Bridgeport Meeting Fires Up Local Election Campaign
A Democratic gathering held on Nichols Street featured candidates including James J. O Rourke and Lawrence T. Gallagher outlining plans to curb municipal waste and back a reform charter. Albert Ish and Mary Silverstone urged support for World Peace and service men benefits amid debate over the League of Nations and state politics.
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Break Nnty
Jamie J. O'Rourke
Bury
John A.cordoria
Cox
Ding
Cornell
Bridgeport
Harry Maher
Democratic Party
Imdohn T.king
Rank Clancy
Silverstone
Lawrence T. Gallagher
I. Cornell
Albert Ish
Danbury
Europe
Ney
League of Nations
Augustine Lonergan
U. S
Congress
Llandegees
Lodge
Penrose, Smoot
Connecticut
Mary Silverstone
Devine
Costello
Party of Peace, Progress and Prosperity
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Williams Send to Siemon Shop Lockout at Bridgeport Plant
Washington reports that Labor Department official T. Concilator Williams ordered a lockout of workers at the Simeon Hard Rubber Corporation plant in Bridgeport Connecticut. The action follows a dispute over labor conditions and company management.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Cincinnati Jury Ordered to Probe 1919 World Series Conspiracy
Judge E T Dixon ordered Cincinnati grand jurors to investigate aspects of the alleged plot linking gamblers and eight White Sox players to throw the 1919 World Series. The instruction framed the inquiry around the prosecution of the conspiracy in Cincinnati.
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E. T. Dixon
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Grand Jury
War scarred veterans urge League amid postwar turmoil
In a candid address to veterans, a Belleau Wood survivor pleads for the League of Nations as a safeguard against future wars. He warns partisan politics and urges support for Democrat candidates and for probate judge candidate Devine, linking wartime sacrifice to a commitment to peace.
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Devine
Europe
England
England Faces Prospect of Hard Times Ahead
London reports indicate a looming winter downturn for England as 200,000 unemployed veterans remain, factories close or trim staff, and postwar prosperity fades amid market dullness and mounting economic strain.
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Liverpool
Britain
America
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Daily News
London
Laibor
England
Earle C. Reeves
International News Service
Otto H. Kahn
New York
Europe
Duchess de Chaulnes to wed her nephew Duke de Crushois
Paris reports the Duchess de Chaulnes daughter of the late Theodore P Shonts is engaged to marry her nephew by prior marriage, the Duke de Crushois. The wedding date is not set and several suitors have pursued her since her husband’s death, including General Peppino Garibaldi who is said to be heartbroken.
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de Chaulnes
Theodore P.shonts
Duke de Crushois
Aux Ecoutes
Theer
Peppino Garibaldi
More Gold From Russia May Reach U S
Washington reports that additional Russian gold may come from parts of Russia not under Soviet control. Officials expect shipments could equal or exceed the recent gold from Estonia received at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York. Government officials are said to have full knowledge of the imports.
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Russia
Esthenia
Federal Reserve Bank
New York
Party Conflict Prevents Peace in Llandudno Speech
In Llandudno Wales Premier Lloyd George said American party strife prevented a peace treaty with Germany. He argued Britain would lack peace if a similar conflict occurred here and noted criticism of the Versailles treaty. He warned that ignoring disagreeable facts shows elevated principles.
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Wales
Lloyd George
America
Germany
Great Britain
Mr. Lloyd George
Coolidge Goes South October 18 for VP Campaign
Governor Coolidge’s invasion of southern states as the Republican candidate for vice president will begin around October 18. The tentative itinerary includes Somerset, Mid- Kentucky, Asheville, Charlotte, Richmond, and Tennessee and West Virginia cities. The first major address is set for the Union League Club in Philadelphia on October 15, followed by a Young Republicans rally in New York on October 28.
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Union League Club
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Young Republicans
New York
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