Navy Is Picked To Win Navy Is Picked To Win
New York November 26 Army and Navy closed a storied season at the Polo Grounds in their twenty fourth annual clash. Navy entered as a 2 to 1 favorite amid heavy public support while about 50 000 fans packed the stands. Annapolis midshipmen and West Point cadets led the cheering with thousands more from both sides. President Harding and General Pershing were not present.
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New York
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
Coogan
Polo Grounds
Harding Plan Is Approved By Delegates
Washington delegates weigh President Harding’s proposal amid hopeful talk of a new round of arms conference talks. The plan aims to foster ongoing informal meetings and broader world endorsement, with China’s territorial rights being addressed as part of a gradual abolition process.
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Washington
A. S
Harding
China
Germany
Russia
Jail Term and Fines in Saloon Liquor Cases
Two saloon men were fined by the City Court for liquor law violations and four and a half gallons of heeze were seized. William Marosky received 50 and 10 days in jail, while John Booth, owner of the Cedar and East Main street saloon, was fined 75. Case outcomes for Dimetre Koredi and William Kovalchuk were postponed to late November and early December respectively.
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William Booth
John Marosky
Cedar
East Main
Lquor
Marosky
France
Dimetre Koredi
Clinton Avenue
William Kovalchuk
Hallett Street
Korod
Goat And Mule Lodged In Best Hosteleries For Big Game
New York report says Army and Navy mascots were housed in premier hotels for the big game. Army’s mule stayed on the Astor hotel roof while Navy’s goat fed on tin cans in the Commodore basement. One mascot will lose its blanket after the victor is decided.
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New York
Army
Navy
Astor Hotel
Commodore
Ordinance Enforced After Long Neglect in City
In a revival of a long ignored rule, Police Superintendent Patrick J. Flanagan reported defective sidewalks and street lamps to the Director of Public Works. The ordinance required daily patrol reports from officers to aid public works in repairs, a process dormant since prior administrations.
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Hugene Birmingham
Public Works
Patrick J. Flanagan
Public Works Department
Atwater
Edward T. Buckingham
Birmingham
Police and Public Works Department
Director of Public Works
Wisconsin Challenges Will Hays
Wisconsin becomes the first state to contest the Postmaster General Hays authority to deploy Marines on mail trains with orders to shoot to kill unauthorized travelers. Gov. John J. Blaine requests Marines be removed and has served Navy Secretary Denby to produce Marine Marcus M. Hansen in court for shooting Otto Lambrecht near Green Bay as he tried to steal a ride on a train.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsi
Hays
United States
John J. Binine
Secretary of the Navy
Denby
Marcus M. Hansen
Otto Lambrecht
Green Bay
Lambrecht
Salary Release Attachment in Construction Office Case
By assessment of his last salary, Maurice McKenna was to receive an attachment of 104.16 as superintendent of construction. The attachment was served on City Auditor Bernard Keating yesterday by Deputy Sheriff John F. Maloney. Max Cohen brought the action alleging McKenna owed an unpaid loan of 104.16. McKenna was also served by Mayor Atwater with a resignation request dated November 30 from his position as nurse superintendent of construction.
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Maurice McKenna
Bernard Keating
John F. Maloney
Max Cohen
McKenna
Cohen
Atwater
Nursr Intendent
Plan To Add 49000 Seats To Yale Bowl
New Haven November 26 Plans to expand Yale Bowl seating by about 49000 were under consideration by Yale authorities. Charles A Ferry designer of the Bowl says the plan calls for a balcony over the upper seats and promenade built with concrete arches and reinforced columns. A concrete deck with benches would extend along the outer edge, creating a covered stand and a total capacity near 117000 with temporary field seats included.
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New Haven
Yale
Judge Banks To Make Home In California
Judge Elmore S. Banks long active Fairfield politician and former state senator will practice law in California after selling his Fairfield home. He plans to reside at Stratfield Hotel or Litchfield Connecticut until Christmas before moving west, keeping ties with hometown politics. He may tour the Pacific coast and visit the Hawaiian Islands before settling in California.
