Merchants to Hold Rivercliffe Outing Aug 27
Bridgeport Business Men's association plans its annual outing at Rivercliffe on Wednesday afternoon August 27. A large committee led by Carl Rock and including Moses W. Manwaring Joseph H. Whitcomb and R. T. Rock organized the event with trolley departures around 1 p.m. A bake athletic events speeches and other festivities are planned under a large tent to weatherproof the affair. Chairman Beck expects about 300 attendees.
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Bridgeport Business Men's Association
Rivercliffe
Carl Rock
Moses W. Manwaring
James Feeley
Joseph H. Whitcomb
Joseph D. Hartigan
H. H. Nettleton
Dwight Graves
R. T. Rock
DeForest Estate Appraised at 79059 Dollars in Probate
Inventory of the estate of Thomas B. DeForest filed in Probate Court shows total value of 79059.34 dollars with 8000 dollars in real estate and 71059.34 dollars in personal property. The estate is left to the immediate family.
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Thomas B. DeForest
New York Sunday World Plans Local Bridgeport Supplement
The New York Sunday World will publish a Bridgeport souvenir supplement on Sunday featuring a halftone engraving of Rev. Timothy R. Sweeney, late pastor of Sacred Heart Church, along with imagery of the Sacred Heart Church and the Sacred Heart convent for local readers.
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New York Sunday World
Bridgeport
Timothy R. Sweeney
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Convent
Farley the Famous Strike Breaker Reported Ill in New York
James Farley the famed strike breaker is critically ill with tuberculosis in Yonkers New York. Born in Melone New York thirty nine years ago he rose as a strike breaker in 1895 amassing a fortune over fifteen years. He refused to aid underpaid workers and said he opposed organized labor while breaking strikes in cities including New York Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco Waterbury and others.
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New York
James Farley
Empire City Track
Yonkers
Mr. Farley
Melone
N.Y
Platteburg
N. Y
New Jersey Public Service Corporation
Interborough
Chicago
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Waterbury
Canada
Engineer Rigby Held for Wreck
New Milford August 14 William Rigby engineer of the passenger train that collided with a northbound freight and milk train at North Kent on the New York New Haven and Hartford division, faced arraignment on manslaughter charges. Coroner and public utilities board found him criminally responsible for the wreck that killed Fireman Thomas Weldon. Rigby held on $2000 bonds for trial. He was badly hurt and had been hospitalized since the June 2 crash during a return trip from Great Barrington with a party onboard.
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New Milford
William Rigby
North Kent
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Danbury Hospital
Dwight C. Kilbourne
Superior Court
Herman
Public Utilities Commission
Engineer Rigby
Thomas Weldon
Rigby
Litchfield
Public Utilities Committee
Great Barrington
Police Scandal in Montreal Over Protection Graft
Montreal authorities say an independent inquiry has uncovered affidavits accusing police officers of taking tolls on vice in exchange for protection. The secret probe has already involved 12 members of the force under the board of control’s high level oversight.
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Montreal
Board of Control
Meriden Women Start Fund Drive for Y M C A Building
Meriden August 14 Mrs Hubert Little president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Y M C A denounces trustees for inaction on raising funds for a new building. She notes twenty years of talk, cites John L Billard's site gift on West Main Street, and says the group will start with a $1000 nucleus and raise far more. Also listed are various seafoods and Bridgeport Public Market mention, with a quip about ball teams needing calliopes for fans.
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John L. Billard
West Main Street
Our Greatest Service Toward the Indian Is to Set Him Free
Franklin K. Lane urges sweeping reforms in Indian affairs. He calls for a permanent commission to overhaul the Bureau of Indian Affairs, decentralize administration, grant field agents broader powers, and ensure Native peoples control of their property. He condemns current methods and urges a thorough, cause-focused inquiry.
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DIAN
Congress
New Millinery For Immediate Wear
A compact notice announces new millinery arrivals ready for immediate wear. Retailer highlights seasonal hats and bonnets, urging customers to view stock at the shop. Local page item notes availability in time for upcoming events.
