Twain Will Codicil Fable Sparks Daughters Inheritance Talk
In Redding Aug 5 a claim that Mark Twain cut off his two daughters from inheritance via a codicil is debunked. The updated will leaves his estate to his daughters in trust, with literary executors the Ashcrofts previously named, while Twain Co. controls literary assets. The codicil's provisions suggested exclusive rights to Clara Clemens and Isabel Lyon remain unconfirmed and un enacted.
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Redding
Mark Twain
Ralph W. Ashcroft
Clemens
Ashcrofts
Mark Twain Co
Ashcroft
America
Clara Clemens
Miss Lyon
Ena
Albert Bigelow Paine
Miss Clemens
New Lincoln Pennies Debut At New York Subtreasury
County Commissioner Whitmore 8. Mead of Greenwich showed the first new one cent Lincoln coins in New York after noon, drawing long lines of curiosity seekers. Initials of designer Victor David Brenner on the coin stirred talk, but many accepted the practice as worldwide. Street vendors and newsboys profited from the rush, selling coins at five cents or more. Only 10 dollars per bank available in New York, with local banks awaiting restocks via the sub-treasury. The scene reflected the coin's debut amid eager buyers and public interest.
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New York
Sub-Treasury
Victor David Brenner
Whitmore
Mead
Greenwich
Fighting Ninth Civil War Regiment Reunites At Sea View Hotel
Old veterans gather at the Sea View Hotel in Savin Rock for the Fighting Ninth reunion. Colonel Fitzgibbons will recount Civil War campaigns with Irish regiments and the regiment’s history from 1861 to later battles. Present will be officers and several remaining veterans from Connecticut cities, with elections for officers noted.
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Boston
Sea View
Savin Rock
Fitzgibbons
Ninth
Connecticut
Down
Buckingham
Thomas W Cahill
Cahill
Butler
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Grant
Hancock
Deep Bottom
Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Cedar Creek
Early
Father Mullins
New Haven
Father Leo of
Winsted
Father Slocum
Waterbury
Richard Fitzgibbons
John C. Curtis
W. W. Harral
Andrew B. Graham
Moses Mills
George Rutherford
John Ward
Frank Wallenta
Old Fighting Regiment
Lawrence O’brien
M. P. Cahan
Naugatuck
W. J. Sloan
Governor Names River Improvement Commission
Governor Weeks appoints a commission under Joint Resolution No. 373 to investigate navigable rivers and harbors in Connecticut and report recommendations for improvement to the next General Assembly. The appointees include Frank V. Chappel New London Richard T Crane 3d Bridgeport Henry L Parmelee New Haven Edward H Warner Hartford and Oliver Gildersleeve Portland.
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Weeks
General Assembly
Frank V. Chappel
New London
Richard T. Crane
Bridgeport
Henry L. Parmeleee
New Haven
Edward H. Warner
Hartford
Oliver Gildersleeve
Portland
Wall Street Today Opens With Decline Then Gains
United Press reports from New York that the stock market opened lower but turned stronger after fifteen minutes. London operators liquidated large holdings while Great Northern Ore climbed over one point and government bonds showed mixed movement. Southern Pacific rose late morning, Gould stocks gained, and Missouri Pacific advanced more than two points as prices fluctuated through midday.
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United Press
New York
London
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
Wabash
Missouri Pacific
Bleriot Offered Vaudeville Appearance by Morris Circuit
London August 5 Louis Bleriot the French aeronaut famous for crossing the English Channel was approached by Witton Morris an American vaudeville manager to perform with his monoplane in the Morris circuit. He had the offer under advisement.
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Aeronaut Bleriot
United Press
London
Louis Bleriot
English
Witton
Morris
Rain Stalls Milk Price Rise and Public Utilities Debate
The rain over last night eases drought concerns and may delay a planned rise in milk prices as farmers report better pasturage. Local dealers say wholesale milk is up due to drought, but retailers may pause action. Hartford reports a mild price uptick amid reduced milk quality. In Hartford and statewide, lawmakers clash as House to vote on Barnum public utilities bill, while minority challengers push Chandler-Whiton proposals and critique capitulation on taxation and commissions.
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Hartford
James W. Tuthill
Rogers Farm
United Press
Aug. S
Public Utilities Commission
Select Committee
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Scott
Select Committee On Public Utilities
Senate
Whiton
New London
General Assembly
Marsden
Madison
Banks
Chandler
Rocky Hill
197 Commission
Saiis
Leather Schedule Pending After Payne Aldrich Tariff Passes
Washington Aug 5 The Payne Aldrich tariff bill passed the Senate 47 to 31 after House approval. Leather schedule changes remain to be adopted by a concurrent resolution and the President's signature. Republicans Beveridge Bristow Clapp Cummins La Follette and Nelson voted against the conference report. McEnery of Louisiana supported it.
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United Press
Washington
Conference Committee
House
Senate
Beveridge
Bristow
Clapp
Cummins
LaFollette
Nelson
McEnery
Louisianna
Work Faces No License Forces
A local ballot measure faces renewed pressure as officials push to obtain a tenth of registered voters names to submit the question. Community groups debate the legality and timeline while authorities warn that any failure to collect required names may derail the proposal.
