Funeral Turmoil Surrounds MacSwiney Lining Up Municipal Frivols
Police announce four sectional zones for the Municipal Frivols to be held tomorrow night at 7. Officers and 60 plus men will control crowds and traffic from Fairfield avenue to Courtland street. No parking near the church site and any rowdyism will be arrested.
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Patrick J. Finnagan
Thomas Flood
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
John O'Connelly
Gilbert Street
Wrairfield Avenue
Courtland Street
Wheeler
Pairfield Avenue
Tall
Grand Street
Water Front
Blansfeld
Madison
Harrison
Washington Avenue
United States Mall
Walker
Broad
John Streets
Finnagan
British Seize Italian Steamer Ancona
British warships seized the Italian steamer Ancona bound for Novorossisk with a cargo for Soviet Russia and took it to Batum. A Moscow dispatch to the Daily Herald claims the action violates international law as there is no blockade of Black Sea ports.
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London
Batum
Ancona
Novorossick
Trussiaf
Moscow
Daily Herald
Organ of Labor
Black Sea
Trolley Crew Not Formally Under Arrest
Stratford police said the Paradise Green trolley crew and two men were not formally arrested after a collision with Mrs. Gertrude A. Marshall in Stratford. She died at Bridgeport Hospital from injuries after her car hit the trolley at Main Street and Judson Place around 6 39 PM. Coroner John J. Phelan will investigate the death. the men are being held at his request pending the inquiry.
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Marshall
Main Street
Judson Place
Stratford
Marshall Wa
Bridgeport Main Street
Prohibition Committee Records Responses From State Candidates
The Prohibition committee mailed two questions to all State Legislature candidates. Only one Republican and three Democrats replied. Answers varied on enforcement codes and ratification of the 18th Amendment. Dennis urged upholding laws, Mongrain opposed ratification, Treadwell supported both, Clark favored a statewide referendum.
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Prohibition Committee
Connecticut
Charles L. Dennis
Joseph F. Mongrain
John W. ‘Treadwell
George J. Clark
Wilson Hopes for Success of Governor Cox
Washington Oct 29 President Wilson sent a congratulatory letter to Governor Cox expressing admiration for his campaign. He pledged confidence in Cox and support for liberal federal policy and humane reform under Cox’s leadership. The letter closes with sincere gratitude and loyalty from the president.
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Ashington
Wilson
Cox
Fsat
Republic
Reek
Conscientious objector asks President to murder him
Denver hunger striker Hen Jamin Eatmann asks President Wilson if he will be king enough to murder him. Salmon, held at St Elizabeths Hospital for desertion, has been on a hunger strike since July 15 but is fed by force. He appeals to the President after failing to gain release through courts.
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Washington
Jamin Eatmann
Denver
Wilson
Salmon
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Moccio in State Of Collapse At Court Hearing
Antonio Moccio 32 pool room proprietor faced coroner’s hearing after the fatal shooting of William Knapp 18 at his Hallett Street pool room. Moccio sobbed refused to testify but corroborated witnesses, stating I did not mean to do it. Knapp died at Bridgeport Hospital. autopsy pending as Moccio remains held without bonds.
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Antonio Moccio
Hallett Street
William Knapp
Pembroke Street
Lastaight
John J. Phelan
Moccio
William Chappelaine
Knapp
Oing
Tony
Ife
Ile
Second Precinct
Bridgeport
Phelan
Meccio
Alimony Granted in Griffith Divorce Case
Judge William M. Marble approved alimony of 10 dollars a week and a 150 dollar defense allowance in the divorce suit of Enoch F. Griffith versus Belle Griffith. The Superior court also granted mo rons for a more specific statement and a deposition commission, as the short calendar listed seven uncontested divorces and more business was expected. A city electric workers strike continuance left Lima and Callao only partly lighted.
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William M. Marble
Enoch F. Griffith
Belle Griffith
Lima
Callao
Row Over Irish Flag At City Hall
A debate within the City Hall over flying the American flag at half mast for Terence MacSwiney stirs Republican politics. Mayor Wilson tentatively approved the gesture after a Friends of Irish Freedom request, but the City Hall committee postponed a decision amid election concerns.
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Wilson
MacSwiney
City Hall Committee
Terence MacSwiney
Friends of Irish Freedom
J. A. H. Robinson
Edward J. McManus
Keating
Trish
City Hall Commission
Police Commutation Praised for Cox Visit Arrangements
Democratic Town Chairman John A. Cornell writes to Patrick Flanagan praising Bridgeport police under his charge for efficient parade reception and meeting arrangements for Governor James M. Cox. He singles out Captainall Captain Walker and Sergeants Meyers and Conroy for handling difficult matters, noting a Cox party member called the arrangements the most efficient he had seen in any city Cox visited.
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Democratic
John A. Cornell
Patrick Flanagan
Democratic Party
James M. Cox
Captainall
Walker
Meyers
Conroy
Cox
Bridgeport
France Protests Over British Germany Property Policy
Paris dispatch reports French diplomatic representatives in London instructed to submit to the British government a formal point of view on Britain renouncing the right to confiscate German property in the United Kingdom.
