Federal Grand Jury Probes Railroad Deal Stringently
A New York grand jury opened a secrecy shrouded inquiry into the secret accord between Grand Trunk and New Haven railways seen to preserve regional monopoly. Witnesses include Grand Trunk VP E. H. Fitzhughn and New York New Haven VP Thomas Byrnes. subpoenas for top officials reportedly were resisted.
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Grand Trunk
New Haven
New York
Congress
New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. H. Fitzhugh
Thomas E. Byrnes
Hartford
S of
Mercers
Henry A. Guyler
Wise
Eee
Denham
Department of Justice
J. P. Morgan
Wiliam Rockefeller
Iits Chamberlain
Mellen
Impeachment Trial Begins for Judge Archbald
Washington began the impeachment trial of Commerce Court Justice Robert W. Archbald in the Senate chamber with formalities. Senators Bacon Gore Perkins Jackson and Curtis took oaths as the high court assembled, and opening statements were limited to one speech per side.
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Washington
Commerce Court
Robert W. Archbald
Senate
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Archbald
Hovee Judiciary Committee
Bacon
Senates Court
Archhbald
Sesta
Daihy
Nelson
Conductor Miller Fatally Crushed In Rail Accident
John B. Miller a noted freight conductor living at 647 Washington Ave was fatally crushed between locomotive and tender when an out of control engine stalled on a Highland division incline near Danbury. Died at Danbury Hospital at 5 20 PM. Survived by widow daughter and sister. Miller was active in railroad circles and a member of Henry A Bishop lodge B R T.
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John B. Miller
Washington Avenue
Highland Division
Plam
Danbury
Miller
Toco
George Marlow
Mul Pizin
Henry A. Bishop Lodge
John FP. McDonough
Bridgeport Lodge
Johnson to Wed White Bride in Chicago Amid Legal Strife
Pugilist Jack Johnson, a Black boxer, obtained a marriage license to wed Lucille Frances Cameron, a white Minneapolis woman, in Chicago as crowds gathered. Johnson faced federal charges under the white slave law and pressed for a swift trial while planning a formal wedding at his home with champagne and an orchestral dinner, amid speculation of new anti-miscegenation legislation.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Lucille Cameron
Minneapolis
Bis
United States District Attorney
United States
Harry A. Parkin
Illinois
Johnson
Federal Penitentiary
Michigan Avenue Boulevard
Uncle Sam
White Report Room At City Hall Is A Busy Clump
Room 15 at City Hall held Peter White and assistants as they prepared the 20,000 word report. City clerks and Bridgeport reporters combed the pages, trying to extract meaning while officials wait for the printed findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Peter White
Bridgeport
Mr. White
Two Sons Sued To Settle Big Estate
Welter Houghton administrator sues Charles H Brantingham and Francis E Brantingham both aged 70 and 57 of Stamford to settle a 123000 estate of Martha C Brantingham who died in Ouchy Switzerland in Sept 1911. He asks the court to resolve several legal questions and prevent premature division of personal property until the issues are settled at the December term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welter Houghton
Charles H
Francis E. Brantingham
Stamford
Martha C. Brantingham
Ouchy
Switzerland
President's Message to Congress on foreign relations
The president urged stronger dollar diplomacy and supplemental legislation to back it. He called for cooperation between the state department and Congress to protect South and Central American finances and curb revolutions endangering American capital and lives. He urged passage of a government owned foreign legation system, anti narcotic law, merchant marine expansion, and protections for seal rights at Pribilof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
State Department
Congress of Governors
Richmond
Senate
Pribilof Islands
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
International Opium Congress
Hague
Opposition to Judge Sloan on Federal Bench
Senator Ashurst of Arizona declared he would oppose Judge Sloan’s confirmation to the federal bench, arguing Arizonans would vote against him by a large margin. He pledged to oppose similar nominations, citing Sloan as friendly to railroads and special interests in the western district.
