
Superintendent Samuel J. Slawson and school principals plan a Mark Twain Week to observe the birthday of the American writer. It is not yet settled whether it will be the week of the 20th or the 30th. There will be suitable exercises in all schools and Mark Twain’s works will be read and studied extensively during the anniversary week.
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Samuel J. S Slawson
Mark Twain
Statesmen From Nine Great Nations Meet In Washington
Washington, Nov 12 International News Service report statesmen from Britain United States Japan Italy France China Belgium Holland and Portugal gather at a horseshoe table to limit armaments and curb war causes in the Pacific Far East. President Harding opens the armament conference with a pledge of honest aims and peaceful cooperation amid high expectations and warnings against intrigue.
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Washington
Pacific
Far East
David Lloyd George
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
England
Prince Tyesato Tokugawa
House of Peers
Japan
M. Aristide Briand
France
W. K. Wellington Koo
Armando Diaz
Baron de Cartier de Marchionne
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Workl
Paris
Italy
China
Belgium
Holyland
Portugul
Holland
Portugal
Continental Hall
Hardine
America
Europe
Asia
Britain
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Aima
Phin Fa
Big Day For New Haven
Marshal Foch visits New Haven amid mass welcome by thousands. He receives Lt. D. from Yale, attends the Yale Princeton game, and is greeted by Governor Lake and Acting Mayor Murphy at the station under a special marquee. He tours Yale with President Angell and speaks before 2,800 at Woolsey Hall.
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New Haven
Marshal Foch
Yale
Governor Lake
Murphy
Woodbridge Hall
Angell
Woolsey Hall
Hughes lays out plan to scrap capital ships
Washington November 12 Secretary Hughes opens the naval conference with a concrete plan for limiting armaments. Four principles urge abandoning new capital ships, scrapping older vessels, using capital tonnage as the strength measure, and setting replacement tonnage limits for the United States Britain and Japan with specific scrapping and construction reductions.
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Washington
America
Hughes
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Japepan
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E-Hughes
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Aenne
Dias
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Takahashi
Supt. Slawson
Foch
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