Crowd Gathers At Court for Accused Woman Nott
A large crowd gathered at the city courtroom as Mrs Ethel Huutchinson Nott and co defendants Wade and Johnston faced examination. Officers kept back the mob while Wade was moved to a lower floor cell. All three waived examination and were bound over to the Superior Court for December term.
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Ethel Huutchinson Nott
Ethel Nott
Judson Avenue
Wade
Mra Nott
Johnston
Nott
Thomas Gerrity
Robert McCullough
Gerrity
Pairfield Avenue
Kim Street
Poice
Aquitania Wins Atlantic Race
The Cunard liner Aquitania arrived in port after leaving New York August 28, completing the voyage in five days 17 hours 27 minutes. It fell just short of the record set by Kaiser Wilhelm II 1900 while rival ship Olympic was expected to arrive soon. Prince Carol of Romania reportedly backed the Aquitania as wagers circulated.
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Cunard
New York
Olympic
Aame
Prince Carol of
Romania
Foster May Do Talking For Wilson Nomination
The Bridgeport delegation splits its votes among Mayor Wilson Templeton Walsh and Hall with Wilson said to have three pledged delegates. Wilson’s supporters claim five delegates in New Haven New London and Hartford counties plus votes from Fairfield and other counties to reach the nomination.
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Wilson
Hartford
Carl Poster
Wiliam Comiey
Pullman
Privi Joses
Bridgeport
Templeton
Walsh
Hall
New Haven
New London
Kairfield
Republicans at Stratfield Hold Annual Inner and Reunion
The Fairfield County Republican Association led by John T. King held their annual inner and reunion at the Stratfield this afternoon at 1 o clock. King was not present.
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Fairfield County Republican Association
John T. King
Stratfield
King
Holiday Hours at Bridieport Post Office on Labor Day
The Bridieport Post Office will observe Labor Day on September 6 1920 with full holiday for regular carriers. Perishable and special delivery items will be processed all day. Main office carrier window 7 to 10 am, general delivery stamp and registry 7 to 10 am, with general delivery 6 to 8 pm. Night service 8 pm to midnight. Postal savings and money order windows closed. Supervisors plan to grant holiday to staff without delaying mail movement. Regular holiday collections and dispatches will be in force.
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Bridieport
Labor Day
Dynamite Stick Found In Street Near Taft Street Park
A half stick of dynamite found on Park avenue near Taft street is in police custody. Investigators aim to determine if it is part of the 18 sticks brought to the city by Pasquale TA Pasquale, held in connection with the Acme Shear company bombing.
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Park Avenue
Taft Street
Pasquale TA Pasquale
Acme Shear Company
Man Held in $1000 Bond on Bigamy Charge
William Graham of 344 Fifth Street was arrested on a bigamy charge, waived examination in City Court, and was bound over to the September term of Superior Court under $1000 bond. His first wife, Elsie Graham, now in New York City, testified. Graham, after Army service, says he believed his wife dead and remarried in Bridgeport.
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William Graham
Fifth St
Graham
Elsie Graham
New York City
Bridgeport
Notice to Entrants to High School
Board of Education releases two notices for high school entrants. Pupils who attended the Annex any half of the day report Wednesday morning at the Annex. All new boys report Wednesday at 1 PM at the Annex. all new girls report Wednesday afternoon at the new building. Other students follow prior reporting. Parents on Sylvan and Reservoir Avenues warned portable buildings will be erected in September to accommodate pupils. Fifth grade and up should report as before. All children over five must register at Island Brook or Read schools next Wednesday.
