Freight congestion relief urged by Bridgeport shippers
Bridgeport manufacturers association urges shippers to release their cars to ease freight congestion across New York Philadelphia yards. East coast railroads take action to prevent track pileups and New Haven road reports ongoing relief measures, including expanding Union Bon yard capacity and installing new unloading facilities to speed deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Tidewater
New England
Bridgeport
Manu- Taedureys’ Association
New Haven Road
F. A. Bertheltt
Association
A. Lic
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Road Stone
Seramton
Weehawken
N. J
Pela
New Haven
Boston
Jersey City
Bridgeport Manufacturers Association
offic@iala
Adv
New Haven O' Is
East End
Tnnion Avenue
Union Bon
Water Street
Weather outlook with clouds and possible snow tonight
Increasing cloudiness with a chance of snow or rain tonight. Warmer temperatures may occur later, with variable winds.
Westchester Deal Faces Fresh Fire in Railroad Case
New York dispatch reports the New York New Haven Hartford trial of 21 former directors under Sherman law resumed with questions on the New York Westchester and Boston Railway. Witness Hans R Dick testified on interstate commerce plans and route maps involving Danbury Connecticut and a possible drawbridge issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New York, Westchester & Boston Railway
Hans R. Dick
Westchester
R. J. Batts
Mr. Dick
Mr. Batts
Danbury
Conn
Byram River
Innecticut
R. V. Qindabury
Charles Ag. Hughes
Jared ‘Barbette
Danbury Road
Workman Nearly Scalped In Fall From Scaffolding
Bernard Campbell a 34 year old carpenter's helper fell two stories from a six inch plank while crossing between two East avenue buildings. He struck his forehead on a rock and suffered a severe scalp laceration. He was taken to Bridgeport hospital with possible skull fracture and brain concussion. His condition is listed as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Avenue
Bernard Campbel
Sterling Street
Campbell
Remington Ee & Ammunition Co
Emergency Hospital Ambulance Corps
James S Stewart Construction Co
J. H. Beaudry
Bridgeport Hospital
Autos Kill Nine in State in Month
New Haven December reports 68 violent deaths in Connecticut for December, against 76 in October. Of the total 49 accidental, 17 in personal crisis and two homicidal. Autos caused nine fatalities and the talkbad seven as leading accidental causes.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Hamburg American Line Papers Move to German Embassy
New York December 1 The abstract of the Hamburg American Lines agreement with the German government over supplying coal and supplies to German cruisers in neutral ships from American ports has passed to the German embassy in Washington. Dr Karl Buenz testifies in a trial of four line officials on conspiracy charges. Correspondence on the matter has been turned over to the embassy and cablegrams in the German naval code were moved there.
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New York
Hamburg-American Line
Washington
Karl Buenz
Line
United States District Court
Buenz
Young Benedict Held In 1000 On Girl's Story
William Banta a cost clerk aged 20 was held for trial in the superior court in bail of 1000 in the city court after Wilhelmina Novacs aged 15 of 342 Bishop avenue told how Banta persuaded her to elope representing himself as unmarried. He has a wife in New Haven. They recently moved to Bridgeport and boarded at 437 Shelton street. He wooed her and later they lived as Mr and Mrs Banta at 403 Pearl street. She grew suspicious and told her father. Detective Bray arrested him at his work. The court remanded the girl to probation supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Banta
Wilhelmina Novacs
Bishop Avenue
Earl Brown
Pearl Street
Banta
Wilhelmina
Bray
Police Reward Debate Triggers Commission Inquiry
An executive session of the police board debated rewards for recovering stolen property. A rule was proposed to bar officers from accepting rewards without board permission after a diamond studded bracelet valued at $500, pawned by a hotel employee, resurfaced in Baltimore. No action taken yet, with officials noting no rule violation.