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Washington
Arizona
Sloan
Taft
Senate
Ashurst
Howard
Paralyzed man found in yard after storm night
Frank Peterson 60 Broad Street was found lying in his back yard at 2:15 am drenched and exposed. Dr J W Parker treated him and he was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Peterson
Broad Street
J. W. Parker
St. Vincent's Hospital
Grain shipments from U S to Switzerland rise
Geneva Dec 3 Almost 600 carloads of wheat and corn are moving from Rotterdam to Zurich as the government plans to stock military storehouses. The United States and Canada report many more cargoes afloat as the Balkan crisis spurs exports from Russia and surrounding regions.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Rotterdam
Zurich
United States
Canada
Balkan
Russia
Girl Relents But John Goes To Jail In New Britain
On December 8 in New Britain, John borrowed twenty dollars from Joan Preteiko, eloped to Springfield for a private celebration, then returned. He asked Eva Komiski to marry, but she pressed charges. In court, John received three months in jail and Eva agreed to marry once he serves his sentence.
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New Britain
Joan Preteiko
Eva Komiski
John
Springfield
Eva
Evyz
Tributes for George Murphy at Catholic funeral service
High church honors and civic tribute marked the funeral for late patrolman George F. Murphy. A requiem Mass at St Patrick's Church was followed by a solemn procession to St Michael's Cemetery as police and civic leaders paid respects.
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George F. Murphy
St. Patrick’s Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
J. B. Nihill
Nihill
Picker
Falher Curran
St Michael's Cemetery
Sadie Dillon
Jessie Murray
George Haux
Nihil Fecountea
Town Ees
Jana
Nihil
Police
J. C. Tuthill
W.O. W
John F. Rogers
John Anderson
J. H. Redgate
J. H. Regan
J. A. Hazel
John Barton
J. P. Coughlin
Charles 5. Beamer
M. J. Quilty
Carl Henkel
C. N. Gorgas
P. Bynch
Terrence Rogers
James Sher¢han
John McGuire
Jacob Grossear
Alexander Hatch
J. Ryan
S. Corrigan
Philip
Blansfield
Inclined Patmeal
Daniel Pota
Orgamus Pagiey
Antoh
Ehos
etHllenah
J. McCarthy
J. J. O'Neil
T. H. Regan
P. Campane
James A. Ramsey
James Dooley
J. T. Coughlin
Sergt
Wiliam O’leary
James @onnery
Daniel Kehoe
P. J. Dempsey
Determined 10 Stand by Three Strike Leaders
Pittsburgh December 3 The striking trainmen of Homestead and Brad dock mills stay firm refusing to return until the steel trust lifts their blacklist of three strike leaders. The company offers all other demands but the men will not abandon comrades. Merchants floated 21000 each to the leaders to take other jobs, seen as bribe by strikers. No disorder reported. workers claim they can win by staying away. Company says older employees deserted, charge denied by strikers. Daily 100 loaded cars moved, mills nearly paralyzed.
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Pittsburgh
Homestead and Braddock Mills
Steel Trust
Divorced They Come Here To Wed And Probably Succeed
Albert Snyder and Charlotte Leighton, both of New York, obtained a license to wed in Bridgeport today. Both have been divorced, and they avoided details when quizzed by a reporter. Local efforts to find a clergyman open to marrying divorced people continued.
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Albert Snyder
Charlotte Leighton
New York
Prospectives
Bridgeport
White Plains
Joseph Vvandersloot
Grand Jury
Grand Rapids
Mich
Not Guilty Verdict In Snead Murder Case at Fort Worth
In Judge Swayne's court the jury found John Beal Snead not guilty by justification in the shooting of Capt. A C Boyce at the Metropolitan Hotel last January. The case raises a second murder indictment against Snead for killing the younger Boyce, tied to a contested marriage and alleged conspiracy.
