Remington Arms sale boosts Broad Street project prospects
At a high school auditorium session the Remington Arms property sale resumed at 1 pm after a record start. The Times reports 316 of 404 parcels sold last night for about 1.08 million dollars, including 306 houses for 973 75 and ten apartment buildings for 104 900. Many choice parcels will bid this afternoon, releasing hundreds of Bridgeport residents from one owner and aiding local business and brokers through new holdings and repairs.
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Remington Arms
Arthur K. Mack
Mr. Day
Times
Bridgeport
McGovern Bound Over in Murder Case
Edward J. McGovern was bound over to the December term of the Criminal Superior Court after waiving examination in City Court. He is charged with murdering Mrs Mary Lapoczka, found dead at 301 Bostwick Avenue. McGovern, unable to secure counsel, claims the woman fell from his rear window. Police doubt his account but have no incriminating evidence.
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Edward J. McGovern
Mary Lapoczka
Bostwick Avenue
Kiderana
Criminal Superior Court
McGovern
Wilder
Rumor Factory Seethes at Bridgeport Police Headquarters
Morning rumors swirl about a major police action in Bridgeport as 40 officers prepare in formal attire. Officials refuse to reveal details, hinting at a bigger, more sensational operation than prior Burns raids, with speculation of bootleggers and criminals targeted tonight.
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Bridgeport
Rounding Up Hooch Sellers In Bridgeport
Police continue rounding up saloon keepers and others with hooch for sale as the liquor crackdown tightens. City court and Liquor Prosecutor A J Merritt back the dragnet while Bridgeport trends toward dry days. Five offenders failed to appear and forfeited $75 bonds. others paid fines or had cases continued.
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Mquor
A. J. Merritt
Bridgeport
Flanagan
Wrangel Viewed as Savior of Armenia by Some Allies
In Geneva a League Commission debate centered on rearming General Wrangel in Constantinople to lead an Armenian campaign against Bolsheviks and Turkish Nationalists. Britain opposed the plan citing Wrangel’s failed command record, while other powers favored reorganizing his largely French and British commanded forces with artillery and funds to secure a victory.
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Newton C. Parke
Geneva
Wrangle
Crimea
Constantinople
League’ of Nations
Armenia
League Commission
Wrancels
Bolshevist
Wrangel
Britain
Wrangels
Widow Sues for $10,000 Over Driver Fatality
Katherine A. Leonard sues Archibald Selwyn for ten thousand dollars in Norwalk Superior Court alleging the death of her husband Patrick J. Leonard after he was struck by Selwyn's automobile driven by Eliot Palmer on West avenue Norwalk on October 3. Leonard died at Norwalk hospital shortly after. A separate dispatch reports a major blaze at the Bilbao navy yard in Spain with the 14000 ton Atlantic liner Alfonso XII barely saved.
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Katherine A. Leonard
Patrick J. Leonard
Archibald Selwyn
New York
Selwyn
Leonard
West Avenue
Norwalk
Eliot Palmer
New Yorker
Norwalk Hospital
London
Bilboo
Bilbao
Alfonso Xti
Jordan Dies In South Florida Mystery
A sudden death occurred this morning in Fort Lauderdale Florida involving M J Jordan of Bridgeport. The only confirmed detail is a telegram from his chauffeur stating he passed away at seven a m. Jordan had been in Florida since mid July returning to Bridgeport in fall and had been involved in a 58 acre oceanfront tract at Pompano Beach with Frank Miller of City National Bank. His body will be shipped north for funeral arrangements by Undertaker H Bishop.
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Fort Lauderdale
Florida
M. J. Jordan
George Wilson
AL. J
Jordan
Bridgeport
Frank Miller
City National Bank
Pompano Beach
Ocean Front
Miller
H. Bishop
Table Ordinance On Jitneys In Waterbury Conn
City officials tabled the proposed jitney ordinance to comply with a Connecticut Company request after one fourth of the board blocked it. The next meeting is December 10, with a Public Utilities Commission grace period set to expire soon. Jitney traffic rose today for the first time since the ordinance took effect.
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Waterbury
Conn
Lucius S. Storrs
Connecticut Company
Public Utilities Commission
Skidmore Freed from All Blame in Fatal Accident
Coroner John Phelan issued findings absolving Joseph D. Skidmore of fault in the death of 11 year old Alexander Bonitatibus who was struck by a Pembroke laundry truck driven by Skidmore on November 20 at Harrar and Lexington Aves. The death was ruled accidental. Skidmore was later arraigned in City Court and released as reckless driving charges were dismissed. In Fairmont, W Va, 42 year old Wilbur Hennen, prominent Mason and former Grand Master of the West Virginia Grand Lodge of Masons, died at his home.
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John Phelan
Joseph D. Skidmore
Hich Street
Fairfield
Alexander Bonitatibus
Center Street
Skidmore
Harrar and
Lexington Avenues
Pembroke Laundry Company
Fairmont
W. Va
T. Wilbur Hennen
The
West Virginia
Grand Lodse of Masons
Army and Navy clash in crowded New York football finale
In front of more than 36000 spectators at Polo Grounds the Army and Navy football teams prepared for a decisive season closer. Navy favorites at 11 to 10 despite Army boasting the stronger backfield, with Cylde King and Walter French highlighted as key players in a hard fought, conditions uncertain clash slated to end a storied series.
