Social Notes From Trumbull and Vicinity
Miss Venus Barske of White Plains visits Mr and Mrs Burr F Dorothy Beach entertains at Daniele Farm. Ruth Reed and Laure Beach visit Norwalk, Georges B French move to new home. Sam Wardie hosts visitors at Sil Sands with Tolles cottage for summer. Edgar Ward receives congratulations on birth. mother and baby doing well. George Close visits Elizabeth Close. return to business. L L Foote of New Haven returns home after visiting Ward family. Josephine Carey hosts niece Lillian Carey of Port Chester. Willard Plumb and Charles Fairchild travel to Canada, return home. Nichola Whist Club hosted by Mrs Erwin PFairchild. Congregational Parsonage repairs completed. front fence removed. Mrs William F White of Ledyard visits Nelson French and daughter. heads to New York then Atlantic City with Rev William F White, then to New London and home.
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Venus Barske
White Plaine
Burr
Dorothy Beach
Es Im Daniele
Ruth Reed
Laure Beach
Norwalk
Georges B. French
Sam Wardie
Sil Sands
le Roy Tolles
Edgar Wards
Reon
George Close
Elizabeth Close
William F. White
Ledyard
Nelson French
New York
Eversl
Atlantic City
Reunion honors Andrew Dean as regimental vice president
At the 18th Connecticut Volunteers gathering in the Buckingham Memorial in Norwich yesterday, Andrew Dean of Bridgeport was elected a vice-president of the regimental association.
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Buckingham Memorial
Norwich
Andrew Dean
Bridgeport
Experts to be brought here by city planners
City planning commissioners seek 100 men at $100 or a sliding scale to fund advisory experts from New York and Philadelphia. They aim to study street layout, waterfront use, housing, parks, transit, and civic centers to make Bridgeport more livable and prosperous. A September public meeting will outline plans and funding.
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City Planning Commission
Bridgeport
Charles D. Davis
Business Men's Association
Arthur M. Marsh
Bernard Keating
George M. Eames
Park Board
Fred Enos
Board of Trade
Alderman Cederholm
Clifford B. Wilson
Walter B. Lashar
Lewis B. Curtis
Marsh
Davis
Commission
United States
Hartford
New Haven
Greenwich
Cederholm
Rochester
N. Y
Jersey City
Charles W. Leavitt
New York
St. Paul
New York City
Leavitt
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Engineer Leavitt
Soldier seeks $990 reimbursement for Civil War loss
George Chorin of the First Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry claims the United States owes him 990 dollars for money lost when four fellow soldiers robbed him during guard duty at Bukner Hill Maryland as the regiment prepared to disband. He notes no court martial occurred due to the unit’s impending mustering out and asks the government to repay the sum.
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George Chorin
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Chorin
Bukner Hill
Maryland
Washington
Progressives endorse anti-Tammany ticket in Brooklyn
New York Aug 21 Fusion movement gains strength as the Progressives back the Fusion judiciary slate and approve Louis Pounds as Brooklyn borough president nominee. Some Brooklyn Progressives hesitation on Pounds persists, but harmony with Republicans wins out. Mayor Gaynor’s renomination is anticipated by his allies while other names surface.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Judiciary
Louis Pounds
Brooklyn
Gaynor
New Commander-In-Chief Army of the Philippines
Denver July 21 Rice W Means of Denver was chosen commander in chief at the national encampment of the Army of the Philippines during its annual election festivities in Denver.
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Army OF the Philippines
Denver
Rice W. Means
Clearance Sale of Summer Millinery and Coats
City shop advertises a clearance sale with summer millinery marked from half to one quarter off. White lawn waists silk waists messaline and taf feta silk petticoats at cost. Checked cloth coats chinchilla sport coats at bargain prices.
Countess Hedwig von Mueller to headline Dreamland Burlesquers
German noble Countess Hedwig von Mueller joins Dave Marion's Dreamland Burlesquers as they bring burlesque to Park Theatre for the last three days of next week. Her career spans Berlin beginnings, imperial courts, and later vaudeville before embracing burlesque in America.
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Hedwig von Mueller
Dave Marion
Park Theatre
Rudolph the Good
Frederick the Great
Wilhelm
Franz-Joseph
Emperor of Austria
Countess von Mueller
Berlin
America
Marion
Dreamland Burlesquers
Poli's Theater Presents Fresh Vaudeville and Pictures Program
Amateur night thrills Poli's Theatre with a new vaudeville and pictures bill for today and the week. The Duffin-Redcay Troupe performs aerial acts including a triple somersault. Jane Hippe & Co. present Cold Turkey, with other acts by Al Derby Matty Lockette Ernest Dupille and Payne and Lee. First-run pictures span drama to comedy. Country store returns Friday night.
