Lighting Inquiry Exposes City Electric Charges
A city council special committee probes the United Illuminating Company over street lamp charges as officials clash over costs. Judge Beers and tax payer advocate Stiles Judson question executives while witnesses struggle with memory and costs per kilowatt hour, revealing disputes over pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Howland Dry Goods Company
General Assembly
United Iluminating Cam
Stiles Judson
A.beers
Day
Elas
Paul
Earl
Judge Beers
Beers
Wen
Ge Judson Naid
Maglich
Mr. Paul
French Aviator Fournier Hurt In Vosin Bi Plane Crash
Rheims August 25 Henri Fournier a leading French aviator was seriously injured when his Vosin bi plane fell from a great height. A wire supporting the planes dropped causing the frail contruction to collapse and one wing buckled. He was taken to an improvised hospital. The accident occurred during a period of high winds and crowd watching the aviation field. The scene of the crash drew a stunned silence from spectators as Paulham in a Voisin plane continued to fly the course and officials warned against dangerous stunts amid improving wind conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Rheims
Henri Fournier
Fournier
M. Paulham
Sumner
M. Paul
Nat Goodwin
Bleriot
Erga
Fullieres
Betheny
Prince Albert
Belgium
Friederick Wilhelm
Germany
Curtiss
America
A. Paulham
Paulham
Fallieres
Young Sanford May Have Gone to Buffalo
Clarence Sanford the missing son of James Sanford, Beaver Dam Reservoir caretaker at Stratford, may be in Buffalo. A Buffalo hospital reading matter found in his room sparked the lead. a young man answering Sanford’s description appeared at the institute seeking treatment but lacking funds and promising to work and return. A search is being conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Sanford
James Sanford
Beaver Dam Reservoir
Stratford
Buffalo
Sanford
Experts to testify on company statement issues
An audience heard proposals to have experts analyze the company statement. Attendees included Andrew M. Cooper and Wallace G. Taylor as interested listeners at last night’s proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew M. Cooper
Howland Dry Goods
Wallace G. Taylor
Thee
Speaker Cannon Targeted by Fowler in Bitter Attack
Representative Fowler of New Jersey launches a sharp critique of Speaker Cannon accusing him of czarism and favoritism in House actions. The dispute centers on tariff and currency bills as Cannon vows to push hard. Fowler is removed from the Banking and Currency chairmanship amid the broad clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies
Fowler
New Jersey
Cannon
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Man Rae
Michigan
House of Representatives
Rumor of Cardinal's Hat Sparks Interest in Archbishop Farley
Archbishop John M. Farley returned to New York from Rome aboard the Caronia amid rumors he may be named a Cardinal. Pope Pius IX conferred honors, includingKnighthood of St Gregory on two editors, and Farley bought the Senigallia home for a future American College link. He noted cordial Rome reception and commented on Austria Hungary’s naval rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
John M. Farley
Pius
Sam Sloan
Mooney
Farley
Rome
Vatican
Pope Pius
America
St. Gregory
Charles G. Herbermann
The
Catholic Encyclopedia
Francis J. Quinlan
Catholic Club of America
Senigallia
American College
Chbishop
Saratoga
Austria-Hungary
Ferdinand
Franz Joseph
Austria
Ireland
Birth statistics show Bridport births lag behind 1908 half-year
Bridgeport's vital statistics for the first half of 1909 report 1,234 births versus 1,350 in early 1908, with 62 more marriages than 1908 and 68 fewer deaths. Stillbirths numbered 68 compared with 59 the prior year as health officials note improved contagious disease conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Bureau of Vital Statistics
McLellan
Robbery theory exploded in Tolles case
Southington on August 25 reports that William F. Tolles 75 Plantsville was found injured in his home with two wounds after a fall. The physician confirmed the robbery theory was false as the missing money was in Tolles pockets and the man suffered temporary mental aberration from the accident. He is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southington
William F. Tolles
Plantsville
Young Lord Eliot Declared Dead by Own Action in Egypt
London reports the verdict that Lord Eliot aged 22 died by his own action, caused by temporary insanity after serving in the Coldstream Guards and returning from Egypt. Family and others suggest love disappointment as a factor, while suspicions aside, he was noted for his service and rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Eliot
Earl of
State Appropriations and Deficit Forecast for 1909 Session