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Jack Velock
International News Service
New York
Army
Navy
Army Des Wen
Princeton
Folwell
Polo Grounds
Middies
Charles Daly
Ormy
Cylde King
Steia
Walter French
Morristown
N. J
French
State Saves 60 Million as Court Upholds Tax Law
Albany reports that New York state saved 50 million dollars after a court of appeals decision upholding the corporate income tax law. Judge Cardozo warned that value beyond taxation may be involved, while Attorney General Newton framed the ruling as a check on large corporate taxpayers. The piece notes the Sixth District Republican club intrigue about a stolen charter, ultimately resolved.
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Albany
New York State
Court of Appeals
Newton
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Cardozo
Who Is He A Local Motorcycle Enthusiast and Boss
The Times outlines a daily identification contest. A well known motorcycle lover and manager of a local business has ridden thousands of miles and is highly regarded. Yesterday Frank Saul correctly named Ernest M. Jaycox, proprietor of Jaycox Rubber Co., 189 Fairfield Avenue, Elks Mason and active civic member.
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Frank Saul
Ernest M. Jaycox
Jaycox Rubber Co
Fairfield Avenue
The
Elks
the Masons
Cork Fire Bombings Mark Night of Terror in City
Irish unrest intensifies as Black and Tans unleash incendiary bombs and blasts across Cork. The blaze at a major store caused extensive damage estimated at 250000 dollars. fire crews were repelled while districts burned and civilians fled. Sinn Fein club and St Michael's hall were attacked, and Cork’s Patrick Street endured renewed explosions. Dublin reports expect more violence.
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Cork
Black and Tans
Cork Sinn Fein Club
St. Michael's Parochial Hall
Patrick Street
Daniel O'Connell
LN. S
Dublin
Daylight Diamond Theft Strikes New York Clerk
In broad daylight four highwaymen robbed David Saylor of diamonds worth $60,000 near Forty nin th street and Seventh avenue in New York. Saylor, of Providence Diamond Co, had just taken the gems from a Pacific Bank safe deposit vault. A bystander, D Burkan, tried to help but was threatened as the bandits fled in a taxi toward Fiftieth Street.
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New York
David Saylor
Forty-ninth Street
Seventh Avenue
Great White Way
Saylor
Providence Diamond Co
Pacific Bank
Fortyninth Street
Snether
D. Burkan
Fiftieth Street
Bankers to probe Allan A. Tiyan affairs in New York
A conference of bankers and attorneys at Guaranty Trust Company discussed forming a committee to investigate Allan A. Tiyan, the capitalist whose corner in Stutz Motore stock shocked Wall Street last April and led to his withdrawal from the stock exchange after his resignation was announced.
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New York
Allan A. Tiyan
Stutz Motore
Wall Street
The
Stock Exchange
Guaranty Trust Company
Mayor veto refuels Broad street extension vote revival
The mayor vetoes the council action rejecting the Streets and Sidewalks report and the $205,000 deficiency notes for Broad street extension. He urges the measure to pass at the December 6 meeting, citing Broad street as a needed parallel to Main Street to ease congestion. The mayor holds leverage over committees to sway aldermen.
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Broad Street
Common Council
Streets and Sidewalks
Hilbach Street
Wilson
New Common Council
Congress Street
Washington Avenue
Elm Street
Main Street
Jitneys on Firm Basis Plan in Bridgeport Fight
Bridgeport jitney owners dispute the trolley company with two associations. Gallagher leads the Bridgeport Bus owners Protective Association proposing a ten‑member board and 50,000 petition signers to expand jitney service and gain city support.
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Bridgeport
John B. Schwartz
Harry Frank
A. J. Gallagher
Gallagher
Bridgeport Bus Owners Protective Association
Roslyn Street
al DeLaney
Fridgeport
Defense
Eagles’ Hall
Schwartz
Frank
Hart
New Haven
Davis
Norwalk
Split in Bridgeport Republican Club Triggers New Sixth District Club
Nttee Pesing says old methods forced a break from the Republican club, forming the No Sixth District Bridgeport Republican Club. The group plans incorporation, a five year Main Street hall lease, women’s wing, and frequent winter socials with officers to be elected in January.
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Republican Club
Nttee Pesing
Times
Sixth District
Bridgeport
Mr. Tesing
Ola
Eld
Testay
No Sixth District
Hal
Main Street
Federal
Moore offers $200 reward for missing Stratford youth
George Moore, father of Kenneth Moore, the Stratford high school junior missing since last Wednesday, offers $200 through the local police for information. Descriptive circulars and a countrywide broadcast have yielded no clues as police and family continue steady efforts.
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George Moore
Kenneth Moore
Stratford
Moore
Times
Bullet in Heart Still Alive After Shot Incident
James claims he was shot by his separated wife after returning home following threats. He walked three miles to a police station for help where doctors treated him and an X ray showed a bullet lodged in his heart.
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James
Weather forecast for New Haven and region
The forecast from eight p m Saturday to eight p m Sunday calls for cloudy skies and rain late tonight and Sunday in New Haven and Connecticut with moderate variable winds turning east. A Texas storm has moved into southern Louisiana bringing heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley and gulf coast. A separate low pressure area over the British northwest brings unsettled conditions with snow flurries in northern districts. Temperatures remain mild in northern areas from Montana to Maine.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Gulf Coast
British Northwest
Montana
Maine
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Jackson Stone Company
Rumor Factory
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Spanish Navy Yard
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Thomas J. Mooney
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California
Matthew Brady
Herbert L. Stowe
J. J. Gerrity
Tracy Wendell
Times Office
Yan's
Milan
Italy
Doeme-Dossoin
Sam
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