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Elmore S. Banks
California
Judge Banks
Banks
Stratfield Hotel
Litchfield
Conn
West
Fairfield
Pacifice
Hawaiian Islands
Arbuckle Defense Attacks Fingerprint Evidence In Trial
In San Francisco on November 26 the Fatty Arbuckle defense challenged the states fingerprint theory of manslaughter findings. Experts said the claimed imprint on Virginia Rappe’s hand beside Arbuckle’s was ridiculous while the defense also aimed to reinforce nurse Irene Morgan and witness Harry Barker testimony about Rappe’s pain and bladder trouble. The defense planned to rest Monday unless an unexpected development occurs.
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San Francisco
Roscoe
Fatty’ Arbuckle
E. O. Heinrichs
Virginia Rappe
Arbuckle
St. Francis Hotel
Irene Morgan
Harry B. Barker
Gavin McNab
McAuliffe's Counsel Seeks More Specific Charges
New Haven Nov 26 Counsel for Thomas Auliffe former prohibition officer filed with the U S district court a motion asking that the complaint against McAuliffe be made more specific. The trial for accepting alleged bribes is set for December 7 with four points urging specificity namely the office held at the time of the acts how he was involved in enforcing prohibition and how the bribes affected justice and the exact dates of the alleged acts.
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New Haven
Thomas Auliffe
Connecticut
United States District Court
McAuliffe
Thames
Federal raid seizes two stills at Dewey street
Federal agents raided a house at 7 Dewey street this morning seizing two stills and arresting Nestor Krav chuk and Anna Rayner. The pair will likely be arraigned before U S Commissioner Hugh J Lavery on Monday.
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Dewey Street
Nestor Kravchuk
Anna Rayner
U. S
Hugh J. Lavery
Transportation Tax Removal Will Cut Down Railroad Fares
President Harding signs the Federal Revenue bill lifting transportation taxes effective January 1. The 8 percent tax will vanish on trips of 30 miles or more affecting tickets for Bridgeport to New York and longer routes, with Pullman and chair car charges likely lowered. Local commuters between Bridgeport and New Haven or Norwalk see no gain, while New York bound one way fares may drop from 2.17 to about 2.00 or 2.01, and chair car fares may fall to 75 cents on longer routes.
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Harding
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bridgeport
New York
New Haven
Norwalk
What Really Happened in New Haven War Cartel Tale
A Brazilian mission sought 500000 Colt 45 cartridges to be delivered in three days for a warship, but Winchester could not fill the order. Remington Arms provided the cartridges from storage, resolving the tale of a dramatic gun shipment myth with a year-old reality.
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New Haven
Eling
Winchester Arma
New York
Colt Company
Hartford
Winchesters
Bridgeport
Remington Arms
New York Harbor
Winchester’s
May Demand Allegiance of Sinn Feiners
London reports a dispatch from Belfast after the arrival of Ulster Premier Sir James Craig predicting he would publicize Ulster’s refusal to join South Ireland until Sinn Féin acknowledges allegiance to the British crown in writing. In Dublin, Eamon de Valera and Sinn Fein leaders met at the Mansion House.
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London
Belfast
James Crig
Ulster
Craig
South Ireland
Sinn Féin
Dublin
Eamonn de Vallera
Irish Repubiic
Sinn Fein
Police Aid Coal Drive For Poor Families In Bridgeport
Bridgeport police plan a winter coal fund aiding needy families. Officers will donate part of their weekly salaries until April 1, 1922, then invest efforts to identify eligible households on each beat. Reports to the superintendent will track progress and ensure coal reaches those with no funds. Superintendent Flanagan declined comment.
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Bridgeport
Supt
Flanagan
Premier Plans To Sail Amid Washington Disarmament Talks
London reports Premier Lloyd George orders inquiries into steamer passage to the United States next week amid fears of a critical stage in Washington conference discussions. Briand’s speech is seen as not yet resolving disarmament and naval reduction issues, with potential for a future conference on land disarmament. Former finance minister Enid M. Yve Guyot provides an interview on the situation.
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London
Washington
Lloyd George
United States
Briand
Downing
Paris
Germany
Enid M. Y
Guyot
Finance
Bridgeport Ranks Fifth in Per Capita Wealth in State
Bridgeport is fifth among state cities for per capita wealth based on recent United States income tax data released yesterday. Hartford leads, with Stamford, New Haven, and Waterbury following. about 10.08 percent of Bridgeport’s 44,52 residents paid taxes on incomes under 5,000. Overall 144,028 residents statewide paid income taxes, with 10.7 percent of all residents and 9 percent of incomes under 5,000.