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Paris
London
United Kingdom
Constantine refuses consent to Paul's proclamation as king
London reports former King Constantine of Greece will not renounce his rights to the Hellenic throne and refuses to consent to his son Paul becoming king. Separately, David and Isaac Scnine sue Antonella Sciarello in Superior Court over a $3,000 note, seeking foreclosure.
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London
Constantine
Greece
Paul
David
Isaac Scnine
Antonella Sciarello
City clothing merchant sought for reader identification
The Bridgeport Times invites readers to identify a well known local clothing merchant who has run a lengthy business in the city and is familiar to thousands. The correct identification must be written and delivered to the Times Office, with a prize for the first compliant entrant.
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Bridgeport
Bie
Times Office
Fatal bicycle crash investigation in Devon aftermath
Coroner Eli Mix probes the death of Rey Robedoux a 12 year old killed when a Stratford driven machine struck his bicycle in Devon near Midway garage. Brother Edward 17 later died at Bridgeport Hospital. Driver Machiel Patvornik held on bonds $1500. inquest findings to guide both deaths next week. Police withhold several passenger names.
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Eli Mix
New Haven
Rey Robedoux
Bridgeport Turnpike
Devon
Machiel Patvornik
Stratford
Robedoux
Edward
Midway
Turnpike
Bridgeport
Patrovnik
Milford
Times
Mary Garden Declares Prohibitionist Stance
Chicago dispatch reports opera star Mary Garden announcing her Prohibitionist position. She says whiskey and alcohol are the roots of all evil and praises prohibition as the greatest thing for the country, predicting world prohibition in time.
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Chicago
Mary Garden
Clocks To Return To Standard Time This Weekend
The article notes clocks must be set back one hour at 2 am Sunday to end Daylight Saving Time for 1920. No official action by the Common Council or mayor is required, as the ordinance set clocks ahead last spring to be reversed on Oct 31 night.
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Common Council
Government Orders Coffin Sent To Cork Instead Of Dublin
The Rathmore carries the body of Terence MacSwiney toward Cork as Dublin relatives refuse to travel to Cork. A clash at Holyhead train station leads to arrests and a police escort route to Kingston discussed, while Cork officials denounce the move as body snatching.
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Dublin
Holyhead
Wales
Irish Sea
Rathmore
Terence MacSwiney
MacSwiney
Albion
Erin
Crewe
London
London Metropolitan Police
Hamar Greenwood
Ireland
London and Northwestern Railway Company
Sir Hamar
John MaacSwiney
O'Brien
Irish Self-Determination League
Kingston
O'Callghan
Annie
Mary MacSwiney
Hunter Striker
Firemen on Leave Recalled After Protest
Ten firemen granted leave to work for the Republican machine were recalled to duty after a protest by fire commissioners. John H. Leonard, chairman of the Republican town committee and president of the Board of Fire Commissioners, ordered the suspensions. Other commissioners protested, leading to cancellation of the leave.
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John H. Leonard
Republican Town Committee
Board of Fire Commissioners
Repeal Threat Sparks Fairfield Suffrage Hearing
Fairfield County Woman's Suffrage Association officers and directors held a hearing at The Stratfield to confirm Miss Arden was sent from the Republican National headquarters in New York as an organizer at the urging of the State Central Committee. The group denounced the campaign urging women to vote for Frank D. Vandegree. They stressed that only a three fourths state action could alter the 19th Amendment.
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Fairfield County Woman's Suffrage Association
Stratfield
Miss Arden
Republican National
New York
State Central Committee
Frank Vandegee
Fairfield County
G O P Congress Spending Report and Giants Manager Plea
The Republican Congressional Campaign Committee reports total expenditures to October 28 of 495,724 with a balance of 70,592. In New York John McGraw, Giants manager and part owner, pleads not guilty in U S District Court to the Volstead Act violation charged by a federal grand jury and is held on 500 bail.
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Washington
Republcan Congressional Campaign Committee
House of Representatives
New York
John McGraw
Giants
United States District Court
Police Parade Prep Details Set for Tomorrow Afternoon
Officials of the Fates Department finalize plans for the annual Police Parade and inspection at Police Headquarters at 1 30 PM. Mayor Wilson and the Common Council will review the line of officers, motorized units, and color guards along the mercantile district parade route.
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Fates Department
Flanagan
Trade Department
Mercantile District
Wilson
Common Council
City Hall
Coast Artillery Band
Thomas Flood
pCommission
Ieut Willam O'Leary
Weather Forecast for New Haven and Connecticut
Forecast from 8 p m Friday to 8 p m Saturday calls for fair and colder conditions in New Haven and vicinity with frost possible tonight. Connecticut should see fair weather with colder tonight and brisk west winds Saturday. A high pressure ridge over the Mississippi valley brings pleasant conditions east of the Rockies and unusual seasonally low temperatures in southern areas.
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New Haven
Conn
Connecticut
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountains
Jacksonville
Florida
Lake Region
Montana
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