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Police Department
Jone
Board of Police Commissioners
Baltimore
Stratfield Hotel
Holcomb
Man alleges munition plots in confession case
Cleveland authorities probe a reported confession by Dr. E. W. Ritter about knowledge of plots against U S munitions plants. Ritter, held on $5,000 bail for passing a $50 worthless check, denied being the son of an Austrian count and claimed to have invented liquid fire while touting experiments in local gas fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cyrus Locher
E. W. Ritter
United States
Ritter
Claire Darby
Emerich M. Ritter von Rettaghe
Rand Unable to Appear in Colt Divorce Action
Former Assistant District Attorney William Rand cannot appear in the Colt divorce case as he serves as counsel in federal court. The trial before Judge William H. Case is postponed to December 9 in Ridgefield, with Colt denying desertion allegations brought by Elizabeth B. Colt. Rand also represents Hamburg American officials in a government case over neutrality law violations linked to ship charters.
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William Rand
United States District Court
Colt
William
Superior Court
Rand
Nan Patterson
New York
Ferris Dunscomb
Elizabeth B. Colt
Society Colony
Ridgefield
Parole Granted to Noted Bank Looter Walker
William F Walker, embezzler from New Britain Savings Bank, has been paroled from Wethersfield prison after serving 3 years 4 months 7 days from a July 29 1908 sentence. At age 69 with a clean prison record and good behavior, he is deemed unlikely to cause further trouble and is expected to leave the prison before Thursday.
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Hartford
William F. Walker
New Britain Savings Bank
Wethersfield
Board of Parole
Board of ‘Parole
Walker
Line
New Britain
Savings Bank of
Connecticut Baptist Convention
North End Residents Form Vigilance Committee After Assault
Following an early hours attack on a young woman at Charles and Wells streets and Gem avenue, four men armed with revolvers hid to thwart a return. The victim, roughly handled and dragged by the hair, escaped and sought a physician for her dying mother. She alerted neighbors, police, and Capt. Arnold and Sgt. Gronan searched the area, but the assailant was not found.
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Charles and Wells Streets
Gem Avenue
Arnold
Detective Bureau
Gronan
State Receives Large Share of Liquor License Revenue
Bridgeport city received 255 from club licenses while no retail licenses were issued there in November. Other towns shared portions of the state revenue after the General Assembly raised retail license fees to 750 and set state shares at 25 percent of retail and 15 percent of club licenses. Distributions totaled 46,719.50 to the state with Stamford 36,602.80 Norwalk 24,874.85 Newtown 1,170 Huntington 4,472 Fairfield 56.2 New Canaan 18.20 Darien 1,547 Westport 2,967.25 Brookfield 432.20 Ridgefield 2,934.50 Stratford 9,967.25 Rethel 3.10 Nanbury 24,417.85 Greenwich 14,281.80.
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General Assembly
Bridgeport
Stamford
Norwalk
Newtown
Huntington
Fairfield
New Canaan
Darien
Westport
Brookfeld
Ridgefield
Stratford
Rethel
Nanbury
Greenwich
Woman Accused of Knife Attack After Gun Threats
Miss Mary Dickson, of 33 Singer avenue, surrendered to police after allegedly slashing Ada Willis, a colored resident of 27 Singer avenue, with a knife in self defense when Mrs Willis drew a revolver and threatened to shoot. Willis alleges the attack. Dickson admits the cut and claims jealousy led Willis to pull the gun. Dickson held on assault charge pending trial next day.
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Ada
Willis
Singer Avenue
Mary Dickson
Miss Dickson
Mr Willis
Miss Dhee
Bond Jumper Taken At Point of Gun Lodged In Jail
Henry Sipso of 422 Spruce Street was arrested yesterday at gunpoint by Deputy Sheriff Wenzel G. Steigler for breach of the peace. He is in the county jail awaiting trial in the Retander term of the superior court for an incident at the American Graphophone Co. plant on September 28 during a strike. Bonds were posted by the Machinists Union No. 32, then paid over. Sipso fled after release. He is said not to be a union man and the bonds were furnished out of sympathy to the prisoner.
