Kershaw in Spotlight for County Sealer Job Bid
Former Police Commissioner James H. Kershaw is named among applicants for the county sealer of weights and measures post. County commissioners, flooded with applications, have not indicated a chosen candidate yet. November liquor license receipts set a county record, with totals distributed to Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich and others, and local licenses expected to start next month.
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James H. Kershaw
Nquor
Bridgeport
Stamford
Norwalk
Newtown
Huntingon
Fairfield
New Canaan
Darien
Westport
Ridgefield
Stratford
Greenwich
County
Mont
Father Offers Reward For News Of Missing Son
J. M. Evans of Westport offers a $100 reward for information about his 17-year-old son James P. Evans missing since November 22. Notices were distributed at police headquarters today. no word yet on a possible sighting in the West.
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J. M. Evans
Westport
James P
Mrans
Mr. Evans
West
Obituaries of Elizabeth Toohey Mary Morehouse and Elizabeth Duffes
The funeral services for Elizabeth Toohey from 222 Utah Avenue proceeded to Sacred Heart for requiem mass and interment in Lawrence Massachusetts. Mary C Morehouse widow of John G Morehouse held at 234 Colorado Avenue West End Congregational with interment in Fairfield East cemetery. Elizabeth Duffes wife of William Duffes funeral from 93 Orchard Street officiated by Rev Mathias with interment in Lake View cemetery.
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Elizabeth Toohey
Uth Avenue
Sacred Heart Church
Father Judge
Lawrence
Mass
Mary C
John G. Morehouse
Colorado Avenue
West End Congregational Church
Mr. Bennett
Child
Fairfield
Fairfield East Cemetery
Elizabeth
William Duffes
Orchard Street
Mathias
Lakeview Cemetery
Death notices and funeral times in local obituaries
Died notices for Antoine Savard James Garvey and Leon H Gray with funeral and cemetery details. Savard to be buried at St Michael's after service at St Anthony's church. Garvey to be laid to rest after Sacred Heart church service. Gray to have service at 298 Madison Avenue residence followed by burial. Anniversary mass for Andrew Harding at St Marys Church at 7:30 AM Monday.
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Andrew Harding
St. Mary’s Church
Hugh Jennings in Auto Crash Severe Injuries Reported
Hugh Jennings manager of the Detroit Tigers and Rev. P. J. Lynett of Montamorris New York were seriously injured when Jennings auto plunged from a bridge into the Lehigh river near Gouldsboro Pennsylvania. Mrs. Davis Holden sustained a minor injury. Both men were pinned under the wreckage and rushed to State hospital where doctors said both would recover.
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United Press
Scranton
Hugh Jennings
Detroit Tigers
P. J. Lynett
Montamorris
N. Y
Davis Holden
Jennings
Lehigh River
Gouldsboro
Rev. Lynett
Father Lynett
State Hospital
Business Houses Here Liable to Prosecution
Dozens of city business houses have not met a new Oct 1 law under Chapter 277 of 1911 Acts. It requires firms to reveal real names behind their trade names or file with the town clerk. Corporations are exempt. penalties include 500 dollars or one year in jail. Only about six reports filed. recording fee is 25 cents.
O'Rourke Returns From San Antonio Baseball Convention
Connecticut league president James H. O Rourke returned home from San Antonio Texas where he attended the minor league convention. He praised the event as the largest and most enthusiastic ever with harmony and a new Class A designation for Eastern and Pacific Coast leagues. He noted trades discussed by Hartford and Springfield managers and reported sales involving Case and Christopher to Dayton in the Central league. He was accompanied by four daughters Agnes Lillian Irene and I S.
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James H. O'Rourke
San Antonio
Texas
O'Rourke
Anderican Association
Connecticut League
Connery
Hartford
Popular Merchant on Road to Health
William Gorman of Gottlieb and Gorman has been seriously ill at Dr Wright's hospital for several weeks. He has improved and returned home at 82 Arch Street after four weeks in the hospital. He is suffering from a heavy cold but is expected to make a complete recovery in a few days.
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William Gorman
Gottlieb & Gorman
Sabine the Tailor at 1202 Main Street
Sabine the tailor operates the full building at 1202 Main Street opposite Stratfield Hotel. He blends premium fabrics with skilled tailoring and has earned a reputation for value and fit attracting a discerning city clientele.
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Sabine
Main Street
Bridgeport
Dresers
Stratfield Hotel
Veterans to test pension law in Connecticut Supreme Court
An executive committee led by Henry J. Seeley plans to file suit in superior court to challenge Attorney General John H. Light's ruling that the Civil War veteran pension act of 30 dollars per year is unconstitutional. The action seeks swift Supreme Court review. tax exemptions under the old law are at issue in several towns. The committee includes H. H. Blake and R. J. Cutbill among others, with funds to be raised from Grand Army members statewide.