Heat Intensifies as Crops and Livestock Suffer Across Plains
Reports from Kansas City and sites in Missouri and neighboring states describe extreme heat for 11 days, with water shortages, ill health from heat, and widespread crop and livestock damage. Wells in Lawrence run dry, Kansas River levels fall, and Wichita fields burn. St. Joseph records two heat deaths as farmers harvest fodder amid drought.
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Kansas City
Mississippi
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lawrence
Kas
Wichita
Sedgwick
Hutchinson
St. Joseph
Firemen Turn Hose On Mob In Labor War
Minot North Dakota August 14. Labor conflict grows as officials discuss appealing to the governor for state troops. 139 Industrial Workers detained after clashes with a mob at a meeting. Police and deputies fought the disorder. 27 IW workers arrested. Fire department used hoses to quell the disturbance during the night. Reinforcements expected. authorities vow to maintain order at any cost.
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Minot
N. D
Trolleymen Form Union And Then Dodge Officials
Indianapolis August 14 A humorous scene unfolded as traction company officials awaited trainmen emerging from a building where they formed a union overnight. Conductors and motormen held a late meeting while interurban officials spotlighted exits with headlights. Police found nothing to deter the crowd, and the unionists stayed inside at daybreak. Ballots in New York primaries loom long, prompting fears voters may misread how to vote.
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Indianapolis
New York
Weather Outlook for New Haven Aug 14
Forecast calls for generally fair weather with a rise in temperatures tonight and Friday. Connecticut sees fair conditions with moderate variable winds and possible local showers. Clouds prevail east of the Mississippi with moderate temperatures, while the Mississippi to the Rockies remains hot with little rain.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Local families join weekend visitors at Walnut Beach
Mr and Mrs V F Ains and family and Mr and Mrs John Ryan with Miss Kate Lane from this city, along with Mr and Mrs J Dufalt of Chicopee Falls Mass, were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Adams and Miss Albie Roberts and Mr and Mrs Leo Lebreck stopping at the Florence cottage on Electric at Walnut Beach.
Insurance business resumed in Missouri
In St Louis Missouri on August 14 the Missouri Fire Prevention Bureau resumed operations after fire insurance companies stopped writing policies in the state on April 20. The return of the fire risk companies marks a restart of fire insurance activities in Missouri.
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St. Louis
Missouri Fire Prevention Bureau
American refugees bound for San Francisco
Washington Aug 14 With American refugees aboard the navy supply ship Glacier sailed last night from Guaymas for San Francisco. She will take more Americans aboard at Topolobampo.
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Washington
Navy
Glacier
Guaymas
San Francisco
Topolichampe
Coroner Returns Death Result From Possible Accident
Coroner John J. Phelan in the Ghuiro inquest states Francisco Ghuiro died from a criminal act by his brother Ludovico Ghuiro but leaves criminal responsibility to authorities as he believes the death may have been accidental. Ludovico Ghuiro is held at the County jail on murder in the first degree charge.
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John J. Phelan
Francisco Ghuiro
Wakeley Street
Ludovico Ghuiro
Ludovico
Health Department Advice For Babies In Hot Weather
Health officials warn July may raise infant deaths due to heat. Bridgeport Health Department prepared circulars with infant care guidelines to reduce risk. Key tips include using mothers milk when possible, regular nursing, sterilizing bottles, cooling cow milk, weighing weekly, and avoiding overfeeding or sleeping with others. Don’t forget fresh air, light clothing, or washing bottles and nipples after use.
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Board of Health
Bridgeport Department of Health
Edward A. McLellan
Universal Peace Advocates Gather for Hague Congress
Peace advocates from around the world assemble in The Hague for the twentieth universal peace congress at the new Peace Palace, August 18 to 23, under the high patronage of Prince Henry of the Netherlands. The event follows a tradition dating to 1889 with notable sessions in Lucerne Milan London and Stockholm.
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The
Hague
Peace Palace
Europe
America
Lucerne
Milan
London
Stockholm
Havine
Holland
Stead
Mr. Carnegie
Princ Henry of the
Netherlands
Duke of Mecklenburg
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