Parade for Cox visit in Bridgeport staged by Democrats
The Democratic Town Committee plans a large old time campaign parade for Governor James M. Cox next Wednesday night in Bridgeport. Lawrence Gill chosen grand marshal. over a thousand men are expected in line with women in automobiles leading marching clubs from several districts. Cox travels from Danbury arriving around 8 30 P M with casino beats reserved for participants.
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Lawrence Gill
Democratic Town Committee
James M. Cox
Bridgeport
Cox
Danbury
Thi City
Liquor Suspected in Death of Ohta Man
Coroner investigates death of August Ohla of 610 Railond Avenue after witnesses say two men drank the same liquor. Ohla fell ill Sunday night and died Monday as daughter testified he failed to recognize people and appeared to go blind. Survived by wife and six children.
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August Ohta
Railond Avenue
John J. Phelan
John Curry
Helen Powlowich
B12
Railroad Avenue
Ohla
Jennings Brothers
Jund
Chlo
James Goolas
Prospect Street
Probe Mystery in Woman's Death
In Pittsfield on Oct 15 the police halted removal of Mrs. Mary K. Ruddy 37 of Arlington trustee of a Somerville estate after she died at St Luke's hospital from dilation of the heart. Conflicting orders on disposition prompted District Attorney Wright to refer the case to Medical Examiner Coll for an autopsy. A woman claiming to be her sister appeared last week and ordered transfer to a hospital.
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Pitsfield Maia
Mary KE. Ruddy
Wright
Coll
Battles in Italy report deadly unrest across cities
Paris dispatches describe outbreaks in Italy with several fatalities. Ten killed at Forgia, one at Brescia, five at Bologna, and many wounded during clashes between soldiers and civilians amid a workers demonstration. Bombs hit the Hotel Cavour injuring none, blamed on anarchists. A Milan report notes bomb blasts during League of Nations detentions. A battle at Trieste followed Soviet sympathizers clashing with ex soldiers.
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Paris
Italy
Forgia
Hrescia
Bologna
Bo- Jonna
Milan
Petit Fonssien
League of Nations
Trieste
Voratore
Double Weddings Planned for October Honeymoon
Two city couples plan a joint wedding and a shared two week honeymoon to Niagara Falls and Canada. Miss Margaret Lavery will wed Theodore R Leonard at St Charles church alongside Miss Anna Chardelaine and Edward Flint. Lavery works in the building inspector's office. The marriages occur October 19 with both bridesmaids united.
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Margaret M. Lavery
Anna Chardelaine
Miss Lavery
St. Charles’ Church
Margaret Lavery
Patrick Lavery
Livingston Place
Theodore R. Leonard
Ferry Boulevard
Stratford
Chatdelaine
Pierre Chatdelaine
Putam Street
Edward Flint
Niagara Falls
Canada
Police receive $25 for guarding home
Mrs. Fannie E. Somers of 865 East Washington avenue sent a check for 325 to the Police Sick Benefit Fund as gratitude for police guarding her home while she was away on summer vacation. The gift was accepted at a Police Commissioners meeting yesterday.
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Police
Fannie E. Somers
East
Washington Avenue
Democrats Urge Voter List Check Before Election
The Democratic Town Committees urge men in the city to verify their names on preliminary voting lists kept by the General Registrars at No 3 City Hall. Many are barred from voting each election due to not inspecting lists. those who voted without listed name last year can have it restored by applying to registrars by next Tuesday at 5 p m.
Mac Swiney Reaches Sixty-Fourth Hunger Strike Day
Terence Mac Swiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, remains weak after another night in Brixton jail infirmary as he marks the sixty fourth day of his hunger strike.
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Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton Jail
MacSwiney
Hwar Remonstrance Hearing Set in Cohn v Bridgeport
A hearing on Israel J. Cohn versus Bridgeport Plumbing Supply Inc is scheduled for 2 PM today before Judge Willam M. Matthie in Superior Court. The hearing time was fixed this morning during the court’s short calendar session.
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Israel J. Cohn
Bridgeport Plumbing Supply, Inc
Willam M. Matthie
John T. King to Preside at Brandegee Meeting
John T. King has accepted the nomination and will preside at the Brandegee meeting at the Casino next Monday night. The Republican Town Committee plans a large gathering of Republicans to hear Brandegee and other ticket candidates. Mrs. E. N. Sperry will also speak.
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John T. King
Brandegee
Republican Town Committee
Identification Request From Times Office
The notice calls for written identification of a person, to be delivered or mailed to the Times Office. It states the individual making the first identifications will be paid under the stated rules.
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Times Office
Nirdlinger Identifies Fred Mills Portrait Quickly
J A Nirdlinger quickly identified yesterday's profile portrait as Fred Mills of Elm Auto Company, a popular automobile dealer, answering at 2 45. Others submitting correct identifications followed: M J O Reilly of 53 James Street, H Francis of 50 Maplewood Avenue, O Winter of 1200 Kossuth Street, and Robert J W Emmons of 1621 Noble Avenue.