Liquor Law Changes Shape Senate Debate and Outcomes
The article reviews liquor legislation during the session, noting the impact on saloon owners. It explains a new petition law requiring ten percent of registered voters to trigger a license vote, altering previous thresholds. It also covers a tightening limitation law, proximity restrictions near churches and schools, a vetoed 200 foot rule tweak, Christmas saloon closings, and retailing limits beyond town borders, highlighting mixed support and pockets of protective measures for liquor interests.
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Bridgeport
Contiguous Territory
New Haven
New Britain
Hartford
Eaton
Family Strife Ends With Shelter Fight At City Court
Napoleon Bissonnette, a Singer Manufacturing Co worker, faces a city court for failure to provide for his wife and family of 11 after a confrontation with his 17 year old son Wilfred. The dispute led to the father leaving home and a bicycle mishap. Probation Officer Canfield named to oversee the family until August 26.
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Napoleon Bissonnette
Seaview Avenue
Wilfred
Canada
Long
Miss Sonnette Senior
Bissonnette
George Kane
Singer Manufacturing Co
Waratah in distress believed lost after nine days overdue
Cape Town reports two British ships dispatched to search for the steamship Waratah carrying 300 passengers nine days overdue from Durban to Cape Town. The voyage should take two days and authorities fear a cyclone wrecked the ship, with no sighting of a drifting vessel or life craft.
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Cape Town
Durban
Wine Clerk of Swell Resorts in City Court
Anna Gray sought help from the prosecuting attorney after years of hardship as her husband Harry Gray, a traveling wine clerk, returned home drunk and was fined for drunkenness and breach of peace. He was ordered to pay $2 weekly child support, with his claim of divorce and finances noted by Judge Foster.
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Anna Gray
Harry Gray
Gray
New York
Golden Hill Street
Stratfield Hotel
Palm Beach
Florida
Grand Union Hotel
Foster
Terry Lee Will Run Hotel in Pleasant Bermuda
Joseph Lee, long time steward at the Elks Club, resigns to enter the hotel trade in Hamilton Bermuda. He arrived today from New York aboard the Bermudian and will take charge of the Hotel Bermuda, planning to open November 1. Lee says many visitors stay on the island in summer and he expects good business. he spent last winter there and has been negotiating for a hotel opportunity.
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Joseph Lee
The
Elks Club
Hamilton
Bermuda
Lee
New York
Bermudian
Russian Death Sentences Surge in First Half of Year
St. Petersburg reports 739 death sentences and 347 executions in the first six months, official figures show. The data cover formal trials only and exclude summary orders from governors and military commanders, which could double the total.
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United Press
St. Petersburg
Russia
Debsly
Maori Survivors Sought After New Zealand Ship Sinks
Rescue parties search the Cape Town coast for survivors of the English steamship Maori from New Zealand lost last evening. Ten survivors reached shore aboard a lifeboat, while ten bodies were washed ashore.
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United Press
Cape Town
New Zealand
New Britain Notles Another Auto Case
New Britain on August 5 reports Riccardo W. Rice of New Haven faced manslaughter charges in the death of Louis Konarum after an automobile accident on July 25 on South Main Street. Prosecuting Attorney Andrew said a thorough investigation found no evidence to continue the charge. Rice appeared with his wife, represented by Tuttle and Goodhart.
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United Press
New Britain
Riccardo W. Rice
New Haven
Louis Konarum
Andrew
Rice
Tuttle and Goodhart
Pope Sides With Labor in North Umbrian Farm Strike
Rome reports the Pope backs farm laborers forming a union to press landlords for higher pay and better conditions in North Umbria. Parish priests in Perugia lead the movement, denouncing landlords who retaliate by boycotting churches and withholding tithes. An appeal to Archbishop Mer Mattei Gentile and a papal inquiry follow with no reconciliation in sight. the Pope may take further action.
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Rome
Umbria
Perugia
Mer. Mattei-Gentile
Botsford estate inventory filed in probate court
The estate of Frederick Botsford, longtime state secretary of the I O O F in Connecticut, who died at 81, has an inventory valued at 18 263 12. The filing occurred yesterday afternoon in New Haven.
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New Haven
Frederick Botsford
Connecticut
State Police By Laws Adopted At New Haven Meeting
At a meeting in New Haven the executive committee of the State Police association accepted a newly drafted by laws to be printed with a history of the organization. Present were Lt. E. J. Farrel Hartford Capt Thomas Becker Waterbury Chief A W Inglis Middletown Chief William H. Brown Hartford Chief William Rawling New Britain Capt James J. Lardigan Meriden Capt James H H Redgate Bridgeport Capt W Bredley Danbury Chief Co S Wheeler Winsted Chief Henry D Cowles New Haven
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State Police Association
New Haven
E. J. Farrel
Hartford
Thomas Becker
Waterbury
A. W. Inglis
Middletown
William H. Brown
William Rawling
New Britain
James J. Landrigan
Meriden
James HH. Redgate
Bridgeport
W. Bredley
Danbury
Co. S. Wheeler
Winsted
Henry D. Cowles
New Havyen
Local Classified Fragments Include Rentals and Openings
Mixed notices show new cafe opening at corner Main and Congress and job ads at Union Branca geport Brass Company. Rentals listed in Stratford with hot water baths, on trolley line for 15 dollars, and a large third floor available. Also classified items for typewriting services, hens and roosters for sale, and Cascara Laxine tablets advertised.
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Mansfield
Union Branche
Geport Brass Company
Housatonic Ave
Toole & Sunderlin
Liesto
Stratford
New House
Geo
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