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Board of Education
Sylvan
Reservoir Avenues
Island Brook
Blaze Nearly Traps Strike Breakers at Ridgewood Depot
New York Sept. 4 A fire of apparently incendiary origin trapped about 200 sleeping strikebreakers at the Ridgewood depot of the B I T. Loss estimated at 1000 Two trolleys destroyed three damaged Strikers aided in saving many cars Brooklyn streets reopen as strike loses momentum Transit service changes noted 141 subway and elevated trains with 618 cars and 15 trolleys in operation at o clock Two hundred more strikers return to work officials report
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New York
Iidgewood
B. I.T
Brooklyn
B. RT
Breweries Here Are Still Closed After Prohibition Action
The Connecticut Home and Eckart Bros. breweries remain shut following enforcement findings that they produced above the Volstead Act limit. Internal Revenue Chief William O Connell has the appraisal and will hand it to Collector James J. Walsh who is with his ill father in Springfield.
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Connecticut
Eckart Bros. Breweries
Internal Revenue
James J. Walsh
Hartford
Springfield
Mass
William O'Connell
Internal Revenue Office
Walsh
MacSwineys Wife Appeals To Wilson Over Cork Mayor
Mrs Terence MacSwiney telegraphed President Wilson pleading to intervene with the British government to avert an outrage on civilization as Cork Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney remained critically ill from a hunger strike. He grew weaker, exhausted, able to speak only in gasps, with family at his bedside throughout the night.
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London
Terence MacSwiney
President Wilson
Cork
Jord
Sean MacSwiney
Locomobile Works Builds $11,000 Car for Mary Pickford
At the Locomobile works the shop says a car valued at $11,000 is under construction. It is reported to be for Mary Pickford after her adoption of Douglas Fairbanks, though the company denies making it for her and declines to disclose the identity of another prominent woman.
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Locomobile Works
Hares Motor Corporation
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary
Times Interview Series With U S Consul George Hanson
The Times plans interviews with George C. Hanson United States Consul at Foochow China visiting his parents Here Hanson born Oct 11 188? He graduated Cornell 1908 joined the consular service and served in Shanshai Chefoo Dairen Tientsin Newewwans Swatow Chungking now Foochow He will explain what a consul is and discuss China customs business needs and opportunities for American commerce.
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the Times
George C. Hanson
United States
Foochow
China
Mr. Hanson
Charles Hanson
Cornell University
Consular Service of
Peking
Shanshai
Chefoo
Dairen
Tientsin
Newehwans
Swatow
Chungking
Hanson
Alpha Delta Sigma
Cornell
Delta Tau Detta
New York
American College Club
Ching
Three Towns Mark Centuries With Ceremonies
Griswold observes the two hundredth anniversary of its Pachang Congregational church with services led by Rev. J. P. Tichard eon and visitors from nearby towns. Bolton stages a Pocahontas pageant as part of its bicentennial observance. Wallingford opens a 250 year celebration with residents and visitors joining in town founding events.
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Bolton
Conn
Wallingford
No Bridgeport Times Monday Issue In honor of Labor Day
The Bridge Times will not publish on Monday to honor Labor Day and reflect the dignity and nobility of workers. No edition will be issued that day, preserving the holiday observance for readers and staff.
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Bridge Times
Bridgeport Times
Governors race in Connecticut GOP convention intrigue
The Connecticut Republican state convention in Hartford promises a lively gathering as Jim Walsh, Stoeckel, Templeton, Wilson, and Warner are floated for governor with insiders split on chances. The Roraback faction fears anti suffrage sentiment and aims to defeat it, planning to nominate Gilson or Wilson or Stoeckel while leveraging Walsh’s unpopularity with women voters.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Jim Walsh
Greenwich
Stoeckel
Templeton
Waterbury
Clifford B. Wilson
Bridgeport
Frank Brandegee
Don Warner
Salisbury
J. Henry Roraback
Republican State Central Committee
J. Henry
Holcomb
United States
John L. Gilson
New Haven
Gilson
David Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Kopf At New Britain With Reds Player Heading For Boston
New Britain on September 4 William L Kopf shortstop of the Cincinnati Reds NL is visiting his parents here while his injured finger heals enough to rejoin the team in Boston next Wednesday. Kopf expects to resume active play soon and said the injury will not prevent his return.