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Henry Sipso
Spruce Street
Wenzel G. Steigler
Sipso
American Graphophone Co
Nion
Nion, No
Ipso
Sip
Thousand Strike Demands Better Pay and Hours
New York on December 1 reports thousands of workers in the children's clothing industry striking to demand higher wages and shorter hours. Employers are involved in the action, signaling broad participation across the sector.
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New York
Three Austrian Ministers Resignations Conditionally Accepted
Amsterdam reports confirm several Austrian cabinet resignations. Emperor Francis Joseph accepts the resignations of interior minister Karl Heinold D'Udynske commerce minister Rudolph Schuster Von Bennett and finance minister Baron Engel with proviso they may serve if needed. New interior minister is Prince Hohener Schlinfurst. finance and commerce posts reassigned with Ritter Von Leth and Herr Von Spitzminster.
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Amsterdam
Francis Joseph
Zeilune
Vienna
Fr Karl Heinold D’udynske
Interior
Rudolph Schuster von Bennett
Commerce
Baron Engr von Mainfelden
Finance
Heinold
Baron Engel
Freiherr
Schuster
Prince Hohener Schlinfurst
Supreme Court of Accounts
Ritter von Leth
Postal Savings Bank
Herr von Spitzminster
Kredit Anstalt
Rumania to Deliver Ultimatum to Austria
London dispatch reports Bucharest saying Romania will deliver an ultimatum to Austria once the entente allies assemble 500000 troops in the Balkans. The claim comes from a Central despatch out of Bucharest.
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London
Rumania
Austria
Balkans
Bucharest
Germans Take Prisrend Prisoners as Balkans Move
Berlin reports Prisrend in Western Serbia fell and 15 000 Serbs were captured along with mountain guns and materials. Bulgarian troops reportedly captured 15 000 Serb prisoners at Prisrend while front line actions noted against rear guards. Greek and Italian positions show stalled moves as Russians strengthen Riga defenses and Turkish front reports uncertain. Royal Navy ship Kingsway sunk with crew losses. other ships' statuses uncertain.
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Prisrend
Berlin
Serbia
Balkans
Piisrend
Riots in Romanian Parliament At Opening Session
Paris dispatch reports Partisans and government opponents clashed as King Ferdinand began reading his speech. Mills leading interventionists cried down the government while government supporters cheered. The King left and a general fight erupted between factions.
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Paris
Berne
Matin
Ferdinand
M. Mills
Balkans Situation Baffles Allies and Central Powers
London dispatches report the Balkan crisis confounds both sides of the war. Romania’s stance troubles the central powers while Greece resists entente limits on its forces. Turkish, Austrian, and Bulgarian maneuvers stir unease as Serbian campaigns are noted with Van Mackensen’s leadership.
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London
Balkan
Europe
Romania
Greece
Balkans
Austria
van Mackensen
Balkan States
Veteran Armstrong Co carpenter dies at factory yard
William Rackett aged 70 of 1692 Main street died at 8 morning at the Armstrong Manufacturing Co yard on Knowlton Street He suffered chronic heart trouble but was in usual health when he began work at 730 His death followed a brief collapse while waiting for a plank He leaves a son John Rackett and his wife died seven years ago Funeral plans not yet set by Cullinan Mullins funeral home Medical Examiner S M Garlick authorized removal of the body from the plant.
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Armstrong Manufacturing Co
Knowlton Street
William Rackett
Main Street
Tim
M. Garlick
Cullinan & Mullins
John Rackett
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Hamburg
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Cost Clerk
Child
Commission
Stratfield
Bell Boy
State Board of Parole Frees
North End Folks Form Committee For Protection
England
France
Rome
Dec
Aretria
Madrid
Vatican
Kingsway
Sunderland
Bristol
Vienne Greece
Saloniki
Geelings
Maredpol
Priszend
Monastir
Riga
Italixne
Germa
Armstrong Codies
Plant
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