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Alfred B. Beers
William F. Henney
Hartford
John H. Light
General Assembly
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Grand Army of the Republic
H. H. Blake
R. J. Cutbill
New Haven
D. W. Sharpe
Selah G. Blakeman
Shelton
Henry J. Seeley
Bridgeport
South Norwalk
Albert A. May
Meriden
H. L. Beach
Grand Army
Anecdotes on Perception From Yoshio Markino
In McClure's Markino recalls early schooling where he misunderstood lessons on human nature and shapes, confusing advice about choosing friends with a baby’s bed. A second vignette from Chicago News humorously imagines a postgraduate course for a mother in roastology and other domestic arts.
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Yoshio Markino
McClure
Chicago News
Ezra decree and alphabet verse in Old Testament text
A commentary notes that Ezra 7 21 contains all alphabet letters and cites Artaxerxes decree to treasurers and Ezra the scribe. A second fragment jokes about a Nervous Old Lady at a steamer saloon asking for berth number. she says it is third.
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Artaxerxes
Ezra
Ladders and Laughs In Quick Wits Of The Day
A playful collection of quips and captions from humor pages. Jokes hinge on ladders and speed as characters jockey for position and fare, with pithy lines from Puck and satirical asides from magazines.
Spoiling Wife Admits She Is Right in Argument
A humorous exchange, Hub admits mother taught him it is easier to yield than argue with a wife, as cited in the Toledo Blade. The dialogue highlights marital chuckles and domestic persuasion.
Quotations on Love and Duty from The Houston Post and Emerson
A brief exchange contrasts affection and restraint with a quote about finishing the day. The Houston Post line notes one woman as a charming keep stiller rather than a talker, followed by Emerson urging to finish every day and be done with it.
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Keep Stiller
Houston Post
Emerson
Society Wedding in Stratford
The marriage of Mrs Helen Marjorie Lewis and Mr Walter Roesler was solemnized at the bride’s mother home in Stratford. Officiant Rev Joel Ives led the ceremony with bridesmaids from New York Philadelphia Philadelphia Chicago and Stratford guests from major cities attended a reception and luncheon followed by a wedding journey.
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Helen Marjorie Lewis
Henry J. Lewis
Walter Roesler
New York
Main Street
Stratford
Joel 8S. Ives
Meriden Congregational Church
Congregational Church of
Evelyn Bridgeman
Mary Selden
Philadelphia
Emily Wheeler
Rena Maitland
Chicago
Ruth Lawton
Brooklyn
Isabel Chanler
John Kerr
John Beck & Son, Florists
Bridgeport
Boston
Training an Elephant Tricks Through Gentle Repetition
The article explains elephant training using the animal's sensitivity to foot injuries and repeated, patient guidance. It covers teaching four feet to rest on a tub and feeding via hand prompts with a bottle of pop, emphasizing persistent kindness and constant repetition to ensure the elephant performs each action independently.
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Scientifi American
The Old Man Plea Praised as Prose Poem Court Remark
The piece cites Joseph Amos Washington Bruen serving eight years in Sing Sing and pleading for mercy in New York General Sessions. It features his socially drawn voice and a remark about recurring offenses, framed alongside Kipling and Boston Globe quotes. The excerpt ends with a nod to the farmer Want Column.
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Sing Sing
Joeph Amos Washington Bruen
New York
Rudyard Kipling
Mandalay
Boston Globe
Shuster Known as a Scrapper Won't Be Bluff ed
William Morgan Shuster, 34, an American treasurer general of Persia, known as a scrapper, faces pressure from Russia and abroad. Reports from Teheran and London describe heightened guard, anti Russian sentiment, and mixed calls for intervention as Grey and British officials seek modified demands while keeping Shuster's reputation in question.
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United Press
New York
William Morgan Shuster
Persia
Russia
Washington High School
Columbian University
Shuster
Cuba
Peace Commission
Aio
Elihu Root
Philippines
William H. Taft
Taft
Teheran
W. Morgan Shuster
Edward Grey
London
Grey
America
England
United States
Great Britain
Daily News
Daily Telegraph
McNamaras Repudiate Confession After Warrant
Leo M. Rappaport lawyer for the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers said he had no comment beyond being dumbfounded by the confession and that he had no prior knowledge of the McNamaras action. The statement comes as the case proceeds with the ongoing dispute over the charges and warrant.