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Poli's
Duffin-Redcay
Jane Hippe & Co
al, Derby
Matty Lockette
Ernest Dupille
Payne and Lee
Country Store
The Convict Ship Exhibit at Stratford Avenue
The 123 year old convict ship Success, once used to transport prisoners from Hongland to the Antipodes, now lies as a display at the lower bridge, Stratford avenue. Once a receiving ship for labor gangs, it was scuttled and rested at the bottom of Sydney harbor for five years before being raised for exhibition. Hundreds of thousands have visited the exhibit across Australia, England, and the United States.
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Kingdom of
Great Britain
Lower Bridge
Stratford Avenue
Hongland
Antipodes
Sidney Harbor
Australia
England
United States
B Shirt and Straw Hat Sale Ends at Layford Brothers
East Side and West End shoppers urged to visit Layford Brothers for a shirt and straw hat sale. Fliers advertise discounted apparel with varieties in both sides of town.
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Layford Brothers
Newtown Resident James Sheehan Dies at 37
James Sheehan, a longtime Newtown resident, died last night at Shelton Sanatorium after a brief illness. He was 37, unmarried, and survived by his mother, two brothers Martin and Michael, and a sister in Waterbury. Funeral planned for Friday. he formerly worked at Grand Central Hotel.
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Newtown
James Sheehan
Shelton
W. C. Johnson
Grand Central Hotel
Timothy Sheehan
Martin
Michael
Waterbury
Taylor-Johnson
Leonard Matthews Johnson
Jessie Minetta Taylor
Congregational Church
T. J. Lee
C. B. Taylor
Church Hill
Jin
Lawrence Resigns From Massachusetts Public Service Commission
George P. Lawrence of North Adams resigns from the Massachusetts public service commission, appointed by Governor Foss. Officials cite personal reasons for stepping down as icemen face high prices amid a year of supply concerns.
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Boston
George P. Lawrence
North Adams
Massachusetts Public Service Commission
Foss
Georgia Democrat Hardwick Joins Radicals on Currency Bill
Washington August 21 Rep Thomas W Hardwick of Georgia, long listed as a conservative Democrat, rebelled against the administration currency reform bill. His decision marks a notable shift as conservatives align with radicals, widening opposition to the measure in its current form.
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Washington
House
Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
Bryan to Stump in Maine Campaign for Pettangal
Secretary Bryan will spend two days in early September stumping for William Pettangal in Maine's Third District. The White House conference with President Wilson and congressmen McGillicuddy Palmer of the campaign committee announced the plan. The campaign will focus on national issues with active administration involvement.
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Washington
Bryan
Maine
William Pettangal
White House
Wilson
McGillicoddy
Palmer
Congressional Campaign Committee
Reunion marks 50th anniversary of Lawrence massacre
More than 300 of the 500 survivors of Quantrell Raid gathered in Lawrence Kansas on August 21 to reminisce and decorate graves. The 1863 raid by Missouri guerrillas burned Lawrence and killed many residents during Civil War hostilities.
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Lawrence
Kas
Quantrell
Missouri
Kansas
Echo of Walsh failure shadows Chicago bank liquidation
Washington report notes the collapse of John R Walsh era enterprises. The Chicago National Bank he formed closed December 18 1995 and has now entered voluntary liquidation under the comptroller of the currency. Assets were transferred to the Chicago Clearing House Bank which has slowly liquidated them. A recent board resolution prompts the liquidation process.
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Washington
John R Walsh
Chicago
Treasury Department
Chicago National Bank
Comptroller
Chicago Clearing House Bank
Bates Bald Eagles of the Rhine 31 Today
John Bates born August 21 1882 in Steubenville Ohio marks his 31st birthday He debuted as a professional in 1905 with Steubenville and joined Boston in 1906 Later played for Philadelphia 1910 batting .305 in 1910 season traded to Cincinnati in 1911 and gradually lost regular outfield duty with the Reds
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John Bates
Tinker
Red Stockings
Steubenville
Fast Company
Boston
Bean City
Phillies
Philadelphia
Magee
Hofman
Snodgrass
Wagner
Bates
Cincinnati
Probate Court sets hearing on Emma Keenan Stacey estate
In Bridgeport Connecticut August 21 1913 the probate court orders a hearing for the allowance of the administratrix account in the Emma Keenan Stacey estate. The hearing will be August 28 1913 at noon at the Bridgeport Probate Office. Notice must be published and mailed to interested parties at least five days prior. Attest Judge Edward F Hallen. a PR Girl Wanted Read the Farmer Want Ads.
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State OF Connecticut
District OF Bridgeport
A. D
Emma Keenan Stacey
Bridgeport
A.D
Edward F. Hallen
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