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United States
Bridgeport
Hold Cosgrove In Big Bond For Larceny
Joseph M. Cosgrove 28 of Hartford arrested by local detectives at the Lorraine hotel Chapel street at 2 50 this morning on larceny charges. He is held on 35000 bond for Detroit authorities who accuse him and a woman aliases Marjorie Cosgrove Rosie Greenberg Margaret Tremont of stealing fur coats worth 4000 from Detroit shops. Two coats found in Cosgrove room. pair believed to have fled Detroit for Bridgeport in a missing car. The woman is thought to have a Bridgeport past and eluded capture. Cosgrove, a salesman with prior arrests, had case continued in City Court until Monday awaiting Detroit officer transport.
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Lorraine
Chapel Street
Joseph M. Cosgrove
Hartford
Detroit
Mich
Marjorie Cosgrove
Rosie Greenberg
Margaret Tremont
Bridgeport
Cosgrove
Harford
Four Bandits Steal $28,444 Payroll From Shoe Factory
Chelsea Massachusetts November 26 four bandits seized the payroll for A G Walton Company shoe factory in Spruce Street outside the First National Bank car carrying the weekly payroll. Shots were exchanged with bank messengers as the bandits fled toward Everett. The stolen bag reportedly held $28,444.
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Chelsea
Mass
First National Bank of Boson
New York
A. G. Walton & Company
Spruce Street
Bank
Everett
Soe Company
Elusive $4000 Not Found In Safe Deposit Box
In a bankruptcy matter involving Edward F. Hall and T. L. Watson & Co, a strong box at the bank was opened to reveal nothing. The box, rented on election day in the name of P. F. Callahan, housed no cash despite a search by Referee Keoshwire and attorney Joseph Shapiro. A city work payment check reportedly funded a bet on ex Mayor Wilson, and further hearings were planned at noon.
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John Keogh
Joseph Shapiro
Edward F. Hall
T. L. Watson & Company Bank
P. F. Callahan
Shapiro
Hall
Wilson
Keosh Wire
Callahan
Babe Ruth Seeks $60,000 For Next Season
New York November 26 Babe Ruth the swatsman and business man asks the Yankees owners for a $60,000 salary next season. The deal stands a good chance of approval as he negotiates with the club.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Yankees
Senata BS
Clamor for Facts Grows in Bridget City Hall Inquiry
Citizens press for a thorough investigation into city affairs as the Common Council asserts its authority to compel witnesses and access records. Warrenite contracts are cited as emblematic, with allegations of no advertising or competitive bidding and large commissions rumored throughout the process.
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Bridget
Vari
No Decision On Fare Protest From Public Utilities Board
The Public Utilities commission clerk said no decision would be made today on fare protests, with a promise of likely early week release. He noted no new tests would be run until Bridgeport and Norwalk studies finish, as officials seek a permanent settlement. Local complaints mention Barnum avenue riders and Milford cars, which run express between the city line and Center with two operators.
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Public Commission
Bridgeport
Commission
Norwalk
Farex
Public Utilities Commission
Barnum Avenue
New Haven
May Not Request Tonnage Increase
Washington reports uncertainty over Japan seeking a tonnage rise under the Hughes naval program. Delegates say final action hinges on expert reports, with officials awaiting guidance from naval experts before deciding.
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Washington
Japan
No Appointments Till Council Meets
The Board of Assessors will not appoint any staff until the new Board of Aldermen convenes. Assessor Lawrence E. Gill states assessors may hire a cabinet clerk and a clerk for the black map department, but all other clerical offices require alderman action. Until aldermen decide personnel numbers, no permanent hires will be made.
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Board of Assessors
Board of Aldermen
Lawrence E. Gill
Black Map Department
Aldermen
Fire Loss In Augusta Two Big Buildings Destroyed
Augusta Ga November 26 Firemen gained control after a 4 hour blaze gutted the Warrison and Johnson buildings in Augusta. The Augusta Chronicle and Genesta Hotel were heavily damaged and the Albion Hotel hurt. Loss estimates range from 1.5 to 2.5 million with no lives reported.
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Augusta
Warrison
Johnson
Harrison
Augusta Chrinocle
Albion
Genesta
Stobrer
Ios
Ufe
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