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Fort Worth
Tex
al Boyce
Lena Snead
Snead
Swayne
Boyce
Jiry
Rie
Captain Boyce
Vernon
ZA Youngs Boyce
Ammarillo
Snesa
Winnipes
Clever Criminal Leaves No Clues
Massachusetts and Connecticut police fail to trace a thief using Bertillon methods as he raids trunks and strong boxes in the city for hundreds of dollars. A morning burglary at Mrs Brown's 251 Colbert Street yielded a gold band ring a silverslotted locket a topaz ring and a gold hunting case watch. Detectives note the burglar leaves no fingerprints and even smears marks by drawing hands away. Captain Arnold says science is pitted against science in this case.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
Brown
Cflbert Street
Haux
Arnold
Announcement to the Public and to Farmer Readers Par ticularly
The Farmer announces a page shift for classified ads to improve grouping and accessibility. Farmer Wants will publish house rentals sales jobs and help wanted on a dedicated page. Late ads may appear under a special heading. early copy aids regular classification and better results.
White Report on City Finances Seeks New Code Ordinances
Peter White’s report to the Common Council outlines a comprehensive audit of Bridgeport’s financial system and calls for a new code of ordinances to supersede the 1898 code. It favors consolidating town and city clerks, moving vital statistics to the Health Commission, and restructuring boards and offices for clearer duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter White
Common Council
Committee On Audit
White
Alsén
Health Commission
State to City Payment and School Census Totals
The state must pay the city $55,000. City records show 28,791 school age children, up about 800 from last year. Census irregularities inflated fourth district figures. state pays $2.25 per child. District tallies list First through Twelfth with varying counts, totaling 23,791 this year and 22,962 last year.
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Board of Education
TSI
Fouith
Rabbi Burned to Death in New York Fire Panic
A fire in a five story apartment house at 6th Avenue and 112th Street in New York left a rabbi Louise Levy and an unidentified man dead and fifteen others injured. Rescue teams aided dozens of residents as stairs and hallways burned, forcing families to flee via ladders and fire escapes. Authorities identified the other man as waiter William Day, who refused to leave his bed.
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New York
Louise Levy
6Th Avenue
112Th Street
Laaders
William Day
Father on Trial for Wife Murder in Ohio Court
In Columbie Ohio the trial of Joseph Wilson for first degree murder continues amid controversy as his nine year old son attends court, causing concern the boy’s presence may sway jurors. Wilson and his actress wife Rosilla Wilson had separated amid allegations of neglect and divorce sought on grounds of neglect.
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Columbie
Joseph Wilson
Rosilla Wilson
Jomas Wilson
Gertrude Wilmot Seeks Divorce From Frank Wilmot
Gertrude F Wilmot of this city files for divorce from Frank L Wilmot on grounds of intolerable cruelty. They married December 16 1881 and have five minor children: Elesner Gurdon Edith Warren and Edward. Custody awarded to Mrs Wilmot. Wilmot, a mechanic, has long resided here and now lives in East Bridgeport.
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Gertrude F_. Wilmot
Thin Ciis
Frank L. Wilmot
Wilmot
Gertrude Wheeler
Wintor
Eisener
Gurdon
Edith
Warren
Eepward
Superior Cour
Ives
Bridgeport
Wife Runs Off With Laborer's Savings
Bosco Fiorina of 690 Hallett Street mourns his wife who vanished along with her savings. He pleads with police to locate her, tracing her movements from Waterbury to Brooklyn, and to bring her back for trial on theft charges. Officials, including Assistant Prosecutor Redden, consider further action on related aspects of the case.
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Vite Bosco Fiorina
Hallett Atreet
Moorne
United States
Waterbury
Brooklyn
Promutor Redden
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U. S
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George Murphy
Young
Madrid
Nicodemus Mendez
Pain
John Snead
Frobe
Rete
Appreie of Benefits
Darmas
Io Ehartier
Colieeter
Ko Reper
Witte Peat
Snl
Newton
N. JE
P. Marshs
Poe
Gertrude Wilmot
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