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New Britain
Wiliam L. Kopf
Cincinnati Reds
Kopf
Boston
Delay Of Week In Trolleys In Bridgeport
Special to The Times New Haven Sept 4 Bridgeport delays due to jitney trolley ordinance postpone trolley service for ten days. President Storrs of the Trolley company says restoring cars after a Tuesday night vote would require about a week to ready equipment and restart service.
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Times
New Haven
Bridgeport Board of Aldermen
Bridgeport
Storrs
Trolley Company
Board of Aldermen
Mr. Storrs
Remarkable Close of a Remarkable Sample of Frenzied Finance
The Rhode Island company with $24,000,000 stock was sold by court order in Providence for $2,200, a $660,000 in gold bonds brought $1,400. The sale, by the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York, signals a crisis for the New York New Haven Hartford line once valued at $24,000,000. The history covers mergers, leases, and vast acquisitions from 1900 to 1912, culminating in the Consolidated Railway Company and heavy losses. News continues on Page Six.
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Rhode Island Company
Providence
Federal Court
District of
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R. Co
Danielson
Conn
Sherman
New York, New Haven & Hartford R. A
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Consolidated Street Railway Company
Consolidated Railway Co
Connecticut
New Haven
Connecticut Railway & Lighting Company
Bridgeport
New Haven Company
Rhode Island
Solid New England
Delatry
Consolidated Rail Way Company
Haven
Office course added to high school curriculum
The High school will introduce a full four year commercial course for seniors with new equipment and two teachers Miss Collins and Miss Fretthy in charge. A home nursing course returns to meet demand while the term begins with pupil reports and assignments as James C Moore predicts a larger senior class and strong staff.
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Board of Education
Agnes Collins
Mary Fretthy
Miss Collins
Columbia University
U Se
James C."moore
WANTS LEGISLATURE TO ACT ON DAYNESS
Hartford activists press for action at the September special session to ratify the federal prohibition and suffrage amendments. Attorney Harrison B. Freeman of the Connecticut Temperance Union said members of the WCTU the Prohibition party and the Dry Federation are lobbying the 1919 legislature to gauge ratification sentiment.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut General Assembly
Harrison B. Freeman
Connecticut Temperance Union
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Prohibition Party
Dry Federation
Norwalk Teachers Contracts Amid Budget Fight
In Norwalk Connecticut the Board of Apportionment and Taxation clashed over economy as the new school year approached. Only about four of 150 teachers are signed to report Tuesday for the city’s five thousand pupils. Last year salaries ranged from 600 to 1700 dollars with an average near 850. Teachers sought a raise averaging 400 dollars and the board granted it in the budget.
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Norwalk
Conn
Ike Tennyson
Seven bomb plotters held on $7500 bonds in Hicks St case
Seven alleged bomb plotters in the Acme Shear company blast on Hicks street faced court, not appearing today as their cases were continued to September 8. Charged with intimidation and blackmail, bonds for all were set at $7500. Judge John H. Pullman urged strong prosecution and detectives said they had captured the entire organization. Dwight D. Wheeler, Acme Shear president, thanked investigators in a letter the day after the plot.
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Acme Shear Company
Hicks Street
John H. Pullman
Dwight C. Wheeler
Pullman
Dwight D. Wheeler
New Haven Area Weather Report Highlights Fair Weekend
For New Haven and vicinity, fair tonight and Sunday. Connecticut also fair with no temperature changes and light variable winds. Storm activity remains undefined east of the Beecky Mountains as clouds increase. Frosts noted in Vermont and Maine with cool conditions persisting in the lake region and New England.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Pacific
Atlantic
Beecky
Lake Region
New England
Vermont
Maine
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Aquitania
Foster
U. S
Cape Henlopen
8-6
Alenthus
MacSwiney
Locomobile
New Haven Road
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