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J. A. Nirdlinger
Fred Mills
Elm Auto Company
Brnning
M. J. O'Reilly
James Street
H. Francis
Maplewood Avenue
O. Winter
Kossuth Street
Robert J. W. Emmons
Noble Avenue
Third Chicago man hanged after hotel hold up
Frank Zager became the third man executed in Chicago within a day. He killed two men during a Burnham hotel hold up over a year ago and faced his final hours in the county jail. He cursed guards and sent away his 12 year old sister after a last visit from Father James Shields.
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Chicago
Frank Zager
Burnham
Zager
James Shields
Holy Name Cathedral
Locomobile Lays Off 300 More Workers
Locomobile, now under Hares Motor, Inc., announced a temporary layoff of 200 workers for tonight and a plant shutdown tomorrow. Officials expect a return to full operation soon, with 750 employees on the payroll when it reopens Monday. The reason for the layoff was not given, and the plant’s workforce has declined from 2,500 in June to under a third today. Amy Orisimo of 1521 Fairfield Avenue was fined 50 dollars plus costs in City Court for indecent exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hares Motor Company, Inc
Amy Orisimo
Fairfield Avenue
General British coal strike to start tomorrow
London reports a coal field strike with over one million miners to lay down tools starting tomorrow after the Federation of Miners announced they would cease work in response to the government's unsatisfactory reply. The government has placed an export embargo on coal and a National Union of Railwaymen meeting is set to consider support actions.
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London
Federation of Miners
Executive Committee
National Union of Railwaymen
Cox Speaks At Harding Home During Ohio Tour
En route with Governor Cox on October 15 the Ohio visit included a rear platform date at Marion, Senator Harding's home, as Cox urged League of Nations support and other appeals to local residents.
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Cox
Ohio
League of Nations
Columbus
Marion
Harding
Women Nominated for Representives by Democrats in Two Towns
The Democrats of North Canaan nominate Miss May J. Kegler for representative. The Democrats of Salisbury nominate Miss Julia Goodwin of Lima Rock and J. M. Bell for representative.
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Democrats
North Canaan
May J. Kegler
Salisbury
Julia Goodwin
Lima Rock
J. M. Bell
Hamilton Holt at Stratfield to Speak on League
Hamilton Holt editor of The Independent and Countess Tureszynowicz of Poland address the Stratfield tomorrow at 3 p.m. Holt, a Republican with independent leanings toward the League of Nations, outlines the topic while the countess presents a European perspective. All Democratic and Republican women are invited. Miss Euphy syne Bown chairs the local bureau.
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Hamilton Holt
The
Independent
Countess Tureszynowicz
Poland
National Bureau of Democratic Women
Stratfield
League of Nations
Europe
Euphosyne Bown
Viscount Melville to wed Edinburgh barber shop assistant
Announcement from London notes that Charles Saunders Dundas sixth Viscount Melville aged 72 will marry Margaret Todd an assistant in an Edinburgh barber shop This marks his third marriage. In a separate matter Judge Maltbie heard Abraham Haglers $145000 breach of contract suit against the Blue Ribbon Garage over Packard bus sales to a New York firm.
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London
Charles Saunders Dundas
Viscount Melville
Margaret Todd
Edinburgh
the Times
Abraham Hagler
Blue Ribbon
William M. Maltbie
Superior Court
Hagler
New York
Women Eager To Get Chance At Brandegee
Women crowd City Hall eager to oust Senator Brandegee in the fall election. Many vow to learn voting machine use from husbands while some arrive with groups, discussing registration, attire, and readiness for the suffrage slate.
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Brandegee
Law Debutante Lucy McDaniel Enters Yale Law School
Miss Lucy McDaniel daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hume McDaniel a prominent debutante of the capital has entered Yale University law department signaling a new phase in social and academic circles.
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Lucy McDaniel
Thomas Hume McDaniel
Yale University
Bridgeport to Lead Big Bonus Parade in New York
More than 100 Bridgeport men from the American Legion are signed for the Veterans bonus parade in New York City tomorrow. The contingent, likely to exceed 200 with Veterans of Foreign Wars, departs from the Lyric Theatre at 8 AM in buses under Sergeant F J Mitchell. Captain Arthur C Bennett and Lieut Norman Hall head the Bridgeport group. The round trip costs $2, and ex-service men who have not signed up are urged to join the contingent.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bridgeport
New York City
New York
Lyric Theatre
F. J. Mitchell
Legion
Arthur C. Bennett
Norman Hall
Lieut. Hall
Bennett
Hostess to Democratic Women Event at Miss Lombard's Home
Miss Helen Lombard will host a large gathering of Democratic women tonight to spur active participation in voter registration before the Board of Registration closes next Tuesday. Mrs. Margaret Dorsey and Miss Mary Mallon will address the group on the need for immediate work.
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Helen Lombard
Board of Registration
Margaret Dorsey
Mary Mallon
King Alexander in grave condition in Greece
Athens October reports note Dr Georges Vidal stating the gravity of King Alexander of Greece is shown by persistent jaundice and continuing fever. The king slept calmly through the night despite his illness.