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Leo M. Rappaport
International Association of Bridge & Structural Iron Workers
John J. McNamara
McNamaras
Kirby Says Death Blow to Organized Labor
Dayton Ohio December 2 John Kirby Jr president of the National Association of Manufacturers said the McNamaras confession should be a death blow to organized labor. He noted the federal probe into dynamiting cases will continue in Indianapolis as he heads there to present matters to government officials. He claimed the McNamaras confessed to shield higher ups in organized labor and warned of further disclosures as the investigation proceeds.
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Dayton
McNa A Brothers
Organized Labor
John Kirby
National Association of Manufacturers
Indianapolis
Kirby
McNamaras
National Erectors’ Association
Fideral
Cas
Berger Declares They Deserve Punishment
Washington observers report Representative Victor L. Berger says the McNamara brothers should be punished to the full extent of the law for the Los Angeles murder. He condemns the act as dastardly yet notes the brothers are victims within a larger class struggle.
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Washington
McNamaras
Victor L. Berger
Congress
United Press
McNamara Brothers
McNamara
Los Angeles
Trade unions and McNamara case debate in Congress
The speaker argues that greed in mines rails and factories harms workers and calls for ballot use to boost union power. He defends Dill in Congress over kidnapping, notes no guilt for the McNamara brothers, and cites ongoing federal investigations with National Erectors' Association offering support.
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Congress
McNamara Brothers
Post Sees Lesson In Denouement Of Case
Battle Creek, Dec. 2. C. W. Post, long a foe of militant unions, says the McNamara case proves honest workers should not fund the defense of criminals. He argues militant unions breed strikes and hatred and that only peaceful organizations deserve public support.
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Post
Battle Creek
Mich
C. W. Post
McNamara
Mr. Post
American Federation of Labor
Steffens Linked to Pleas of Guilty in McNamara Case
Los Angeles reports quote Clarence Darrow claiming Lincoln Steffens influenced a pact between city capitalists and labor leaders. The move allegedly pushed the McNamaras to plead guilty, aiming at labor capital reconciliation. District Attorney Fredericks denies Steffens’ involvement and says he would not accept any plea compromising on convicting both McNamaras.
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Los Angeles
Clarence
Darrow
Lincoln Steffens
McNamara
Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Steffens
McNamaras
Lincoln J. Steffens
Mel Namara
Fredericks
J. B. McNamara
John McNamara
Davis
National Erectors vow continued fight over McNamaras case
Walter Drew chief counsel for the National Erectors association says the prosecution of the McNamaras is only a side issue as detectives work to uncover the men behind the case. He notes the organization employed William J. Burns and his team to investigate the Los Angeles dynamiting inquiry.
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New York
McNamaras
Walter Drew
National Erectors’ Association
William J. Burns
Los Angeles
Drew
Organized Labor Denies Ties to Los Angeles Blast
New Haven report cites J J ret ter secretary of trades council and state employment agent stating organized labor bears no responsibility for the Los Angeles Tier building explosion. He rejects the idea that labor groups endorse such revolting outrages and notes the McNamara brothers were enemies to organized labor.
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New Haven
Dev
Iriscumine
J. J. Ret
Wd Trades Conscil
New State
Los Angeles Tier
A . Navaras
McNamares
Heney Surprised by McNamara Guilty Plea
Former San Francisco graft prosecutor Heney, in Pueblo for a debate, expresses surprise that the McNamara brothers pleaded guilty. He notes the case implicates the brothers and suggests vindicating the prosecution's charges would be difficult if true.
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Pueblo
Cole
Heney
San Franciase
McNamara Brothern
Sarenr
Bodine Slated For Good Berth In City Office
A. J. Bodine, Republican from the Tenth district who withdrew from the city race, is reported to seek the post held by Frederick Schreiber, superintendent of attends. Schreiber’s term expires Jan 1. The two year appointment carries a 1500 dollar annual salary. Bodine had been expected to obtain a berth after the election in exchange for stepping aside. R. Arthur Brown, son of City Sheriff Richard Brown, is named as a potential candidate for superintendent of bridges.
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A. J. Bodine
Tenth
Gracety
Gretgail
Frederick Schreiber
Schreiber
Bodinehee
Bie
R. Arthur Brown
Richard Brown
James A. McGuinness
Brown
Wilson
Sale of Real Estate in James Keenan Estate
Probate records report in Bridgeport that an administrator seeks an order to sell real estate of James Keenan late of Bridgeport. The court orders the matter heard on December 5, 1911, at 3:20 PM and directs notice to interested parties by publication in the district weekly.
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James Keenan
Bridgeport
A. D
Test
Henry P. Ea
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