The 1909 general assembly appropriations total about 9 million dollars for two years plus 500 thousand for the Old Saybrook and Old Lyme bridge bonds. Estimated receipts for the period run around 7 million, implying a projected deficit near 2 million though actual revenues often exceed estimates. Inheritance tax rate doubles, state tax yields about 900 thousand, bond payments in 1910 consume most, with changes in securities values expected to lift revenue above estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Old Saybrook
Old Lyme
Closing Out Hats and Household Goods for Sale
Classified snippet shows trimmed hats prices 1.50 to 3.00 and other items for sale including upright and square pianos, an organ, chamber suite, round extension table, pictures, chairs, and a bicycle. Also requests for employment as a housekeeper and a piano company ad. Lost diamond and pearl scarf pin offered for reward. MetaLife Inc seeks a collector and solicitor with weekly salary and commissions. Locations include Fairfield Avenue Fair field Ave Harral Ave Curtis Ave Noble Ave Main and Congress streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harral Ave
Fetch Piano Co
Noble Ave
Curtis Ave
Fairfield Ave
West Ave
Railroad Station
M.S. Rosen
Metropolitan Life Inc
Metgs
Beeches
Hoefer Sues for 25000 Over Alienated Affection Suit
Herman W. Hoefer of Stamford files a 25000-dollar suit alleging Charles E. Ochs of Shippan Point Stamford seduced Hoefer’s wife Elizabeth M. Hackman. Hoefer claims property moved to his wife and that Ochs and Mrs Hoefer later lived as husband and wife after a divorce. The case cites that Ochs and Mrs Hoefer now reside in Shippan Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Ochs
Shippan Point
Stamford
Herman W. Hoefer
Packard
Fidelty Trust Co
City National Bank of Stamford
Samuel C. Ireland
Hoefer
Hilizabeth M. H. Hackman
New York City
Brooklyn
Darien
Ochs
Hoefers
No Settlement of Steel Strike
Pittsburg August 25. Judge McFarlane refused to compel arbitration of the Pressed Steel Car Works strike. He ruled the 1893 act under which the petition was filed unconstitutional and void, ending hopes of forced arbitration unless the company agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pressed Steel
McFarlane
McFsarline
Union Business College Claims Leading Role in Stenography Jobs
Union Business College on Main and Congress streets advertises its August term openings and a wealth of stenography and bookkeeping positions. The piece touts the school as the oldest and strongest, noting 18 years in operation and 8,000 graduates, with numerous named students placed in jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Streets
May Baur
Mary Ennis
Grovenor Foote
Dorothy Bale
Edith Holmberg
Mary Lefkowitz
Union Business College
Main
Ragna Osterlund
Lillian Roe
Leo
Ruth DeWolfe
E. B. Spalding
Mary McQuillan
Edith Johnston
Catherine Smith
Bessie Maloney
Ella Toohey
Edward Carmody
Sadie McCarthy
Gildys Hulsizer
Lillian Hartigan
Albert Dow
Union Business Colege
Harry Babineau
Frank Vorisek
Lil-ian Lindroth
Sadie Reich
F. N.-. Goodwin
Emily Winton
Lorette Hurley
Sara Macdonald
Elmer Setterland
Joseph Harrison
Agda Johnson
Harry Savitz
Arthur Burghart
Alice Grace
John Hendhy
Mary Judge
Nathaniel Linderoth
Anna Smith
Ethel Morehouse
Ana Shea
Mary Mirfield
Mae Walsh
Christine Strickfus
Edith Ballou
Gladys Hulsizer
Frank Anderson
Lillian Zimmer
Alice Hanser
Gertrude Lennon
Ruby Morehouse
Florence Keeler
Ida A. Hartmann
Edwin Setterlund
Mabel Léonard
Julia Haggeman
Irene Gowling
Eva McLean
Ada Winton
Mary Curran
Theodore L. Hagen
Willis Disbrow
Lena Cottrell
Daisy Chadburn
Ernest Kalaus
Remember
Congress _ streets
Repeal of Harbor Grant Threatens Seaside Park
An 1907 city action granting land to Locomobile America is challenged. Officials review harbor lines and riparian rights affecting a triangular upland area of 243 acres, with potential impact on Seaside Park and commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taligo
Seaside Park
Locomobile Co America
Iti
Hames
Reynolds
Harbor
Locomobile America
For Sale and Auction Notices in Southport and Newtown
Classified brief listing items for sale including a few square pianos at $10 each from M. Steinert & Sons Co and a 24 inch plainer Baldwin engine and heavy shafting with a 25 hp boiler offered for $50. Auction notice mentions Silliman Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SALM
M. Steinert & Sons Co
Baldwin
H. P. Bolier
Blakeman
Newtown
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TAX Payers Press
Electric Monopoly
City
Pope
Katherine
Henry S. Burns
Monnday
Cupid
Stork
Deacon Sterling
Burroughs Home
Exbwain Sterling
E.m-F. Roadster
Wood Avenue
Austin Street
Austin St
J. M. Tucker
TIM Stapleton Cafe
Smith Philadelphia
MAB
Southport
B.wakeman
Alfred Art
Lewis St
Torent
State St
Myrtle Ave
Louis Cohen
Main St
Peter Hron
Ave
Jim
East Street
Sheehan
Morton
Fairfield Avenue
Gie's
East Main
MD Porter’s
Warren
St Bull
Uction
Silliman Street
Dutt
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