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Athens
Alexander
Greece
Georges Vidal
$25 000 Prize Offered Over League of Nations Issue
New York October 15 Democratic National headquarters announced a $25,000 cash prize offered by the Pro League Independents to any U.S. figure who proves the League of Nations would abridge American sovereignty. Essays due by October 22 at 17 East 41st Street New York. A 12 member jury of citizens is to be appointed jointly by George White and Will Hays with party balance.
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New York
Democratic
Harding
Johnson
Borah
Lodge
Hays
Republican National Committee
United States
League of Nations
America
Pyot
Irving Fisher
Yale
East 41St Street
New York City
George White
Will If. Hays
Three Days Left to Register Voters Warned
A call warns that over 10,000 women and men remain unregistered as voters. The window closes in three days, leaving little chance for many to participate in the upcoming Monday and Tuesday rush.
Voters Seize City as Campaign Feud Escalates
Hartford Oct 15 The Connecticut State Central committee chair J Henry Roraback clashes with the Hartford Times over advertisements attacking the late Civil War editor Burr. The Times refuses to print and cites respect for the dead, while Roraback threatens legal action and vows recrimination.
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The
Times
Hartford
Brandegee
J. Henry Roraback
Connecticut State Central Committee
Hartford Times
Roraback
Burr
Bora
Sherman
Reynolds Surrenders for New York Lunchroom Robbery
James Reynolds walked into the Central Police Station in Pittsburgh and confessed to robbing a New York lunch room. He said he fled cities since July 6 and cited seeing Robert Hartley get a two year sentence, claiming Hartley has a family while he has none. Reynolds was jailed and New York police notified.
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Pittsburgh
James Reynolds
Central Police Station
John T. Vincent
M. J. Carney
New York
Reynolds
Robert Hartley
Bomb Thrown at Rio Station Kills One, Wounds Twenty
Rio de Janeiro reports an anarchist bomb blast at Central Railway station injuring twenty and killing one. The incident is linked to unrest amid global events as other notices place General Pershing joining a Napoleon death centennial committee with Marshal Foch as honorary president and British Field Marshal Douglas Haig and General Diaz of Italy among members.
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Rio Janeiro
Paris
General Pershing
Napoleon Bonaparte
the Journal
Marshal Foch
Douglas Hatz
Great Britain
General Diaz
Italy
Dublin Street Warfare Leaves Sinn Fein Leader Among Dead
Dublin reports a revised casualty list with one officer and five civilians killed in street fighting. One victim is believed to be Thomas Hunter M P a Sinn Fein leader though identifications remain incomplete. Earlier raids on Spence and Hohnstone engineering works featured revolver holds ups and arson as rifle and machine gun fire shattered Dublin for hours.
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Dublin
Thomas Hunter
M. P
Sinn Fein
Belfast
Lin Fethers
Spence and Hohnstone
Thoma Hunter
Record High Voter Turnout Fails to Meet List Goal
The city expects today to surpass yesterday’s 2381 new voters as 85 register in the first half hour and a long council hall line forms all morning. Officials warn only three days remain to complete the “To Be Made” list with over 18 500 names, 7 500 processed by last night.
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Council Chamber
W. H. McCoombs
Lynwood Avenue
Ethel Keefe
Beechwood Avenue
Laura L. Armstrong
Brooklawn Avenue
Amelie L. Lash
City Hall
Board of Registration
Frank B. Brandezee
United States
Brandegsee
Policeman Brown on trial for saloon cash register theft
New Haven October 15. Police officer Joseph H. Brown faces trial in the Superior court on charges of rifling a saloon cash register at Peter Silverowich’s, 551 State Street, on September 16. Silverowich testified Brown was seen near the register and had a habit of visiting the saloon in civilian clothes.
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New Haven
Joseph H. Brown
Superior Court
Peter Silverowich
State Street
Brown
Jiverowich
Pacific League scandal rocks Coast League baseball
Los Angeles club officials allege the 1919 Rentfant race was fixed as 15 Pacific Coast League players face investigation for corruption. Vernon defeated Los Angeles in the season race, prompting claims of a fixed outcome and a broader inquiry into game integrity.
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Los Angeles
Vernon
Weather forecast for Bridgeport and Connecticut
Fair tonight for Bridgeport and vicinity with unsettled conditions Saturday. statewide forecast shows fair weather with little temperature change and moderate northeast to east winds. A central western disturbance over Iowa brings general rain in the Ind 24 hours from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River. little rain east of the Mississippi to the coast. Summer temperatures yesterday in Central and Eastern districts. frost line temperatures along the southern border. Clouds linger over the Lake region and Ohio Valley.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Iowa
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Zena
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Miss Chardelaine
MAC Swiney Werk
HWAR
Nirdlinger
Locomobile
J. Henry
Dorothy Smith
Branderer
Democratic Women
Republican Committee
Rio DE Janeiro
Pershing
King
Pacific League
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